Electrolux EWG 14740 W User Manual
User Manual
Washing Machine
EWG 14740 W
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Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel.....................................8
Use....................................................9
Washing hints..................................18
International wash code symbol ......21
Washing programme..................22-23
Programme information ...................24
Care and cleaning ...........................25
Something not working....................28
Techical data ...................................32
Consumption values ........................33
Installation .......................................34
Built-in .............................................40
Environment concerns.....................43
Guarantee conditions ......................44
Customer service centres................46
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.
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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
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The Jet system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so
saving energy.
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Detergent dispenser drawer
2
Control panel
3
Door opening handle
4
Drain filter
5
Adjustable feet
1
2
Cottons
Spin
Normal
Drain
Eco
Rinse
Prewash
Eco
Silk
Prewash
Normal
Lingerie
Prewash
Hand Wash
DelicatesWool
Special
Synthetics
Time Manager
Easy Iron
Spin
Start/Pause
Temp.
Extra Rinse Delay
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4
Detergent dispenser drawer
Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener
5
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Control panel
Normal
Delicates
Prewash
Rinse
Special
Drain
Silk
Lingerie
Hand Wash
Spin
Wool
1 3 4 5 872 6 9
1
Programme selector dial
2
Temperature button
3
Spin reduction button
4
Easy Iron button
5
Extra Rinse button
6
Delay button
7
Display
Eco
Normal
Cottons
Prewash
Eco
Prewash
Synthetics
95º
60º
50º
40º
30º
Tem p.
1400
900
700
Spin
Easy Iron
Extra
Delay
Time Manager
Start/Pause
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Start/Pause button
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Time manger buttons
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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.
● Run a cotton cycle at 90°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.
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
● in case of a wrong selection
● at the end of the cycle
● in the event of operating problems
By pressing the «Easy Iron» and «Extra
Rinse» 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
the acoustic signal is reactivated.
There are two different ways to set this
option:
● before pressing the «Start/Pause»: it
will be impossible to start
themachine.
● after pressing the «Start/Pause» it
will be impossible to change any
other programme or option.
To enable (disable) this option press
simoultaneously for about 6 seconds
«Extra Rinse» and «Delay» buttons until
the icon appears (disappears) on
(from) the display.
Rinse
Temp.
Spin Easy Iron
Extra
Delay
Start/Pause
Daily Use
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.
Child safety lock
This device permits you to leave the
appliance unsupervised without having
the worry that children might be injured
by or cause damage to the appliance.
This function remains able also when
the washing machine is not working.
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Measure out the detergent and the
fabric softener
Pull out the dispenser drawer until it
stops. Measure out the amount of
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detergent required, pour it into the main
wash compartment and, if you wish
to carry out a programme with the
«prewash» phase, pour it into the
compartment marked .
C0064
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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spin speed
3
phase icons making up the
programme
4
soil degree
5
duration
The green Start/Pause light starts to
flash.
1 2 3 4
The selector dial is divided into
following sections:
Cottons
Normal
Delicates
Prewash
Eco
Normal
Prewash
Eco
Prewash
Synthetics
Rinse
Special
Drain
Silk
Lingerie
Hand Wash
Spin
Wool
5
C0065
Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to
the required programme.
The buzzer sounds. The washing
machine will propose a temperature
and automatically select the maximum
spin value provided for the programme
you have chosen.
You can change these values by
operating the corresponding buttons.
The Display shows the following
information about the selected
programme proposed:
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temperature
● Cottons : Normal, Eco,
+Prewash and Eco+Prewash
● Synthetics : Normal and
+Prewash .
● Special : Delicates
Wool
,
Handwash , Lingerie and Silk
.
● Rinses
Drain and Spin .
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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.
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Attention!
If you turn the programme selector dial
to another programme 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 programme.
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.
In any case if you select an option not
compatible with the selected
programme or option, the message Err
will displayed at the bottom of the
display for few seconds, and the
integrated red «Start/Pause» light start
flashing.
Select the temperature
programmes, and 30°C for Silk, while
corresponds to cold wash.
During the washing cycle the
thermometer is animated.
Select the spin speed, No spin,
Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option
Temp.
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
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.
During the spinning phase the spiral is
animated.
Maximum speeds are:
● for all Cottons: 1400 rpm;
● Wool and Handwash: 1000 rpm
● for Synthetics and Lingerie: 900 rpm;
● for delicate fabrics and Silk: 700 rpm.
Tem p.
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
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 90°C for
Cottons, 60°C for Synthetics, 40°C for
Delicates, Wool, fabrics to be
handwashed and Lingerie
No spin option eliminates all the
spin phases (in some programmes
increases also the number of rinses).
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 a
0.00 flashing, the
(Door) 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 programme selector dial to
«O»
● select the Drain or Spin
programme
● reduce the spin speed if needed, by
means of the relevant button
● depress «Start/Pause» button
● at the end of the programme, the
display shows a 0.00 flashing.
The (Door locked) icon desappears
and 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.
In some programmes the rinses will be
performed with more water.
When the programme has finished, the
display shows a
0.00 flashing, the
(Door locked) icon is still visualized, 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.
Select the Easy Iron option
Selecting this button 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 cotton and
synthetics.
Temp.
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
This function can be used for cotton
and synthetic fabrics.
Select the Extra Rinse option
Temp.
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
The machine performs some additional
rinses.
This option is recommended for people
who are allergic to detergents, and in
areas where the water is very soft.
Select the Delay start
Before you start the programme, if
you wish to delay the start, press the
«Delay» button repeatedly, to select the
desired delay.
The corresponding icon will appear
on the display in the upper part of the
display.
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours) will appear on the display for
about 3 seconds, then the duration of
the programme will appear again.
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Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
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You must select this option after you
have set the programme and before
you press the «Start/Pause» button.
If you wish to add laundry in the
machine during the delay time you will
press «Start/Pause» button to put the
machine in pause. Add the laundry,
close the door and press «Start/Pause»
button again.
You can cancel the delay time at any
moment, before you press the
Start/Pause button.
The wash programme can be delayed
from 30 min - 60 min - 90 min, 2 hours
and then by 1 hour up to a maximum
of 20 hours by means of this button.
Selecting the delayed start.
• Select the programme and the
required options.
• Select the delay start.
• Depress «Start/Pause» button: the
machine starts its hourly countdown.
The programme will start after the
selected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start
• Depress «Start/Pause» button.
• Depress «Delay» button, the symbol
0’ is displayed.
• Depress «Start/Pause» button again.
The Delay cannot be selected with
Drain programme.
Display
The display shows the following
information:
Duration of the selected
programme
After selecting a programme, the
duration is displayed in hours and
minutes (for example
2.05). The
segments inside the clock icon are
animated.
The duration is calculated automatically
on the basis of the maximum
recommended load for each type of
fabric.
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Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
After the programme has started, the
time remaining is updated every minute.
Washing programme phase icons
By selecting the wash programme, all
the washing programme phase icons
corresponding to the various phases
making up the programme are shown in
the upper part of the display.
Temp.
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
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After you have pressed the
«Start/Pause» button and the machine
has started, the (Door locked) icon is
lighted-on and only the phase running
icon stays on. The segments inside the
clock icon are animated.
When the programme has finished, a
flashing zero (0.00) is displayed and the
(Door locked) icon desappears.
Delay
The selected delay (20 hours max) set
by means of the relevant button appears
on the display for about 3 seconds, then
the duration of the previously selected
programme is displayed. The relevant
phase icon is lighted-on.
The delay time value decreases by one
unit every hour and then, when 1 hour
remains, the time decreases every
minute.
Temp.
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems,
some alarm codes can be displayed, for
example
E20 (see paragraph
“Something not working”).
Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
Start/Pause
End of programme
When the programme has finished a
flashing zero is displayed, the (Door
locked) icon desappears and the door
can be opened.
Easy Iron Extra rinse D elay Start/Pause
Incorrect option selection
If an option which is not compatible with
the set wash programme is selected,
the message Err is displayed at the
bottom of the display for about 2
seconds and the integrated red
«Start/Pause» light start flashing.
Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
Start/Pause
Heating phase
During the washing cycle the display
shows the temperature icon animated
to indicate that the appliance has
started the heating phase of the water
in the tub.
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Select the Start/Pause
Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay Start/Pause
To start the selected programme, press
the «Start/Pause» button; the green
pilot light stops flashing.
The «door locked» icon appears
on the display to indicate that the
appliance starts operating and the door
is locked.
To interrupt a programme which is
running, depress the «Start/Pause»
button: the green pilot light starts to
flash.
To restart the programme from the
point at which it was interrupted,
press the «Start/Pause» button again.
If you have chosen a delayed start, the
machine will begin the countdown.
If an incorrect option is selected, an
integrated red pilot light of the
«Start/Pause» button flashes 3 times
the message Err is displayed for about
2 seconds. Three acoustic signals
sound.
This function allows you to modify the
washing time, automatically proposed
by the washing machine.
By pressing the «Time manager»
buttons and repeatedly, the
duration of the washing cycle can be
increased or decreased.
The Time manager option cannot be
selected with Eco programmes.
The soil level icon visualized on the
display will change to indicate which
type of soil degree you have chosen.
Soil
Level
Intensive For heavy soiled items
Normal For normal soiled items
Daily For daily soiled items
Light For slightly soiled items
Quick For very slightly soiled items
Super
Quick (*)
Icon Type of fabric
For items used or worn for a
short time
(*) Max. load for cotton: 2.5 kg.
Max. load for synthetic and
delicate: 1.5 kg.
Select the “Time Manager” option
Time Manager
Spin Easy Iron Extra rinse Delay
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Note
Once the programme has started the
Time manager option cannot be
changed.
Attention!
The «Time Manager» option cannot be
selected with the Eco programmes.
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