Electrolux LAVAMAT 64850LE User Manual
LAVAMAT 64850LE
User manual Washing Machine
Contents
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Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe plac e. An d p le as e pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
Contents
Operating instructions 3
Safety information 3
General safety 3
Installation 3
Use 4
Child Safety 4
Product description 5
Detergent dispenser drawer 6
Control panel 6
Display 7
Indicator pilot lights (10) 8
Personalization 8
Acoustic signals 8
Child safety lock 8
Daily use 9
Load the laundry 9
Measure out the detergent and the fabric
softener 9
Select the required programme by means of
programme selector dial (1) 10
Select the desired TEMPERATURE (Button 2)
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Select the SPIN speed or the RINSE HOLD
option (Button 3) 11
Programme option buttons 11
Select the STAIN option (Button 4) 11
SENSITIVE option (Button 5) 11
Select the TIME SAVING option (Button 6)
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Select the START/PAUSE (Button 8) 12
Select the DELAY START (Button 9) 12
Select an additional rinse (EXTRA RINSE)
12
Altering an option or a running programme
13
Interrupting a programme 13
Cancelling a programme 13
Opening the door after the programme has
started 13
At the end of the programme 13
Helpful hints and tips 14
Sorting out the laundry 14
Before loading the laundry 14
Removing stains 14
Detergents and additives 14
Quantity of detergent to be used 15
Degrees of water hardness 15
Washing programmes 15
Care and cleaning 18
Descaling 18
After each wash 19
Maintenance wash 19
External cleaning 19
Detergent dispenser drawer 19
Washing drum 19
Door seal 20
Drain pump 20
Cleaning the water inlet filters 22
Emergency emptying out 23
Frost precautions 23
What to do if… 23
Technical data 26
Consumption values 27
Installation instructions 27
Installation 27
Unpacking 27
Positioning and levelling 30
Water inlet 30
Water-stop device 31
Water drainage 31
Electrical connection 32
Environment concerns 33
Safety information
Packaging materials 33 Ecological hints 33
Subject to change without notice
Operating instructions
Safety information
Read carefully & keep for future reference.
• The safety of Your appliance complies with the industry standards and with legal re-
quirements on the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty
to provide the following safety notes.
• 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.
• You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.
• Before first starting up, check the appliance for any damage incurred during transport.
Never connect up a damaged appliance . If parts are damaged, contact your supplier.
• If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus temperatures.
Store it at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.
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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, cleaning and
maintenance.
• Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs
carried out by inexperienced people may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact
your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.
Installation
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• This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.
Safety information
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• 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 against the wall.
• If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air
to circulate freely under the appliance.
• Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after
the installation.
• 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 Washing Programme Table.
• 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 appliance 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 appliance is not intended for use by person (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.
• 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.
Product description
• Make sure that children or pets do not climb
into the drum. To prevent children or pets
becoming trapped inside the drum the machine incorporates a 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 anticlockwise until the groove is vertical.
Product description
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with
low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The ECO VALVE system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so
saving energy.
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1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle
4 Rating plate
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4
5
Control panel
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5 Drain pump
6 Adjustable feet
Detergent dispenser drawer
Compartment for detergent used for pre-
wash . The prewash detergent is added at the be-
ginning of the wash programme.
Compartment for powder or liquid detergent
used for main wash .
Compartment for liquid additives (fabric soft-
ener, starch).
Compartment for stain remover used for main
wash with STAIN-option .
Control panel
Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as the
buttons and the pilot lights. These are presented by relevant numbers on the following
pages.
1 2 3 4 5 6 87 9 10
1 Programme selector dial
2 TEMPERATURE button
3 SPIN button
4 STAIN button
5 SENSITIVE button
6 TIME SAVING button
7 DISPLAY
8 START/PAUSE button
9 DELAY START button
10 Indicator pilot lights
Symbols :
Rinse Hold, Cold
Display
7.2
7.3
7.1
Duration of selected programme (7.1) :
Duration of selected programme : After selecting a programme, the duration is 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.
Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example
(see chapter «What to do if...»).
End of programme
When the programme has finished a blinking zero
( 10.2 ), the FUNCTIONING pilot light ( 10.1 ) and the pilot light of button 8 go out and
the door can be opened.
Incorrect option selection
If an option which is not compatible with the set wash programme is selected, the message
Err is displayed for about 2 seconds and the yellow pilot light of button 8 light starts
blinking.
Delay Start (7.2)
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 symbol 7.2 will appear on the display. The delay time value decreases by one
unit every hour. When only 1 hour remains, the time decreases every minute.
Child safety lock (7.3)
is displayed, the DOOR pilot light
Display
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Stand by mode
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 button 8 pilot light is blinking 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 switch off the appliance.
Indicator pilot lights (10)
After having pressed the button 8 , the FUNCTIONING pilot light ( 10.1 ) comes on.
When the pilot light 10.1 comes on this means
that the machine is operating.
The DOOR pilot light ( 10.2 ) indicates if the door
can be opened:
• light on: the door cannot be opened
• light blinking: the door is opening
• light off: the door can be opened
When the appliance is performing additional rinses the EXTRA RINSE pilot light ( 10.3 ) comes on.
To add an additional rinse, please see chapter «Select an additional rinse».
Personalization
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided with an acoustic device, which sounds in the following cases:
• at the end of the cycle
• in the event of operating problems.
By pressing the 3 and 4 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.
Child safety lock
This device permits you to leave the appliance unsupervised and not to 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.
There are two different ways to set this option:
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Before pressing button 8 : it will be impossible to start the machine.
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after pressing button 8 : it will be impossible to change any other programme or option.
To enable or disable this option press simultaneously for about 6 seconds buttons 4 and
5 until the symbol 7.3 appears or disappears on or from the display.
Daily use
Load the laundry
1. 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.
2. Close firmly the door. You must hear a
click during closing.
WARNING!
Do not embed the laundry between the door
and the rubber joint.
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener
Your new appliance was designed to reduce water, energy and detergent consumption.
1. Pull out the dispenser drawer until it
stops. Measure out the amount of detergent required, pour it into the main wash
compartment
out the prewash phase, pour the detergent into the compartment marked
If you wish to perform the stain function,
pour the stain remover into the compartment marked with blue arrow
and, if you wish to carry
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2. If required, pour fabric softener into the
compartment marked
used must not exceed the MAX mark in
the drawer).
Close the drawer gently.
(the amount
Select the required programme by means of programme selector dial (1)
You can choose the right programme for any type of laundry following the descriptions on
the washing programme tables (see «Washing Programmes»).
Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The programme selector
determines the type of washing cycle (e.g. water level, drum movement, number of rinses)
and the washing temperature according to the type of laundry.
The pilot light of button 8 starts blinking.
The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. Position
programme/ Switching OFF of the machine.
At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position , to
switch the machine off.
If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is working, the yellow pilot light of button 8 will blink 3 times and the message Err is displayed
on the display to indicate a wrong selection. The machine will not perform the new selected
programme.
to Reset
Select the desired TEMPERATURE (Button 2)
When selecting a programme, the appliance automatically proposes the default temperature provided for that programme.
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.
By selecting position
extremely delicate items, such as curtains.
For the maximum and the minimum available wash water temperature, see «Washing programmes».
(Cold) the machine will wash with cold water. To be used for
Daily use
Select the SPIN speed or the RINSE HOLD option (Button 3)
When the required programme has been selected, your appliance automatically proposes
the maximum spin speed provided for that programme.
Press this 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.
The relevant light will light up.
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
blinking
blocked to indicate that the water must be emptied out.
To empty the water out please read chapter «At the end of the programme».
, the pilot light 10.2 goes on, the pilot light of button 8 is off and the door is
Programme option buttons
Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected
after choosing the desired programme and before pressing the button 8 .
When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights come on. When they are
pressed again, the pilot lights go out.
If an incorrect option is selected, the in yellow pilot light of the button 8 blinks for 3 times
and the Err message appears on the display for some seconds.
For the compatibility among the washing programmes and the options see chapter «Washing Programmes».
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Select the STAIN option (Button 4)
Select this option to treat heavily soiled or stained laundry with stain remover (extended
main wash with time optimized stain action phase). The relevant light will light up.
This option is not available with a temperature lower than 40°C.
If you wish to perform a programme with the stain option, pour stain remover into stain
compartment
marked with a blue arrow.
SENSITIVE option (Button 5)
By selecting this option the washing intensity will be reduced. The machine adds one rinse
in the programmes for COTTONS, 40-60 MIX, SYNTHETICS and ECONOMY. The relevant
symbol will appear on the display.
This option cannot be selected together with EXTRA RINSE option.
This option is recommended for non fast coloured items and for frequently washed items.
Select the TIME SAVING option (Button 6)
This option allows you to modify the washing time, automatically proposed by the appliance.
DAILY: by pressing button 6 once, the relative pilot light comes on and the washing duration
will be reduced to wash daily soiled laundry.
SUPER QUICK: by pressing button 6 twice, the relative pilot light remains lit, the washing
duration will be reduced to wash lightly soiled laundry or items that have been used or
worn for a short time. On the display will be visualized the decreased washing time.
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