Zanussi FLE 1416 W, FLE 1116 W, FLE 1016 W, FLE 1216 W User Manual

WASHING MACHINE

FLE 1016 W

FLE 1116 W

FLE 1216 W

FLE 1416 W

AQUACYCLE 1000

132996290

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

GB

Important Safety Information

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant warnings.

These warnings have been provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Installation

●This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.

●It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

●All packing and transit bolts must be removed before use. Serious damage can occur to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in instructions.

●Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person.

●Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

●Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

●If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely.

Child Safety

●This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the product.

●Pets and children have been known to climb into washing machines. Please check your drum before use.

●The glass door becomes very hot during the washing cycle. Keep children away from the vicinity of the appliance whilst it is in operation.

●Keep all packaging well away from children.

●Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

Use

●Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use.

●Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section in the instruction book.

●Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. If in doubt, consult the care label on the clothes.

●Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty and buttons and zips are fastened. Avoid washing frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed.

●Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine.

●Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine.

●Wash small items such as socks, laces, washable belts etc in a washing bag or pillow case as it is possible for such items to slip down between the tub and the inner drum.

●Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.

●As some duvets and eiderdowns should be washed in large commercial machines because of their bulk, please check with the manufacturer of the item before washing in a domestic machine.

●Leave the porthole door slightly ajar between washes to preserve the door seal.

●Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Zanussi Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine Zanussi spare parts.

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Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information	2
Your New Washing Machine	4
Description of the Appliance	5
Door locked light	5
Detergent dispenser drawer	5
Child safety feature	5
The Control Panel	6-8
Operating sequence	9-11
Load the laundry	9
Measure out the detergent	9
Measure out the fabric softener	9
Switch the machine on	9
Select the required programme/fabric	9
Select the temperature	9
Select the spin speed or the RINSE HOLD option	10
Select the desired options	10
Start the programme	10
How to change a programme during its cycle	10
How to cancel a programme during its cycle	11
How to open the door during the cycle of
a programme	11
End of programme	11
Washing Hints	12-13
Which detergent?....	13
And in which form?	13
Wash Care Symbols	14
Washing Programmes	15
Maintenance and Cleaning	16-17
Descaling	16
After each wash	16
Maintenance Wash	16
External cleaning	16
Cleaning the dispenser drawer	16
Cleaning the drawer recess	16
Cleaning the filter	16
The dangers of freezing	17

Something Not Working	18-19
Service and Spare Parts	19
Guarantee Conditions	20
Zanussi Service Force	21-22

For the Installer

Installation Instructions	23
Technical Specifications	23
Unpacking	24
Positioning	24
Water inlet	24
Water drainage	25
Levelling	26
Special conditions	26
In the interest of the environment	26
Electrical connection	27

Guide to use the Instruction Book

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:

Safety instructions

Hints and tips Environmental information

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Your New Washing Machine

Your new washing machine meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption.

●Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C before draining, with the 90°C programme. This reduces thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent creasing.

●The special wool programme with its new delicate wash system treats your woollens with extreme care.

●The anti-unbalance device ensures that the washing machine remains stable when spinning.

Ecological hints

To save water and energy and help protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these hints:

●Normally soiled laundry may be washed without prewashing in order to save detergent, water and time (the environment is protected too!).

●The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded.

●With adequate pre-treatment, stains and limited soiling can be removed; the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature.

●Measure out detergent according to the water hardness, the degree of soiling and the quantity of laundry being washed.

In the interest of the environment

●Materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.

●Check with your local Council or Environmental Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area for re-cycling this appliance.

●When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the power supply cable and make the door lock device unusable to prevent young children from being trapped inside.

●Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance.

How do we help to protect the environment? We use recycled paper!

Important

Your machine is fitted with a balance control device, which ensures the machine is stable during the spin.

If the wash load appears not to have been spun sufficiently at the end of the wash cycle, because it is not evenly distributed in the drum, the balance control device may have operated. It will therefore be necessary to redistribute the wash load manually and select a spin programme. For more detailed information see the section headed “Something Not Working”.

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Description of the Appliance

1Detergent dispenser drawer

2Control panel

3Door locked light

4Door opening handle

5Filter

6Adjustable feet

Door locked light

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It stays on during the whole programme indicating that the door is locked.

When the light goes out, the door can be opened (see page 11).

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Main wash

Fabric softener

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The Control Panel

ON/OFF

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1 ON/OFF button

Press this button to switch the washing machine on. Press the ON/OFF button again to switch the machine off.

2 MAINS-ON light

This light is connected to the ON/OFF button. It lights up when you press the button, and goes out when you press it again.

3 FABRICS button

Press this button repeatedly to select the programme on the basis of the type of laundry to be washed. The light relevant to the selected programme will light up. The washing machine will propose a temperature and automatically select the maximum spin value provided for the programme you have chosen. You can change these values by operating buttons 4 and 5.

4 TEMPERATURE button

Press this button repeatedly to increase or decrease the temperature, if you want your laundry to be washed at a temperature different from the one proposed by the washing machine. The relevant light will light up. Maximum temperatures are 90°C for cotton, 60°C for synthetic fabrics, 40°C for delicate fabrics and wool.

Important!

By pressing the TEMPERATURE and SPIN SPEED buttons simultaneously, the acoustic signal at the end of the cycle is deactivated.

By pressing these 2 buttons again the acoustic signal is reactivated.

5 SPIN SPEED button

Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if you want your laundry to be spun at a speed different from the one proposed by the washing machine. The relevant light will light up.

Maximum speeds are:

•for cotton: 1,400, 1,200, 1,100 or 1,000 rpm depending on the model;

•for synthetic fabrics and wool: 900 rpm;

•for delicate fabrics: 700 rpm.

RINSE HOLD position : when you choose this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to wrinkle the laundry.

At the end of the cycle, the START/PAUSE button light will flash and the light on the programme phase indicator remains lit, to indicate that the water must be drained.

To complete the cycle, choose one of the following options:

•Draining and spin:

-Press the START/PAUSE button. The machine will drain the water, then spin the laundry at the maximum speed provided for the selected programme.

-Select spin speed by means of button 5, and press the START/PAUSE button.

•Drain only

-Press the SKIP/RESET button once, so as to cause

the DRAIN light to light up, then press the START/PAUSE button.

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Important! If you accidentally press the SKIP/RESET button more than once, the memory will be cleared. To cause the washing machine to drain the water, select any washing programme by means of the FABRIC button, then press SKIP/RESET three times in order to select the DRAIN position (only the DRAIN light will remain lit).

6 OPTIONS button

Press this button to select the following options:

•PREWASH: select this option if you wish your laundry to be prewashed before the main wash (not available for wool).

The prewash ends with a short spin at 650 rpm in programmes for cotton and synthetic fabrics, whereas in the programme for delicate fabrics the water is only drained.

•SUPER RINSE: this option can be selected with all programmes except the wool programme.

The machine performs 4 rinses instead of 3. This option is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents, and in areas where the water is very soft.

•QUICK WASH: for laundry that is only slightly soiled (not for wool).

The washing time will be reduced according to the type of fabric and the selected temperature.

The PREWASH and QUICK WASH options cannot be selected together.

7 START/PAUSE button

This button has three functions:

•Start: after you have selected the desired programme and options, press this button to start the washing machine. The light above the button will stop flashing and remain lit.

•Pause: when you press this button again, the programme in progress is interrupted. The light above the button will start flashing. To restart the programme, press the button again.

When you PAUSE the cycle, the DOOR LOCKED light goes out, and it becomes possible to open the door, provided

•the washing machine is not in the heating phase beyond 40°C;

•the level of the water is not high;

•the drum is not turning.

Important! You must set the washing machine to PAUSE before you make any change in the programme in progress.

•Draining of water and spinning after the execution of programmes with the RINSE HOLD option.

8 SKIP/RESET button

This button performs two functions:

-Clears the memory

-Selects special programmes

At the end of every programme the RESET button must be pressed once or repeatedly to clear the programme memory. All the programme phase indicator lights must be off.

If the previous programme is not cleared, an audible signal will sound, when you switch the machine on.

Selecting a special programme:

A wash programme must be selected in the normal way. (START button not pressed)

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A normal wash cycle consists of the following phases, Wash - Rinses - Spin and is confirmed by the illumination of the corresponding LED,s.

PREWASH

WASH

RINSES

RINSE HOLD

SPIN

DRAIN

CLOGGED FILTER

END

To select rinse & spin, press the SKIP button once, the wash LED goes out.

To select spin only, press the SKIP button twice. The wash & rinse LED,s go out.

To select Drain, press the SKIP button three times, the wash - rinse - spin LED,s go out.

If you wish to cancel or advance the running programme to the required phase, PAUSE the cycle and then press the SKIP button as previously described.

9 Programme phase indicator lights

When you select a programme, the lights relevant to the phases that form the programme light up.

After you have started the programme, only the light relevant to the phase that is currently being carried out will remain lit.

At the end of the cycle the light will illuminate. If at the end of the programme the light comes on,

this means that the drain filter must be cleaned (see page 17).

The END light flashes if there are operating problems. At the same time one of the following lights comes on indicating the type of problem:

: problem with the water supply

: problem with water draining

: door open

See paragraph “Something Not Working”.

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Operating Sequence

Before the first wash, we recommend that you run a cotton cycle at 60°C, without any laundry in the machine, to remove any manufacturing residue from the drum and tub.

Pour 1/2 a measure of detergent into the main wash compartment of the dispenser drawer and start the machine.

1.Load the laundry

Open the door.

Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible.

Close the door.

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4. Switch the machine on

Press the ON/OFF button to switch the machine on. The light above the button will light up.

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5.Select the desired programme/ fabric

Press the FABRICS button repeatedly, in order to select the desired programme/fabric. The relevant light will light up.

The lights relevant to the phases that form the programme will light up.

The START/PAUSE button light will start flashing.

2.Measure out the detergent

Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops. Measure out the amount of detergent required and pour it into the main wash compartment .

If you wish to carry out the prewash, pour detergent into the appropriate compartment marked .

3.Measure out the fabric softener

If required, pour fabric softener into the compartment marked , without exceeding the «MAX» mark.

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Close the drawer gently.

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DELICATES

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6. Select the temperature

Press the TEMPERATURE button if you wish to select a temperature value different from the one proposed by the washing machine.

The relevant light will light up.

90°C

60°C

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