Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product D3132 Asko
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Use & Care Guide Dishwasher ASK O D3132.
2 Dear ASKO-customer , Congr atulations on your excellent product choice and welcome to the Asko family . A global family with its roots in Scandinavia. Cleaning results, design, environmental impact on nature and home, user-friendliness, low consumption of time, energ y and water , a long life span, r eliability .
3 Contents Page Contents 3-4 Before doing your first wash 5 Read the directions of use T ake care with cer tain materials Check the door Check water hardness level Machines with water softener Safety .
4 Salt 22 P our in salt Settings 23 Setting water hardness Fault indications 24 T r oub leshooting 25-27 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.
5 Bef ore doing y our fir st wash Read the directions o f use Read the directions of use bef ore star ting to use your machine , especially the Saf ety , Child Safety and Basic Course sections.
6 Safety General • Read and keep the directions for use! • Installation of water , drainage and elec- tricity must be carried out by a qualified professional. • Do not use the dishwasher for any pur- poses other than those stated in this User Guide.
7 Child Safety! Child-safe dishwashing • Use the knif e basket, or knif e holder , f or all long/sharp items. • Alwa ys close the door and star t the pro- gram immediately once dishwasher deter- gent has been added. • K eep children awa y from the dishwasher when it is open.
8 P ar ts of the dishwasher* T ec hnical inf ormation Height Width Depth Weight Capacity** W ater pressure Connection Max Accessories * Details may differ depending on model and market! **In accordance with standard, AS/NZS 2007 ***See type plate. ****Without fitted wooden door .
9 Baskets* Upper basket Lower basket Cutlery basket 1. Wine glass shelf 2. Cup shelf 3. Knife stop 4. Folding door *Details may differ depending on the model and market! 3 2 1 4.
10 1. Program selector 2. T emperature options 3. Drying options 4. Delay ed Star t 1-9h Contr ol panel 5. Display window 6. Rinse aid indicator 7. Star t/stop 8. Salt indicator (applies to dishwashers with water softeners) Dispenser 1 3 4 5 2 1. Compar tment for main w ash dish- washer detergent 2.
11 Below are step by step instructions to help you achieve the best possible dishwashing results. Load the baskets correctly! Thanks to Super Cleaning System™, you do not need to rinse the dishes under running water . Conv enient and environmentally friendly! Scrape off large f ood par ticles bef ore loading the machine.
12 Press the main power switch Select program Select a program by pressing the program selector 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 .
13 Select options T o select an option, press one of the option buttons T emperature With the temperature option button you can select the wash temperature. Program Normal ° C Eco ° C Heavy wash : 70 55 Normal wash: 65 45 Quick wash: 60 30 The temperature symbol will light up if you hav e chosen the normal temperature.
14 Press Start/Stop The dishwasher will no w star t. It manages the entire wash automatically . Ensure that the door is properly closed or the machine will not star t. Changing options If you want to change program after having star ted the machine, press the Star t/Stop b utton f or three seconds.
15 Eco-dishwashing Only wash with a full load W aiting to run the wash until the machine is full sav es energy . W ash at a lower temperature If the load is only lightly soiled, you can lower the temperature. Select program with Eco drying If you select an Auto/Heavy/Normal or QuickW ash program with Eco dr y , this will sav e energy .
16 A number of household goods are not suit- able f or machine washing. There can be many reasons f or this. Cer tain mater ials cannot withstand intense heat, others can be damaged by the dishwasher detergent. Fragile decoration China with decoration on top of the glaze (the ar ticle has a rough feel) should not be machine washed.
17 Standar d program Wa t e r Tem p. °C Dr y i n g Pr e- wa s h Mai n wa s h °C R i ns es Fi nal ri n s e °C Fan Co l d wa t e r ( 20° C ) Wa r m wa t e r (6 0 °C ) Li t r es Co l d wa t e r ( 20.
18 When you have selected the program, the display shows the length of time the program took the last time it was used. When you ha ve star ted the machine, the display window shows how much of the program time remains.
19 Cleaning Cleaning The dishwasher’ s inner container is made of stainless steel and is kept clean through nor mal use. Howe ver , if y ou hav e calciferous (hard) water , lime deposits can form in the dishwasher . In this case, run a nor mal wash program with two tablespoons of citric acid in the dishwasher detergent compar tment.
20 If y ou still cannot star t 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 CA UTION! Do not forget to replace the pump plug.
21 Rinse aid Select dosage The dispenser is usually set at 1= soft water . Ho we ver , depending on the water hard- ness, it may be necessary to change the dosage. Open the rinse aid cover . Here you will find the dispenser’ s adjustment dial. Settings 1-6: the harder the water , the higher the dosage.
22 Salt P our in salt Before using a dishwasher with a water softening filter , you m ust fill the salt com- par tment with salt. Use coarse salt or spe- cial 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.
23 Setting water hardness If you ha v e a dishwasher with a w ater softener , you ma y need to change the setting, de- pending on the hardness lev el of the water . Phone y our local Water Board to chec k the water hardness in your area. The dishwasher is set f or low water hardness on deliv ery .
24 F ault indications Display T ype of fault Action flashes T oo much water Phone service in the dishwasher flashes F ault with water inlet Check that the water i s o n flashes V alve leakage Switch o.
25 T r oubleshooting Problems P ossible causes Action • The spra y arms are not rotating. • Old dishwasher detergent. NB! Detergent is a perishable. • Incorrect dosage of detergent. • Insufficiently powerful dishwashing program. • Incorrect program chosen.
26 Problems P ossible causes Action • T oo high dosage of r inse aid. • Cer tain food remnants such as mustard, mayon- naise, lemon, vinegar , salt and dressings can cause stains on stainless steel if allowed to remain for any length of time. All stainless steel can mark silver if allowed to come into contact during the dishwashing process.
27 Problems P ossible causes Action 1 minute appears in the display W ater remains in the machine. Bad odor in the machine The dishes are not sufficiently dry The program is taking longer than estimated. • Obstruction in the drain hose. • Kinks in the drain hose.
28 P erformance inf ormation T est dosage Normal wash Main wash 25 gr am Standar t detergent. Rinse aid dosage 3. Energy labelling Australia: AS/NZS 2007 Dishwasher program: Normal wash, Economy temp . 45°C, Econom y drying. For the drying performance test the door should be opened upon completion of the drying cycle a distance of 35 mm at V .
29 Suggestions on positioning the dishwasher The dishwasher can be built in, fully free- standing or semi-freestanding. CA UTION! Connection to electricity , water and drain- age must be carried out by a suitably quali- fied person. A. Built-in The dishwasher can be built in under a worktop with a working height of 820 - 87 0 mm.
30 Connection to water There must be a shut-off tap on the water supply pipe. The shut-off tap should be easily accessible. The water supply pipe has a connection with a 1/2” or 3/4” internal thread depending on countr y .
31 P ositioning the machine A. Adjusting freestanding dishwashers 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. B. Adjusting machines with three or four feet 1.
32 Screw the dishwasher into place The enclosed plastic plugs are used for cover- ing the screw holes if the dishwasher is to be screwed at the sides. After fixing check that the front f eet are in contact with the floor . Fitting strip seal (on floor plinth covering plate) Proceed as follows: 1.
33 Service & guarantee Service Before calling for service, check to see whether the faults is due to something that you can rectify y ourself . See T roub le shooting pages 25-27.
34 Own comments.
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36 Quic k Guide 1. Loading baskets Scrape off large f ood par ticleas bef ore loading the machine . 2. Dispensing dishwasher detergent The detergent compar tment has a small compar tment for pre-w ash and one for main wash. 3. Ensure that the spray arms can rotate freely 4.
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