AEG L87480FL User Manual

L 87480 FL

EN WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

4 SAFETY INFORMATION
5 TECHNICAL INFORMATION
7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
7 ACCESSORIES

8 CONTROL PANEL
13 PROGRAMMES
16 BEFORE FIRST USE
16 USING THE APPLIANCE
16 LOADING THE LAUNDRY
16 FILLING DETERGENT AND ADDITIVES
18 SETTING AND STARTING A PROGRAMME
19 AT THE END OF PROGRAMME
20 HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS
22 CARE AND CLEANING
27 TROUBLESHOOTING
30 INSTALLATION
36 WARRANTY

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

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Warning - Important Safety information.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

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

We recommend the use of original spare parts.

When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available. The
information can be found on the rating plate.

Model

PNC

Serial Number

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SAFETY INFORMATION

CONDITIONS OF USE

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

• Farm houses.

• By clients in serviced apartments, holi­day apartments and other residential
type environments.

Before installation and use, read this man­ual carefully:

• For your safety and the safety of your
property

• To help the environment

• For the correct operation of the appli­ance.

Always keep this instruction manual with
the appliance if you move or give it to an­other person.
The manufacturer is not responsible if an
incorrect installation and use causes dam­age.

CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE
PERSON SAFETY

• This appliance is not intended for use
by persons (including children) with re­duced phisical, sensory or mental capa­bilities, or lack of experience and
knowledge, unless they have been giv­en supervision or instruction concerning
use of th appliance by a person respon­sible for their safety. Children should be
supervised to ensure that they do not
play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.
There is the risk of suffocation or injury.

• Keep all detergents away from children.

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

• Before you close the appliance door,
ensure there are no children or pets in­side the drum.

• If the appliance has a child safety de­vice, we recommend you activate it.

CHILD SAFETY DEVICE

• When you activate this device, you can­not close the door. This prevents chil­dren or pets being closed inside. To ac-

tivate the device, turn it clockwise, until
the groove is horizontal. To deactivate
the device, turn it counterclockwise, un­til the groove is vertical.

GENERAL SAFETY

• Do not use the appliance for professio­nal use. The appliance is only for do­mestic use.

• Do not change the specifications of this
appliance. There is the risk of injury and
damage to the appliance.

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

• Obey the safety instructions on the de­tergent packaging to prevent burns to
eyes, mouth and throat.

• Make sure that you remove all metal
objects from the laundry. Hard and
sharp material can cause damage to
the appliance.

• Do not touch the glass of the door
while a programme operates. The glass
can be hot (only for front-loading appli­ances).

CARE AND CLEANING

• Turn off the appliance and disconnect
the mains plug from the mains socket.

• Do not use the appliance without the
filters. Make sure that the installation of
the filters is correct. An incorrect instal­lation causes water leakages.

INSTALLATION

• The appliance is heavy, be careful when
you move it.

• Do not transport your appliance with­out the transit bolts, you can damage

internal components and cause leak­ages or malfunctions.

• Do not install and connect a damaged
appliance.

• Make sure to remove all packaging and
transit bolts before first use.

• Make sure that the mains plug is dis­connected from the mains socket dur­ing installation.

• Do not install or use the appliance
where the temperature is less than 0 °C.

• When you install the appliance on a
carpet floor, make sure that there is air
circulation between the appliance and
the carpet. Adjust the feet to have the
necessary space between the appliance
and the carpet.

Water connection

• Do not connect the appliance with old
hoses already used. Only use new ho­ses supplied with the appliance.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the
water hoses.

• Do not connect the appliance to new
pipes or pipes not used for a long time.
Let the water flow for some minutes,
then connect the inlet hose.

• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that the water hoses and the
couplings do not have leakages.

Electrical connection

• Make sure thet the appliance is connec­ted to a correctly installed earthed
power outlet.

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• Make sure that the electrical informa­tion on the rating plate agrees with the
power supply.

• Do not use multiple plugs and exten­sion cables. There is a risk of fire.

• Do not replace or change the mains ca­ble. Contact the service centre.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug and cable.

• 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 pull the mains cable to discon­nect the appliance. Always pull the
mains plug.

• If this appliance is supplied from a cord
extension set or electrical portable out­let device, the cord extension set or
electrical portable outlet device must
be positioned so that it is not subject to
splashing or ingress of moisture.

• If the supply cord of this appliance is
damaged, it must be replaced by the
manufacturer, its service agent or simi­larly qualified persons to avoid a haz­ard.

DISCARD THE APPLIANCE

1.

Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.

2.

Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

3.

Discard the door catch. This prevents
children or pets being accidently
closed inside the appliance. There is
a risk of suffocation (only for front­loading appliances).

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Dimensions Width / Height / Depth 600 / 850 / 605 mm

Total depth 640 mm

Electrical connection: Voltage

Overall power
Frequency

Level of protection against ingress of solid particles
and moisture ensured by the protective cover, except
where the low voltage equipment has no protection
against moisture

230-240 V

2200 W

50 Hz

IPX4

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Water supply pressure Minimum 0,5 bar (0,05 MPa)

Maximum 8 bar (0,8 MPa)

Water supply

1)

Cold water

Maximum load Cotton 8 kg

Spin speed Maximum 1400 rpm

1)

Connect the water inlet hose to a water tap with a 3/4'' thread.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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Worktop

1

Detergent dispenser

2

Control panel

3

Door handle

4

Rating plate

5

Drain pump

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ACCESSORIES

1 2

1 2 3 8

4

5

6

7

Levelling feet

7

Water drain hose

8

Water inlet valve

9

Mains cable

10

Transit bolts

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Levelling feet

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Spanner

1

To remove the transit bolts.

Plastic caps

2

To close the holes on the rear side of
the cabinet after the removal of the
transit bolts.

Anti-flood inlet hose

3

To prevent possible leakage

Plastic hose guide

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4

To connect the drain hose on the
edge of a sink.

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1

2

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CONTROL PANEL

1 2 3

Anticrease

Refresh

Economy

Super Eco

20 Min. - 3 kg

Jeans

Rinse

Spin/Drain

On/Off button

1

Programme knob

2

Display

3

Start Pause button

4

Delay Start button

5

Auto Off

AUTO OFF BUTTON

Cottons

Extra Silent

Synthetics
Easy Iron

Delicates
Wool/Silk

Duvet
Anti-Allergy

1

Temp.

Press this button to activate or deactivate
the appliance. A tune sounds when the
appliance is activated.
The AUTO OFF function automatically de­activates the appliance to stop the energy
consumption when:

• You do not use the appliance for 5 mi-

4

nutes before you press button

.
– All settings are cancelled.
–

Press button

1

to activate the appli-

ance again.

Stains/

Prewash

Spin

Rinse

Save

Start/Pause

Start

Delay

Time

Extra

45678910

Time Save button

6

Extra Rinse button

7

Stain/Prewash button

8

Spin reduction button

9

Temperature button

10

– Set again the washing programme

and all possible options.

• After 5 minutes from the end of the
washing programme. Refer to 'At the
end of programme'.

PROGRAMME KNOB

2

Turn this knob to set a programme. The
related programme indicator comes on.

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DISPLAY

A H

3

C D E F GB

JKL

The display shows:

The temperature of the set programme

A

Cold water

The spin speed of the set programme

B

No Spin symbol

1)

Rinse Hold symbol

1)

Only available for Spin/Drain programme.

Prewash phase

I

Washing phase

Rinse phase

Spin phase

C

The phase symbols

• When a programme is set, all the symbols of the phases related to
the programme come on.

• When the programme starts, only the symbol of the phase in opera­tion flashes.

• When the programme is complete, the symbol of the last phase is
on.

D

E

The steam symbol comes on when you set a Steam pro­gramme.

The detergent overdosing comes on at the end of the cycle
when the appliance detects too much detergent.

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You cannot open the door when this symbol is on.
You can open the door only when the symbol goes off.

F

If the programme is completed but the symbol stays on:

• The 'Rinse Hold' function is on.

• There is water in the drum.

G

H

I

Graphic bars

The delay start symbol comes on when you set the delay
start function.

• The programme time
When the programme starts, the programme time decrea-

ses with steps of 1 minute.

• The delay start
When you press the delay start button, the display shows

the delay start time.

•Alarm codes
If the appliance has a malfunction, the display shows alarm

codes. Refer to 'Troubleshooting'.

• The display shows this message for some seconds when:

– You set a function that is not applicable for the pro-

gramme.

– You change the programme while it operates.

• When the programme is complete.

The child safety lock symbol comes on when this device is
activated.

The empty indicator bar appears only if the related function
is available for the set programme.

The indicator bar fills accordingly to the set functions.

If you make a wrong selection the message Err indicates that the selection
is not possible.

This symbol comes on when you set one of the following
functions:

J

• Shortened duration

•Extra Quick

The extra rinse symbol comes on when this function is activa-

K

ted.

The value shows the total number of the rinses.

The indicator bar is fully filled when you set to the maximum
number of rinses.

The Stain symbol comes on when you activate the function.

The Prewash symbol comes on when you activate the func­tion.

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The indicator bar is not fully filled when you set only one of
the functions.

The indicator bar is fully filled when you set the two func­tions.

START/PAUSE BUTTON

Press button 4 to start or interrupt a
programme.

DELAY START BUTTON

Press button 5 to delay the start of a
programme from 30 minutes to 20 hours.

TIME SAVE BUTTON

Press button 6 to decrease the duration of
the programme.

– Press once to set 'Shortened duration'

for items with daily soil.

– Press twice to set 'Extra Quick' for items

with light soil.

Some programmes accept only
one of the two functions.

EXTRA RINSE BUTTON

Press button 7 to add rinsing phases to
a programme.
Use this function for persons allergic to
detergents and in areas where the water
is soft.

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5

6

7

THE STAIN-PREWASH
BUTTON

Press button 8 to add the stain and/or a
prewash phase to a programme.
Press this button repeatedly to activate
one or two options. The related symbol
and the indicator bar comes on in the dis­play.

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STAIN

• Use this function for laundry with stains
that are hard to remove.

When you set this function, put the
stain remover into compartment

This function increases the programme
duration.

This function is not available with
a temperature lower than 40° C.

PREWASH

• Use this function to add a prewash
phase before the washing phase. We
recommend that you use this function
when you have laundry with a high level
of soil.

The setting of this function increa­ses the programme duration.

SPIN BUTTON

Press this button to:

• Decrease the maximum speed of the
spin phase of the programme.

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

• Deactivate the spin phase.

• Activate the 'Rinse Hold' function. Set
this function to prevent fabric creases.
The appliance does not drain the water
when the program is complete.

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TEMPERATURE BUTTON

Press button 10 to change the default
temperature. When the display shows

- -, the appliance does not heat the water.

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ACOUSTIC SIGNALS
FUNCTION

You can hear the acoustic signals when:

• You turn the appliance on.

• You turn the appliance off.

• You press the buttons.

• The programme is complete

• The appliance has a malfunction.
To deactivate/activate the acoustic sig-

nals, press button
the same time for 6 seconds.

If you deactivate the acoustic sig­nals, they continue to operate on­ly when you press the buttons and
when a malfunction occurs.

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and button 7 at

CHILD LOCK FUNCTION

This function prevents children operating
the control panel.

• To activate the function, press button

10

and button 9 at the same time un-

til the display shows the symbol

• To deactivate the function, press but-

10

and button 9 at the same time

ton
until the symbol

You can activate the function:

•

Before you press button
ance cannot start.

•

After you press button
tons and the programme knob are de­activated.

goes off.

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4

, all the but-

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: the appli-

PERMANENT EXTRA RINSE
FUNCTION

With this function you can keep the extra
rinse function permanently on when you
set a new programme.

•To activate the function press button

6

and button 5 at the same time un-

til the display shows the symbol

•To deactivate the function press but-

6

and button 5 at the same time

ton
until the symbol

goes off.

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