EWF 14981 W
User Manual
EWF 12981 W
EWF 14981 W - EWF 16981 W
Washing Machine
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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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Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel.....................................8
Use....................................................9
Washing hints..................................22
International wash code symbol ......25
Washing programme..................26-27
Programme information ...................28
Care and cleaning ...........................30
Something not working....................33
Techical data ...................................37
Consumption values ........................38
Installation .......................................39
Environment concerns.....................43
Guarantee conditions ......................44
Customer service centres................45
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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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 any way.
● During high temperature wash
programmes 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.
● 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,
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.
● 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.
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● 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 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.
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Product description
Detergent dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door opening handle
Drain pump
Adjustable feet
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Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener
Various programme charts in different
languages are supplied with the
appliance. One is on the front side of
the detergent dispenser drawer and
the others are attached into the user
manual assy. The chart in the drawer
can be easily be replaced: remove the
chart from the drawer by pulling it
towards the right and insert the chart
with the language required.
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Detergent dispenser drawer
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The New Jet system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption
so saving energy.
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Control panel
Programme selector dial
Display
Temperature button
Spin reduction button
Options buttons
Confirm button
Start/Pause button
Time manger buttons
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5
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Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
1
2
3
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Use
First Use
● Ensure that the electrical and water
connections comply with the
installation instructions.
● Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
Setting the language
When switching on the appliance for the
first time, by turning the programme
selector dial, you must set the language in
which you want the indicators in the
display to appear. When the appliance is
switched on again all indicators in the
display will appear in this language.
Important!
If the display is not showing any language,
the appliance has already been switched
on once. In such case, if you would
change the language setting, press at the
same time Te m p. and Spin buttons for 6
seconds to activate the menu language.
By pressing the «Options» buttons
you can scroll all the available languages.
Press the Ok button twice to confirm your
choice.
Setting the time
After having chosen the language you
must set the time prior to the first wash
and when changing to and from daylight
savings time.
The clock setting permits you to
modify/set up the current time. It is
important to keep it updated as the
current END Cycle Time depends on it.
With a short/single time pressure of the
«Options» buttons, the time varies
minute by minute. With a continue
pressure of the same buttons, the time
varies 10 minutes by 10 minutes.
Press the Ok button to fix the current time.
Daily Use
Customize your appliance
This appliance is provided of a «settings»
menu that allows you to modify the
factory settings as you want.
When you switch on the machine, by
turning the programme selector dial,
press the «Options» buttons to
activate the Options menu. By pressing
again the same buttons you can move
through all the available options till when
you locate the «Settings» menu. Press
«Ok» to access in the menu. Use again
«Up/Down» buttons to scroll all the
settings and press «Ok» button to
confirm your choice.
Setting the sound volume
The sound setting permits you to modify
the volume of the sound emitter. By
pressing the «Options» buttons,
you can choose between different
volume levels from
0 to 9 (0 = no sound;
9 = max.).
Press Ok button to confirm your choice.
Setting the brightness
The Brightness setting allows you to
modify the backlight intensity of the
display.
By pressing the «Options»
buttons, you can increase or decrease
the brightness.
You can choose between different levels
from
0 to 9 (0 = min. - 9 = max.).
Press Ok button to confirm your choice.
Setting the contrast
The Contrast setting allows you to
modify the optical characteristic of the
display.
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By pressing the «Options»
buttons, you can increase or decrease
the contrast.
You can choose between different levels
from 0 to 9 (0 = min. - 9 = max.).
Press Ok button to confirm your choice.
Reset settings
The Reset setting function allows you to
re-apply the factory settings.
Press Ok button to activate this
function.
Press Ok button to confirm your choice.
Return to main menu
This setting function allows you to return
to the options menu.
Locate the «Back» option by
pressing the «Options» .
Press Ok button to confirm your choice.
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided of an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following
cases:
● when the appliance is switched on
● by pressing the Start/Pause button
● at the end of the cycle
● in the event of operating problems
If you want disable the acoustic
signals, except for the event of
operating problems, please refer to the
previous chapter «setting the sound
volume».
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 a programme with the
«prewash» or «stain» phase, pour it 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.
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Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme. When the
appliance is switched on, a frielndly
jingle can be heard, at the same time
the Electrolux logo appears on the
display and, for few seconds, a short
description of the selected programme
is shown in last 2 rows of the display.
After having selected the programme,
the appliance will propose on the
display the following information:
temperature
spin speed
selected option icons
soil degree (*)
washing programme duration
end of washing cycle
The START/PAUSE button light will start
flashing.
(*) Only with Normal, Synthetics and
Delicates programmes.
1600
60
2:00
20:33
1 2 3 4
5
6
6
5
4
3
2
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The selector dial is divided into following
sections:
● Cottons
● Special : Synthetics , Delicates
, Wool
,
Handwash , Silk
, Miniprogramme
,
Rinses ,
Drain , Spin .
● Favourite programmes: 1, 2, 3.
The selector dial can be turned either
clockwise or anticlockwise. Position O to
Reset programme/ Switching OFF of the
machine.
At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to
position O, to switch the machine off.
Attention!
If you turn the programme selector dial
to another programme when the
machine is working, on the display will
appear the following message: «Please
turn the programme selector dial in
the last used position».
The machine will not perform the new
selected programme.
1
2
3
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Display
Note!
The DISPLAY is used for setting a large
number of functions and combine them
with each other using only a few control
elements (1 programme selector dial
and 8 buttons). This simple control
method is made easy thanks to the
interactive display. Interactive means
that the washing machine display
changes to reflect each step you have
entered. This ensures that only those
settings that make sense are made. You
are able to see the current settings at
any time in the information panel and in
the option row.
The display shows the following
information:
Duration of the selected programme
After selecting a programme, the
duration of the washing programme (A)
and the extimated end of cycle (B) are
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.
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
1600
60
0
2:00
20:33
A
B
Programme progress display
After you have pressed the Start/Pause
button, the display of the the machine
shows which phase of the programme
wash is performing. On the display you
can see the symbol of the selected type
of fabric, the current phase, the duration
of the wash programme and the end of
cycle. When the machine performs the
washing phase the display shows also
some animated bubbles that simulate
the moving of the water.
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
0:20
20:33
Spinning
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
0:40
20:33
Draining
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
0:59
20:33
Rinsing
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
1:37
20:33
Washing
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
2:00
20:33
Filling
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Delay
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours max.) appears on the right side of
the display close to the relevant icon
that it is lighted-on.
The delay time value decreases every
minute.
Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems,
some alarm codes can be displayed, for
example «Cannot fill water. Please
check that the tap is open and then
press START» (please see paragraph
“Something not working”).
End of programme
When the programme has finished the
messages «Door Unlocked» and
«Finished» appear alternatively.
The door icon remains lighted-on to
inform that the wash cycle has finished
and the door can be opened.
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
20:33
20:33
Door Unlocked
Finished
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
Cannot fill water.
Please check that the tap is
open and then press START
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
Delay Start
23:00
1:29
If your laundry is not removed during 10
minutes after the programme is finished,
the backlight of the display switches off
and the energy saving system will be
enabled.
Only the Start/Pause button pilot light is
flashing to indicate that the appliance
has to be switched off.
By pressing any buttons the appliance
will come out from the energy saving
status and you could set another
washing programme or swich off the
appliance.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must
be selected after choosing the desired
programme and before depressing the
Start/Pause button.
Select the temperature
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 temperatures are 95°C for
white cottons, 60°C for coloured
cottons and synthetics, 40°C for
delicates, wool and fabrics to be
handwashed, 30°C for silk, while
corresponds to cold wash.
Tem p
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
60
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Select the spin speed or No spin or
Night Cycle or Rinse Hold option
Press the Spin button 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.
Maximum speeds are:
● for Cotton:
1200 rpm for model EWF 12981 W;
1400 rpm for model EWF 14981 W;
1600 rpm for model EWF 16981 W;
● for Synthetics: 900 rpm;
● for Wool and Handwash: 1000 rpm
● for delicate fabrics, Silk and
Miniprogramme: 700 rpm.
No spin option eliminates all the
spin phases and increases the number
of rinses for cottons, synthetics, deli-
cates and silk.
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 the icon of
the selected programme and the
message «Finished», while on the right of
the display the end cycle and the current
time appear. The buzzer sounds a short
jingle, the Start/Pause light is off and the
door is locked to indicate that the water
must be emptied out.
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
1200
To empty out the water:
● 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 the programme, on the
display is shown the (Door) icon
and the «Door Unlocked» message.
The door can be opened.
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 noiseless and
it can be selectionned at night or in
times with a more economical power
rate. On cotton, synthetics, delicates
and silk programmes the rinses will be
performed with more water.
When the programme has finished the
display shows the icon of the selected
programme, below the icon of the
selected programme and the message
«Finished», while on the right of the
display the end cycle and the current
time appear. The Start/Pause light is off
and the door is locked to indicate that
the water must be emptied out.
To empty out the water, please
read the previous option steps.
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Select the options
Depending on the selected programme
only certain options are available and
shown during the selection phase.
Note: Not all the options are compatible
between themselves. The uncompatible
option icons will disappear.
The required options must be selected
after having choosen the desired
programme and before depressing the
START/PAUSE button.
By pressing the «Options»
buttons, you can activate the options
menu. Using Up or Down button
you can move through all the available
options.
The display will show, using all the
visible area, the selected option in
highlighted mode. The corresponding
icon will appear on the right side of the
display and just below it, a short
message describes the status of the
option (Off or On).
Press the Ok button to activate and
confirm your choice, press it again to
deactivate the selected option.
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
Prewash
Back
Stain
Off
On
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
1600
60
2:0 0
20:33
Once you have completed the selection
of the options, press «Temp» or «Spin»
buttons or simply wait 10 seconds to
return the display in the default status.
The selected icons will be shown on the
display.
Prewash: select this option if you
wish your laundry to be prewashed before
the main wash (not available for Wool,
Handwash, Silk and Miniprogramme).
The Prewash ends with a short spin at
650 rpm in programmes for cotton and
synthetic fabrics, whereas in the program
for delicate fabrics the water
is only drained.
Easy Iron: selecting this option
the laundry is gently washed and spun
to avoid any creasing. In this way
ironing is easier. Furthermore the
machine will perform some additional
rinses for cottons synthetics. This
function can be used for cotton and
synthetic fabrics. If this option is
selected for cotton programmes, the
spin speed automaticaly will reduce to
900 rpm.
1600
60
2:0 0
20:33
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
Temp
Spin
Ok
Options
Start/Pause
Time
Prewash
Back
Stain
On
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