FAVORIT 45003 User manual Dishwasher
Contents Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products. To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance. We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Safety information 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY INFORMATION For your safety and correct operation of the appliance, read this manual carefully before installation and use. Always keep these instructions with the appliance even if you move or sell it. Users must fully know the operation and safety features of the appliance. Correct use • • • • • • • • • • The appliance is designed exclusively for domestic use. Only use the appliance to clean household utensils that are applicable for dishwashers.
Product description Installation • Make sure that the appliance is not damaged because of transport. Do not connect a damaged appliance. If necessary, contact the supplier. • Remove all packaging before first use. • A qualified and competent person must do the electrical installation. • A qualified and competent person must do the plumbing installation. • Do not change the specifications or modify this product. Risk of injury and damage to the appliance.
Control panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Upper basket Water hardness dial Salt container Detergent dispenser Rinse aid dispenser Rating plate Filters Lower spray arm Upper spray arm Worktop CONTROL PANEL 2 3 4 1 A B 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme knob Multitab button (MULTITAB) Delay start button (DELAY) Start button (START) Digital display Indicator lights Programme marker Off position Function buttons 5 6 7 8 5
Control panel Indicator lights Wash phase Comes on when the washing phase or the rinsing phase operates. Dry phase Comes on when the drying phase operates. Multitab Comes on when you activate the multitab function Refer to 'Multitab function'. Salt 1) Comes on when it is necessary to fill the salt container. Refer to 'Use of dishwasher salt'. After you fill the container, the salt indicator light can continue to stay on for some hours.
Use of the appliance • • • • • 7 Programme duration. Remaining time to the end of the programme. End of a washing programme, the digital display shows a zero. Number of hours in delay start. Fault codes. Function buttons Use the function buttons for these operations: • To set the water softener. Refer to the chapter 'Setting the water softener'. • To cancel the washing programme in progress or a delay start in progress. Refer to the chapter 'Setting and starting a washing programme'.
Setting the water softener Water hardness is measured in equivalent scales: • German degrees (dH°). • French degrees (°TH). • mmol/l (millimol per litre - international unit for the hardness of water). • Clarke. Adjust the water softener to the water hardness in your area. If necessary, contact your local water authority.
Use of dishwasher salt 9 2. Release the function button A when the digital display shows the current setting. Examples: – level 5 = – level 10 = 3. Press function button A to change the water softener level. Every time you press the button, the level increases. 4. Turn the programme knob to the off position to save the operation. USE OF DISHWASHER SALT CAUTION! Only use dishwashers salt. Types of salt that are not applicable for dishwashers cause damage to the water softener.
Use of rinse aid 1. Press the release button (A) to open the rinse aid dispenser. 2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser with rinse aid. The mark 'max.' shows the maximum level. 3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an absorbent cloth to prevent too much foam during the subsequent washing programme. 4. Close the rinse aid dispenser. Adjusting the rinse aid dosage The rinse aid is set at the factory at position 4.
Loading cutlery and dishes 11 LOADING CUTLERY AND DISHES Helpful hints and tips CAUTION! Only use the appliance for household utensils that are applicable for dishwashers. Do not use the appliance to clean objects that can absorb water (sponges, household cloths, etc.). • Before you load cutlery and dishes, do these steps: – Remove all food remainings and debris. – Make burnt, remaining food in pans soft. • While you load cutlery and dishes, do these steps: – Load hollow items (e.g.
Loading cutlery and dishes The rows of prongs in the lower basket can be flat to load large dishes, pots, pans and bowls. Cutlery basket WARNING! Do not put long-bladed knives in a vertical position. Arrange long and sharp cutlery horizontally in the upper basket. Be careful with sharp items. Use the cutlery grids. • Put the grids on the cutlery basket. • For larger items use only one of the cutlery grids • Put forks and spoons with the handles down. • Put knives with the handles up.
Loading cutlery and dishes You can open the cutlery basket to remove the cutlery more easily. Do these steps to remove the cutlery: 1. Put the cutlery basket on a table or work surface. 2. Open the handle. 3. Remove the cutlery. Hold the two parts of the handle tightly when you move the cutlery basket. Upper basket The upper basket is for saucers, salad bowls, cups, glasses, pots and lids. Arrange the items to let water touch all surfaces. • For longer items fold the cup racks up.
Loading cutlery and dishes • For glasses with long stems, turn the glass holder to the left or to the right. • You can fold up or down the row of prongs on the left side of the upper basket to increase load flexibility. Adjustment of the height of the upper basket You can put the upper basket in two positions to increase load flexibility.
Use of detergent USE OF DETERGENT Only use detergents (powder, liquid or tablet) that are applicable for dishwashers. Follow the data on the packaging: • Dosage recommended by the manufacturer. • Storage recommendations. Do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent to save an environment. Do these steps to fill the detergent dispenser: 1. Open the lid of the detergent dispenser. 2. Fill the detergent dispenser (A) with detergent.
Multitab function 4. If you use detergent tablets, put the detergent tablet in the detergent dispenser (A). 5. Close the lid of the detergent dispenser. Press the lid until it locks into position. Different brands of detergent dissolve in different times. Some detergent tablets do not have the best cleaning results during short washing programmes. Use long washing programmes when you use detergent tablets to fully remove the detergent.
Washing programmes 17 The appliance must be switched off. 1. Press and hold function button A. Turn the programme knob counterclockwise until the programme marker agrees with the first washing programme on the control panel. 2. Release function button A when the display shows the water hardness level. 3. Turn the programme knob counterclockwise until the programme marker agrees with the second washing programme on the control panel. 4.
Select and start a washing programme Programme and programme knob position PREWASH Degree of soil Any Type of load Programme description Partial load (to be completed later in the day). 1 cold rinse (to prevent food scraps to bond). Detergent is not necessary with this programme. 1) During the Auto 45°-70° programme, the soil level of the dishes is given by how cloudy the water is. The programme duration and consumptions can change.
Select and start a washing programme 19 CAUTION! Open the door carefully. Hot steam can come free. Interrupting a washing programme Open the door. • The programme stops. Close the door. • The programme continues from the point of interruption. Cancelling a washing programme • Press and hold function buttons A and B. – In the digital display the time duration of the programme flashes. – One or more phase indicator lights are on. The washing programme is cancelled. At this time you can do these steps: 1.
Care and cleaning Standby mode If you do not switch off the appliance at the end of the washing programme, the appliance automatically goes into standby mode. The standby mode decreases energy consumption. Three minutes after the end of the programme, all indicator lights go off and the digital display shows one horizontal bar. Press a button to go back to the end-of-programme mode. Removing the load • First remove items from the lower basket, then from the upper basket.
What to do if… 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 21 To unlock the filter system, turn the handle on the microfilter (B) approximately 1/4 anticlockwise. Remove the filter system. Hold the coarse filter (A) by the handle with the hole. Remove the coarse filter (A) from the microfilter (B). Remove the flat filter (C) from the bottom of the appliance. Clean the filters below running water. Put the flat filter (C) in the bottom of the appliance.
What to do if… If there is a fault, first try to find a solution to the problem yourself. If you cannot find a solution to the problem yourself, contact the Service Force Centre. CAUTION! Switch off the appliance before you do the below suggested corrective actions. Fault code and malfunction Possible cause and solution • the digital display shows The dishwasher does not fill with water • The water tap is blocked or furred with limescale. Clean the water tap. • The water tap is closed.
Technical data 23 Product number : .......... Serial number : .......... The cleaning results are not satisfactory The dishes are not clean • The selected washing programme is not applicable for the type of load and soil. • The baskets are loaded incorrectly so that water cannot reach all surfaces. • Spray arms do not turn freely because of incorrect arrangement of the load. • The filters are dirty or not correctly installed. • The quantity of detergent is too little or missing.
Installation Put the appliance adjacent to a water tap and a water drain. Remove the appliance worktop to install it under a sink unit or a kitchen worktop. Make sure that the dimensions of the recess agree with the given dimensions. Do these steps to remove the appliance worktop: 1. Remove the rear screws (1). 2. Pull the worktop from the behind the appliance. 3. Lift the worktop and move it from the front slots. 4. Use the adjustable feet to adjust the level of the appliance.
Water connection 25 WATER CONNECTION Water inlet hose Connected the appliance to a hot (max. 60°) or cold water supply. If the hot water comes from alternative sources of energy that are more environmentally friendly (e.g. solar or photovoltaic panels and aeolian), use a hot water supply to decrease energy consumption. Connect the inlet hose to a water tap with an external thread of 3/4”. CAUTION! Do not use connection hoses from an old appliance.
Electrical connection max 400 cm 2. Connect the water drain hose to a stand pipe with vent-hole (minimum internal diameter 4 cm). Make sure that the drain hose is not bent or max 85 cm squashed to prevent that the water drains does not drain correctly. Remove the sink plug when the appliance drains min 40 cm the water to prevent that the water goes back into the appliance. A drain hose extension must not be longer than 2 m. The internal diameter must not be smaller than the diameter of the hose.
and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product. The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recycled. The plastic components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc.
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