AEG-Electrolux EWX14440W User Manual

User Manual

Washer-dryer

EWX 14440 W

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Welcome to the world of Electrolux

Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
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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.....................................9

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

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

Drying.........................................18

Washing and drying hints ................20

International wash code symbol ......21

Washing programmes ................24-25

Drying programmes.........................26

Programme information ...................27

Care and cleaning ...........................28

Something not working....................31

Techical data ...................................35

Installation .......................................37

Built-in .............................................43

Environment concerns.....................46

Guarantee conditions ......................47

Customer service centres................49

Consumption values ........................36

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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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 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 filter

5

Adjustable feet

1

Drying

Cottons

Synthetics

Eco

Wool

Hand Wash

Silk

Rinse

2

Cottons

Normal

Prewash

Synthetics

Delicates

Easy Iron

Spin

Drain

Time Manager

95º

1400

900

60º

700

50º

40º

30º

Extra

Spin

Start/Pause

Temp.

Drying Time

Delay

Rinse

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4

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Wash

Fabric Softener

5

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Control panel

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Drying

Eco

Wool

Hand Wash

Cottons

Synthetics

Silk

Rinse

Normal

Drain

1 3 4 5 872 6 109

1

Programme selector dial

2

Temperature button

3

Spin reduction button

4

«Extra Rinse» button

5

«Drying Time» button

6

«Delay» button

Prewash

Spin

Cottons

Synthetics

Delicates

Easy Iron

95º

60º

50º

40º

30º

Tem p.

1400

900

700

Spin

Extra
Rinse

Drying Time

Delay

Time Manager

Start/Pause

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Display

8

«Start/Pause» button

9

«Door locked» light

1

0

Time manger buttons

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Use - Washing
First Use

● Ensure that the electrical and water

connections comply with the
installation instructions.

● Remove the polystyryrene 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.

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 washer-dryer 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
«Drying Time» and «Delay»
buttons until the icon appears
(disappears) on (from) the display.

2.00

90

DelayDrying Time Delay

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 «Extra Rinse» and
«Drying Time» 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.

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.

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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 .

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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.

Drying

● Cottons : «Normal» and

Cottons

Synthetics

Eco

Wool

Hand Wash

Silk

Rinse

Normal

Drain

Cottons

Prewash

Synthetics

Delicates

Easy Iron

Spin

«+Prewash»

● «Synthetics », «Delicates »

and «Easy Iron ».

● «Spin », «Drain » and

«Rinses ».

● «Silk », «Handwash », «Wool

» and «Eco ».

● Drying : «Cottons» and

«Synthetics»

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.

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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:

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.

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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.

In any case if you select an option not
compatible with the already selected
programme or option, the message Err
will displayed on the display for few
seconds, and the integrated red
«Start/Pause» light start flashing.

Select the temperature

95º

60º

50º

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 95°C for
Cottons, 60°C for Synthetics and Easy
Iron, 40°C for Delicates, Wool, fabrics
to be handwashed programmes, and
30°C for Silk.

Select the spin speed, Night Cycle,
or Rinse Hold option

1400

900

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
washer-dryer.

Maximum speeds are:

● for all Cottons programmes: 1400

rpm;

● for Synthetics, Easy Iron, Wool and

Handwash: 900 rpm;

● for delicate fabrics and Silk: 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 some 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

«Door locked» pilot light is still
alight and the door is locked to indi­cate that the water must be empty out.

To empty out the water:

● turn the programme selector dial to

«O»

● select the Drain or 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 locked» goes

out and the door can be opened.

Rinse Hold : by selecting this
option the water of the last rinse is not
emptied out to prevent the fabrics from
creasing.

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When the programme has finished the
display shows a «0.00» flashing, the
«Door locked» pilot light is still on,
the «Start/Pause» light is off and the
door is locked to indicate that the
water must be emptied out.

To empty out the water, pleaseread
the previous option steps.

Select the Extra Rinse option

Extra

Rinse

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.

Select the Drying Time

1.00

Drying Time

By depressing this button you can
select a timed programme for cotton or
synthetics, the relevant light illuminates.

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

2.10).

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

Note!

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

Select the Delay button

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Delay

Before you start the programme, if
you wish to delay the start, press the
«Delay» button repeatedly, to select the
desired delay. The corresponding 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.

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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» button, the symbol

0’ is displayed.

• Depress «Start/Pause» button again.

The Delay cannot be selected with
Drain programme.

1.25

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

Washing programme phase icons

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

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.

2.05).

2.05

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

Selected drying time

After selecting a drying programme
programme the drying time is shown in
minutes or hours and minutes (max
mins).

130

2.05

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

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.

0.00» appear on the

2.05

Incorrect option selection

If an option which is not compatible with
the set wash programme is selected,
the message Err is displayed for few
seconds and the integrated red
«Start/Pause» light start flashing.

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 3
flashing zeros are displayed, the
(Door locked) and the «Start/Pause» go
out and the door can be opened.

0.00

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Select the Start/Pause

Start/Pause

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

The «door locked» 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 3 times
the message Err is displayed for few
seconds.

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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 and 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

Note

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

Attention!

The «Time Manager» option cannot be
selected with the Eco programme.

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

Fabric Soil Level

Cottons

95°C
60°C
50°C
40°C
30°C

Synthetics

60°C
50°C
40°C
30°C

Delicates

40°C
30°C

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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 X X
X X X X
X X X X

X X X X
X X X X

(*) Max. load for cotton: 2.5 kg.

Max. load for synthetic and
delicate: 1 kg.

Altering an option or a running
programme

It is possible to change any option
before the programme carries it out.
Before you make any change, you
must pause the washer-dryer by
pressing the «Start/Pause» button.