Zanussi ZJ 1218 User Manual

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

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WASHING MACHINE

ZJ 1218

START
PAUSE

EASY
IRON

QUICK
WASH

DELAY
START

95º

E

60º

40º

30º

60º

40º

30º

40º

30º

X

40º

COTTON

DELICATES

SYNTHETICS

WOOL

60º

SPECIAL

40º

E

60º

E

SUPER
RINSE

SPIN
SPEED

PREWASH

DAILY

30º

1200

900

700

500

ZJ

.
1218

ON/OFF

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.

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Installation

●

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.

●

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

●

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

●

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.

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

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reach.

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. Under wired
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.

●

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

●

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 Zanussi Service
Force Centre. Always insist on genuine Zanussi
spare parts.

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Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information
Your New Washing Machine
Description of the Appliance

Detergent dispenser drawer 5
Child safety feature 5

The Control Panel
Programme information
Operating sequence

Load the laundry 11
Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener 11
Switch the machine on 11
Select the required programme 11
Select the Spin speed or the RINSE HOLD option 11
Select the required options 12
Select the DELAY START 12
Start the programme 12
At the end of the programme 12

Washing Hints

Which detergent?.... 14

And in which form? 14

Wash Care Symbols
Washing Programmes

6-10

10

11-12

13-14

15

16-17

19

Maintenance and Cleaning

Descaling 18

2

After each wash 18
Maintenance Wash 18

4

External cleaning 18

5

Cleaning the dispenser drawer 18
Cleaning the drawer recess 18
Cleaning the filter 18-19
The dangers of freezing 19
Emergency emptying out 19

Something Not Working
Service and Spare Parts
Guarantee conditions

For the Installer

Installation Instructions
Technical Specifications

Unpacking 24
Positioning 24
Water inlet 24-25
Water drainage 25-26
Levelling 26
Special conditions 26
In the interest of the environment 26
Electrical connection 27
Building-in 28-29

18-19

20-21
21-22

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23
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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 fitted with the Zanussi “JET SYSTEM”, 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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Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C

before draining, with the 95°C programme. This
reduces thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent
creasing.

●

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

●

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

Ecological hints

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

●

Adjust the quantity of detergent according to the
hardness of your water supply, the amount of
laundry and the degree of soiling.

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Select an “economy” programme for lightly soiled
laundry .

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A programme without prewash is sufficient for
normally soiled laundry.

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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.

In the interest of the
environment

●

Materials marked with the symbol are
recyclable.

●

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

●

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.

●

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

The symbol on the product or on its packaging
indicates that this product may not be treated as
household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to
the applicable 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
city office, your household waste disposal service or
the shop where you purchased the product.

How do we help to protect the environment?
We use recycled paper!

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, it is 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

START
PAUSE

EASY
IRON

QUICK
WASH

DELAY
START

95º

E

60º

40º

30º

60º

40º

30º

40º

30º

X

40º

COTTON

DELICATES

SYNTHETICS

WOOL

60º

SPECIAL

40º

E

60º

E

SUPER
RINSE

SPIN
SPEED

PREWASH

DAILY

30º

1200

900

700

500

ZJ

.

1218

ON/OFF

Programme chart

P0239S

P1131

1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Programme guide
3 Control panel
4 Door opening handle
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.
To disable this device and restore the possibility of
closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until
the groove is vertical.

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The Control Panel

1

2

3

4

59678 1011

12

13 14

START
PAUSE

EASY
IRON

QUICK
WASH

DELAY
START

95º

E

60º

40º

30º

60º

40º

30º

40º

30º

X

40º

COTTON

DELICATES

SYNTHETICS

WOOL

60º

SPECIAL

40º

E

60º

E

SUPER
RINSE

SPIN

SPEED

PREWASH

DAILY

30º

1200

900

700

500

ZJ

.

1218

ON/OFF

1Detergent dispenser drawer

2 Mains-on light

This light comes on when the ON/OFF button is
pressed, and goes out when it is pressed again.

3 ON/OFF button

Press this button to switch the machine on. Press it
again to switch the machine off.

Programme 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 these buttons are pressed, the corresponding pilot
lights come on. When they are pressed again, the pilot
lights go out.
If an incorrect option is selected, the corresponding
pilot light flashes for about 2 seconds and the message
Err is displayed.

4 SPIN SPEED button

Rinse Hold

When RINSE HOLD option is selected, the last rinse
water is not emptied out, to prevent the fabrics from
creasing. When the programme has finished, the light
of the START PAUSE button and the pilot light
(DOOR) go out, the light and the pilot light
(

END) are alight to indicate that the water must be

emptied out.
There are two methods of draining the water from the

machine.
Method 1: Drain the water only, no spin:

• Turn selector dial to "X" position.

• Select the programme (draining).

The water will be emptied out without spinning.
Method 2: Drain and then spin the laundry:

• Turn selector dial to "X" position.

• Select programme (Spin) or (delicate spin).

• Select the required spin speed (see 4 Spin Speed

button)

• Press Start/Pause button

The water will empty out and then the laundry will be
spun at the selected spin speed.

Press this button to reduce the maximum speed of the
final speed proposed by the machine for the selected
programme or to select position (RINSE HOLD) .
The light corresponding to the
selected option illuminates.

The following speeds are available for the different
fabrics:

• C

• S

YNTHETICS and WOOL/(handwash) :

500/700 max 900 r.p.m.

• D

, linen: 500/700/900 max 1200 r.p.m.

OTTON

ELICATES and MINI-PROGRAMME :

500 max 700 r.p.m.

Attention! Before selecting programmes (Drain),

(Spin) or (delicate spin), the selector dial has to

be positioned on X (cancelling).

5 PREWASH button

The machine performs a prewash cycle at 30°C max.
The prewash cycle ends with a short spin at 650 r.p.m.
in programmes for Cotton and Synthetics, and with
emptying of the water for Delicates.
This option is not available with the
programme and mini-program .
For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.

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WOOL/(handwash)

6 DAILY button

This option can be used for lightly soiled cotton or
synthetic items in order to obtain a good washing

performance in a short time.
This option cannot be used with the Economy

programmes 60°E and E°40 and Mini-Programme
and also not in combination with QUICK WASH
option.

7 QUICK WASH button

This option can be used for lightly soiled cotton,
synthetic or delicate items that have been used or worn

for a short time.
This option is not available with the
(handwash) programme, the Energy saving
programmes (60°E and 40°E) and Mini-Programme .

It cannot be used also in combination with DAILY
option.

WOOL/

8 SUPER RINSE button

This option can be selected with all programmes, except
the

WOOL/ HANDWASH and Mini-Programme .

The machine will add 2 rinses for cotton and 1 rinse for
synthetics and delicates.

This option is recommended for people who are allergic
to detergents and in areas where the water is very soft.

9 EASY IRON button

Selecting this button the laundry is gently washed and
spun to avoid any creasing. In this way ironing is easier.
Furthermore the machine will perform 6 rinses instead
of 3 for cotton and 4 rinses instead of 3 for synthetics.
This function can be used only for cotton and synthetic
fabrics.

If this option is selected for cotton programmes, the spin
speed automaticaly will reduce to 900 rpm.

If this option is selected for synthetic programmes with
a temperature of 60°C or 50°C, the machine will perform
a washing cycle at max 40°C.

10 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 23 hours by means of this button.

● Select the programme and the required options.

● Select the delay start.

● Depress START PAUSE button: the machine starts

its hourly countdown.

The programme will start after the selected delay has
expired. The DELAY START cannot be used with
(D

RAIN), (SPIN) or (DELICATE SPIN)

programmes.

Cancelling the delayed start

● Depress START PAUSE button.

● Depress DELAY START button until «0’» is

displayed.

● Depress START PAUSE button again, if you wish to

restart the machine immediately.

11 START/PAUSE button

This button has two functions: Start - Pause

Start

After having selected the required programme, press this
button to start the machine; the corresponding pilot light
stops flashing.

If you have selected the delayed start, the machine
begins its countdown. The duration of the programme or
the delay appears on the display.

Pause

To interrupt a programme which is running, depress the
START PAUSE button: the corresponding pilot light
starts to flash.

To restart the programme from the point at which it was
interrupted, press the START PAUSE button again.

12 DISPLAY

The display shows the following information:

Reset/Cancelling - Duration of the programme ­Delayed start - Incorrect option selection - Alarm
code - End of programme.

Reset/cancellation of the programme

If the programme selector dial is turned to X position,
three blinking dashes are displayed.

Now you can select a new programme.

(If the programme selector dial has not turned to X
position , when you press the ON/OFF button to switch
the machine on, the display will show a blinking zero.)

Selecting the delayed start

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Duration of the selected programme

DELAY
START

2.05

---

0

E20

After selecting a programme, the duration is displayed
in hours and minutes ( for example 2.05).

The duration is calculated automatically on the basis of
the maximum recommended load for each type of
fabric.

After the programme has started, the time remaining is
updated every minute.

Delayed start

The selected delay (23 hours max) set by means of the
relevant button appears on the display for 3 seconds,
then the duration of the previously selected programme
is displayed.

The countdown is updated every hour and, when remain
the last 2 hours, each 30 min.

Alarm codes

In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes
can be displayed, for example E20 (see paragraph
“Something not working”).

End of programme

When the programme has finished a flashing zero is
displayed. The door can be opened when the
(D

OOR) pilot light has gone out and if the (RINSE

) option has not been selected.

HOLD

IInnccoorrrreecctt ooppttiioonn sseelleeccttiioonn

If an option which is not compatible with the set wash

programme is selected, the message Err is displayed for
2 seconds.

13 Programme progress display

By selecting the wash programme, the pilot lights
corresponding to the various phases making up the
programme come on.

After the machine has started, the (D
light and only the running phase light illuminate and
stay on.
When the programme has finished, the (
light comes on and the the (D
pilot light goes off.

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OOR) pilot

OOR)

END) pilot

95º

E

60º

40º

30º

60º

40º

30º

40º

30º

X

40º

COTTON

DELICATES

SYNTHETICS

WOOL

60º

SPECIAL

40º

E

60º

E

30º

WASH

CLOGGED
FILTER

DOOR

PREWASH

SPIN

END

RINSES

DRAIN

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or
anticlockwise.
Position E corresponds to the ENERGY SAVING
programmes and position to “cold wash”.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must
be turned to position X (reset).

Functions

The (D

OOR) pilot light indicates if during the

washing cycle the door can be opened:

• Light on: the door can be opened

(when the washing machine is set to PAUSE, the
(D

OOR) pilot light will go off).

• Light off: the door cannot be opened

(when the washing machine is set to PAUSE, the

OOR) pilot light will start to flash)

(D

The (END) pilot light flashes in the event of
operating problems and the corresponding alarm code
appears on the display.

EE1100

= the machine does not fill

EE2200

= the machine does not empty

EE4400

= the door has not been closed

To eliminate the problem, see paragraph “Something not
working”.

If the (

FIL TER CLOGGED) pilot light flashes at the

end of the programme this means that the drain filter
must be cleaned.

14 Programme selector dial

The selector is divided into 5 sections:

• C

OTTON,

• S

YNTHETICS

• DELICA TES

• WOOL (hand washing)

• Special programmes

• Reset programme X

End of programme

When the (END) pilot light on the programme

progress display illuminates, if the

(D

OOR) pilot light has gone out, the the door can be

opened (if the (

RINSE HOLD) option has not been

selected).
Turn the programme selector dial to X.

Switch the machine off by depressing the ON/OFF
button before removing the laundry.

Altering an option or a running programme

It is possible to change any option before the
programme carries it out.
Before you make any change, you must pause the
washing machine by pressing the START PAUSE
button.
Changing a running programme is possible only by
resetting it. Turn the programme selector dial to "X" and
then to the new programme position. The washing water
in the tub will not emptied out .
Start the new programme by depressing the START
PAUSE button.

Interrupting a programme

Depress the START PAUSE button to interrupt a
programme which is running: the corresponding light
starts to flash.
Depress the same button to restart the programme.

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