AEG-Electrolux EWX14540W User Manual
User Manual
Washer-dryer
EWX 14540 W
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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
Technical 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 inside 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
under the appliance.
● Always be sure, that there is no
water leakage from hoses and their
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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 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 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.
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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 Jet system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption
therefore saving energy.
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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 manager 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.
● 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 function allows 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 activated when
the washer-dryer is not in use.
There are two different ways to set this
option:
● before pressing «Start/Pause»: it will
be impossible to start the machine.
● after pressing «Start/Pause» it will be
impossible to change any other
programme or option.
To enable (disable) this option press
«Drying Time» and «Delay»
buttons simultaneously for about 6
seconds until the icon appears
(disappears) on (from) the display.
2.00
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DelayDrying Time Delay
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 «Extra Rinse» and
«Drying Time» buttons simultaneously
for about 6 seconds, the acoustic
signal is deactivated (except if there is
a fault).
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. Turn to
position «O» to Reset programme/
Switch OFF 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
options can be combined. These must
be selected after choosing the desired
programme and before pressing 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 be displayed for a 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 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.
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 emptied
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
pressing the relevant button
● press the «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
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creasing.
When the programme has finished the
display shows a «
«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, please
read 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
0.00» flashing, the
1.00
Drying Time
By pressing 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 to the
machine during the delay time you will
need to press the «Start/Pause» button
to put the machine in pause. Add the
laundry, close the door and press the
«Start/Pause» button again.
You can cancel the delay start at any
time, before you press the Start/Pause
button.
The wash programme can be delayed
from 30 mins - 60 mins - 90 mins, 2
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hours and then by 1 hour up to a
maximum of 20 hours by pressing this
button.
Selecting the delayed start.
• Select the programme and the
required options.
• Select the delay start.
• Press the «Start/Pause» button: the
machine starts its hourly countdown.
The programme will start after the
selected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start
• Press the «Start/Pause» button.
• Press the «Delay» button, the symbol
0’ is displayed.
• Press the «Start/Pause» button
again.
The Delay 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.
2.05).
2.05
After the programme has started, the
remaining time is updated every minute.
Selected drying time
After selecting a drying programme the
drying time is shown in minutes or
hours and minutes (max
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.
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 pressing 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
0.00» appear on the
130 mins).
2.05
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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 starts flashing.
Alarm codes
If there is a fault, some alarm codes can
be displayed, for example
paragraph “Something not working”).
E20 (see
E20
End of programme
When the programme has finished 3
flashing zeros are displayed, the
(Door locked) and the «Start/Pause»
lights go out and the door can be
opened.
0.00
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, press 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
and the message Err is displayed for a
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 shown 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
95C
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.
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