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DISHWASHER
ZDS 300
GB
Instruction book
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Contents Safety instructions 3 Maintenance and cleaning 16 Cleaning the filters 16 Disposal 3 Prolonged periods of non-operation 16 Frost precautions 16 Economical and ecological dishwashing 3 Moving the machine 16 Installation instructions 4 What to do, when... 17 Fitting under a counter 4 Service and spare parts 18 Levelling 4 Water supply connections 4 Hints for test centres 19 Security system Aqualock 4 Water outlet hose connection 5 Electrical connection 5 Description of the appliance 6 The
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Safety instructions It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is left with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant safety information. This information has been provided in the interest of your safety. You MUST read it carefu
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450 570-600 Installation instructions Any electrical and/or plumbing work required to install Water supply connections this appliance should be carried out by a qualified This dishwasher may be fed with either hot (max. 60°) or cold electrician and/or plumber or competent person. water. Nevertheless we advise you a cold water supply. Remove all packaging before positioning the machine. A hot water supply is not always efficient with very soiled If possible, position the machine next to a water
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Water outlet hose connection Electrical connection The end of the drain hose can be connected in the following Information concerning the electrical connection is given on the ways: rating plate on the edge of the dishwasher’s door. 1. To the sink outlet spigot, securing it to the underside of the Before plugging the appliance into the wall socket, make sure work surface. This will prevent waste water from the sink that: running into the machine. 1. The mains voltage and current rating at the s
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Description of the appliance 1. Upper basket stop 2. Water hardness dial 3. Salt container 4. Detergent dispenser 5. Control panel 6. Rating plate 7. Rinse aid dispenser 8. Filters 9. Lower spray arm 10. Upper spray arm 11. Upper basket 12. Worktop IN154 The control panel On/Off indicator light Function buttons Indicator lights On/Off button Door handle Programme selection Delay start button buttons 3 in 1 button Function buttons: in addition to the dishwashing Programme selection buttons: the s
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Indicator lights Activation/deactivation of the rinse aid dispenser Phase indicator lights: have the following meanings: (The dishwasher must be switched off) Wash: illuminates when the washing and rinsing With the activation of the rinse aid dispenser also the phases are running. rinse aid indicator light on the control panel is Drying: illuminates when the drying phase is automatically activated. running. 1. Press the On/Off button. The On/Off indicator light End of programme: illuminates wh
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Prior to using for the first time Before using your dishwasher for the first time: b) Setting electronically (The dishwasher must be switched off) 1. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions NOTE: the electronic setting of the water softener is 2. Remove all packaging from inside the appliance possible ONLY with the 3 in 1 function deactivated. 3. Set the water softener The dishwasher is factory set at level 5. 4. Pour 1 litre of water inside
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Filling with dishwasher salt Rinse aid Only use salt specifically designed for use in Rinse aid is automatically added during the last rinse, ensuring dishwashers. thorough rinsing, and spot and streak free drying. All other types of salt not specifically designed for use in The dispenser, which is positioned inside the door, holds about a dishwasher, especially table salt, will damage the water 110 ml of rinse aid, which is sufficient for 16 - 40 dishwashing softener. programmes, depending up
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In daily use Check if it’s necessary to refill with dishwasher salt or rinse Loading cutlery and dishes aid Sponges, household cloths and any object that can Load cutlery and dishes into the dishwasher. absorb water may not be washed in the dishwasher. Fill with dishwasher detergent . Before loading the dishes, you should: Select a wash programme suitable for the cutlery and - Remove large left-overs. dishes. - Soften remnants of burnt food in pans Start the wash programme. When
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The cutlery basket Adjusting the height of the upper basket Long bladed knives stored in an upright position are a If washing very large plates you can load them in the lower potential hazard. basket after moving the upper basket to the higher position. Long and/or sharp items of cutlery such as carving knives must be positioned horizontally in the upper basket. Maximum height of the dishes in Take care when loading or unloading sharp items such as upper basket lower basket knives. With upper
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Use of detergent Only use detergents specifically designed for use in dishwashers. Using no more then the correct amount of detergent contributes to reducing pollution. Please observe the manufacturer’s dosing and storage recommendations as stated on the detergent packaging. Fill with detergent 1. If the lid is closed: press release button (1). The lid springs open. 2. Fill the detergent dispenser (2) with detergent. The marking indicates the dosing levels: 20 = approximately 20 g of deterge
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Different kinds of detergent Detergent tablets Use of "3 in 1" combi detergents Detergent tablets of different brands dissolve at different General advice speeds. For this reason some detergent tablets cannot These products are detergents with integrated and combined dissolve and develop their full cleaning power during short detergent/rinse-aid and salt functions. programmes. Therefore please use long programmes when 1. Before using these products you should first check that using detergent ta
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Washing programmes Programme Degree of soil Press the Cycle description (3) Consumption values and programme Programme Energy Water type of load button duration consumption consumption (in minutes) (in kWh) (in litres) Hot prewash Main wash up to 70°C Heavy soil. Intensive 70°C 2 warm rinses Crockery, cutlery, pots 70 - 80 1,5 - 1,7 18 - 20 1 hot rinse 70° and pans Drying Cold prewash Main wash up to 65°C Normal soil. 1 cold rinse Normal 65°C 85 - 95 1,1 - 1,3 15 - 17 Crockery and cutlery 1 ho
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Starting a washing programme To cancel a washing programme in 1. Check that the baskets have been progress loaded correctly and that the spray To cancel a washing programme in progress, press arms can rotate freely simultaneously the function buttons 2 and 3 until all the indicator lights will turn off (except for the On/Off indicator light and eventually the rinse aid and salt indicator lights) 2. Turn on the water tap indicating that the running programme has been cancelled. (If a new
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Maintenance and cleaning Clean the external surfaces of the machine and control panel Attention! with a damp soft cloth. If necessary use only neutral Under no circumstances may the dishwasher be used without detergents. Never use abrasive products, scouring pads or filters. solvent (acetone, trichloroethylene etc....). Incorrect repositioning and fitting of the filters will produce Ensure that the seals around the door, the detergent and rinse poor washing results. aid dispensers are cleaned r
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What to do, when... Certain problems are due to the lack of simple maintenance or oversights, which can be solved with the help of the instructions given here, without calling out an engineer. ...a flashing fault code appears The dishwasher will not start or stops during operation. The intervention of an alarm is indicated by: - continuous flashing of the indicator light of the running programme, - a combination of flashing and pauses of the end of programme indicator light (as described in the
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...the wash results are not satisfactory The dishes are not clean The wrong washing programme has been selected. The dishes were arranged in such a way as to stop water reaching all parts of the surface. The baskets must not be overloaded. The spray arms do not rotate freely due to wrong arrangement of the load. The filters in the base of the washing compartment are dirty or incorrectly positioned. Too little or no detergent has been used. Where there are limescale deposits on the di
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Hints for test centres Testing in accordance with EN 60704 must be carried out with appliance fully loaded and using the test programme (see "Washing programmes" chart). Test in accordance with EN 50242 must be carried out when the salt dispenser and rinse aid container have been filled with salt and rinse aid respectively and using the test programme (see "Washing programmes" chart). Load: 9 standard place settings Rinse aid setting: position 4 (Type III) Detergent dosage : 5 g + 20 g (Type B)
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From the Electrolux Group. The World’s No.1 choice. The Electrolux Group is the world’s largest producer of powered appliances for kitchen, cleaning and outdoor use. More than 55 million Electrolux Group products (such as refrigerators, cookers, vacuum cleaners, chain saws and lawn mowers) are sold each year to a value of approx. 14 billion USD in more than 150 countries around the world. 152957 01/0 Subject to change without notice 01/05
