AEG-Electrolux EWF14780, EWF16780 User Manual
User Manual
Guide d’utilisation
Washing Machine
Lave-linge
EWF 14780 - EWF 16780
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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a
wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find
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this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine.
We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-ofMind. Good luck!
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Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel.....................................8
Use....................................................9
Washing hints..................................16
International wash code symbol ......19
Washing programme..................20-21
Programme information ...................22
Care and cleaning ...........................23
Something not working....................26
Techical data ...................................30
Consumption values ........................31
Installation .......................................32
Environment concerns.....................37
Guarantee conditions ......................38
Customer service centres................39
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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Safety Information
In the interest of your safety and to
ensure the correct use, before
installing and first using the
appliance, read this user manual
carefully, including its hints and
warnings. To avoid unnecessary
mistakes and accidents, it is
important to ensure that all people
using the appliance are thoroughly
familiar with its operation and safety
features. Save these instructions
and make sure that they remain
with the appliance if it is moved or
sold, so that everyone using it
through its life will be properly
informed on appliance use and
safety.
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,
clean and maintenance.
● 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 Service Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.
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.
● If the machine is situated on a
carpeted floor, please adjust the feet
in order to allow air to circulate freely
● Always be sure, that there is no
water leakage from hoses and their
connections after the installation.
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● 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 relevant section in the user
manual.
● 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 washing machine 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 washing machine is not
intended for use by young children
or infirm persons without
supervision.
● Young children should be supervised
to ensure that they do not play with
the appliance.
● 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 avoid this
the machine incorporates 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.
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To disable this device and restore
the possibility of closing the door,
rotate the button anti-clockwise 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.
The New Jet system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption
so saving energy.
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Detergent dispenser drawer
2
Control panel
3
Door opening handle
4
Drain pump
5
Adjustable feet
1 2
Cottons
Spin
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Delicates
Easy Iron
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Detergent dispenser drawer
Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener
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Control panel
Rinse
Soak
Special
Jeans
Drain
Spin
Silk
Lingerie
Normal
Handwash
Eco
Wool
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Programme selector dial
2
Temperature button
3
Spin reduction button
4
Prewash button
5
Extra rinse button
6
Delay button
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Display
Cottons
Synthetics
Delicates
Easy Iron
Temp.
Spin
Prewash
Extra rinse
Time Manager
Delay
Start/Pause
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Start/Pause button
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Time manger buttons
Use
First Use
● Ensure that the electrical and water
connections comply with the
installation instructions.
● Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
Daily Use
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided of an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following
cases:
● when selecting a wash programme
● when depressing the options buttons
● at the end of the cycle
● in the event of operating problems
By pressing the “Prewash” and “Extra
rinse” buttons simultaneously for about
6 seconds, the acoustic signal is
deactivated (except for the events of
operating problems).
By pressing these 2 buttons again, the
the acoustic signal is reactivated.
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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 compartment and, if you wish
to carry out the “prewash” phase, pour
it into the compartment marked .
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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.
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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Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme. The buzzer sounds.
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 Display
shows the following information about the
selected programme proposed:
1
temperature
2
spin speed
3
phase icons making up the
programme
4
soil degree
5
duration
The green Start/Pause light starts to flash.
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The selector dial is divided into following
sections:
Cottons
Eco
Synthetics
Delicates
Rinse
Soak
Drain
Spin
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● Special programmes : Rinses,
Drain, Spin.
The selector dial can be turned either
clockwise or anticlockwise. Position O to
Reset programme/ Switching OFF of the
machine.
At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to
position O, to switch the machine off.
Attention!
If you turn the programme selector dial
to another programme when the
machine is working, the red
Start/Pause pilot light will flash 3 times
and the message Err will apperar on
the display to indicate a wrong
selection. The machine will not perform
the new selected programme.
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.
Select the temperature
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
Jeans
Silk
Special
● Cottons
● Synthetics , Synthetics ,
Lingerie
Handwash
Easy Iron
Wool
Delicates , Easy Iron , Wool
Handwash , Lingerie , Silk ,
Jeans and Soak .
Press this button repeatedly to increase or
decrease the temperature, if you want
your laundry to be washed at a
temperature different from the one
proposed by the washing machine.
Maximum temperatures are 90°C for
cottons, 60°C for synthetics and Easy
iron programme, 40°C for delicates,
wool, lingerie, jeans programme and
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fabrics to be handwashed, 30°C for
silk and soak, while corresponds to
cold wash.
During the washing cycle the
thermometer is animated.
Select the spin speed, No spin,
Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
Press the Spin button repeatedly to
change the spin speed, if you want your
laundry to be spun at a speed different
from the one proposed by the washing
machine.
During the spinning phase the spiral is
animated.
Maximum speeds are:
● for Cotton: 1400 rpm or 1600 rpm
depending on the Model;
● for Jeans programme: 1200 rpm;
● Wool and Handwash: 1000 rpm
● for Synthetics, Easy iron and Lingerie:
900 rpm;
● for Delicates and Silk: 700 rpm.
No spin option eliminates all the
spin phases and increases the number
of rinses for cottons, synthetics, delicates, silk and Jeans programme.
Rinse Hold : by selecting this
option the water of the last rinse is not
emptied out to prevent the fabrics from
creasing. When the programme has
finished the display shows a
0.00
flashing, the (Door) icon is still
visualized, the Start/Pause light is off and
the door is locked to indicate that the
water must be emptied out.
To empty out the water:
● turn the programme selector dial to
“O”
● select the (Drain), (Spin)
programme
● reduce the spin speed if needed, by
means of the relevant button
● depress Start/Pause button
● at the end of the programme, the
display shows a 0.00 flashing. The
(Door) icon desappears and the door
can be opened.
Night Cycle : by selecting this
option, the machine will not drain the
water of the last rinse, so as not to
wrinkle the laundry.
As all spinning phases are suppressed,
this washing cycle is very noiseless and
it can be selectionned at night or in
times with a more economical power
rate.
On cotton, synthetic (except for Easy
Iron), delicates, silk and Jeans
programmes the rinses will be
performed with more water.
When the programme has finished, the
display shows a
0.00 flashing, the
(Door) icon is still visualized, the
Start/Pause light is off and the door is
locked to indicate that the water must
be emptied out.
To empty out the water, please
read the previous option steps.
Select the Prewash option
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
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Select this option if you wish your
laundry to be prewashed at 30°C
before the main wash (not available
for Wool, Handwash, Lingerie, Silk
and Soak programme). The prewash
ends with a short spin in programmes
for cotton and synthetic fabrics,
whereas in the programmes for delicate
fabrics the water is only drained.
The relevant pilot light will light up.
Select the Extra Rinse option
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
This button can be selected with all
programmes except the
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programmes.
The machine performs some additional
rinses.
This option is recommended for people
who are allergic to detergents, and in
areas where the water is very soft.
Select the Delay start
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
You must select this option after you
have set the programme and before you
press the Start/Pause button.
If you wish to add laundry in the
machine during the delay time you will
press Start/Pause button to put the
machine in pause. Add the laundry,
close the door and press Start/Pause
button again.
You can cancel the delay time at any
moment, before you press the
Start/Pause 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
20 hours by means of this button.
Selecting the delayed start.
• Select the programme and the
required options.
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• Select the delay start.
• Depress “Start/Pause” button: the
machine starts its hourly countdown.
The programme will start after the
selected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start
• Depress “Start/Pause” button.
• Depress “Start/Pause” button, the
symbol
0’ is displayed.
• Depress “Start/Pause” button again.
The Delay Start cannot be selected
with Drain programme.
Before you start the programme, if
you wish to delay the start, press the
Delay Start button repeatedly, to select
the desired delay. The corresponding
icon will appear on the display in the
upper part of the display.
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours) will appear on the display for
about 3 seconds, then the duration of
the programme will appear again.
Display
The display shows the following
information:
Duration of the selected programme
After selecting a programme, the
duration is displayed in hours and
minutes (for example 2.05). The
segments inside the clock icon are
animated.
The duration is calculated automatically
on the basis of the maximum
recommended load for each type of
fabric.
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
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Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
After the programme has started, the
time remaining is updated every minute.
Washing programme phase icons
By selecting the wash programme, all
the washing programme phase icons
corresponding to the various phases
making up the programme are shown in
the upper part of the display.
Temp.
Spin Prewash Extra rinse Delay
After you have pressed the Start/Pause
button and the machine has started, the
Door icon is lighted-on and only the
phase running icon stays on. When the
programme has finished, a flashing zero
0.00) is displayed and the (Door)
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icon desappears.
Delay
The selected delay (20 hours max) set
by means of the relevant button appears
on the display for about 3 seconds, then
the duration of the previously selected
programme is displayed. The relevant
phase icon is lighted-on.
The delay time value decreases by one
unit every hour and then, when 1 hour
remains, the time decreases every
minute.
Incorrect option selection
If an option which is not compatible with
the set wash programme is selected,
the message Err is displayed for about
2 seconds and the integrated red
Start/Pause light start flashing.
Prewash Extra rinse Delay
Start/Pause
Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems,
some alarm codes can be displayed, for
example
E20 (see paragraph
“Something not working”).
Prewash Extra rinse Delay
Start/Pause
End of programme
When the programme has finished a
flashing zero is displayed, the (Door)
icon desappears and the door can be
opened.
Prewash Extra rinse Delay Start/Pause
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