Electrolux WM 1000 A, WM 1200 A User Manual

WASHING MACHINE

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

WM 1000 A WM 1200 A

124 972 670

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 washing machines. Please check your drum before use.

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

Keep all packaging well away for 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 fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. 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 in large commercial machines because of their bulk, please check with the manufacturer of the item before washing in a domestic machine.

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 Washing Machine

Description of the Appliance

Detergent dispenser drawer 5

The Control Panel

Operating sequence

7-10 Washing 4.5 kg of withe cotton at 95°C 7 Load the laundry 7 Measure out the detergent 7 Measure out the fabric softener 7 Select the required option 7 Select the required programme 8 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 option 9 Select the required programme 10 Start the machine 10 At the end of the programme 10

Washing Hints

11-12

Which detergent?.... 12

And in which form? 12

Wash Care Symbols

Washing Programmes

14-15

Maintenance and Cleaning

16-17 Descaling 16 After each wash 16 External cleaning 16 Cleaning the dispenser drawer 16 Cleaning the drawer recess 16 Cleaning the filter 17 The dangers of freezing 17

Something Not Working

18-19

Service and Spare Parts

Guarantee Conditions

Electrolux Service Centres

21-22

For the Installer

Installation Instructions

Technical Specifications

Unpacking 24 Positioning 24 Water inlet 24 Water drainage 25 Levelling 26 Special conditions 26 In the interest of the environment 26 Electrical connection 27

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 Washing Machine

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

Ecological hints

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

The machine works more economically if it is fully loaded.

With adequate pre-treatment, stains and limited soiling can be removed; the laundry can then be washed at a lower temperature.

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

Select the “quick” option for lightly soiled laundry.

A programme without prewash is sufficient for normally soiled laundry.

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!

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

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 “Option” buttons 4 ON/OFF button 5 “Mains-on” light 6 Programme selector dial 7 Door opening handle 8 Filter 9 Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash Main wash Fabric softener

MAINS

PROGRAMMES

IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ INSTRUCTION BOOK BEFORE USE

HEAVY SOIL

QUICK WASH

SUPER RINSE

FULL

RINSE HOLD

wash

SENSOR

ON/OFF

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SHOWER

COTTONS - LINENS

SYNTHETICS - MIXED FABRICS

WOOL - DELICATES

Extra prewash Whites Fast coloureds Non fast coloureds Long spin

A B C D

Wool Delicates Rinses Short spin Drain

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Mixed Fabrics Rinses Softeners

Autowasher

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1 Heavy soil button

By pressing the heavy soil button, the machine will take in cold water only on programmes with a water temperature of 50°-60°-95°C (programmes B-C and F). These would normally be hot or hot and cold. The water is then gradually heated to the required temperature. The effect is to improve the overall wash performance, particularly on biological stains such as egg, blood and grass stains, and heavily soiled fabrics, since the longer «cool-soak» phase as the water heats up provides the right conditions for the powder and the water temperature to interact, and achieve the best possible results.

2 Quick wash button

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

3 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.

The Control Panel

MAINS

PROGRAMMES

HEAVY

SOIL

QUICK WASH

SUPER RINSE

FULL

RINSE HOLD

wash

SENSOR

ON/OFF

lux

SHOWER

COTTONS - LINENS

SYNTHETICS - MIXED FABRICS

WOOL - DELICATES

Extra prewash Whites Fast coloureds Non fast coloureds Long spin

A B C D

Wool Delicates Rinses Short spin Drain

H J K

Mixed Fabrics Rinses Softeners

Autowasher

WM1000A

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IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ INSTRUCTION BOOK BEFORE USE

4 Full 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 clothes 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 . If this button is not activated, the washing programmes will end with a spin.

5 On/Off button

By depressing this button the machine starts operating. When depressed again, the machine stops.

6 Mains-on light

This light illuminates when the machine starts working and goes out when the ON/OFF button is released.

7 Programme selector dial

Turn the dial clockwise to select the required wash programme.

The blue dots on the dial denote the programme stop positions.

Before setting the dial to any position the machine must be switched off by depressing the ON/OFF button again.

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 door handle outwards. 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

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 extra prewash, pour detergent into the compartment marked .

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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 HEAVY SOIL and/or QUICK WASH and/or SUPER RINSE and/or FULL RINSE HOLD button, if required.

5. Select the required programme

Turn the programme selector dial clockwise to the programme B.

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HEAVY

SOIL

QUICK WASH

SUPER RINSE

FULL

RINSE HOLD

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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 FULL RINSE HOLD button,

the machine will stop with the water left in the drum, to prevent the fabric from creasing. To drain the water and spin, release the same button. To drain only, select programme .

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 door handle outwards. 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

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.

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4. Select the required option(s)

Depress HEAVY SOIL and/or QUICK WASH and/or FULL RINSE HOLD button, if required.

5. Select the required pr ogramme

Turn the programme selector dial clockwise to the programme F.

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.

T0001S

M0043S

HEAVY

SOIL

QUICK WASH

SUPER RINSE

FULL

RINSE HOLD

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