AEG-Electrolux EWB105205W, EWB95205W User Manual

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Washing Machine

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EWB 95205 W

EWB 105205 W

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CONTENTS

Safety Information 2 Product description 3 How to run a wash cycle? 4 Daily use 5 Washing programmes 6 Care and cleaning 7

SAFETY INFORMATION

Please read these points carefully before installing and using your appliance. Keep this user manual with your appliance.

General safety

• Do not modify or attempt to modify this appliance. This would put yourself in danger.

• Ensure that all coins, safety pins, brooches, screws etc have been removed before starting a washing programme. If left in washing, they can seriously damage the appliance.

• Use the recommended quantity of detergent.

• Put small items together (socks, belts etc.) in a small linen bag or pillow case.

• Unplug and close inlet hose tap after using appliance.

• Always disconnect the power supply from the appliance before cleaning or maintenance.

• Do not machine wash clothes with ribbing, unfinished or torn material.

Installation

• Unpack or ask for the appliance to be unpacked immediately upon delivery. Check the outside of the appliance is not damaged in any way. Report all transit damage to your retailer.

• Remove all transit bolts and packaging before installing the appliance.

• Connection to the water supply must be carried out by a qualified plumber.

• If your domestic electrical circuit needs adapting to allow the appliance to be plugged in, use a qualified electrician.

Operating Problems 8 Detergents and Additives 9 Technical Specifications 9 Installation 10 Environment concerns 11

Subject to change without notice

• Ensure that, after installation, the power cable is not trapped under the appliance.

• If the appliance is installed on carpeted floor, ensure that the carpet does not obstruct any ventilation ducts located at the base of the appliance.

• The appliance must be equipped with an earthed power plug which conforms to regulations.

• Before connecting your appliance to the power supply, carefully read the instructions in the chapter entitled “Electrical connection”.

• Replacing the power cable should only be carried out by an authorised service engineer.

• The manufacturer cannot be held responsible for any damage resulting from incorrect installation.

Precautions to be taken against frost

If your appliance is exposed to temperatures below 0°C, the following precautions must be taken:

• Close the tap and disconnect the inlet hose.

• Place the end of this hose and the drain hose in a basin on the floor.

• Select the Drain programme let it run until the end of the cycle.

• Disconnect the appliance from the power supply by turning the programme selector to “Stop”

• Unplug the appliance.

• Replace the inlet hose and drain hose.

This way, the water remaining in the hoses will be drained away, avoiding any ice formation which would damage your appliance.

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Before turning your appliance on again, ensure that it is installed in an area where the temperature will not fall below freezing.

Use

• Your appliance is intended for normal domestic use. Do not use the appliance for commercial or industrial purposes or for any other purpose.

• Refer to the instructions on the label of each item before washing.

• Do not put items into the washing machine which have had stains removed with petrol, alcohol, trichlorethylen etc. If such stain removers have been used,

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

wait until the product has evaporated before putting these items into the drum.

• Empty pockets and unfold items.

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

1. The control panel

2. Lid handle

3. Adjustable levelling feet

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The control panel

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1. Programme selector

2. Spin speed selector

3. Pushbuttons and their functions

4. Lights of cycle progress

5. "Start/Pause" pushbutton

6. "Delay start" pushbutton

Dispenser box

Prewash Wash

Softener (do not fill above the MAX symbol M )

HOW TO RUN A WASH CYCLE?

Using for the first time

• Ensure the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions.

• Remove the polystyrene insert and all other items inside the drum.

• Run an initial wash cycle at 90°C, without any washing but with detergent to clean the water tank.

DAILY USE

Loading washing

• Open the lid of the appliance.

• Open the drum by depressing the locking button A: The two shutters unlock automatically.

•Load the washing, close the drum and the lid of your washing machine.

Warning! Before closing the lid of your appliance, ensure that the drum is properly closed :

• When the two shutters are closed,

• locking button A released.

Proportioning of detergents

Pour the amount of washing powder into the washing ments if you have selected the “prewash” option. Pour fabric softener into the compartment

Selection of desired programme

Turn the programme selector to the required programme. The “Start/Pause” pushbutton flashes green. If you turn the programme selector to another programme while a cycle is in progress,

the appliance will ignore the new selected programme. The “Start/Pause”

ton flashes red for a few seconds.

Selecting the temperature

Press the “Temperature” peatedly to increase or decrease the temperature (see “Washing programmes”). The

symbol means a cold wash.

Selecting the spin speed

Turn the spin speed selector sired speed. You can also select “Rinse hold” For the maximum spin speeds see "Washing programmes". At the end of the programme, if you have selected “Rinse hold” you then need to select a “Spin”

and prewash compart-

if necessary.

or “Night cycle” .

pushbut-

pushbutton re-

on the de-

or “Night cycle” ,

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“Drain” programme to finish the cycle and empty the water.

Selecting options

You must select the different options after selecting the programme and before pressing the “Start/Pause” “Programmes table”). Press the desired button(s) : the corresponding lights come on. If pressed again, the lights go out. If one of the options is not compatible with the selected programme, the “Start/Pause” button flashes red.

“Prewash” option

The appliance runs a prewash at 30°C max.

“Daily” option

This option allows to run a wash cycle of lightly soiled laundry at reduced time.

“Super quick” option

The washing time will be reduced depending on the programme selected.

“Extra Rinse” option

The washing machine will add one or more rinses during the cycle. This option is recommended for people with sensitive skin and in soft water areas.

“Delay start”

This option allows you to delay the start of a wash programme by 3, 6 or 9 hours by

pressing the “Delay start” You can change or cancel the delayed start time at any time before you press the “Start/

Pause” lay start” dicators are off, the wash programme will start immediately). If you have already pressed the “Start/ Pause” change or cancel the delayed start, proceed as follows :

• To cancel the delay start and start the cycle immediately, press “Start/Pause” and then “Delay start” . Press “Start/ Pause”

pushbutton by pressing the “De-

pushbutton again (when all in-

pushbutton and you want to

to start the cycle.

pushbutton (see

push-

pushbutton.

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• To change the timer delay period, you must go through the “Stop” position and reprogramme your cycle.

The lid will be locked during the delayed start time. If you need to open it, you must first pause the appliance by pressing the

“Start/Pause”

pushbutton. After closing

the lid again, press the “Start/Pause” pushbutton.

Start of the programme

Press the “Start/Pause”

pushbutton to start the cycle. The corresponding light will come on green. It is normal for the programme selector to remain stationary during the cycle. The light corresponding to the current cycle is illuminated.

+ : Prewash + Wash + : Rinses + Spin

: End of cycle

Interrupting a programme Adding washing during the first 10 mi-

nutes

Press the “Start/Pause”

pushbutton : the corresponding light will flash green while the appliance is paused. The lid can only be

opened around 2 minutes after the washing machine has come to a stop. Press the

“Start/Pause”

pushbutton again to con-

tinue the programme.

Modifying the programme in progress

Before making any changes to the current programme, you need to pause the washing machine by pressing the “Start/Pause”

pushbutton. If the modification is not pos-

sible, the “Start/Pause”

pushbutton flashes red for a few seconds. If you still decide to change the programme, you must cancel the current programme (see below).

Cancelling the programme

If you want to cancel the programme, turn the programme selector to the “Stop” position

End of the programme

The washing machine stops automatically, the “Start/Pause” and the light “End of cycle”

pushbutton goes out

comes on. The lid can only be opened around 2 minutes after the washing machine has come to a stop. Turn the programme selector to the “Stop” position

. Remove washing.

Unplug and close water inlet tap.

Stand by : once the programme has finished after a few minutes the energy saving system is enabled with the pilot

lights switched on. By pressing any button the appliance will come out of the energy saving status.

WASHING PROGRAMMES

Programme / Type of washing Load Possible options

Cottons (cold - 90°) : White or colour, e.g. normally soiled work clothes, bed linen, table linen, body linen, towels.

Max. spin speed: 1000/900 rpm

Synthetics (cold - 60°) : Synthetic fab- rics, body linen, coloured fabrics, non-iron shirts, blouses. Max. spin speed: 900 rpm

Delicates (cold - 40°) : For all delicate materials, for example curtains. Max. spin speed: 700 rpm

Silk (cold - 30°) : For machine washable silk and mixed synthetic items. Max. spin speed: 700 rpm

5,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Prewash, Dai-

ly, Super quick, Extra rinse, Delay start

2,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Prewash, Dai-

ly, Super quick, Extra rinse, Delay start

2,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Prewash, Dai-

ly, Super quick, Extra rinse, Delay start

2,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Delay start

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Programme / Type of washing Load Possible options

Wool (cold - 40°) : Machine washable wool carrying the labels “pure new wool, machine washable, does not shrink”.

Max. spin speed: 1000/900 rpm

Lingerie (cold - 40°): For very delicate

items, like lingerie. Max. spin speed: 1000/900 rpm

Soak (30°) : Soaking for very dirty wash-

ing. The drum stops full of water.

Rinse : Hand washed items can be rinsed in this programme.

Max. spin speed: 1000/900 rpm

Drain : Runs an empty cycle after a Rinse

hold (or Night cycle).

Spin : A spin cycle from 500 to

1000/900 cycle).

our, e.g. normally soiled work clothes, bed linen, table linen, body linen, towels.

Max. spin speed: 1000/900 rpm

Easy iron (cold - 60°) : For cottons and synthetics. Reduces creasing and makes ironing easier. Max. spin speed: 900 rpm

Curtains (cold - 40°) : For washing curtains. The Prewash option is activated. Max. spin speed: 700 rpm

vets or quilted fabrics. Max. spin speed: 700 rpm

1) Depending on a model.

2) Reference programme for test confirming to CEI 456 standard (Eco 60° programme): 49 L / 0,94 kWh / 210 min

rpm after a Rinse hold (or Night

Economy2) (40° - 90°) : White or col-

Blanket (30° - 40°) : For washing du-

1,0 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Delay start

5,5 kg Delay start

5,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Extra rinse,

Delay start

5,5 kg

5,5 kg Delay start

5,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Prewash, Ex-

tra rinse, Delay start

1,0 kg Rinse hold, Prewash, Extra rinse, De-

lay start

2,5 kg Rinse hold, Night cycle, Extra rinse,

Delay start

2,5 kg Delay start

CARE AND CLEANING

Unplug the appliance before cleaning.

Descaling the appliance

To descale the appliance, use an appropriate non-corrosive product designed for washing machines. Read product label for recommended amounts and how often descaling should be carried out.

The exterior

Use warm soapy water to clean the exterior of the appliance. Never use alcohol, solvents or similar products.

Dispenser box

To clean, proceed as follows :

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Object trap

Regularly clean out the object trap which is located at the bottom of the drum :

Check if the filter being coupled well before closing the trap to pull up and down the central wall.

Water inlet filters

To clean, proceed as follows :

OPERATING PROBLEMS

Numerous checks were carried out on your appliance before it left the factory. However, should you notice a malfunction, please

Problems Causes

The washing machine doesn’t start or doesn’t fill:

The appliance fills but empties straight away:

The washing machine doesn’t rinse or doesn’t empty:

You have found water around the washing machine:

Wash is unsatisfactory: • the detergent is unsuitable for machine washing,

• the appliance isn’t plugged in correctly, the electrical installation isn’t working, there is a power failure,

• the lid of your appliance and the drum shutters aren’t closed firmly,

• the programme start command hasn’t been properly selected,

• the water supply has been cut off, the water inlet tap is closed,

• the water inlet filters are dirty,

• a red tab appears on the water inlet hose.

• the drainage U-piece is fixed too low (see installation section).

• the drain hose is blocked or bent,

• the drainage filter is obstructed,

• the out of balance detector has been activated : washing is unevenly distributed in the drum,

• the “Drain” programme or “Night Cycle” or “Rinse hold” option have been selected,

• the height of the drainage U-piece is unsuitable.

• too much detergent has caused foam to overflow,

• the detergent is unsuitable for machine washing,

• the drainage U-piece isn’t attached correctly,

• the drainage filter hasn’t been put back in place,

• the water inlet hose is leaking.

• there is too much washing in the drum,

• the wash cycle is unsuitable,

• there isn’t enough detergent.

refer to the sections below before contacting the after-sales service.

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