AEG-Electrolux EW1440F User Manual

WASHING MACHINE

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

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Installation

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This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.

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It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

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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 instructions.

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Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person.

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Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

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Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

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If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely.

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Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after the installation.

Child Safety

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This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the product.

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Pets and children have been known to climb into washing machines. Please check your drum before use.

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The glass door becomes very hot during the washing cycle. Keep children away from the vicinity of the appliance whilst it is in operation.

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Keep all packaging well away from children.

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Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

Use

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Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use.

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Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section in the instruction book.

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Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. If in doubt, consult the care label on the clothes.

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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. Under wired bras must NOT be machine washed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.

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As some duvets and eiderdowns should be washed in large commercial machines because of their bulk, please check with the manufacturer of the item before washing in a domestic machine.

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Leave the porthole door slightly ajar between washes to preserve the door seal.

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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 Electrolux Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine Electrolux spare parts.

Important Safety Information

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.

These warnings have been provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information

Your New Washing Machine

Description of the Appliance

5 Detergent dispenser drawer 5 Child safety feature 5

The Control Panel

6-9

Programme information

Operating sequence

11-12

Load the laundry 11 Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener 11 Switch the machine on 11 Select the required programme 11 Select the Spin speed or the Rinse Hold option 12 Select the required options 12 Select the DELAY START 12 Start the programme 12 At the end of the programme 12

Washing Hints

13-14

Which detergent?.... 14

And in which form? 14

Wash Care Symbols

Washing Programmes

16-17

Maintenance and Cleaning

18-19 Descaling 18 After each wash 18 Maintenance Wash 18 External cleaning 18 Cleaning the dispenser drawer 18 Cleaning the drawer recess 18 Cleaning the filter 18-19 The dangers of freezing 19 Emergency emptying out 19

Something Not Working

20-21

Service and Spare Parts

21-22

Guarantee conditions

For the Installer

Installation Instructions

Technical Specifications

Unpacking 24 Positioning 24 Water inlet 24-25 Water drainage 25-26 Levelling 26 Special conditions 26 In the interest of the environment 26 Electrical connection 27 Building-in 28-29

Guide to use the Instruction Book

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:

Safety instructions Hints and tips Environmental information

Your New Washing Machine

Your new washing machine fitted with the Electrolux “JET SYSTEM”, meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption.

Even small loads are washed “economically” because the amount of water used is regulated automatically according to the load and type of fabric.

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Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C

before draining, with the 95°C programme. This reduces thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent creasing.

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The special wool programme with its new delicate wash system treats your woollens with extreme care.

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The balance control device ensures that the washing machine remains stable when spinning.

Ecological hints

To save water and energy and help protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these hints:

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Adjust the quantity of detergent according to the hardness of your water supply, the amount of laundry and the degree of soiling.

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Select an “E” (economy) programme for lightly soiled laundry.

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A programme without prewash is sufficient for normally soiled laundry.

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The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded.

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With adequate pre-treatment, stains and limited soiling can be removed; the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature.

In the interest of the environment

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Materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.

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Check with your local Council or Environmental Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area for re-cycling this appliance.

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When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the power supply cable and make the door lock device unusable to prevent young children from being trapped inside.

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Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance.

The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

How do we help to protect the environment? We use recycled paper!

Important

Your machine is fitted with a balance control device, which ensures the machine is stable during the spin. If the wash load appears not to have been spun sufficiently at the end of the wash cycle, because it is not evenly distributed in the drum, the balance control device may have operated. It will therefore be necessary to redistribute the wash load manually and select a spin programme. For more detailed information see the section headed "Something Not Working".

Description of the Appliance

1 Detergent dispenser drawer

2 Programme guide

3 Control panel

4 Door opening handle

5 Filter

6 Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Main wash

Fabric softener

The programme chart is in the interior part of the drawer.

Child safety feature

This machine incorporates a special child safety feature to prevent small children from being trapped inside the machine. 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.

60°

40°

40°-

Rinses

Prewash

Wash

Spin

Rinse Hold

Drain

Filter Clogged

End

Off

95°

Delicate Spin

Spin

Drain

Rinses

Handwash

Cotton

Synthetics

Delicates

1418

Intensive

30°

Mix

Prewash Quick

wash

Spin speed

Night Cicle

Sensitive Delay

start

Start/ Pause

1400

1200

900

700

60°

40°

30°

40°

Programme chart

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P1131

1 Detergent dispenser drawer

The programme chart is in the interior part of the drawer.

Mains-on light

This light comes on when the ON/OFF button is pressed, and goes out when it is pressed again.

3 ON/OFF button

Press this button to switch the machine on. Press it again to switch the machine off.

Programme Option buttons

Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and before depressing the START PAUSE button. When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on. When they are pressed again, the pilot lights go out. If an incorrect option is selected, the corresponding pilot light flashes for about 2 seconds and the message Err is displayed.

4 “Prewash” button

The machine performs a prewash cycle at 30°C max. The prewash cycle ends with a short spin at 650 r.p.m. in programmes for Cotton and Synthetics, and with emptying of the water for Delicates. This option is not available with the Wool and Handwash programmes. For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.

5 “Spin speed” button

Press this button to reduce the maximum speed of the final speed proposed by the machine for the selected

The Control Panel

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60°

40°

40°-

Rinses

Prewash

Wash

Spin

Rinse Hold

Drain

Filter Clogged

End

Off

95°

Delicate Spin

Spin

Drain

Rinses

Handwash

Cotton

Synthetics

Delicates

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Intensive

E40°

30°

40°-60°

Mix

30°

Prewash Quick

wash

Spin

speed

Night Cicle

Sensitive Delay

start

Start/ Pause

1400

1200

900

700

E60°

60°

40°

30°

40°

programme or to select position (Rinse Hold). The light corresponding to the selected option illuminates.

The following speeds are available for the different fabrics:

• Cotton, linen: 700/900/1200 max 1400 r.p.m.

• Synthetics, Wool and Handwash programme: 700 max 900 r.p.m.

• Delicates: 700 r.p.m.

Rinse Hold

When Rinse Hold option is selected, the last rinse water is not emptied out, to prevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished, the door is locked, the light of the START PAUSE button goes out, the Rinse Hold and “End” pilot lights in the programme progress display are alight and a flashing zero appears on the display to indicate that the water must be emptied out.

To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:

• Select programme “Drain”: The water is emptied out without spinning or

• Select programme “Spin” or “Delicate Spin”: reduce eventually the spin speed by means of the relevant button and then depress the Start/Pause button. The water is emptied out and the laundry is spun at the selected spin speed.

Attention! Before selecting programmes Drain, Spin or Delicate Spin, the selector dial has to be positioned on Off position (reset).

6 “Quick wash” button

This option can be used for lightly soiled cotton, synthetic or delicate items that have been used or

worn for a short time. This option is not available with the Wool and

Handwash programmes, the Energy saving programmes (E60° and E40°, 40°-60° Mix), Daily programmes (60° and 40° ) and not in combination with INTENSIVE option.

7 “Sensitive” button

By depressing this button the washing intensity will be reduced. The machine adds one rinse in the programmes for Cotton and Synthetics. This option cannot be used with “Delicates” and “40°- ” (Easy Iron), Wool and Handwash programmes. This option is recommended for non fast coloureds items.

7 “Night cycle” button

When you choose this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to crease the laundry. As all spinning phases are suppressed, this washing cycle is very quiet and it can be selected at night or in times with a more economical power rate. On cotton and synthetic programmes the rinses will be performed with more water. To complete the cycle, choose one of the following programmes:

• Drain

To drain the water select Drain programme by means of the selector dial, then press the Start/Pause button.

• Spin

To spin the laundry choose “Spin” or “Delicate Spin” programmes by means of the selector dial; select spin speed by means of Spin speed button and then press the

Start/Pause button.

Important!

Before choosing the programmes Drain, Spin or Delicate Spin, the selector dial has to be positioned on “Off” position.

9 “Intensive” button

This option can be selected for heavily soiled laundry. If you depress this button the washing intensity will be increased and the washing time will be prolonged by few minutes depending on the selected type of fabric. This option can be selected with all cottons and synthetic programmes but cannot be selected with the Energy saving programmes E60° and E40°, Daily programmes (60° and 40° ) and 40°-60° Mix and

not in combiantion with QUICK WASH option.

10 “Delay start” button

The wash programme can be delayed from 30 min - 60 min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23 hours by means of this button.

Selecting the delayed start

● Select the programme and the required options.

● Select the delay start.

● Depress START PAUSE button: the machine starts

its countdown.

The programme will start after the selected delay has expired. The DELAY START cannot be used with

RAIN, SPIN or DELICATE SPIN programmes.

Cancelling the delayed start (after you have already

pressed the Start/Pause button)

● Depress START PAUSE button.

● Depress DELAY START button until «

00 ’’

» is

displayed.

● Depress START PAUSE button again, if you wish to

restart the machine immediately.

11 START/PAUSE button

This button has two functions: Start - Pause

Start

After having selected the required programme, press this button to start the machine; the corresponding pilot light stops flashing.

If you have selected the delayed start, the machine begins its countdown. The duration of the programme or the delay appears on the display.

Pause

To interrupt a programme which is running, depress the START PAUSE button: the corresponding pilot light starts to flash.

To restart the programme from the point at which it was interrupted, press the START PAUSE button again.

12 Display

The display shows the following information:

Reset/Cancelling - Duration of the programme Delayed start - Incorrect option selection - Alarm code - End of programme.

Reset/cancellation of the programme

If the programme selector dial is turned to Off position, three blinking dashes are displayed.

Now you can select a new programme.

(If the programme selector dial has not been turned to Off position at the end of the previous washing cycle, when you press the ON/OFF button to switch the machine on, the display will show a blinking zero.)

Duration of the 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.

Delayed start

The selected delay (23 hours max) set by means of the relevant button appears on the display for 3 seconds, then the duration of the previously selected programme is displayed.

The countdown is updated every hour and, when remain the last 2 hours, each 30 min.

Delay

start

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If an option which is not compatible with the set wash

programme is selected, the message Err is displayed for 2 seconds.

Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example E20 (see paragraph “Something not working”).

End of programme

When the programme has finished a flashing zero is displayed. The door can be opened when the “End” pilot light has gone out and if the Rinse hold or Night Cycle option has not been selected.

13 Programme progress display

By selecting the wash programme, the pilot lights corresponding to the various phases making up the programme come on.

E20

After the machine has started, only the running phase light illuminate and stay on. When the programme has finished, the “End” pilot light comes on.

The “End” pilot light flashes in the event of operating problems and the corresponding alarm code appears on the display..

EE1100

= the machine does not fill

EE2200

= the machine does not empty

EE4400

= the door has not been closed

To eliminate the problem, see paragraph “Something not working”.

If the “Filter clogged” pilot light flashes at the end of the programme this means that the drain filter must be cleaned.

14 Programme selector dial

The selector is divided into the following sections:

• Cotton,

• Synthetics

• Delicates

• Wool

• Handwash

• Special programmes

• Reset programme Off

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise.

60°

40°

40°-

Off

95°

Delicate Spin

Spin

Drain

Rinses

Handwash

Cotton

Synthetics

Delicates

E40°

30°

40°-60°

Mix

30°

E60°

60°

40°

30°

40°

Rinses

Prewash

Wash

Spin

Rinse Hold

Drain

Filter Clogged

End

Positions E60°, E40° and 40°-60°Mix correspond to the ENERGY SAVING programmes and position to “cold wash”.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position “Off” (reset).

Functions

End of programme

When the “End” pilot light on the programme progress display illuminates, the door can be opened (if the Rinse hold or Night Cycle option has not been selected).

Turn the programme selector dial to Off. Switch the machine off by depressing the ON/OFF button before removing the laundry.

Altering an option or a running programme

It is possible to change any option before the programme carries it out. Before you make any change, you must pause the washing machine by pressing the START PAUSE button. Changing a running programme is possible only by resetting it. Turn the programme selector dial to "Off" and then to the new programme position. Start the new programme by depressing the START PAUSE button. The washing water in the tub will not emptied out.

Interrupting a programme

Depress the START PAUSE button to interrupt a programme which is running: the corresponding light starts to flash. Depress the same button to restart the programme.

Opening the door after the programme has started

You can open the door, after having set the washing machine to PAUSE, provided the following conditions exist:

• the washing machine has not heated beyond 55°C;

• the level of the water is not high;

• the drum is not turning.

If these requirements are met, when you pause the washing machine, the door can be opened.

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