AEG L6FBG841CA User Manual

L6FBG841CA

USER MANUAL

EN User Manual

Washing Machine

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CONTENTS

1.	SAFETY INFORMATION.............................................................................................																													3
2.	SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................																													5
3.	INSTALLATION............................................................................................................																													7
4.	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................																													10
5.	CONTROL PANEL.....................................................................................................																													12
6.	BEFORE FIRST USE...................................................................................................																													20
7.	THE AUTODOSE TECHNOLOGY (AUTODOSING)...............................................																													20
8.	PROGRAMMES .........................................................................................................																													27
9.		WI-FI - CONNECTIVITY SETUP...........................................................................																												31
10.		DAILY USE................................................................................................................																												33
11.		HINTS AND TIPS.....................................................................................................																												36
12.		CARE AND CLEANING..........................................................................................																												38
13.		TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................																												45
14.		CONSUMPTION VALUES.......................................................................................																												48
15.		TECHNICAL DATA..................................................................................................																												49
16.		ACCESSORIES.........................................................................................................																												50
17. QUICK GUIDE.........................................................................................................																														51
18.		PRODUCT INFORMATION SHEET IN REFERENCE TO E.U. REGULATION
1369/2017........................................................................................................................																														52

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FOR PERFECT RESULTS

Thank you for choosing this AEG product. We have created it to give you impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help make life simpler - features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please spend a few minutes reading to get the very best from it.

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

Always use original spare parts.

When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the following data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.

The information can be found on the rating plate. Warning / Caution-Safety information

General information and tips Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

1. SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or damage that are the result of incorrect installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible location for future reference.

1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety

•This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.

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•Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised.

•Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised.

•Do not let children play with the appliance.

•Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it appropriately.

•Keep detergents away from children.

•Keep children and pets away from the appliance when the door is open.

•If the appliance has a child safety device, it should be activated.

•Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of the appliance without supervision.

1.2 General Safety

•Do not change the specification of this appliance.

•This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

–staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environments;

–by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and other residential type environments;

–areas for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes.

•Do not exceed the maximum load of 8 kg (refer to the "Programme chart" chapter).

•The operating water pressure at the water entry point from the outlet connection must be between 0.5 bar (0.05 MPa) and 8 bar (0.8 MPa).

•The ventilation opening in the base must not be covered by a carpet, mat, or any floor covering.

•The appliance must be connected to the water mains using the new supplied hose sets, or other new hose sets supplied by the Authorised Service Centre.

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•Old hose sets must not be reused.

•If the mains power supply cable is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or similarly qualified persons to avoid an electrical hazard.

•Before any maintenance operation, deactivate the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the socket.

•Do not use high pressure water sprays and/or steam to clean the appliance.

•Clean the appliance with a moist cloth. Use only neutral detergents. Do not use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads, solvents or metal objects.

•If a tumble dryer is stacked on the top of the washing machine, make sure to use the correct stacking kit approved by AEG (see more details in chapter "Accessories - Stacking kit").

2.SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Installation

The installation must comply with relevant national regulations.

•Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts including rubber bush with plastic spacer.

•Keep the transit bolts in a safe place. If the appliance is to be moved in the future they must be reattached to lock the drum to prevent an internal damage.

•Always take care when moving the appliance as it is heavy. Always use safety gloves and enclosed footwear.

•Follow the installation instructions supplied with the appliance.

•Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

•Do not install or use the appliance where the temperature can be less than 0°C or where it is exposed to the weather.

•The floor area on which the appliance is to be installed must be flat, stable, heat resistant and clean.

•Make sure that there is air circulation between the appliance and the floor.

•When the appliance is in its permanent position, check if it is levelled correctly with the aid of a spirit level. If it is not, adjust the feet accordingly.

•Do not install the appliance directly above a floor drain.

•Do not spray water on the appliance and do not expose it to excessive humidity.

•Do not install the appliance where the appliance door cannot be fully opened.

•Do not put a closed container to collect possible water leakage under the appliance. Contact the Authorised Service Centre to ensure which accessories can be used.

2.2 Electrical connection

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electric shock.

• The appliance must be earthed.

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•Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket.

•Make sure that the parameters on the rating plate are compatible with the electrical ratings of the mains power supply.

•Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension cables.

•Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug and to the mains cable. Should the mains cable need to be replaced, this must be carried out by our Authorised Service Centre.

•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 touch the mains cable or the mains plug with wet hands.

•Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

2.3 Water connection

•Do not cause damage to the water hoses.

•Before connection to new pipes, pipes not used for a long time, where repair work has been carried out or new devices fitted (water meters, etc.), let the water flow until it is clean and clear.

•Ensure that there are no visible water leaks during and after the first use of the appliance.

•Do not use an extension hose if the inlet hose is too short. Contact the Authorised Service Centre for the replacement of the inlet hose.

•When unpacking the appliance, It is possible to see water flowing from the drain hose. This is due to the testing of the appliance with the use of water in the factory.

•You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm. Contact the Authorised Service Centre for the other drain hose and the extension.

•Make sure that there is access to the tap after the installation.

2.4 Use

WARNING!

Risk of injury, electric shock, fire, burns or damage to the appliance.

•Follow the safety instructions on the detergent packaging.

•Do not put flammable products or items that are wet with flammable products in, near or on the appliance.

•Do not wash fabrics which are heavily soiled with oil, grease or other greasy substances. It can damage rubber parts of the washing machine. Prewash such fabrics by hand before loading them into the washing machine.

•Do not touch the glass door while a programme operates. The glass can get hot.

•Make sure that all metal objects are removed from the laundry.

2.5 Service

•To repair the appliance contact the Authorised Service Centre.

•Use original spare parts only.

2.6 Disposal

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

•Disconnect the appliance from the mains electrical and water supplies.

•Cut off the mains electrical cable close to the appliance and dispose of it.

•Remove the door catch to prevent children or pets from becoming trapped in the drum.

•Dispose of the appliance in accordance with local requirements for the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

3. INSTALLATION

WARNING!

Refer to Safety chapters.

3.1 Unpacking

WARNING!

Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts before installing the appliance.

WARNING!

Use the gloves.

1.Use a cutter to cut through external film.

2. Remove the external film.

3.Remove the cardboard top and the polystyrene packaging materials.

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4.Open the door and remove the polystyrene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum.

5.Put the front polystyrene packaging element on the floor behind the appliance.

6.Carefully put down the appliance with the rear side on it.

Make sure not to damage the hoses.

7.Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom.

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8.Pull up the appliance in vertical position.

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9.Remove the power supply cable and the drain hose from the hose holders.

It is possible to see water flowing from the drain hose. This is due to the testing with water of the appliance in factory.

10.Remove the three bolts by using the key supplied with the appliance.

11.Pull out the plastic spacers.

12.Put the plastic caps, that you find in the user manual bag, in the holes.

We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for any movement of the appliance.

3.2 Positioning and levelling

1.Install the appliance on a flat hard floor.

Make sure that carpets do not stop the air circulation below the appliance.

Make sure that the appliance does not touch the wall or other units.

2.Loosen or tighten the feet to adjust the level.

WARNING!

Do not put cardboard, wood or equivalent materials below the appliance feet to adjust the level.

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The appliance must be level and stable.

A correct adjustment of the appliance level prevents the vibration, noise and the movement of the appliance when in operation.

When the machine is installed on a plinth or if a washer dryer is stacked on the washing machine, use the accessories described in chapter 'Accessories'. Read carefully the instructions supplied with the appliance and with the accessory.

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4.Connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap with 3/4" thread.

CAUTION!

Make sure that there are no leaks from the couplings.

Do not use an extension hose if the inlet hose is too short. Contact the service centre for the replacement of the inlet hose.

3.3 The inlet hose

1.Connect the water inlet hose to the back of the appliance.

2.Position it toward left or right depending on the position of the water tap.

45º

20º

Make sure that the inlet hose is not in vertical position.

3.If necessary, loose the ring nut to set it in the correct position.

3.4 Water drainage

The drain hose should be positioned at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm from the floor.

You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm. Contact the authorized service centre for the other drain hose and the extension.

It is possible to connect the drain hose in different ways:

1.Make a U shape with the drain hose and put it around the plastic hose guide.

2.On the edge of a sink - Fasten the guide to the water tap or to the wall.

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Make sure that the plastic guide cannot move when the appliance drains.

Make sure that the drain hose end is not immersed in the water. There may be a return of dirty water into the appliance.

3.To a stand pipe with vent-hole - Insert the drain hose directly into a drain pipe. Refer to the illustration.

The end of the drain hose must always be ventilated , i.e. the inner diameter of the drain pipe (min. 38 mm - min. 1.5") must be larger than the external diameter of the drain hose.

4.If the end of the drain hose looks like this (see the picture), you can push it directly into the stand pipe.

5.Without the plastic hose guide, to a sink spigot - Put the drain hose in the spigot and tighten it with a clamp. Refer to the illustration.

Make sure that the drain hose makes a loop to prevent particles going into the appliance from the sink.

6.Position the hose directly to a builtin drain pipe in the room wall and tighten it with a clamp.

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

4.1 Special features

Your new washing machine meets all modern requirements for an effective treatment of laundry with low water,

energy and detergent consumption and proper care of fabric.

•The AutoDose technology automatically dispenses the right

amount of detergent according to the load; the drawer has two integrated tanks (detergent + softener) and two additional compartments for detergent and additives manual load. It gives the highest use flexibility.

•The Wi-Fi connection and Remote Start enable you to start a cycle, to interact with your washing machine and to check the washing cycle status in remote control.

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•The ProSense technology detects the laundry load size defining the programme duration in 30 seconds. The washing programme is tailored to the laundry load and the type of fabric without consuming more time, energy and water than necessary.

•The Intensive option pre-treats stubborn stains optimizing the effectiveness of washing performance.

4.2 Appliance overview

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Worktop			Feet for levelling the appliance
Detergent dispenser with AutoDose			Drain hose
tanks and manual compartments			Inlet hose connection

	Control panel		Mains cable
	Door handle
			Transit bolts
	Rating plate
			Hose support
	Drain pump filter

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5.CONTROL PANEL

5.1Control panel description

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Programme

Cottons

Cottons Eco

Synthetics Delicates Wool/Silk Anti-allergy 20min 3kg Outdoor Easy Iron Spin/Drain

		Intensive	Extra rinse
		Prewash	Rinse only
Temp.	Spin	Intensive/	Option
		Prewash

On/O	Time	Save	Delay	Start/Pause
			Start

12		11		10		9		8		7		6

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The options are not selectable with all washing programmes. Check the compatibility between options and washing programmes in the "AutoDose and options compatibility with programmes" paragraph in the "Programmes" chapter. An option can exclude another one, in this case the appliance doesn't allow you to set the incompatible options together. Make sure the screen and touch buttons are always clean and dry.

		Programme diFor selecting the desired washing programme. Refer to "Pro-
	1
		al	grammes" chapter for more details.
			It provides information about the setting programme. Refer to
	2	Display
			"Display" paragraph for more details.
			For activating and deactivating the automatic detergent loading.
		AutoDose Liq-	Refer to "The AutoDose Technology (Autodosing)" chapter for
	3
			more details.
		uid Detergent
		touch button
			For activating and deactivating the automatic detergent loading.
		AutoDose Fab-	Refer to "The AutoDose Technology (Autodosing)" chapter for
	4
			more details.
		ric Softener

touch button

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5Option touch button

Press this button repeatedly to activate one of the two following options:

•	Extra Rinse option
	This option adds a few rinses according to the selected wash-
	ing programme.
	Use this option for persons allergic to detergent residues and
	in areas where the water is soft.
	This option increases slightly the programme
	duration.
•	Skipping wash phase - Rinse only option
	The appliance performs only the rinsing phase, the spinning
	and the draining phases of the selected programme.

The corresponding indicator above the touch button illuminates.

			Touch this button to start, pause the appliance or interrupt a run-
	6	Start/Pause
			ning programme.

touch button

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Press this button repeatedly to activate one of the two options or both.

The relevant indicator comes on.

• Intensive

By setting this option, the indicator appears close to detergent symbol, and the appliance will automatically dose an extra amount of detergent when automatic detergent tank is enabled.

7Intensive/ Prewash touch button

If automatic detergent tank is Off, it is possible to run this option as in traditional washing machine by filling detergent or additive in the manual compartment.

If you press detergent tank button while Intensive option is active, AutoDose function is switched off, but Intensive option still remains active in manual mode.

• Prewash

Use this option to add a pre-wash phase at 30 °C before the washing phase.

This option is recommended for heavily soiled laundry, especially if containing sand, dust, mud and other solid particles.

When selecting a pre-wash phase and AutoDose is active, the appliance will automatically dose the detergent. When AutoDose is switched off, put the detergent/additive in a dosing ball inside the drum.

The options can increase the programme duration.

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Press this button repeatedly to activate one of the two options or both.

The relevant indicator comes on in the display.

• Remote

Select this option to connect appliance with App.

Touch this button, the display shows the indicator blinking for a few seconds.

After touching the Start/Pause button, the display shows the indicator and the Remote is confirmed.

	button	gramme starts.					button af-
8	Remote/Delay	When touching the Start/Pause
	Start touch	ter the indicator		stops blinking, the Re-
		mote Start is not activated, but the set pro-
	•	Delay Start
		With this option you can delay the start of a programme in a
		more convenient time.
		Touch the button repeatedly to set the required delay. The
		time increases by steps of 30 minutes up to 90' and from 2
		hours up to 20 h.
		After touching the Start/Pause				button, the display shows
		the indicator	and the selected delay time and the appli-

ance begins the countdown.

		With this option you can decrease the programme duration:
		•	Daily
			If your laundry is normally or lightly soiled, it may be advisable
			to shorten the washing programme. Touch this button once to
	9	Time Save
			decrease the duration.
		touch button
			Super Quick
		•

In case of smaller load, touch this button twice to set an extra quick programme.

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10Spin touch button

When you set a programme, the appliance automatically selects the maximum spin speed.

Touch this button repeatedly to:

• Decrease the spin speed.

The display shows only the spin speeds available for the set programme.

• Activate the Rinse Hold option .

The water of the last rinse is not drained out to prevent the fabrics from creasing. The washing programme ends with water in the drum and the final spin phase is not performed. The display shows the indicator . The door stays locked. The drum turns regularly to reduce creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door.

Touch Start/Pause button: the appliance performs the spinning phase and drains the water.

• Activate the Extra Silent option.

All spinning phases (intermediate spin and final spin) are suppressed and the programme ends with water in the drum. This helps to reduce creasing.

As the programme is very quiet, it is suitable for use at night time when cheaper electricity tariffs are available. In some programmes the rinses are performed with more water.

The display shows the indicator . The door stays locked. The drum turns regularly to reduce creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door.

Touch the Start/Pause button button: the appliance performs only the draining phase.

The appliance empties the water out automatically after approximately 18 hours.

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By means of Spin touch button, you can also set:

•Drain only

Activate the drain-only option (Skipping the wash, rinse and spin phases):

The appliance performs the only draining phase of the selected washing programme.

The display shows the indicator (cold), the indicator (no spin) and the indicator .

•Spin only

Activate the spin-only option (Skipping the wash and rinse phases):

Before setting this option, select a suitable washing programme for the garments. The appliance will performs the most fitting spin cycle for your garments care (e.g. For synthetics items, first select the Synthetics washing programme and then the Spin only option).

The appliance performs only the spinning phase of the selected washing programme.

			The display shows the indicator	(cold), the phase indicator
			and the spin speed.
			When you select a washing programme, the appliance automati-
			cally proposes a default temperature.
			Touch this button repeatedly until the desired temperature value
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			appears on the display.
		button	When the display shows the indicators	and	, the appli-
			ance does not heat the water.
			Pressing this button for a few seconds allows to activate or deacti-
			vate the appliance. Two different tunes sound while switching the
			appliance on or off.
			As the Stand-by function automatically deacti-
	12	On/Off push	vates the appliance to decrease the energy con-

	button	sumption in a few cases, you may need to acti-
		vate the appliance again.
		Refer to "Stand-by option" paragraph in "Daily
		Use" chapter for more details.

Permanent Extra

Rinse

With this option you can permanently have an extra rinse.

To activate/deactivate this option touch the Spin button and the Intensive/Prewash button simultaneously, the relevant indicator

comes on/goes off over rinse phase symbol. This option adds two rinses.