AEG-Electrolux EWF14591W User Manual

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Washing Machine

EWF14591W

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Contents

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
First use 7
Personalisation 7
Daily use 7
Helpful hints and tips 10
Washing programmes 12

Subject to change without notice

Care and cleaning 14
What to do if... 18
Technical data 20
Consumption values 20
Installation 21
Electrical connection 24
Environment concerns 24

Safety information

Important! Read carefully & keep for future
reference.

• The safety of Your appliance 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.

• 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.

• You MUST read them carefully before in­stalling or using the appliance.

• Before first starting up, check the appli­ance for any damage incurred during
transport. Never connect up a damaged
appliance . If parts are damaged, contact
your supplier.

• If the appliance is delivered in the winter
months when there are minus tempera­tures. Store it at room temperature for 24
hours before using for the first time.

General safety

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

• During high temperature wash pro­grammes the door glass may get hot. Do
not touch it!

• Make sure that small pets do not climb into
the drum. To avoid this, please check into
the drum before using.

• 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.

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

• 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.

• Do not use your washing machine to wash
articles with whalebones, material without
hems or torn material.

• Always unplug the appliance and turn off
the water supply after use, cleaning and
maintenance.

• Under no circumstances should you at­tempt to repair the machine yourself. Re­pairs carried out by inexperienced people
may cause injury or serious malfunction­ing. Contact your local Service Centre. Al­ways insist on genuine spare parts.

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Installation

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

• When unpacking the appliance, check that
it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it
and contact the Service Centre.

• 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
the user manual.

• After having installed the appliance, check
that it is not standing on the inlet and drain
hose and the worktop is not pressing the
electrical supply cable against the wall.

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

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

• If the appliance is installed in a location
subject to frost, please read the “dangers
of freezing” chapter.

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

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

Use

• This appliance is designed for domestic
use. It must not be used for purposes other
than those for which it was designed.

• Only wash fabrics which are designed to
be machine washed. Follow the instruc­tions on each garment label.

• Do not overload the appliance. See the
Washing Programme Table.

• 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. Under­wired bras must NOT be machine washed.

• 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.

• Never pull the power supply cable to re­move the plug from the socket; always
take hold of the plug itself.

• Never use the appliance if the power sup­ply cable, the control panel, the working
surface or the base are damaged so that
the inside of the washing machine is ac­cessible.

Child safety

• This appliance is not intended for use by
person (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.

• The packaging components (e.g. plastic
film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to chil­dren - danger of suffocation! Keep them
out of children’s reach.

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

• Make sure that children or pets do not
climb into the drum. To prevent children
and pets becoming trapped inside the
drum the machine incorporates a special
feature. 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 counterclockwise until the groove is
vertical.

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Product description

Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption. Its new washing system allows total
use of detergent and reduces water consumption so saving energy.

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1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle

Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for detergent used for pre­wash and soak phase or for stain remover
used during the stain action phase (if availa­ble). The prewash and soak detergent is
added at the beginning of the wash pro­gramme. The stain remover is added during
the stain action phase.

Compartment for powder or liquid deter­gent used for main wash. If using liquid de­tergent pour it just before starting the pro­gramme.

Compartment for liquid additives (fabric
softener, starch).
Follow the product manufacturer’s recom­mendations on quantities to use and do not
exceed the «MAX» mark in the detergent
dispenser drawer. Any fabric softener or
starching additives must be poured into the
compartment before starting the wash pro­gramme.

4 Rating Plate
5 Drain pump
6 Adjustable feet

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Control panel

Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as
the buttons, pilot light and the display. These are presented by relevant numbers on the
following pages.

1 2 4 5 6 7

1 Programme selector dial
2

TEMPERATURE (TEMP.) button

3 SPIN reduction (SPIN) button
4 EASY IRON button
5 EXTRA RINSE button

Table of Symbols

= Cold = Night Cycle

= Rinse hold = Door locked

Programme Selector Dial

It allows you to switch the appliance on/off
and/or to select a programme.

Temperature

This button allows you to increase or de­crease the washing temperature. At the po-

sition
cycle with cold water.

Spin

By pressing this button you can change the
spin speed of the selected programme or to
select Night Cycle or Rinse Hold option.

Easy Iron

By selecting this option the laundry is gently
washed and spun to avoid any creasing. In
this way ironing is easier. Furthermore the

, the machine will perform a washing

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6 DELAY START button
7
8 START/PAUSE button
9 DOOR LOCKED pilot light

10 TIME MANAGER buttons

machine will perform some additional rinses
in some programmes. On other programmes
(e.g. cotton) the maximum spin speed is re­duced automatically.

Extra Rinse

This appliance is designed for saving energy.
If it necessary to rinse the laundry using an
extra quantity of water (extra rinse), select
this option. Some additional rinses will be
performed. This option is recommended for
people who are allergic to detergents, and in
areas where the water is very soft.

Delay Start

The programme can be delayed from 30 min

- 60 min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour
up to a maximum of 20 hours by means of
this button.

Display

9

8

10

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Start/Pause

This button allows you to start or to interrupt
the selected programme.

Time Manager

These buttons allows you to modify the pro­gramme duration automatically proposed by
the appliance.

Door locked pilot light

The pilot light 9 illuminates when the pro­gramme starts and indicates if the door can
be opened:

Display

7.4 7.5 7.1

• light on: the door cannot be opened. The
machine in working or has stopped with
water left in the tub.

• light off: the door can be opened. The pro­gramme is finished or the water has been
emptied out.

• light flashing: the door is opening.

7.27.3

The display shows the following information:

7.1:

• 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 set by pressing the rel­evant button appears on the display for a
few seconds, then the duration of the se­lected programme is displayed again.

• Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some
alarm codes can be displayed, for example
E20 (see paragraph «What to do if...»).

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Incorrect option selection

If an option which is not compatible with
the set wash programme is selected, the
message Err is displayed at the bottom of

the display for a few seconds and the in­tegrated red light of button 8 start flashing.

• End of programme
When the programme has finished three
flashing zeros are displayed, the pilot light
9 and the pilot light of button 8 go out and
the door can be opened.

7.2: Washing programme phase icons

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Wash

•

Rinses

•

Drain

•

Spin

By selecting the wash programme, the pro­gramme phase icons corresponding to the
various phases making up the programme
are shown in the bottom part of the display.
After having pressed button 8 only the icon
of the running phase stays on.

7.3: Heating phase

During the washing cycle the display shows
a temperature icon indicating that the appli­ance has started the heating phase of the
water in the tub.

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7.4: Soil degree icons
When selecting a programme on the display
appears an icon indicating the degree of soil­ing automatically proposed by the machine:

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Intensive

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Normal/Daily

First use

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

• Remove the polystyrene block and
any material from the drum.

• Before the first wash, run a cotton cy­cle at the highest temperature without

Personalisation

Acoustic signals

The machine is provided with an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following cases:

• at the end of the cycle

• if there is a fault.
By pressing the 4 and 5 buttons simultane­ously for about 6 seconds , the acoustic
signal is deactivated (except if there is a fault).
By pressing these 2 buttons again, the
acoustic signal is reactivated.

Child safety lock

This device permits you to leave the appli­ance unattended and not to worry that chil­dren might be injured by or cause damage to

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Light/Quick

•

Super Quick

7.5: Child safety lock
This device permits you to leave the appli­ance unattended during it's functioning.

any laundry in the machine, to remove
any manufacturing residue from the
drum and tub. Pour 1/2 a measure of
detergent into the main wash com­partment and start the machine.

the appliance. This function remains enabled
also when the washing machine is not work­ing.
There are two different ways to set this op­tion:

1. Before pressing button 8 : it will be im-

possible to start the machine.

2. After pressing button 8 : it will be impos-

sible to change any other programme or
option.

To enable or disable this option press simul­taneously for about 6 seconds buttons 5 and

6 until on the display, the icon
disappears.

appears or

Daily use

Load the laundry

Open the door by carefully pulling the door
handle outwards. Place the laundry in the
drum, one item at a time, shaking them out
as much as possible. Close the door.

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Measure out the detergent and the fab­ric softener

Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops.
Measure out the amount of detergent re­quired, pour it into the main wash compart-

ment

or in the appropriate compartment
if the selected programme/option it requires
(see more details in «Detergent dispenser
drawer»).

If required, pour fabric softener into the com­partment marked

(the amount used must
not exceed the «MAX» mark in the drawer).
Close the drawer gently.

Select the required programme by
turning the programme selector dial (1)

Turn the programme selector dial to the re­quired programme. The washing machine
will propose a temperature and automatically
select the maximum spin value provided for

the programme you have chosen. You can
change these values by operating the corre­sponding buttons. The green pilot light of the
button 8 starts to flash.
The selector dial can be turned either clock­wise or counterclockwise. Turn to position
« O » to reset programme/Switching the ma­chine off.

At the end of the programme the selec­tor dial must be turned to position O, to
switch the machine off.

Caution! If you turn the programme

selector dial to another programme
when the machine is working, the red
pilot light of button 8 will blink 3 times
and the message Err is displayed to
indicate a wrong selection. The machine
will not perform the new selected
programme.

Select the temperature by pressing
button 2

By selecting a programme, the appliance
proposes automatically a default tempera­ture.
Press this button repeatedly to increase or
decrease the temperature, if you want your
laundry to be washed at a different temper­ature.

Reduce the spin speed by pressing
button 3

By selecting a programme, the appliance
proposes automatically the maximum spin
speed provided for that programme.
Press button 3 repeatedly to change the spin
speed, if you want your laundry to be spun at
a different speed. The relevant light illumi­nates.

Select the available option by pressing
buttons 3, 4 and 5

Depending on the selected programme, dif­ferent functions can be combined before
pressing the button 8 . By selecting an option
the relevant pilot light illuminates.
If an incorrect option is selected, the integra­ted red pilot light of the button 8 flashes 3
times and the Err message appears on the
display for few seconds.

For compatibility among the washing
programmes and the options see chap­ter «Washing Programmes».

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Select the Delay Start by pressing
button 6

Before you start the programme, if you wish
to delay the start, press the button 6 repeat­edly, to select the desired delay. The relevant
pilot light goes on.
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours) will appear on the display a few sec­onds, then the duration of the programme
will appear again.
You must select this option after you have set
the programme and before you press button
8 .
You can cancel or modify the delay time at
any moment, before you press button 8 .
Selecting the delayed start:

1. Select the programme and the required

options.

2. Select the delay start by pressing the but-

ton 6 .

3. Press button 8 :

– the machine starts its hourly count-

down.

– The programme will start after the se-

lected delay has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start after having
pressed button 8 :

1. Set the washing machine to PAUSE by

pressing button 8 .

2. Press button 6 once until the symbol 0’ is

displayed

3. Press button 8 again to start the pro-

gramme.

Important! The selected delay can be
changed only after selecting the washing
programme again.
The Delay Start can not be selected with

DRAIN programme.

Start the programme by pressing button
8

To start the selected programme, press the
button 8 , the green pilot light of the button
8 stops blinking.
To interrupt a programme which is running,
press the button 8 : the green pilot light starts
blinking.
To restart the programme from the point at
which it was interrupted, press the button 8
again . If you have chosen a delayed start,
the machine will begin the countdown. If an
incorrect option is selected, the red pilot light

of the button 8 blinks for 3 times the message

Err is displayed for a few seconds.

Select the Time Manager option by
pressing buttons 10

By pressing these buttons repeatedly, the
duration of the washing cycle can be in­creased or decreased. The soil level icon will
appear on the display to indicate the chosen
degree of soil. This option is available only
with Cotton , Synthetic and Delicate pro­grammes.

Soil Level Icon Type of fabric

Intensive For heavy soiled

Normal For normal soiled

Daily For daily soiled items

Light For slightly soiled

Quick For very slightly

Super Quick

1) We recommend you to reduce the load sizes
(see Washing programmes table).

1)

items

items

items

soiled items

For items used or
worn for a short time

Important! The Time Manager cannot be
selected with the Economy programmes.
The availability of these soil level icons
change according to the type of fabric as
shown in the following chart.

Fabric Soil Level

Cottons

95°/90°C X X X X X X

60°C/50°C X X X X X X

40°C X X X X X X

30°C X X X X X X

Cold X X X X X X

Synthetics

60°C/50°C X X X X

40°C X X X X

30°C X X X X

Cold X X X X

Delicates

40°C X X X X