Zanussi ZWD 1681 W User Manual

WASHER-DRYER

ZWD 1681 W

50°

E60°

50°

Drying

1600

1200

900

700

Spin
Speed

Delay
Start

Drying
Time

Rinse

Rinse Hold

Drain

Spin

Dry

End

Wash

ZWD 1681 W

Wool

Prewash Super

Rinse

Quick
Wash

40°

30°

95°

60°

40°

60°

Miniprogramme

Spin

Drain

Softeners

Rinses

Soak

30°

40°

30°

40°

30°

Delicates

Synthetics

Cottons

JETSYSTEM

7 kg

1600

TIMELINE

Prewash

Start
Pause

Store Dry

Auto
Dry

Extra Dry

Iron Dry

Off

INSTRUCTION BOOKLET

132985520

GB

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Installation

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This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when
moving it.

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

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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.

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

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

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Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does
not stand on the electrical supply cable.

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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
washer-dryers. Please check your drum before use.

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The glass door becomes very hot during the washing
and drying cycle. Keep children away from the
vicinity of the appliance whilst it is in operation.

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Keep all packaging well away from children.

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

Use

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

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Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section
in the instruction book.

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Only wash and dry fabrics which are designed to be
machine washed and dried. If in doubt, consult the
care label on the clothes.

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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. Underwired bras
must NOT be machine washed.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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As some duvets and eiderdowns should be
washed/dried in large commercial machines because
of their bulk, please check with the manufacturer of
the item before washing in a domestic machine.

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The users should always check that they have not
left their gas lighters (disposable or otherwise) in
their clothing.

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Never tumble dry items that have had contact with
chemicals such as dry cleaning fluid. These are of a
volatile nature and could cause an explosion.
Only tumble dry items which have been washed in
water or require airing.

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Plastic detergent dispensers should not remain in the
drum during the drying cycle, as the plastic used is
not designed to withstand the heat. If you wish to
wash-through-to-dry you should use the
conventional detergent dispenser drawer.

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

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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 Force
Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

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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Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information

2

Your New Washer-Dryer

4

Description of the Appliance

5
Detergent dispenser drawer 5
Child safety feature 5

The Control Panel

6-9

Programme information

9

Operating Sequence

10-12

Washing 10
Load the laundry 10
Measure out the detergent 10
Measure out the fabric softener 10
Select the required programme 10
Select the spin speed or the “Rinse Hold” option 10
Select the desired options 10
Select the “Delay Start” 11
Start the programme 11
How to change an option or a programme
during its cycle 11
How to cancel a programme during its cycle 11
How to open the door during the cycle of
a programme 11
End of programme 11-12

Drying 3.5 kg of cotton 12

Autodrying 2 kg of synthetics 12

Washing and Drying Hints

13

Which detergent to use?.... 14

And in which form? 14

Wash Care Symbols

15

Washing Programmes

16

Special Programmes

17

Drying Programmes

18

Maintenance and Cleaning

19-20
Descaling 19
After each wash 19
Maintenance wash 19
External cleaning 19
Cleaning the dispenser drawer 19
Cleaning the drawer recess 19
Cleaning the pump 19-20
Cleaning the water inlet filter 20
The dangers of freezing 20
Emergency emptying out 20

Something Not Working

21-22

Service and Spare Parts

22-23

Guarantee Conditions

23

For the Installer

Installation Instructions

24

Technical Specifications

24

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

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 Washer-Dryer

This new machine, which is fitted with the New 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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The special wool programme with its new delicate
wash system treats your woollens with extreme care.

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

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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.

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The two drying programmes will give your wash
that soft, relaxed feel whatever the weather.

Ecological hints

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

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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 the “Economy” programme for lightly soiled
laundry.

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A programme without prewash is sufficient for
normally soiled laundry.

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Try to load the maximum drying capacity of the
machine as small loads are uneconomical.

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Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin
speed, the lower the electricity consumption and the
shorter the drying times.

In the interest
of the environment

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Materials marked with the symbol are
recyclable.

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

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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.

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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, 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

1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control Panel
3 Door opening handle
4 Drain pump
5 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.

1

Miniprogramme

Spin

Drain

Softeners

Rinses

7 kg

TIMELINE

JETSYSTEM

1600

Soak

30°

40°

Wool

Delicates

2

Extra Dry

1600

Off

95°

Cottons

1200

E60°

900

60°

50°

700

40°

30°

Spin

Prewash Super

Quick

Speed

Wash

60°

50°

40°

30°

30°

40°

Synthetics

Prewash

Store Dry

Wash

Iron Dry

Rinse

Rinse Hold

Drain

Drying

Start

Auto

Delay

Drying

Spin

Rinse

Pause

Dry

Start

Time

Dry

End

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4

5

P1206

P1131

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The Control Panel

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.

2 “Spin Speed” button

Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if
you want your laundry to be spun at a speed different
from the one proposed by the machine. The relevant
light will light up.

The following speeds are available for the different
fabrics.

• Cotton, linen: 700/900/1200 max 1600 r.p.m.

• Synthetics and wool: 700 max 900 r.p.m.

• Delicates: 700 r.p.m.

“Rinse Hold” :
When you choose this option, the machine will not

drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to crease the
laundry.

At the end of the cycle, the “Start Pause” button light
goes out, the “Rinse Hold” and the “End’ pilot lights
are alight to indicate that the water must be drained. A
flashing zero will appears on the display.
To complete the cycle, choose one of the following
options:

• Select programme “Drain”:

The water is emptied out without spinning.

• Select the programme “Spin”:

Select the spin speed by means of the relevant button
and then depress the “Start Pause” button.
After emptying, the machine performs the spin cycle
at the speed previously selected.

1 Programme selector dial

The selector is divided into 5 sections:

• Cottons

• Synthetics

• Delicates

• Wool

• Special programmes

• Off = Reset programme/Switching the machine off

Position E60° corresponds to the ENERGY SAVING
programme, position corresponds to the drying
programme and position to “cold wash”.

Turn the dial clockwise or anticlockwise to select the
required wash and drying programme.

Before setting the dial to any position ensure that the
machine is switched off.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must
be turned to position 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.

Off

95°

40°

E60°

60°

50°

60°

50°

Synthetics

Cottons

40°

30°

Spin

Speed

Miniprogramme

Drain

Softeners

Rinses

Soak

Wool

Delicates

Spin

30°

40°

30°

30°

40°

1 2 3 4 6 7 85 91011

Off

95°

Miniprogramme

Softeners

Rinses

Soak

Wool

Delicates

Drain

Spin

30°

40°

30°

40°

Cottons

E60°

60°

50°

40°

30°

60°

50°

40°

30°

Synthetics

1600

1200

900

700

Prewash Super

Quick
Wash

Extra Dry

Store Dry

Rinse

Iron Dry

Auto

Dry

Drying

Drying

Time

Delay

Start

Start

Pause

Prewash

Wash

Rinse

Rinse Hold

Drain

Spin

Dry

End

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Attention! Before selecting programme “Drain” or
“Spin” the selector dial has to be positioned on Off
(cancelling).

The Rinse Hold option cannot be selected for the
automatic WASHING & DRYING programme.

3 “Prewash” button

With this option 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 Cottons and Synthetics,
and with emptying of the water for Delicates.
This option is not available with the Wool and the
Miniprogramme.
For use when washing heavily soiled laundry.

4 “Quick Wash” button

This option can be selected for lightly soiled laundry in
order to obtain a good washing result in a short time.
The washing time will be reduced according to the type
of fabric and the selected programme/temperature.

This option is not available with the Wool and the
«E60°» programmes.

5 “Super Rinse” button

Can be used with all programmes except the Wool
programmes and Miniprogramme. The machine will

add 2 rinses to the Cottons programmes and 1 to the
Synthetics and Delicates programmes.
This option is recommended for people who are allergic
to detergents and in areas where the water is very soft.

6 “Auto Dry” button

This button allows you to choose the required degree of
drying for cottons and synthetics:

- Extra dry (only for cottons)

- Store dry (cottons and synthetics)

- Iron dry (only for cottons)

The relevant light illuminates.

The drying time is automatically adjusted by the
machine: the laundry will be dried to the selected degree
of dryness.

7 “Drying Time” button

If you wish to carry out a timed programme instead of
an electronic programme push the button until the
drying time you want appears in the display according
to the fabrics (cotton or synthetics) you have to dry.

For COTTONS and SYNTHETICS you can select a
time from 10 minutes to 130 minutes.

At the end of the drying programme, the “Dry” pilot
light goes out, the “End’ pilot light illuminates and a
flashing zero appears on the display.

8 “Delay Start” button

This button makes it possible to delay the starting of the
programme selected from 30 min - 60 min - 90 min, 2
hours and then by 1 hour up to a maximum of 23 hours.
The delay you have selected is shown on the display for
about 3 seconds; afterwards, the duration of the
programme reappears.

You must select this option after you have set the
programme and before you press the “Start Pause”
button.

The time value shown on the display will decrease by
one unit every hour.

You can change the delay time at any moment,
before you press the “Start Pause” button.

If you have already pressed the “Start Pause” button,
and you wish to cancel the delay time, proceed as
follows:

• set the machine to PAUSE by pressing the “Start

Pause” button;

• press the “Delay Start” button until the display shows

the symbol «

0’».

• press the “Start Pause” button again.

Important!

• The door will be locked throughout the delay time.

If you need to open the door, you must first set the
machine to PAUSE by pressing the “Start Pause”
button. After you have closed the door, press the
“Start Pause” button again.

• With the “Soak” programme it is possible to select a

delay start by 30, 60 90 minutes and then 2 hours up to
a maximum of 10 hours and the selected delay
corresponds to the soak time of the laundry in the drum.

The delay start cannot be selected with “Drain” and
“Spin” programmes.

9 “Start/Pause” button

This button has two functions:

• Start: after you have selected the desired programme

and options, press this button to start the machine. The
light above the button will stop flashing and remain lit.

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If you have selected a delay start by means of the
“Delay Start” button, the countdown will begin and
will be shown on the display.

• Pause: when you press this button again, the
programme in progress is interrupted. The light above
the button will start flashing. To restart the
programme, press the button again.

Important! You must set the washing machine to
PAUSE before you make any change in the programme
in progress.

10 Display

The following pieces of information are shown on the
display:

•

Duration of washing programme in hours
and minutes, after you have selected a programme

(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.

•

The washing machine has completed the
programme: this is indicated by a flashing zero.

•

The washing machine has stopped with water in
the tub, at the end of a programme with the “Rinse
Hold” option : this is indicated by a flashing zero.

•

Selected drying time in minutes or hours and
minutes.

After starting the programme, the remaining time is
updated every minute.

•

Delay start, a time value indicated in hours and
selected by means of the relevant button (max 23
hours).

The delay time is displayed for 3 seconds, then the
duration of the selected programme reappears.
After you have pressed the “Start Pause” button, the
countdown begins, and the delay time value decreases
by one unit every hour and then, when 2 hours remain,
the time decreases in 30 minute intervals.
You can delay the start of the selected programme by
up to 23 hours in one hour intervals.

•

An incorrect option selection has been made: this is
indicated by the message Err when a function
incompatible with the current programme is selected.

•

An alarm code indicates a fault in the machine
operation (see the relevant chapter on page 21-22).

2.05

E20

1.25

9

11 Programme phase indicator

lights

When you select a programme, the lights relevant to the
phases that form the programme light up.

After you have started the programme, only the light
relevant to the phase that is currently being carried out
will remain lit.

When the programme has finished, the pilot light “End”
comes on and a flashing zero appears on the display .

Programme information

Wool

Washing programme for machine washable wool as
well as for hand washable woollens and delicate fabrics
with the “hand washing” care symbol .

Soak

Select this programme for heavily soiled laundry.
Pour the detergent into the compartment .
This programme is not suitable for Wool.

The machine performs a soak at 30°C and stops with
the water in the drum. The water can be emptied out in
2 ways:

• Draining only: turn the programme selector dial to

Off, select programme “Drain” and depress the
“Start Pause” button.

• Draining and spin: turn the programme selector dial

to Off, select programme “Spin”, reduce eventually
the spin speed by means of button “Spin Speed” and
depress “Start Pause” button.

By means of the “Delay Start” button, the soak time
can be prolonged by 30, 60, 90 minutes and then 2
hours up to a maximum of 10 hours.

Important!

• At the end of the soak (after having emptied out the
water) you can select the washing programme. Turn
first the programme selector dial to “Off”, then select
the programme and depress the “Start Pause” button.

Rinses

With this programme it is possible to rinse and spin
cotton garments which have been washed by hand.
The machine performs 3 rinses, followed by a final spin
at the max speed.
The spin speed can be reduced by depressing the “Spin
Speed” button.

Softeners

Hand washed garments can be softened with this
programme.

The machine performs 1 rinse, followed by a final spin
at the max. speed, which can be reduced by depressing
“Spin Speed” button.

Drain

For emptying out the water of the last rinse in
programmes with the Rinse Hold option or at the
end of the “Soak” programme.
Turn first the programme selector dial to “Off”, then
select programme “Drain” and depress the “Start

Pause” button.

Spin

Separate spin at the maximum speed for hand washed
garments. You can reduce the speed by means of “Spin

Speed” button to adapt it to the fabrics to be spun.

Miniprogramme

This is a complete programme that can be combined
with the following options: “Rinse hold” and
“Delay Start”.

To be used for laundry which is lightly soiled or which
needs freshening up.
Max load 3 kg.
Washing temperature 30°C
Programme duration 31 minutes
Final spin speed 700 r.p.m.

Off

To reset a programme or switch the machine off turn the
selector dial to “Off”. Now a new programme can be
selected.

Prewash

Wash

Rinse

Rinse Hold

Drain

Spin

Dry

End