AEG-Electrolux WAGL6E101 User Manual

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Washing Machine

WA GL6 E 101

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CONTENTS

Safety information 2
Product description 4
Control panel 5
Personalization 6
First use 7
Daily use 7
Helpful hints and tips 11
Washing programmes 12

SAFETY INFORMATION

Important! Read carefully & keep for future
reference.

• The safety of Your appliance 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.

• 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 appli­ance for any damage incurred during
transport. Never connect up a damaged
appliance . If parts are damaged, contact
your supplier.

• If the appliance is delivered in the winter
months when there are minus tempera­tures. Store it 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.

Care and cleaning 17
What to do if… 20
Technical data 23
Consumption values 24
Installation 24
Electrical connection 28
Environment concerns 28

Subject to change without notice

• During high temperature wash pro­grammes the door glass may get hot. Do
not touch it!

• Make sure that small pets and children
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 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, cleaning and
maintenance.

• Under no circumstances should you at­tempt to repair the machine yourself. Re­pairs carried out by inexperienced people
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.

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• 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
against the wall.

• 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 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 fabrics which are designed to
be machine washed. Follow the instruc­tions on each garment label.

• Do not overload the appliance. See the
Washing Programme Table.

• 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 appliance 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.

• 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 prevent children
and pets becoming trapped inside the
drum 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.

To disable this device and restore the
possibility of closing the door, rotate the

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button counterclockwise until the groove
is vertical.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption. Its new washing system allows to­tal use of detergent and reduces water consumption so saving energy.

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1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle

Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for detergent used for pre-

wash. The prewash detergent is added at the

beginning of the wash programme.

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 .

4 Rating plate
5 Drain pump
6 Adjustable feet

CONTROL PANEL

Below is a picture of the control panel.
It shows the programme selector dial
as well as the buttons and the display.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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These are presented by relevant num­bers on the following pages.

1 Programme selector dial
2 TEMP. button
3 SPIN reduction button (U/Min. - Essor-

age)

4 PREWASH button (Vorwäsche - Prélav-

age)

5 STAIN button (Flecken - Taches)
6 TIME SAVING button (Zeitsparen -

Temps)

Symbols on the control panel

= Handwash

= Child Lock

Display (7)

7.1 7.2

7.3

7.5

7.4

7.1 Child safety lock symbol

7.2

• Duration of selected programme : af­ter selecting a programme, the duration

7 Display
8 START/PAUSE button (Start/Pause -

Départ/Pause)

9 DELAY START button (Zeitvorwahl -

Départ différé)

10 Indicator pilot lights

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

• Alarm codes : in the event of operating
problems, some alarm codes can be dis­played, for example E20 (see chapter
«What to do if...»).

• End of programme : when the pro­gramme has finished a blinking zero

displayed, the symbol 7.5 (Door locked)
disappears on the display, the pilot light
of button 8 goes out and the door can be
opened.

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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 a few seconds
and the yellow pilot light of button 8 light
starts blinking.

• Delay Start : the selected delay (20
hours max) set by the relevant button ap­pears on the display for a few seconds,
then the duration of the previously selec­ted programme is displayed. The symbol

7.3 will appear on the display. The delay
time value decreases by one unit every
hour. When only 1 hour remains, the time
decreases every minute.

7.3 Delay Start - symbol

INDICATOR PILOT LIGHTS (10)

7.4 Programme progress display : the
display shows the different washing pro­gramme phases. After the appliance starts
operating, the display show the relevant
symbol of the washing phase which is run­ning:
= DRAINING, = SPINNING - symbols

7.5 Door lock symbol
This symbol indicates if the door can be
opened:

• symbol on: the door cannot be opened.

• symbol off: the door can be opened. The

When the appliance is performing additional
rinses the EXTRA RINSE pilot light ( 10.2 )
illuminates. To add an additional rinse,
please see chapter «Select an additional
rinse».

= WASHING, = RINSING,

The appliance is running or the appliance
has stopped with water left in the tub.

washing programme is finished.

at the end of the programme, it indi­cates that too much detergent has
been used.

If the OVERDOSAGE pilot light (Über­dosiert-Surdosage) ) ( 10.1 ) illuminates

PERSONALIZATION

Acoustic signals

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

• at the end of the cycle

• in the event of operating problems.

By pressing the 3 and 4 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 unattended and not to worry that chil-

dren 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 button 8 : it will be im­possible to start the machine.

• after pressing button 8 : it will be impos­sible to change any other programme or
option.

To enable or disable this option press si­multaneously for about 6 seconds buttons
4 and 5 until the symbol 7.1 appears or dis­appears on or from the display.

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

gent drawer in order to activate the

of the deter-

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.

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ECO valve. Then run a cotton cycle
at the highest temperature 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 main
wash compartment and start the
machine.

Warning! 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.
Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops.
Measure out the amount of detergent re­quired, pour it into the main wash compart­ment
prewash phase, pour the detergent into
the compartment marked

and, if you wish to carry out the

.

If you wish to perform the stain function,
pour the stain remover into the compart­ment
If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked
must not exceed the MAX mark in the
drawer).

marked with an arrow.

(the amount used

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Close the drawer gently.

Select the required programme by
turning the programme selector dial (1)

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.
The pilot light of button 8 starts blinking and
the display shows the duration of the selec­ted programme.
The selector dial can be turned either clock­wise or counterclockwise. Position

to
Reset programme/Switching OFF the ma­chine.

For the description of each washing
programmes of the selector dial, con­sult the chapter «Washing pro­grammes».

At the end of the programme the selec­tor dial must be turned to position

,

to switch the machine off.

Caution! If you turn the programme

selector dial to another programme
when the machine is working, the red
pilot light of button 8 blinks 3 times .
The machine will not perform the new
selected programme.

Select the desired TEMPERATURE
(Button 2)

When selecting a programme, the ap­pliance automatically proposes the de­fault temperature provided for that pro­gramme.

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.
By selecting position Cold the machine will
wash with cold water. To be used for ex­tremely delicate items, such as curtains.

For the maximum and the minimum
available wash water temperature, see
«Washing programmes».

Select the SPIN speed reduction or the
RINSE HOLD option (Button 3)

When the required programme has
been selected, your appliance auto­matically proposes the maximum spin
speed provided for that programme.

Press the button 3 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.
The relevant light will light up.
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 display shows
a blinking

, and symbol 7.5 appears on
the display, the pilot light of button 8 goes
off and the door is blocked to indicate that
the water must be emptied out.

To empty out the water, please read
chapter «At the end of the programme».

Programme option buttons

Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must be
selected after choosing the desired pro­gramme and before pressing the button 8 .
When these buttons are pressed, the corre­sponding pilot lights come on. When they
are pressed again, the pilot lights go out.
The pilot light of button 8 starts blinking and
the display shows the duration of the selec­ted programme.

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If an incorrect option is selected, the in yel­low pilot light of the button 8 blinks for 3
times and the Err message appears on the
display for some seconds.

For the compatibility among the wash­ing programmes and the options see
chapter «Washing Programmes».

Select the PREWASH option (Button 4)

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.
The relevant light will light up.

Select the STAIN option (Button 5)

Select this option to treat heavily soiled or
stained laundry with stain remover (exten­ded main wash with time optimized stain
action phase). The relevant light will light up.
This option is not available with a tempera­ture lower than 40°C.
If you wish to perform a programme with
the stain option, pour stain remover into
stain compartment

marked with an ar-

row.

Select the TIME SAVING option (Button

6)

This option allows you to modify the wash­ing time, automatically proposed by the ap­pliance.
DAILY: by pressing this button once, the
relative pilot light comes on and the wash­ing duration will be reduced to wash daily
soiled laundry.
SUPER QUICK: by pressing this button
twice, the relative pilot light remains lit, the
washing duration will be reduced to wash
lightly soiled laundry or items that have
been used or worn for a short time. On the
display will be visualized the decreased
washing time.

Select the START/PAUSE (Button 8)

To start the selected programme, press the
button 8 , the corresponding red pilot light
stops blinking.
The WASHING symbol 7.4 appears on the
display to indicate that the appliance starts
operating.

The symbol 7.5 appears on the display to
indicate the door is locked.
To interrupt a programme which is running,
press the button 8 : the corresponding red
pilot light starts blinking.
To restart the programme from the point at
which it was interrupted, press the button
8 again. If you have chosen a delayed start
with button 9 , the machine will begin the
countdown. If an incorrect option is selec­ted, the yellow pilot light of the button 8
blinks for 3 times the message Err is dis­played for about 2 seconds.

Select the DELAY START (Button 9)
Before you start the programme , if you

wish to delay the start, press the button re­peatedly, to select the desired delay.
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 button 8 .
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.
If you wish to add laundry in the machine
during the delay time you will press button
8 to put the machine in pause. Add the
laundry, close the door and press button 8
again.
Selecting the delayed start.

• Select the programme and the required

options.

• Select the delay start.

•Press button 8 : the appliance starts its

hourly countdown. The programme will
start after the selected delay has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start

• Set the washing machine to PAUSE by

pressing the button 8 ;

•

Press button 9 once until the symbol

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is displayed;

• Press the button 8 again to start the pro-

gramme.

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Important!

• The selected delay can be changed only
after selecting the washing programme
again.

• The door will be locked throughout the
delay time. If you need to open the door,
you must first set the washing machine to
PAUSE by pressing the button 8 . After
you have closed the door, press the but­ton 8 again.

The button 9 can not be selected with
DRAIN programme.

Select an additional rinse

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 buttons 2 and 3
for some seconds: the pilot light 10.2
comes on.
This function stays permanently on. To re­move it press the same buttons again until
the pilot light 10.2 goes off.

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
washing machine by pressing the button 8 .
Changing a running programme is possible
only by resetting it . Turn the programme

selector dial to

and then to the new pro­gramme position. Start the new programme
by depressing the button 8 again. The
washing water in the tub will be not emp­tied out.

Interrupting a programme

Depress the button 8 to interrupt a pro­gramme which is running, the correspond­ing light starts blinking. Depress the button
again to restart the programme.

Cancelling a programme

Turn the selector dial to

to cancel a pro­gramme which is running. Now you can se­lect a new programme.

Opening the door after the programme
has started

First set the machine to pause by pressing
the button 8 .

• if the DOOR symbol disappears, the door
can be opened.

• if the DOOR symbol doesn’t go off, it
means that the machine is already heat­ing, that the water level is above the bot­tom edge of the door. In this case the
door cannot be opened.

• If you cannot open the door but you need
to open it, you have to switch the ma-

chine off by turning the selector dial to
. After some minutes the door can be
opened ( pay attention to the water
level and temperature! ).

After closing the door, it is necessary to se­lect the programme and options again and
to press button 8 .

At the end of the programme

The machine stops automatically, the pilot
light of button 8 and the symbol 7.5 goes

off and a blinking

will appear on the dis­play. Some acoustic signals sound. The
door can be opened.
If a programme or an option that ends with
water still in the tub has been selected, a

blinking

will appear on the display, the pi­lot light of button 8 goes off and the door
remains locked to indicate that the water
must be emptied out before opening the
door.
Follow the below instructions to empty out
the water:

•

Turn the programme selector dial to

• Select the draining or spinning pro-

gramme

• Reduce the spin speed, if needed, by

pressing the relevant button

•Press button 8 to start the programme

• When the programme has finished the

display shows a blinking

. The symbol

7.5 goes off and the door can be
opened.

Turn the programme selector dial to

to
switch the machine off. Remove the laundry
from the drum and carefully check that the
drum is empty. If you do not intend to carry
out another wash, close the water tap.
Leave the door open to prevent the forma­tion of mildew and unpleasant smells.