AEG Lavamat 16820 Instruction Booklet
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!! ! # $ # #% LAVAMAT 16820 Washer-dryer Instruction Booklet PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 1
Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recom- mend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and pass it on to any future owners. The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!) empha- size information that is particularly important for your safety or correct functioning of the appliance. This symbol guides you, step by step, in the operation of the appliance. The information marked with this symbol provides additional instruc- tions and practical tips on the use of the appliance. Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the machine are marked with the clover symbol. Should any problems arise, this booklet provides instructions on how to solve them by yourself; see section “Something not working?”. If this information is not sufficient, please contact our nearest SERVICE CENTRE (address and telephone numbers are indicated on the enclosed leaflet). Printed on recycled paper. People who think ecologically, act accordingly.... 2 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 2
Contents Safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Tips for environmental protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Main features of your washer-dryer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Description of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Programme selector dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Programme Option buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 PREWASH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 STAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 SENSITIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 TIME SAVER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 START/PAUSE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 SPIN SPEED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 RINSE HOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ELECTRONIC DRYING button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DRYING TIME button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DELAY TIMER button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-15 Programme progress display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cancelling a programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Altering a programme which is running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Opening the door after the programme has started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Before the first wash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Preparing the wash cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Sorting out and preparing the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Weight of laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Types of fabric and care labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19-20 Detergents and additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-22 Which detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 And in which form?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Fabric conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 3
Preparing the drying cycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Garments not suitable for drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Drying symbols on garment labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Duration of the drying cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Modification of the drying time or degree of drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Fibre residue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Additional drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 How to wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Load the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Add detergent and additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Selection of the desired wash programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Selection of the desired options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Selection of the SPIN SPEED or RINSE HOLD option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Selection of the EXTRA RINSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Selection of the DELAY TIMER option. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Starting the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 At the end of the programme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Automatic washing and drying (NON-STOP programme). . . . . . . . . . . . 30 How to dry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Drying only. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Programme charts: wash and special programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 Programme chart: timed drying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Consumption data for timed drying. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Cleaning and maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 After each wash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Periodical cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Detergent dispenser drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Drain pump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Water inlet filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Emergency emptying out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Frost precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Something not working?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-41 Unsatisfactory washing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 4 Contents 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 4
Technical data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Service and Spare Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-45 Standard Guarantee Conditions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 European Guarantee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Instructions for installation and electrical connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Safety instructions for the installer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dimensions of the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Front view and side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Rear view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Levelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Installation on a suspended floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Water inlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Water drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Permanent connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 5 Contents 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 5
Safety instructions Your safety is of paramount importance, please ensure you read this instruction book before installing or using this appliance. General safety Repairs to the machine must be carried out only by qualified person- nel. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons could cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local AEG Service Force Centre. Never start the machine if the mains cable is damaged or the control panel or worktop are damaged allowing inner components to be accessible. Unplug the appliance before carrying out any cleaning or mainte- nance operations. Never pull the mains cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself. During high temperature wash programmes and during the drying cycle, the door glass may get hot. Let the water cool down before carrying out emergency emptying or before opening the door in an emergency. Installation Follow the installation instructionscarefully. Carry out a first wash without laundry (COTTONS 60, with half the amount of detergent) in order to remove any manufacturing residue from the tub and the drum. •Your appliance is provided of a new «antiflood device». To make active this feature is needed close the bottom of the machine with the bottom cover that you can find inside the drum. Please read the instructions inserted into bottom cover bag. 6 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 6
Child safety This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the appliance. Pets and children have been known to climb into washing machines. Please check the drum before use. Keep all packaging well away from children. Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach. When disposing of the appliance, cut off the mains cable, and destroy the plug. Disable the door catch to prevent young children being trapped inside. During use Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water tap after use. This appliance is designed for domestic use only. If the machine is used for any other purposes or is not used correctly, the manufactur- er accepts no responsibility for any possible damage that might occur. For safety reasons, the appliance must not be modified. Use only detergents suitable for washing machines and follow the manufacturer’s instructions. Garments which have been in contact with flammable solvents should not be machine washed. Dyes and bleaching agents may only be used if specifically permitted by the manufacturer of these products. We cannot be held liable for any damage. 7 Safety instructions 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 7
Disposal Packaging materials The materials marked with the symbol are recyclable. >PEPSPP
Main features of your washer-dryer Programme and temperature setting using the programme selector. Stain programmefor effectively treating stained washing. Energy saving programme (Economy) for normally soiled cotton items. Speed for the final spincan be reduced to 1200, 900 or 700 rpm. RINSE HOLD: the laundry is left immersed in the final rinse water to prevent creasing. DELAY TIMER(delayed start): programme start can be delayed by 30 minutes to 23 hours (e.g. to times with a more economical power rate). Programme progress displayshowing the programme steps selected and the programme phase which is running. Because of its gentle washing action, the special wool cyclewashes your garments with extreme care. The drying programmeswill enable you to have dry and soft laun- dry in a short time. 3-compartment drawerfor detergent and fabric softener. Unbalance detection device:to prevent vibration during spinning. 9 132988621.qxd 11/01/2005 17:12 Pagina 9
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