AEG-Electrolux EWF1486GDW User Manual

EWF 1486 GDW

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EN WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

1. SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3. CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4. PROGRAMMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5. CONSUMPTION VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

6. OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

7. BEFORE FIRST USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

8.

DAILY USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

9. HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

10.

CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

11. TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

12.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

13. ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

WE’RE THINKING OF YOU

Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that brings with it
decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and stylish, it has been designed
with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great
results every time.

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

We recommend the use of original spare parts.
When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available.
The information can be found on the rating plate. Model, PNC, Serial Number.

Warning / Caution-Safety information

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

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1.

SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the ap­pliance, carefully read the supplied in­structions. The manufacturer is not re­sponsible if an incorrect installation and
use causes injuries and damages. Always
keep the instructions with the appliance
for future reference.

1.1 Children and vulnerable
people safety

WARNING!

Risk of suffocation, injury or per­manent disability.

• Do not let persons, children included,
with reduced physical sensory, reduced
mental functions or lack of experience
and knowledge use the appliance. They
must have supervision or instruction for
the operation of the appliance by a per­son who is responsible for their safety.

• Do not let children play with the appli­ance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.

• Keep all detergents away from children.

• Keep children and pets away from the
appliance door when it is open.

• If the appliance has a child safety de­vice, we recommend you activate it.

1.2 Installation

• Remove all the packaging and the
transit bolts.

• Keep the transit bolts. When you move
the appliance again you must block the
drum.

• Do not install or use a damaged appli­ance.

• Do not install or use the appliance
where the temperature is less than 0 °C
or where it is exposed to the weather.

• Obey the installation instruction sup­plied with the appliance.

• Make sure that the floor where you in­stall the appliance is flat, stable, heat
resistant and clean.

• Do not install the appliance where the
appliance door can not be fully opened.

• Always be careful when you move the
appliance because it is heavy. Always
wear safety gloves.

• Make sure that there is air circulation
between the appliance and the floor.

• Adjust the feet to have the necessary
space between the appliance and the
carpet.

Electrical connection

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information
on the rating plate agrees with the pow­er supply. If not, contact an electrician.

• Always use a correctly installed shock­proof socket.

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and ex­tension cables.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug and to the mains cable.
Contact the Service or an electrician to
change a damaged mains cable.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the installa­tion. Make sure that there is access to
the mains plug after the installation.

• Do not pull the mains cable to discon­nect the appliance. Always pull the
mains plug.

• Do not touch the mains cable or the
mains plug with wet hands.

• This appliance complies with the E.E.C.
Directives.

Water connection

• Make sure not to cause damage to the
water hoses.

• The appliance is to be connected to the
water mains using the new supplied
hose-sets. Old hose sets must not be
reused.

• Before you connect the appliance to
new pipes or pipes not used for a long
time, let the water flow until it is clean.

• The first time you use the appliance,
make sure that there is no leakage.

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1.3 Use

• Use this appliance in a household envi-

• Do not change the specification of this

• Obey the safety instructions on the de-

• Do not put flammable products or items

• Do not touch the glass of the door

• Make sure that you remove all metal

1.4 Care and Cleaning

WARNING!

Risk of injury, electrical shock, fire,
burns or damage to the appliance.

ronment.

appliance.

tergent packaging.

that are wet with flammable products
in, near or on the appliance.

while a programme operates. The glass
can be hot.

objects from the laundry.

WARNING!

Risk of injury or damage to the
appliance.

• Before maintenance, deactivate the ap­pliance and disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.

• Do not use water spray and steam to
clean the appliance.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft
cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do
not use abrasive products, abrasive
cleaning pads, solvents or metal ob­jects.

1.5 Disposal

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the
mains supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent chil­dren and pets to get closed in the ap­pliance.

2. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1 2 3

Worktop

1

Detergent dispenser

2

Control panel

3

Door handle

4

Rating plate

4

5

6

7

5

Drain pump filter

6

Feet for the appliance level

7

2.1 Child safety device

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When you activate this device, you cannot
close the door. This prevents children or
pets to be closed in the drum. To activate
the device, turn it clockwise, until the
groove is horizontal. To deactivate the de­vice, turn it counter-clockwise, until the
groove is vertical.

2.2 Fixing plate kit
(4055171146)

Available from your authorized dealer.

3. CONTROL PANEL

1 2

Cottons

Synthetics

Refresh

14 Min.

Sports

Duvet

Spin/Drain

On/O

On Off button

1

Programme knob

2

Spin reduction touchpad

3

Temperature touchpad

4

Display

5

Prewash touchpad

6

Cottons

Cottons Eco

Synthetics

Delicates

Wool/Handwash

Jeans

Rinse

If you install the appliance on a plinth, se­cure the appliance in the fixing plates.
Follow the instructions supplied with the
kit.

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Prewash

Easy Iron

Dealy Start

Extra Rinse

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Temperature

Spin

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Delay start touchpad

7

Extra rinse touchpad

8

Easy iron touchpad

9

Start pause touchpad

10

Time Manager touchpads

11

6

7

8

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3.1 Display

A)

B)

C)

D)

E)

The Temperature area:

: Temperature indicator

: Cold water indicator

: Time Manager indicator.
The time area:
–

: the programme duration

–

: the delay start

–

–

–

Washing indicators:

: the alarm codes

: the message of error

: Programme is completed.

: the child safety lock indicator.

A B C D

EFG

–

: the washing phase

–

: the rinses phase

–

: the spin phase

–

: the steam phase

–

: Extra rinse permanent option.

F)

The spin area:
–

–

–

–

G)

: the Spin speed indicator

: the No Spin indicator

: the Rinse Hold indicator

: the Extra Silent indicator.

: the Door locked indicator

4. PROGRAMMES

Programme
Temperature range

Cottons

90° C - Cold

Cottons Eco

60° C - 40° C

Synthetics

60° C - Cold

Delicates

40 °C - Cold

Type of load and soil
Maximum load, Maximum spin

White cotton and coloured cotton (normal soil
and light soil).
8 kg, 1400 rpm

1)

White cotton and colour-fast cotton. Normal soil.
8 kg, 1400 rpm

Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. Normal
soil.
4 kg, 1000 rpm

Delicate fabrics as acrylics, viscose, polyester
items. Normal soil.
4 kg, 800 rpm

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Programme
Temperature range

Wool/Handwash

40 °C – Cold

Type of load and soil
Maximum load, Maximum spin

Machine washable wool, hand washable wool
and delicate fabrics with «hand washing» care
symbol.
2 kg, 1000 rpm

Jeans

60 °C – Cold

Items in denim and jersey. Also for items in dark
colours. The Extra Rinse option activates auto­matically.
4 kg, 1000 rpm

Rinse

Cold

Spin/Drain

To rinse and spin the laundry. All fabrics.
8 kg, 1400 rpm

To spin the laundry and to drain the water in the
drum. All fabrics.
8 kg, 1400 rpm

Duvet

60° C - 30° C

Sports

30 °C

14 Min.

30 °C

Special programme for one synthetic blanket, du­vet, bedspread and so on.

2.5 kg, 800 rpm

Synthetic and delicate items. Light soil or items to
refresh.

2.5 kg, 800 rpm

Synthetic and mixed fabric items. Light soil and
items to freshen up.
1 kg, 800 rpm

Steam — Refresh

Steam — Synthetics

Steam — Cottons

1)
Standard programmes for the Energy Label consumption values

According to regulation 1061/2010, the “Coton Eco 60° C” and “Coton Eco 40° C” are
respectively the “standard 60° C cotton programme” and the “standard 40° C cotton
programme”. They are the most efficient programmes in terms of combined energy and
water consumption for washing normally soiled cotton laundry.

The washing temperature of the washing phase may differ from the temperature de­clared for the selected programme.

Steam programme for cotton and synthetic
This cycle removes odours from the laundry.

Steam programme for synthetics.
This cycle helps to dewrinkle the laundry

Steam programme for cottons.
This cycle helps to dewrinkle the laundry

Programme options compatibility

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If you set No Spin option the only drain phase is available.

5. CONSUMPTION VALUES

The data of this table are approximate. Different causes can change the data:
the quantity and type of laundry, the water and ambient temperature.

Pro-

grammes

Cottons 60
°C

Cottons 40
°C

Synthetics 40
°C

Delicates 40
°C

Wool 30 °C 2 0.35 57 58 30

Standard cotton programmes

Standard 60
°C cotton

Standard 60
°C cotton

Load

(Kg)

Energy
consump­tion (kWh)

8 1.60 72 168 44

8 1.0 72 164 44

4 0.60 60 110 35

4 0.70 60 91 35

8 0.89 49 225 44

4 0.75 40 170 44

Water con-

sumption

(litre)

Approxi-

mate pro-

gramme
duration

(minutes)

Remain-

ing mois­ture (%)

1)