AEG-Electrolux EWN13570W User Manual

User Manual

Washing Machine

EWN 13570 W

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Welcome to the world of Electrolux

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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..................................17

International wash code symbol ......20

Washing programme..................21-23

Programme information ...................24

Care and cleaning ...........................26

Something not working....................30

Techical data ...................................34

Consumption values ........................35

Installation .......................................36

Environment concerns.....................42

Guarantee conditions ......................43

Customer service centres................45

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.

P1076

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.

1

Detergent dispenser drawer

2

Control panel

3

Door opening handle

4

Drain pump

5

Adjustable feet

1 2

Jeans

Cottons

Special

Curtains

Prewash

Duvet

Lingerie

Shirt

Silk

Economy

Wool

Hand wash

Quick wash

1300

Time

90°

Manager

1100

60°

Synthetics

700

40°

Prewash

30°

Delicate

Extra

Temp.

Spin

Delay

Easy Iron

Economy

Rinse

Start/
Pause

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6 Kg Direct Spray

3

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Wash

Fabric Softener

4

5

EN001

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Control panel

Special

Duvet

Lingerie

Shirt

Silk

Wool

Hand wash

Curtains

Quick wash

Jeans

Cottons

1 3 4 5 872 6 9

1

Programme selector dial

2

Temperature button

3

Spin reduction button

4

Easy Iron button

5

Extra Rinse button

6

Delay button

7

Display

Prewash

Synthetics

Economy

Prewash

Delicate

Economy

Temp.

1300

90°

1100

60°

700

40°

30°

Spin

Easy Iron

Time

Manager

Extra
Rinse

6 Kg Direct Spray

Delay

Start/
Pause

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Start/Pause button

9

Time manger buttons

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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.

● Run a cotton cycle at 90°C, without

any laundry in the machine, to
remove any manufacturing residue
from the drum and tub.

Customization

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.

90

Extra

Delay

Rinse

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

● before pressing the “Start/Pause”:

it will be impossible to start the
machine.

● after pressing the “Start/Pause”

it will be impossible to change any
other programme or option.

To enable (disable) this option press
simoultaneously for about 6 seconds
«Extra Rinse» and «Delay» buttons until
the icon appears (disappears) on
(from) the display.

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.

P0004N

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 a programme with the
«prewash» phase, pour it into the
compartment marked .

C0064

If required, pour fabric softener into the

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compartment marked (the amount
used must not exceed the “MAX” mark
in the drawer). Close the drawer gently.

C0065

Select the required programme

Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme.

The Start/Pause light starts to flash,
the display shows the duration of the
selected programme.
The green Start/Pause light starts to
flash.

The selector dial is divided into following
sections:

Special

Duvet

Lingerie

Shirt

Silk

Wool

Hand wash

Jeans

Curtains

Quick wash

Cottons

Prewash

Synthetics

Prewash

Delicate

Economy

Economy

Shirts , Lingerie , Duvet ,
Curtains and Jeans .

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 appear 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.

● Cottons , Cottons +Prewash,

Synthetics , Synthetics
+Prewash and Delicates .

● Economy programmes: Cottons

and Synthetics

● Spin , Delicate spin

.

Drain ,

,

Rinses .

● Special : Quick Wash ,

,

Handwash , Wool , Silk ,

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Select the temperature

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 Cotton Eco and
Synthetics, 40°C for Synthetics Eco,
Delicates, Lingerie, Duvet, Curtains
and Jeans programmes, Wool and
fabrics to be handwashed, 30°C for
Quick Wash, Silk, Shirt and while
corresponds to cold wash.

Select the spin speed, Rinse Hold
or Night Cycle option

1300

1100

700

Spin

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
appliance.
The relevant light will light up.

Maximum speeds are:

● for Cottons: 1300 rpm;

● for Jeans programme: 1100 rpm;

● for Synthetics, Wool, Handwash:

Shirt and Lingerie: 900 rpm;

● for delicate fabrics, Silk, Quick Wash,

Duvet and Curtains: 700 rpm.

Night Cycle : by selecting this
option, the machine will not drain the
water of the last rinse, so as not to
crease 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, delicates, silk and
jeans programmes, the rinses will be
performed with more water.

When the programme has finished, the
Start/Pause light goes off, the display
shows a flashing zero «

0.00», the pilot

light «Door» is alight and the door is
blocked 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) or

(Delicate 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 pilot light «Door» goes out
and the door can be opened.

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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
Start/Pause light goes off, on the
display appears a flashing zero «

0.00»,

the pilot light «Door» is alight 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 Easy Iron option

Selecting this button the laundry is
gently washed and spun to avoid any
creasing. In this way ironing is easier.
This function can be used for cotton,
synthetic fabrics and the programme
Jeans.

Easy Iron

Furthermore the machine will perform
some additional rinses .
The Easy iron cannot be selected with
Night Cycle option.

Select the Extra Rinse option

Extra

Rinse

This button can be selected with all
programmes except the Wool,
Handwash, Duvet, Lingerie, Silk, Quick
Wash and Shirt 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.

If you press this button, simultaneously
for about 6 seconds, in combination
with "Easy Iron" button the child safety
lock will be enabled (see Display
paragraph).

Select the Delay start
Before you start the programme, if

you wish to delay the start, press the
«Delay» button repeatedly, to select
the desired delay. The relevant light will
illuminate.

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.

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.

• 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 Delay Start button once until
the symbol

• Depress Start/Pause button again.

The Delay Start cannot be selected
with Drain programme.

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

The duration is calculated automatically
on the basis of the maximum
recommended load for each type of
fabric.

0’ is displayed.

2.05).

2.05

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After the machine has started, only the
running icon stays on. When the
programme has finished, a flashing
zero (0.00) is displayed.

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 delay time value decreases by one
unit every hour and then, when 1 hours
remain, 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 red Start/Pause light
start flashing.

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.

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Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems,
some alarm codes can be displayed, for
example
“Something not working”).

E20 (see paragraph

E20

End of programme

When the programme has finished a
flashing zero is displayed, the “Door”

pilot light and the Start/Pause light

go out and the door can be opened.

0.00

Heating phase

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.

2.05

Select the Start/Pause

To start the selected programme, press
the Start/Pause button; the green pilot
light stops flashing.

Start/
Pause

The «Door» pilot light illuminates to
indicate that the appliance starts
operating and the door is locked.

The «Door» pilot light indicates if
the door can be opened:

• light on: the door cannot be opened.
The appliance is running.

• light off: the door can be opened.
The washing programme is finished.

To interrupt a programme which is
running, depress the Start/Pause
button: the green pilot light starts to
flash.
To restart the programme from the point
at which it was interrupted, press the
Start/Pause button again.

If you have chosen a delayed start, the
machine will begin the countdown.

If an incorrect option is selected, an
integrated red pilot light of the Start/
Pause button flashes for 3 times the
message Err is displayed for about 2
seconds.

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Select the “Time Manager”
option

This function allows you to modify the
washing time, automatically proposed
by the washing machine.

By pressing the «Time manager

+/-»

buttons repeatedly, the duration of the
washing cycle can be increased or
decreased.

The soil level icon visualized on the
display will change to indicate which
type of soil degree you have chosen.

Soil

Level

Intensive For heavy soiled items

Normal For normal soiled items

Daily For daily soiled items

Light For slightly soiled items

Quick For very slightly soiled items

Super

Quick (*)

Icon Type of fabric

For items used or worn for a

short time

(*) Max. load for cotton: 3 kg.

Max. load for synthetic and
delicate: 1.5 kg.

Note

Once the programme has started the
Time manager option cannot be
changed.

Attention!

The “Time Manager” option cannot
be selected with the Economy
programmes.

The availability of these soil level icons
change according to the type of fabric
as shown in the following chart:

Fabric Soil Level

Cottons

90°C
60°C
50°C
40°C
30°C

Synthetics

60°C
50°C
40°C
30°C

Delicates

40°C
30°C

X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X
X X X X X X

(cold)

X X X X X X

X X X X
X X X X
X X X X
X X X X

(cold)

(cold)

X X X X

X X X X
X X X X
X X X X