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-
ernwashingmachinesanddetergents,such
ascompactdetergents,youcanusuallywash
atlowertemperatures.Itisagoodideatouse
trialanderrortofindoutwhatproducesthe
bestresults.
Laundrylabelsymbols
LoadProgramMaterialLaundrylabels
1/1drumStain140°F(60°C)to203°F(95°C)Cotton,linen,white,andlight-colored
items.
1/1drumColor140°F(60°C)Cotton,linen.Dark-coloreditems.
1/2drumPermaPress140°F(60°C)Polyester,cotton/polyester,nylon.White
items.
1/2drumPermaPress104°F(40°C)Rayon,acetate,acrylic.Non-colorfast
items.
1/2drumPermaPress104°F(40°C)Polyester,cotton/polyester,nylon.Colored
items.
1/3drumPermaPress86°F(30°C)Silkandverydelicateitems
1/3drumWool/Delicate/Hand104°F(40°C)ItemslabeledwiththeIWSorSuperwash
mark
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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
Thesefabricsaresometimeslabeledasma-
chinewashableandsometimesashand
wash.Themachine’sWool/handprogramis
justasgentleaswashingbyhand.
Woolisespeciallysensitivetoprocessessuch
aswashing.
Ifyoudonotwishtospindry,youcan
squeezeoutthewaterusingterryclothtowels.
InthiscaseselectNospin.
Tofindouthowtoselectthissetting,seethe
Washingchapter.However,mostgarments
canwithstandashortspin.Chooseashort
spinbyselectingaspinspeedof800rpmor
less.
Artificialfibersandsyntheticfibers
Thesematerialsrequireplentyofroomto
preventthemfromgettingwrinkled.Onlyfill
halfthedrumwhenwashingartificialorsyn-
theticfibers.Chooseashortspinbyselecting
aspinspeedof800rpmorless.
Note!
Viscoseandacetatesarefragilewhenwet.
Reducingallergicreactions
ThewashingmachinehasaSuperRinseop-
tion.Usethisforpeoplewithsensitiveskin,
suchasthosewithallergiesandsmallchil-
dren.
Savetimeandenergy
UsetheWhiteprogramtosavetimeanden-
ergy.Thisprogramhasashortermainwash
thanNormal,butisoftensufficientforlightly
soiledlaundry.
HighWaterLevel
Ifyouwantmorewaterforthemainwashand
rinses,youcanusetheHighWaterLevelop-
tion.HighWaterLevelisusedautomatically
intheWool/Handprogram.
Economyandefficiency
Youcansavealotofenergybynotusing
highertemperatureprogramsthannecessary.
•SelectQuickifyoujustneedtofreshenup
shirtsorexerciseclothes,forexample.This
willsavebothwaterandenergy.
•Ifyouselectafastspinspeed,thisreduces
energyconsumptionwhendryingina
tumbledryerordryingcabinet.
•Alwayswashwithafullloadwhenusing
theSani,Stain,Color,andWhiteprograms!
•Avoidwashingwithpre-wash.Modern
machinesanddetergentscleanwithout
pre-wash.Onlyveryheavilysoiledlaundry,
suchasoverallsandsimilargarments,are
likelytoneedapre-wash.
Backlighting
Twominutesafterthewashprogramfinishes
thedisplaybacklightingentersenergysaving
mode.
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							Detergents
Eco-labeleddetergentsarelessharmfulto
theenvironment.
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment.
Trytouselessdetergent,andincreaseonly
ifyouarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
Dyeingfabrics
Ifyouwanttodyefabricsinthemachine,se-
lecttheNormalprogramwiththeSuperRinse
optionOn.Selecttemperatureaccordingto
thedyemanufacturer’srecommendations.
Choosealowspinspeedifthefabrictobe
dyedisablendedmaterialsuchas
polyester/cotton.
Note!
Addthedyedirectlytothewashingdrum–
nottothedetergentcompartment.Afterdye-
ing,youshouldrunthemachineemptyusing
thesameprogram.Usethenormalamount
ofdetergent.
Note!
Duetoenvironmentalconcerns,wediscour-
agetheuseofstrongchemicals.
Whenusingagentsforbleachingorstainre-
moval,thereisariskofrust(corrosion)and
discolorationofthemachine.
Liquiddetergents
Wedon’trecommendliquiddetergentsbe-
causetheytendtoproducemoresudsthan
powderdetergentswhenusedinwatertem-
peraturesof150°Forhigher.Ifyoushould
tryaliquiddetergent,startwithaverysmall
amount,suchas1to2tablespoons.Also,
liquiddetergentcanbeusedforallprograms
withoutprewash,soadditintothemainwash
compartment.
Detergents
Laundrydetergentsareavailableinlow-,
normal-andhigh-sudsingformulas.Adeter-
gent´sabilitytocleanisnotrelativetothe
amountofsudsitproduces.Excesssudsin
afront-loadingwasheractuallyinterferewith
thecleaningbecausetheycushionthetum-
blingaction.Also,high-sudsingdetergents
aremoredifficulttocompletelyrinseout.The
useofanythingotherthanalow-sudsingde-
tergentcancausesevereoversudsing,which
couldcausesudstobackupthroughthede-
tergentcompartmentandrundownthefront
ofthewasherontothefloor.Ifoversudsing
occurs,runthewashthroughoneormore
rinseprogramsuntilallitemsarethoroughly
rinsed.Removethelaundrythenrunthe
washerthroughaNormalwashprogramto
getridofanyremainingdetergent.Werecom-
mendthatyoudon’tusebleachinyourASKO
washer.Thetumblingwashaction,tempera-
turecontroloptions,extendedwashtimes
andproperamountofdetergentaresufficient
toremovemoststains.
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							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
•WiskHE
Werecommendthatyoudonotuseany
powderdetergentthatdoesn’twashcomplete-
lyoutofthedetergentdrawer.
DetergentAmountsBasedonWater
Hardness
Theamountofdetergentneededcanvary
duetodifferencesinwaterhardness.Tode-
terminethewaterhardnessinyourarea,
contactyourlocalwaterutilityorareawater
softeningcompany.Theharderthewater,the
moredetergentyoumayneed.Refertothe
chartbelowfortherecommendeddetergent
amountsbasedonwaterhardness.Remem-
ber,youshouldadjusttheamountofdeter-
gentyouusebysmallamountsuntilyoufind
thecorrectamount.Notethat12grainsand
higherisextremelyhardwateranddetergent
alonemaynotbeenough.Youmayneedto
useawatersoftenertomaximizetheperfor-
manceofyourwasher.Also,inareaswith
extremelyhardwater(9+)youmayneedto
washatlowertemperaturestopreventhard
waterdepositsfromforminginthetankand
washsystem.Differentbrandsofdetergent
havedifferentamountsofphosphorousfor
softeningwater.Ifyouhavehardwaterand
useadetergentwithlessthan8.7%phospho-
rouscontent,youmayneedtousemorede-
tergentoruseadetergentwithahigher
phosphorouscontent.
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							Amountofdetergenttouse
Theamountofdetergentneededvaries
amongthedifferentbrands,butformostde-
tergents,youneedonlyoneortwotable-
spoons.Usingtoomuchdetergentcanresult
indetergentresiduebeingleftinyourclothes,
whichcancausethemtoappeargrayor
dingy.Youshouldstartwithasmallamount
ofdetergentandincreaseitonlyiftheclean-
ingresultsareunsatisfactory.Additionally,you
shouldneverputdetergentintheprewash
compartmentunlessyouareusingawash
programthathasaprewashcycle.Thiscould
causeexcessfoaming,whichcoulddamage
themachine.Theamountofdetergentneeded
canalsodependonthehardnessofthewater
inyourarea.Seethe“DetergentAmounts
BasedonWaterHardness”sectiononthe
nextpageformoredetails.
Recommendeddetergentamountsbasedonwaterhardness
Detergentamounts
MainWashPreWashWaterhardness
1to1-1/2tablespoons1teaspoonSoft(0-3grainspergal.)
1to2tablespoons1teaspoonMedium(4-8grainspergal.)
2to3tablespoons1teaspoonHard(9+grainspergal.)
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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
openafterafewseconds.Loadthelaundry.
Thelaundryprogramchartshowshowmuch
laundrycanbewashedwitheachprogram.
4
Adddetergentandfabric
softener,asrequired
Thedetergentpackagingwillhaverec-
ommendationsforhowmuchdetergentyou
shoulduse.Themachineholds13lb(6kg)of
laundry.Ifyouonlyhaveasmallamountof
laundryinthemachine,youcanreducethe
amountofdetergentused.
Powderdetergent
Pourthepowderintothemainwashcompart-
ment,andpre-washcompartmentaswellif
desired.
Liquiddetergent
Whenusingliquiddetergent,followthechart
onpage15forrecommendeddetergent
amounts.Werecommendalwaysusinga
washballwithverythickliquiddetergent.
Washballornet
Ifyouuseawashballornet,placeitdirectly
inthedrumandselectaprogramwithoutpre-
wash.
Note!
Detergentoverdosingdoesnotgivebetter
washingresults;itmerelycausesagreater
impactontheenvironment.
Tryusinglessdetergent,andincreaseonlyif
youarenotsatisfiedwiththeresults.
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							Fabricsoftener
Pourthefabricsoftenerintothecompartment
withthesymbol.Followtherecommenda-
tionsonthefabricsoftenerpackaging.
Note!
Donotfillabovethecompartment’smaximum
filllevel.Otherwisefabricsoftenerwillbedis-
pensedtooearly,whichimpairsthewashing
effect.
Detergentcompartment
WARNING-Toreducetheriskoffire,electric
shock,orinjurytopersons,readtheIMPOR-
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 Pushheretoopen.  MainWash
Mainwashliquiddetergent.
FabricsoftenerPreWash    
						

							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
laundryis.Thespinspeedcanbeselected
freely.
Specifythedesiredprogramtimebypressing
+or-ontheTimebutton.Thesymbolforthe
programlightsbesidetheselectedtime.You
canchooseaprogramtimebetween30min-
utesand3hours.Ifyouchoosea30-minute
programtimethemaximumwashtemperature
willbe86°F(30°C)
3.Sani
Programforheavilysoiledlaundry,withdirt
thatneedstobefullydissolvedbeforethe
mainwash.Apre-washisusedtodothis.You
canselectthetemperaturefreely,sofollow
thewashinginstructionsforeachgarment.
Thehighesttemperature,203°F(95°C),is
suitableforveryheavilysoiledlaundry.The
spinspeedcanbeselectedfreely.Thema-
chineadaptstheprogramtimeandwater
consumptiontotheloadsize.
4.Stain
Programfornormallytoheavilysoiledlaundry,
whitesandcolors.Youcanselectthetemper-
aturefreely,sofollowthewashinginstructions
foreachgarment.140°F(60°C)isagood
temperatureforheavilysoiledcottongar-
ments,aswellasforgarmentswornnextto
theskin.Select104°F(40°C)ifthelaundryis
lesssoiled.Thespinspeedcanbeselected
freely.Themachineadaptstheprogramtime
andwaterconsumptiontotheloadsize.
5.White
Astandardprogramforlightlytomoderately
soiledlaundry.Thetemperaturecanbeselect-
edfreely,sofollowthewashinginstructions
foreachgarment.Garmentswornnexttothe
skinoughttobewashedat140°F(60°C).The
spinspeedcanbeselectedfreely.Thema-
chineadaptstheprogramtimeandwater
consumptiontotheloadsize.
6.Color
Standardprogramforlightlysoiledlaundry.
Thetemperaturecanbeselectedfreely,so
followthewashinginstructionsforeachgar-
ment.Garmentswornnexttotheskinought
tobewashedat140°F(60°C).Verylightly
soiledlaundry,however,oftencomesclean
at104°F(40°C).Thespinspeedcanbese-
lectedfreely.
7.Quick
Lightlysoiledlaundrythatjustneedsfreshen-
ingup.Youcanchoosetheinletwatertemper-
ature(themachinedoesnotwarmthewater),
104°F(40°C),or140°F(60°C).
Fastprogramforlaundrythatjustneeds
fresheningup.Theprogramcanberunatany
temperature,sofollowthewashinginstruc-
tionsforeachgarment.Thelowertheselect-
edtemperature,theshortertheprogramtime.
Garmentswornnexttotheskinoughttobe
washedat140°F(60°C).Thespinspeedcan
beselectedfreely.
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							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.
10.Rinse
Thisprogramperformsonecoldrinsecycle
+spin.Suitableforlaundrythatjustneedsto
bedampenedandforcleaningclothsand
mops.
11.Spinor12.Drain
Tobeusedwhenyouonlywanttospinthe
loadordrainthewaterfromthemachine.
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