Westinghouse WWT6541, WWT554B User Manual

Washing Machine

Model: WWT6541, WWT554B

CONTENTS

SAFETY INFORMATION

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

CONTROL PANEL

WASHING INSTRUCTIONS

DAILY USE

CARING FOR YOUR WASHING MACHINE

HELPFUL HINTS IN DEALING WITH WASHING PROBLEMS

A GUIDE TO STAIN REMOVAL

TROUBLE SHOOTING

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS ....................................................................... 2910.

WARRANTY .................................................................................................. 3111.

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

We recommend the use of original spare parts. When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available. The information can be found on the rating plate. Model, PNC, Serial Number.

Warning / Caution-Safety information. General information and tips. Environmental information.

Subject to change without notice.

SAFETY INFORMATION

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CONDITIONS OF USE

This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

Farm houses

By clients in serviced apartments, holiday apartments and residential type environments.

In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings.

To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features.

Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.

1.1 GENERAL SAFETY

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

Make sure that small pets do not climb into the washbowl. To avoid this, please check into the washbowl before using the appliance.

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.

Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener and detergent. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you overfill. Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.

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.

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 agitator.

Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whale bones, material without hems or torn material.

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

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 Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

If the supply cord is damaged, should the appliance power supply cable need to be replaced, this shall be carried out by our Service Centre.

1.2 INSTALLATION

When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre.

Appliance should not be installed in a humid place.

After having installed the appliance, check that it is not standing on the inlet and drain hose.

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.

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

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

Connect the machine to an earthed socket outlet.

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

Water pressures between minimum 50kPa and maximum 800kPa are acceptable.

1.3 USE

This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed.

Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. Follow the instructions on each garment label.

Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual.

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.

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.

Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket, always take hold of the plug itself.

Never use the washing machine if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washing machine is accessible.

1.4 CHILD SAFETY

This washing machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision.

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

The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.

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

Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the washbowl.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION2.

WASHING MACHINE PARTS

2.1

FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW

PARTS LISTINSIDE VIEW

Control Panel

Lid

Cabinet

11 12

Levelling Adjustable Front Feet

Water Inlet Hose

- RED fittings (Hot Water)

- BLUE fittings (Cold Water)

Mains Cable

Outlet Hose/Drain Hose (See

installation instructions sheet to fit & position drain hose)

Back Feet (fixed)

Bleach Dispenser

Wash Bowl

Fabric Softener Dispenser

Agitator

Lint Filter

Frame Filter

PRODUCT FEATURES

2.2

The Westinghouse wash system

1) Wash operation

The agitator & bowl rotates while it is filled with water to immerse the clothes.

The agitator then rotate to move the clothes so that the detergent can be dissolved and activated at the selected water temperature.

2) Agitation and dilution

After the wash operation is completed, the bowl is filled with more water. The agitator then moves in an energy efficient mode, generating additional mechanical actions.

Auto Clear Unbalance

The washing machine can stop during the spin stage of a wash or spin because of an out of balance condition. Out of balance during spin is caused by an uneven distribution of clothes in the wash bowl. If the washing machine detects this problem, it will try to clear itself by following the steps below:

Stop spinning then starts filling to the

1. selected water level.

Agitates for 3 minutes to redistribute

2. the clothes.

Drains the water.3.

Starts the spin cycle again.4.

NOTE

If the machine detects the problem again, it will repeat self clearing steps one more time. If problem reoccurs the third time, “ ” will be displayed along with 3 short beeps repeated 3 time every 15 seconds to get your attention.

To rectify the out of balance condition, open the lid and wait until the machine stops spinning, then redistribute the clothes evenly in the space between the agitator and wall of the wash bowl. Close the lid and press the “Start/Pause” button to continue the spin stage

NOTE

If you have frequent out of balance interruptions, it may be due to your washing machine not standing firm and level on the floor. This can be corrected by adjusting the washing machine legs as described in the Installation Instructions sheet supplied with your machine.

If “Eco” rinse option selected, this

function will not operate.

This function will not operate in “Tub Cleaning” and Drain + Spin” programs.

If “Extra” rinse option is selected, self clearing steps will be repeated up to 6 times.

Power Failure Recovery

When there is power failure while machine is washing or rinsing or spinning. The machine tries to save the settings at which stage the machine is doing and then when the power returns back the machine will starts washing from the stage where it is left off.

Button Response and Lights

Always press buttons gently. Watch the lights on the control panel to see the effect pressing a button or turning a program selector knob has, and listen for “BEEPS”.

When you press a button you will get a short “BEEP” to acknowledge the entry. If the option is not available at the time, the machine will not allow you to select it, and you will here the three short “BEEP” to remind you the option is not available and the display will show “ ” and flashing.

After the machine has started, the entire wash option button will be disabled and the display will show “ ” and flashing with three short beeps to indicate the button is disabled (except Start/Pause button).

All functions of the washing machine will stop when the lid is open.

Enabling/Disabling End-of-Wash Beeping Mode

This mode permits you to either enable or disable the beeping (3 beeps every 20 seconds) at the end of the wash. As an example, you might wish to disable this beeping when you start a wash when going to bed, so that when the wash finished, it will not disturb you through the night.

CONTROL PANEL3.

To change the “beeping” selection, proceed as follows:

If you want to DISABLE the “beeping” sound, when the washing machine in Stand-By-Mode (after 7 seconds passed from machine switching on), press “Soak Time” and “Water Level” buttons at the same time until you hear 2 shorts “BEEP” sound.

To return to default configuration press these 2 buttons at the same time until you hear “BEEP” sound.

NOTE:

All error beeping is not disabled by this feature, such as a critical fault, or lid open during fill/agitate/spin, or out of balance during spinning.

Responding sound while pressing the button is not disabled by this feature.

Delay End Option Button only for model WWT6541

3.1

Program Selector Knob

3.1

3.2

Water Temperatures Button

Water Level Button

3.3

Soak Time Button

3.4

3.83.6

3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.7

Rinse Option Button

3.5

3.6

Display

Start/Pause Button

3.7

Delay End Option Button

3.8

(Only model WWT6541)

3.1

PROGRAM SELECTOR KNOB

Turn the Program Selector knob to choose the wash program you want. The table “Your Program Guide” shown on page 12 will help you in selecting the right program.

The Program Selector knob is not a timer. Once you select a wash program, the Program Selector knob will stay at that position for the whole wash cycle.

NOTE:

When you choose the Woollens and Bedding program, the Deep Rinse option is automatically selected for you. You will NOT be able to select and use Eco Rinse with these two programs.

3.2

WATER TEMPERATURES BUTTON

For each wash program your washing machine automatically selects a suitable fill water temperature. If you want to use a different wash water temperature, press the Temperature button repeatedly.

The water temp lights will tell you the temperature for each press of the button.

You have four temperatures to choose from Very Hot, Hot, Warm and Cold.

The temperature of warm water will depend on the temperature and pressure of your hot and cold water supplies. The recommended temperature for warm is 35°C.

You can adjust the flow rate of the water supplies to adjust the Warm temperature. All rinse water temperatures are cold.

Always check your label for the washing temperature symbols which the International Care Labelling Code now uses

Cold, Warm, Hot.

NOTE:

If you have a cold water connection ONLY and the hot inlet valve is capped off (refer installation instructions) you must select Cold washes only. To fill detergent, you must follow steps as below:

Measure the correct amount of

powder detergent by following the recommendations on the package.

Mix powder detergent in one

litre of hot or warm water.

Add the pre-mixed detergent to

the wash load.

move around agitator

3.3

WATER LEVEL BUTTON

Choose the water level by pressing Water Level button. Use only the amount of water you need for the wash load.

Water Level

Full

High

Medium

Low

1) Model WWT554B Maximum mass of dry cloth is 5.5kg

2) Model WWT6541 Maximum mass of dry cloth is 6.5kg

Proportion of Hot and Cold water based on temperature selection.

Temp.

Very Hot

The machine will fill the Full amount of water for your FULL load.

The machine will fill the High amount of water for your NEARLY FULL load.

The machine will fill the medium amount of water for your HALF load.

The machine will fill the Low amount of water for your SMALL load.

Descriptions

for normally soiled white cottons and linen (e.g. teacloths, towels, tablecloths, sheets...).

Water level description

Clothes Load (kg)

Model

WWT554B

4 to 5.5 5 to 6.5

3 to 4 3 to 5

1.5 to 3 1.5 to 3

0 to 1.5 0 to 1.5

Water from

HOT valve

Water from

COLD valve

90 % 10 %

for normally soiled, colourfast garments (e.g.

Hot

shirts, night dresses, pyjamas....) in linen,

cotton or synthetic fibres and for lightly

60 % 40 %

soiled white cotton (e.g.underwear).

Warm

Cold

for delicate items (e.g. net curtains), mixed laundry including synthetic fibres and woollens bearing the label pure new wool, machine washable, non-shrink.

50 % 50 %

10 % 90 %

Model

WWT6541

IMPORTANT: Components in the washing machine are designed to be used with water no hotter than 70°C. If your water supply is too hot, you should have a temperature limiting valve fitted by a qualified plumber.

Flood diagnostic is explained on page 28. You should refer to this if you have water pouring onto the floorThe display will show “ ” and you will hear rapid short beep continuously to remind you about this problem.

3.4

SOAK TIME BUTTON

This option allows you to soak heavily soiled clothes at the beginning of the wash. To do this, press Soak Time button to select the soak time.

The lid must be closed to allow Soak functions to operate, including the “Heavy Duty” wash program 6 mins soak. The machine will agitate for short periods. At other times, the clothes are soaking and the machine will be doing nothing.

3.5

RINSE OPTION BUTTON

Pressing the Rinse Option button to choose the rinse type for your wash load. For most washes the machine automatically selects “Deep” rinse for you.

There are four rinses to choose from Extra, Deep, Eco and Hold.

Extra rinse, the machine fills twice, giving you two deep rinses.

Deep rinse, the machine fills once, giving you one deep rinse.

Eco rinse, is a spray rinse giving you maximum water saving.

Hold, by selecting this option the water of the last rinse is not emptied out and the drum turns regularly to prevent the laundry creases.

After cycle has finished, You must drain the water from the washing tub by pressing “Start/Pause” button to continue the cycle.

How does Eco Rinse work ?

When Eco rinse is used, rinse water is sprayed into the washbowl in pulses. After each pulse the washbowl will spin to remove detergent laden water from the clothes.

The machine will go through a series of maximum six pulses spray and short spin cycles in this manner, depending on program selection, followed by a final long spin that removes the water from the clothes to complete the full wash program.

NOTE:

Compare this with Deep rinse where much more water is used.

Deep rinse, water enters the machine filling up to the wash water level selected. The washer agitates and finally empties the rinse water through the drain hose.

Extra rinse, this is special option for those people who suffer from allergies, this extra rinse will provide two deep rinses to ensure all detergent residue has been removed.

Eco Rinse CANNOT be selected with Woollens and Bedding program.

Extra and Eco rinse is not designed to be used with fabric softener.

Select Deep rinse if you are going to use fabric softener.

Deep rinse ensures the fabric softener is correctly dispensed and thoroughly removed from your clothes during rinsing.

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