AEG-Electrolux EWF1497HDW User Manual

EWF 1497 HDW

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EN WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL

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CONTENTS

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

2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4. CONTROL PANEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

5. PROGRAMMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

6. CONSUMPTION VALUES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

7. OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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BEFORE FIRST USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

9. DAILY USE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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HINTS AND TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

11. CARE AND CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

13. TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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.

Welcome to Electrolux.

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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.

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.

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2.

1.2 General Safety

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

• Do not change the specification of this appliance.

• Obey the maximum load volume of 9 kg (refer to the
“Programme chart” chapter).

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

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2.1 Installation

• Remove all the packaging and the

• Keep the transit bolts. When you move

• Do not install or use a damaged appli-

• Do not install or use the appliance

• Obey the installation instruction sup-

• Make sure that the floor where you in-

• Do not install the appliance where the

• Always be careful when you move the

• Make sure that there is air circulation

• Adjust the feet to have the necessary

Electrical connection

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information

• Always use a correctly installed shock-

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and ex-

• Make sure not to cause damage to the

• Connect the mains plug to the mains

• Do not pull the mains cable to discon-

transit bolts.

the appliance again you must block the
drum.

ance.

where the temperature is less than 0 °C
or where it is exposed to the weather.

plied with the appliance.

stall the appliance is flat, stable, heat
resistant and clean.

appliance door can not be fully opened.

appliance because it is heavy. Always
wear safety gloves.

between the appliance and the floor.

space between the appliance and the
carpet.

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electrical shock.

on the rating plate agrees with the pow­er supply. If not, contact an electrician.

proof socket.

tension cables.

mains plug and to the mains cable.
Should the appliance power supply ca­ble need to be replaced, this must be
carried out by our Service Centre.

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

nect 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.

2.2 Use

WARNING!

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

• Use this appliance in a household only.

• Do not change the specification of this
appliance.

• Obey the safety instructions on the de­tergent packaging.

• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products
in, near or on the appliance.

• Make sure that you remove all metal
objects from the laundry.

• Do not put a container to collect possi­ble water leakage under the appliance.
Contact the Service to ensure which
accessories can be used.

2.3 Care and Cleaning

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.

2.4 Disposal

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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• 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.

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3.1 Child safety device

3.2 Fixing plate kit

(4055171146)

Use this special accessory, when you in­stall the appliance on a plinth.

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

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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.

It prevents the movements of the appli­ance when it operates.
Read carefully the instructions supplied
with this accessory.
You can buy it in all approved Service.

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4. CONTROL PANEL

1 2

Coton

Synthétiques

Rafraîchir

14 Min.

Sport

Couette

Essorage/
Vidange

On Off button

1

(Auto Off)
Programme knob

2

Spin reduction touchpad

3

(Essorage)

Temperature touchpad

4

(Température)
Display

5

Prewash touchpad

6

(Prélavage)

Blanc/Couleurs

Coton Eco

Laine/
Lavage à la main

Jeans

Rinçage

Synthétiques

Délicats

Température

MyFa

Essorage

vourite

53 4

TimeManager

Delay start touchpad

7

(Départ différé)

Extra rinse touchpad

8

(Rinçage Plus)

Easy iron touchpad

9

(Repassage Facile)

Start pause touchpad

10

(Départ/Pause)

11

Time Manager touchpads

MyFavourite touchpad

12

Prélavage

Repassage
Facile

Départ
diéré

Rinçage
Plus

Départ/Pause

1012 11

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7

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4.1 Display

A)

The Temperature area:

: Temperature indicator

: Cold water indicator

B)

C)

D)

The time area:
–

–

–

: Maximum laundry load

: Time Manager indicator

: The programme duration

: The delay start

: The alarm codes

A B C D E

–

: The message of error

–

: Programme is completed.

E)

: The delay start indicator

F)

: The permanent extra rinse indi-

cator

G)

: The indicator of the child lock

H)

: The door locked indicator

– You cannot open the appliance

door when the symbol is on.

FGHJ IK

– You can open the door only when

the symbol goes off.

I)

Washing indicators:
–

: The washing phase

–

: The rinses phase

–

: The spin phase

–

: The steam phase

When a programme is set, all the
indicators of the phases related to
the programme come on.
When the programme starts, only
the indicator of the phase in oper­ation flashes.
When a phase is complete the in­dicator of the phase remains on.
When the programme is comple­ted, the symbol of the last phase
is on.

5. PROGRAMMES

J)

K)

The spin area:
–

–

–

–

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: The Eco Info indicator

: The spin speed indicator

: The no spin indicator

: The Rinse Hold indicator

: The Extra Silent indicator

Programme
Temperature range

Blanc/Couleurs

90° C - Cold

Coton Eco

1)

60° C - 40° C

Sinthétiques

60° C - Cold

Délicats

40 °C - Cold

Laina /Lavage à la
main
40 °C – Cold

Jeans

60 °C – Cold

Rinçage

Cold

Type of load and soil
Maximum load, Maximum spin

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

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

Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. Normal
soil.
4 kg, 1200 rpm

Delicate fabrics as acrylics, viscose, polyester
items. Normal soil.
4 kg, 1200 rpm

Machine washable wool, hand washable wool
and delicate fabrics with «hand washing» care
symbol.
2 kg, 1200 rpm

Items in denim and jersey. Also for items in dark
colours. The Extra Rinse option activates auto­matically.
8 kg, 1200 rpm

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

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Programme
Temperature range

Essorage/Vidange

Type of load and soil
Maximum load, Maximum spin

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

Couette
60° C - 30° C

Sport

30 °C

14 Min.

30 °C

Special programme for one synthetic blanket, du­vet, bedspread and so on.
3 kg, 800 rpm

Synthetic and delicate items. Light soil or items or
items to refresh.
3 kg, 800 rpm

Synthetic and mixed fabric items. Light soil and
items to freshen up.

1.5 kg, 800 rpm

Rafraîchir

Synthétiques

Coton

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 water 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

Programme

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Eco

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