John Lewis JLWM1201 User Manual

30 Minute wash

Cold
30°

40°

Wool

90°

Economy 60°

Economy 40°

60°

40°
30°

Cold

60°

40°

Economy 40°

Easy iron 40°

Cold

CottonsSynthetics

Spin

Drain
Softeners

Rinse
Soak 30°

Delicates 30°

Duvet 40°

Off

Stain

1200

900

700

500

None

Start/
Pause

Spin Prewash

Delay
start

QuietQuick

Extra
rinse

Wash time

Prewash

Wash
Rinse

Rinse hold

Drain

Spin

Filter

End

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JLWM1201
1200 spin washing machine

JLWM1402
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.

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It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt
to modify this product in any way.

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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.

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Any plumbing work required to install this appliance
should be carried out by a qualified plumber or
competent person.

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Any electrical work required to install this appliance
should be carried out by a qualified electrician or
competent person.

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Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance
does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

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If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please
adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate
freely.

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.

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

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Keep all packaging well away from children.

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

Use

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Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water
supply after use.

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Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section
in the instruction book.

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Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine
washed. If in doubt, consult the care label on the
clothes.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Leave the porthole door slightly ajar between
washes to preserve the door seal.

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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 Service Force
Force Centre. Always insist on genuine 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. 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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Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information 2
Your New Washing Machine 4
Description of the Appliance 5

Door locked light 5
Detergent dispenser drawer 5
Child safety feature 5

The Control Panel 6-9

Programme information 9

Operating Sequence 10-12

Load the laundry 10
Measure out the detergent 10
Measure out the fabric softener 10
Switch the machine on 10
Select the desired programme/temperature 10
Select the spin speed or the “None” option 11
Select the desired options 11
Select the “Delay start” 11
Start the programme 11
How to change an option or a programme

during its cycle 11
How to interrupt a programme 12
How to open the door during the cycle of

a programme 12
End of programme 12

Washing Hints 13
Wash Care Symbols 14
Washing Programmes 15-16

Maintenance and Cleaning 17-18

Descaling 17
After each wash 17
Maintenance Wash 17
External cleaning 17
Cleaning the dispenser drawer 17
Cleaning the drawer recess 17
Cleaning the pump 17-18
Cleaning the water inlet filter 18
The dangers of freezing 18
Emergency emptying out 18

Something Not Working 19-20
Service and Spare Parts 20

For the Installer

Installation Instructions 21
Technical Specifications 21

Unpacking 22
Positioning 22
Water inlet 23
Water drainage 23-24
Levelling 24
Special conditions 24
In the interest of the environment 24-25
Electrical connection 25

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

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Your New Washing Machine

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

Even small loads are washed “economically” because the amount of water used is regulated
automatically according to the load and type of fabric.

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The programme progress display shows the programme steps selected, the programme phase which is
running and the end of the programme.

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The programme selector dial combines the function of programme and temperature selection, making it
easier to set the programme.

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Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C before draining, with the 90°C programme. This reduces
thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent creasing.

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

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The balance control device ensures that the washing machine remains stable when spinning.

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The ECO valve allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so saving energy.

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.

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

In the interest
of the environment

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Materials marked with the symbol are
recyclable.

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

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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.

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Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised
disposal sites for your old appliance.

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”.

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Description of the Appliance

1 Detergent dispenser drawer

2 Control panel

3 Door locked light

4 Door opening handle

5 Drain pump

6 Adjustable feet

Door locked light

It stays on during the whole programme indicating that
the door is locked.
When the light goes out, the door can be opened.

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.
To disable this device and restore the possibility of
closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until
the groove is vertical.

30 Minute wash

Cold

30°

40°

Wool

90°

Economy 60°

Economy 40°

60°

40°
30°

Cold

60°

40°

Economy 40°

Easy iron 40°

Cold

CottonsSynthetics

Spin

Drain
Softeners

Rinse
Soak 30°

Delicates 30°

Duvet 40°

Off

Stain

1200

900

700

500

None

Start/
Pause

Spin Prewash

Delay
start

QuietQuick

Extra
rinse

Wash time

Prewash

Wash
Rinse

Rinse hold

Drain

Spin

Filter

End

JLWM1201

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5

4

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1 Detergent dispenser drawer

2 Programme selector dial

The programme selector dial is divided into following
sections:

• Cottons,

• Synthetics,

• Delicates

• Wool Hand washing

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

• Reset/Off programme Off

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or
anticlockwise.

Positions “Economy” correspond to an ENERGY
SAVING programme and “Cold” to a cold wash.

At the end of the programme the selector dial
must be turned to position “Off”.

3 “Spin” button

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

30 Minute wash

Cold
30°

40°

Wool

90°

Economy 60°

Economy 40°

60°

40°
30°

Cold

60°

40°

Economy 40°

Easy iron 40°

CottonsSynthetics

Spin

Drain
Softeners

Rinse
Soak 30°

Delicates 30°
Duvet 40°

Off

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The Control Panel

30 Minute wash

Cold

30°

40°

Wool

90°

Economy 60°

Economy 40°

60°

40°
30°

Cold

60°

40°

Economy 40°

Easy iron 40°

Cold

CottonsSynthetics

Spin

Drain
Softeners

Rinse
Soak 30°

Delicates 30°

Duvet 40°

Off

Stain

1200

900

700

500

None

Start/
PauseSpin Prewash

Delay

startQuietQuick

Extra
rinse

Wash time

Prewash

Wash

Rinse

Rinse hold

Drain

Spin

Filter

End

JLWM1201

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4

567

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Spin speed

The following speeds are available for the different
fabrics:

• Cottons, linen:
500/700/900 max 1200 r.p.m. (for the model JLWM

1201) and 1400 r.p.m. (for the model JLWM 1402);

• Synthetics and wool:
500/700 max 900 r.p.m.;

• Duvet 40°/Delicates 30° and

“30 Minute wash”

:

500 max 700 r.p.m.

Position “None”

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

4 “Option” buttons

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

When th3ese buttons are pressed, the corresponding
pilot lights illuminate. When they are pressed again, the
pilot lights go out.
If an incorrect option is selected, the pilot lights flash
for about 2 seconds and the message Err is displayed.
Press these buttons to select the following options:

• “Prewash”: select this option if you wish your
laundry to be prewashed before the main wash (not
available for Wool, Duvet 40° and

“30 Minute

wash”

).

The prewash ends with a short spin at 650 rpm 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 but not together with “Stain”
option.

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• “Quick”: select this option for laundry that is only

slightly soiled in order to obtain a good washing
result in a short time.
This option is not available with the Wool
programmes, “Duvet 40°”, the Energy saving
programmes “Economy” and “30 Minute wash”.
The washing time will be reduced according to the
type of fabric and the selected temperature.

• “Stain”: select this button if you wish to add to the

washing of heavy soiled laundry a stain phase: at the
temperature of 40°C the special detergent for stains
is loaded from the compartment marked .

This function is available in cotton and
synthetic programmes with a temperature of
40° or higher.

The washing time will be prolonged by few minutes.
The “Prewash” and the “Stain” options cannot be
selected together.

• “Extra rinse”: this option can be selected with all

programmes, except the wool programmes, “Duvet
40°” and “30 Minute wash”. The machine will add
2 rinses to the selected programme.
This option is recommended for people who are
allergic to detergents, and areas where the water is
very soft.

• “Quiet”: when you choose this option, the machine

will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to
crease the laundry.
As all spinning phases are cancelled, this washing cycle
is very quiet and it can be useful at night or in hours
with more economical power rate.
The machine will perform 3 additional rinses on
cottons and 1 additional rinse on synthetics
programmes.
At the end of the cycle, the light corresponding to
the option “Quiet” and the “Rinse hold” pilot
phase light are on, the “Start/Pause” button light
goes out, the door locked light is on and the door
cannot be opened to indicate that the water must be
drained.
A blinking zero will appear on the display.

To empty out water there are 2 possibilities:

- Select “Drain” programme :
the water is emptied out without spinning.

- Select the “Spin” programme. Select the spin speed
by means of the relevant button and then depress
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 has to be positioned on
“Off”.

5 “Delay start” button

This button makes it possible to delay the starting of
the programme from 30 min – 60 min – 90 min, 2
hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23
hours. The delay you have selected is shown on the
display for about 3 seconds; afterwards, the duration of
the programme reappears.
The Delay start cannot be selected with “Soak 30°”,

“Drain” and “Spin” programmes.

Selecting the delayed start

You must select this option after you have set the
programme and before you press the Start/Pause
button.
The machine starts its countdown. The programme will
start after the selected delay has expired.

Cancelling the delayed start

If you have already pressed the Start/Pause button, and
you wish to cancel the delay time, proceed as follows:

• set the washing machine to Pause by pressing the
Start/Pause button;

• press the “Delay start” button until the display
shows the symbole “00’”.

• press the “Start/Pause” button again.

Important!

The door will be locked throughout the delay time.
If you need to open the door, 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.

6 “Start/Pause” button

This button has two functions:

• Start: after you have selected the desired programme
and options, press this button to start the washing
machine. The light above the button will stop flashing
and remain lit.
If you have selected a delay time, the countdown will
begin and will be shown on the display.

• Pause: when you press this button again, the
programme in progress is interrupted. The light above
the button will start flashing. To restart the
programme from the point at which it was
interrupted, press the button again.

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• Delay start, a time value indicated in hours and

selected by means of the relevant button.

The delay time is displayed for 3 seconds, then the
duration of the selected programme reappears.
After you have pressed the Start/Pause button, the
countdown begins, and the delay time value decreases
by one unit every hour up to 2 hours and then by 30
minutes.

• An incorrect option selection has been made:
this is indicated by the message Err when a function
incompatible with the current programme is selected.

• An alarm code indicates a fault in the machine

operation (see the relevant chapter).

8 Programme phase indicator

lights

When you select a programme, the lights relevant to
the phases that form the programme light up.

After you have started the programme, only the light
relevant to the phase that is currently being carried out
will remain lit.

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When you PAUSE the cycle, and 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;

• the drum is not turning.

If all these requirements are met, the door locked light
goes off.

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

7 Display

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 washing machine has stopped with water in
the tub, at the end of the “Soak 30°” or a
programme with the “Quiet” option: this is indicated
by a flashing zero.

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