AEG L60621 User Manual
LAVAMAT L 60621
Der umweltschonende Waschvollautomat
The environmentally friendly washing machine
Benutzerinformation
Instruction booklet
AUS ERFAHRUNG GUT
95
60
50
40
30
60
50
40
40
FRIO
30
40
FRIO
30
FRIO
40
FRIO
ECONOMIA
CENTRIF. DELICADO
CENTRIFUGADO
DESCARGA
SUAVIZANTES
ACLARADOS
L 60688
LAVAMAT
FACIL DE
PLANCHAR
850
700
600
400
PRELAVADO
LAVADO
ACLARADOS
ACLARADO
ADICIONAL
CENTRIFUGADO
FIN
AGUA EN
LA CUBA
MARCHA/
PAUSA
LAVADO
RAPIDO
MANCHAS
SOBRE-
DOSIFICACION
REMOJO
ARRANQUE
RETARDADO
PUERTA
PRELAVADO
SINTETICOS
ALGODON
Y LINO
DELICADOS
LANA
ANULACION/
PARADA
TIEMPO
RESTANTE
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Contents
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Tips for environmental protection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Main features of your washing machine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Description of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Programme selector dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
START/PAUSE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
DELAY START button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Programme Option buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
STAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
QUICK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SOAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PREWASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
SPIN SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
RINSE HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Programme progress display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cancelling a programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Altering a programme which is running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Opening the door after the programme has started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Detergent dispenser drawer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Before the first wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Preparing the wash cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Sorting out and preparing the laundry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Which detergent and additive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
How much detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Liquid detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Adding a water softener (descaling product) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Information on water hardness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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How to wash
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Load the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Add detergent and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Select the desired wash programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Select the desired options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Select the SPIN SPEED or RINSE HOLD option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Select the EXTRA RINSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Select the DELAY START option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Starting the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
At the end of the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Programme charts: wash and special programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
After each wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Periodical cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Door seal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Drain filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Water inlet filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Emergency emptying out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Frost precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Something not working?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75-77
Unsatisfactory washing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Instructions for installation and electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Safety instructions for the installer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Dimensions of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Front view and side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Levelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Water inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Water drainage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Permanent connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Safety instructions
The safety of AEG 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 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 60, 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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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!
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, 600 or 400 rpm.
• RINSE HOLD: the laundry is left immersed in the final rinse water to
prevent creasing.
• Delay timer: programme start can be delayed by 1 to 19 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.
• 4-compartment drawer for detergent, fabric softener and bleaching
agent.
• Unbalance detection device: to prevent vibration during spinning.
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Description of the appliance
Front view
53
Waschmittelschublade
Bedienblende
Einfülltür
Flusensieb
höhenverstellbare Füße
95
60
50
40
30
60
50
40
40
FRIO
30
40
FRIO
30
FRIO
40
FRIO
ECONOMIA
CENTRIF. DELICADO
CENTRIFUGADO
DESCARGA
SUAVIZANTES
ACLARADOS
L 60688
LAVAM AT
FACIL DE
PLANCHAR
850
700
600
400
PRELAVADO
LAVADO
ACLARADOS
ACLARADO
ADICIONAL
CENTRIFUGADO
FIN
AGUA EN
LA CUBA
MARCHA/
PAUSA
LAVADO
RAPIDO
MANCHAS
SOBRE-
DOSIFICACION
REMOJO
ARRANQUE
RETARDADO
PUERTA
PRELAVADO
SINTETICOS
ALGODON
Y LINO
DELICADOS
LANA
ANULACION/
PARADA
TIEMPO
RESTANTE
Detergent drawer
Control panel
Door
Drain filter
Adjustable feet
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Control panel
A = Option buttons
B = Spin speed button
C = Display
D = Delay start button
E = START/PAUSE button
F = Programme progress display
G = Programme selector dial
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:
• Cottons (Algodón y lino)
• Synthetics (Sintéticos)
• Delicates (Delicados)
• Woollens (Lana) (hand washing)
• Special programmes
• Reset programme O
The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise.
Position E corresponds to the ENERGY SAVING programme at approx.
67°C for normally soiled laundry, extended washing time (cannot be
combined with QUICK - LAVADO RAPIDO).
ABCDEF G
95
60
50
40
30
60
50
40
40
FRIO
30
40
FRIO
30
FRIO
40
FRIO
ECONOMIA
CENTRIF. DELICADO
CENTRIFUGADO
DESCARGA
SUAVIZANTES
ACLARADOS
FACIL DE
PLANCHAR
1000
800
600
400
PRELAVAD
LAVA D
ACLARADOS
ACLARADO
ADICIONAL
CENTRIFUGADO
FIN
AGUA EN
LA CUBA
MARCHA/
PAUSA
LAVADO
RAPIDO
MANCHAS
SOBRE-
DOSIFICACION
REMOJO
PUERTA
PRELAVADO
SINTETICOS
ALGODON
Y LINO
DELICADOS
LANA
ANULACION/
PARADA
TIEMPO
RESTANTE
ARRANQUE
RETARDADO
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Description of the appliance
95
60
50
40
30
60
50
40
40
FRIO
30
40
FRIO
30
FRIO
40
FRIO
ECONOMIA
CENTRIF. DELICADO
CENTRIFUGADO
DESCARGA
SUAVIZANTES
ACLARADOS
FACIL DE
PLANCHAR
SINTETICOS
ALGODON
Y LINO
DELICADOS
LANA
ANULACION/
PARADA
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Position “Fácil de planchar” 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 FRIO = cold wash
START/PAUSE button (MARCHA/PAUSA)
This button has three functions:
a) Start
After having selected the required programme, press this button to start
the machine. If you have selected the DELAY START option ARRANQUE
RETARDADO, the machine starts its hourly countdown.
b) Pause
To interrupt a programme which is running, press the START/PAUSE but-
ton: the information on the display starts to flash.
To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted,
press the START/PAUSE button again.
c) Empty out water
At the end of a programme which ends with water in the drum (RINSE
HOLD option AGUA EN LA CUBA), press the START/PAUSE button to empty out the water: the machine will empty and spin.
DELAY START button (ARRANQUE RETARDADO)
The wash programme can be delayed from 1 hour up to a maximum of
19 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 alter or cancel the preset delay, press the START/PAUSE button, then
press the DELAY START button until the required time is displayed or, if
you wish to cancel the delay, until the symbol 0 h is displayed.
Then press the START/PAUSE button again.
When the delay is cancelled, the display shows the duration of the wash
programme previously selected.
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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.
STAIN (MANCHAS)
To treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended main
wash with time optimised stain action phase, not selectable for wool or programmes with temperatures lower than 40°C).
This function cannot be used with QUICK, SOAK and PREWASH.
QUICK
(LAVADO RAPIDO)
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 programme and
cannot be used with STAIN.
SOAK (REMOJO)
The machine performs a soak of about 30 minutes at 30°C. By pressing
the DELAY START button ARRANQUE RETARDADO 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.
PREWASH (PRELAVADO)
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 STAINS.
For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.
Important: By depressing at the same time buttons PRELAVADO and
LAVADO RAPIDO the machine will perform an extra rinse (see page 67)
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By depressing at the same time buttons PRELAVADO and MANCHAS the
acoustic signal at the end of programme is switched off.
SPIN SPEED
Press this button to reduce the maximum speed of the final
speed proposed by the machine for the selected programme
or to select option AGUA EN LA CUBA (RINSE HOLD).
The maximum spin speed for cotton is 1000 rpm, for synthetics and wool 800 rpm and for delicates 600 rpm.
RINSE HOLD (AGUA EN LA CUBA)
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 FIN (END) on the programme progress display illuminates to
indicate that the water must be emptied out.
To empty out water:
• press the START/PAUSE button: after emptying, the machine performs
the spin cycle required for the type of wash selected;
• select the DRAIN programme DESCARGA to empty out the water with-
out spinning.
Warning! The programme selector dial must be turned first to RESET O
and then to the DRAIN programme.
If the water is not emptied out, the machine automatically empties
itself after 18 hours.
Display
The display shows the following information:
• Duration of the selected programme (in minutes), calculated automat-
ically 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, (19 hours max.) programmed using the special button.
The countdown is updated every hour.
• Alarm code indicating a fault in the machine operation (see page 75).
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Description of the appliance
1000
800
600
400
AGUA EN
LA CUBA
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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 (FIN) pilot light
comes on.
When the programme has finished, if the OVERDOSAGE light SOBREDOSIFICACION comes on, it indicates that too much detergent has been
used or that the drain filter is blocked.
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Description of the appliance
PRELAVADO
LAVADO
ACLARADOS
ACLARADO
ADICIONAL
CENTRIFUGADO
FIN
SOBRE-
DOSIFICACION
PREWSH
WASH
RINSES
EXTRA RINSE
SPIN
END
OVERDOSAGE
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