Candy LB AQUAVIVA 125 T User Manual

Washing machine Instructions for use

AQUAVIVA 1250

AQ 125

Contents Page

Introduction 2
General delivery notes 4
Safety notes 4
Quick start 5
Useful advice for the user 6
Description of controls 7
Detergent drawer 10
Programme selector 11
The main wash 11
Programme Table 14
Detergents, washing aids and amounts to use 16
Cleaning and routine maintenance 18
Investigating malfunctions 20
Customer service + Guarantee 21
Technical data 22
Setting up + installation 23

BEFORE SWITCHING ON THE APPLIANCE MAKE SURE
IT IS CORRECTLY INSTALLED AND THAT THE TRANSIT
BRACKETS ARE REMOVED AS SHOWN IN PAGE 23.

Introduction

Please read these instructions for use carefully and all other information enclosed with the
washing machine.
Keep all documentation in a safe place for future reference or for any future owners.

Note: this machine is solely for domestic use.

Notes on disposal

All packaging material used is environmentally-friendly and recyclable. Please help dispose of
the packaging via environmentally-friendly means.

Your supplier or local council will be able to give you
details of current means of disposal.

Valuable materials can be salvaged from an old appliance via scrap reprocessing.

Note: pull out the mains plug from any old appliance.
Cut the power cable and dispose of it, together with the
plug.

When disposing of an old washing machine, please ensure that the door lock is rendered
inoperable to prevent children shutting themselves in the appliance.

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General delivery notes

Please check that the following items are delivered with the appliance:

- Instruction manual

- Certificate of guarantee

- Inlet hose

- Liquid detergent compartment
Check that no damage has occurred during transit, and if so, call your nearest Authorised
Te chnical Support Service agent (see Customer Service)

Safety notes.

Note:
for cleaning or maintenance of the washing machine

A) Pull out the plug
B) Turn off the tap
C) Candy equips all its appliances with earthing. Ensure that the mains supply is earthed,

and if it is not, seek assistance from a qualified person.

D) Do not touch the appliance when hands or feet are wet or damp. Do not use the appliance

with bare feet.

E) The use of adapters, multiple connectors and/or extensions is not recommended.

Note:

water temperature can reach 90°C during the wash cycle

F) Check there is no water left in the drum before opening the door.
G) Do not allow children or unauthorised persons to use the appliance without supervision.
H) Do not pull the power cable or the appliance itself to remove the plug from the socket.
I) The appliance must not be exposed to weather conditions (rain, direct sun, etc...)
L) When moving the appliance never lift it by the controls or by the detergent drawer.

When in transit never rest the door against the trolley or transport the appliance without

the polystyrene base.

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M) N.B!

If the appliance is installed on a carpeted floor ensure that the ventilation holes on the
base of the appliance are not obstructed.

N) If the appliance is not running properly or breaks down, switch it off, turn off the tap and do

not tamper with the appliance.
Consult only the Authorised Technical Support Service for possible repair and ask them to
use original spare parts.
Failure to comply with the above can compromise the safety of the appliance.

O) If the appliance’s power cable should ever need replacing, consult the Authorised

Te chnical Support Service

Quick start

Washing

- Open the door with the special DOOR OPEN button “B” (Fig. 1, page 7)

- Select laundry and put it in the machine

- Close the door

- Put detergent in the compartments as indicated in the programme guide in this instruction
manual

- Select programme

- Press additional function buttons (if required)

- Press the on/off button (page 7)

After washing

- Wait for the door lock to be released
(about 2 minutes after the programme has finished).

- Switch off the washing machine by pressing the
On/Off button

- Open the door and remove the laundry

Useful advice for users

Tips on using your domestic appliance in the most environmentally-friendly and economical
way

Do a full load in your washing machine

To prevent any possible waste of energy, water or detergent we recommend that you put a
full load in your washing machine, not exceed the maximum loads shown below:
Cotton and linen 4,5 kg
Mixed 2 kg
Very delicate 1,5 kg
Wool 1 kg
Up to 50% energy saving can be made with one full load compared to two half load washes

When is prewashing really needed?

Only with particularly dirty loads!
Energy savings of 5 to 15% are made by not selecting the prewash option for normal soiled
laundry.

Which wash temperature should you choose?

Using stain removers before machine washing reduces the need to wash at temperatures
over 60°C.
Energy savings of up to 50% can be made by using a 60°C wash temperature rather than
90°C

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Description of controls

On/off button

Press to start the appliance. At the end of the cycle press again to reset the button and
switch off the appliance.
The machine on indicator light is illuminated when the on/off button is depressed.

Door open button

Aspecial safety device prevents the porthole from being opened immediately after the end of
the cycle. Wait for 2 minutes after the wash cycle has finished before opening the door.

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PROGRAMME Selector

Note: never turn the dial anti-clockwise (Turn it
clockwise and do not press the on/off button before
selecting the programme.)

The tables in the washing section describe the various programmes and give the number or
symbol to select for them.

IMPORTANT : IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE A PROGRAMME THAT
HAS ALREADY STARTED – SWITCH OFF THE MACHINE BY THE
ON / OFF BUTTON AND THEN MOVE THE PROGRAMME DIAL
TO THE CORRECT POSITION. IF YOU DO NOT PRESS “OFF”
BEFOREHAND, THE DIAL WILL AUTOMATICALLY MOVE TO ITS
INITIAL POSITION.

WASH TEMPERATURE selector

Can be turned in either direction

This washing machine is equipped with this device for
setting the wash temperature you want. We recommend
that the temperature shown on the label inside garments
should never be exceeded.
The most suitable temperature and cycle for each type of
fabric is shown in the programme guide.
To protect fabrics, if the variable temperature dial has
accidentally been set too high than stated in the
programme guide, the machine will lower the temperature automatically.

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RINSE-HOLD button

Pressing this button (which operates only during the DELICATES programmes) means the
cycle stops at the final rinse stage, leaving the drum filled with water.
The garments thus stay immersed in the water, preventing them from bunching up and
forming creases that are difficult to remove.
When the button is reset the cycle ends with the water being pumped out followed by the spin
stage.
If only pumping out is required, without spin, to minimise creasing you must:

- switch off the machine (press the On/Off button);

- select programme Z;

- switch on the machine again (by pressing the On/Off button);

- reset the Rinse-hold button.

EXTRA RINSE button

This function will allow an extra rinse or more water added at the rinse stage – depending on
the programme selected. This is particularly important for avoiding skin irritation from
detergent residues for people with particularly sensitive skin.
The extra rinse button is also recommended when washing heavily soiled fabrics, requiring
the use of a lot of detergent, or when washing items made of towelling, whose fibres have a
greater tendency to retain detergent.

INTENSIVE WASH button

This function which is available on all cotton programmes is very useful for heavy soiling.
The temperature is kept constant throughout all the wash phases and the programme is
extended to ensure an extra deep cleaning performance.

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Programme selector

The washing machine has 3 different programme groups according to type of wash,
temperature and duration for handling the various types of fabric (see wash programme
guide).

1. Colourfast fabric

The programmes are designed for maximum washing and rinsing.
With spin stages in between, they guarantee the laundry is rinsed perfectly.
The final spin stage ensures laundry is wrung out as much as possible.

2. Mixed fibres and synthetics

Washing and rinsing performance is optimised through drum rotation
speeds and water level. The delicate action spin minimises creasing.

3. Delicate fabrics, wool & extra delicate programme

This group of programmes have been specially designed to wash
the most delicate fabrics

Use the Delicate programme for delicate fabrics

Use the Woollens programme only for machine washable wool

Use the extra delicate programme for any machine washable handwash garments

Main wash

Automatic Variable Capacity

The washing machine is fitted with an automatic reduction in consumption system (known as
Automatic Variable Capacity).
This system enables the machine to use the amount of water needed to wash and rinse the
laundry in relation to the particular load.
This results in a reduction in the amount of water used and electricity needed to heat it to the
minimum required, without in any way compromising the washing and rinsing performance.
In fact the amount of water and electricity used will always be appropriate for the amount of
washing.
The washing machine therefore ensures you achieve excellent washing results whilst
respecting the environment and saving you money.

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Detergent drawer

The detergent draw is split into 4 compartments:

- the first, labelled "I", is for prewash detergent or for

FAST WASH programme detergent

- the second, labelled "II", is for main wash detergent

If liquid detergents are used, please insert the special
container supplied into the compartment marked “II” in the
detergent drawer. This ensures that the liquid detergent
enters the drum at the right stage of the wash cycle.

Note: some detergents are difficult to remove. For these,
we recommend you use the special dispenser which is
placed in the drum.

- the third, labelled " ", is for bleaching agents.
The machine is programmed to automatically take up the bleach during the first rinse in
cotton cycles.

Note: only put liquid products in the third and fourth
compartments.

- the fourth, labelled " " is for special additives, fabric softeners, fragrances, starch,
brighteners etc.

The machine is programmed to automatically take up additives during the final rinse stage for
all wash cycles.

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COTTONS

SYNTHETICS

DELICATES