Asko W6342 Operating Instructions

							Detergents
Eco-labelleddetergentsarelessharmfulto
theenvironment.
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment;canalsohinder
thewashperformance.
Trytouselessdetergent,andincreaseonly
ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
Dyeingfabrics
Ifyouwanttodyefabricsinthemachine,
selecttheNormalprogramwiththeSuper
RinseoptionOn.Selecttemperature
accordingtothedyemanufacturer’s
recommendations.
Choosealowspinspeedifthefabrictobe
dyedisablendedmaterialsuchas
polyester/cotton.
Note!
Addthedyedirectlytothewashingdrum–
nottothedetergentcompartment.After
dyeing,youshouldrunthemachineempty
usingthesameprogram.Usethenormal
amountofdetergent.
Note!
Becauseofenvironmentalconcernswe
discouragetheuseofstrongchemicals.
Whenusingagentsforbleachingorstain
removal,thereisariskofrust(corrosion)and
discolourationofthemachine.
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Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
 
						

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Sortyourlaundry.
Seethe"AdviceandTips"section
beforewashing.
Note!
Placeunderwiredbrasinalaundrynet.
Note!
Emptypockets.Coins,nailsandthelikecan
causedamagetothemachineandfabrics.
Seethe"AdviceandTips"sectionbefore
washing.
2
Turnonthemainpowerswitch.
3
Openthewasherdoorandload
thewashing
Ifthedoorisclosed,presstheDoor
openingbutton(keysymbol).Theredfield
lightsupandthedoorwillopenafterafew
seconds.Loadthelaundry.Thelaundry
programchartshowshowmuchlaundrycan
bewashedwitheachprogram.
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Adddetergentandfabric
softener,asrequired
Thedetergentpackagingwillgivea
recommendationabouthowmuchdetergent
youshoulduse.Themachineholds6kgof
laundry.Ifyouonlyhaveasmallamountof
washinginthemachine,youcanreducethe
amountofdetergentyouuse.
Liquiddetergent
Whenusingliquiddetergent,followthe
detergentmanufacturer’srecommendations.
Powderdetergent
Whenusingliquiddetergent,followthe
detergentmanufacturer’srecommendations.
Werecommendalwaysusingawashballwith
verythickliquiddetergent.
Washballornet
Ifyouuseawashballornet,placeitdirectly
inthedrumandselectaprogramwithoutpre-
wash.
Note!
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment;canalsohinder
thewashperformance.
Tryusinglessdetergent,andincreaseonlyif
youarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
Fabricsoftener
Pourthefabricsoftenerintothecompartment
withthesymbol.Followthe
recommendationsonthefabricsoftener
packaging.
Note!
Donotfillabovethecompartment’smaximum
filllevel.Otherwisefabricsoftenerwillrunin
tooearly,andwillimpairwashingresults.
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Washing
Mainwash
Pre-washFabricsoftener    
						

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Selecttheprogram
Youcanselectaprogrambyturningthe
programselector.Aredfieldlightsup
besidetheselectedprogram,andthe
estimatedprogramtimeisshownonthe
display.Starttheprogrambypressingthe
Start/StopbuttonorgotoOptionsand
Settings.
Heavy
Usethisprogramforheavilysoiledlaundry.
Youonlyneedtousethemaximum
temperature,95°C,ifthelaundryisvery
heavilysoiled.
Normal
Normallysoiledsheets,pillowcasesand
towelswillcomecleanat60°C.
White
Normallysoiledsheets,pillowcasesand
towelswillcomecleanat60°C.
Colour
Clotheswornnexttotheskinshouldbe
washedat60°C.Lightlysoiledlaundrycan
bewashedat40°C.Mostdetergents
nowadayscleanevenat40°C.
Quick
Lightlysoiledlaundrythatonlyneeds
fresheningupcanbewashedforashorttime
at40°C.
Synthetic
Thisprogramisgoodforshirtsandblouses
madeofsyntheticandblendedmaterial.
Washwhiteclothesat60°Candcoloured
clothesat40°C.
Wool/hand/Hand
Thisprogramisusedforclotheslabelled
Wool/Handwash.Themaximumtemperature
is40°Candtheprogramhasashortspin.
Rinse
Thisprogramperformsonerinsecycle+spin.
Goodforcleaningclothsandmops.
SpinorDrain
Tobeusedwhenyouonlywanttospinthe
loadordrainthewaterfromthemachine.
Programchart
Programtime(approx.min)
Energyconsumption(approx.kWh)
Waterconsumption(approx.liter)Max.loadMax.RPMRinses(number)Temp.°CMainwashPre-washProgram
1702,20651/11400595LongYesHeavy
1301,14541/11400360LongNoNormal
901,00541/11400360ShortNoWhite
700,50541/11400340ShortNoColour
350,30221/21400240ShortNoQuick
650,30301/2400340ShortNoSynthetic
400,30541/3400330ShortNoWool/hand/Hand
160,0591/114001Rinse
110,051/11400Spin
*ProgramtestedinaccordancewithAS/NZS2040.2.
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Washing
Quick
Colour
White
Normal
Heavy
Synthetic
Wool/hand/Hand
Rinse
Spin
Drain    
						

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Selectoptionsandsettings
Bychangingoptionsandsettingsyou
canadjustthewashingprogramtosuit
yourownspecificrequirements.
Themachinewillrememberwhichsettings
andoptionsyouchooseforeachprogram
andusesthese(withtheexceptionofDelayed
Start)thenexttimeyouselecttheprogramin
question.Ofcourse,youcanchangethe
optionsifyouwant.
Temperature
Selecttemperaturebypressingthe
Temperaturebuttonuntiltheredfieldlights
upbesidethedesiredtemperature.
Youcanselecttemperaturesbetween30°C
and95°CorCold.IfyouselectCold,the
washingtemperaturewillbethesameasthat
ofthewatercomingintothemachine.
ForWool/Handitisnotpossibletoselecta
temperaturehigherthan40°C.Seethetable.
Spinspeed/Nospin/Nodraining
SelectthespinspeedbypressingtheSpin
buttonuntiltheredfieldnexttothespinspeed
youwantlightsup.
Youcanselectspeedsbetween400and
1400rpm,NospinorNodrain.
Spinat800rpmalwayssignifiesshortspin.
Aspinbetween400and800rpmisalwaysa
shortspin.
Forcertainprograms,itisnotpossibleto
selectaspeedinexcessof800rpm(see
table).
Nospinmeansthattheprogramdoesnot
includeaspincycleandendsbydraining.
Nodrainmeansthattheprogramdoesnot
includeaspincycleandendswiththewater
fromthefinalrinsestillinthemachine.The
washingwillremaininthewaterfromthefinal
rinseandthereforewillnotbecomecreased.
Inordertoremovethewashingfromthe
machine,selecteitheraSpinorDrain
programorpresstheDooropeningbutton
(keysymbol)todrainthewaterfromthe
machine.
SuperRinse
SelectingSuperRinsegivesyou2extra
rinses.Thisoptioncannotbeselectedwith
Wool/Hand,theRinseprogram,SpinorDrain.
Themachinewillrememberthissettingand
useitthenexttimeyouselecttheprogramin
question.TodeactivateSuperRinse,press
theStart/Stopbuttonfor3seconds.Thered
fieldwillgoout.
Alitredfieldaroundthebuttonindicatesthat
theoptionhasbeenactivated.
Highwaterlevel
Highwaterlevelcanbeselectedinall
programsexcepttheHand/Wool,Spinand
Drain.Highwaterlevelmeansadditional
waterduringthemainwashandrinsecycles.
Alitredfieldindicatesthattheoptionhas
beenactivated.
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Washing
 
						

							DelayedStart
WhenyouselectDelayedStart,themachine
willstartbetween1and24hoursafteryou
presstheStart/Stopbutton.
•PresstheDelayedStartbuttonthesame
numberoftimesasthenumberofhours
youwanttodelaythestartby(1-24hours).
Alitredfieldnexttothebuttonindicates
thattheoptionhasbeenactivated.
•Thenumberofhoursdelayuntilstartis
showninthedisplaywindow.
•PresstheStart/Stopbutton.
•Thenumberofhourstostartisdisplayed
withacountdownonehouratatime.
•CancelDelayedStartbypressingthe
Start/Stopbuttonfor3seconds.Thered
fieldwillgoout.
Important!
RemembertopressDelayedStartfollowed
bytheStart/Stopbuttontostarttheprogram.
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Closethedoorandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton
Timeremaining
Thetimeremainingisshowninhoursand
minutes.Onceaprogramhasbeenselected,
anestimatedrunningtimeforthecomplete
programisdisplayed.Thismaydifferfrom
timetotimedependingonthetemperatureof
thewaterenteringthemachineandthesize
oftheload.Duringtheactualprogramthe
timecountsdowninminutes.Iftheprogram
timeislongerthanapreviouswashwiththe
sameprogram,“1”willbedisplayeduntilthe
programisfinished.
Toaddorremovewashingafterthe
programstarts
Ifyouwanttoaddorremoveitemsafterthe
programhasstarted,youcanstopthe
programbypressingandholdingtheDoor
openingbutton(keysymbol)forthree
seconds.Theredfieldwillflash.Whenyou
restartthemachine,addanyextradetergent
neededandclosethedoor.Themachine
continuesautomaticallyfromthepointwhere
theprogramwasinterrupted.
Stoppingorchangingaprogram
Youcanalsostopaprogrambypressingthe
Start/Stopbuttonforthreeseconds.Torestart
themachine,selectanewprogram,addany
extradetergentneededandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton.
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Washing
  
						

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Oncetheprogramhasfinished[
Onceaprogramisfinished,"End"
appearsonthedisplay.
Thedooropensautomaticallyoncethe
programhasfinished.Ifyouwantto
deactivate"automaticdooropening",seethe
Childsafetychapter.
•Removethelaundry.
•Turnoffthemainpowerswitch,turn
offthemainpowerswitch...andyou
willsaveenergy.
Ifyouhavesmallchildrenorpetsathome,
closethewasherdooronceyouhave
removedthelaundry.
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Washing
 
						

							Checkingthetrapanddrainage
pump
Thewashingmachinehasatrap,where
coins,hairpinsandthelikecangetcaught.
Tocleanthefilteranddrainagepump:
1.Makesurethemachineisemptyofwater
andthatitisswitchedoffatthemains.
2.Openthehatchforthedrainagepumpas
shownintheillustration.
3.Drainoutthewater,intoabowl,for
example,byunhookingthedrainagehose
fromthepininsidethehatch.
4.Unscrewthecoveranti-clockwiseand
remove.
5.Removeanyforeignobjectsfromthetrap
andpumpassembly.Checktoseethatthe
pumpblades,rightattheback,willrotate.
6.Screwonthecover,replacethedrainage
hoseonthehatchpinandclosethehatch.
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
Pullthedetergentcompartmentoutasfaras
itwillgo.
Thenpullitupandoutasshowninthe
illustration.
Rinsethecompartmentandscrubitclean.
Replacethecompartment.
Note!
Donotrunthedetergentcompartment
throughadishwasher!
Cleaningtheoutsideofthemachine
Cleantheoutsideofthemachineandthe
programpanelwithamildcleaner.Donotuse
anysolvents,asthesecandamagethe
machine.
Note!
Donothosedownorspraythemachinewith
water.
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Careandcleaning
     Start /StopP 3P 1P 2P 4 Start /StopP 3P 1P 2P 4  
						

							Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
Moderndetergentsoftenallowclothestobe
washedatlowtemperatures.Thismeansthat
smalldepositscanbuildupinthemachine.
These,inturn,mayleadtounpleasantsmells
developing;especiallyifconstantlyusingcold
wash.
Toavoidthis,werecommendrunninga95
°Cwashprogramonceamonth.Whenyou
dothis,useasmallquantityofdetergent.It
isnotnecessarytoputanywashinginthe
machine.
Rinseholesundertheagitator
Ifyouthinkthatanobject,suchasanailora
paperclip,mayhavefallenthroughthewash
drum,youshouldcheckthecontainerunder
theagitator.Objectsofthiskindcanrustand
causespotsonclothing.Nailsandothersharp
objectscanmakeholesinfabric.
Doasfollows:
1.Useascrewdriverorsimilartool.
2.Insertthescrewdriverintothecentralhole
ontheagitatorandturnthescrewdriver
handlegentlytotheleft.
3.Withyourotherhand,holdtheagitatorand
pullittowardsyouasshowninthe
illustration.
4.Lifttheagitator.
5.Removeanyobjects.
6.Placetheagitatorinthemountingholewith
theF-marktowardsyou.Ensurethatallthe
agitatorfastenersareintheirholesinthe
drum.Pushitawayfromyouuntilit
catches.
Ifyouhavehardwater
Ifyouliveinanareawithhardwater
(limescale),thewasherdrummaydevelopa
greyish-whitecoating.Toremovethis,empty
asachetofcitricacid,approx.20gram,into
thewasherdrumandruntheNormalprogram
at95°C.Repeatifnecessary.
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Careandcleaning
1 2  
						

							Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
1.Checkthatthemainpowerswitchison.
2.Hasthepowersupplybeencutoff?Check
thehousefuses(circuitbreakers).The
washerdoorcannotbeopenedifthepower
supplyhasbeencutoff.
Ifnothingelseworks,thewasherdoor
canbeopenedasfollows:
•Thismustonlybedoneinanemergency
ifthemachine'sglassdoordoesnot
openautomaticallywhentheprogram
hasfinished.
•Firstcheckthatthereisnowaterleftin
themachine.Ifthereisanywaterleft
andyouareunabletoruntheDrain
program,emptythemachineby
detachingthedrainagehose.Thisis
describedundertheheading“Checking
theTrapandDrainagepump”,in
chapter11,“Careandcleaning”.
•Makesurethatthemainspowerswitch
isoffandthattheplughasbeen
removedfromthewallsocket.
•Openthehatchtothedrainagepump,
bottomleftasshownintheillustration.
•Unfastenthescrewsholdingthered
plastichandleinplace.
•Pullthehandleandthedooropens.
•Insertthehandlebackintoitsslotand
screwittight.Closethehatchtothe
drainagepump.
Ifthemachine'sglassdoordoesnotopenthe
nexttimeawashingprogramhasfinished,
calltheservicedivision.
Themachinewillnotstart
1.Isthewasherdoorproperlyclosed?Push
itfirmly.
2.Istherepower?Checkyourhome’sfuses.
3.CheckthatyouhavenotselectedDelayed
Start.
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Troubleshooting
    
						

							Errormessages
Thedisplayindicatesifanerrorhasoccurred
duringtheprogram.Aftertakingthemeasures
describedbelow,turnoffthemachinetoleave
errormessagemode.
Theerrormessagesthatmaybeshownare:
Thedoorisnotclosed
IfthefirstredfieldbesidetheStart/Stop
buttonisflashing,youhavetriedtostarta
programwiththedooropen.Closethedoor
andtheprogramwillstart.
Overflowfault
IfF1isflashinginthedisplay.
1.Shutoffthewatertap.
2.Calltheservicedivision.
Wateroutletfault(GreyHose)
IfF3isflashinginthedisplay,thereisa
problemwithdrainage.Check:
•thatnoobjectsarestuckinthedrainage
hoseoutlet.
•thatthedrainagepumpisnotblockedby
foreignobjects.Cleanthepump(seethe
“Careandcleaning”chapter).
•thattherearenokinksinthedrainage
hose.
Waterinletfault(WhiteHose)
IfF4isflashingonthedisplay.
Faultwithwatersupply.Check:
•thatthetaponthewaterpipeisopen.
•thatthefilterinthemachine’swaterinletis
notblocked.
1.Shutoffthewatertap.
2.Unscrewthehose.
3.Cleanthefilterintheinletvalveonthe
machine.
4.Screwthehosebackon.
5.Turnonthetapandcheckforleaks.
6.Runtheprogramagaintocheckifthefault
isfixed.
7.Ifthisdoesnotresolvetheproblem,call
theservicedivision.
Dooropeningfault
IfF6isflashingonthedisplay,calltheservice
division.
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Troubleshooting