AEG-Electrolux EWF168547W User Manual

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Washing Machine

EWF 168547 W

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
First use 8
Personalisation 8
Daily use 8
Helpful hints and tips 13
Washing programmes 15

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.

Care and cleaning 17
What to do if… 21
Technical data 24
Consumption values 24
Installation 25
Electrical connection 28
Environment concerns 28

Subject to change without notice

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

• Make sure that small pets and children
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.

Installation

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

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• 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.

• 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 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

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button counterclockwise until the groove
is vertical.

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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3

4

5

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1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle

4 Rating Plate
5 Drain pump
6 Adjustable feet

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.

Flap for powder or liquid deter-

gent (see "Flap for powder or liquid de­tergent" in the chapter "Daily use" for
more details).

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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 lights and the display. These are presented by relevant numbers on
the following pages.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Programme selector dial

Display

2
3 TEMPERATURE button (Temp.)

4 SPIN button (Centrif.)
5 PREWASH button (Prelavaggio)

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6 EXTRA RINSE button (Extra Risciac-

quo)

7 DELAY START button (Delay)
8 START/PAUSE button (Avvio/Pausa)
9 TIME MANAGER buttons

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.

Spin Reduction

By pressing this button you can change the
spin speed of the selected programme.

Prewash

By selecting this option the machine per­forms a prewash cycle before the main
wash phase. The washing time will be pro­longed. This option is recommended for
heavily soiled laundry.

Display

Extra Rinse

This appliance is designed to save 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.

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.

2.12 2.11 2.10

2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9

The display shows the following informa­tion:

2.1: Temperature value

2.2: Temperature icons

, Cold .
During the washing cycle the display shows
the temperature icon animated to indicate
that the appliance has started the heating
phase of the water in the tub.

2.3: Spin value

2.4: Spin speed icons.

•

No spin

•

Rinse Hold

•

Night Cycle
During the spinning phase the spiral is ani­mated.
No spin option eliminates all the spin pha­ses and increases the number of rinses for
some programmes.
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

flashing

, the icon 2.8 is still visual-

ized, the light of button 8 is off and the door
is locked to indicate that the water must be
emptied out. To empty out the water,
please read the paragraph «At the end of
the programme».
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 selected at night or in times with a more
economical power rate. On some pro­grammes the rinses will be performed with
more water. When the programme has fin-

ished, the display shows flashing

,

the icon 2.8 is still visualized, the light of
button 8 is off and the door is locked to in-

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dicate that the water must be emptied out.
To empty out the water, please read the
paragraph «At the end of the programme».

2.5: Option icons : Extra Rinse
Iron

.

or Easy

2.6: Delay icon
The selected delay set by pressing the rele­vant button appears on the display for a
few seconds, then the duration of the previ­ously selected programme is displayed. The
relevant 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.

2.7: Child safety lock

(see «Personali-

sation» chapter).

2.8: Door locked icon
After you have pressed button 8 and the
machine has started, this icon is lighted on
and only the phase running icon stays on.
When the programme has finished, three
flashing zeros (

) are displayed and

this icon disappears.

2.9:

• Duration of the selected programme

After selecting a programme, the duration

is displayed in hours and minutes (for ex-

ample

). 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.

End of programme

•
When the programme has finished three

flashing zeros (

) are displayed, the

icon 2.8 disappears and the door can be
opened.

• 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.

• Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some
alarm codes can be displayed, for exam­ple

(see paragraph «What to do

if...»).

• Delay Time value

2.10: Soil degree icons

•

Intensive

•

Normal

•

Daily

•

Light

•

Quick

•

Super Quick

•

Refresh

•

Super Refresh
(see paragraph «Select Time Manager op­tion»).

2.11: Clock icon
After the programme has started, the dura­tion is displayed and the clock icon is ani­mated.

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

•

Prewash

(this icon lights on when the

relevant option button is selected as well)

•

Wash

•

Rinses

•

Drain

•

Spin

Table of symbols
Programme selector dial

= Time Manager Programmes

Options buttons and lights

= Child Lock

+ / -

= Time Manager buttons

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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

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 5 and 6 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 chil-

without 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.

dren might be injured by or cause damage
to 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
6 and 7 until on the display, the icon
pears or disappears.

ap-

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.

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

or in the appropriate compartment

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If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked
the compartment marked

and bleach into

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

Flap for powder or liquid detergent
UP- The flap position if using POWDER

detergent

DOWN - The flap position if using LIQ­UID detergent during main wash

If the flap is not in the desired position:

• Pull out the dispenser drawer until it
stops.

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The flap is down and you wish to use
powder detergent:

• Turn the flap up.

• Measure out the detergent.

• Pour the powder detergent into the main
wash compartment

.

• Remove the remaining powder form
the flap.

• There is remaining powder detergent
in the main wash compartment at
the end of a washing programme.
Check if the flap is in the right posi­tion.

The flap is up and you wish to use liq­uid detergent:

• Turn the flap down.

• Measure out the detergent.

For the quantity of detergent, refer al­ways to what is written on the product
packing and ensure that the detergent
can be poured in the drawer.