AEG L50642VI User Manual

LAVAMAT 50642 VI

Instruction booklet

Washing machine

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Dear Customer

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.

With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional design and cutting edge technology.

Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of excellence.

In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an integral part of our products.

To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most efficiently.

To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.

We wish you much joy with your new appliance.

The following symbols are used in this manual:

Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance

General information and tips

Environmental information

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Contents

Instruction booklet	6
Safety information	6
Product description	9
Detergent dispenser drawer	9
Control panel	10
Indicator pilot lights	10
First use	11
Daily use	11
Laod the laundry	11
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener	11
Select the required programme	12
Select the SPIN speed or the RINSE HOLD option	12
Programme option button	12
Select the STAIN option	13
Select the SUPER QUICK	13
Select the START/PAUSE	13
Select the DELAY START	13
Select an additional rinse	14
Altering an option or a running programme	14
Interrupting a programme	14
Cancelling a programme	14
Opening the door after the programme has started	14
At the end of the programme	15
Washing programmes	16
Programme information	18

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Preparing the wash cycle	19
Sorting out the laundry	19
Temperatures	19
Before loading the laundry	19
Maximum loads	20
Laundry weights	20
Removing stains	21
Detergents and additives	21
Quantity of detergent to be used	22
Degrees of water hardness	22

Care and cleaning	23
Descaling	23
After each wash	23
Maintenance wash	23
External cleaning	23
Detegent dispenser drawer	23
Washing drum	24
Door seal	24
Drain pump	25
Water inlet filter	26
Emergency emptying out	26
Frost precautions	27
What to do if...	28
Techinical Data	31
Consumption value	31

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Installation	32
Unpacking	32
Positioning and levelling	34
Water inlet	34
Water-stop device	35
Water drainage	35
Electrical connection	36
Permanent connection	36
Building-in	37
Preparation and assembly of the door	37

Enviroment concerns	39
Packaging materials	39
Old machine	39
Ecological hints	39

6 Safety information

Instruction booklet

Safety information

Prior to using for the first time

•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. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

•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.

•Before first starting up, check the machine for any damage incurred during transport. Never connect up a damaged machine. If parts are damaged, contact your supplier.

•If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus temperatures: Store the washing machine at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.

General safety

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

•During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it!

•Make sure that small pets do not climb into the drum. To avoid this, please check into the drum before using.

•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.

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

•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.

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•Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones, material without hems or torn material.

•Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use, clean and maintenance.

•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 Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

Installation

•This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed.

•When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre.

•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 the user manual.

•After having installed the appliance, check that it is not pressing or standing on its electrical supply cable, inlet hose and drain hose.

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

•Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after the installation.

•If the appliance is installed in a location subject to frost, please read the “dangers of freezing”chapter.

•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.

Use

•This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed.

•Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. Follow the instructions on each garment label.

•Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual.

•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,

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ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed.

•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.

•Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself.

•Never use the washing machine if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washing machine is accessible.

Child Safety

•This appliance is not intended for use by person (including children) with reduced physical sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for their safety.

•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. To prevent children or pets becoming trapped inside the

drum, the machine incorporates special feature. To activate this device, rotate the button (without pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is horizontal. If necessary use a coin. To disable this device and restore the possibility of closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until the groove is vertical.

Product description

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Product description

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

The ECO valve system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so saving energy.

1	Detergent dispenser drawer																4								Rating plate
	Control panel																								Drain pump
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	Door opening handle																								Adjustable feet
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Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for prewash phase or stain remover .

The prewash detergent is added at the beginning of the wash programme. The stain remover is added at the proper time if the STAIN option is selected.

Compartment for powder or liquid detergent used for main wash. Compartment for liquid addi tives (fabric softener, starch).

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Control panel

Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as the buttons, pilot lights and the display. These are represented by relevant numbers on the following pages.

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	1	Programme selector dial	6	DELAY START button
		Spin reduction button		Indicator pilot lights:
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			7
		STAIN button
	3			7.1	WASHING
		SUPER QUICK button
	4			7.2	END OF CYCLE
	5	START/PAUSE button		7.3	EXTRA RINSE

Programme symbols: Cotton, Prewash, Synthetics, Easy Iron, Delicates, Handwash, Wool, Cold, Delicate Rinses, Drain, Spin,

Refresh, Eco: Energy Saving Programme.

Keys symbols: Spin Reduction, Rinse Hold, Stain, Super Quick, Start/Pause, Extra Rinse, End of Cycle, Functioning, Delay Start.

Indicator pilot lights (7)

After having pressed the button 5, the FUNCTIONING pilot light (7.1) comes on. When the pilot light 7.1 comes on this means that the machine is operating. When the programme has finished, the END pilot light (7.2) comes on.

When the appliance is performing additional rinses the EXTRA RINSE pilot light (7.3) comes on. To add an additional rinse, please see «Select an additional rinse».

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First Use

Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions.

Remove the polystyrene block and any material from the drum.

Pour 2 litres of water into the main wash compartment of the detergent drawer in order to activate the ECO valve. Then run a cotton cycle at 90° or 95°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 and start the machine.

Daily Use

Load the laundry

1. Open the door by carefully pulling the door handle outwards. Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible.

2.Close the door firmly. You must hear a click during closing.

Attention! Do not embed the laundry between the door and the rubber joint.

Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener

Your new appliance was designed to reduce water, energy and detergent consumption.

1. Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops. Measure out the amount of detergent required, pour it into the main wash compartment and, if you wish to carry out the prewash phase or to perform the stain function, pour the detergent or the stain remover into the compartment marked . If using liquid detergents, a programme without prewash must be selected.

2. If required, pour fabric softener into the compartment marked (the amount used must not exceed the MAX mark in the drawer). Close the drawer gently.

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Select the required programme by turning the programme selector dial (1)

You can choose the right programme for any type of laundry following the descriptions on the washing programme tables (see «Washing Programmes»). Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. 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 pilot light of button 5 starts blinking.

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. Position O to Reset programme/ Switching OFF of the machine.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position O, to switch the machine off.

If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is working, the yellow pilot light of button 5 will blink 3 times to indicate a wrong selection. The machine will not perform the new selected programme.

Select the SPIN speed or the RINSE HOLD option (Button 2)

When the required programme has been selected, your appliance automatically proposes the maximum spin speed provided for that programme.

Press the button 2 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.

RINSE HOLD : by selecting this option the water of the last rinse is not emptied out to prevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished the pilot light 7.2 illuminates, the pilot light of button 5 and the 7.1 pilot light are off and the door is locked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.

To empty the water out please read chapter «At the end of the programme».

Programme option button

Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and before pressing the button 5. When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on. When they are pressed again, the pilot lights go out.

If an incorrect option is selected, the yellow pilot light of the button 5 blinks 3 times.

For the compatibility among the washing programmes and the options see chapter «Washing Programmes».