AEG L1246EL, L1046EL User Manual
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1046EL
LAVAMAT 1046 EL
LAVAMAT 1246 EL
Washing Machine
Instruction Booklet
PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION
Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular
attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and
pass it on to any future owners.
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) emphasize information that is particularly important for your safety or correct
functioning of the appliance.
This symbol guides you, step by step, in the operation of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instructions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the
machine are marked with the clover symbol.
Should any problems arise, this booklet provides instructions on how to
solve them by yourself; see section “Something not working?”.
If this information is not sufficient, please contact our nearest SERVICE
CENTRE (address and telephone numbers are indicated on the enclosed
leaflet).
Printed on recycled paper.
People who think ecologically, act accordingly…
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Contents
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tips for environmental protection
Main features of your washing machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Description of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Programme selector dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
START/PAUSE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DELAY START button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programme Option buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
PREWASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
STAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SENSITIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SOAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
QUICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
SPIN SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
RINSE HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Programme progress display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cancelling a programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Altering a programme which is running. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Opening the door after the programme has started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Before the first wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Preparing the wash cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sorting out and preparing the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Which detergent and additive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
How much detergent?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Liquid detergent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding a water softener (descaling product) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Information on water hardness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Contents
How to wash
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Load the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Add detergent and additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Selection of the desired wash programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Selection of the desired options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Selection of the SPIN SPEED or RINSE HOLD option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Selection of the EXTRA RINSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selection of the DELAY START option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Starting the programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
At the end of the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Programme charts: wash and special programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
After each wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Periodical cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door seal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Drain filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Water inlet filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Emergency emptying out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Frost precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Something not working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-33
Unsatisfactory washing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Instructions for installation and electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety instructions for the installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Dimensions of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Front view and side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Levelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Water inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Water drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Permanent connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
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Safety instructions
The safety of AEG/ELECTROLUX appliances complies with the industry
standards and with legal requirements on the safety of appliances.
However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to provide the following safety notes.
General safety
• Repairs to the machine must be carried out only by qualified personnel. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons could cause serious
danger. Contact your local AEG/ELECTROLUX Service Force Centre.
• Never start the machine if the electrical supply cable is damaged or
the control panel or worktop are so damaged that inner components
can be reached.
• Unplug the appliance before carrying out any cleaning or maintenance operations.
• Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself.
• Never spray the machine with a jet of water. Danger of electric shock!
• During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get
hot. Do not touch it!
• Let the water cool down before carrying out emergency emptying or
before opening the door in an emergency.
• Small animals can gnaw electric wires and water hoses causing electrocution hazard and damage due to water leaks.
Positioning, connection, starting up
• Follow the instructions for positioning and connection.
• Carry out a first wash without laundry (COTTONS 95, with half the
amount of detergent) in order to remove any manufacturing residue
from the tub and the drum.
• Should the machine be purchased in winter, when temperatures can
be below 0°, leave the appliance for 24 hours at ambient temperature
before starting it.
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Safety instructions
Child safety
• Children are often not aware of how dangerous electrical appliances
can be. When the machine is working, children should be carefully
supervised and not be allowed to play with the appliance - there is a
risk that they could become trapped inside.
• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.
• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
• Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum.
• When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the electrical supply
cable and destroy the plug with the remaining cable. Disable the door
catch in order to prevent children from becoming trapped inside
while playing.
Proper use
• This appliance is designed for domestic use only. If the machine is
used for any other purposes or is not used correctly, the manufacturer accepts no responsibility for any damage that might occur.
• For safety reasons, the appliance must not be modified.
• Use only detergents suitable for washing machines and follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Garments which have been in contact with flammable solvents
should not be machine washed.
• Do not use your machine for dry cleaning.
• Dyes and bleaching agents may only be used if specifically permitted
by the manufacturer of these products. We cannot be held responsible for any damage.
• Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water tap after use.
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Disposal
Packaging materials
The materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.
>PE<=polyethylene
>PS<=polystyrene
>PP<=polypropylene
This means that they can be recycled by disposing of them properly in
appropriate collection containers.
Machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your
country tidy!
The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over
to the applicable 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 waste
handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of
this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
Tips for environmental protection
To save water, energy and to help protect the environment, we recommend
that you follow these tips:
• Normally soiled laundry may be washed without prewashing in order
to save detergent, water and time (the environment is protected too!).
• Use the energy saving programme when washing normally soiled garments.
• The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded.
• When small loads are washed, use only half to two thirds of the recommended amount of detergent.
• With adequate pre-treatment, stains and limited soiling can be
removed; the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature.
• If the water has a medium or high degree of hardness (starting from
hardness degree II, see “Detergents and additives”) water softeners
must be added.
The amount of detergent can then be adjusted to hardness degree I (= soft).
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Main features of your washing machine
• Programme and temperature setting using the programme selector.
• Stain programme for effectively treating stained washing.
• Energy saving programme for normally soiled cotton items.
• Speed for the final spin can be reduced to 800, 700 or 500 rpm for
model 1046 EL, and to 900, 700 or 500 rpm for model 1246 EL.
• RINSE HOLD: the laundry is left immersed in the final rinse water to
prevent creasing.
• Delay timer: programme start can be delayed up to 23 hours (e.g. to
times with a more economical power rate).
• Programme progress display showing the programme steps selected
and the programme phase which is running.
• Because of its gentle washing action, the special wool cycle washes
your garments with extreme care.
• 3-compartment drawer for detergent and fabric softener.
• Unbalance detection device: to prevent vibration during spinning.
•
The ECO valve allows total use of detergent and reduces water con-
sumption so saving energy.
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Description of the appliance
Drain pump
Door
Control panel
Detergent drawer
Adjustable feet
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A = Option buttons
B = START/PAUSE button
C = Spin speed button
D = Soak button
E = Quick button
F = Delay start button
G = Display
H = Programme progress display
J = Programme selector dial
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Programme selector dial
The programme selector determines
the type of washing cycle (e.g. water
level, drum movement, number of
rinses) and the washing temperature
according to the type of laundry.
The selector dial is divided into 5 sections:
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• Cottons
• Synthetics
• Delicates
• Woollens (hand washing)
• Special programmes
The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise.
Position 95E corresponds to the ENERGY SAVING programme at approx.
67°C for normally soiled laundry, extended washing time (cannot be
combined with QUICK ).
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Description of the appliance
Position at 40°C = Easy to iron.
In this position the laundry is gently washed and spun to avoid any
creasing. In this way ironing is easier.
Position = cold wash
Position = reset programme/switching off
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START/PAUSE button
This button has two functions:
a) Start
After having selected the required programme, press this button to start
the machine. If you have selected the DELAY START option , the
machine starts its hourly countdown.
b) Pause
To interrupt a programme which is running, press the START/PAUSE
button: the corresponding pilot light starts to flash.
To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted,
press the START/PAUSE button again.
DELAY START button
The wash programme can be delayed from 30, 60, 90 minutes and then
by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23 hours.
The button must be pressed after selecting the programme and
before pressing the START/PAUSE button.
The figures indicating the delay appear for about 3 seconds in the display. The duration of the selected wash programme is then displayed.
After depressing the START/PAUSE button, the machine starts its hourly
countdown.
To cancel the preset delay, press the START/PAUSE button, then press
the DELAY START button until the symbol 0 ‘ is displayed.
Then press the START/PAUSE button again.
This function cannot be used with DRAIN , SPIN or DELICATE SPIN
programmes.
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Description of the appliance
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined.
These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and
before depressing the START/PAUSE button.
When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on.
When they are pressed again, the pilot lights go out.
When an incorrect option is selected, the button light flashes for 2 seconds and in the display the Err message appears.
PREWASH
The machine performs a prewash cycle at 30°C max. The prewash cycle
ends with a short spin in programmes for Cotton and Synthetics, and
with emptying of the water without spinning for Delicates.
This option is not available with the wool programme and cannot be
used with SOAK and STAIN .
For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.
Important: By depressing at the same time buttons SPIN SPEED and
the machine will perform an extra rinse (see page 23)
STAIN
To treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended main
wash with time optimised stain action phase, not selectable for delicates,
wool or programmes with temperatures lower than 40°C).
This function cannot be used with SOAK and PREWASH .
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SENSITIVE
By pressing this button the washing intensity will be reduced. The
machine adds one rinse in the programmes for COTTONS and SYNTHETICS. This option cannot be used with EASY IRON . This option is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents and in areas where
the water is very soft.
SOAK
The machine performs a soak of about 30 minutes at 30°C. By pressing
the DELAY START button the soak time can be prolonged up to 10
hours max. After this time the wash cycle will automatically start.
This function cannot be used with WOOL, PREWASH or STAIN
programme.
The soak programme ends with a short spin in programmes for Cotton
and Synthetics, and with emptying of the water without spinning for
Delicates.
Description of the appliance
QUICK
By pressing this button the washing time is reduced. For use when
washing lightly soiled laundry.
This option is not available with the wool and economy programmes
(95E, 60°, 40°-60°MIX).
SPIN SPEED 1046EL 1246EL
Press this button to reduce the maximum speed
of the final speed proposed by the machine for
the selected programme or to select option
(RINSE HOLD).
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The maximum spin speeds are:
Model 1046 EL: 1000 rpm for cotton, synthetics, delicates, wool and handwash;
Model 1246 EL: 1200 rpm for cotton, 900 rpm for synthetics, delicates, wool and handwash.
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RINSE HOLD
By selecting this option, the last rinse water is not emptied out, to
prevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished,
the pilot light (END) on the programme progress display illuminates ,
the pilot light (DOOR) is red to indicate that the door is locked and
the water must be emptied out. The door is locked.
To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:
• select the (DRAIN) programme to empty out the water without
spinning;
• select the
• select the SPIN SPEED and depress the START/PAUSE button.
Warning! The programme selector dial must be turned first to RESET O
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(SPIN/DELICATE SPIN) programmes for spinning;
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or programme.
Display
The display shows the following information:
• Duration of the selected programme (in minutes), calculated automatically on the basis of the maximum recommended load for each type
of fabric.
• When the programme has finished, a steadily lit zero is displayed.
• Delayed start, (23 hours max.) programmed using the special button
. The countdown is updated every hour.
• Alarm code indicating a fault in the machine operation (see page 31).
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Description of the appliance
Programme progress display
By selecting the wash programme, the pilot lights corresponding to the various phases making up the programme come on.
After the machine has started, only the running
phase pilot light stays on. When the programme has
finished, the END pilot light comes on.
PREWASH
WAS H
RINSE
EXTRA RINSE
SPIN
END
OVERDOSAGE
DOOR
When the programme has finished, if the OVERDOSAGE light comes
on, it indicates that too much detergent has been used or that the drain
filter is blocked.
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