AEG-Electrolux EWW 12470 W User Manual

User Manual

Washer-dryer

EWW 12470 W

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Welcome to the world of Electrolux

Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a
wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find
some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study
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 ...........................8

Control panel.....................................9

Use..................................................10

Washing .....................................10

Drying.........................................19

Washing and drying hints ................21

International wash code symbol ......24

Washing programmes ................25-27

Drying programmes.........................28

Programme information ...................29

Care and cleaning ...........................31

Something not working....................35

Techical data ...................................39

Installation .......................................41

Environment concerns.....................45

Guarantee conditions ......................46

Customer service centres................48

Consumption values........................40

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 washing

and drying 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 washer-dryer to

wash and dry 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 and dry fabrics which are

designed to be machine washed
and dried. 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.

● As some duvets and eiderdowns

should be washed/dried in large
commercial machines because of
their bulk, please check with the
manufacturer of the item before
washing in a domestic machine.

● The users should always check that

they have not left their gas lighters
(disposable or otherwise) in their
clothing.

●

Never tumble dry items that have
had contact with chemicals such as
dry cleaning fluid.These are of a
volatile nature and could cause an
explosion.
Only tumble dry items which have
been washed in water or require air­ing.

●

Plastic detergent dispensers should
not remain in the drum during the
drying cycle, as the plastic used is
not designed to withstand the heat.
If you wish to wash-through-to-dry
you should use the conventional
detergent dispenser drawer.

● 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 washer-dryer if the

power supply cable, the control
panel, the working surface or the
base are damaged so that the inside
of the washer-dryer is accessible.

● Leave the porthole door slightly ajar

between washes to preserve the
door seal

Child safety

● This washer-dryer 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.

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P1131

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 Eco valve 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

Time

Secagem

Manager

Algodão

6Kg Eco Valve

Algodão

1200

90º

Sintéticos

Pre-lavagem

900

60º

Sintéticos

700

Eco

40º

30º

Delicados

Lã

Centrif.

Engoma

Lavagem

Temp.

fácil

à mão

Seda

Centrifugação

Especiais

Drenagem

Enxaguamentos

anager

e M

Tim

Enxaguamento
extra

Início

Início/Pausa

Tempo

Nível

diferido

de secagem

de secagem

EWW 12470 W

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Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Wash

Fabric Softener

4

5

EN001

Control panel

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Secagem

Especiais

Sintéticos

Eco

Lã

Lavagem

à mão

Algodão

Seda

Enxaguamentos

Drenagem

Algodão

Pre-lavagem

Centrifugação

Sintéticos

Delicados

Engoma
fácil

Time
Manager

1 3 4 5 872 6 9 10

1

Programme selector dial

2

Temperature button (Temp.)

3

Spin Reduction button (Centrif.)

4

Automatic Dry button (Nível de
secagem)

5

Drying Time button (Tempo de
secagem)

6

Delay button (Início diferido)

90º

60º

40º

30º

Temp.

1200

900

700

Centrif.

Nível

de secagem

Tempo

de secagem

Time Manager

Início

diferido

Enxaguamento
extra

Início/Pausa

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Display

8

Start/Pause button (Início/Pausa)

9

Extra Rinse pilot light (Enxaguamento
extra)

10

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.

● Pour 2 litres of water into the main

wash compartment of the
detergent drawer in order to activate
the ECO valve. Then run a cotton
cycle at 95°C, 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 dispenser drawer
and start the machine.

Acoustic signals

The machine is provided of an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following
cases:

● at the end of the cycle

● in the event of operating problems

By pressing the “Automatic Dry”
(Nível de secagem) and “Drying
time” (Tempo de secagem)

buttons simultaneously for about 6
seconds, the acoustic signal is
deactivated (except for the events of
operating problems).

By pressing these 2 buttons again, the
the acoustic signal is reactivated.

Child safety lock

This device permits you to leave the
appliance not supervised without
having the worry that children might be
injured by or cause damage to the
appliance.

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

1

before pressing the Start/Pause: it
will be impossible to start the
machine.

2

after pressing the Start/Pause: it
will be impossible to change any
other programme or option.

To enable or disable this option press
simultaneously for about 6 seconds

"Drying time" (Tempo de
secagem) and "Delay Start"
(Início diferido) buttons until, on the

display, the icon appears or
disappears.

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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

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 .

If required, pour fabric softener into the
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 and
the display shows the duration of the
selected programme.

The selector dial is divided into following
sections:

Pre-lavagem

Sintéticos

Delicados

Engoma
fácil

Centrifugação

Time
Manager

Secagem

Especiais

Sintéticos

Eco

Lã

Lavagem

à mão

Algodão

Seda

Enxaguamentos

Algodão

Drenagem

C0064

● Cottons (Algodão), Cottons +

Prewash

(Algodão+Pre-

+

lavagem), Synthetics (Sintéticos)
Delicates (Delicados)

● Easy iron (Engoma fácil)

Spin

●

(Drenagem),

(Centrifugação),

Rinses

Drain

(Enxaguamentos)

,

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Silk (Seda), Handwash

●

(Lavagem á mão),Wool (Lã)

● Cottons Eco (Algodão Eco)

● Drying

(Secagem)

: Cottons

(Algodão), Synthetics (Sintéticos).

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.
When these buttons are pressed, the
corresponding pilot lights come on.
When they are pressed again, the pilot
lights go out.

Select the temperature

90º

60º

40º

30º

Temp.

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 washer-dryer.

Maximum temperatures are 90°C for
cottons, 60°C for synthetics and easy
iron, 40°C for delicates, wool and
handwash, 30°C for silk , while
corresponds to cold wash.

Select the Spin Speed, No Spin or
Rinse Hold option

1200

900

700

Centrif.

Press this 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 washer-dryer.

The relevant light will light up.
Maximum speeds are:

● for Cottons: 1200 rpm;

● for Handwash and Wool: 1000 rpm;

● for Synthetics, Easy iron: 900 rpm;

● for Delicates, Silk: 700 rpm.

No Spin option eliminates all the
spinning 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

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Start/Pause button light goes off, the
display shows 3 flashing zeros «0.00»
and the door is locked to indicate that
the water must be emptied out.

To empty out the water:

● turn the programme selector dial to

“O”
Drain (Drenagem) or Spin

●

(Centrifugação) programme

● reduce the spin speed if needed, by

means of the relevant button

● depress Start/Pause (Início/Pausa)

button

● at the end of the programme, the

display shows 3 flashing zeros
«0.00». The door can be opened.

Select the Automatic Dry (Nível de
secagem)

Nível

de secagem

Select the Drying Time (Tempo
de secagem)

80

Tempo

de secagem

If you wish to carry out a timed drying
programme, press this button until the
drying time you want appears on the
display according to the fabrics (cot­tons or synthetics) you have to dry.

For Cottons and Synthetics you can
select a drying time from 10 minutes to
130 minutes (

Every time you press this button the
drying time increases by 5 mins.

Note!

The programme time will automatically
increase by up to 2 minutes, this is
quite normal.

2.10).

By means of this button you can
choose the required degree of drying for
cottons and synthetics:

EExxttrraa ddrryy
SSttoorree ddrryy
IIrroonn ddrryy

(Cottons)

(Cottons and Synthetics)

(Cottons)

The relevant light will lifht up.

The drying time is automatically
adjusted by the machine: the laundry
will be dried to the selected dryness
degree.

Select the Delay Start (Início
diferido)

Time Manager

90

Início

diferido

Before you start the programme, if
you wish to delay the start, press the
Delay Start (Início diferido) button
repeatedly, to select the desired delay.

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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 (Início/Pausa)
button.

If you wish to add laundry in the
machine during the delay time you will
press Start/Pause (Início/Pausa) button
to put the machine in pause. Add the
laundry, close the door and press
Start/Pause (Início/Pausa) button again.

You can cancel the delay time at any
moment, before you press the
Start/Pause (Início/Pausa) button.

The washing 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 (Início/Pausa)
button: the machine starts its hourly
countdown.

The programme will start after the
selected delay has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start

• Depress Start/Pause (Início/Pausa)
button.

• Depress Delay Start (Início diferido)
button until the symbol

0’ is displayed.

• Depress Start/Pause (Início/Pausa)
button again.

The Delay Start cannot be selected
with Drain (Drenagem) programme.

Select an additional rinse
(Enxaguamento extra)

Enxaguamento

Nível

de secagem

Tempo

de secagem

Início

diferido

extra

Início/Pausa

This appliance is designed for saving
water. However, for people with a very
delicate skin (allergic to detergents) it
may be necessary to rinse the laundry
using an extra quantity of water (extra
rinse)
Press simultaneously the Automatic

Dry (Nível de secagem) and Delay
Start (Início diferido) buttons for
some seconds: the Extra rinse
(Enxaguamento extra) pilot light will

light up.
This function stays permanently on. To
remove it press the Automatic Dry

(Nível de secagem) and Delay Start

(Início diferido) buttons again until
the Extra rinse (Enxaguamento
extra) pilot light goes off.

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 2.05).

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

2.05

After the programme has started, the
time remaining is updated every minute.

Selected drying time

After selecting a drying programme, the
drying time is displayed in minutes or in
hours and minutes (max

After the programme has started the
time remaining is updated every
minute.

Washing/Drying programme phase
icons

By selecting the programme, the
washing and/or drying programme
phase icons corresponding to the
various phases making up the
programme are shown in the bottom of
the display.

2.05

130 mins).

2.05

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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 hour
remains, the time decreases every
minute.

Incorrect option selection

If an option which is not compatible with
the set washing programme is selected,
the message Err is displayed at the
bottom of the display for about 2
seconds and the integrated red
Start/Pause light starts flashing.

Alarm codes

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

E20 (see paragraph

After you have pressed the Start/Pause
button and the machine has started,
only the phase running icon stays on.
When the programme has finished, 3
flashing zeros «
display.

0.00» appear on the

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End of programme

When the programme has finished 3
flashing zeros «

0.00» are displayed, the

Start/Pause button light goes off and the
door can be opened.

0.00

Select the Start/Pause
(Início/Pausa)

Início/Pausa

To start the selected programme, press
the Start/Pause (Início/Pausa) button;
the green pilot light stops flashing. The
appliance starts operating and the door
is locked.

To interrupt a programme which is
running, depress the Start/Pause
(Início/Pausa) button: the green pilot
light starts to flash.
To restart the programme from the point
at which it was interrupted, press the
Start/Pause (Início/Pausa) 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 (Início/Pausa) button flashes 3
times and the message Err is displayed
for about 2 seconds.

Select the “Time Manager” option

Time Manager

This function allows you to modify the
washing time, automatically proposed
by the washer-dryer.
By pressing the “Time Manager”
buttons repeatedly, the duration of the
washing cycle can be increased or
decreased.
A soil level icon will appear on the
display to indicate the choosen degree
of soil.

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 (*)

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

Icon Type of fabric

For items used or worn for a

short time

Max. load for synthetics and
delicates: 2 kg.

Attention!

The “Time Manager” option cannot
be selected with the Cottons
(Algodão

EEccoo

) cottons

EEccoo

programmes.
The availability of these soil level icons

changes according to the type of fabric
as shown in the following chart: