Asko W6863 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 ma-
chine 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 re-
ceive from it. We hope that this product will give you many
years of pleasure.
To ensure that you get the most out of 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
Savetheseinstructionsforfuturereference
ASKOW6863
   
						

							4
Beforeusingyourmachinefor
thefirsttime
4Transportprotection
4Packingmaterial
4Washerdoor
4Checkingwaterhardness
5Importantsafetyinstructions
5Groundinginstructions
6Installation
6Overflowguardfunction
6Transport/Winterstorage
6Disposal
7Childsafety
7Keepaneyeonchildren!
7
Activating/deactivatingChild-safe
Start
8Partsofthewashingmachine
9Detergentcompartment
10Frontpanel
11Adviceandtipsbeforewashing
11Sortingyourlaundry
11Clothing
11Laundrylabels
11Laundrylabelsymbols
13Coloredcotton
13Delicates
13Woolandsilk
13Artificialfibersandsyntheticfibers
13Reducingallergicreactions
13Savetimeandenergy
13HighWaterLevel
13Economyandefficiency
13Backlighting
14Detergents
14Dyeingfabrics
14Liquiddetergents
14Detergents
15
Recommendedpowder
detergents
15
DetergentAmountsBasedon
WaterHardness
16Amountofdetergenttouse
16
Recommendeddetergent
amountsbasedonwaterhardness
17Operatinginstructions
17Sortyourlaundry.
17Turnonthemainpowerswitch.
17
Openthewasherdoorandload
thelaundry
17
Adddetergentandfabricsoftener,
asrequired
19Selecttheprogram
22
Closethedoorandpressthe
Start/Stopbutton
22Oncetheprogramhasfinished
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Contents
 
						

							23SelectingOptions
23Temperature
23Spin
23DelayedStart
23SuperRinse
24HighWaterLevel
24AntiWrinklefunction
24SuperWash
24Pre-soak
25Settings
25
Youcanchangethefollowing
settings:
25Child-safeStart
25AutomaticDoorOpening
25Selectlanguage
26
Careandmaintenance
instructions
26Checkingthefilteranddrainpump
26
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
26
Cleaningtheoutsideofthe
machine
26
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
27Rinseholesunderthepaddle
27Ifyouhavehardwater
28Troubleshooting
28Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
28Themachinewillnotstart
29Errormessages
30Technicalinformation
30Technicaldata
31Transportprotection
32Installationinstructions
32Levelingthemachine
32Watersupplyconnection
33Drainoutletconnection
33ElectricalConnections
33Groundinginstructions
33Freestandinginstallation
33Stackedinstallation
34Built-ininstallation
35Reversingthedoor
36Followtheseinstructions:
37Serviceandguarantee
38Warranty
38
HowtocontacttheASKO
AppliancesInc.
40Quickguide
40Washing
40Loadthelaundry
40Detergentcompartment
40Selecttheprogram
40Programfinished
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Transportprotection
Hasthetransportprotectionbeenremoved?
Ifnot,seethe"Transportprotection"chapter.
Packingmaterial
Pleasesortwastematerialsinaccordance
withlocalguidelines.
Washerdoor
•Thewasherdoorcannotbeopeneduntil
themachineisconnectedtotheelectricity
supply.
•Toopenthedoormanually,seethe"The
doorwillnotopen"sectioninthe"Trou-
bleshooting"chapter.
•Itisnotpossibletostartthemachinewith
thedooropen.
•Toopenthewasherdoorwhileaprogram
isrunning,seethe"Closethedoorand
presstheStart/Stopbutton"section.
Checkingwaterhardness
Thequantityofdetergentneededdepends,
amongotherthings,onwaterhardness.
Phoneyourlocalwatercompanytocheckthe
waterhardnessinyourarea.
Note!
Eachmachineistestedbeforeleavingthe
factory.Asmallamountofwatermayremain
inthedrainpump,thoughthisdoesnotaffect
qualityordamagethemachine.
SeetheQuickguideonthelastpage.
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Beforeusingyourmachineforthefirsttime
 
						

							Savetheseinstructionsforfuturerefer-
ence
WARNING-Toreducetheriskoffire,electric
shock,orinjurytopersonswhenusingyour
appliance,followbasicprecautions,including
thefollowing:
•Readallinstructionsbeforeusingtheappli-
ance.
•Donotrunappliancewhileyouareoutof
thehome.
•Donotwashordryarticlesthathavebeen
previouslycleanedin,washedin,soaked
in,orspottedwithgasoline,dry-cleaning
solvents,cookingoils,orotherflammable
orexplosivesubstancesbecausetheygive
offvaporsthatcouldigniteorexplode.
•Donotallowchildrentoplayonorinthe
appliance.Closesupervisionofchildrenis
necessarywhentheapplianceisusednear
children.
•Beforetheapplianceisremovedfromser-
viceordiscarded,removethedoortothe
washingcompartment.
•Donotreachintotheapplianceifthedrum
ismoving.
•Donotinstallorstorethisappliancewhere
itwillbeexposedtotheweather.
•Donottamperwithcontrols.
•Donotrepairorreplaceanypartofthe
applianceorattemptanyservicingunless
specificallyrecommendedintheuser-re-
pairinstructionsorinpublisheduser-repair
instructionsthatyouunderstandandhave
theskillstocarryout.
•Donotaddgasoline,dry-cleaningsolvents,
orotherflammableorexplosivesub-
stancestothewashwater.Thesesub-
stancesgiveoffvaporsthatcouldigniteor
explode.
•Undercertainconditions,hydrogengas
maybeproducedinahotwatersystem
thathasnotbeenusedfor2weeksor
more.HYDROGENGASISEXPLOSIVE.
Ifthehotwatersystemhasnotbeenused
forsuchaperiod,beforeusingawashing
machineorcombinationwasher-dryer,turn
onallwaterfaucetsandletthewaterflow
fromeachforseveralminutes.Thiswillre-
leaseanyaccumulatedhydrogengas.As
thegasisflammable,donotsmokeoruse
anopenflameduringthistime.
Warning!
Thisappliancemustbeproperlygrounded.
Thismanualdoesnotcovereverypossible
conditionandsituationthatmayoccur.Use
commonsenseandcautionwheninstalling,
operating,andmaintaininganyappliance.
Groundinginstructions
A)Groundinginstructionsforagrounded,
cord-connectedappliance:
Intheeventofmalfunctionorbreakdown,
groundingwillreducetheriskofelectricshock
byprovidingapathofleastresistancefor
electriccurrent.Thisapplianceisequipped
withacordhavinganequipment-grounding
conductorandagroundingplug.Theplug
mustbepluggedintoanappropriateoutlet
thatisproperlyinstalledandgroundedinac-
cordancewithalllocalcodesandordinances.
Warning!
Improperconnectionoftheequipment-
groundingconductorcanresultinariskof
electricshock.Checkwithaqualifiedelectri-
cianorservicerepresentativeorpersonnelif
youareindoubtastowhethertheappliance
isproperlygrounded.
Donotmodifytheplugprovidedwiththeap-
pliance.Ifitwillnotfittheoutlet,haveaproper
outletinstalledbyaqualifiedelectrician.
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Importantsafetyinstructions
    
						

							B)Groundinginstructionsfora
permanentlyconnectedappliance:
Thisappliancemustbeconnectedtoa
groundedmetal,permanentwiringsystem,
oranequipment-groundingconductormust
berunwiththecircuitconductorsandconnect-
edtotheequipment-groundingterminalor
leadontheappliance.
Note
Thismanualdoesnotcovereverypossible
conditionandsituationthatmayoccur.Use
commonsenseandcautionwheninstalling,
operating,andmaintaininganyappliance.
Installation
Seethe"Installation"chapter.
Overflowguardfunction
Ifthemachine’swaterlevelrisesabovethe
normallevel,theoverflowguardfunctionbe-
ginstopumpwateroutandshutsoffthewater
intake.Ifthewaterlevelhasnotdropped
within60seconds,theprogramisterminated.
Transport/Winterstorage
Ifthemachineistobetransportedorstored
inunheatedpremiseswherethetemperature
canfallbelowfreezing,doasfollows:
•Emptythefilteranddrainpump(seethe
"CareandCleaning"chapter).
•Shutoffthewatertothewashingmachine,
loosenthesupplyhosetotheintakevalve,
andletthewaterrunoutfromthevalveand
hose.
•Afteremptyingthepump,asmallamount
ofwatermayremaininthemachine.This
doesnotaffectqualityordamagethema-
chine.
Disposal
Whenthemachinehasreachedtheendof
itsservicelifeandistobedisposedof,it
shouldimmediatelybemadeunusableby
removingthedoortothewashingcompart-
ment.Contactyourlocalauthoritiesforinfor-
mationaboutwhereyourmachineshouldbe
disposedofandrecycledintheproperway.
Themachineismanufacturedandlabeledfor
recycling.
Savetheseinstructionsforfuturereference
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Importantsafetyinstructions
  
						

							Keepaneyeonchildren!
Watchoutforchildren!
•Laundrydetergentsarecorrosive,soal-
wayskeepthemoutofreachofchildren.
•Shouldachildswallowdetergent,give
plentytodrinkimmediately,i.e.,oneortwo
glassesofmilkorwater.Donottrytoin-
ducevomiting.Seekmedicaladviceimme-
diately:TheNationalPoisoncenterphone
numberis1-800-222-1222.
•Alwaysclosethedoorandstarttheappli-
anceassoonasyouputinthedetergent.
•Alwaysturnthepowerofftothemachine
whenitisnotinuse.
•Alwayskeepsmallchildrenawayfromthe
machinewhenitisopen.Theremaybe
somedetergentresidueleftinsidethema-
chine.
•Iflaundrydetergentgetsinsomeone’s
eyes,rinsethemwithplentyofwaterforat
least15minutes.
Activating/deactivatingChild-safe
Start
•Turnoffthemachineusingthemainpower
switch.
•Pressandholdthe+ontheTimebutton
andtheSuperRinsebuttonandturnon
themainpowerswitch.
•Turntheprogramselectorandchoose
"Child-safeStartOff"or"Child-safeStart
On".
•PresstheStart/Stopbuttontostore.
YoucandeactivateChild-safeStartby
pressingtheSuperRinseandStart/Stopbut-
tonsatthesametime:
TheChild-safeStartoptionwillbetemporarily
deactivatedforthreeminutes.
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Childsafety
 
						

							1.Mainpowerswitch
2.Detergentcompartment
3.Programpanel
4.Typeplate(ontheinsideoftheglassdoor)
5.Hatchfordrainpump
6.Drainpump(behindhatch)
7.Emergencyopeningtool(inenclosedplastic
bag)
8.Washerdoor
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Partsofthewashingmachine
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							1.PreWash
2.MainWash
3.Mainwashliquiddetergent.
4.Fabricsoftener
Thedetergentdrawerautomaticallydispensesthedetergentandfabricsoftenerattheappropriate
times.Simplypourthemeasuredamountsofdetergentandsoftenerintothepropercompartments
(asillustrated)andclosethedrawer.
Note
Toavoidoversudsing,donotputdetergentintheprewashcompartmentunlessyouareusing
oneoftheHeavywashprogramswhichhasaprewashcycle.
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Detergentcompartment
2
3
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							Optionsbuttons4Mainpowerswitch1
Start/Stop5Programselector2
Dooropening6Displaywindow3
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Frontpanel
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