GA55SLI220 - Dishwasher AEG-ELECTROLUX - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL GA55SLI220 AEG-ELECTROLUX

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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 65

CONTROL PANEL 66

PROGRAMMES 68

OPTIONS 70

BEFORE FIRST USE 72

DAILY USE 75

HINTS AND TIPS 77

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TROUBLESHOOTING 79

TECHNICAL INFORMATION 80

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS 80

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

We recommend the use of original spare parts.

When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available.

The information can be found on the rating plate. Model, PNC, Serial Number.

Warning / Caution-Safety information

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE SAFETY

WARNING!

Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.

• Do not let persons, children included, with reduced physical sensory, reduced mental functions or lack of experience and knowledge use the appliance. They must have supervision or instruction for the operation of the appliance by a person who is responsible for their safety. Do not let children play with the appliance.
• Keep all packaging away from children.
• Keep all detergents away from children.
• Keep children and pets away from the appliance door when it is open.

INSTALLATION

• Remove all the packaging.
• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.
• Do not install or use the appliance where the temperature is less than 0^ .
• Obey the installation instruction supplied with the appliance.
• Make sure that the appliance is installed below and adjacent to safe structures.

Water connection

• Make sure not to cause damage to the water hoses.
• Before you connect the appliance to new pipes or pipes not used for a long time, let the water flow until it is clean.
• The first time you use the appliance, make sure that there is no leakage.
• 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 disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Contact the service to replace the water inlet hose.

Electrical connection

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• The appliance must be earthed.
• Make sure that the electrical information on the rating plate agrees with the power supply. If not, contact an electrician.
  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. Contact the Service or an electrician to change a damaged mains cable.
• 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.

USE

• This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

Staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments
- Farm houses

• By clients in hotels, motels and other residential type environments
• Bed and breakfast type environments.

WARNING!

Risk of injury.

• Do not change the specification of this appliance.
• Put knives and cutlery with sharp points in the cutlery basket with the points down or in a horizontal position.
• Do not keep the appliance door open without supervision to prevent to fall on it.
• Do not sit or stand on the open door.
• Dishwasher detergents are dangerous. Obey 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 completed. There can be detergent on the dishes.

WARNING!

Risk of electrical shock, fire or burns.

• Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products in, near or on the appliance.
• Do not use water spray and steam to clean the appliance.
• The appliance can release hot steam if you open the door while a programme operates.

INTERNAL LIGHT

WARNING!

Risk of injury.

Visible LED radiation, do not look directly into the beam.

The LED is CLASS 2 and agrees with IEC

60825-1: 1993 + A1:1997 + A2:2001.

Emission wave length: 450 nm

Maximum emitted power: 548~ W

To replace the internal light, contact the Service.

DISPOSAL

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply.
• Cut off the mains cable and dispose of it.
• Remove the door catch to prevent children and pets to get closed in the appliance.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1 Upper spray arm
2 Lower spray arm
3 Filters
4 Rating plate
5 Salt container
6 Water hardness dial
7 Rinse aid dispenser
8 Detergent dispenser
9 Lower basket
Cutlery basket
11 Upper basket

This appliance has an internal light that comes on when you open the door and goes off when the door is closed.

CONTROL PANEL

Messages in the display and acoustic signals help to operate with the appliance.

1 On/off button
2 Display
OK touchpad
4 Cancel touchpad
5 Display touchpad
6 Menu touchpad (up)
7 Menu touchpad (down)

DISPLAY

The display has 3 areas. To operate in an area, press the display touchpad until the frame of the area comes on.

When you activate the appliance, the frame of the Programs area automatically comes on.

Programs area (A)

This area shows the menu with the programmes and the time of each programme.

1. Press one of the menu touchpads. The display shows the programme menu.
2. Press one of the menu touchpads to set a programme.

3. Press the display touchpad. The display goes back to the 3 areas:

4. Area (A) shows the programme and the programme duration.

5. Area (B) shows the approximate end time of the programme.

End Time area (B)

You can delay the start of the programme from 1 to 24 hours.

1. Press the display touchpad to go to this area.

2. Press one of the menu touchpads to set the number of hours for the delay start.

3. The upper part of the area shows the delay start.

4. The lower part of the area shows the approximate end time of the programme.

5. Press OK.

6. Press the display touchpad to close the menu option and go back to area (A).

Options area (C)

1. Press the display touchpad to go to this area.
2. Press one of the menu touchpads to go through the menu option.
3. Press OK to set a function or to open the submenu.
4. Press the display touchpad to close the menu option and go back to area (A).

PROGRAMMES

Programme	Degree of soil Type of load	Programme phases	Options
Automatic 1)	All Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans	Prewash Wash 45 °C or 70 °C Rinses Dry	Extra hygiene
70° Pro 2)	Heavy soil Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans	Prewash Wash 70 °C Rinses Dry	ProBoost
Extra silent 3)	Normal soil Crockery and cutlery	Prewash Wash 50 °C Rinses Dry
60° Quick 4)	Fresh soil Crockery and cutlery	Wash 60 °C Rinsse	Extra hygiene
50° Energy 5)	Normal soil Crockery and cutlery	Prewash Wash 50 °C Rinses Dry	Extra hygiene
50 Minutes	Light soil Crockery and cutlery	Wash 55 °C Rinses	Extra hygiene
ProZone 6)	Mixed soil Crockery, cutlery, pots and pans	Prewash Wash 70 °C Rinses Dry
45° Glass	Normal or light soil Delicate crockery and glassware	Wash 45 °C Rinses Dry
Prewash 7)	All	Prewash

1) The appliance senses the degree of soil and the quantity of items in the baskets. It automatically adjusts the temperature and quantity of the water, the energy consumption and the programme duration.
2) This programme includes the Extra hygiene option.
3) This is the most silent washing programme. The pump works at a very low speed to decrease the level of noise. Because of the low speed, the programme duration is long.
4) With this programme you can wash a load with fresh soil. It gives good washing results in a short time.
5) This is the standard programme for test institutes. With this programme you have the most efficient use of water and energy consumption for crockery and cutlery with normal soil.
6) With this programme you can wash a load with mixed soil. Very heavy soil in the lower basket and normal soil in the upper basket. The water pressure and the water temperature in the lower basket are higher than in the upper basket.

7) Use this programme to quickly rinse the dishes. This prevents the remaining food to bond on the dishes and bad odours to come out from the appliance. Do not use detergent with this programme.

Consumption values

Programme1)	Duration (min)	Energy (kWh)	Water (l)
Automatic	80 - 140	0.8 - 1.4	8 - 16
70° Pro	140 - 160	1.2 - 1.4	11 - 13
Extra silent	190 - 210	1.0 - 1.1	8 - 9
60° Quick	30	0.7	8
50° Energy	160 - 180	0.8 - 0.9	8 - 9
50 Minutes	50 - 60	1.0 - 1.1	10 - 11
ProZone	130 - 150	1.3 - 1.4	13 - 14
45° Glass	70 - 80	0.7	9 - 10
Prewash	10	0.005	4

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 programme duration and the consumption values.

Information for test institutes

For all the necessary information for test performance, send an email to:

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Write down the product number (PNC) that is on the rating plate.

OPTIONS

MENU OPTION

Menu	Submenu	Description of the option
Multitab	On Off	Activate this option only when you use the combi detergent tablets. These tablets contain detergent, rinse aid and other added agents.
Extra hygiene	On Off	This option gives better results for the hygiene. During the rinsing phase, the temperature stays at 70 °C for 10 to 14 minutes.
ProBoost	On BOff B	This option increases the water pressure by 40% and gives better washing results when the dishes are very dirty.
Settings	Language English (Different languages are available).	To set the language of the messages in the display.
	Sound volume On ≦ Off ≦ (5 levels are available).	To adjust the volume of the acoustic signals. Level 0 = volume off
	Time	Set the time.
	Brightness (10 levels are available).	To increase or decrease the brightness of the display. Factory setting: 10
	Contrast (10 levels are available).	Increase or decrease the contrast between messages and display. Factory setting: 6
	Reset settings	Go back to the factory setting.
	Water hardness (10 levels are available).	To adjust electronically the level of the water softener. Factory setting: 5
	Rinse aid On Off	To activate the rinse aid dispenser. (Only when the multi-tab option is on).
	Back	To go back to the menu option.
Wash guide	Program guide	The display shows information about the programmes.
	Option guide◎	The display shows information about the options.
	Demo mode	Refer to ‘Demo mode’.
	On [DEH]
	Off [OFF]
	Back←	To go back to the menu op-tion.

MULTITAB

Activate or deactivate the multitab option before the start of a programme. You cannot activate or deactivate this option while a programme operates.

Activate this option only when you use the combi detergent tablets.

This option deactivates the flow of rinse aid and salt. The related indicators are off.

The programme duration can increase.

1. Open the menu option.
2. Go to Multitab and activate the option.
3. Press OK to confirm.
4. Press the display touchpad to close the menu option.

The option stays on until you deactivate it. Go to menu option and deactivate the multitab option.

If you stop to use the combi detergent tablets, before you start to use separately detergent, rinse aid and dishwasher salt, do these steps:

1. Deactivate the multitab option.
2. Set the water softener to the highest level.
3. Make sure that the salt container and the rinse aid dispenser are full.
4. Start the shortest programme with a rinsing phase, without detergent and without dishes.
5. Adjust the water softener to the water hardness in your area.
6. Adjust the released quantity of rinse aid.

DEMO MODE

With this option you can simulate a programme.

Factory setting: off.

1. Open the menu option.

2. Go to Demo mode and activate the option. The option is active when you see DEMO in upper left corner of the display.

Deactivate the Demo mode if you want to use the appliance.

BEFORE FIRST USE

1. Activate the appliance.

2. The display shows the default language: Language English.

3. Press OK to confirm.

4. Press one of the menu touchpads to set a different language and then press OK to confirm.

5. The display shows the time message. Press one of the menu touchpads to set the time.

6. Press OK to confirm. The display shows the 'Programs' area.
7. Make sure that the set level of the water softener agrees with the water hard

ness in your area. If not, adjust the water softener. Contact your local water authority to know the water hardness in your area.

1. Fill the salt container.
2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.
3. Open the water tap.
4. Processing residues can stay in the appliance. Start a programme to remove them. Do not use detergent and do not load the baskets.

If you use the combi detergent tablets, activate the multitab option.

ADJUSTING THE WATER SOFTENER

Water hardness				Water softener adjustment
German degrees (°dH)	French degrees (°fH)	mmol/l	Clarke degrees	Manual	Elec- tronic
51 - 70	91 - 125	9.1 - 12.5	64 - 88	2 1)	10
43 - 50	76 - 90	7.6 - 9.0	53 - 63	2 1)	9
37 - 42	65 - 75	6.5 - 7.5	46 - 52	21)	8
29 - 36	51 - 64	5.1 - 6.4	36 - 45	21)	7
23 - 28	40 - 50	4.0 - 5.0	28 - 35	21)	6
19 - 22	33 - 39	3.3 - 3.9	23 - 27	21)	51)
15 - 18	26 - 32	2.6 - 3.2	18 - 22	1	4
11 - 14	19 - 25	1.9 - 2.5	13 - 17	1	3
4 - 10	7 - 18	0.7 - 1.8	5 - 12	1	2
< 4	< 7	< 0.7	< 5	12)	12)

1) Factory position.
2) Do not use salt at this level.

You must adjust the water softener manually and electronically.

Manual adjustment

Turn the water hardness dial to the position 1 or 2.

Electronic adjustment

1. Press the on/off button to activate the appliance.
2. Open the menu option.
3. Go to Settings.

4. Press OK to open the menu.

5. Go to Water hardness.

6. Press OK to confirm.
7. Set the level of the water softener.
8. Press OK to confirm.
9. Press the display touchpad to close the menu option.

FILLING THE SALT CONTAINER

1. Turn the cap counterclockwise and open the salt container.
2. Put 1 litre of water in the salt container (only for the first time).
3. Fill the salt container with dishwasher salt.
4. Remove the salt around the opening of the salt container.
5. Turn the cap clockwise to close the salt container.

CAUTION!

Water and salt can come out from the salt container when you fill it. Risk of corrosion. To prevent it, after you fill the salt container, start a programme.

When it is necessary to fill the salt container, the display shows a message. The message is off while a programme operates.

FILLING THE RINSE AID DISPENSER

1. Press the release button (D) to open the lid (C).
2. Fill the rinse aid dispenser (A), no more than the mark 'max'.
3. Remove the spilled rinse aid with an absorbent cloth to prevent too much foam.
4. Close the lid. Make sure that the release button locks into position.

You can turn the selector of the released quantity (B) between position 1 (lowest quantity) and position 4 (highest quantity).

When it is necessary to fill the rinse aid dispenser, the display shows a message. The message is off while a programme operates.

DAILY USE

1. Open the water tap.

2. Press the on/off button to activate the appliance.

3. If the display shows the salt message, fill the salt container.

4. If the display shows the rinse aid message, fill the rinse aid dispenser.

USING THE DETERGENT

SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME

Starting a programme without delay start

1. Open the water tap.
2. Press the on/off button to activate the appliance.
3. Close the appliance door.
4. Set the programme and options

5. Press the OK touchpad, the programme starts.

6. The start of the programme does not automatically occur if the salt container and the rinse aid dispenser are empty. The related messages show in the display. Press the OK touchpad again.

Starting a programme with delay start

1. Set the programme and the options.
2. Set the delay start.

3. Press the OK touchpad, the countdown starts.

4. Load the baskets.

5. Add the detergent.

6. Set and start the correct programme for the type of load and the degree of soil.

7. Press the release button (B) to open the lid (C).

8. Put the detergent in the compartment (A).
9. If the programme has a prewash phase, put a small quantity of detergent on the inner part of the appliance door.
10. If you use detergent tablets, put the tablet in the compartment (A).

11. Close the lid. Make sure that the release button locks into position.

12. The start of the countdown does not automatically occur if the salt container and the rinse aid dispenser are empty. The related messages show in the display. Press the OK touchpad again.

13. When the countdown is completed, the programme starts.

Opening the door while the appliance operates

If you open the door, the appliance stops. When you close the door, the appliance continues from the point of interruption.

Cancelling the delay start while the countdown operates

1. Press the cancel touchpad.
2. The display shows how to operate to cancel the delay start.
3. Press the OK touchpad, the set programme starts.

Cancelling the programme

1. Press the cancel touchpad.

2. The display shows how to operate to cancel the programme.

Make sure that there is detergent in the detergent dispenser before you start a new programme.

At the end of the programme

When the programme is completed, an intermittent acoustic signal operates and the display shows a message.

1. Press the on/off button to deactivate the appliance.
2. Close the water tap.

If you do not press the on/off button, the AUTO OFF device automatically deactivates the appliance after some minutes. This helps to decrease the energy consumption.

• Let the dishes become cold before you remove them from the appliance. Hot dishes can be easily damaged.
• First remove the items from the lower basket, then from the upper basket.
• There can be water on the sides and on the door of the appliance. Stainless steel becomes cool more quickly than the dishes.

HINTS AND TIPS

THE WATER SOFTENER

Hard water contains a high quantity of minerals that can cause damage to the appliance and bad washing results. The water softener neutralises these minerals. The dishwasher salt keeps the water softener clean and in good conditions. It is important to set the right level of the water softener. This makes sure that the water softener uses the correct quantity of dishwasher salt and water.

LOADING THE BASKETS

Refer to the supplied leaflet with examples of the load of the baskets.

• Only use the appliance to wash items that are dishwasher-safe.
• Do not put in the appliance items made of wood, horn, aluminium, pewter and copper.
• Do not put in the appliance items that can absorb water (sponges, household cloths).
• Remove remaining food from the items.
• Make soft the remaining burned food on the items.
• Put hollow items (cups, glasses and pans) with the opening down.
• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not bond together. Mix spoons with other cutlery.
• Make sure that glasses do not touch other glasses.
• Put small items in the cutlery basket.
• Put light items in the upper basket. Make sure that the items do not move.
• Make sure that the spray arms can move freely before you start a programme.

USING SALT, RINSE AID AND DETERGENT

• Only use salt, rinse aid and detergent for dishwasher. Other products can cause damage to the appliance.

• The rinse aid helps, during the last rinsing phase, to dry the dishes without streaks and stains.

• Combi detergent tablets contain detergent, rinse aid and other added agents. Be sure that these tablets are applicable to the water hardness in your area. Refer to the instructions on the packaging of the products.

• Detergent tablets do not fully dissolve with short programmes. To prevent detergent residues on the tableware, we recommend that you use the tablets with long programmes.

Do not use more than the correct quantity of detergent. Refer to the instructions on the detergent packaging.

BEFORE STARTING A PROGRAMME

Make sure that:

• The filters are clean and correctly installed.
• The spray arms are not clogged.
• The position of the items in the baskets is correct.
• The programme is applicable for the type of load and for the degree of soil.
• The correct quantity of detergent is used.
• There is dishwasher salt and rinse aid (unless you use combi detergent tablets).
• The cap of the salt container is tight.

CARE AND CLEANING

WARNING!

Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.

Dirty filters and clogged spray arms decrease the washing results.
Make a check regularly and, if necessary, clean them.

CLEANING THE FILTERS

1. Turn the filter (A) counterclockwise and remove it.
2. To disassemble the filter (A), pull apart (A1) and (A2).
3. Remove the filter (B).
4. Wash the filters with water.
5. Put the filter (B) to its initial position. Make sure that it assembles correctly under the two guides (C).
6. Assemble the filter (A) and put it into position in filter (B). Turn it clockwise until it locks.

An incorrect position of the filters can cause bad washing results and damage to the appliance.

CLEANING THE SPRAY ARMS

Do not remove the spray arms.

If the holes in the spray arms are clogged, remove remaining parts of soil with a thin pointed object.

EXTERNAL CLEANING

Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth.

Only use neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads or solvents.

TROUBLESHOOTING

The appliance does not start or it stops during operation.

First try to find a solution to the problem (refer to the table). If not, contact the Service.

With some problems, an intermittent acoustic signals operates and the display shows a message.

WARNING!

Deactivate the appliance before you make the checks.

Problem	Possible cause	Possible solution
The programme does not start.	The mains plug is not connected in the mains socket.	Connect the mains plug.
	The appliance door is open. The display shows the message Close the door.	Close the appliance door.
	You did not press the OK touchpad.	Press the OK touchpad.
	The fuse in the fuse box is damaged.	Replace the fuse.
	The delay start is set.	Cancel the delay start or wait for the end of the count-down.
The appliance does not fill with water.	The water tap is closed.	Open the water tap.
	The water pressure is too low.	Contact your local water authority.
	The water tap is clogged or there is limescale on it.	Clean the water tap.
	The filter in the water inlet hose is clogged.	Clean the filter.
	The water inlet hose has a kink or a bend.	Make sure that the position of the hose is correct.
	The anti-flood device is on. There are water leakages in the appliance.	Close the water tap and contact the Service.
The appliance does not drain the water.	The sink spigot is clogged.	Clean the sink spigot.
	The water drain hose has a kink or a bend.	Make sure that the position of the hose is correct.

After the checks are completed, activate the appliance. The programme continues from the point of interruption.

If the problem occurs again, contact the Service.

If the display shows other alarm codes, contact the Service.

IF THE WASHING AND DRYING RESULTS ARE NOT SATISFACTORY

Whitish streaks or bluish layers on glasses and dishes

• The released quantity of rinse aid is too much. Adjust the rinse aid selector to a lower position.
• The quantity of detergent is too much.

Stains and dry water drops on glasses and dishes

• The released quantity of rinse aid is not sufficient. Adjust the rinse aid selector to a higher position.
• The quality of the detergent can be the cause.

Dishes are wet

• The programme is without a drying phase or with a low temperature drying phase.
• The rinse aid dispenser is empty.

• The quality of the rinse aid can be the cause.

• The quality of the combi detergent tablets can be the cause. Try a different brand or activate the rinse aid dispenser and use rinse aid together with the combi detergent tablets.

Refer to 'HINTS AND TIPS' for other possible causes.

Activating the rinse aid dispenser with the multitab option activated

1. Press the on/off button to activate the appliance.
2. Open the menu option.
3. Go to Settings.
4. Press OK to open the menu.
5. Go to Rinse aid and activate the rinse aid dispenser.
6. Press OK to confirm.
7. Press the display touchpad to close the menu option.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Dimensions	Width / Height / Depth (mm)	546 / 759 / 571
Electrical connection	Refer to the rating plate.
	Voltage	220-240 V
	Frequency	50 Hz
Water supply pressure	Min. / max. (bar / MPa)	(0.5 / 0.05) / (8 / 0.8)
Water supply 1)	Cold water or hot water2)	max. 60 °C
Capacity	Place settings	12
Power consumption	Left-on mode	0.10 W
	Off-mode	0.10 W

1) Connect the water inlet hose to a water tap with a 3/4'' thread.
2) If the hot water comes from alternative sources of energy, (e.g. solar panels, aeolian energy), use the hot water supply to decrease energy consumption.

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

Recycle the materials with the symbol

Put the packaging in applicable containers to recycle it.

Help protect the environment and human health and to recycle waste of electrical

and electronic appliances. Do not dispose appliances marked with the symbol with the household waste. Return the product to your local recycling facility or contact your municipal office.

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