John Lewis JLBIWM 1402 User Manual

1400

900

700

500

Spin

Option

Extra rinse

Prewash

Quick

Start/Pause

Wash time

Door lock

Rinse hold

Stain

None

Delay start

Cottons

90°

Economy 60°

60°

30°

40°

60°

40°

30°

Economy 40°

Economy 40°

Off

Cold

Hand wash

Drain

Rinse

30 Minute wash

30°

Soak

Delicates 40°

Delicates 30°

Spin

Child lock

JLBIWM1402

Wool

Synthetics

JLBIWM 1402
Built-in 1400 spin washing machine

Instruction manual

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Installation

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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.

●

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.

●

Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from
hoses and their connections after the installation.

Child safety

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This appliance is designed to be operated by adults.
Children should not be allowed to tamper with the
controls or play with the product.

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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 from children.

●

Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s
reach.

●

When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the
power supply cable and destroy the plug with the
remaining cable. Disable the door catch in order to
prevent children from becoming trapped inside
while playing .

Use

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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.

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
use or installation by a qualified person.

If you are unsure of the meanings of these warnings contact the John Lewis branch from which you
purchased the appliance.

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Environmental information

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After unpacking please dispose of packaging with
due regard to safety and the environment.

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Materials marked with the symbol are
recyclable.

●

Check with your local Council to see if there are
facilities in your area for re-cycling this appliance.

WARNING:

A cut off plug inserted into a 13 amp

socket is a serious safety (shock) hazard.
Ensure that the cut off plug is disposed of
safely.

The symbol on the product or on its packaging
indicates that this product may not be treated as
household waste. Instead it should be taken to the
appropriate collection point for the recycling of
electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this
product is disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste
handling of this product.
For more detailed information about recycling of
this product, please contact your local council, your
household waste disposal service or the shop
where you purchased the product.

Maintenance and cleaning

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For information on maintenance and cleaning your
washing machine see the relevant chapter of this
instruction manual.

Service

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This product should only be repaired or serviced by
an authorised Service Engineer and only genuine
approved spare parts should be used.

Ecological hints

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

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Normally soiled laundry may be washed without
prewashing in order to save detergent, water and
time (the environment is protected too!).

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The machine works more economically if it is fully
loaded.

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

●

Measure out detergent according to the water
hardness, the degree of soiling and the quantity of
laundry being washed.

Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information 2-3

Installation 2
Child safety 2

Description of the Appliance 5

Detergent dispenser drawer 5
Child safety feature 5

The Control Panel 6-8
Before the First use 9
Using the washing machine 9

Load the laundry 9
Measure out the detergent 9
Measure out the fabric softener 9
Switch the machine on 9
Select the desired programme/temperature 10
Select the spin speed or the “None” option 10
Select the desired options 10
Select the “Delay start” 10
Start the programme 10
How to change an option or a programme

during its cycle 10
How to interrupt a programme 10
How to open the door during the cycle of

a programme 10
End of programme 11
Programme information 11

Hints & Tips on Washing 12
Wash Care Symbols 13

For the Installer

Maintenance and Cleaning 16-17

Descaling 16
After each wash 16
Maintenance Wash 16
External cleaning 16
Cleaning the dispenser drawer 16
Cleaning the drawer recess 16
Cleaning the pump 16-17
Cleaning the water inlet filter 17
The dangers of freezing 17
Emergency emptying out 17

Something Not Working 18-19
Installation 20
Technical Specifications 20

Unpacking 21
Positioning 21
Installation on a suspended floor 21
Plumbing in 21
Water inlet 22
Water drainage 22
Levelling 23
In the interest of the environment 23
Electrical connection 24
Permanent connection 24
Building-in 25

Repairs - After Sales Service 27

Washing Programmes 14-15

Guide to use the instruction manual

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:

Safety instructions
Hints and tips
Environmental information

This appliance complies with the following E.E.C. Directives:

- 73/23 EEC of 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and subsequent modifications;

- 89/336 EEC of 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive) and subsequent modifications.

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5

Description of the appliance

1 Detergent dispenser drawer

2 Control panel

3 Door handle

4 Rating plate

5 Filter

6 Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Main wash

Fabric softener

Child safety feature

This machine incorporates a special child safety feature
to prevent small children from being trapped inside the
machine.
To activate this device, rotate the button (without
pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is
horizontal. If necessary use a coin. This prevents the
door from being closed.
To disable this device and close the door, rotate the
button anti-clockwise until the groove is vertical.

30 Minute wash

Off

90°

Spin

Economy 60°

1400

Cottons

Drain

60°

Rinse

Soak

Cold

30°

Wool

Hand wash

Delicates 30°

Delicates 40°

JLBIWM1402

900

Economy 40°

700

40°

500

30°

None

60°

Spin

Economy 40°

40°

Synthetics

30°

Delay start

Wash time

Rinse hold

Stain

Option

Start/Pause

Extra rinse

Quick

Prewash

Child lock

Door lock

P1131

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1 Programme selector dial

The programme selector dial is divided into the
following sections:

• Cottons,

• Synthetics,

• Delicates

• Wool

/

Hand washing

• Special programmes from “Soak” to “30 Minute
wash”

• Reset/Off programme Off

The selector dial can be
turned either clockwise
or anticlockwise.

“Economy” position
corresponds to an
ENERGY SAVING
programme and “Cold”
to a cold wash.

Before setting the dial to
any position ensure that the machine is turned to the
“Off” position.

Important! At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to position “Off”,
to switch the machine off.

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 is displayed on the display to indicate a
wrong selection. The machine will not perform the
new selected programme.

2 Spin button

Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed
or to select position “None” (no spin), if you want

The control panel

1 2 3 4 5 6 9

Start/Pause

Wash time

Door lock

Delay start

90°

Economy 60°

60°

30°

40°

60°

40°

30°

Economy 40°

Economy 40°

Off

Cold

Hand wash

Drain

Rinse

30 Minute wash

30°

Soak

Delicates 40°

Delicates 30°

Spin

Child lock

Wool

87 10

Option

Extra rinse

Prewash

Quick

Rinse hold

Stain

1400

900

700

500

Spin

None

Cottons

Synthetics

your laundry to be spun at a speed different from the
one proposed by the washing machine. The relevant
light will light up.

Spin speed

The following speeds are available for the different
fabrics:

• Cottons, linen:
500/700/900 max 1400 r.p.m. ;

• Synthetics and Wool/Hand wash:
500/700 max 900 r.p.m.;

• Delicates and “30 Minute wash”:
500 max 700 r.p.m.

Position “None”

By selecting the option “None” all the spinning phases
are cancelled and the last rinse water is drained.
If you select this option with programmes for cotton,
synthetics and delicates, the machine will perform
some extra rinses.

Programme options buttons

Depending on the programme, different options can be
selected together. These must be selected after
choosing the desired programme and before
depressing the “Start/Pause” button.

When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding
pilot lights illuminate. When they are pressed again, the
pilot lights go out.

If an option which is not compatible with the set
wash programme is selected, the red Start/Pause
light flashes 3 times and the message Err is
displayed for about 2 seconds.

3 Option button

Press this button repeatedly, to select only one of the
following options:

30 Minute wash

Spin

Drain

Rinse

Soak

Cold

30°

Wool

Hand wash

Delicates 30°

Delicates 40°

Off

Economy 60°

Economy 40°

Economy 40°

90°

60°

40°

30°

60°

40°

30°

Cottons

Synthetics

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Rinse hold: when you choose this option, the

machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, this
will ensure the minimum of creasing to laundry.

At the end of the cycle, the lights corresponding to the
options “Rinse hold” and the “Door lock” are on,
the “Start/Pause” button light goes out and the
display shows a flashing «

0».

The door cannot be opened because the water must
be drained.
To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:

- Select Drain programme and press the
“Start/Pause” button : the water is emptied out
without spinning.

- Select Spin programme. Select the spin speed by
pressing the relevant button and then press the
Start/Pause button. The water is emptied out and
the laundry is spun at the selected spin speed.

Attention!

Before selecting Drain programme or Spin
programme the selector dial must first be turned to the
«Off» position.

S

TAIN: Select this button if you wish to add a stain

phase to the washing of heavily soiled laundry. Pour a
stain removing detergent into the compartment
marked

.

This function is available for programmes with a
temperature of 40° or higher.

The washing time will be prolonged by a few minutes.
For the compatibility of this option with the washing
cycles, refer to the Chapter «Washing programmes»

4 Prewash button

Select this option if you wish your laundry to be
prewashed before the main wash.
The prewash ends with a short spin in programmes for
cotton and synthetic fabrics, whereas in the programme
for delicate fabrics the water is only drained. This
option can be selected for heavily soiled laundry.

5 Quick button

This option can be used for lightly soiled garments in
order to obtain a good washing programme in a short
time. The washing time will be reduced according to the
type of fabric and the selected temperature.
We recommend that you reduce the load to 3 kg for
Cottons and 1.5 Kg for Synthetics and Delicates.
For the compatibility of this option with the washing
cycles, refer to the Chapter «Washing programmes»

6 Extra rinse button

This option can be selected with all programmes,

except the Wool programmes and “30 Minute wash”.
The machine performs some additional rinses.
This option is recommended for people who are
allergic to detergents, and areas where the water is
very soft.

7 Display (Wash time)

The following pieces of information are shown on the
display:

● Duration of washing programme in hours and

minutes, after you have selected a programme.

While the programme is
running (after you have
pressed the Start/Pause
button), the displayed time
value decreases by one unit
every minute.

● The washing machine has completed the

programme: this is indicated by a flashing zero.
The

“Door lock” pilot light and the Start/Pause light

go out and the door can be opened.

● The washing machine has stopped with water

in the tub, at the end of the “Soak” or of a
programme with the “Rinse hold” option: this is
indicated by a flashing zero. The Start/Pause light
goes out but the “Door lock” pilot light is still on.
The door cannot be opened.

If your laundry is not
removed within 10 minutes
after the programme has
finished, all pilot lights and
the display switch off and

the energy saving system
will be enabled. Only the green Start/Pause light flashes
to indicate that the appliance has to be switched off.

● Delay start, a time value indicated in hours and

selected by means of the relevant button.

The delay time (20 hours

max) is displayed for a few

seconds, then the duration

of the selected programme

reappears.

After you have pressed the
Start/Pause button, the countdown is updated every
hour, and, for the last hour, every minute.

● An incorrect option selection has been made:

2.00

0

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This is indicated by the
message Err for about 2
seconds when a function
incompatible with the
current programme is
selected.

● An alarm code

It indicates a fault with the
machine (see the relevant
chapter).

8 Start/Pause button

To start the selected programme, press the
Start/Pause button; the green pilot light stops
flashing.
If you have selected a delay time, the countdown will
begin and will be shown on the display.

To interrupt a programme which is running, press
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 an incorrect option is selected, an integrated red
pilot light of the Start/ Pause button flashes 3 times
the message Err is displayed for a few seconds.

Important! You must set the washing machine to
Pause before you make any change in the programme
in progress.

9 Delay start 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.

Before you start the programme, if you wish to
delay the start, press the Delay Start button
repeatedly, to select the desired delay.

The selected delay time value (up to 20 hours) will
appear on the display for a few seconds, then the
duration of the programme will appear again.

You can cancel the delay time at any moment,
before you press the Start/Pause button.

Selecting the delayed start

You must select this option after you have set the

programme and before you press the Start/Pause
button.

• Select the programme and the required options.

• Select the delay start.

• Press Start/Pause button: the machine starts its

hourly countdown.

The programme will start after the selected delay
has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start after having
started the programme

• Press Start/Pause button.

• Press “Delay start” button once until the symbol

«

00’’

» is displayed.

• Press “Start/Pause button again.
The Delay Start cannot be selected with “Drain”

programme.

Important!

The door will be locked throughout the delay time. If
you wish to add laundry in the machine during the
delay time you must first set the washing machine to
Pause by pressing the Start/Pause button. After you
have closed the door, press the Start/Pause button
again.

10 Door lock light

This pilot light illuminates to indicate that the appliance
starts operating and the door is locked.

It stays on during the
whole programme.

When this light goes out,
the door can be opened.

This pilot light indicates if
the door can be opened:

• Light on: the door cannot be opened.

The appliance is running.

• Light off: the door can be opened.

The washing programme is finished.

When you PAUSE the cycle, it becomes possible to
open the door, provided:

• The washing machine is not in the heating phase;

• The level of the water is not high;

If all these requirements are met, the “Door lock” light
goes off.

E20

Door lock

Start/Pause

9

Using the washing machine

Before the first wash, 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 main compartment of
the dispenser drawer and start the machine.

WASHING 6 KG OF WHITE COTTON AT 90°C

Suppose you have 6 kg of laundry to wash. It is white
cotton and is suitable for high temperature washing.

Load the laundry

Open the door.

Place the laundry in the
drum, one item at a time,
shaking them out as much
as possible. Close the
door.

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 .

P0004

If you wish to carry out the prewash, a soak programme
or a stain phase, pour detergent or stain remover into
the appropriate compartment marked .

Important!

Do not use normal
detergent for the “Stain”
option, always use a
STAIN remover.

Measure out the fabric softener

If required, pour fabric
softener into the
compartment marked ,

without exceeding the
«MAX» mark.

Close the drawer gently.

Switch the machine on

Turn the selector dial to any programme to switch the

P0006

P0005

Child lock

This function allows 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 enabled also when the

washing machine is not working.

There are two different ways to set this option:

If enabled before the «Start/Pause» button is
pressed, it prevents the machine from being
started.

If enabled after pressing the «Start/Pause»

button, it prevents any changes being made

to the programmes or options selected.

To enable (or disable) this function, press the
«Spin» and «Option» buttons simultaneously for

2

1

First use

approx 6 seconds until the icon appears on (or
disappears from) the display.

Acoustic signal

The machine is provided with an acoustic device,
which sounds in the following cases:

● At the end of the cycle

● If there is a fault

By pressing “Prewash” and the “Quick” buttons
simultaneously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic
signal is deactivated (except if there is a fault).

By pressing these 2 buttons again, the acoustic signal
is reactivated.