AEG L725500, L705500 User Manual

LAVAMAT 705500 - 725500

User manual

Washing machine

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

Contents 3

Contents

Instructions for the user	6
Safety information	6
Product description	9
Detergent dispenser drawer	9
Control panel	10
Display	11
Indicator pilot lights	12
First use	13
Personalization	13
Acoustic signals	13
Child safety lock	13
Daily use	14
Load the laundry	14
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener	14
Select the required programme by means of programme selector dial	15
Select the spin speed reduction or the RINSE HOLD option	15
Programme option button	16
Select the PREWASH option	16
Select the STAIN option	16
Select the SENSITIVE option	16
Select the TIME option	16
Select the START/PAUSE	17
Select the DELAY START	17
Select an additional rinse	18
Altering an option or a running programme	18
Interrupting a programme	18
Cancelling a programme	18

4 Contents

Opening the door after the programme has started	19
At the end of the programme	19

Washing programmes	20
Programme information	22
Preparing the wash cycle	23
Sorting out the laundry	23
Before loading the laundry	23
Maximum loads	23
Laundry weights	23
Removing stains	24
Detergents and additives	25
Quantity of detergent to be used	25
Degrees of water hardness	26

Care and cleaning	27
Descaling	27
After each wash	27
Maintenance wash	27
External cleaning	27
Detergent dispenser drawer	27
Washing drum	28
Door seal	28
Drain pump	29
Water inlet filter	30
Emergency emptying out	30
Frost precautions	31
What to do if...	32
Technical data	35
Consumption value	36

Contents 5

Installation	37
Unpacking	37
Positioning and levelling	39
Water inlet	39
Water-stop device	40
Water drainage	40
Electrical connection	41
Permanent connection	41

Environmental concerns	42
Packaging materials	42
Old machine	42
Ecological hints	42

6 Safety information

Instructions for the user

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.

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

●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 inside 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.

Safety information

●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, cleaning 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

●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 under the appliance.

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

8Safety information

●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.

●Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

●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

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 therefore saving energy.

Rating plate

Detergent dispenser drawer

Control panel

Drain pump

Door opening handle

Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for detergent used for prewash. The prewash detergent is added at the beginning of the wash programme.

Compartment for powder or liquid detergent used for main wash.

Compartment for liquid additives (fabric softener, starch). Compartment for stain remover used for main wash with STAIN-option.

10 Control panel

Control panel

Below is a picture of the programme selector dial, the buttons and the display will be indicated with the numbers given in this table.

9 10

1Programme selector dial

2SPIN button (RPM)

3PREWASH button (PRELAVADO)

4STAIN button (MANCHAS)

5SENSITIVE button (SENSIBLE)

6TIME button (TIEMPO)

7Display

8START/PAUSE button (START/PAUSA)

9DELAY START button (INICIO DIFERIDO) 10 Indicator pilot lights

Symbols:

= Rinse Hold, = Cold wash, = Handwash, = Child safety lock

Control panel 11

Display (7)

7.17.2

7.3

7.5

7.4

7.1Child safety lock - symbol

7.2Duration of selected programme

After selecting a programme, the duration is displayed in hours and minutes (for example 2.05). The duration is calculated automatically on the basis of the maximum recommended load for each type of fabric. After the programme has started, the time remaining is updated every minute.

Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example E20 (see chapter «What to do if...»).

End of programme

When the programme has finished a flashing zero 0 is displayed, the symbol 7.5 disappears from the display, the pilot light of button 8 goes out and the door can be opened.

Incorrect option selection

If an option which is not compatible with the set wash programme is selected, the message Err is displayed for about 2 seconds and the yellow pilot light of button 8 light starts flashing.

Delay Start

The selected delay (20 hours max) set by means of the relevant button appears on the display for about 3 seconds, then the duration of the previously selected programme is displayed.

The symbol 7.3 will appear on the display. The delay time value decreases by one unit every hour. When only 1 hour remains, the time decreases every minute.

7.3Delay Start - symbol

12Control panel

7.4Programme progress display

The display shows the different washing programme phases.

After the appliance starts operating, the display show the relevant symbol of the

washing phase which is running: WASHING, RINSING, DRAINING,

SPINNING.

7.5Door symbol

This symbol indicates if the door can be opened:

●symbol on: the door cannot be opened. The appliance is running.

●symbol off: the door can be opened. The washing programme is finished.

Indicator pilot lights (10)

If the OVERDOSAGE pilot light 10.1 goes on at the end of the programme, it indicates that too much detergent has been used.

When the appliance is performing additional rinses, the EXTRA RINSE pilot light 10.2 comes on. To add an additional rinse, please see chapter «Select an additional rinse».

10.1 10.2

If your laundry is not removed during 10 minutes after the programme is finished, the backlight of the display switches off and the energy saving system will be enabled.

Only the button 8 pilot light flashes to indicate that the appliance has to be switched off.

By pressing any button the appliance will come out from the energy saving status and you could set another washing programme or switch off the appliance.

Use 13

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 dispenser drawer and start the machine.

Personalization

Acoustic signals

The machine is provided with an acoustic device, which sounds in the following cases:

●at the end of the cycle

●in the event of operating problems

By pressing the 3 and 4 buttons simultaneously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic signal is deactivated (except for the events of operating problems). By pressing these 2 buttons again, the acoustic signal is reactivated.

Child safety lock (7.1)

This device permits you to leave the appliance unsupervised without having the worry that children might be injured by or cause damage to the appliance.

This function remains able also when the washing machine is not working.

There are two different ways to set this option:

●before pressing the button 8: it will be impossible to start the machine.

●after pressing the button 8 it will be impossible to change any other programme or option.

To enable (disable) this option press simultaneously for about 6 seconds 4 and 5 buttons until the symbol 7.1 appears (disappears) on the display.

14 Use

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 . If you wish to carry out the prewash phase, pour the detergent into the compartment marked . If you wish to perform the stain function, pour the stain remover into the compartment marked with blue arrow .

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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