LAVAMAT519
LAVAMAT 519
The environmentally friendly washing-machine
Instruction booklet
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Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular
attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We
recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference
and pass it on to any future owners.
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!)
emphasize information that is particularly important for your safety or
correct functioning of the appliance.
This symbol guides you, step by step, in the operation of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional
instructions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the
machine are marked with the clover symbol.
Should any problems arise, this booklet provides instructions on how to
solve them by yourself; see section “Something not working?”.
If this information is not sufficient, please contact our nearest Service
centre (address and telephone numbers are indicated on the enclosed
leaflet).
Printed on recycled paper.
People who think ecologically, act accordingly....
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Contents
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Discarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Tips for environmental protection
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Main features of your washing machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Description of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programme selector dial and ON/OFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Temperature selector dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mains-on light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Half load button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Spin reduction button (800/400) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Anticrease button (stop with water in drum) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Detergent and additive dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Before the first wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Preparing the wash cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sorting out and preparing the laundry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Which detergent and additive? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How much detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Liquid detergent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adding a water softener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Information on water hardness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
How to wash
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Load the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Add detergent and additive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Select the wash programme and temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Select the required option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Start the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
End of the programme. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Programme charts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-21
Consumption data and duration of main programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Contents
Cleaning and maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
After each use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Periodical cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Bodywork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Drain filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Water inlet filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Emergency emptying out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Frost precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Something not working?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Unsatisfactory washing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Instructions for installation and electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Dimensions of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Front view and side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Levelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Water inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Water drainage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Permanent connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Safety instructions
The safety of AEG 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.
General notes
• Repairs to the machine must be carried out only by qualified
personnel. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons could cause
serious danger. Contact our Service Centre or your AEG dealer.
• Never start the machine if the electrical supply cable is damaged or
the control panel or worktop are so damaged that inner components
can be reached.
• Unplug the appliance before carrying out any cleaning or
maintenance operations.
• Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the
socket; always take hold of the plug itself.
• Never spray the washing machine with a jet of water. Danger of
electrocution!
• During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get
hot. Do not touch it!
• Let the water cool down before carrying out emergency emptying or
before opening the door in an emergency.
• Small animals can gnaw electric wires and water hoses causing
electrocution hazard and damage due to water leaks.
Positioning, connection, starting up
• Follow the instructions for positioning and connection.
• Carry out a first wash without laundry (COTTONS 60, with half the
amount of detergent) in order to remove any manufacturing residue
from the tub and the drum.
• Should the machine be purchased in winter, when temperatures can
be below 0°, leave the appliance for 24 hours at ambient temperature
before starting it.
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Safety instructions
Child safety
• Children are often not aware of how dangerous electrical appliances
can be. When the machine is working, they should be carefully
supervised and not be allowed to play with the appliance - there is a
risk that they could become trapped inside.
• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be
dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of
children’s reach.
• Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum.
• When the appliance is disposed of, pull the plug out of the socket,
cut off the electrical supply cable and destroy the plug with the
remaining cable. Disable the door catch in order to prevent children
from becoming trapped inside while playing.
Proper use
• This appliance is designed for domestic use only. If the machine is
used for any other purposes or is not used correctly, the manufacturer
accepts no responsibility for any possible damage that might occur.
• For safety reasons, the appliance must not be modified.
• Use only detergents suitable for washing machines and follow the
manufacturer’s instructions.
• Laundry must not have any trace of inflammable solvents; be
particularly careful when washing items that have been previously
dry cleaned.
• Do not use your machine for dry cleaning.
• Dyes and bleaching agents may only be used if specifically permitted
by the manufacturer of these products. We cannot be held
responsible for any damage.
• Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water tap after use.
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Discarding
Packaging materials
The materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.
>PE<=polyethylene
>PS<=polystyrene
>PP<=polypropylene
This means that they can be recycled by disposing of them properly in
appropriate collection containers.
Machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your
country tidy!
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Tips for environmental protection
To save water, energy and help protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these tips:
• Normally soiled laundry may be washed without prewashing in
order to save detergent, water and time (the environment is
protected too!).
• The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded.
• When small loads are washed, use only half to two thirds of the
recommended amount of detergent.
• With adequate pre-treatment, stains and limited soiling can be
removed; the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature.
• Try not to use fabric softeners. If the laundry is machine dried, it
will remain soft even without using fabric softeners.
• If the water has a medium or high degree of hardness (starting
from hardness degree II, see “Detergents and additives”) water
softeners must be added.
• The amount of detergent can then be adjusted to hardness degree I
(= soft).
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Main features of your washing machine
• Temperature regulated by selector knob.
• The speed of the final spin can be reduced both with cottons and with
synthetics, delicates and woollens.
• The stop with water in drum function can be selected for synthetics,
delicates and woollens: the laundry is left immersed in the final rinse
water to avoid the formation of creases.
• Because of its gentle washing action, the special wool cycle washes
your garments with extreme care, without felting them.
• 3-compartment drawer for detergent and fabric softener.
• Unbalance detection device: secure position and silent operation of
the appliance.
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Description of the appliance
Front view
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Control panel
A = Anticrease button (stop with water in drum)
B = Spin reduction button (800/400)
C = Half load button
D = Mains-on light
E = Temperature selector dial
F = Programme selector dial and ON/OFF
Programme selector dial and ON/OFF
The dial has 2 functions:
Programme selector dial
The programme selector determines the type
of washing cycle (e.g. water level, drum
movement, number of rinses, spin speed)
according to the type of laundry.
Warning! It must only be turned
clockwise.
ON/OFF
To start the programme pull the dial
outwards.
Push the dial inwards to interrupt the
programme and to switch the machine off at
the end of the programme.
Before setting the dial to any position the
machine must be switched off by pressing in
the dial.
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Description of the appliance
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Temperature selector dial
Graduated from to 90°C it enables
selection of the most suitable temperature
for each type of laundry.
It can be turned clockwise and anticlockwise.
In the position, the machine operates
with cold water. This is particularly
recommended for very delicate items, such
as curtains.
Mains-on light
This light comes on when the Programme selector dial is pulled out and
goes out at the end of the cycle.
Half load button
Select this button to reduce water consumption on the rinse cycle when
washing a half load (max. 2.5 kg) of cotton. The machine will carry out
3 rinses instead of 4.
Spin reduction button
When this button is pressed, the spin speed will be reduced from 800 to
400 rpm.
Anticrease button
When this button is pressed with gentle programmes for synthetics,
delicates and wool, the last rinse water is not emptied out, to prevent
the fabrics from creasing.
To empty out water:
- press the button again: the machine will perform a short spin after
emptying.
- Select the drain programme.
If the button is not pressed, at the end of the programme the machine
will perform a short spin at 550 rpm, or at 400 rpm if the spin reduction
button is pressed.
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Description of the appliance
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