Maytag MAF 9801 User Manual

Use & Care Guide

Washing Machine

MAYTAG

MAF 9801

CONTENTS

READ FIRST Page
1 Before washing the first time 3
2 Safety instructions 4-5

General. Installation. W asher door . Over­fill protection. Interrupting a program­me. Packing material. Transport/Winter
storage. Disposal.

3 Children's safety 6

Child-safe washing.
Protect children. Child lock on Start/
Stop and Menu buttons.

4 Parts of the washing machine 7
5 Detergent compartment 7
6 Panel 8
7 LC Display 8

INSTALLATION

See instructions for installation.

WASHING
8 Before washing 9-11

Sorting the washing. Garments.
Recommended washing marking.
Coloured cotton. Delicate washing.
High water level, Save time, Minimizing
allergy hazards. Economy and efficiency .
Detergents. Textile dyeing. Washing
time.

9 Washing 12-17

Washing, Washing step-by-step, Delay­ed start, Temporary spin dr ying or rin­sing

Page

10 Consumption values - Pre-set washing
programmes 18
11 Making own washing programmes 19-24

General, Available settings and options, Cr e­ate your own washing programmes, Inter­rupt input, Reset programme, Available ty­pes of programme, Menu system for alte­ring pre-set programmes

CARE
12 Care and Cleaning 26-27

Cleaning the coin trap and drain pump,
Cleaning the detergent compartment,
Cleaning the outside of the machine,
Cleaning the inside of the machine to
prevent problems with odour, Clean-out
recess under the ridges. If you have hard
water.

PROBLEMS?
13 Trouble shooting 28-30

Door will not open. Machine will not
start. No water entering the machine
when it starts. Water in the machine af­ter the final spin or pump out. Fault in­dications. Wrong language on the dis­play, Celsius or Fahrenheit, Reset pro­gramme

MISCELLANEOUS
14 Technical information 31

Technical data. Standard tests.

15 Service and guarantee 33
16 Quick guide 34
17 Index 35

2

1 BEFORE WASHING THE FIRST TIME

CAUTION WITH CERTAIN MATERIALS

Always check and adhere to recommended
washing marking on the items concerned. If no
recommendations are given, refer to those in
chapter 8, Before washing.

TRANSPORT SUPPORTS

Are the transport supports removed? If not, see
the Installation instructions.

Carry out the following:

1.T urn the main po wer switch, , OFF and
then back ON again to put the machine in its

start mode.

2.Press the

Menu

button 5 times. All five pres-

ses must be within 15 seconds.

3.Press the button once. The rinse sen­sor is now reset. Ignore any message on the
display.
Press the

Start/Stop

button once to return.

CHECK HARDNESS OF THE WATER

Call your local water company to find out what
degree of water hardness applies. This has signi­ficance in relation to the amount of detergent
that should be dispensed.

WASHER DOOR

The door of the washer opens electrically. Con­sequently, the door cannot be opened normally
until the machine is connected to an electric
power supply. However, emergency opening is
available, see chapter 13, Trouble shooting.

For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 16, Quick guide.

3

2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

GENERAL

• Study and save this Use and Care Guide for
future reference.

• Electrical and water installation, if required,
must be carried out by authorized persons.

• The machine may only be used for washing in
accordance with these operating instructions ­not for dry cleaning.

• Use only detergents intended for machine
washing.

• Remove the transport supports before using
the machine, see installation instructions.

• Repairs and maintenance which affect safety
or performance must be carried out by an aut­horized specialist.

INSTALLATION

See the accompanying installation instructions.

WASHER DOOR

The door of the washer opens electrically. Con­sequently , the door cannot be opened normally
until the machine is connected to an electric
power supply.

To open the door manually, see the heading,
Door will not open, in chapter 13, Trouble shoo­ting.

The machine cannot be started with the door
open.

To open the door during an ongoing pro­gramme, see below , Interrupting a programme.

OVERFILL PROTECTION

If the level of water in the machine rises above
normal, the overfill protection will start to pump
out water and shut off the water supply. The
programme will be interrupted if the level does
not fall within 60 seconds.

INTERRUPTING A PROGRAMME

Y ou can interrupt a washing programme by hol­ding the
The machine will then “remember ” the point in

the washing programme at which it was inter­rupted. To restart: fill with new detergent, if
required, and close the door. The machine will
then start from the point at which it was inter­rupted.

You can also interrupt a programme by pres­sing
stop the machine in this way it will forget where

it was in the programme and you will have to
select a programme to restart.

PACKING MATERIAL

Sort the packing material for recycling accor­ding to recommendations by the local authori­ties.

button down for three seconds.

for three seconds. However, if you

4

TRANSPORT/ WINTER STORAGE

If the machine is to be transported, or stored in
unheated premises where the temperature can
fall below freezing point, you should proceed as
follows:

• Empty the coin trap and the drain pump; see
Chapter 12, Care - Cleaning.

• Turn off the water supply to the washing mach­ine, disconnect the supply hose to the inlet val­ve, and let the water drain from the valve and
the hose.

DISPOSAL

When the machine is no longer useful and is to
be scrapped it should be made unusable.

Get in touch with the refuse collection servi­ce or your local authorities for advice on how to
scrap the machine in a proper manner.

The machine is made and marked to facilitate
recycling.

5

3 CHILDREN'S SAFETY

CHILD-SAFE WASHING

Always close the washer door and start the pro­gramme immediately after filling the detergent.

Do not allow children to play with the wash-

ing machine.

PROTECT CHILDREN

Keep detergents and conditioner out of the reach
of children.

CHILD LOCK ON AND

By locking the and

Menu

BUTTONS

Menu

buttons, you can

prevent that for example a child starts the mach­ine or changes the settings by mistake.

Child lock On/Off

T urn the main po wer switch, , off and then
turn it on again.

Press the

Enter

button five times, then press

the P3 button five times. These ten times must
be completed within fifteen seconds.

Within three seconds after the last press on

the P3 button, use the buttons to
choose Child lock ON (the figure 3 will appear
at the bottom right in the display) or OFF (the
figure 0 will appear at the bottom right in the
display).

To start a programme with locked

button.

Press the button for three seconds and
the machine will start.

To change programme settings with Child

Menu

locked

Press the
that the

button.

Menu

button for three seconds, after

Menu

button works normally again. If

you do not press any button within two minu-

Menu

tes, the

NOTE

button will be locked again.

If you want to change the settings after you
have started a programme, you always have to
press the

6

Menu

button for three seconds.

4 PAR TS OF THE W ASHING MACHINE

1. DETERGENT COMPARTMENT

2. MAIN POWER SWITCH

3. PROGRAMME PANEL

4. DATA PLA TE

5. COVER - DRAIN PUMP

6. DRAIN PUMP (BEHIND THE COVER)

7. WASHER DOOR

8. OUTER DOOR

2

1

3

P1

P2

P3

P4

S
tart/S

to
p

M
en

u

E
n

ter

4

8

5

7

6

5 DETERGENT COMPAR TMENT

1. DETERGENT COMPAR TMENT - PRE-W ASH

2. DETERGENT COMPAR TMENT - MAIN W ASH

3. FABRIC CONDITIONER COMPARTMENT

1

2

3

7

6 PANEL

1

2

1. INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF

2. MAIN POWER SWITCH

3. PROGRAMME SELECTOR BUTTONS P1-P4

4. DISPLAY

5. START/STOP BUTTON

6. DOOR OPENING BUTTON

7 LC-DISPLAY

1

3

4

6

5

NOTE

The display will be extinguished if no buttons
are pressed within three minutes. The display
will be reinstated the next time any button is
pressed.

2

7

8

3 4

5 6

7. MENU BUTTON

8. BUTTON FOR CHANGING TEMPERATURE/INDEX
BACK

9. BUTTON FOR CHANGING SPIN SPEED/
INDEX FORW ARD

10. ENTER BUTTON

1. TEXT FIELD INDICATING PROGRAMME, OPTIONS
AND FAULT MESSAGES, ETC.

2. DISPLA YS SELECTED SPIN SPEED

3. INDICATES SELECTED PROGRAMME

4. INDICATES THA T A PROGRAMME HAS ST AR TED

10

5. INDICATES THA T THE WASHER DOOR IS OPEN

9

OR MUST BE OPENED

6. INDICA TES THA T A PROGRAMME HAS BEEN
COMPLETED OR HAS STOPPED

7. DISPLA YS THE SELECTED W ASHING TEMPERA
TURE

8. SEE 9 AND 10 BELOW

9. INDICA TES THA T DELAYED START IS ON. 8 THEN
DISPLA YS HOURS REMAINING TO ST ART

10. INDICA TES THA T 8 IS DISPLAYING THE
PROGRAMME TIME REMAINING IN HOURS AND
MINUTES (ALTERNA TING)

7

8

10

9

8

8 BEFORE WASHING

Before you start washing, here is some advice
that can be useful.

SORTING THE WASHING

Sort garments in relation to:

• How soiled they are

• Colour

• Material

GARMENTS

• Close zip-fasteners so that they do not chafe
against other items.

• New coloured garments can have surplus dye
and should therefore be washed separately the
first time.

• Turn garments inside out.
This reduces the risk of bur­ling, dye creases, etc.

• Empty pockets and suitably
let them wash turned inside out.

RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING

Check the recommended washing marking on
garments. The table below gives useful informa­tion on suitable washing programmes for diffe­rent materials and amounts of washing.

COLOURED COTTON

Coloured cotton garments marked with a re­commendation for 60ºC should the first time
be washed at 60ºC to get rid of any surplus dye.
If this advice is ignored there is a risk that co­lours will run. Use a detergent without bleach
to safeguard the colours.

DELICATE WASHING
Unbleached linen

Unbleached linen should be washed at 60ºC
using a detergent without bleach or optical
whitening agent. Severely soiled linen can oc­casionally be washed at a higher temperature,
but not too often because heat can destroy the
lustre and strength of linen.

Symbols in washing instructions

WASHING
LABEL MATERIAL PROGRAMME LOAD

Cotton, linen, white and light coloured garments. Normal 60° to 95° 1/1

Cotton, linen. Darker coloured garments. Normal 60° 1/1

Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. White garments. Synthetics 60° 1/2

Rayon, acetates, acrylics. Garments with more sensitive colours. Synthetics 40° 1/2

Polyester, cotton/polyester, nylon. Coloured garments. Synthetics 40° 1/2

Silk and very delicate garments. Synthetics 30° 1/3

Garments marked IWS or Superwash Wool/Hand 40° 1/3

9

Wool and silk

Wool and silk are sometimes marked machine
wash, and sometimes hand wash. The W ool and
Hand programmes of the machine are at least
as gentle as washing by hand.

Wool is particularly sensitive to mechanical
processing. If you wish to avoid spin drying,
you can press out the water instead using terry
towelling. In this case, you should select No
Spin. See Chapter 9, Washing, for details of
how to select this setting.

Most garments will tolerate a short spin, ho­wever. The Wool and Hand programmes al­ways include a short spin.

Man-made fibres and synthetic fibres

These materials require a lot of space if they are
not to crease. Fill the drum only to half load
when washing man-made/synthetic fibres. Se­lect a short spin by selecting a spin speed of 800
revolutions/minute or lower.

NOTE

Viscose and acetate are brittle when wet.

creased washing. This option means that the
washing will continue to be rotated for two
hours after the programme has ended. See Chap­ter 11, Making your own programmes, for de­tails of how to select this option.

MINIMIZING ALLERGY HAZARDS

This washing machine offers a Super rinse
function. You should use this to take account
of persons with a sensitive skin, for example
persons with allergies and infants. See Chapter
11, Making your own programmes, for details
of how to select this option.

SAVE TIME

Use the White/Coloured programme to save
time. This programme has a shorter main wash
than Normal, but it is often sufficient for nor­mally soiled washing.

ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY

You can save a lot of energy by not using a
stronger programme than necessary.

HIGH WATER LEVEL

If you require more water for the main wash
and rinsing, you can use the High water level
option. See Chapter 11, Making your own pro­grammes, for details of how to select this op­tion.

High water level is always used in the Wool

and Hand programmes.

AVOID CREASES WASHING

You should use the Anti-crease option to avoid

10

- Without increasing the temperature, the wash­ing effect can be increased by selecting the E2
option. You will then save energy without lo­sing any washing effect.
See Chapter 11, Making your own washing pro­grammes, for details of how to select E2.

- Select a fast spin speed to reduce the energy
consumption for subsequent drying in a tumble
dryer or a drying cabinet.

- Select Quick if you simply need to freshen up
shirts or training kit, etc. You will save both
water and energy.

DETERGENTS

Overdosing detergent will not give better re­sults, it only increases the burden on the envi­ronment.

T ry using less detergent, and increase the dose
only if you are displeased with the washing re­sults.

TEXTILE DYEING

If you want to dye fabrics in the machine, select
Normal with the Super rinse option. Choose a
temperature according to recommendations
from the dye maker.

If the fabrics to be dyed are mixtures such as
cotton/polyester, y ou should select a spin speed
of 800 revolutions/minute.

See chapter 11, Making own washing pro­grammes (Super rinse) and chapter 9, Washing

- Temporary alterations (Spin speed), to see how
these selections are made.

NOTE

Bleaches or stain removers that contain the che­mical Na2S2O4, known as sodium dithionite or
sodium hyposulphite, must not be used in this
washing machine. If these substances are used
they could cause corrosion and discoloration.

WASHING TIME

The -symbol indicates that the remaining
washing time is shown at the bottom right in
the display within ten minutes after the wash­ing programme starts.

When a programme is choosen the washing
time is calculated. The calculated washing time
can vary from time to time due to the tempera­ture of incoming water.

The remaining time is recalculated during
the programme and may then be increased or
reduced to some extent.

NOTE

Put the dye directly in the drum - not in the
detergent compartment. After dyeing, the emp­ty machine should be run using the same pro­gramme. Use a normal amount of detergent.

11