AEG-Electrolux S83800CTW0 User Manual

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LAVAMAT 74850 - 76850

User Manual

Washing Machine

Dear Customer

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.

With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional design and cutting edge technology.

Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of excellence.

In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an integral part of our products.

To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.

We wish you much joy with your new appliance.

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

Contents 3

Contents

Instruction booklet	6
Safety information	6
Product Description	10
Detergent dispenser drawer	10
Control panel	11
Display	11
First use	12
Personalization	12
Acoustic signal	12
Child safety lock	12
Daily use	13
Load the laundry	13
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener	13
Select the required programme	14
Select the temperature	14
Select the Spin speed, Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option	15
Programme option buttons	16
Select the Prewash option	16
Select the Stain option	16
Select the Sensitive option	17
Select the Extra Rinse option	17
Select the Quick option	17
Display	18
Select the Start/Pause	19
Select the Delay Start	19

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Programme progress display	20
Altering an option or a running programme	20
Interrupting a programme	21
Cancelling a programme	21
Opening the door after the programme has started	21
At the end of the programme	21

Washing programmes	22-25
Programme information	26-27
Washing hints	28
Sorting the laundry	28
Temperatures	28
Before loading the laundry	28
Maximum loads	29
Laundry weights	29
Removing stains	30
Detergents and additives	30
Quantity of detergent to be used	31
Degrees of water hardness	31

International wash code symbols	33
Care and cleaning	34
Descaling	34
After each wash	34
External cleaning	34
Detergent dispenser drawer	34
Drain pump	35
Water inlet filter	36
Frost precautions	37
Emergency emptying out	37

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Technical Data	42
Consumption value	43
Installation	44
Unpacking	44
Positioning and levelling	46
Water inlet	46
Aqua-stop device	47
Water drainage	47
Electrical connection	48

Enviroment concerns	49
Packaging materials	49
Old machine	49
Ecological hints	49

6 Safety information

Instruction booklet

Safety information

Prior to using for the first time

•The safety of AEG/ELECTROLUX appliances complies with the industry standards and with legal requirements on the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to provide the following safety notes. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

•It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with the appliance in order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant warnings.

•You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

•Before first starting up, check the machine for any damage incurred during transport. Never connect up a damaged machine. If parts are damaged, contact your supplier.

•If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus temperatures: Store the washing machine at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.

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.

Safety information

•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

•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 pressing or standing on its electrical supply cable, inlet hose and drain hose.

•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.

•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.

8 Safety information

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 appliance is not intended for use by person (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.

•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.

Safety information

• 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. To disable this device and restore the possibility of closing the door, rotate the button anticlockwise until the groove is vertical.

10 Product description

Product description

Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption.

1Detergent dispenser drawer

2Control panel

3Door opening handle

4Rating plate

5Drain pump

6Three adjustable feet; The rear foot on the left-hand side is automatic

Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for prewash phase used for prewash

Compartment for powder or liquid detergent used for main wash.

Compartment for liquid additives (fabric softener, starch).

Compartment for stain remover used for main wash with STAIN - option.

Control panel 11

Control panel

ECO
					OK
	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1	Programme selector dial		6	QUICK button
2	TEMPERATURE button		7	Display
3	SPIN REDUCTION button		8	START/PAUSE button

4	OPTIONS button	9 DELAY START button
5	OK button

Display

	4	5	6	7	8
1 Temperature - symbol	5	Door - symbol (Door locked)

2Spin Speed, Rinse Hold, Night Cycle - symbol

3Programme phase - symbols

4Options

6QUICK - option symbol

7Washing programme duration or delayed start

8DELAY START - symbol

12 Use

First Use

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

Remove the polystyrene 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.

Personalization

Acoustic signals

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

● selecting a wash programme ● depressing the option buttons

● at the end of the cycle			OK
			OK

● in the event of operating problems	1	2
By pressing the SPIN and OPTIONS 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 acoustic signal is reactivated.

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 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 OPTIONS and OK buttons until the icon appears (disappears) on (from) the display.

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Daily Use

Load the laundry

1.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.

2. Close firmly the door. You must hear a click during closing.

Attention! Do not embed the laundry between the door and the rubber joint.

Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener

Your new appliance was designed to reduce water, energy and detergent consumption.

1.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 the prewash phase, pour the detergent or the stain remover into the compartment marked . If you wish to perform the stain function , pour the stain remover into the compartment .

2.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.

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Select the required programme

You can choose the right programme for any type of laundry following the descriptions on the washing programme tables (see Washing Programmes).

Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The programme selector determines the type of washing cycle (e.g. water level, drum movement, number of rinses) and the washing temperature according to the type of laundry.

ECO

The START/PAUSE light starts to flash and the Display shows the duration of the selected programme.

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise.

Position O= 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.

For the correspondence between the icons of the selector dial and the washing programmes consult the chapter «Washing programmes».

Attention!

If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is working, the yellow START/PAUSE pilot light will flash 3 times and the message Err is displayed on the display to indicate a wrong selection. The machine will not perform the new selected programme.

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.

The maximum temperatures for each washing programme can be checked in the paragraph

«Washing programmes». The symbol of cold wash corresponds to ().

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Select the spin speed , Night cycle or Rinse hold option

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 washing machine.

For the compatibility between options and washing programmes consult the chapter «Washing programmes».

Rinse hold

: by selecting this option the

water of the last rinse is not emptied out to

prevent the fabrics from creasing. At the end of

the programme, 0 and

-symbol will flash on the display,

- symbol (door

locked) remains lit, the START/PAUSE pilot light goes off and the door is blocked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.

To empty the water out:

●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

●press the START/PAUSE button

● when the programme has finished the display shows a flashing 0. The - symbol goes off and the door can be opened.

Night cycle : by selecting this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to wrinkle the laundry. As all spinning phases are suppressed, this washing cycle is very noiseless and it can be selected at night or in times with a more economical power rate. On COTTONS, MIX 40-60, SYNTHETICS, JEANS, DELICATES, VISCOSE, LINGERIE, SILK and SPORT INTENSIVE programmes (except for EASY IRON, BLANKET, 20 MIN. - 3 KG and SPORT JACKETS) the rinses will be performed with more water. At the end of the programme, 0 and -symbol will flash on the display, the door -symbol (Door locked) remains lit, the START/PAUSE pilot light goes off and the door is blocked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.

To empty out the water, please read the previous option chapter.

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Programme option buttons

Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined.

Attention: Not all the options are compatible between themselves. The symbols of the incompatible options disappear.

Anyway, if an option, which is not compatible with the set washing programme or any other option, is selected, the Err message is displayed for few seconds and the yellow START/PAUSE pilot light starts flashing.

You must select the options after you have selected the programme but before pressing the START/PAUSE button. Press the OPTIONS button: All the option symbols appear on the display.

To scroll all the available options, depress the OPTIONS buttons. The corresponding symbol appear on the display and starts flashing.

Depress the OK button to activate and confirm your choice. A black dash appears under the selected symbol to indicate that this option has been set. Depress the same button to deactivate the option.

After selecting the options, wait about 10 seconds untill the display gets back to the default status. The selected options appear on the display.

Select the PREWASH option

Select this option if you wish your laundry to be prewashed at 30°C before the main wash.

The Prewash ends with a short spin in programmes for COTTON and SYNTHETIC fabrics, whereas in the programmes for DELICATE fabrics the water is only drained.

For the compatibility between this option and washing programmes consult the chapter «Washing programmes».

The relevant symbol will appear on the display.

Select the STAIN option

Select this option to treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended main wash with time optimised stain action phase).

This option is not available with a temperature lower than 40°C.

For the compatibility between this option and all washing programmes consult the chapter «Washing programmes».

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