Fisher & Paykel 420182 User Manual

Use Care

PLEASE NOTE: To obtain maximum efficiency, the ecosmart machine has the ability to

learn and adapt to the local environment.This may take several wash cycles, therefore

maximum energy efficiency may not be achieved until a number of wash cycles have been

completed.This usually takes about 5 cycles.

As an ENERGY STAR®Partner

Fisher & Paykel Limited has determined that

this product meets the ENERGY STAR

guidelines for energy efficiency

CONTENTS

WARNING

READ ALL SAFETY INFORMATION BEFORE USING

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons read the IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance, pages 23 to 30.

ATTENTION

LIRE TOUTES LES INFORMATIONS RELATIVES

À LA SÉCUTITÉ AVANT UTILISATION

Afin de réduire tout risque de feu, de choc électrique ou de blessure, veuillez lire attentivement

ces IMPORTANTES CONSIGNES DE SÉCURITÉ avant d’utiliser cet appareil, pages 23 à 30.

1. Operating Instructions

• How to Get Started 2

2. About Your ecosmart

• How your ecosmart Works 4

3. Wash Cycles and Options

• The Wash Progress Lights 5

• The Wash Cycles 6

• Wash Options 6

• Softener Rinse 7

• Soak 7

• Time Saver 7

• Water Levels 8

• Spin Hold 9

• Delay Start 9

• Clothes Care Safeguards 9

• Customizing the Wash Cycle 10

• Favorite Cycle 10

• Washing Bulky Items 11

• Washing Woolens 11

• Cold Water Washing 11

4. Before You Wash

• Sorting and Loading 12

• Detergent/Bleach 13

• Fabric Softener 13

• Scrud 13

5. Changing Pre-set Options

• Option Adjustment Mode 14

• Out of Balance Recovery Routine 16

• Auto Water Fill Level 16

• End of Cycle Beeps 17

• Softener Rinse Options 17

• Volume of Water used in the Shower Rinse 17

6. Machine Information

• Care and Cleaning 18

• Products That Might Damage Your ecosmart 19

• ecosmart Sounds and Beeps 19

• Automatic Lint System 19

7. Problem Solving

• Wash Problems 20

• Operating Problems 21

• If your ecosmart Beeps for Help 22

8. Important Safety Instructions

• Safety Information 23

9. Warranty

• Warranty 32

NOTE:Proof of purchase is required for any warranty claim.

For your records we suggest you attach your proof of purchase here.

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

HOW TO GET STARTED

POWER

Turn your ecosmart on by pressing the POWER button.

Remove the fabric softener dispenser.

BLEACH

• Use half the recommended dose of bleach.

• Dilute bleach and pour carefully down the inner surface of the agitator stem, in-line with the fins. (Refer to Bleach page 13)

DETERGENT

Place the load evenly around the agitator. (Refer to Sorting and Loading page 12)

• Use the mark on the agitator, nearest to the top of the clothes, as a guide to the correct amount of detergent to use.

• Pour the detergent down the center of the agitator stem.

• Replace the fabric softener dispenser, as this stops small articles falling down the center of the agitator.

FABRIC SOFTENER

washableswashables

WASH CYCLE

WASH OPTIONS

3OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

• If you wish to use fabric softener, place it in the dispenser on the top of the agitator.

• Select the Softener Rinse option so that softener will be dispensed correctly. (Refer to fabric softener page 7 and 13)

• Close the lid and press your chosen wash cycle.

START

• Select the wash temperature and other wash options. (Refer to pages 6 - 11)

Press START/PAUSE to start the machine.

FOR BEST FABRIC AND COLOR CARE

REMOVE YOUR CLOTHES AS SOON AS

THE CYCLE HAS FINISHED

If you wish to stop your ecosmart

• Press START/PAUSE.

• Wait until the machine has fully stopped before opening the lid.

ABOUT YOUR ECOSMART

Shower

Spin

Shower

Spin

Shower

Spin

HOW THE ECOSMART WORKS

The Fisher & Paykel ecosmart's '2 in 1' wash system gives you the best

of both worlds. Using a combination of front loader and top loader wash

systems, the ecosmart gives exceptional wash results while using up to

50% less hot water*, and, at the same time, taking better care of your

clothes than a conventional top loading washer.

Phase 1 - FRONT LOADER TYPE WASH

The ecosmart fills the bowl, at the selected temperature, with just enough water so that the clothes are 100% saturated.

This small amount of sudsy water is circulated through the clothes, up the specially designed portal and back onto the clothes with a waterfall effect.

The chemical action provided by a small amount of water, combined with detergent, rapidly targets soil and stains at fiber level, boosting soil removal and accelerating the wash process.

*CEE, December 1999

Phase 2 - TOP LOADER TYPE WASH

After 3 minutes, your ecosmart will fill with just enough cooler water to suspend the soil in solution. Agitation will then begin, moving soil away from the clothes. Because of its head-start, the wash requires less agitation than a conventional top loader wash.

Unique Fisher & Paykel Shower Rinse

THE WASH PROGRESS LIGHTS

The wash progress lights show all the tasks your ecosmart will complete during the wash cycle. As each task is completed a light goes out, so you can tell at a glance how far the cycle has to go.

ADVANCING THE WASH CYCLE

To shorten the wash time, to rinse and spin only, or to spin only:

1. Select the wash cycle.

2. Press ADVANCE repeatedly until only the right number of lights remain on.

3. Press START/PAUSE.

Note: The wash consists of two parts. The first two amber lights are essential for all washes except Permanent Press, therefore, you can only advance through the green lights, not the amber.

5WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS

WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS

Initial Wash Agitate Time Wash Action Wash Temp Rinse

Spin Speed Spin Time

Heavy Duty

3 min

12 min

Heavy Duty

warm

cold

shower

rinse

Fast

6 min

Regular

3 min 8 min

Regular

warm

cold

shower

rinse

Fast

6 min

Delicate

3 min 4 min

Delicate warm/cold spray rinse

cold

deep rinse

Slow

4 min

Wool

3 min 4 min

Delicate warm/cold spray rinse

+ warm/cold deep rinse

Medium

6 min

Permanent

Press

8 min

Regular warm/cold spray rinse

cold

deep rinse

Slow

6 min

THE WASH CYCLES

HEAVY DUTY For heavily soiled and heavy duty fabrics. REGULAR For medium to light soiled cottons, linens, work and play

clothes. DELICATE For lingerie and special-care fabrics with light soil. WOOL Specially designed for normally soiled knits and machine

washable woolens. PERMANENT PRESS A more traditional wash for synthetics, blends, and/or

delicate fabrics with normal soil and clothes which

wrinkle easily.

WASH OPTIONS

Note: Two lights are used to show warm/hot and warm/cold wash temperatures.

When you press POWER to turn on your ecosmart, it will automatically select a:

• REGULAR wash cycle

• WARM wash temperature

• AUTO water level

• FAST spin speed Each of these wash options can be altered to suit

your wash needs. The following pages explain each of the wash options and how to use them. In the following diagrams: ( ) =light is on ( ) =light is off

TO SELECT WASH OPTIONS

1. Select wash cycle.

2. Use the up or down arrows,or the options button, to select the Wash Options you want to use.

3. Press START/PAUSE.

SOFTENER RINSE

7WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS

We recommend the use of softener dryer sheets because liquid fabric softener has been known to cause an unpleasant build-up inside washing machines. (Refer to Scrud page 13)

If you do wish to use liquid fabric softener you must select the SOFTENER RINSE option.

This changes the rinse option to include a spray and deep rinse, so that the fabric softener will be dispensed correctly.

Note: Some wash loads are better washed using a cycle with a deep rinse. For instance, garments that have a lot of sand or sawdust in them, or garments where the color still runs. For these loads select the SOFTENER RINSE option, as this will change the rinse to include a deep rinse.

SOAK

TIME SAVER

When you select SOAK your ecosmart will stop at the end of wash and soak for 2 hours before completing the rinse and spin. During soak your washer will agitate for a few seconds every minute.

TIME SAVER allows you to shorten the wash cycle for lightly soiled clothes. Selecting this option reduces the wash and spin times.

Time Saver can be turned on or off at any time during the cycle.

WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS

WATER LEVELS

AUTO WATER LEVEL

Your ecosmart can automatically select the appropriate water level for the load.

Place your clothes in the machine, and press Power.

2. Select wash cycle (select Auto if not automatically selected)

3. Press START/PAUSE During fill the machine will pause occasionally to sense the water level. The machine will check if the water level is correct by using a series of two different agitate strokes. (This may take over a minute). If it detects that the water level is not enough, it will fill with more water and re-check the level. If you open the lid during this time your ecosmart will assume you are adding more clothes and will re-sense, extending the cycle time.

• When washing an unusual load eg. large

bulky garments, pillows, we recommend you manually select the water level and select the Delicate cycle.

• Manually select the water level if there is already water in the machine.

High Med/High

Medium Med/Low

Low

ACTUAL LEVEL OF WATER

Note: If you feel the machine does not fill to the correct level,you can adjust the level the machine selects. (Refer to the Option Adjustment instructions on pages 14 to 17.)

MANUAL WATER LEVEL SELECTION

The agitator has five levels marked on its stem that can be used to help you select the correct water levels. Select the correct water level by using the mark nearest to the top of the clothes.

• The levels marked on the agitator do not correspond exactly to the level of water. They indicate the level of dry clothes suitable for the water level.

• Your ecosmart may occasionally add water during agitation.This is to maintain the water level due to the release of air trapped in the garments.

• Out of balance loads, tangling or splashover can be caused by selecting a water level that is too high.

SPIN HOLD

DELAY START

9WASH CYCLES AND OPTIONS

Use the spin HOLD option to:

• Remove drip dry garments from a mixed load before the wash goes into spin.

• Minimize creasing that is caused when clothes are left sitting in the machine at the end of the cycle.

When spin Hold is selected, your ecosmart will pause at the end of rinse, beep and the spin light will flash to tell you that it is waiting for another instruction. Press START/PAUSE to begin the spin.

Delay Start will delay the start of the wash cycle for 1, 3 or 9 hours.

CLOTHES CARE SAFEGUARDS

Press DELAY START once for a delay of 1 hour. Press again for 3 hours, a third time for 9 hours (and again to return to normal).

• Once you press Delay Start your ecosmart will begin the delay period, you do not have to press Start/Pause.

• Be careful if using Delay Start for non-colorfast clothes as dyes may run if the clothes are damp.

• Your ecosmart will not beep at the end of the cycle if Delay Start is selected.

To avoid accidentally damaging your clothes, there are a few options that your ecosmart will not accept. For example, you cannot select a hot wash on Delicate, Permanent Press or Wool cycles.

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