AEG L8FEC966R User Manual

L8FEC966R

USER MANUAL

EN User Manual

Washing Machine

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CONTENTS

1.	SAFETY INFORMATION.............................................................................................		3
2.	SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................		4
3.	INSTALLATION............................................................................................................		6
4.	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................		10
5.	CONTROL PANEL.....................................................................................................		12
6.	DIAL AND BUTTONS................................................................................................		14
7.	PROGRAMMES..........................................................................................................		17
8.	BEFORE FIRST USE...................................................................................................		21
9.	SETTINGS...................................................................................................................		21
10.		DAILY USE................................................................................................................	22
11.		HINTS AND TIPS.....................................................................................................	27
12.		CARE AND CLEANING..........................................................................................	28
13.		TROUBLESHOOTING.............................................................................................	33
14.		CONSUMPTION VALUES.......................................................................................	36
15.		TECHNICAL DATA..................................................................................................	37
16.		ACCESSORIES.........................................................................................................	38
17.		PRODUCT INFORMATION SHEET IN REFERENCE TO E.U. REGULATION
1369/2017........................................................................................................................			38

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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.

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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 damages 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.

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

•Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept away 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;

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–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 9 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.

•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.

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.

•Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

•Follow the installation instructions supplied with the 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.

•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.

•UK and Ireland only. This appliance is fitted with a 13 A mains plug. If it is

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necessary to change the mains plug fuse, use only a 13 A ASTA (BS 1362) fuse.

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

2.3Water 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.

•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.

2.4Use

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.

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

•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 is in operation. The glass can get hot.

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2.5Service

•To repair the appliance contact an 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.

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.Remove the external film. If necessary, use a cutter.

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

•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. Remove the internal film.

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

5.Carefully put the appliance down on its rear side.

6.Put the front polystyrene packaging element on the floor under the appliance.

Make sure not to damage the hoses.

7.Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom.

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8.Fully clean and dry the bottom of the appliance.

CAUTION!

Do not use alcohol, solvents or chemical products.

9.Make sure to identify the different sizes and the positions of the sound barriers. Refer to the illustration:

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A

B

•A (FRONT) = Front of the appliance

•B (BACK) = Rear of the appliance

10.Remove the adhesive strip from the silent barriers.

11.Attach the four barriers to bottom of the appliance.

12.Refer to the illustration. Make sure that the barriers are securely attached.

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A

B

Attach the sound barriers at a room temperature.

13.Pull up the appliance in vertical position.

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

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

15.Remove the three bolts by using the spanner supplied with the appliance.

16.Pull out the plastic spacers.

17.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 Installation on suspended flooring

To limit vibration we recommend placing a waterproof wooden panel, at least 15 mm thick, under the appliance. It should be screwed to at least 2 floor beams and should extend beyond the front feet.

If possible, install the appliance where the floor is more stable.

3.3 Positioning and levelling

1.Install the appliance on a flat hard floor.

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.

Suspended wooden floors are particularly susceptible to vibration.

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.

3.4 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.

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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.

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

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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.

3.5 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.

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

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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 Oko-Mix technology has been designed to protect the fabric fibres

thanks to different pre-mixing phases that dissolves first the detergent and then fabric softener in the water before they are distributed in the laundry. So every fibre is reached and cared for.

•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 steam has a quick and easy way to refresh the clothes. The gentle steam programmes remove odours and reduce creases in dry fabrics so they need little ironing.

The Plus Steam option, finishes every cycle with gentle steam that relaxes

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the fibres and reduces fabric creasing. Ironing will be easier!

•The Stains option pre-treats stubborn stains optimizing the effectiveness of the stain remover.

•Thanks to the Soft Plus option, the fabric softener is uniformly spread out in the laundry and deeply penetrates the fabric fibres favouring a perfect softness.

4.2 Appliance overview

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Worktop			Drain hose
Detergent dispenser			Inlet hose connection
Control panel			Mains cable
Door handle			Transit bolts
Rating plate			Hose support
Drain pump filter
Feet for levelling the appliance

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5.CONTROL PANEL

5.1Control panel description

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Programme

Cottons Synthetics Delicates

Wool / Silk Steam

OKOPower Anti-Allergy 20 min. - 3 kg Outdoor Duvet

Eco

Temp.	Spin	Stains/
		Prewash
Soft Plus

Extra Rinse

Time Save

Rinse Only

Spin Only

Drain Only

Options

On/O•	Plus Steam	Delay Start	Start/Pause

13		12		11		10		9		8		7		6

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Programme dial Display

Energy saving touch button (Eco)

Time saving touch button (Time Save)

Skipping phase touch button (Option)

•Wash phase skipping (Only Rinse)

•Wash and rinse phase skipping (Only Spin )

•Only drain (Only Drain )

Start/Pause touch button (Start/ Pause)

Extra rinse touch button (Extra Rinse)

Delay start touch button (Delay Start)

Super steam touch button (Plus Steam)

Anti-stain and prewash touch button (Stains/Prewash)

Spin reduction touch button (Spin)

On/Off push button (On/Off) Temperature touch button (Temperature)

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5.2 Display

MIX

Maximum load indicator. The icon flashes during laundry load estimation (refer to "PROSENSE load detection" paragraph).

Maximum laundry indicator. It flashes when the laundry load exceeds the maximum declared load of the selected programme.

Delay start indicator.

Door locked indicator.

The digital indicator can show:

•Programme duration (e. g. ).

•Delay time (e. g. or ).

•Cycle end ().

•Warning code (e.g. ).

Energy saving indicators. The indicator appears by selecting a programme for cotton at 40 °C or 60 °C.

Washing phase indicator: it flashes during prewash and wash phase.

Rinsing phase indicator: it flashes during rinse phase.

The indicator appears when the Soft Plus option is activated.

Spin and drain phase indicator. It flashes during spin and drain phase.

MIX

OKO MIX indicator.

Steam phase indicator.

Anti-crease phase indicator.

Child safety lock indicator.

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Time saving indicator.

Temperature indicator. The indicator appears when a cold wash is set.

Spin speed indicator.

Rinse hold indicator.

Quiet indicator.

Pre-wash indicator.

Stain indicator.

Extra rinse indicator.

6. DIAL AND BUTTONS

6.1 On/Off

Pressing this button for a few seconds allows to activate or deactivate the appliance. Two different tunes sound while switching the appliance on or off.

As the Stand-by function automatically deactivates the appliance to decrease the energy consumption in a few cases, you may need to activate the appliance again.

For more details, refer to Stand-by paragraph in Daily Use chapter.

6.2 Introduction

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

6.3 Temperature

When you select a washing programme, the appliance automatically proposes a default temperature.

Touch this button repeatedly until the desired temperature value appears on the display.

When the display shows the indicators

and , the appliance does not heat the water.

6.4 Spin

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 .