Asko W6342 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
AskoW6342
   
						

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Beforeusingyourmachinefor
thefirsttime
4Transportprotection
4Packingmaterial
4Washerdoor
4Checkingwaterhardness
5Safetyinstructions
5General
5Installation
5Overflowguardfunction
5Transport/Winterstorage
5Recycling
6Childsafety
6Keepaneyeonchildren!
6Automaticdooropening
7
Descriptionofthewashing
machine
7Detergentcompartment
8Frontpanel
9Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
9Sortingyourlaundry
9Clothing
9Laundrylabels
9Laundrylabelsymbols
10Colouredcotton
10Delicates
10Woolandsilk
10Artificialfibresandsyntheticfibres
10Reducingallergicreactions
10Savetimeandenergy
10Highwaterlevel
10Economyandeffciency
11Detergents
11Dyeingfabrics
12Washing
12Sortyourlaundry.
12Turnonthemainpowerswitch.
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Openthewasherdoorandload
thewashing
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Adddetergentandfabricsoftener,
asrequired
13Selecttheprogram
14Selectoptionsandsettings
15
Closethedoorandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton
16Oncetheprogramhasfinished[
17Careandcleaning
17
Checkingthetrapanddrainage
pump
17
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
17
Cleaningtheoutsideofthe
machine
18
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
18Rinseholesundertheagitator
18Ifyouhavehardwater
19Troubleshooting
19Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
19Themachinewillnotstart
20Errormessages
21Technicalinformation
21Technicaldata
21Standardtests
22Transportprotection
23Installation
23Positioningthewashingmachine
23Adjustingthefeet
23Connectiontowatersupply
24Drainageconnection
24Electricalinstallation
25
Programplateinmultiple
languages
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Contents
 
						

							26Service
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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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							Programselector7.Mainpowerswitch1.
Display8.Optionsbuttons2-4.
Start/Stop9.Temperatureselection5.
Dooropening10Spinspeed:6.
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Frontpanel
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6 10 9
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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.
Reducingallergicreactions
ThewashingmachinehasaSuperRinse
option.Usethisforpeoplewithsensitiveskin,
suchasthosewithallergiesandsmall
children.
Savetimeandenergy
UsetheWhiteprogramtosavetimeand
energy.Thisprogramhasashortermain
washthanHeavywhitewash,butitisoften
longenoughfornormallysoiledlaundry.
Highwaterlevel
Ifyouwantmorewaterforthemainwashand
rinses,youcanusetheHighwaterlevel
option.Thisisautomaticallyselectedinthe
Wool/Handprogram.
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.
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Adviceandtipsbeforewashing