BOSCH WFC40810, WFC40818 User Manual

Operating and Installation Instructions

9000086873 (PD 85 12 10)

WFC40810
WFC40818

Please read this specification carefully before you use the product.

Any failure and losses caused by ignoring the above mentioned items and cautions
mentioned in the operation and installation instruction are not covered by our warranty
and any liability. Please keep all documents in a safety place for future reference.
If you have any doubt, please contact our local service center of dealer.

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Table of Contents

1

Operating
Instructions

Installation
Instructions

Technical Data
and Packing List
Sheet

Disposal Information ............................

Environmental Protection/Conservation Issues........

Safety Precautions and Warnings..................

Product Standard...............................

Your New Washing Machine......................

First Wash Cycle ..............................

Preparing, Sorting and Loading the Laundry.........

Laundry Detergents and Additives.................

Washing .....................................

Programme Table..............................

When the Programme has Ended..................

Cleaning and Care .............................

Troubleshooting Minor Faults .....................

Installation, Connection and Transport ..............

Technical Data.................................

Packing list sheet...............................

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Customer
Service

Warranty......................................

Service Assurance..............................

Warranty Card..................................

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Operating Instructions

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Disposal Information

Environmental
Protection

The new machine s packaging

Dispose of packing materials in a responsible manner. Keep
packing materials out of the reach of children. Packing mater

-ials are not toys. Reprocessing and re-using materials saves
raw materials and reduces waste. All packing materials used
are environment friendly and re-usable. Cardboard boxes co

-nsist of 80% to 100% recycled paper. Plastic wrappings are
made from polythene(PE), the tapes are made from olypropy

-lene(PP) and the CC-free packing is made from foamed poly

-styrene (PS). These materials are pure hydrocarb on comp­ounds and can be recycled.

Your old machine

Render the machine inoperable when it can no long er be
used Remove the plug from the socket and cut off the po

-wer cable. Destroy the catch on the por thole door. Pre­vent children at play from being locked in and risking dea

-th by suffocation. The old machine contains valuable ma

-terials which should be recycled. Please make your con­tribution to the environment by assisting with proper dis­posal or recycling.

Through the economical use of energy, water and detergent,
your appliance is kind to the environments as well as your
household budget.

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You can increase the economy and environmental
friendliness of your machine by washing maximum
loads:

refer to page 17 programme table

How to save energy:

For small amounts of laundry, the automatic control system
reduces the consumption of both water and energy. Where
possible, use the Cottons/coloureds 60 C programme with
additional function Super Clean instead of the Cottons/
coloureds 90 C Prewash programme. This 60 C programme
achieves a cleaning result comparable to that of the 90 C
programme using considerably less energy.

How to save water, energy and detergent:

Avoid using the Pre-wash function when washing lightly
normally soiled laundry.

How to save energy and time:

For lightly soiled laundry, select the short programme
appropriate to the type of textile.

How to save detergent:

Add detergent according to the degree of soiling, amount of
laundry and water hardness, and observe the detergent
manufacture s instructions.

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Operating Instructions

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Precautions and
Warnings

Before using for the first time:

Please read the enclosed documents carefully before using

the washing machine for the first time. They contain impor

-tant information on the installation, use and safety of the
machine.

The manufacturer does not accept liability if these instruc­tions are not followed.

Please contact an authorized technician to install the mach

-ine and instruct the using method.

Please keep all documents in a safe place for future refer­ence.

Install the machine in accordance with the instructions(pa­ge 26-33). Remove the transit bolts and keep them in a sa

-fe place.

The washing machine must be installed and operated in a

room with the drain.

When heating, the maximum current of the washing mach

-ine is 10A,so please make sure that the power supply sys

-tem(voltage; current and the cable) is applicable to the lo-

ad of the applied appliance.

In order to ensure your safety, you must plug the cable into
a socket which connected to earth. And please check your
socket to make sure that it is connected with reliable earth
correctly.

If the washing machine is visibly damaged,do not connect
it up. If you are in doubt,contact your customer service re­presentative or dealer.

This machine use thread connection water inlet hose, con

-nect it to the water tap together with the machine accord­ing to the require of page 29. (carry out by an authorized
technician)

The surroundings condition for using the washing machine:

1) Temperature range: 0~40 C.

2) Relative humidity is lower than 95% (at 25 C) .

When washing:

Operate the machine with cold tap water only.

Your washing machine is designed for domestic use only,
i.e. for washing machine-washable textiles in a detergent
solution.

Never use flammable; explosible and/or poisonous solvents
such as gasoline; alcohol etc. As the washing lotion. Please
only use the lotions suitable for using in washing machine
available in the market.

Operating Instructions

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Never wash the carpet in the washing machine.

Kepp children and pets away from the washing machine.

Exercise caution when pumping out hot detergent solution.

When the programme has ended:

Product Standard

When the programme has ended:

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The Spin/End
Open the loading door after cutting the power of machine.

After the program has ended, please cut the supply of po­wer and water immediately.

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indicator light flashes.

Taking care of your machine:

Do not climb onto the washing machine.

Do not lean against the door.

Do not expose the machine in the place with cau-sticity or
explosibility gas.(e.g. dust, steam and gas, etc.)

Do not install the washing machine in a bathroom or a
room very wet.

Please close the door gently. If the door could not be clos

-ed successfully, please check if the laundries overload or
not balanced.

This series loaders carry out national standards as following

GB/T4288-2003

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GB4706.1-1998

GB4706.24-2000

GB4706.26-2000

GB19606-2004

GB4343.1-2003

GB17625.1-2003

Operating Instructions

Your New Washing Machine

Filling laundry detergent
and/or additive dispensers.

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Chamber :
Detergent for pre-wash,starch,
or pre-soaking agent.

Chamber :
Detergent for main washing period,
water softener, blench and stain­removing salt.

Chamber :
Additives, e.g. fabric softener or
former(Do not exceed Max )

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II

Open the loading door

and close it

Drain washing solution
if necessary.

* This picture is for WFC40810 only.

Operating Instructions

Control Panel

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Start/Pause button

For starting/pausing the wash cycle
(programme must have been selected).

Press buttons for additional functions

(Where required to supplement the
programme)

Extra Rinse:
Super Clean

Additional functions can be combined.

Additional rinse cycle.

: Prolong the washing time.

Programme Selector

For switching the machine on and off and for selecting
the programme. Can be rotated in either direction. If
rotate it during the washing, the programme will be stopped.
The programme sequence is electronically controlled.

Indicatolr lights

Indicate the status of the washing machine:

Ready/Wash Indicate light flashes, if the
programme is selected; is on, the programme
is running.

The indicator lights of the buttons come on,
if the additional options are active.

Switch off additional option: press button
again.

Rinse indicator light is on, the rinsing cycle
is running.

Spin/End indicator light is on, the spinning
cycle is running; flashes, if the selected pro­gramme is ended.

Operating Instructions

Basic program

Select the desired programme(refer also to Programme

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table ).

90 Cottons/coloureds with Prewash
An energy-intensive programme for heat-resistant fabrics
made from cotton or linen.

For the protection of the drainage pipe, the hot washing
solution is mixed with approx. 5 liters of cold water before
being drained.

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Cold, 30

For hard-wearing fabrics.

Cold,40,60 Easy-care
For easy-care fabrics made from cotton, synthetics or blend

-ed fibres.

Cold,30 Delicates
For sensitive, easy-care fabrics made from cotton, synthetics
or blended fibres, and net curtain. No spinning between
rinsing cycles.

Cold,30 Wool
For hand or machine-washable fabrics made from wool or
wool blend.

Quick ,40,60 Cottons/coloureds

Additional function

Single wash

Single wash cycle without subsequent drain and spin cycle.

Rinse

Rinse cycle with subsequent spin cycle for rinsing hand-washed
items or for starching.

Spin

Spin cycle for spinning hand-washed items. Washing water or
rinsing water is drained before the spin cycle.

Operating Instructions

Maximum spin

speed(rpm)

model

Programme

Cottons

Spin speed button

For your clothes, there are different spin speeds in different
washing programme of BOSCH washing machines.

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wash

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SpinSingle

Easy­care

Delicates Wool Rinse

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WFC40810 800 800 600 800 800

WFC40818 800 800 600 800 800

Single wash cycle without subsequent spin cycle, if the spin cycle is desired after

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800

800

this wash cycle, please select the addtional function .Extra Rinse

Maximum noise value during spinning: 68 dB(A).

Additional function

(You can select an additional function if necessary)

Extra Rinse

An additional rinsing cycle performed; the washing dura­tion will be prolonged 10 minutes.

Super Clean

For very dirty clothes, the washing duration will be prolong

-ed 20 to 60 minutes after pressing this button, and this is

decided by the programme that you selected.

Observe the maximum load for each type of fabric;
Remove the laundry immediately after the spin cycle.

Program duration

While the programme is running, the programme duration
may be extended or reduced for the following reasons.

800

800

* This picture is for WFD50820 only.

Reductions in time

occur because of :
small loads,
reduced heating times, e.g. If the water is very hot.

Increases in time

occur because of:
additional rinse cycle if excessive foam is in the laundry,
multiple spinning if the laundry is distributed poorly in the
drum,
increased heating times, e.g. When the water is too cold,
water pressure too low,
selection of an additional option, e.g. Super Clean

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function after the programme has started.
Very absorbent washing extends the heating duration.

Operating Instructions

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First Wash Cycle

The installation of the washing machine is finished.
(See page 26-33)

Each machine has been tested in the factory. A little bit of
water can be left in the drum during the test. Please carry
out the first wash cycle without laundry to remove any water
left over from the factory tests.

Do not load any laundry.

Turn the tape ON.

Pull the detergent drawer out as far as it will go.

Input about 1 liter of water in chamber .II

Pour half a measuring cup of detergent into chamber II.

Do not use a special detergent for delicates or wollens as
these will create too much foam.

Close the detergent drawer and the washing machine door.

Turn the programme selector to

Prewash ,

Press the Start/Pause button. The programme starts.

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Ready/Wash indicator light flashes.

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Cottons/coloureds 90 C

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Preparing/sorting and
loading the laundry

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The Spin/End indicator light flashes if the selected
programme is ended.

Turn the programme selector to O off .

Preparing the laundry

Remove any loose items or metal objects, such as safety
pins, paper clips, etc. from the laundry.

Brush sand, coins, etc. out of pocket and cuffs.

Close zips and button up cushion covers, duvet covers, etc.

Remove curtain runners, or secure them in a net bag.

Particularly delicate items, such as tights or lace curtains,
or smaller items, such as tiny socks or handkerchiefs,
should only be washed in a net bag or pillow case.

Some items are best turned inside out. These included
knitwear, trousers, T-shirts and sweatshirts.

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Operating Instructions

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Make sure that the wire-cup bras are machine washable.

Make sure that wire-cup bras in a pillow case which can
be securely closed with a zip or buttons. If the wire works
itself out of the cup it may fall through the holes of the
drum and cause extensive damage.

Sorting the laundry

According to colour and degree of dirt

Caution

Items of clothing can become discoloured. Never wash new
multi-coloured items together with other items.

White items may become grey. Always wash white and
coloured items separately.

Degree of dirt

Slight dirt

No recognizable dirt or staining. Laundry may have some
body odour.

- Light summer clothing and sportswear that has only been
worn for a few hours.

- T-shirts, shirts and blouses that have been used for one day.

- Bed linen and guest towels that have been used for one day.

Normal dirt

Visible dirt and/or some light staining recognizable.

- T-shirts, shirts and blouses that are very sweaty or have
been worn several times.

- Underwear that has been worn for one day.

- Tea towels, hand towels and bed linen that have been used
for up to one week.

- Net curtains (without nicotine staining) that have not been
washed for up to 1/2 year.