Fisher & Paykel WH1260F1 Installation Guide

INSTALLATION GUIDE

FRONT LOADING CLOTHES WASHER

WH1260P, WH1260F & WH1060P models

NZ AU

IMPORTANT!

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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1 BEFORE YOU BEGIN

IMPORTANT!

INSTALL PRODUCT CORRECTLY
The washer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the installation instructions before it is used.
Refer to the User guide for full details.

2 REMOVE PACKAGING

Remove the packaging, polystyrene packer and lift the product off the base.

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Remove the hose(s) and accessories.

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3 REMOVE TRANSIT SAFETY BOLTS

The clothes washer is fitted with transit safety bolts at the rear to avoid possible damage to the interior during transportation.

IMPORTANT!

The transit bolts MUST be removed prior to operation of the machine.
Failure to remove these will result in damage to the machine.

Note: the transit bolts MUST be removed in order to use the power cord.

To remove the bolts

Use a spanner or socket to unscrew and remove all

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4transit bolts at the back of the washer (A).

Pull the black rubber grommets to remove the bolt,

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grommet and white plastic spacers from the machine (B).
Retain these for future use.

A

Remove the transit safety bolts

Move the drain hose from the plastic clasp andclasps

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onthe side of the transit braces.

B

Remove the drain hose

3 REMOVE TRANSIT SAFETY BOLTS CONTD...

Remove the 10 transit brace screws from the left and

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right sides, and near the centre of the top brace (C).

Remove the braces (D). Keep the braces and screws

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for future use.

C

D

Remove the transit brace screws

Remove (pull out) the two transit rods located below

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the two lower transit bolt holes and retain for future
use (E).

Remove the transit rods

Remove the yellow safety clip from the power cord.

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Cover the transit bolt holes with the plastic plugs

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(provided). Push to clip into place (F).

Cover bolt holes with plastic plugs

4 LEVEL YOUR MACHINE

Before positioning the machine in its final position, check that the machine is level, front to back

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andside to side.

Manoeuvre the product into its final position (we suggest a minimum clearance of 20mm eachside).

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Use a spirit level to check that the machine is level. If needed, pull the machine out then loosen the

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lock nut using the spanner provided. Wind the feet up or down to correctly level themachine.

Use the spanner provided to tighten the lock nuts against the base of the machine and lock thefeet

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intoposition.

Remove the braces

E

F

5 CONNECT TO THE WATER SUPPLY

IMPORTANT!

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The hot water temperature should not exceed 65°C. Temperatures above this may make the machine fault or cause damage
tothe machine.

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The cold water should not exceed 35°C.

SPECIFICATIONS WH1260F WH1060P/WH1260P

Inlet water static pressure Max. 1MPa(150psi), Min. 50kPa(7.2psi) Max. 1MPa (150psi), Min. 30kPa (4.5psi)

Inlet water flow rate Min. 8litres/minute Min. 6 litres/minute

6 CONNECT INLET HOSES

Connect the straight ends of the inlet hoses to the taps and the elbow ends to the

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corresponding machine inlet valves. The hot valve is colour coded orange to make this easier.
Tighten the inlet hose ends by hand until the hose seal makes contact with the tap sealing
face and then tighten a further half-turn. Make sure there are no kinks in the hoses.

Turn the taps on and check for leaks. Check for leaks again after 24hours.

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Straight

(tap) end

(machine) end

Elbow