Electrolux EW 1200 i User Manual

WASHER-DRYER

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

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Installation

This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.

It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

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 instructions.

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.

Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on 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.

Child Safety

This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the product.

Pets and children have been known to climb into washer-dryers. Please check your drum before use.

The glass door becomes very hot during the washing and drying cycle. Keep children away from the vicinity of the appliance whilst it is in operation.

Keep all packaging well away from children.

Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

Use

Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use.

Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section in the instruction book.

Only wash and dry fabrics which are designed to be machine washed and dried. If in doubt, consult the care label on the clothes.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.

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.

Leave the porthole door slightly ajar between washes to preserve the door seal.

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 Electrolux Service Force Centre. Always insist on genuine Electrolux spare parts.

Important Safety Information

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.

These warnings have been provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.

Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information

Your New Washer-Dryer

Description of the Appliance

5 Door locked pilot light 5 Detergent dispenser drawer 5

The Control Panel

Operating sequence

7-11 Washing 4.5 kg of white cotton at 95°C 7 Load the laundry 7

Measure out the detergent 7 Measure out the fabric softener 7 Select the required options 7 Select the required programme 7 Start the machine 8 At the end of the programme 8

Washing 2 kg of mixed fabrics at 50°C 9 Load the laundry 9

Measure out the detergent 9 Measure out the fabric softener 9 Select the required options 9 Select the required programme 9 Start the machine 9 At the end of the programme 9

Drying 2.25 kg of cotton 10 Load the laundry 10

Select the programme 10 Select the required time 10 Start the machine 10 At the end of the programme 10

Autodrying 1 kg of mixed fabrics 11 Load the laundry 11

Measure out the detergent and fabric softener 11 Select the required programme 11 Select the required option 11 Select the required time 11 Start the machine 11 At the end of the programme 11

Washing and Drying Hints

Which detergent to use?.... 12

And in which form? 12

Washing and Drying Programmes

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Wash Care Symbols

Maintenance and Cleaning

18-19 Descaling 18 After each wash 18 External cleaning 18 Cleaning the dispenser drawer 18 Cleaning the drawer recess 18 Cleaning the filter 18-19 The dangers of freezing 19

Something Not Working

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Service and Spare Parts

Guarantee Conditions

Electrolux Service Force

23-24

For the Installer

Installation Instructions

Technical Specifications

Unpacking 25 Positioning 25 Water inlet 26 Water drainage 27-28 Levelling 28 Special conditions 28 In the interest of the environment 28 Electrical connection 29 Building-in 30-31

Guide to use the Instruction Book

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:

Safety instructions Hints and tips Environmental information

Your New Washer-Dryer

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

It is gentle with your laundry, simple to use and easy to care for.

Programme and temperature setting using the programme selector.

The special wool programme with its new delicate wash system treats your woollens with extreme care.

Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C

before draining, with the 95°C programme. This reduces thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent creasing.

The two drying programmes will give your wash that soft, relaxed feel whatever the weather.

Ecological hints

To save water and energy and help protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these hints:

Adjust the quantity of detergent according to the hardness of your water supply, the amount of laundry and the degree of soiling.

Select a “Quick” programme for lightly soiled laundry.

A programme without prewash or an Economy programme is sufficient for normally soiled laundry.

Try to load the maximum drying capacity of the machine as small loads are uneconomical.

Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin speed, the lower the electricity consumption and the shorter the drying times.

In the interest of the environment

Materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.

Check with your local Council or Environmental Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area for re-cycling this appliance.

When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the power supply cable and make the door lock device unusable to prevent young children from being trapped inside.

Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance.

How do we help to protect the environment? We use recycled paper!

Important

Your machine is fitted with a balance control device, which ensures the machine is stable during the spin. If the wash load appears not to have been spun sufficiently at the end of the wash cycle, because it is not evenly distributed in the drum, the balance control device may have operated. It will therefore be necessary to redistribute the wash load manually and select a spin programme. For more detailed information see the section headed "Something Not Working".

Description of the Appliance

1 Detergent dispenser drawer 2 Programme guide 3 Drying indicator light 4 Drying time selector dial 5 “Option” buttons 6 “ON/OFF” button 7 “Mains-on” light 8 Programme selector dial

9 Door opening handle 10 Filter 11 Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash Main wash Fabric softener

Programme chart

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The Control Panel

6 Super Rinse button

By depressing this button on programmes for cottons and linens the machine will perform the rinses with high water level. This is recommended for people who are allergic to detergents and in areas where the water is very soft.

7 Rinse Hold button

Press this button to make the machine stop with water in the drum after the cotton, synthetic or delicate wash cycles. This prevents any creasing which may occur if the c lothes are left damp in the drum. When it is convenient for you to empty the machine, simply press this button again so that the machine can proceed to drain and spin, or turn the dial to the drain programme “U”. If this button is not activated, the washing programmes will end with a spin.

Important!

This button is not compatible with the automatic washing & drying programme.

8 ON/OFF button

By depressing this button the machine starts operating. When depressing it again, the machine stops. The push button is provided with a child-proof safety lock. Move the small slider placed in the middle of the button downwards to lock the button in the «off» position.

9 Mains-on light

This light will illuminate when the machine starts working and goes out when the ON/OFF button is depressed again to switch the machine off.

10 Pro gramme selector dial

With the pr ogramme selector dial you choose the desired washing and drying programme. Turn it clockwise. Depress the dial to pop it out. Before setting the dial to any position the machine must be switched off by depressing the ON/OFF button.

1 Detergent dispenser dra wer 2 Drying indicator light

This light illuminates when the machine is drying.

3 Drying time selector dial

Graduated up to 120 mins for cottons and synthetics, this dial allows you to select the desired drying time according to the type and quantity of laundry and the required degree of dryness:

- Blue sector for cottons

- Yellow sector for synthetics

Turn the dial clockwiseonly. Depress the dial to pop it out.

Cooling phase

To allow the laundry to cool do wn, a cooling phase starts automatically 10 minutes before the end of drying and this phase must in no circumstances be reduced or interrupted.

4 Spin speed reduction button

By depressing this button the spin speed is reduced as follows:

- cotton & linen: from 1200 rpm to 650 rpm;

- synthetics, delicates and programme “A”: from 650

rpm to 450 rpm.

- wool: from 1000 rpm to 650 rpm.

Important!

In order to save energy and to avoid too long drying times we suggest not to reduce the spin speed when you wash and dry automatically .

5 Quick w ash button

By depressing this button on programmes B, C, D and K the wash time is reduced. This is suitable only for garments which are lightly soiled.

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3. Measure out the fabric softener

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.

4. Select the required option(s)

Depress SPIN REDUCTION and/or QUICK WASH and/or SUPER RINSE and/or RINSE HOLD button, if required.

5. Select the required programme

Turn the programme selector dial clockwise to the programme B.

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Operating Sequence

Before the first wash, we recommend that you run a cotton cycle at 60°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.

WASHING 4.5 KG OF WHITE COTTON AT 95°C

Suppose you have 4.5 kg of normally dirty laundry to wash. It is white cotton and is suitable for high temperature washing.

1. Load the laundry

Open the door by pulling the catch outward. Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible. Close the door.

2. Measure out the detergent

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6. Start the machine

Before starting up the machine check that:

the appliance is plugged in

the water supply taps are turned on

the drain hose is correctly and securely positioned

the door and the detergent dispenser drawer are closed.

Depress the ON/OFF button .: the mains-on light will illuminate and the machine starts operating.

7. At the end of the programme

The machine stops automatically. If you have depressed the RINSE HOLD button, the

machine will stop with the water of the last rinse left in the tub, to prevent the fabric from creasing. To drain the water and spin, release the same button. To drain only, select programme “U”.

The door is controlled by a safety device which releases 2 minutes after the end of the programme.

Switch the machine off by depressing the ON/OFF button again. The mains-on light goes out.

When the programme has finished you are advised to unplug the appliance and turn off the water taps.

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WASHING 2 KG OF MIXED FABRICS AT 50°C

Suppose you have 2 kg of mixed fabrics to wash. They are rather delicate fabrics and should not be washed at a high temperature.

1. Load the laundry

Open the door by pulling the catch outward. Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible. Close the door.

2. Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener

Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops. Measure out the amount of detergent required and pour it into the main wash compartment . If you wish to carry out the prewash, pour detergent into the compartment marked . 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.

3. Select the required option(s)

Depress SPIN REDUCTION, QUICK WASH or RINSE HOLD button, if required.

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4. Select the required pr ogramme

Turn the programme selector dial clockwise to the programme K.

5. Start the machine

Before starting up the machine check that:

the appliance is plugged in

the water supply taps are turned on

the drain hose is correctly and securely positioned

the door and the detergent dispenser drawer are closed.

Depress the ON/OFF button : the mains-on light will illuminate and the machine starts operating.

6. At the end of the programme

The machine stops automatically. If you have depressed the RINSE HOLD button, the

machine will stop with the water of the last rinse left in the tub, to prevent the fabric from creasing. To drain the water and spin, release the same button. To drain only, select programme “U”.

The door is controlled by a safety device which releases 2 minutes after the end of the programme.

Switch the machine off by depressing the ON/OFF button again. The mains-on light goes out.

When the programme has finished you are advised to unplug the appliance and turn off the water taps.

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DRYING 2.25 KG OF COTTON

You have for example just machine-washed and spun at 1200 rpm 4.5 kg (10 lb) of laundry. They are cotton fabrics of medium weight which you want to iron as soon as they are dry. Switch off the machine. Then remove the laundry from the appliance and divide the items to obtain two loads of approx. 2.25 kg (5 lb) each.

1. Load the laundry

Open the door by pulling the catch outward. Load the items one at a time and close the door.

2. Select the programme

Turn the programme selector dial clockwise to programme J.

3. Select the required time

Following indications given in the programme chart on page 17, turn the drying time selector dial clockwise to the 60 mins setting in the blue sector.

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4. Start the machine

Depress the ON/OFF button , the mains-on light and drying light will illuminate and the machine starts operating.

5. At the end of the programme

The machine stops automatically and the drying light goes out.

The door is controlled by a safety device which releases 2 minutes after the end of the programme.

Switch the machine off by depressing the ON/OFF button again, the mains-on light goes out.

If the laundry is still too damp, select a further brief drying time, bearing in mind that during the last 10 minutes the appliance carries out a cooling and anticrease phase.

When the programme has finished you are advised to unplug the appliance and turn off the water taps.

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