Zanussi ZKG7125 User Manual

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User manual

Washer Dryer

ZKG 7125
ZKG 7145
ZKG 7165

Contents

Safety information _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2
Safety instructions _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3
Product description _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5
Control panel _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6
Washing Programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9
Automatic Drying programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11
Drying Programmes _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Helpful hints and tips _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12
Drying Hints _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14
First use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14

Personalisation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Daily Use _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15
Use - Drying _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17
Care and cleaning _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19
What to do if… _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22
Technical data _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25
Consumption values _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26
Installation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26
Environment concerns _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29

Subject to change without notice.

Safety information

Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the
supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an in­correct installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always
keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference.

Children and vulnerable people safety

Warning! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.

• Do not let persons, children included, with reduced physical sen­sory, reduced mental functions or lack of experience and knowl­edge use the appliance. They must have supervision or instruction
for the operation of the appliance by a person who is responsible
for their safety.

• Do not let children play with the appliance.

• Keep all packaging away from children.

• Keep all detergents away from children.

• Keep children and pets away from the appliance door when it is
open.

• If the appliance has a child safety device, we recommend you ac­tivate it.

General Safety

• Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance and disconnect the
mains plug from the mains socket.

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• Do not change the specification of this appliance.

• Obey the maximum load volume of 8 kg (refer to the “Programme
chart” chapter).

• If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manu­facturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to
avoid a hazard.

• The operating water pressure (minimum and maximum) must be
between 0,5 bar (0,05 MPa) and 8 bar (0,8 MPa)

• The ventilation openings in the base (if applicable) must not be
obstructed by a carpet.

• The appliance is to be connected to the water mains using the
new supplied hose-sets. Old hose sets must not be reused.

Safety instructions

Installation

• Remove all the packaging and the transit

bolts.

• Keep the transit bolts. When you move the

appliance again you must block the drum.

• Do not install or use a damaged appliance.

• Do not install or use the appliance where the

temperature is less than 0 °C or where it is
exposed to the weather.

• Obey the installation instruction supplied

with the appliance.

• Make sure that the floor where you install the

appliance is flat, stable, heat resistant and
clean.

• Do not install the appliance where the appli-

ance door can not be fully opened.

• Always be careful when you move the appli-

ance because it is heavy. Always wear safety
gloves.

• Make sure that there is air circulation be-

tween the appliance and the floor.

• Adjust the feet to have the necessary space

between the appliance and the carpet.

Electrical connection

Warning! Risk of fire and electrical shock.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical information on
the rating plate agrees with the power sup­ply. If not, contact an electrician.

• Always use a correctly installed shockproof
socket.

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and exten­sion cables.

• Make sure not to cause damage to the mains
plug and to the mains cable. Should the ap­pliance power supply cable need to be re­placed, this must be carried out by our Serv­ice Centre.

• Connect the mains plug to the mains socket
only at the end of the installation. Make sure
that there is access to the mains plug after
the installation.

• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains plug.

• Do not touch the mains cable or the mains
plug with wet hands.

• Only for UK and Ireland. The appliance has a
13 amp mains plug. If it is necessary to

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change the fuse in the mains plug, use a 13
amp ASTA (BS 1362) fuse.

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This appliance complies with the E.E.C. Di­rectives.

Water connection

• Make sure not to cause damage to the water
hoses.

• The appliance is to be connected to the wa­ter mains using the new supplied hose-sets.
Old hose sets must not be reused.

• Before you connect the appliance to new
pipes or pipes not used for a long time, let
the water flow until it is clean.

• The first time you use the appliance, make
sure that there is no leakage.

Use

Warning! Risk of injury, electrical shock,

fire, burns or damage to the appliance.

• Use this appliance in a household only.

• Do not change the specification of this appli­ance.

• Do not put flammable products or items that
are wet with flammable products in, near or
on the appliance.

• Do not touch the glass of the door while a
programme operates. The glass can be hot.

• Make sure that you remove all metal objects
from the laundry.

• The final part of the drying cycle occurs with­out heat (cool down cycle) to ensure that the
items will not be damaged.
If you stop the appliance before the end of
the drying cycle, immediately remove and
spread out all items, so that the heat can dis­sipate.

• If you use detergent, fabric softener or similar
products, obey the instructions on the pack­aging.

• Wipe away lint that has accumulated around
the appliance.

• Do not dry the damaged items which contain
padding or fillings .

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• Do not dry items such as foam rubber (latex
foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles and
rubber backed articles.

• Before drying items that have been in con­tact with substances such as cooking oil,
acetone, alcohol , petrol, kerosene, spot re­movers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers,
wash them in hot water with an extra amount
of detergent.

• Do not dry items if industrial chemicals have
been used for cleaning.

• Make sure that no gas lighters or matches
have been left in the pockets of the clothing.

• Only dry fabrics which are applicable to dry
in the tumble dryer. Follow the instructions
on the fabric label.

• Do not dry not washed items in the appli­ance.

• If you have washed your laundry with a stain
remover start an extra rinse cycle before you
start the appliance.

• Plastic items are not heat resistant.
– If you use a detergent ball, remove it be-

fore you set the drying programme.

– Do not use a detergent ball when you set

a non-stop programme.

Warning! Risk of injury or damage to the
appliance.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

• Obey the maximum load volume.

• Do not dry dripping wet clothes in the appli­ance.

Care and Cleaning

Warning! Risk of injury or damage to the

appliance.

• Do not use water spray and steam to clean
the appliance.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft cloth.
Only use neutral detergents. Do not use
abrasive products, abrasive cleaning pads,
solvents or metal objects.

Disposal

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Warning! Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent children
and pets to get closed in the appliance.

Product description

Detergent dispenser drawer

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Control panel

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Door opening handle

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Rating plate

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Drain pump

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Adjustable feet

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Service

• Contact the Service to repair the appliance.
We recommend only the use of original
spare parts.

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Detergent dispenser drawer

Compartment for detergent used for pre­wash and soak phase or for stain remover used
during the stain action phase (if available). The
prewash and soak detergent is added at the be­ginning of the wash programme. The stain re­mover is added during the stain action phase.

Compartment for powder or liquid detergent
used for main wash. If using liquid detergent
pour it just before starting the programme.

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Compartment for liquid additives (fabric softener, starch).
Follow the product manufacturer’s recommendations on quantities to use and do not exceed the
«MAX» mark in the detergent dispenser drawer. Any fabric softener or starching additives must
be poured into the compartment before starting the wash programme.

Child Safety device

Make sure that children or pets do not climb in­to the drum. To prevent children and pets be­coming trapped inside the drum this machine
incorporates a special feature.

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.

Control panel

On the following page there is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector
dial as well as the buttons, pilot lights and the display. These are presented by relevant num-

bers on the following pages.

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Programme selector dial

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Spin button

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Automatic drying button

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6

Drying time button

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Super quick button

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Extra rinse button

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Start/Pause button

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Delay start button

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Door pilot light

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Display

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Table of symbols

= Rinse hold = Child Safety Lock

1-8 Programme selector dial, spin speed
button, drying level and time, and
available options

Programme Selector Dial

It allows you to switch the appliance on/off and/
or to select a programme.

Spin

By pressing this button you can change the
spin speed of the selected programme or to se­lect Rinse Hold option.

Rinse hold

By selecting this function the water of the last
rinse is not emptied out to prevent the fabrics
from creasing. Before opening the door it will
be necessary to empty out the water. To empty
out the water, please read the paragraph «At
the end of the programme».

Automatic Dry

By pressing this button you can choose the re­quired degree of drying for cottons and syn­thetics:

• Cupboard dry (Cottons and Synthetics)

• Iron dry (Cottons)
The pilot light corresponding to the selected
dryness degree will illuminate.

Drying Time

If you wish to carry out a timed drying pro­gramme, press this button until the drying time
you want appears on the display according to
the fabrics (cottons or synthetics) you have to
dry. For Cottons you can select a drying time
from 10 minutes to 250 minutes (4.10). For
Synthetics you can select a drying time from 10
minutes to 130 minutes (2.10). Every time you
press this button the drying time increases by 5
mins.

Available options:

Super Quick

Short cycle for lightly soiled items or for laundry
which needs only freshening up. We recom­mend you to reduce the fabrics loading.

Extra Rinse

This appliance is designed to save energy. If it
necessary to rinse the laundry using an extra
quantity of water (extra rinse), select this option.
Some additional rinses will be performed. This
option is recommended for people who are al­lergic to detergents, and in areas where the
water is very soft.

Start Pause

This button allows you to start or to interrupt
the selected programme.

Delay Start

The programme can be delayed from 30 min ­60 min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour up
to a maximum of 20 hours by means of this but­ton.

Door light

The pilot light 9 illuminates when the pro­gramme starts and indicates if the door can be
opened:

• light on: the door cannot be opened. The
machine is working or has stopped with wa­ter left in the tub.

• light off: the door can be opened. The pro­gramme is finished or the water has been
emptied out.

• light blinking: the door is opening in a few
minutes.

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10 Display

10.1 10.2

The display shows the following information:

10.1 Child safety lock

This device permits you to leave the appliance unattended during it's functioning.

10.2 • Duration of the selected programme
After selecting a programme, the duration is displayed in hours and minutes (for example

). 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.

• Selected drying time
After selecting a drying programme the drying time is shown in minutes or hours and minutes.
After the programme has started, the time remaining is updated every minute.

• Delayed start
The Selected delay set by pressing the relevant button appears on the display for a few sec­onds, then the duration of the selected programme is displayed again. The delay time value
decreases by one unit every hour and then, when 1 hour remains, every minute.

• Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example

(see paragraph «What to do if...»).

• Incorrect option selection
If an option which is not compatible with the set wash programme is selected, the message
Err is displayed at the bottom of the display for a few seconds and the integrated red light of
button 7 start flashing.

• End of programme
When the programme has finished the flashing zero (

pilot light of button 7 go out and the door can be opened.

) is displayed, the pilot light 9 and the

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Washing Programmes

Programme - Maximum and Minimum Temperature

- Cycle Description - Maximum Spin Speed - Maxi­mum Fabrics Load - Type of Laundry

Cottons

90° - 60°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 1200 rpm (ZKG 7125), 1400 rpm
(ZKG 7145), 1600 rpm (ZKG 7165)

Max. load 6 kg - Reduced load 3 kg

White cotton(heavily and normally soiled items).

Cottons Eco

60° - 40°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 1200 rpm (ZKG 7125), 1400 rpm
(ZKG 7145), 1600 rpm (ZKG 7165)
Max. load 6 kg
White or fast colour cotton (normally soiled items).
This programme can be selected for normally soiled cotton
items. The temperature will decrease and the washing time
will be extended. This allows to obtain a good washing effi­ciency by saving energy.

Cottons

60° - 30°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 1200 rpm (ZKG 7125), 1400 rpm
(ZKG 7145), 1600 rpm (ZKG 7165)

Max. load 6 kg - Reduced load 3 kg
White or colour cotton (normally or slightly soiled
items) .

Cottons + Prewash

60° - 40°
Prewash - Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 1200 rpm (ZKG 7125), 1400 rpm
(ZKG 7145), 1600 rpm (ZKG 7165)

Max. load 6 kg - Reduced load 3 kg

White or colour cotton (heavily or normally soiled items)

Synthetics

60° - 30°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 900 rpm

Max. load 3 kg - Reduced load 2 kg
Synthetic or mixed fabrics: underwear, coloured gar­ments, non-shrink shirts, blouses.

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Options

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SUPER QUICK

EXTRA RINSE

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

EXTRA RINSE

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SUPER QUICK

EXTRA RINSE

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SUPER QUICK

EXTRA RINSE

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SUPER QUICK

EXTRA RINSE

Detergent Com-

partment

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Programme - Maximum and Minimum Temperature

- Cycle Description - Maximum Spin Speed - Maxi-

mum Fabrics Load - Type of Laundry

Easy iron

40°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 900 rpm
Max. load 1 kg
Synthetic or mixed fabrics: selecting this programme
the laundry is gently washed and spun to avoid any creas­ing. In this way ironing is easier. Furthermore the machine
will perform additional rinses.

Delicates

40° - 30°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 700 rpm

Max. load kg 3 - Reduced load kg 1,5

Delicate fabrics: acrylics, viscose, polyester.

Wool / Handwash

40° - Cold
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 900 rpm
Max. load 2 kg
Washing programme for machine washable wool as well
as for hand washable woollens and delicate fabrics. Note!
A single or bulky item may cause imbalance. If the appli­ance doesn’t perform the final spin phase, add more items,
redistribute the load manually and then select the spinning
programme.

Jeans

40°
Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 1200 rpm
Max. load 3 kg
With this programme it is possible to wash items like
pants, shirts or jackets in denim tissue and also jersey real­ized with hi-tech materials. Note! The Extra Rinse option
will be activated automatically.

Sport Intensive

40°
Prewash - Main wash - Rinses
Maximum spin speed at 900 rpm
Max. load 2,5 kg
This programme is suitable for washing heavily soiled sport
items. The appliance will add automatically a prewash
phase before the main wash to eliminate mud stains.

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Options

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

EXTRA RINSE

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SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SUPER QUICK

EXTRA RINSE

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

SPIN

RINSE HOLD

Detergent Com-

partment

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