AEG-Electrolux EWH147313W User Manual

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Washing Machine

EWH 147313 W

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5

Personalisation 7
First use 8
Daily use 8
Helpful hints and tips 11

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.

Washing programmes 13
Care and cleaning 15
What to do if… 18

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Technical data 21
Consumption values 21
Installation 22
Electrical connection 24
Environment concerns 24

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.

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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 clean-

ing 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.

• Make sure that the hot water tempera­ture of your domestic system does not
exceed 60°C to avoid damages to the
laundry and the appliance.

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

This appliance is provided with two inlet hoses: one for the cold water and one for the
hot water supplied whether by alternative heating sources (solar panel, waste thermal
treatment,…) or by traditional sources (gas-fired boiler, Diesel oil boiler,…). The hot
water loading permits a minor use of the electric resistance allowing a substantial en­ergy saving.

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Detergent dispenser drawer

1

Control panel

2

Door opening handle

3

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.

Rating Plate

4

Drain pump

5

Adjustable feet

6

CONTROL PANEL

Henceforth the programme selector dial, the buttons and the display will be indicated
with the numbers given in this table.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

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Programme dial

1

SPIN button

2

OPTIONS button:

3

– PREWASH

SUPER QUICK

–

EXTRA RINSE

–

Programme dial

= Cold wash = Rinses

= Hot Water Connection = Drain

= Hand wash = Spin

= Wool = Economy

Buttons Lights

= Night cycle

= Rinse hold

= Hot Water Connection = End of cycle

= Child lock

PROGRAMME SELECTOR DIAL

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

SPIN REDUCTION

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

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+

NIGHT CYCLE

By selecting this function the machine will
not drain the water of the last rinse and all
spinning phases will be suppressed, so as
not to wrinkle the laundry. This washing cy­cle is very quiet 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. Be-

HOT WATER CONNECTION button

4

Display

5

START/PAUSE button

6

DELAY button (Delay)

7

Indicator lights

8

= Prewash + Wash

= Rinses + Spin

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fore opening the door it will be necessary to
empty out the water. To empty out the wa­ter, please read the paragraph «At the end
of the programme».

RINSE HOLD

By selecting this function the water of the
last rinse is not emptied out to prevent the
fabrics from creasing. Before opening the
door it will be necessary to empty out the
water. To empty out the water, please read
the paragraph «At the end of the 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.

SUPER QUICK

Short cycle for lightly soiled items or for
laundry which needs only freshening up.
We recommend you to reduce the fabrics
loading.

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.

HOT WATER CONNECTION

This appliance is provided with two inlet ho­ses: one for the cold water and one for the
hot water. The programmes of the selector
dial indicated by the symbol automatically
load hot water as well as cold water. If you
select one of these programmes, the pilot
light of button 4 illuminates to indicate that
the appliance is using the available hot wa­ter of your domestic system.
By pressing this button the hot water con­nection is interrupted, the pilot light of the
button goes off and the appliance loads on-

ly cold water that is heated by the electric
resistance provided in the appliance .

We recommend that you perform
washing cycle loading only cold water
in case of proteinic or alimentary soiled
items (blood, eggs) that need a primary
soak phase with cold water. After­wards, the water is heated gradually to
get a more efficient cleaning action and
an enzymatic reaction allowing the best
washing results.

START PAUSE

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

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.

INDICATOR PILOT LIGHTS

8.1

8.2

8.3

When switching on the appliance, both pilot
lights 8.1 (Prewash/Wash) and 8.2 (Rinse/
Spin) illuminate. After you have pressed the
button 6, the only light corresponding to the
running phase remains lit.
If you select the draining programme any
light will illuminate.
At the end of the cycle the light 8.3 (End) il­luminates and, if there is not water left in
the tub, the door can be opened.

DISPLAY

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5.1:
Duration of selected programme

•
After selecting a programme, the duration
is displayed in hours and minutes (for ex­ample
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.

Alarm codes

•
In the event of operating problems, some
alarm codes can be displayed, for exam-

ple

• End of programme
When the programme has finished three

blinking zeros (
Door pilot light (8.2), the Washing pilot
light (8.1) and the pilot light of button 6
go out 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 for a few sec­onds and the red pilot light of button 6
light starts blinking.

• Delay Start
The selected delay set by means of the
relevant button appears on the display for

). The duration is calculated

(see chapter «What to do if...»).

) are displayed, the

a few seconds. The delay time value de­creases by one unit every hour. When
only 1 hour remains, the time decreases
every minute.

5.2:
Heating Phase

•
During the washing cycle the display
shows a temperature icon (5.2) to indi­cate that the appliance has started the
heating phase of the water in the tub.

5.3:

• Child safety lock
This device permits you to leave the ap­pliance unsupervised without having the
worry that children might be injured by or
cause damage to the appliance. This
function remains able also when the
washing machine is not working.
There are two different ways to set this
option:
– before pressing button 6: it will be im-

possible to start the machine;

– after having pressed the button 6: it will

be impossible to change any other
programme or option.

To enable (disable) this option press si­multaneously for about 6 seconds 3 and
4 buttons until the symbol 5.3 appears
(disappears) on the display.

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 2 and 3 buttons simultane­ously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic
signal is deactivated (except if there is a

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

FIRST USE

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

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

• Pour 2 litres of water into the main
wash compartment

gent drawer in order to activate the

of the deter-

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.
Make sure that no laundry stays between
the seal and the door. There is a risk of wa­ter leakage or damage to the laundry.

1. Before pressing button 6: it will be im-

possible to start the machine.

2. After pressing button 6: it will be im-

possible to change any other pro-

gramme or option.
To enable or disable this option press si­multaneously for about 6 seconds buttons
4 and 3 until on the display, the icon
pears or disappears.

ECO valve. Then run a cotton cycle
at the highest temperature 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.

ap-

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

If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked
must not exceed the «MAX» mark in the
drawer). Close the drawer gently.

(the amount used

SELECT THE REQUIRED PROGRAMME
BY TURNING THE PROGRAMME
SELECTOR DIAL (1)

You can choose the right programme for
any type of laundry following the descrip­tions on the washing programme tables
(see «Washing Programmes»). Turn the
programme selector dial to the required
programme. The programme selector de­termines the type of washing cycle (e.g.
water level, drum movement, number of rin­ses) and the washing temperature accord­ing to the type of laundry. The pilot light of
button 6 starts blinking and the display
shows the duration of the selected pro­gramme. The selector dial can be turned ei­ther clockwise or counterclockwise. Posi-

to Reset programme/Switching OFF

tion
the machine.

For the description of each washing
programmes of the selector dial, con­sult the chapter «Washing pro­grammes».

At the end of the programme the selec­tor dial must be turned to position

,

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 6 will blink 3 times
and the message Err is displayed on
the display to indicate a wrong
selection. The machine will not perform
the new selected programme.

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REDUCE THE SPIN SPEED BY
PRESSING BUTTON 2

When the required programme has been
selected, your appliance automatically pro­poses the maximum spin speed provided
for that programme.
Press button 2 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. The rele­vant light will light up.

SELECT THE AVAILABLE OPTIONS BY
PRESSING BUTTONS 2 AND 3

Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must be
selected after choosing the desired pro­gramme and before starting the pro­gramme. When these buttons are pressed,
the corresponding pilot lights illuminate.
When they are pressed again, the pilot
lights go out. If an incorrect option is selec­ted, the integrated red pilot light of the but­ton 6 flashes 3 times and the message Err
is displayed on the display to indicate a
wrong selection.

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

INTERRUPT, IF NEEDED, THE HOT
WATER CONNECTION BY PRESSING
THE BUTTON 4

Press this button to interrupt the hot water
loading, if you have selected one of the pro­grammes indicated by the corresponding
symbol. The machine will only load then
cold water, which will be warmed up by the
heating element of the appliance. The cor­responding pilot light illuminates.

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

SELECT THE DELAY START BY
PRESSING BUTTON 7

Before you start the programme, if you wish
to delay the start, press the button 7 re­peatedly, to set the desired delay. The set
delay time value (up to 20 hours) will appear