Electrolux EWF12821 User Manual

User Manual
Time Manager
8Kg Sensitive Wash System with Vapour Action
147753400 EWF 12821
Welcome to the world of electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine. We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-Mind. Good luck!
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The symbols you will see on some paragraphs of this booklet have the following meaning:
The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) emphasize information that is particularly important for your safety or correct functioning of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instructions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the machine are marked with this symbol.
Our contribution to the protection of the environment:
we use environmentally friendly paper.
CONTENTS
Safety information ..............................
Product description ............................
Control panel .....................................
Use ...................................................
Washing hints ....................................
International wash code symbols ........
Washing program................................
Care and cleaning ..............................
Troubleshooting.......... .......................
Technical data ...................................
Installation ..........................................
Environment concerns ........................
Warranty..............................................
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SAFETY INFORMATION
In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.
General safety
It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in anyway.
During high temperature wash program 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 the appliance.
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 overfill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.
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This appliance is not intended for use by persons (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.
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
This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.
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.
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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.
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.
Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber.
Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician.
Use
This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:
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Farm Houses.
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By clients in serviced apartments, holiday apartments and other residential type environments.
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 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.
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 anti-clockwise until the groove is vertical.
rotate the button
(without pressing it)
Vertical: Unblocked
Horizontal: Blocked
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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Front Side View
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Detergent Dispenser Drawer
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Worktop
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Control Panel
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Door Opening Handle
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Drain Pump
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Front Feet
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Back Side View
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Water Inlet Hose
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Drain Hose Support
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Mains Cable
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Water Drain Hose
Hose Holders
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Back Feet
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Detergent dispenser drawer
The detergent dispenser is divided into three compartments. The table of Washing Program shows which compartment to use.
Compartment : this compartment is only used for washing powder when a program has Prewash or Stain.
Compartment : this compartment is used for washing powder on all programs.
Compartment : this compartment is used for fabric conditioner and starching agent.
Always add laundry detergents before switching the machine on and keep the dispenser clean and dry, so that the detergent can be efficiently dispensed from the unit.
CONTROL PANEL
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Program Selector Dial
See page 8.
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Temperature Button
See page 9.
Spin Button
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See page 9.
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Prewash Button
See page 10.
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Vapour Button
See page 10.
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Delay
See page 11.
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Display
See page 12.
Start/Pause Button
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See page 13.
Time Manager Button
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See page 14.
USE
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First use
Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions.
Daily use
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided of an acoustic device, which sounds in the following cases:
when selecting a wash programme when depressing the options buttons at the end of the cycle in the event of operating problems
Load the laundry
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. Close the door.
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener
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 it into the compartment marked .
By pressing the “Prewash”and “Vapour” 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.
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 program
Turn the program selector dial to the required program. The buzzer sounds. The washing machine will propose a temperature and automatically select the maximum spin value provided for the program you have chosen. You can change these values by operating the corresponding buttons. The Display shows the following information about the selected program proposed:
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Temperature Spin speed
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phase icons making up the program
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Soil degree
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duration
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The green Start/Pause light starts to flash.
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Sensitive Plus , Easy Iron
Spin , Drain , Rinse
Silk , Hand Wash , Woollens , Quick , Bedding , Cottons Eco
The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. Position “O” to Reset program / Switching OFF the machine.
At the end of the program the selector dial must be turned to position “O”, to switch the machine off.
Attention!
If you turn the program selector dial to another program when the machine is working, the red Start/Pause pilot light will flash 3 times and the message “Err” will appear on the display to indicate a wrong selection. The machine will not perform the new selected program.
Program Option buttons
The selector dial is divided into following sections:
Cottons , Synthetics , Delicates
Depending on the program, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired program and before depressing the
Start/Pause button.
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Select the Temperature option
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.
Maximum temperature are :
90ºC for Cottons and Cottons Eco programme;
60ºC for Synthetics , Sensitive Plus and Easy Iron ;
40ºC for Delicates , Woollens , Hand Wash and Bedding ;
30ºC for Silk and Quick .
During the washing cycle the thermometer is animated.
Select the Spin Speed or No Spin or Night Cycle or Rinse Hold option
During the spinning phase the spiral is animated
Maximum speeds are:
Cottons , Sensitive Plus , Rinse , Spin , Cottons Eco : 1250 rpm;
Woollens , Hand Wash : 1000 rpm;
Synthetics , Easy Iron , Quick : 900 rpm;
Delicates , Bedding , Silk : 700 rpm;
No Spin
No spin option eliminates all the spin phases and increase the number of rinses
for Cottons , Sensitive Plus , Synthetics , Easy Iron , Delicates
, Woollens , Hand Wash , Silk , Cottons Eco and Quick .
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 quiet, and can be selected at night or other appropriate times.
This option can be selected with programmes:
Press the Spin button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if you want your laundry to be spin at a speed different from the one proposed by the washing machine.
Cottons , Synthetics , Sensitive Plus , Delicates , Silk , Hand Wash , Woollens , Cottons Eco and Rinse .
When the programme has finished the display shows a “ 0.00 ” flashing. The door lock icon is still visualized, the Start/Pause light is off and the door is locked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.
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To empty out the water:
turn the program selector dial to “O”.
select the (Drain), (Spin) programme.
reduce the spin speed if needed, by means of the relevant button
depress Start/Pause button
at the end of programme, on the display is shown the “ 0.00 ” flashing, the door lock icon desappears and the door can be opened.
Select the Prewash option
Select the Vapour option
Select this option to add approximately 15-40 minutes of tumbling in vapour during the wash cycle. Vapour helps open fabric fibers up to allow laundry additives to release tough stains.
This function can be used for Cottons Synthetics , Easy Iron and Cottons Eco with temperature over 40ºC
NOTE:
Vapour may not necessarily be visible inside the drum during a vapour wash cycle. Vapour is created below the drum and allowed to naturally rise into the clothes. Vapour may not be present during the entire vapour wash cycle. Vapour function is more effective with half load.
At the end of the Vapour cycle the clothes will be warmer, softer and detached from the drum.
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If Vapour option is selected, rinse temperatures will be elevated.
If washer is paused during a vapour wash cycle, the door will remain locked due to higher temperature in drum. DO NOT force the door open it will unlock when the washing machine has cooled.
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