Asko W6863 Operating Instructions

Herearesometipsthatmayhelpyoubefore
washing.
Sortingyourlaundry
Sortitemsaccordingto:
•howsoiledtheyare
•color
•material
Clothing
•Closezipperssothattheydon’tharmfab-
rics.
•Newcoloreditemsmaycontainexcess
dyeandshouldthereforebewashedsep-
aratelythefirstfewtimes.
•Turndelicateitemsinsideout.Thisre-
ducestheriskofburlingandfading.
•Emptypocketsandwashtheminsideout
ifpossible!
Laundrylabels
Lookattheitem’slaundrylabel.Thetable
belowshowssuitablewashprogramsfordif-
ferentmaterialsandwashloads.Usingmod-...

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Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
Ironing instructions
Special drying instructions
Tumble dry heat setting Tumble dry cycle
Dry clean symbol
Bleach instructions
Wash water temperature
Wash cycle  

Coloredcotton
Coloredcottonitemslabeled140°F(60°C)
shouldbewashedat140°F(60°C)thefirst
timeinordertoremoveanyexcessdye.Ifyou
donotdoso,thereisariskthatthecolorwill
run.Usedetergentwithoutbleachinorderto
preservethecolorofthefabric.
Delicates
Unbleachedlinen
Unbleachedlinenfabricsshouldbewashed
at140°F(60°C),usingdetergentcontaining
nobleachoropticalwhiteners.Heavily-soiled
linencanoccasionallybewashedathigher
temperatures,butnottoooftenastheheat
candestroythelinen’ssheenandstrength.
Woolandsilk...

Detergents
Eco-labeleddetergentsarelessharmfulto
theenvironment.
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment.
Trytouselessdetergent,andincreaseonly
ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
Dyeingfabrics
Ifyouwanttodyefabricsinthemachine,se-
lecttheNormalprogramwiththeSuperRinse
optionOn.Selecttemperatureaccordingto
thedyemanufacturer’srecommendations.
Choosealowspinspeedifthefabrictobe
dyedisablendedmaterialsuchas
polyester/cotton.
Note!...

Recommendedpowderdetergents
ASKOwashersuse50%to75%lessdeter-
gentthanmostotherwashers.Thisisbe-
causeoftheirlowwaterconsumptionandthe
factthatallthewashwaterisrepeatedlycir-
culatedthroughthelaundry,ensuringthatall
thedetergentisfullyutilized.Werecommend
thatyouusepowderdetergentsmade
specificallyforfront-loadingwashers.These
aresometimescalledHE(High-Efficiency)
detergents.Listedbelowaresomelow-
sudsingpowderdetergentsthathavebeen
successfullytestedinASKOwashers:
•Fab
•All
•TideHE
•AmwaySA8
•FreshStart...

Amountofdetergenttouse
Theamountofdetergentneededvaries
amongthedifferentbrands,butformostde-
tergents,youneedonlyoneortwotable-
spoons.Usingtoomuchdetergentcanresult
indetergentresiduebeingleftinyourclothes,
whichcancausethemtoappeargrayor
dingy.Youshouldstartwithasmallamount
ofdetergentandincreaseitonlyiftheclean-
ingresultsareunsatisfactory.Additionally,you
shouldneverputdetergentintheprewash
compartmentunlessyouareusingawash
programthathasaprewashcycle.Thiscould
causeexcessfoaming,whichcoulddamage...

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shock,orinjurytopersons,readtheIMPOR-
TANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoper-
atingthisapplience.
1
Sortyourlaundry.
Seethe"AdviceandTips"sectionbe-
forewashing.
Note!
Placeunderwiredbrasinalaundrynet.
Note!
Emptypockets.Coins,nails,andthelikecan
causedamagetothemachineandfabrics.
Seethe"AdviceandTips"sectionbefore
washing.
2
Turnonthemainpowerswitch.
3
Openthewasherdoorandload
thelaundry
Ifthedoorisclosed,presstheDoor
Openingbutton(keysymbol).Thedoorwill...

Fabricsoftener
Pourthefabricsoftenerintothecompartment
withthesymbol.Followtherecommenda-
tionsonthefabricsoftenerpackaging.
Note!
Donotfillabovethecompartment’smaximum
filllevel.Otherwisefabricsoftenerwillbedis-
pensedtooearly,whichimpairsthewashing
effect.
Detergentcompartment
WARNING-Toreducetheriskoffire,electric
shock,orinjurytopersons,readtheIMPOR-
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Operatinginstructions
 Pushheretoopen....

5
Selecttheprogram
Youselectaprogrambyturningthe
programselector.Thenameofthese-
lectedprogramanditsendtimearedis-
played.Selectthedesiredoptionsusingthe
optionbuttons.PresstheStart/Stopbuttonto
start.
1.Auto
Thisprogramautomaticallyadjuststhelength
ofthemainwashandthenumberofrinsesto
theamountandtypeoflaundryloadedinthe
machine.
2.TimeChoice
Thisprogramadjustsitselftothespecified
timeframeorfinishtime.Whenusingthis
program,itishoweverimportanttoselecta
temperatureandtimesuitedtohowsoiledthe...

8.PermaPress
Programforsynthetics,blendedmaterials,
andpermanentpresscotton.Suitablefor
shirtsandblouses.Thetemperaturecanbe
selectedfreely,sofollowthewashinginstruc-
tionsforeachgarment.Garmentswornnext
totheskinoughttobewashedat140°F
(60°C).Manysyntheticswillcomecleanat
104°F(40°C)too.Themaximumspinspeed
is800rpm.
9.Wool/Delicate/Hand
Agentlelaundryprogramforwool,silk,and
garmentsthatshouldbewashedbyhand.
Thehighesttemperatureis104°F(40°C).The
programhasashortspin.Themaximumspin
speedis800rpm....