ZDT15003 - Dishwasher ZANUSSI - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL ZDT15003 ZANUSSI

Koud water of warm water

Subject to change without notice.

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully

read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not re-

sponsible if an incorrect installation and use causes inju-

ries and damages. Always keep the instructions with the

appliance for future reference.

Children and vulnerable people safety

Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent

• 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

This appliance must be installed by a

qualified or competent person.

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Do not install or use the appliance where the tempera-

ture is less than 0 °C.

• Obey the installation instruction supplied with the ap-

• Make sure that the appliance is installed below and ad-

jacent to safe structures.

• 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

• 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.

• If the water inlet hose is damaged, immediately discon-

nect the mains plug from the mains socket. Contact

Service to replace the water inlet hose.

Electrical connection

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

• 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 electri-

cian to change a damaged mains cable.

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• 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 appli-

ance. Always pull the mains plug.

• Use this appliance in a household environment.

• 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 supervi-

sion 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

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 appli-

• The appliance can release hot steam if you open the

door while a programme operates.

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.

Customer Care and Service

Contact the Service to repair the appliance. We recom-

mend only the use of original spare parts.

When you contact the Service, ensure that you have the

following information that is available on the rating plate.

I Indicators Description

Salt indicator. This indicator is off while the programme operates.

Programme phases Duration

Crockery and cutlery

Crockery and cutlery

Programme phases Duration

Normal or light soil

Delicate crockery and

1) The water pressure and temperature, the variations of the mains supply, the options and the quantity of dishes can change the

programme duration and the consumption values.

2) 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.

3) With this programme you can wash a load with fresh soil. It gives good washing results in a short time.

4) 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. Refer to the supplied leaflet for test information.

This function deactivates the flow of rinse aid and salt.

The salt indicator is off.

The programme duration can increase.

Activating the multitab function

Activate or deactivate the multitab function before

the start of a programme. You cannot activate or de-

activate this function while a programme operates.

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

2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode. Refer

to ‘SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME'.

3. Press and hold function buttons (D D

same time until the multitab indicator comes on.

The function stays on until you deactivate it. Press

and hold function buttons (D D

time until the multitab indicator goes off.

If you stop to use the combi detergent tablets, before you

start to use separately detergent, rinse ai

salt, do these steps:

1. Deactivate the multitab function.

2. Set the water softener to the highest level.

3. Make sure that the salt container and the rinse aid

4. Start the shortest programme with a rinsing phase,

without detergent and without dishes.

5. Adjust the water softener to the water hardness in

6. Adjust the released quantity of rinse aid.

The acoustic signals operate in these conditions:

• The programme is completed.

• The level of the water softener is adjusted electronical-

• The appliance has a malfunction.

Factory setting: on. You can deactivate the acoustic

Deactivating the acoustic signals

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

2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode. Refer

to ‘SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME’.

same time until the indicators of function buttons (A A

• The end indicator comes on.

5. Press function button (C C

). The end indicator goes off,

the acoustic signals are deactivated.

6. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.

Activating the acoustic signals

1. Refer to ‘Deactivating the acoustic signals’, step (1)

• The end indicator is off.

3. Press function button (C C

). The end indicator comes

on, the acoustic signals are active.

4. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.

1. Make sure that the set level of the water softener

agrees with the water hardness in your area. If not,

adjust the water softener. Contact your local water au-

thority to know the water hardness in your area.

2. Fill the salt container.

3. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.

4. Open the water tap.

5. 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 function. These tablets contain detergent,

rinse aid and other added agents. Be sure that these tab-

lets are applicable to the water hardness in your area. Re-

fer to the instructions on the packaging of the products.

Adjusting 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. Refer to the table to adjust the water

softener to the right level. It makes sure that the water

softener uses the correct quantity of dishwasher salt and

You must adjust the water softener manually and

2) Do not use salt at this level.

Turn the water hardness

dial to the position 1 or 2.

E Electronic adjustment

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

2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode. Refer

to ‘SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME’.

same time until the indicators of function buttons (A A

• Intermittent acoustic signals operate and the end

indicator flashes showing the setting of the water

– The number of flashes of the end indicator and

the number of the acoustic signals show the

level of the water softener.

Example: 5 acoustic signals and 5 flashes +

pause + 5 acoustic signals and 5 flashes = level

5. Press function button (A A

) again and again to change

the setting. Each time you press function button (A A

you go to the next level.

6. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.

Filling the salt container

Only use dishwasher salt. Other products

can cause damage to the appliance.

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.

Put 1 litre of water in the

salt container (only for the

Only use rinse aid for dishwashers. Other

products can cause damage to the appliance.

The rinse aid, during the last rinsing phase, helps to

dry the dishes without streaks and stains.

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To adjust the released

quantity of rinse aid, turn

the selector between posi-

tion 1 (lowest quantity)

and position 4 (highest

1. Open the water tap.

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

Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode. Refer

to ’SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME’.

3. Load the baskets.

4. Add the detergent.

5. Set and start the correct programme for the type of

Refer to the supplied leaflet with examples of the

load of the baskets.

• Only use the appliance to wash items that are dish-

• 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

• Make sure that cutlery and dishes do not bond togeth-

er. 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

• Make sure that the spray arms can move freely before

Use only detergents for dishwashers.

Do not use more than the correct quantity of deter-

gent. Refer to the instructions on the detergent

tablet in compartment (A A

A B If the programme has a

prewash phase, put a

small quantity of detergent

Detergent tablets do not fully dissolve with short

programmes and detergent residues can stay on the

We recommend that you use detergent tablets with long

S Setting and starting a programme

The appliance must be in setting mode to accept some

The appliance is in setting mode when, after the activa-

• All the programme indicators come on.

If the control panel shows other conditions, press and

hold function buttons (B B

) at the same time until

the appliance is in setting mode.

Starting a programme without delay start

1. Open the water tap.

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

Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode.

3. Press the button of the programme you want to set.

• The related programme indicator stays on.

• All the other programme indicators go off.

4. Close the appliance door. The programme starts.

Starting a programme with delay start

1. Set the programme.

2. Press the delay button again and again until the indi-

cator of the number of hours you want to set comes

on. You can set 3, 6 or 9 hours.

• The delay indicator comes on.

3. Close the appliance door. The countdown starts.

When the countdown is completed, the programme

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 inter-

Cancelling the delay start

time until the delay indicator goes off and all the pro-

gramme indicators come on.

When you cancel a delay start, the appliance goes

back to setting mode. You have to set the pro-

Cancelling the programme

time until all the programme indicators come on.

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 acous-

tic signal operates.

1. Open the appliance door. The end indicator is on.

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

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3. Close the water tap.

• For better drying results, keep the appliance door ajar

• 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

There can be water on the sides and on the door of

the appliance. Stainless steel becomes cool more

quickly than the dishes.

Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance and discon-

nect the mains plug from the mains socket.

Dirty filters and clogged spray arms decrease the

Make a check regularly and, if necessary, clean them.

Cleaning the filters

), turn the handle coun-

terclockwise and remove.

Pull apart filter (B B

). Wash the filters with

the filter with water.

position. Make sure that it

Assemble filters (B B

). Put them into position

dle clockwise until it

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 remain-

ing parts of soil with a thin pointed object.

Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth.

Only use neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive prod-

ucts, abrasive cleaning pads or solvents.

The appliance does not start or it stops during operation.

First try to find a solution to the problem (refer to the ta-

ble). If not, contact the Service.

With some problems, some indicators flash continuously

and/or intermittently at the same time to show

• The end indicator flashes 1 time intermittently.

The appliance does not fill with water.

• The indicator of the set programme flashes continu-

• The end indicator flashes 2 times intermittently.

The appliance does not drain the water.

• The indicator of the set programme flashes continu-

• The end indicator flashes 3 times intermittently.

The anti-flood device is on.

Deactivate the appliance before you make

Problem Possible cause Possible solution

The programme does not

The mains plug is not connected in the

Connect the mains plug.

The appliance door is open. Close the appliance door.

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

The appliance does not fill

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 lime-

Clean the water tap.

The filter in the water inlet hose is clog-

The water inlet hose has a kink or a

Make sure that the position of the hose is

The anti-flood device is on. There are

water leakages in the appliance.

Close the water tap and contact the Serv-

The appliance does not drain

The sink spigot is clogged. Clean the sink spigot.

The water drain hose has a kink or a

Make sure that the position of the hose is

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 other alarm codes show, contact the Service.

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The washing results and drying results are not satisfactory

Problem Possible cause Possible solution

The dishes are not clean. The filters are clogged. Clean the filters.

The filters are not correctly assembled

Make sure that the filters are correctly as-

sembled and installed.

The spray arms are clogged. Remove remaining soil with a thin pointed

The programme was not applicable for

the type of load and soil.

Make sure that the programme is applica-

ble for the type of load and soil.

Incorrect position of the items in the

baskets. Water could not wash all items.

Make sure that the position of the items in

the baskets is correct and that the water

can easily wash all items.

The spray arms could not turn freely. Make sure that the position of the items in

the baskets is correct and does not cause

the blockage of the spray arms.

The quantity of detergent was not suffi-

Make sure that you add the correct quan-

tity of detergent in the dispenser before

you start a programme.

There was no detergent in the detergent

Make sure that you add detergent in the

dispenser before you start a programme.

Limescale particles on the

The salt container is empty. Make sure that there is dishwasher salt in

The set level of the water softener is in-

Make sure that the set level of the water

softener agrees with the water hardness in

The cap of the salt container is loose. Tighten the cap.

Whitish streaks and stains or

bluish layers on glasses and

The released quantity of rinse aid is too

Decrease the released quantity of rinse aid

The quantity of detergent was too much. Make sure that you add the correct quan-

tity of detergent in the dispenser before

you start a programme.

Dry water drop stains on

The released quantity of rinse aid was

Increase the released quantity of rinse aid.

The quality of the detergent can be the

Try a different brand of detergent.

The dishes are wet. • The programme had no drying phase.

• The programme had a low tempera-

For better drying results, keep the door

ajar for some minutes.

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Problem Possible cause Possible solution

The dishes are wet and matt. The rinse aid dispenser is empty. Make sure that there is rinse aid in the

rinse aid dispenser.

The quality of the rinse aid can be the

Try a different brand of rinse aid.

The quality of the combi detergent tab-

lets can be the cause.

• Try a different brand of combi deter-

• Activate the rinse aid dispenser and

use the rinse aid together with the

combi detergent tablets.

Activating the rinse aid dispenser with the multitab

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

2. Make sure that the appliance is in setting mode. Refer

to ‘SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME'.

3. Press and hold function buttons (B B

same time until the indicators of function buttons (A A

• The end indicator is off.

5. Press function button (B B

) to change the setting.

• The end indicator comes on. The rinse aid dis-

6. Deactivate the appliance to confirm.

7. Adjust the released quantity of rinse aid.

8. Fill the rinse aid dispenser.

Technical information

Electrical connection Refer to the rating plate.

Cold water or hot water

max. 60 °C Capacity Place settings 12

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

Environment concerns

The symbol on the product or on its packaging

indicates that this product may not be treated as

household waste. Instead it should be taken to the

appropriate collection point for the recycling of electrical

and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential

negative consequences for the environment and human

health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate

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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.

• Discard correctly the packaging material. Recycle the

materials with the symbol

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