Asko W6863 Operating Instructions

Beforethemachineisused,thethreetrans-
portprotectiondevicesshouldberemoved
asshownbelow.
Eachtransportprotectiondeviceconsistsof
ascrew,awasher,andarubberspacer.After
theprotectiondevicehasbeenremoved,the
rubberspaceractsasaplugfortheholesfor
thedeviceandalsoasadamper.
•Firstremovethescrewsandthewashers.
•Thenremovetherubberspacers.
•Finally,therubberspacersshouldbe
turnedoverandreplacedinthetransport
protectiondeviceholes.
Important!
Inordertopreventthemachinefrombeing...

Readtheseinstructionscarefullyandcom-
pletelybeforeyouinstallthemachine.The
installationshouldbecarriedoutbyaqualified
personwhoisfamiliarwithalllocalcodesand
ordinancesforelectricalandplumbingcon-
nections.
Cosmeticdamagemustbereportedtoyour
dealerwithinfivedaysfromthedateofpur-
chase.Afterunpackingthewasher,thorough-
lychecktheunitforcosmeticdamage.
Levelingthemachine
Itisimportantthatthemachineislevelto
preventexcessivevibrationsduringspincy-
cles.Eachfootofthewasherisadjustable,...

Drainoutletconnection
Themachineissuppliedwiththeoutlethose
alreadyattached.Thehoseshouldbeextend-
edoverasuitablesinkedgeordrainpipeat
aheightof24"to36"(610mmto914mm)
abovethebottomoftheunit.(Thelower
heightispreferable.)Makesurethehoseis
notkinked.
Note!
Ifthehoseisextended,theinternaldiameter
ofthecouplingmustnotbelessthan½".
Warning!
Donotextendthedrainhosehigherthan36"
(914mm)fromthebottomoftheunit.
ElectricalConnections
Themachineisdeliveredready-fittedwitha...

Built-ininstallation
ASKOwasherscanbeinstalledbeneatha
cabinetorworktopwithaheightof34½"(876
mm)orinacloset.Theremustbeagapof
about½"(12mm)allaroundthemachine,
includingbetweentherearedgeofthema-
chine'stoppanelandthebackwall.The
openingwidthmustbeatleast24½"(622
mm).Spacemustalsobeavailableforthe
inletanddrainhoses.Seetheillustrationbe-
lowformeasurementsandpositions.Ifthe
washerisinstalledinaclosetthedoorshall
beopendwhilethewasherisrunning.
Ifthedrainoutletishigherthan24"(610mm),...

Lockhook4.Hingepins(topandbottom)1.
Hinges(left+rightside)5.Coverwasher2.
Toekick6.Plasticplugs(ontheupper
andloweredges)
3.
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Reversingthedoor
   

Youcanchoosewhetherthedoorishungon
therightortheleft.
Followtheseinstructions:
1.RemovetheToekick.
2.Unscrewthe2screwsonthehinges.
3.Liftthedoorupandremoveit.Supportthe
doorwhiledoingthis.
4.Removebothdoorpins(topandbottom).
Fitthemontheoppositesideofthedoor.
Refitthehinges.
5.Undoandremovethelockhook(liftupand
pullout)andthecoverwasherfromthe
doorandthemachine.Fitthehookandthe
washerontheotherside.
6.Movetheplasticplugsontheupperand
loweredgesofthedoor.Useaflatscrew-
drivertoremovetheplugs....

Itisimportanttoregisteryourproductwarrantybyloggingontowww.askousa.com/customer-
care/registrationandfillingoutallrequiredfieldswithin90daysfromthedateofpurchase.After
doingso,youwillbee-mailedacertificatethatwillextendtheoriginalwarrantyforoneadditional
year.Ifyoudonothaveaccesstotheinternet,completethewarrantycardincludedwiththe
productandmailittotheaddressonthewarrantycardwithin90daysofthedateofpurchase.
Cosmeticdamagemustbereportedtoyourdealerwithinfivedaysfromthedateofpurchase....

Warranty
ASKOAppliancesInc.willnotpayfor:
Servicecallsto:
1.Correcttheinstallationoftheappliance.
2.Repairdamageduetoshipment,delivery,
installation,misuseorabuse.
3.Instructhowtousetheappliance.
4.Replacehousefusesorcorrecthouse
wiring.
5.Correcthouseplumbing,including
drainageproblemsrelatedtoimproperin-
stallation.
6.Cleanorserviceairdeviceindrainline.
•Repairand/orreplacementpartsforfailure
ofproductifapplianceisusedforother
thanhome/residentialuse.
•Damageresultingfromaccident,fire,...

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Notes
 

1
Washing
•Emptypocketsandclosezippers.
•Readtheitem’slaundrylabel.
•Sortinglaundry.
Note!
Placeunderwiredbrasinalaundrynet.
2
Loadthelaundry
•Pressingthemainpowerswitch.
•Ifthedoorisclosed,presstheDoor
Openingbutton(keysymbol)andthe
doorwillopenafterafewseconds.
•Loadthelaundryandclosethedoor.
3
Detergentcompartment
•Pourdetergentintothemainwash
compartment,andpre-washcompart-
mentaswellifrequired.Pourfabric
softenerintothecompartmentonthe
rightwiththesymbol.
•Ifyouuseliquiddetergent,followthe...