AEG L88409FL2 User Manual

L 87480 FL
L 87680 FL

EN User manual

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CONTENTS

1. SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3. TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5. CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6. PROGRAMMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

7. CONSUMPTION VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

8. BEFORE FIRST USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

9. USING THE APPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

10. HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

11. CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

12. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

13. INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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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.

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 if an incorrect installation and use cau­ses injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions
with the appliance for future reference.

1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety

WARNING!

Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.

• 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 use of the appliance in a safe
way and understand the hazards involved.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.

• Keep all detergents away from children.

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

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

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.

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1.2 General Safety

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

• Do not change the specification of this appliance.

• Obey the maximum load volume of 8 kg (refer to the
“Programme chart” chapter).

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

• The operating water pressure (minimum and maxi­mum) must be between 0,5 bar (0,05 MPa) and 8 bar
(0,8 MPa)

• The ventilation openings in the base (if applicable)
must not be obstructed by a carpet.

• The appliance is to be connected to the water mains
using the new supplied hose-sets. Old hose sets must
not be reused.

2.

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

2.1 Installation

• Remove all the packaging and the

transit bolts.

• Keep the transit bolts. When you

move the appliance again you must
block the drum.

• Do not install or use a damaged appli-

ance.

• Do not install or use the appliance

where the temperature is less than 0
°C or where it is exposed to the
weather.

• Obey the installation instruction sup-

plied with the appliance.

• Make sure that the floor where you in-

stall the appliance is flat, stable, heat
resistant and clean.

• Do not install the appliance where the

appliance door can not be fully
opened.

• Always be careful when you move the

appliance because it is heavy. Always
wear safety gloves.

• Make sure that there is air circulation

between the appliance and the floor.

• Adjust the feet to have the necessary

space between the appliance and the
carpet.

Electrical connection

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical informa­tion on the rating plate agrees with
the power supply. If not, contact an
electrician.

• Always use a correctly installed shock­proof socket.

• 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 appliance power supply
cable need to be replaced, this must
be carried out by our 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 pull the mains cable to discon­nect the appliance. Always pull the
mains plug.

• Do not touch the mains cable or the
mains plug with wet hands.

• Only for UK and Ireland. The appli­ance has a 13 amp mains plug. If it is
necessary to change the fuse in the

mains plug, use a 13 amp ASTA (BS

1362) fuse.

•

This appliance complies with the
E.E.C. Directives.

Water connection

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

• The appliance is to be connected to
the water mains using the new sup­plied hose-sets. Old hose sets must
not be reused.

• Before you connect the appliance to
new pipes or pipes not used for a long
time, let the water flow until it is clean.

• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that there is no leakage.

2.2 Use

WARNING!

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

• Use this appliance in a household en­vironment.

• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.

• Obey 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.

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

• Make sure that you remove all metal
objects from the laundry.

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

2.3 Care and Cleaning

WARNING!

Risk of injury or damage to the
appliance.

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

• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.

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

2.4 Disposal

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent
children and pets to get closed in the
appliance.

3. TECHNICAL INFORMATION

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

Total depth 640 mm

Electrical connection: Voltage

Overall power
Fuse
Frequency

230-240 V

2200 W

10 A

50 Hz

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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

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 (L 87480 FL)

1)

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

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1 2 3 8

IPX4

1600 rpm (L 87680 FL)

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0

4

5

Worktop

1

Detergent dispenser

2

Control panel

3

Door handle

4

Rating plate

5

Drain pump

6

Feet for the appliance level

7

Water drain hose

8

Water inlet valve

9

Mains cable

10

Transit bolts

11

Feet for the appliance level

12

1

6

7

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4.1 Child safety device

• When you activate this device, you
cannot close the door. This prevents
children or pets to be closed in the
drum. To activate the device, turn it
clockwise, until the groove is horizon­tal. To deactivate the device, turn it
counterclockwise, until the groove is
vertical.

4.2 Accessories

1 2

5. CONTROL PANEL

1 2 3

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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.

Anticrease

Refresh

Cottons

Eco

Super Eco

20 Min. - 3 kg

Jeans

Rinse

Spin/Drain

On/Off button (Auto Off)

1

Programme knob

2

Display

3

Start/Pause button

4

Delay Start button

5

Time Save button

6

Extra Rinse button

7

Stains/Prewash button

8

Spin reduction button

9

Temperature button

10

Auto Off

Cottons

Extra Silent

Synthetics
Easy Iron

Delicates
Wool/Silk

Duvet
Anti-Allergy

Temp.

Stains/

Prewash

Spin

Rinse

Save

Start/Pause

Start

Delay

Time

Extra

5.1 AUTO Off button

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 mi­nutes before you press button

– All settings are cancelled.
–

Press button
pliance again.

– Set again the washing programme

and all possible options.

1

to activate the ap-

45678910

1

4

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

5.2 Programme knob

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

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5.3 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

Rinses 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 completed, the symbol of the last phase
is on.

D

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

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E

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

You cannot open the appliance door when the 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

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

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

creases with steps of 1 minute.

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

the delay start time.

•Alarm codes

H

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 completed.

I

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

Graphic bars

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.

The time save symbol comes on when you set one of the
programme duration:

J

• Shortened duration

• Extra Quick

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The extra rinse symbol comes on when this function is acti­vated.

K

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.

5.4 Start/Pause button

Press button 4 to start or interrupt a
programme.

5.5 Delay start button

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

5.6 Time save button

Press button 6 to decrease the duration
of the programme.

– Press one time to set 'Shortened dura-

tion' for items with daily soil.

– Press two times to set 'Extra Quick' for

items with light soil.

Some programmes accept only
one of the two functions.

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5

6

symbol and the indicator bar comes on
in the display.

STAIN

• Use this function for laundry with hard
stains 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 set of this function increases
the programme duration.

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5.7 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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5.8 The Stain-Prewash button

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Press button 8 to add the stain and/or
a prewash phase to a programme.
Press the button again and again to acti­vate one or two options. The related

5.9 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 programme is comple­ted.

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5.10 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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5.11 Acoustic signals function

You can hear the acoustic signals when:

• You activate the appliance.

• You deactivate the appliance.

• You press the buttons.

• The programme is completed.

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

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nals, press button
the same time for 6 seconds.

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

and button 7 at

5.12 Child lock function

This function prevents children to play
with the control panel.

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• To activate the function, press button

10

and button 9 at the same time

until the display shows the symbol

• To deactivate the function, press but-

10

and button 9 at the same

ton
time until the symbol

You can activate the function:

• Before you press the Start/Pause but-

4

: the appliance cannot start.

ton

• After you press the Start/Pause button

4

, all the buttons and the pro-

gramme knob are deactivated.

goes off.

5.13 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

until the display shows the symbol

•To deactivate the function press but-

6

and button 5 at the same

ton
time until the symbol

goes off.

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6. PROGRAMMES

Programme
Temperature

Cottons

95° - Cold

Extra Silent

95° - Cold

Type of load
Max. weight of load

White and coloured cot­ton with normal soil.
max. load 8 kg

White and coloured cot­ton with normal soil.
max. load 8 kg

Cycle de­scription

Wash
Rinses
Long spin

Wash
Stop with
water in the
drum
Rinses

Functions

SPIN REDUCTION
RINSE HOLD

PREWASH
STAINS

1)

2)

EXTRA RINSE
TIME SAVE

PREWASH

3)

1)

EXTRA RINSE
STAINS
TIME SAVE

2)

3)