AEG-Electrolux EWT9120W User Manual

user manual

Washing Machine

EWT 9120 W

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Control panel

1. The control panel

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2. Lid handle

3. Adjustable levelling feet

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3

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1. Programme selector

2. Spin speed selector

3. Pushbuttons and their functions

4. Lights of cycle progress

5. “Start/Pause” pushbutton

6. “Delay start” pushbutton

Dispenser box

Prewash
Wash

Softener (do not fill above the MAX symbol M )

Safety Information

Please read these points carefully before installing
and using your appliance. Keep this user manual
with your appliance.

General safety

• Do not modify or attempt to modify this appli­ance. This would put yourself in danger.

• Ensure that all coins, safety pins, brooches,
screws etc have been removed before starting
a washing programme. If left in washing, they
can seriously damage the appliance.

• Use the recommended quantity of detergent.

• Put small items together (socks, belts etc.) in a
small linen bag or pillow case.

• Unplug and close inlet hose tap after using ap­pliance.

• Always disconnect the power supply from the
appliance before cleaning or maintenance.

• Do not machine wash clothes with ribbing, un­finished or torn material.

Installation

• Unpack or ask for the appliance to be unpacked
immediately upon delivery. Check the outside of
the appliance is not damaged in any way. Report
all transit damage to your retailer.

• Remove all transit bolts and packaging before
installing the appliance.

• Connection to the water supply must be carried
out by a qualified plumber.

• If your domestic electrical circuit needs adapting
to allow the appliance to be plugged in, use a
qualified electrician.

• Ensure that, after installation, the power cable is
not trapped under the appliance.

• If the appliance is installed on carpeted floor,
ensure that the carpet does not obstruct any
ventilation ducts located at the base of the ap­pliance.

• The appliance must be equipped with an earth­ed power plug which conforms to regulations.

• Before connecting your appliance to the power
supply, carefully read the instructions in the
chapter entitled “Electrical connection”.

• Replacing the power cable should only be car­ried out by an authorised service engineer.

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• The manufacturer cannot be held responsible
for any damage resulting from incorrect installa­tion.

Precautions to be taken against frost

If your appliance is exposed to temperatures below
0°C, the following precautions must be taken:

• Close the tap and disconnect the inlet hose.

• Place the end of this hose and the drain hose in
a basin on the floor.

• Select the Drain programme let it run until the
end of the cycle.

• Disconnect the appliance from the power supply
by turning the programme selector to “Stop”

.

• Unplug the appliance.

• Replace the inlet hose and drain hose.

This way, the water remaining in the hoses will be
drained away, avoiding any ice formation which
would damage your appliance.
Before turning your appliance on again, ensure
that it is installed in an area where the temperature
will not fall below freezing.

Use

• Your appliance is intended for normal domestic
use. Do not use the appliance for commercial or
industrial purposes or for any other purpose.

• Refer to the instructions on the label of each item
before washing.

• Do not put items into the washing machine
which have had stains removed with petrol, al­cohol, trichlorethylen etc. If such stain removers
have been used, wait until the product has
evaporated before putting these items into the
drum.

• This appliance is not intended for use by per­sons (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.

How to run a wash cycle?

Using for the first time

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

• Remove the polystyrene insert and all other
items inside the drum.

• Run an initial wash cycle at 90°C, without any
washing but with detergent to clean the water
tank.

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Daily use

Loading washing

• Open the lid of the
appliance.

• Open the drum by
depressing the
locking button A:
The two shutters
unlock automati­cally.

• Load the washing,
close the drum and
the lid of your
washing machine.

Warning! Before closing the lid of your
appliance, ensure that the drum is properly

closed :

• When the two shutters are closed,

• locking button A released.

Proportioning of detergents

Pour the amount of washing powder into the
washing
have selected the “prewash” option. Pour fabric
softener into the compartment

Selection of desired programme

Turn the programme selector to the required pro­gramme. The “Start/Pause” pushbutton flashes
green.
If you turn the programme selector to another pro­gramme while a cycle is in progress, the appliance
will ignore the new selected programme. The
“Start/Pause” pushbutton flashes red for a few
seconds.

Selecting the temperature

Press the “Temperature”
to increase or decrease the temperature (see “Pro­grammes table”). The
wash.

Selecting the spin speed

Turn the spin speed selector on the desired posi­tion.
The maximum spin speeds are :
for Cottons, Synthetics, Easy iron, Wool, Hand­wash : 900 rpm, for Delicates, Silk, Mini pro­gramme : 700 rpm.
At the end of the programme, if you have selected

“Rinse hold”
then need to select a “Spin” or “Drain” programme
to finish the cycle and empty the water.

Selecting options

You must select the different options after select­ing the programme and before pressing the “Start/

and prewash compartments if you

or “Night silence plus” , you

A

if necessary.

pushbutton repeatedly

symbol means a cold

Pause” pushbutton (see “Programmes table”).
Press the desired button(s) : the corresponding
lights come on. If pressed again, the lights go out.
If one of the options is not compatible with the se­lected programme, the “Start/Pause” pushbutton
flashes red.

“Prewash” option

The appliance runs a prewash at 30°C max.

“Eco” option

This option allows you to choose a lower temper­ature programme which is as effective as a higher
temperature wash programme.

“Super quick” option

The washing time will be reduced depending on
the programme selected.

“Rinse plus” option

The washing machine will add one or more rinses
during the cycle. This option is recommended for
people with sensitive skin and in soft water areas.

Temporary : Press the “Rinse plus”
ton. The option is only active for the selected pro­gramme.

Permanent : Hold down the “Temperature”
“Options” pushbuttons for a few seconds. The op­tion is permanently activated, even if the appliance
is switched off. To deactivate it, repeat the proc­ess.

“Delay start”

This option allows you to delay the start of a wash
programme by 3, 6 or 9 hours by pressing the
“Delay start” pushbutton.
You can change or cancel the delayed start time
at any time before you press the “Start/Pause”
pushbutton by pressing the “Delay start” pushbut­ton again (when all indicators are off, the wash
programme will start immediately).
If you have already pressed the “Start/Pause”
pushbutton and you want to change or cancel the
delayed start, proceed as follows :

• To cancel the delay start and start the cycle im­mediately, press “Start/Pause” and then “Delay
start”. Press “Start/Pause” to start the cycle.

• To change the timer delay period, you must go
through the “Stop” position
ramme your cycle.

The lid will be locked during the delayed start time.
If you need to open it, you must first pause the ap­pliance by pressing the “Start/Pause” pushbutton.
After closing the lid again, press the “Start/Pause”
pushbutton.

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Start of the programme

Press the “Start/Pause” pushbutton to start the
cycle. The corresponding light will come on green.
It is normal for the programme selector to remain
stationary during the cycle. The light correspond­ing to the current cycle is illuminated.

+ : Prewash + Wash

+ : Rinses + Spin

: End of cycle

Interrupting a programme
Adding washing during the first 10 minutes

Press the “Start/Pause” pushbutton : the corre­sponding light will flash green while the appliance
is paused. The lid can only be opened around 2
minutes after the washing machine has come to a
stop. Press the “Start/Pause” pushbutton again to
continue the programme.

Modifying the programme in progress

Before making any changes to the current pro­gramme, you need to pause the washing machine
by pressing the “Start/Pause” pushbutton. If the
modification is not possible, the “Start/Pause”

pushbutton flashes red for a few seconds. If you
still decide to change the programme, you must
cancel the current programme (see below).

Cancelling the programme

If you want to cancel the programme, turn the pro­gramme selector to the “Stop” position

End of the programme

The washing machine stops automatically, the
“Start/Pause” pushbutton goes out and the light
“End of cycle”
opened around 2 minutes after the washing ma­chine has come to a stop. Turn the programme
selector to the “Stop” position
ing. Unplug and close water inlet tap.

Standby mode

If the appliance is on but no commands are selec­ted for 10 min before or after a cycle, it goes into
standby mode. All the lights go out and “Start/
Pause” flashes slowly.
To exit standby mode, simply press any pushbut­ton or turn the programme selector.

comes on. The lid can only be

Programmes table

Programme / Type of washing Load/Time Possible options

Cottons1) (cold - 90°) : White or colour, e.g.

normally soiled work clothes, bed linen, table
linen, body linen, towels.

Synthetics (cold - 60°) : Synthetic fabrics,
body linen,fab, coloured farics, non-iron shirts,
blouses.

Easy iron (cold - 60°) : Reduces creasing and
makes ironing easier.

Delicates (cold - 40°) : For all delicate mate­rials, for example curtains.

Wool (cold - 40°) : Very delicate items

carrying the “wash by hand” label.

Handwash (cold - 40°) : Very delicate

items carrying the “wash by hand” label.

Silk (30°) : Fabric machine washable at 30°C. 1,0 kg

Soak (30°) : Soaking for very dirty washing.

The drum stops full of water.

Mini programme (30°) : For lightly

soiled fabrics except for wool.

Rinses : Hand washed items can be rinsed in
this programme.

5,5 kg
140-150
min

2,5 kg
90-100 min

1,0 kg
100-110
min

2,5 kg
60-70 min

1,0 kg
55-65 min

1,0 kg
55-65 min

25-35 min

5,5 kg
15-25 min

2,5 kg
25-35 min

5,5 kg
50-60 min

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Pre­wash, Eco

Delay start

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Pre­wash, Eco

Delay start

Rinse hold, Prewash, Rinse plus, Delay
start

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Pre­wash, Super quick, Rinse plus, Delay
start

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Delay
start

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Delay
start

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Delay
start

Delay start

Delay start

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Rinse
plus, Delay start

2)

, Super quick, Rinse plus,

2)

, Super quick, Rinse plus,

.

. Remove wash-

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Programme / Type of washing Load/Time Possible options

Delicate rinse : Hand washed items can be

rinsed in this programme.

Drain : Runs an empty cycle after a Rinse hold
(or Night silence plus).

Spin : A spin cycle from 500 to 900 rpm after
a Rinse hold (or Night silence plus).

Delicate spin : A delicate spin cycle after a
Rinse hold (or Night silence plus).

1) Reference programme for test confirming to CEI 456 standard (Cottons 60° programme, Eco option):
49 L / 1,04 kWh / 170 min

2) Available with programmes with wash temperatures of 40°C and above.

2,5 kg
35-45 min

5,5 kg
0-10 min

5,5 kg
10-20 min

2,5 kg
5-15 min

Night silence plus, Rinse hold, Rinse
plus, Delay start

Delay start

Delay start

Care and cleaning

Unplug the appliance before cleaning.

Descaling the appliance

To descale the appliance, use an appropriate non­corrosive product designed for washing machines.
Read product label for recommended amounts
and how often descaling should be carried out.

The exterior

Use warm soapy water to clean the exterior of the
appliance. Never use alcohol, solvents or similar
products.

Dispenser box

To clean, proceed as follows :

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2

3

Check if the filter being coupled well
before closing the trap to pull up and
down the central wall.

Water inlet filters

To clean, proceed as follows :

1

Object trap

Regularly clean out the object trap which is located
at the bottom of the drum :

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2

Operating Problems

Numerous checks were carried out on your appli­ance before it left the factory. However, should you

Problems Causes

The washing machine
doesn’t start or doesn’t
fill:

The appliance fills but
empties straight away:

The washing machine
doesn’t rinse or doesn’t
empty:

You have found water
around the washing ma­chine:

Wash is unsatisfactory: • the detergent is unsuitable for machine washing,

The appliance vibrates, is
noisy:

The wash cycle is much
too long:

The washing machine
stops during a wash cy­cle:

The lid doesn’t open at
the end of the cycle:

Softener runs directly into
the drum when filling the
dispenser box:

• the appliance isn’t plugged in correctly, the electrical installation isn’t
working, there is a power failure,

• the lid of your appliance and the drum shutters aren’t closed firmly,

• the programme start command hasn’t been properly selected,

• the water supply has been cut off, the water inlet tap is closed,

• the water inlet filters are dirty,

• a red tab appears on the water inlet hose.

• the drainage U-piece is fixed too low (see installation section).

• the drain hose is blocked or bent,

• the object trap is obstructed,

• the out of balance detector has been activated : washing is unevenly
distributed in the drum,

• the “Drain” programme or “Night Silence Plus” or “Rinse hold” option
have been selected,

• the height of the drainage U-piece is unsuitable.

• too much detergent has caused foam to overflow,

• the detergent is unsuitable for machine washing,

• the drainage U-piece isn’t attached correctly,

• the water inlet hose is leaking.

• there is too much washing in the drum,

• the wash cycle is unsuitable,

• there isn’t enough detergent.

• all packaging have not been removed from the appliance (see installation
section),

• the appliance isn’t level and is unbalanced,

• the appliance is too close to the wall or furniture,

• washing is unevenly distributed in the drum, the load is too small,

• the appliance is in running in period.

• the water inlet filters are dirty,

• the power or water supply has been cut off,

• the motor overheating detector has been activated,

• the water inlet temperature is lower than usual,

• the foam detection security system has been activated (too much de­tergent) and the washing machine has begun draining the foam,

• the out of balance detector has been activated: an extra phase has been
added to distribute washing more evenly in the drum.

• the water or electricity supply is defective,

• a Rinse hold has been selected,

• the drum shutters are open.

• the temperature inside the drum is too high,

• the lid unlocks 1 - 2 minutes after the end of the cycle.

• you have gone past the MAX indicator.

notice a malfunction, please refer to the sections
below before contacting the after-sales service.

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Problems Causes

The “Start/Pause” push-

1)

flashes red 2):

button

1) On some models, the auditable signals can sound

2) After solving any problems, press "Start/Pause" pushbutton to restart the interrupted programme.

• the lid is not closed properly,

• the object trap is obstructed,

• the drain hose is blocked or bent,

• the drain hose is fixed to high (see "Installation" section),

• the drainage pump is blocked,

• the standpipes blocked,

• the water tap is closed, the water supply has been cut off.

Detergents and Additives

Only use detergents and additives designed for
use in a washing machine. We do not recommend
mixing different types of detergents. This may spoil
the washing. There are no restrictions on the use
of powder detergents. Liquid detergents must not

be used when a prewash has been selected. For
cycles without prewash, they must be added via
means of a dosing ball. Detergent tablets or doses
must be placed in the detergent compartment of
your appliance's dispenser box.

Technical Specifications

DIMENSIONS Height

LINE VOLTAGE /FREQUENCY
POWER CONSUMPTION

WATER PRESSURE Minimum

Connection to water supply Type 20/27

Width
Depth

230 V / 50 Hz

Maximum

850 mm
400 mm
600 mm

2300 W

0,05 MPa (0,5 bar)
0,8 MPa (8 bar)

Installation

Remove all protective packaging for transit before
using for the first time. Keep in case needed for
future transit: Transporting a non-secured appli­ance may damage internal components and cause
leakages and malfunctions. The appliance can al­so be damaged through physical contact.

Unpacking

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2

3

4

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Untying

1a 1b

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2

a

2a

3

To install your washing machine at the same level
as surrounding furniture, proceed as shown on
picture 4.

Water supply

Install the supplied water inlet hose at the rear of
your washing machine by proceeding as follows.
Do not reuse an old hose. The water inlet hose can
not be extended. If it is too short, please contact
the after-sales service.

1

1

b

1

2b

4

2

Open the water inlet tap. Check there are no leaks.

Drainage

Fit the U-piece on the
drainage hose. Place
everything in a drainage
point (or in a sink) at a
height of between 70
and 100 cm. Ensure it is
positioned securely. Air
must be able to enter
the end of the hose, to
avoid any risk of siphon­ing.
The drain hose must never be stretched. If it is too
short, contact an engineer.

Electrical connection

This washing machine must only be connected in
single-phased 230 V. Check the fuse size: 13 A for
230 V. The appliance must not be connected with
an extension lead or multi-plug adaptor. Ensure
that the plug is earthed and that it is in accordance
with current regulations.

Positioning

Position the appliance on a flat and hard surface in
a ventilated location. Ensure the appliance does
not come into contact with the wall or other furni­ture. Accurate levelling avoids vibrations, noise
and prevents the appliance from moving when
running.

MAXI 100 cm

MINI 70 cm

Environment

Disposing of the appliance

All materials carrying the

cyclable. Dispose of them at a waste collec­tion site (enquire at your local council) for collection
and recycling. When disposing of your appliance,
remove all parts which could be dangerous to oth-

symbol are re-

ers: cut off the power supply cable at the base of
the appliance.

The symbol
indicates that this product may not be treated as
household waste. Instead it should be taken to the
appropriate collection point for the recycling of

on the product or on its packaging

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electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring
this product is disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could oth­erwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling
of this product. For more detailed information
about recycling of this product, please contact
your local council, your household waste disposal
service or the shop where you purchased the
product.

Protecting the environment

To save water and energy and therefore help

protect the environment, we recommend the
following:

• Whenever possible, use the appliance at full ca-

pacity and avoid partial loads.

• Only use the prewash and soak programmes for

heavily soiled items.

• Use an appropriate amount of detergent for the

hardness of the water, the size of the load and
how soiled the washing is.

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