Samsung WD8704EJA User Manual

Washing Machine

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2_ features

features of your new samsung
washing machine

Your new washing machine will change the way you feel about doing laundry. From
its super-size capacity to its energy efficiency, the Samsung washing machine has
all the features to turn a mundane chore into a pleasure.

• Washing to drying with one button

Enjoy convenient non stop washing and drying. 4 different special drying programs can be
selected to perform the whole wash cycle including the drying cycle using one button.

• Cupboard(standard program), Low temp drying, Iron,Time Drying (30min ~ 270mins)
Those drying programs also can be operated independently of washing programs.

• Child Lock

The Child Lock function ensures that curious little hands are kept out of your washing
machine.
This safety feature stops your children from playing with the operation of the washing
machine, and alerts you when it is activated.

• Wool Certified

The machine has been tested and passed the required Woolmark Company specification for
machine washable wool products.
Fabrics should be washed according to the instructions on the garment label as specified by
Woolmark and Samsung.

• Delay End

Delay a cycle for up to 19 hours in one-hour increments and increase the convenience of
using your washing machine especially when you have to go out.

• Quick Wash

No time to lose! Less than 30 minutes wash will give you time to run out before it’s too late.
Our 29 minute Quick Wash program can be the solution to your busy life. Now you can wash
your favourite clothes in only 29 minutes!

• Delicates & Hand Wash Program

Washes clothes at an appropriate temperature and amount of water,with a gentle wash action
to take special care of your clothes.

• Ceramic Heater for Durability & Energy Saving (selected models)

The ceramic heating element has a high resistance to hard water and detergents thereby
ensuring it has a long life span.

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• Air Refresh

The Air Refresh system deodorizes and sterilizes fabrics without getting them wet, opening
up cleaning options for many non washable items. The sterilization function also kills the
common household dust mite, offering relief for allergy sufferers.

• Air-washable : Cottons; Denims; Synthetics; Woollens – including coats, blankets, quilts,
sweaters; suits; pillows; cushions; needlework; soft toys – such as teddy bears.

• Not applicable : Leather, Silk, Velvet, Electric Blankets. This function will not remove
stains from fabrics.

• Digital Graphic Display

The Digital Graphic Display control panel is clear and easy to use for minimum fuss and
hassle. And while it is easy to operate, the Digital Graphic Display enables you to make quick
and accurate adjustments to your wash for excellent washing results.

• Wide door

Extra wide door aperture for convenient viewing! Easily add and remove laundry, especially for
large sized laundry items such as bedding, towels etc.

• Direct Drive Motor

As the drum does not utilize belts or gears, vibrations are reduced significantly. This feature
ensures that your washer machine is quieter and more durable.

This manual contains important information on the installation, use, and care of your new
Samsung washing machine. Refer to it for descriptions of the control panel, instructions on how
to use the washing machine, and tips for making the most of its state-of-the-art features and
functions. The “Troubleshooting and information codes” section on page 29 tells you what to
do if something goes wrong with your new washing machine.

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4_ safety information

safety information

Throughout this manual, you’ll see Warning and Caution notes. These
warnings, cautions, and the important safety instructions that follow do not cover
all possible conditions and situations that may occur. It’s your responsibility to use
common sense, caution, and care when installing, maintaining, and operating your
washing machine. Samsung is not liable for damages resulting from improper use.

IMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS AND PRECAUTIONS

What the icons and signs in this user manual mean:

WARNING

Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in severe personal injury
or death.

CAUTION

Hazards or unsafe practices that may result in minor personal injury or
property damage

.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of fire, explosion, electric shock, or personal
injury when using your washing machine, follow these basic safety
precautions:

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of fire or explosion, follow these basic precautions.

Do NOT attempt.

Do NOT disassemble.

Do NOT touch.

Follow directions explicitly.

Unplug the power plug from the wall socket.

Make sure the machine is grounded to prevent electric shock.

Call the service center for help.

Notice

These warning signs are here to prevent injury to you and others.
Please follow them explicitly.
After reading this section, keep it in a safe place for future reference.

Read all instructions before using the appliance.

As with any equipment using electricity and moving parts, potential hazards exist. To safely
operate this appliance, become familiar with its operation and exercise care when using it.

Install and store your washing machine inside, away from exposure to weather.

Install and level your washing machine on a floor that can support its weight.

Your washing machine must be properly grounded. Never plug it into an ungrounded outlet.

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To reduce the risk of fire or explosion:

• Do not wash items that have been washed, soaked, or treated with gasoline, dry
cleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances. They give off vapors that
could ignite or explode. Rinse by hand any material that has been exposed to cleaning
solvent or other flammable liquids or solids before putting in your washing machine. Be
sure that all traces of such liquids, solids, and fumes have been removed. Dangerous
substances include acetone, denatured alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, certain liquid
household cleaners and spot removers, turpentine, waxes, and wax removers.

• Do not put gasoline, dry cleaning solvents, or other flammable or explosive substances
into the washing machine.

• Under certain conditions, hydrogen gas may be produced in a hot water system–such
as your hot water heater -- that has not been used for two weeks or more. HYDROGEN
GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. If your hot water system has not been used for two weeks or
more, turn on all hot water taps in your home, and let the water flow for several minutes
before using your washing machine. This will release any hydrogen gas build–up. Since
hydrogen gas is flammable, do not smoke or light an open flame during this time.

Ventilate immediately without touching the power plug if there is a gas leak.

Unplug the power cord before servicing your washing machine.

Before each wash, empty the pockets of your laundry. Small, irregularly shaped hard
objects, such as coins, knives, pins, and paperclips could damage your washing machine.
Do not wash clothing with large buckles, buttons, or other heavy metal.

Do not open the door of the washing machine if you can still see water. Check that the
water has drained before opening the door.

Do not repair, replace, or service any part of your washing machine yourself unless you fully
understand the recommended user–repair instructions and have the skills to carry them
out. Work done by an unauthorized person may void your warranty.

Connect the washing machine to the water mains using the new set of hoses. Do not reuse
the old set of hoses.

Water inlet hoses deteriorate over time. Check the hoses periodically for bulges, kinks, cuts,
wear, and leaks, and replace them as needed and at least every five years.

All packaging and shipping bolts must be removed before the appliance is used. Serious
damage may occur if they are not removed. See page 12 “Removing the shipping bolts”.

Before washing clothes for the first time, you must run a complete cycle without clothes.
See “Washing for the first time”.

If this appliance is supplied from a cord extension set or electrical portable outlet device, the
cord extension set or electrical portable outlet device must be positioned so that it is not
subject to splashing or ingress of moisture.

CAUTION

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6_ safety information

The appliance is designed for home use only.

Make sure that water and electrical connections are made by qualified technicians, observing
the user manual (see “Installing your washing machine”) and local safety regulations.

Before cleaning or carrying out maintenance, unplug the appliance from the electrical outlet.

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

Make sure that the pockets of all clothing to be washed are empty.

Hard, sharp objects, such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, or stones can cause
extensive damage to the appliance.

Never allow pets and children to play on or in the appliance. It may cause injury or suffocate them.

The glass door becomes very hot during the washing cycle. Never touch the glass door
while it is in use.

Do not attempt to repair the appliance yourself. Repairs made by inexperienced or unqualified
persons may cause injury and/or make more serious repairs to the appliance necessary.

If the plug (power supply cord) is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its
service agent or a similarly qualified person in order to avoid a hazard.

This appliance should only be serviced by our authorized service center, and only rated
spare parts should be used.

Do not let children (or pets) play on or in your washing machine. The washing machine door
does not open easily from the inside, and children may be seriously injured if trapped inside.

This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical,
sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person responsible for
their safety.

Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

To use this appliance safely, the user should become familiar with the instructions for
operation of the appliance and always take extra care when using it.

This appliance should be positioned to be accessible to the power plug, the water supply
tabs and the drain pipes.

Packing materials can be dangerous to children; keep all packing material (plastic bags,
polystyrene, etc.) well out of the reach of children.

Do not use processed water containing oil, cream or lotion, which is usually found in
skincare shops or massage clinics.

•

Otherwise this will cause the packing to be deformed, which causes a malfunction or water leak.

A stainless washing tub does not usually rust. However if some metal such as a hair pin is
left in the tub for an extended time, the tub could rust.

•

Do not leave water or bleach containing chlorine in the tub for an extended period of time.

• Do not regularly use or leave water containing iron in the tub for an extended period of
time. If rust starts appearing on the surface of the tub, apply a cleansing agent (neutral)
to the surface and use a sponge or soft cloth to clean it. (Under no circumstances use a
metal brush)

The dryer is not to be used if chemicals have been used for cleaning.
For washing machines with ventilation openings in the base, ensure that the opening is not

obstructed by carpet or any other obstacles.

Use the new hose-sets and old hose-sets should not be reused.

safety information

WARNING

WARNING

WARNING

WARNING

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To minimize the risk of fire in a tumble dryer, the following should be observed:

Items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a
fire hazard and should not be placed in a tumble dryer. Oil-affected items can ignite
spontaneously, especially when exposed to heat sources such as in a tumble dryer. The
items become warm, causing an oxidation reaction in the oil. Oxidation creates heat. If the
heat cannot escape, the items can become hot enough to catch fire. Piling, stacking or
storing oil-affected items can prevent heat from escaping and so create a fire hazard. If it is
unavoidable that fabrics that contain vegetable or cooking oil or have been contaminated
by hair care products be placed in a tumble dryer they should first be washed in hot water
with extra detergent – this will reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard. The ‘cool down’ cycle
of tumble dryers should be used to reduce the temperature of the items. They should not
be removed from the tumble dryer or piled or stacked while hot.

Items that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted with petrol/
gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents or other flammable or explosive substances should not
be placed in a tumble dryer. Highly flammable substances commonly used in domestic
environments include acetone, denatured alcohol, petrol/gasoline, kerosene, spot
removers(some brands), turpentine, waxes and wax removers.

Items containing foam rubber(also known as latex foam) or similarly textured rubber. Like
materials should not be dried in a tumble dryer on a heat setting. Foam rubber materials
can, when heated, produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

Fabric softeners or similar products should not be used in a tumble dryer to eliminate
the effects of static electricity unless this practice is specifically recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

Undergarments that contain metal reinforcements should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Damage to the tumble dryer can result if metal reinforcements come loose during drying.
When available a drying rack could be used for such items.

Plastic articles such as shower caps or babies’ waterproof napkin covers should not be
placed in a tumble dryer.

Rubber-backed articles, clothes fitted with foam rubber pads, pillows, galoshes and rubber­coated tennis shoes should not be placed in a tumble dryer.

Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer(or washing machine drying mode,etc).

Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil, acetone, alcohol, petrol,
Kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot
water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer.

Items such as foam rubber(latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber backed
articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be dried in the
tumble dryer.

Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specified by the fabric softener
instructions.

The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat(cool down cycle) to ensure that
the items are left at a temperature that ensures that the items will not be damaged.

Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously, especially when exposed to heat sources such
as in a tumble dryer. The items become warm, causing an oxidation reaction in the oil.
Oxidation creates heat. If the heat cannot escape, the items can become hot enough to
catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing oil-affected items can prevent heat from escaping and
so create a fire hazard.

If it is unavoidable that fabrics that contain vegetable or cooking oil or have been
contaminated by hair care products be placed in a tumble dryer they should first be washed
in hot water with extra detergent - this will reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard.

Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly
removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

WARNING

CAUTION

CAUTION

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8_ contents

contents

SETTING UP YOUR WASHING

MACHINE

9

9 Checking the parts
10 Meeting installation requirements

10 Electrical supply and grounding
10 Water Supply
11 Drain
11 Flooring
11 Surrounding temperature
11 Alcove or closet installation

11 Installing your washing machine
16 Environment

WASHING A LOAD OF LAUNDRY

17

17 Washing for the first time
17 Basic instructions
18 Using the control panel

21 Child lock
21 Sound off
21 Delay end
21 Drain Only Fuction
22 Air Refresh

23 Drying

25 Washing clothes using the cycle selector
25 Washing clothes manually

26 LAUNDRY GUIDELINES
27 Detergent and additives information

27 Which detergent to use
27 Detergent drawer

CLEANING AND MAINTAINING YOUR

WASHING MACHINE

28

28 Draining the washing machine in an

emergency

28 Cleaning the exterior
29 Cleaning the detergent drawer and drawer

recess

29 Cleaning the debris filter
30 Cleaning the water hose mesh filter
30 Repairing a frozen washing machine
30 Storing your washing machine

TROUBLESHOOTING AND

INFORMATION CODES

31

31 Check these points if your washing machine...
32 Information codes

CYCLE CHART

33

33 Cycle chart

APPENDIX

34

34 Fabric care chart
34 Protecting the environment
34 Declaration of conformity

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01 SETTING UP

setting up your washing
machine

Be sure to have your installer follow these instructions closely so that your new
washing machine works properly and so that you’re not at risk of injury when doing
laundry.

CHECKING THE PARTS

Carefully unpack your washing machine, and make sure you’ve received all of the parts shown below.
If your washing machine was damaged during shipping, or if you do not have all of the parts, contact
Samsung Customer Service or your Samsung dealer.

Spanner Bolt hole covers Water supply hose Hose guide

Detergent drawer

Control panel

Door

Adjustable feet

Work top

Plug

Drain hose

Debris filter

Emergency drain tube

Filter Cover

Tub

Release lever

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10_ setting up your new washing machine

setting up your washing
machine

MEETING INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS

Electrical supply and grounding

To prevent unnecessary risk of fire, electrical shock, or personal injury, all wiring and grounding
must be done in accordance with the National Electrical Code ANSI/FNPA, No. 70 Latest
Revision and local codes and ordinances. It is the personal responsibility of the appliance owner
to provide adequate electrical service for this appliance.

Never use an extension cord.
Use only the power cord that comes with your washing machine.

When preparing for installation, ensure that your power supply offers:

• 220V~240V 50Hz 15 AMP fuse or circuit breaker

• Individual branch circuit serving only your washing machine

Your washing machine must be grounded. If your washing machine malfunctions or breaks
down, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for
the electric current.
Your washing machine comes with a power cord having a three-prong grounding plug for use in
a properly installed and grounded outlet.

Never connect the ground wire to plastic plumbing lines, gas lines, or hot water pipes.

Improperly connecting the equipment-grounding conductor can result electrical shock.
Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are unsure if the washing machine is
properly grounded. Do not modify the plug provided with the washing machine. If it does not fit
the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician.

Water Supply

Your washing machine will fill properly when your water pressure is 50 kPa ~ 800 kPa. Water
pressure less than 50 kPa may cause water valve failure, not allowing the water valve to shut
off completely. Or, it may take the washing machine longer to fill than what the controls allow,
resulting in your washing machine turning off. (A fill-time limit, designed to prevent overflows/
flooding if an internal hose becomes loose, is built into the controls.)

The water taps must be within 4 feet (122cm) of the back of your washing machine for the
provided inlet hoses provided to reach your washing machine.

Most plumbing supply stores sell inlet hoses of various lengths up to 10 feet (305cm) long.

You can reduce the risk of leaks and water damage by:

• Making water taps easily accessible.

• Turning off taps when the washing machine is not in use.

• Periodically checking for leaks at water inlet hose fittings.

Before using your washing machine for the first time, check all connections at the water
valve and taps for leaks.

WARNING

WARNING

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01 SETTING UP

Drain

Samsung recommends a standpipe height of 18 in (46 cm). The drain hose must be routed
through the drain hose clip to the standpipe. The standpipe must be large enough to accept the
outside diameter of the drain hose. The drain hose is attached at the factory.

Flooring

For best performance, your washing machine must be installed on a solidly constructed floor.
Wood floors may need to be reinforced to minimize vibration and/or unbalanced loads. Carpeting
and soft tile surfaces are contributing factors to vibrations and the tendency for your washing
machine to move slightly during the spin cycle.

Never install your washing machine on a platform or poorly supported structure.

Surrounding temperature

Do not install your washing machine in areas where water may freeze, since your washing
machine always retains some water in its water valve, pump, and hose areas. Frozen water in
the lines can cause damage to belts, the pump, and other components.

Alcove or closet installation

To operate safely and properly, your new washing machine requires minimum clearances of:

Sides – 25 mm Rear – 51 mm

Top – 25 mm Front – 465 mm

If both the washing machine and a dryer are installed together, the front of the alcove or closet
must have at least 465 mm unobstructed air opening. Your washing machine alone does not
require a specific air opening.

INSTALLING YOUR WASHING MACHINE

STEP 1

Selecting a location

Before you install the washing machine, make sure the location:

• Has a hard, level surface without carpeting or flooring that may obstruct ventilation

• Is away from direct sunlight

• Has adequate ventilation

• Will not be freezing (below 32 ˚F or 0 ˚C)

• Is away from heat sources such as oil or gas

• Has enough space so that the washing machine doesn’t stand on its power cord

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