Asko W6903 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
AskoW6903
   
						

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

							23SelectingOptions
23Temperature
23Spin
23Rinse
24HighWaterLevel
24DelayedStart
25Settings
25
Youcanchangethefollowing
settings:
25Howtochoosethesettings:
25Pre-soak
25AntiWrinklefunction
26Clock
26BuzzerVolume
26Child-safeStart
27AutomaticDoorOpening
27Language
27Temperature
27Back
28
Careandmaintenance
instructions
28Checkingthefilteranddrainpump
28
Cleaningthedetergent
compartment
28
Cleaningtheoutsideofthe
machine
28
Cleaningtheinsideofthemachine
toavoidunpleasantsmells
29Rinseholesunderthepaddle
29Ifyouhavehardwater
30Troubleshooting
30Thewasherdoorwillnotopen
30Themachinewillnotstart
31Errormessages
32Technicalinformation
32Technicaldata
33Transportprotection
34Installationinstructions
34Levelingthemachine
34Watersupplyconnection
35Drainoutletconnection
35ElectricalConnections
35Groundinginstructions
35Freestandinginstallation
35Stackedinstallation
36Built-ininstallation
37Reversingthedoor
38Followtheseinstructions:
39
Built-inmachinewithcoverdoor
fitted
40Fittingthewoodendoor
41Serviceandguarantee
42Warranty
42
HowtocontacttheAMAppliance
Group
44Quickguide
44Washing
44Loadthelaundry
44Detergentcompartment
44Selecttheprogram
44Programfinished
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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
 
						

							Toreducetheriskoffire,electricshock,or
injurytopersonswhenusingyourappliance,
followbasicprecautions,includingthefollow-
ing:
•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-groundingterminalorlead
ontheappliance.
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.
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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.
Child-safeStart
YoucanactivatetheChild-safeStartoption
topreventchildrenfromstartingthemachine.
YoucandeactivatetheChild-safeStartoption
bypressingtheStart/StopandDoorOpening
(keysymbol)buttonsatthesametime.The
Child-safeStartoptionwillbetemporarily
deactivatedforthreeminutes.
1.Presstheupordownarrowbuttonuntil
Child-safeStartappearsinthemiddleof
thedisplay.
2.Presstheprogramselectoragain(thebig
arrow)toaccesstheoptionsmenuonthe
rightofthedisplay.
3.Presstheupordownarrowbuttontoselect
OfforOn.
4.Presstheprogramselectortosaveyour
setting.
5.Ifyoudonotwanttoselectanymoreset-
tings,pressthearrowbuttondownuntil
youreachtheprogramyouwant.
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Childsafety
 
						

							1.Outerdoor
2.Mainpowerswitch
3.Detergentcompartment
4.Programpanel
5.Typeplate(ontheinsideoftheglassdoor)
6.Hatchfordrainpump
7.Drainpump(behindhatch)
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Partsofthewashingmachine
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5
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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
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3
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							Start/Stop4Mainpowerswitch1
Dooropening5Programselector2
Displaywindow3
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Frontpanel
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3
1