Zanussi ZWF 14280 S, ZWF 12280 W, ZWF 14280 W User Manual

User

manual

Washing

Machine

ZWF 12280 W
ZWF 14280 W
ZWF 14280 S

Thank you for selecting our appliance

We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that you will consider our
brand again when purchasing household appliances.
Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product life cycle as a reference
document. The user manual should be passed on to any future owner of the appliance.

The following symbols are used in this manual:

Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid
damaging the appliance.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Content

Safety information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3
Description of the appliance - - - - - - - - - - - -5
Detergent dispenser drawer - - - - - - - - - - - -5
Control panel and functions - - - - - - - - - - - -6
Programme table - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -7
Programme information - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -9
Washing Hints - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
Before the first use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -12
Operating Sequence - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -13

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Care and cleaning - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -19
Something not working - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 21
Technical data- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Consumption values - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Installation instruction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Environmental concerns - - - - - - - - - - - - - 30
Guarantee conditions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 31
European guarantee - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 32

Safety information

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.

General safety

● It is dangerous to alter the specifications or

attempt to modify this product in any way.

● During high temperature wash programmes

the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it!

● Make sure that small pets do not climb into

the drum. To avoid this, please check into
the drum before using.

● 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 over-fill. Refer to the
manufacturer’s recommendations of
quantities.

● 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.

● Do not use your washing machine to wash

articles with whalebones, material without
hems or torn material.

● Always unplug the appliance and turn off the

water supply after use.

● 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.

Installation

● This appliance is heavy. Care should be

taken when moving it.

● When unpacking the appliance, check that it

is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and
contact the Service Centre.

● 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 the
user manual.

● 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 under the appliance.

● Always be sure, that there is no water

leakage from hoses and their connections
after the installation.

● If the appliance is installed in a location

subject to frost, please read the «dangers of
freezing» chapter.

● 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.

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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. Underwired bras must
NOT be machine washed.

● 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.

● Make sure that children or pets do not climb

into the drum. To avoid this the machine
incorporates 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.

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.

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Description of the appliance

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60° EcoSport Shoes 40°

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Silk

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50°

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Mini 30'

Hand
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Drain

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Detergent dispenser drawer

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Control panel

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Door opening handle

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Drain pump

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Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash

Wash

Fabric Softener

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Control panel and functions

Special

Mini 30'

Hand
Wash

Cold

30°

Wool

Silk

Off

95°Sport 40°

Spin

Drain

30°Rinse

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Programme selector dial and

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On/Off switch

Spin reduction button

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Options button

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Extra Rinse button

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60° EcoSport Shoes 40°

Easy Iron 40°

40°

Delicates

60°

40° Eco

40°

Cottons

40°

Synthetics

50°

Delay Start

1200

900

Prewash

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Intensive

Super
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Extra Rinse

Options

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● The programme selector dial allows you to select a programme

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Start/Pause

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and/or to switch the machine on/off. It can be turned either
clockwise or anticlockwise. The light, Start/Pause starts to flash.

●Press the Spin 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 washing machine
or to select the Night cycle and Rinse Hold. The relevant
light will light up.

● By means of the Options button, you can select only one of the

following options: Prewash, Intensive, Super Quick (see the
relevant chapter «Operating sequence»).

● The relevant light will light up.

● By means of this button, the machine performs some additional

rinses.

Display

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Start/Pause button

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Delay Start button

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Programme progress display

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● The display shows the following information: duration of the

selected programme, delayed start, incorrect option selection,
alarm codes, heating phase and end of programme.

● The Start/Pause button allows you to start the selected

programme; the corresponding green pilot light stops flashing.

● This button also interrupts a programme which is running, the

corresponding green pilot light starts to flash.

● 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 20 hours
by means of this button.

● The different pilot lights illuminate depending on the running

programme phase.

Programme table

Programme/
Temperature

Cottons

95°

Cottons
60° Eco

Cottons

60° - 40°

Cottons
40° Eco

Synthetics

50° - 40

Type of laundry Options

White cotton (heavy
soiled cotton items): e.g.
sheets, tablecloths,
household linen, towels.

White and fast
coloured cotton

(normally soiled cotton
items): sheets, household
linen, underwear,

Coloured cotton lightly
soiled, shirts, blouses,
towels, underwear.

Coloured cotton lightly
soiled, shirts, blouses,
underwear.

Synthetic or mixed
fabrics, underwear,

coloured garments, non­shrink shirts, blouses.

Spin red.

Prewash, Intensive,

Spin red.

Prewash, Extra rinse

Spin red.

Prewash, Intensive,

S. Quick, Extra rinse

Spin red.

Prewash, Extra rinse

Spin red.

Prewash, Intensive,

Super Quick

Extra rinse

Super Quick

Extra rinse

Description of

programme

Main wash at 95°C
3 rinses
Long spin

Main wash at 60°C
3 rinses
Long spin

Main wash at
60° - 40°C
3 rinses
Long spin

Main wash at 40°
3 rinses
Long spin

Main wash at
50° - 40°
3 rinses
Short spin

Synthetics
Easy iron 40°

Delicates

40° - 30°

Max load for Cottons ......................................7.0 kg

Max load for Synthetics ..................................3.5 kg

Max load for Delicates ....................................3.5 kg

Synthetic or mixed
fabrics to be gently

washed and spun.

Delicate fabrics, for
example curtains.

Spin red.

Prewash, Super Quick,

Intensive, Extra rinse

Prewash, Intensive

Super Quick

Extra Rinse

Max load for Synthetics Easy Iron ....................1 kg

Main wash at 40°
4 rinses
Short spin

Main wash at
40°-30°C
3 rinses
Short spin

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Programme table

Programme/
Temperature

Wool

40°

Handwash

30° - Cold

Mini 30’

30°

Silk

30°

Sport
Shoes 40°

Sport 40°

Rinse

Drain

Type of laundry Options

Programme for wool
«Pure new wool, non­shrink, machine

Spin red., ,

washable» label.

Special programme for
hand washing fabrics

Spin red., ,

Short cycle for lightly
soiled fabrics

Silk items to be gently
washed and spun.

Short cycle for 1 pair of
sport shoes

Spin Red./

Prewash, Extra Rinse

Programme for heavily
soiled synthetics items

Separate rinse cycle for
hand washed items of
cotton fabric.

Spin red.

For emptying out the last
rinse water in
programmes with the
Rinse Hold or Night
Cycle option.

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Extra Rinse

Extra rinse

Description of

programme

Main wash at 40°
3 rinses
Short spin

Main wash at
30° - Cold
3 rinses
Short spin

Main Wash at 30°C
2 rinses
Short spin

Main wash at 30°C
2 rinses
Short spin

Main Wash at 40°C
3 rinses
Short spin

Prewash at 30°C
Main wash at 40°C
3 rinses
Short spin

3 rinses
Long spin

Draining of water

Spin

Separate spin for
cottons.

Max load for Wool/

Handwash/Mini 30’ ...................................... 2 kg

Max load for Silk ............................................1 kg

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Spin red.

Drain and long spin

Max load for Sport Shoes 40° ....................1 pair

Max load for Sport 40° ..............................2.5 kg

Programme information

Wool and

Handwash

Easy Iron

Rinse

Drain

Spin

Sport shoes 40°

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

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.

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 maximum
speed.
The spin speed can be reduced by depressing Spin button.

For emptying out the water of the last rinse in programmes with the
Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option.
Turn first the programme selector dial to «Off», then select
programme Drain and depress the Start/Pause button.

Separate spin for hand washed garments and after programmes
with Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option. Before selecting
this programme the selector dial must be turned to «Off». You can
choose the speed by means of the relevant button to adapt it to the
fabrics to be spun.

With this programme it is possible to wash one pair of sport shoes.
The shoes would be gently washed and spun. Washing temperature
40°C.

Note! Do not wash your sport shoes together with laundry.

Sport 40°

Off = Cancelling

This programme is suitable for washing heavily soiled sport items of
synthetic fabrics. The machine will add automatically a prewash
phase before the main wash to eliminate mud stains.
Note ! We recommend that you do not put the detergent into the
compartent of the detergent drawer.
The spin speed is reduced to 900 rpm.

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

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Washing hints

Sorting the laundry

Follow the wash code symbols on each
garment label and the manufacturer’s washing
instructions. Sort the laundry as follows: whites,
coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.

Temperatures

for normally soiled white cottons

90° or 95°

50°/60°

30°-40°-Cold

and linen (e.g. tea cloths, towels,
tablecloths, sheets...)

for normally soiled, colour fast
garments (e.g. shirts, night

dresses, pyjamas....) in linen,

cotton or synthetic fibres and for
lightly soiled white cotton (e.g.
underwear).

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

Before loading the laundry

Never wash whites and colours together.
Whites may lose their «whiteness» in the
wash.
New coloured items may run in the first wash;
they should therefore be washed separately
the first time.

Make sure that no metal objects are left in
the laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins,
pins). Button up pillowcases, close zip
fasteners, hooks and poppers. Tie any belts
or long tapes.

Remove persistent stains before washing.
Rub particularly soiled areas with a special
detergent or detergent paste.
Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks
or tie them up in a bag or net.

Maximum loads

Recommended loads are indicated in the
programme charts.
General rules:
Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly
packed;

Synthetics: drum no more than half full;
Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no more

than one third full.
Washing a maximum load makes the most
efficient use of water and energy.
For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the load
size.

Laundry weights

The following weights are indicative:

1200 gbathrobe

100 gnapkin
700 gquilt cover
500 gsheet
200 gpillow case
250 gtablecloth
200 gtowelling towel
100 gtea cloth
200 gnight dress
100 gladies’ briefs
600 gman’s work shirt
200 gman’s shirt
500 gman’s pyjamas
100 gblouse
100 gmen’s underpants

Removing stains

Stubborn stains may not be removed by just
water and detergent. It is therefore advisable to
treat them prior to washing.
Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For
dried stains, soak overnight in water with a
special detergent then rub in the soap and
water.

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Oil based paint: moisten with benzine stain
remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and
dab the stain; treat several times.
Dried grease stains: moisten with turpentine,
lay the garment on a soft surface and dab the
stain with the fingertips and a cotton cloth.
Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a
rust removing product used cold. Be careful
with rust stains which are not recent since the
cellulose structure will have already have been
damaged and the fabric tends to hole.
Mould stains: treat with colour safe bleach,
rinse well (whites and fast coloureds only).
Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach
(whites and fast coloureds only).
Ball point pen and glue: moisten with
acetone (*), lay the garment on a soft cloth and
dab the stain.
Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above, then
treat stains with methylated spirits. Remove
any residual marks from white fabrics with
bleach.
Red wine: soak in water and detergent, rinse
and treat with acetic or citric acid, then rinse.
Treat any residual marks with bleach.
Ink: depending on the type of ink, moisten the
fabric first with acetone (*), then with acetic
acid; treat any residual marks on white fabrics
with bleach and then rinse thoroughly.
Tar stains: first treat with stain remover,
methylated spirits or benzine, then rub with
detergent paste.

(*) do not use acetone on artificial silk.

etc.), the colour, washing temperature and
degree of soiling.
All commonly available washing machine
detergents may be used in this appliance:

● powder detergents for all types of fabric,

● powder detergents for delicate fabrics (60°C

max) and woollens,

● liquid detergents, preferably for low

temperature wash programmes (60°C max)
for all types of fabric, or special for woollens
only.

The detergent and any additives must be
placed in the appropriate compartments of the
dispenser drawer before starting the wash
programme.
If using concentrated powder or liquid
detergents, a programme without prewash
must be selected.
The washing machine incorporates a
recirculation system which allows an optimal
use of the concentrated detergent.
Pour liquid detergent into the dispenser drawer
compartment marked just before starting
the programme.
Any fabric softener or starching additives must
be poured into the compartment marked
before starting the wash programme.
Follow the product manufacturer’s
recommendations on quantities to use and do

not exceed the «MAX» mark in the
detergent dispenser drawer.

Detergents and additives

Good washing results also depend on the
choice of detergent and use of the correct
quantities to avoid waste and protect the
environment. Although biodegradable,
detergents contain substances which, in large
quantities, can upset the delicate balance of
nature.
The choice of detergent will depend on the
type of fabric (delicates, woollens, cottons,

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