Use & Care Guide Dishwasher ASKO D3530 ASKO D3630
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Contents Contents Page 3-4 Before using the dishwasher for the first time 5 Read through the directions for use Take care with certain materials Check the door Check water hardness level Machines with water softener Safety General Winter storage/Transport Overfill Protection Cleaning Packaging materials Scrapping 6 Child safety 7 Child lock Certain machines have child safety locks Child-safe dishwashing Protect your children! Dishwasher detergent is corrosive Parts of the dishwasher 8 Technical Inform
Rinse aid Pour in rinse aid Select dosage 24 feet C. Adjusting machines with adjustable foot Salt 25 Adjusting plinth (Only if you have a kick-plate as an accessory) Pour in salt Fault indications 26 Screw the machine into place Troubleshooting 27-29 The dishes are not clean Stains or a film on the china The china has a whitish-blue sticky film Stains on stainless steel or silver Stains which remain after dishwashing.
Before doing your first wash: Read through the directions for use Read the directions of use before starting to use your machine, especially the Safety, Child Safety and Basic Course sections. Take care with certain materials Read the section ‘Fragile Dishes’ before washing china with unglazed decoration or other household goods made of plastic, wood or crystal requiring careful treatment. Check the water’s hardness Phone your local Water Board to check the water hardness in your area.
Safety General: Winter storage/Transport • Read and keep the directions for use! • Installation of water, drainage and electricity must be carried out by a qualified professional. • Do not use the dishwasher for any purposes other than those stated in these directions for use. • Do not load the dishwasher door or the dishwasher baskets with anything other than dishes.
Child safety! Child lock - Control Panel To prevent children from starting the machine, a child lock can be activated. Proceed as follows: 1. Switch off the machine at the main switch. 2. Hold in the Set button while pressing the main switch 3. Press the Menu button until “Child lock” appears in the display. 4. Select: On with the Set button. 5. Press the Start/stop button 6. Continue with the Menu button until you get back to the main menu or press the Start/ stop button.
Parts of the dishwasher* 1. Knife basket 2. Upper basket 3. Lamp 4. Spray arms 5. Lower basket 6. Cutlery basket 7. Rinse Aid Filling 8. Dishwasher detergent compartment 9. Main switch 10. Program panel 11. Filter 12.
The baskets* Upper basket 1. Wine glass shelf 2. Folding glass support 3. Divided cup shelves 4. Knife stop 5. China guard 6. Folding plate stand 7. Wine glass shelf (not all models) 8.
Control panel 2 1 4 3 SET S TA R T PROG STOP MENU PC-UPGRADE 5 1. Program selector 2. Display window 3. Set 4. Start/stop 5. Menu Dispenser 1 2 3 1. Compartment for main wash detergent 2. Compartment for pre-wash detergent 3. Refill indicator rinse aid (not all models) 4. Rinse aid cover 5.
Basic Course Below are step by step instructions to help you achieve the best possible dishwashing results. Load the baskets correctly! The cutlery basket has a folding hatch in the middle for small items or narrow shafts, such as electric whisks. CAUTION Your dishwasher has the Super Cleaning System™,which means that you do not need to rinse the dishes under running water before putting them in the dishwasher.
Press the power main switch and select program Select a program by pressing the program button one or more times until the required program is displayed. Auto wash The dishwasher detects how soiled the dishes are and adjusts water consumption and temperature accordingly. Fragile dishes can be washed using the Delicate wash program. Deselect the drying heat if you want to be particularly careful. See also the chapter on Fragile dishes.
Options Select options To select options press the Menu button one or more times until the desired option appears in the display window. Delayed start If you want the machine to start later, select the delayed start option. 1. By pressing the Set button, you can select a time delay of between 0.5 – 24 hours. The display window shows e.g. 1:30 and a clock symbol will appear when you select a one and a half hour time delay. 2.
Eco-dishwashing Only wash with a full load Do not rinse before dishwashing Put off dishwashing until the machine is full, and in this way you will save energy. Thanks to the dishwasher’s Super Cleaning System™ you do not need to rinse the dishes under running water before loading them into the machine. Wash at a lower temperature If the dishes are only lightly soiled you can select a lower temperature. Select option Eco drying To save more energy, use Economy drying.
Special settings Language, Child lock, Buzzer volume, Water hardness, Temperature, Machine information, Reset machine to the original settings You will probably only need to adjust these settings when the machine is new or if you intend to adapt programs. To get to the Special settings 1. When you have selected the program and any option, press the Menu button until ‘Special settings’ appears in the display. 2. Press the Set button and you will now be in special settings. 3.
Machine information By pressing the Set button, you can see how much water the machine used the last time it was operated. You can also see how many times it has been used since it was new. To exit Special settings Press the Menu button or Start/Stop. Resetting the machine Switch off machine at the main switch. Hold in the Program button while pressing the main switch The machine will reset itself to the original settings (with the exception of water hardness and language).
Press Start and close the door. The dishwasher will now start. It manages the entire wash automatically. Ensure that the door is properly closed or the machine will not start. The display shows ‘Program started’. If the door is open or not properly closed, ‘Close door’ appears in the display. After dishwashing When the program is finished, End appears next to the Start/Stop button. Should you wish to disconnect the current completely, just switch off at the main switch.
Fragile dishes A number of household goods are not suitable for machine washing. There can be many reasons for this. Certain materials cannot withstand intense heat, others can be damaged by the dishwasher detergent. Cutlery with glued handles Certain types of adhesive cannot withstand machine washing. In such cases the handles can come loose. Wood Fragile decoration China with decoration on top of the glaze (the article has a rough feel) should not be machine washed.
Standard program Program procedure Option Program Main Temp. PreDrying wash Rinses °C wash °C 0 / 1 40-60 Final rinse °C Fan 2/3 60 X Consumption Time Energy kWh Water Min. (appr.
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The display When you have selected program and option, the display shows the length of time the program took the last time it was used. When you have started the machine, the display window shows an approximate duration. This time can vary a little from one occasion to another depending on the temperature of the inlet water, the amount of dishes, the ambient temperature, etc. During the time the program is operating, the remaining program time is shown in the window. The remaining time is shown e.g.
Cleaning Cleaning The dishwasher’s inner container is made of stainless steel and is kept clean through normal use. However, if you have calciferous (hard) water, lime deposits can form in the dishwasher. In this case, run a normal wash program with two tablespoons of citric acid in the dishwasher detergent compartment. Coarse filter Coarse filter Tubular strainer The coarse filter collects large food particles which cannot get past the outflow pump. Lift out and empty the coarse filter as necessary.
If you still cannot start the machine and a humming noise can be heard, then the overfilling protection has been activated. • Shutoff the water • Remove the plug from the wall socket • Call Service CAUTION! Do not forget to replace the pump plug. Spray arms The holes and bearings can occasionally become clogged. 1. Pull the lower spray arm straight up to release it. 2. Scrape away the debris with a needle or similar. The spray arms also have holes on the underside.
Rinse aid Pour in rinse aid Select dosage Drying proceeds more quickly if you use rinse aid. The dispenser is usually set at 1= soft water. However, depending on the water hardness you may need to change the dosage. Machines with indicator on the panel When the rinse aid has run out and more is needed, the rinse aid symbol on the panel lights up*. To fill with rinse aid: 1. Turn and lift up the cover of the rinse aid compartment to the right of the dispenser.
Salt (applies to dishwashers with water softeners) Add salt Before using a dishwasher with a water softening filter, you must fill the salt compartment with salt. Use coarse salt or special salt for dishwashers. It is best to fill with salt when you are about to do a wash, as the dishwasher needs to be rinsed out immediately after filling. Proceed as follows the first time: 1. First unscrew the cover as illustrated. 2.
Fault indications Display Type of fault Action Overfilling Too much water in the machine Phone for service Water inlet fault Fault in the water inlet Check that the tap is open Inlet valve leakage Inlet valve leakage Shut off the tap and phone for service Drainage fault Blocked drain See ‘Possible causes’ in chapter Troubleshooting Blocked filter Clogged filter Clean filters, see chapter Cleaning To remove the fault indications from the display, turn off the main switch and then turn it bac
Troubleshooting Problems The dishes are not clean. Possible causes Action • The spray arms are not rotating. • Lift off the arms and clean. • Old dishwasher detergent. NB! Detergent is a perishable. • Avoid large packs. • Incorrect dosage of detergent. • Dispense according to the level of water hardness. • Insufficiently powerful dishwashing program. • Select the Temperature normal option or switch to a more powerful program. • Incorrect program chosen. • Change to a more intensive program.
Problems Action The china has a whitishblue sticky film. • Too high dosage of rinse aid. • Reduce dosage. See the chapter on rinse aid. If the water is very soft, you could try diluting the rinse aid (1 part rinse aid, 1 part water). Stains on stainless steel or silver. • Certain food remnants such as mustard, mayonnaise, lemon, vinegar, salt and dressings can cause stains on stainless steel if allowed to remain for any length of time.
Problems Possible causes Action pump) can be heard from the machine, this does not stop when the power is switched off using the main power switch. 2. Pull out the plug. 3. Call a service engineer • Obstruction in the drain hose. • Disconnect the drain hose where it is connected to the sink’s water trap. Check that no debris has become stuck. Is the cone-shaped part of the pipe cut so that the diameter is at least 16 mm? • Kinks in the drain hose.
Performance information Test dosage Heavy wash/Normal wash Main wash 25 gram Standard detergent. Rinse aid dosage 3. Energy labelling Australia: Dishwasher program: Normal wash 45°C Eco drying Program time: Connection: AS/NZS 2007 100 minutes. Cold water Test method noise measurement: IEC-704-3 Example of dishwasher loading AS/NZS 2007.1:2003 AS/NZS 2007.
Installation Suggestions on positioning the dishwasher Built-in installation The dishwasher can be built in, fully freestanding or semi-freestanding. CAUTION! 570 20 550 820-870 Connection to electricity, water and drainage must be carried out by a suitably qualified person. 820870 100150 570 600 A. Built-in The dishwasher can be built in under a work surface with a working height of 820870 mm. The width measurement must be at least 600 mm. For more measurements see picture. B.
Connection to water supply CAUTION! There must be a shut-off tap on the water supply pipe. The shut-off tap should be positioned above the work surface or at the front of the sink unit. The lead must be disconnected or the socket voltage-free while the work is carried out! Connection to drainage The water supply pipe has a connection with a 1/2” or 3/4” internal thread depending on country.
Positioning the machine A. Adjusting machines with 6 feet (freestanding dishwasher) 1. Adjust the height of the dishwasher with the four steel feet. 2. Lock the feet with the nuts. NB! The dishwasher must not be allowed to lean more than 5 mm. Stålfötter Steel feet clockwise to raise or anti-clockwise to lower. 5. Check that the height of the machine corresponds to the height from the floor to the underside of the work surface. Tighten the locking nuts (locking nut) on the rear feet. 6.
Not all models To prevent kinks, pull the drain hose and the connecting pipe. Fitting fixed kick-plate Adjusting the plinth (Only if you have kick-plate as accessory) The dishwasher has two kick-plates (some models). The upper kick-plate should be used if the machine is to be 850 - 870 mm tall and the depth of the plinth can be varied between 45 - 105 mm. The lower one is used if the dishwasher is to be 820 845 mm tall with a plinth depth of between 50 105 mm.
Setting water hardness (machines with water softener) Before starting to use the dishwasher, you should set the correct water hardness. Phone your local water board to ascertain the water hardness in your area. The machine is set for low water hardness on delivery. 1. Turn on the dishwasher with the main switch. 2. Press the Menu button until ‘Special settings’ appears in the display. 3. Press the Set button. You are now in the special settings menu. 4.
Service & guarantee 36 Service Guarantee Before calling for service, check to see whether the faults are due to something that you can rectify yourself. See Trouble shooting pages 27-29. For guarantee details, see the guarantee card.
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Search words A Q Adding salt 25 Advice 17 After dishwashing 17 Quick Guide 36 Quick wash 12 C Child-safe 7 Citric acid 22, 24 Cleaning 6, 22, 28 Connection 31, 32 Control panel 10 Crystal 5, 18 Cutlery basket 9 D Delicate wash 12 Dishwasher detergent 6, 7, 11, 25 Display 21 Door 6, 17, 23 Drainage 22, 28, 31, 32 E Environment 11, 14 F Fault indications 6, 26 G Guarantee 36 R Recycling 6 Rinse & Hold 12 Rinse aid 5,10, 24, 26 S Salt 5, 25, 26 Select Program 12, 14, 18, 40 Service 6, 26, 36 Settings
Quick Guide 1. Loading baskets Remove large food particles and debris. There is no need to rinse thanks to the Super Cleaning System™. 2. Dispensing dishwasher detergent The detergent compartment has a small compartment for pre-wash and one for main wash. 3. Ensure that the spray arms can rotate freely 4. Turn on the main switch 5. Select program and press start For washing normally soiled mixed loads use the Normal wash program with 65°C and normal drying .
