Asko W6222 Operating Instructions

							Dear ASKO customer,
Thank you for choosing this quality product from Scandinavia,
which was made in Sweden.
We want you to feel assured that the inside of your new
machine is just as good as the outside and that the ethics and
standards that went into the production of this machine are
just as high as the quality and performance that you will
receive from it. We hope that this product will give you many
years of pleasure.
To ensure that you get the most from your new machine, we
recommend that you read the operating instructions before
using the machine. The operating instructions also contain
information on how to avoid damaging the environment.
OperatingInstructions
WashingMachine
AskoW6222
   
						

							4
Beforeusingyourmachinefor
thefirsttime
4Transportprotection
4Packingmaterial
4Washerdoor
4Checkingwaterhardness
5Safetyinstructions
5General
5Installation
5Overflowguardfunction
5Transport/Winterstorage
5Recycling
6Childsafety
6Keepaneyeonchildren!
6Automaticdooropening
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Descriptionofthewashing
machine
7Detergentcompartment
8Frontpanel
8Optionsbutton
9Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
9Sortingyourlaundry
9Clothing
9Laundrylabels
9Laundrylabelsymbols
10Colouredcotton
10Delicates
10Woolandsilk
10Artificialfibresandsyntheticfibres
10Savetimeandenergy
10Economyandeffciency
10Detergents
11Washing
11Sortyourlaundry.
11Turnonthemainpowerswitch.
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Openthewasherdoorandload
thewashing
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Adddetergentandfabricsoftener,
asrequired
12Selecttheprogram
13Selectoptionsandsettings
13
Closethedoorandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton
14Oncetheprogramhasfinished[
15Careandcleaning
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Checkingthetrapanddrainage
pump
15
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
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Cleaningtheoutsideofthe
machine
16
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
16Rinseholesundertheagitator
16Ifyouhavehardwater
17Troubleshooting
17Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
17Themachinewillnotstart
18Errormessages
19Technicalinformation
19Technicaldata
19Standardtests
20Transportprotection
21Installation
21Positioningthewashingmachine
21Adjustingthefeet
21Connectiontowatersupply
22Drainageconnection
22Electricalinstallation
23
Programplateinmultiple
languages
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Contents
 
						

							24Service
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Beforecontactingtheservice
division
28Quickguide
28Washing
28Loadthelaundry
28Detergentcompartment
28Selecttheprogram
28Programfinished
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Contents
 
						

							Transportprotection
Hasthetransportprotectionbeenremoved?
Ifnot,seethe“Transportprotection”chapter
page26.
Packingmaterial
Sortwastematerialsinaccordancewithlocal
guidelines.
Washerdoor
•Thewasherdoorwillnotopenuntilthe
machineisconnectedtotheelectricity
supply.
•Toopenthedoormanually,seethesection
"Thedoorwillnotopen"inthe
"Troubleshooting"chapter.
•Itisnotpossibletostartthemachinewith
thedooropen.
•Toopenthedoorwhileaprogramis
running,seethesection"Closethedoor
andpresstheStart/Stopbutton".
Checkingwaterhardness
Thequantityofdetergentneededdepends,
amongstotherthings,onhowhardthewater
is.Phoneyourlocalwatercompanytocheck
thewaterhardnessinyourarea.
SeetheQuickguideonthelastpage.
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Beforeusingyourmachineforthefirsttime
 
						

							General
•Readtheoperatinginstructionsandkeep
theminasafeplace!
•Installationshouldbecarriedoutby
qualifiedASKOtechnicians.
•Themachineshouldonlybeusedfor
washingitemsasdescribedinthese
instructions.Itisnotintendedfordry
cleaning!
•Useonlydetergentintendedformachine
washing!
•Removeanytransportprotectiondevices
beforeusingthemachine.Seethe
“TransportProtection”chapter.
•Repairsandmaintenancemustbecarried
outbyaqualifiedprofessional.
•Damagedmainscablesmustonlybe
replacedbyaqualifiedelectrician.
Installation
Seethe“Installation”chapter.
Overflowguardfunction
Ifthemachine’swaterlevelrisesabovethe
normallevel,theoverflowguardfunction
beginstopumpwateroutandshutsoffthe
waterintake.Ifthewaterlevelhasnot
droppedwithin60seconds,theprogramis
terminated.
Transport/Winterstorage
Ifthemachineistobetransportedorstored
inunheatedpremiseswherethetemperature
canfallbelowfreezing,doasfollows:
•Emptythefilteranddrainagepump(see
the“Careandcleaning”chapter).
•Shutoffthewatertothewashingmachine,
loosenthesupplyhosetotheintakevalve
andletthewaterrunoutfromthevalveand
hose.
Recycling
Thismachineismanufacturedandlabelled
forrecycling.topreventinjuries,themachine
mustbemadeunusablebeforedisposingof
it..Contactyourlocalauthorityforinformation
aboutwhereandhowyourmachinecanbe
recycledcorrectly.
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Safetyinstructions
 
						

							Keepaneyeonchildren!
•Alwaysclosethedoorandstartthe
programmeimmediatelyonceyouhave
addeddetergent.
•Theapplianceisnotintendedforuseby
youngchildrenorinfirmpersonswithout
supervision.
•Youngchildrenshouldbesupervisedto
ensurethattheydonotplaywiththe
appliance.
•Storedetergentandfabricsofteneroutof
thereachofchildren!
Ifthisapplianceissuppliedfromacord
extensionssetorelectricalportableoutlet
device,thecordextensionserorelectrical
portableoutletdevicemustbepositionedso
thatitisnotsubjecttosplashingoringressof
moisture.
Automaticdooropening
Themachinecomeswithanautomaticdoor
openingfunction,whichmeansthatthedoor
opensautomaticallyoncetheprogramhas
finished.
Ifyouwishtopreventsmallchildrenorpets
fromclimbingintothemachine,youcan
deactivatetheautomaticdooropening
function.
1.Turnoffthemachineusingthemainpower
switch.
2.PresstheDoorOpenbuttonwhile
simultaneouslypressingthemainpower
switch.Releasethebuttons.
3.PresstheKeybuttonandtheredfieldgoes
out.Automaticdooropeningisnow
deactivated.
4.PresstheStart/Stopbuttontosavethe
setting.
Ifyouwanttoreactivatethefunction,follow
theinstructionsabove,butwhenyoupress
theKeybutton(point3)theredfieldslightup.
StorethesettingbypressingtheStart/Stop
button.
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Childsafety
 
						

							1.Detergentcompartment
2.Mainpowerswitch
3.Programpanel
4.SerialNumber
5.Hatch-drainagepump
6.Drainagepump(behindhatch)
7.Washerdoor
8.Outerdoor(notallmodels)
Detergentcompartment
1.Detergentcompartment-pre-wash
2.Detergentcompartment-mainwash
3.Fabricsoftenercompartment
Intheplasticbagcontainingtheseinstructionsandotherthings,youwillfindaplasticdivider.
Placethedividerinthedetergentcompartmentifyouuseliquiddetergent.
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Descriptionofthewashingmachine
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							Displaywindow6.Mainpowerswitch1.
Start/Stop7.Optionsbuttons2-4.
Dooropening8.Programselector5.
Optionsbutton
ButtonforselectingTemperature2.
ButtonforselectingSpinspeed3.
ButtonforselectingSuperRinse4.
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Frontpanel
13 4 87
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5
2     Cold
1200
80030
4050
60
95
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							Herearesometipsthatmayhelpyoubefore
washing.
Sortingyourlaundry
Sortitemsaccordingto:
•howsoiledtheyare
•colour
•material
Clothing
•Doupzipssothattheydon’tharmfabrics.
•Newcoloureditemsmaycontainexcess
dyeandshouldthereforebewashed
separatelythefirstfewtimes.
•Turndelicateitemsinsideout.This
reducestheriskofburlingandfading.
•Emptypocketsandwashtheminsideout
ifpossible!
Laundrylabels
Lookattheitem'slaundrylabel.Thetable
belowshowsrecommendedwashprograms
fordifferentmaterialsandwashloads.With
anASKOwasherinconjunctionwithmodern
daydetergents,itisagoodideatotrialand
errortofindoutwhatproducesthebest
results.
Laundrylabelsymbols
LoadProgramMaterialLaundrylabels
1/1drumNormal60°Cto95°CCotton,linen,whiteandlight-coloureditems.
1/1drumColour60°CCotton,linen.Dark-coloureditems.
1/2drumSynthetic60°CPolyester,cotton/polyester,nylon.Whiteitems.
1/2drumSynthetic40°CRayon,acetate,acrylic.Non-colourfastitems.
1/2drumSynthetic40°CPolyester,cotton/polyester,nylon.Coloureditems.
1/3drumSynthetic30°CSilkandverydelicateitems
1/3drumWool/hand40°CItemslabelledwiththeIWSorSuperwashmark
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Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
         
						

							Colouredcotton
Colouredcottonitemswiththewashing
instruction60°Cshouldbewashedat60°C
forthefirsttimeinordertoremoveanyexcess
dye.Ifyoudonotdoso,thereisariskthat
thecolourwillrun.Usedetergentwithout
bleachinordertopreservethecolourofthe
fabric.
Delicates
Unbleachedlinen
Unbleachedlinenfabricsshouldbewashed
at60°C,usingdetergentcontainingnobleach
oropticalwhiteners.Heavily-soiledlinencan
occasionallybewashedathigher
temperatures,butnottoooftenbecausethe
heatcandestroythelinen’sshineand
strength.
Woolandsilk
Thesefabricsaresometimeslabelledas
machinewashableandsometimesashand
wash.Themachine'sWool/Handprogramis
justasgentleaswashingbyhand.
Woolisespeciallysensitivetoprocessessuch
aswashing.
Ifyoudonotwishtospindry,youcan
squeezeoutthewaterusingterrytowels.In
thiscaseselectNospin.
Tofindouthowtoselectthissetting,seethe
“Washing”chapter.However,mostitemscan
withstandashortspin.Selectshortspinby
selectingaspinspeedbelow800rpm.
Artificialfibresandsyntheticfibres
Thesematerialsrequireplentyofroomto
preventthemfromgettingcreased.Onlyfill
thedrumhalffullwhenwashingartificialor
syntheticfibres.Chooseashortspinby
selectingaspinspeedof800rpmorless.
Note!
Viscoseandacetatesarefragilewhenwet.
Savetimeandenergy
UsetheWhiteprogramtosavetimeand
energy.Thisprogramhasashortermain
washthanHeavywhitewash,butitisoften
longenoughfornormallysoiledlaundry.
Economyandeffciency
Youcansaveenergybynotusinghigher
temperatureprogramsthannecessary.
•SelectQuickifyoujustneedtofreshenup
shirtsorsportsclothes,forexample.This
willsavebothwaterandenergy.
•Ifyouselectafastspinspeed,thisreduces
energyconsumptionwhendryingina
tumbledryerordryingcabinet.
•Alwayswashwithafullyloadedmachine
whenyouusetheHeavywash,Heavy
white,ColourandWhiteprograms!
•Avoidwashingwithpre-wash.Modern
machinesanddetergentscleanwithout
pre-wash.Onlyveryheavilysoiledlaundry
suchasoverallsandsimilargarmentsare
likelytoneedapre-wash.
Detergents
Eco-labelleddetergentsarelessharmfulto
theenvironment.
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment;canalsohinder
thewashperformance.
Trytouselessdetergent,andincreaseonly
ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
Note!
Becauseofenvironmentalconcernswe
discouragetheuseofstrongchemicals.
Whenusingagentsforbleachingorstain
removal,thereisariskofrust(corrosion)and
discolourationofthemachine.
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Adviceandtipsbeforewashing