Electrolux ESF5542LOW User manual
ESF5542LOW
EN Dishwasher User Manual
CONTENTS
1. SAFETY INFORMATION....................................................................................2
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................4
3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 6
4. CONTROL PANEL ............................................................................................ 7
5. PROGRAMMES................................................................................................. 7
6. SETTINGS..........................................................................................................9
7. OPTIONS..........................................................................................................11
8. BEFORE FIRST USE....................................................................................... 12
9. DAILY USE....................................................................................................... 13
10. HINTS AND TIPS........................................................................................... 15
11. CARE AND CLEANING..................................................................................17
12. TROUBLESHOOTING....................................................................................18
13. TECHNICAL INFORMATION......................................................................... 21
WE’RE THINKING OF YOU
Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that
brings with it decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and
stylish, it has been designed with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can
be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great results every time.
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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE
Always use original spare parts.
When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the
following data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.
The information can be found on the rating plate.
Warning / Caution-Safety information
General information and tips
Environmental information
Subject to change without notice.
1. SAFETY INFORMATION
Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully
read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not
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responsible for any injuries or damage that are the result
of incorrect installation or usage. Always keep the
instructions in a safe and accessible location for future
reference.
1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety
•This appliance can be used by children aged from 8
years and above and persons with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience
and knowledge if they have been given supervision or
instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a
safe way and understand the hazards involved.
•Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons
with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be
kept away from the appliance unless continuously
supervised.
•Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept
away from the appliance unless continuously
supervised.
•Do not let children play with the appliance.
•Keep detergents away from children.
•Keep children and pets away from the appliance when
the door is open.
•Children shall not carry out cleaning and user
maintenance of the appliance without supervision.
1.2 General Safety
•This appliance is intended to be used in household
and similar applications such as:
–farm houses; staff kitchen areas in shops, offices
and other working environments;
–by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and
other residential type environments.
•Do not change the specification of this appliance.
•The operating water pressure (minimum and
maximum) must be between 0.5 (0.05) / 8 (0.8) bar
(MPa)
•Follow the maximum number of 13 place settings.
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•If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by
the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or
similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.
•Put the cutlery in the cutlery basket with the sharp
ends pointing down or put them in the cutlery drawer
in a horizontal position with the sharp edges down.
•Do not leave the appliance with the open door
unattended to avoid stepping accidentally onto it.
•Before any maintenance operation, deactivate the
appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the
socket.
•Do not use high pressure water sprays and/or steam
to clean the appliance.
•If the appliance has ventilation openings in the base,
they must not be covered e.g. by a carpet.
•The appliance is to be connected to the water mains
using the new supplied hose-sets. Old hose sets must
not be reused.
2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
2.1 Installation
WARNING!
Only a qualified person must
install this appliance.
• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.
• Follow the installation instructions
supplied with the appliance.
• Always take care when moving the
appliance as it is heavy. Always use
safety gloves and enclosed footwear.
• Do not install or use the appliance
where the temperature is less than
0 °C.
• Install the appliance in a safe and
suitable place that meets installation
requirements.
2.2 Electrical connection
WARNING!
Risk of fire and electric
shock.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Make sure that the parameters on the
rating plate are compatible with the
electrical ratings of the mains power
supply.
• Always use a correctly installed
shockproof socket.
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and
extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to
the mains plug and to the mains
cable. Should the mains cable need to
be replaced, this must be carried out
by our Authorised Service Centre.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the
installation. Make sure that there is
access to the mains plug after the
installation.
• Do not pull the mains cable to
disconnect the appliance. Always pull
the mains plug.
• This appliance is fitted with a 13 A
mains plug. If it is necessary to
change the mains plug fuse, use only
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a 13 A ASTA (BS 1362) fuse (UK and
Ireland only).
2.3 Water connection
• Do not cause damage to the water
hoses.
• Before connection to new pipes, pipes
not used for a long time, where repair
work has been carried out or new
devices fitted (water meters, etc.), let
the water flow until it is clean and
clear.
• Ensure that there are no visible water
leaks during and after the first use of
the appliance.
• The water inlet hose has a safety
valve and a sheath with an inner
mains cable.
WARNING!
Dangerous voltage.
• If the water inlet hose is damaged,
immediately close the water tap and
disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket. Contact the Authorised
Service Centre to replace the water
inlet hose.
2.4 Use
• Do not put flammable products or
items that are wet with flammable
products in, near or on the appliance.
• Dishwasher detergents are
dangerous. Follow the safety
instructions on the detergent
packaging.
• Do not drink and play with the water in
the appliance.
• Do not remove the dishes from the
appliance until the programme is
complete. Some detergent may
remain on the dishes.
• Do not store items or apply pressure
on the open door of the appliance.
• The appliance can release hot steam
if you open the door while a
programme operates.
2.5 Internal lighting
WARNING!
Risk of injury.
• Concerning the lamp(s) inside this
product and spare part lamps sold
separately: These lamps are intended
to withstand extreme physical
conditions in household appliances,
such as temperature, vibration,
humidity, or are intended to signal
information about the operational
status of the appliance. They are not
intended to be used in other
applications and are not suitable for
household room illumination.
• To replace the internal lighting,
contact the Authorised Service
Centre.
2.6 Service
• To repair the appliance contact the
Authorised Service Centre. Use
original spare parts only.
• Please note that self-repair or non-
professional repair can have safety
consequences and might void the
guarantee.
2.7 Disposal
WARNING!
Risk of injury or suffocation.
• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
• Remove the door catch to prevent
children and pets to get closed in the
appliance.
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3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
The graphics below is just a
general product overview.
For more detailed
information, refer to other
chapters and/or documents
provided with the appliance.
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10 9
11 67
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1
1Worktop
2Upper spray arm
3Lower spray arm
4Filters
5Rating plate
6Salt container
7Air vent
8Rinse aid dispenser
9Detergent dispenser
10 Cutlery basket
11 Lower basket
12 Upper basket
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4. CONTROL PANEL
1
2 3 4 5
678
1On/off button
2Programs button
3Programme indicators
4Display
5Delay button
6Start button
7Indicators
8Options button
4.1 Indicators
Indicator Description
Washing phase. It comes on when the washing phase operates.
Drying phase. It comes on when the drying phase operates.
TimeManager indicator.
XtraDry indicator.
Rinse aid indicator. It is always off while the programme operates.
Salt indicator. It is always off while the programme operates.
5. PROGRAMMES
The order of the programmes in the table may not reflect their sequence on the control
panel.
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Programme Degree of soil
Type of load
Programme phases Options
1) • Normal soil
• Crockery and
cutlery
• Prewash
• Wash 50 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• TimeManager
• XtraDry
2) • All
• Crockery, cut‐
lery, pots and
pans
• Prewash
• Wash from 45 °C to
70 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• XtraDry
• Heavy soil
• Crockery, cut‐
lery, pots and
pans
• Prewash
• Wash 70 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• TimeManager
• XtraDry
3) • Fresh soil
• Crockery and
cutlery
• Wash 60 °C or 65 °C
• Rinses
• XtraDry
• Normal or light
soil
• Delicate crock‐
ery and glass‐
ware
• Wash 45 °C
• Rinses
• Dry
• XtraDry
4) • All • Prewash -
1) This programme offers the most efficient use of water and energy consumption for crock‐
ery and cutlery with normal soil. This is the standard programme for test institutes.
2) The appliance senses the degree of soil and the quantity of items in the baskets. It auto‐
matically adjusts the temperature and the quantity of water, the energy consumption and the
programme duration.
3) This programme is suitable for washing a load or a half load with fresh soil. It gives good
washing results in a short time.
4) With this programme, you can quickly rinse off food remains from dishes and prevent
odours forming in the appliance. Do not use detergent with this programme.
5.1 Consumption values
Programme 1) 2) Water
(l)
Energy
(kWh)
Duration
(min)
9.9 0.920 237
7 - 12 0.7 - 1.5 45 - 160
13 - 15 1.4 - 1.6 140 - 160
9 0.8 30
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Programme 1) 2) Water
(l)
Energy
(kWh)
Duration
(min)
13 - 14 0.9 - 1.1 70 - 85
4 0.1 14
1) The pressure and the temperature of the water, the variations of the mains supply, the
options and the quantity of dishes can change the values.
2) The values for programmes other than ECO are indicative only.
5.2 Information for test institutes
To receive the necessary information for conducting performance tests (e.g. according
to EN60436 ), send an email to:
In your request, please include the product number code (PNC) found on the rating
plate.
For any other questions regarding your dishwasher, please refer to the service book
provided with your appliance.
6. SETTINGS
6.1 Programme selection mode
and user mode
When the appliance is in programme
selection mode it is possible to set a
programme and to enter the user mode.
Settings available in the user mode:
• The level of water softener according
to the water hardness.
• Activation or deactivation of the rinse
aid empty notification.
• Activation or deactivation of AirDry.
As the appliance stores the saved
settings, there is no need to configure
it before every cycle.
How to set the programme
selection mode
The appliance is in programme selection
mode when the programme indicator
is on and the display shows the
programme duration.
After activation, the appliance is in
programme selection mode by default. If
not, set the programme selection mode
the following way:
Press and hold simultaneously
Programs and Options until the
appliance is in programme selection
mode.
How to enter user mode
Make sure the appliance is in
programme selection mode.
To enter user mode, press and hold
simultaneously Delay and Start until the
indicators , and
flash and the display is blank.
6.2 The water softener
The water softener removes minerals
from the water supply, which would have
a negative effect on the washing results
and on the appliance.
The higher the content of these minerals,
the harder your water is. Water hardness
is measured in equivalent scales.
The water softener should be adjusted
according to the hardness of the water in
your area. Your local water authority can
advise you on the hardness of the water
in your area. It is important to set the
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right level of the water softener to assure
good washing results. Softening hard water
increases the consumption
of water and energy as well
as the programme duration.
The higher the level of water
softener, the higher the
consumption and the longer
the duration.
Water hardness
German de‐
grees (°dH)
French de‐
grees (°fH)
mmol/l Clarke de‐
grees
Water softener
level
47 - 50 84 - 90 8.4 - 9.0 58 - 63 10
43 - 46 76 - 83 7.6 - 8.3 53 - 57 9
37 - 42 65 - 75 6.5 - 7.5 46 - 52 8
29 - 36 51 - 64 5.1 - 6.4 36 - 45 7
23 - 28 40 - 50 4.0 - 5.0 28 - 35 6
19 - 22 33 - 39 3.3 - 3.9 23 - 27 5 1)
15 - 18 26 - 32 2.6 - 3.2 18 - 22 4
11 - 14 19 - 25 1.9 - 2.5 13 - 17 3
4 - 10 7 - 18 0.7 - 1.8 5 - 12 2
<4 <7 <0.7 < 5 1 2)
1) Factory setting.
2) Do not use salt at this level.
Regardless of the type of detergent
used, set the proper water hardness
level to keep the salt refill indicator
active.
Multi-tabs containing salt are
not effective enough to
soften hard water.
How to set the water softener
level
Make sure the appliance is in user mode.
1. Press Programs.
• The indicators and
and are off.
• The indicator still flashes.
• The display shows the current
setting: e.g. = level 5.
2. Press Programs repeatedly to
change the setting.
3. Press the on/off button to confirm the
setting.
6.3 The rinse aid empty
notification
The rinse aid helps to dry the dishes
without streaks and stains.
The rinse aid is automatically released
during the hot rinse phase.
When rinse aid chamber is empty, the
rinse aid indicator is turned on notifying
to refill rinse aid. If the drying results are
satisfactory while using multi-tablets only,
it is possible to deactivate the notification
for refilling rinse aid. However, for best
drying performance, always use rinse
aid.
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