BEKO WMB 81231 User Manual

							Washing Machine
Стиральная машинаWMB 81231 PTMLC
 
						

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Please read this user manual first!
Dear Customer,
We hope that you get the best results from the product which has been manufactured 
in state-of-the-art plants and passed through a strict quality control procedure.
Therefore, please read the entire user manual carefully before using the product and 
keep it as a reference for future use. In case of transferring the product to someone 
else, give the manual as well.
The user manual will help you use your machine in a 
fast and safe way.
• Read the user manual before installing and starting your product.
• Always follow the safety instructions.
• Keep this user manual within easy reach for future reference. 
• Read also the other documents supplied with the product.
Remember that this user manual is also applicable for several other models. 
Differences between models will be identified in the manual. 
Explanation of symbols
Throughout this user manual the following symbols are used:
C Important information or useful hints about usage.
A Warning for hazardous situations with regard to life and property.
B Warning for electric shock.
This appliance’s packaging material is recyclable. Help recycle it and protect 
the environment by dropping it off in the municipal receptacles provided 
for this purpose. Your appliance also contains a great amount of recyclable 
material. It is marked with this label to indicate the used appliances t\
hat 
should not be mixed with other waste. This way, the appliance recycling 
organised by your manufacturer will be done under the best possible 
conditions, in compliance with European Directive 2002/96/EC on Waste 
Electrical and Electronic Equipment. Contact your town hall or your retailer 
for the used appliance collection points closest to your home.  We thank you 
doing your part to protect the environment.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1  Your washing machine  4
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . .5
2 Warnings  6
General Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
First Use   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Intended use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
If there are children in your house... . . .7
3 Installation  8
Appropriate installation location . . . . . .8
Removing packaging reinforcement . . .8
Removing the transportation locks . . . .8
Connecting water supply . . . . . . . . . . .9
Connecting to the drain . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Adjusting the feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Electrical connection   . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
First use   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Disposing of packaging material   . . . .11
Transportation of the product . . . . . . .11
Disposing of the old product   . . . . . . .11
4 Preparation  12
Things to be done for energy saving   .12
Sorting the laundry   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Preparing laundry for washing   . . . . . .12
Correct load capacity   . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Loading the laundry . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using detergent and softener   . . . . . .14
5 Operating the product  17
Control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Preparing the machine . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Programme selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Main programmes    . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Additional programmes  . . . . . . . . . . .18
Special programmes   . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Temperature selection   . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Spin speed selection . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Programme and consumption table . .20
Auxiliary function selection . . . . . . . . .22
Starting the programme . . . . . . . . . . .23
Child Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Progress of programme . . . . . . . . . . .24
Loading door lock   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Changing the selections after programme 
has started   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Canceling the programme . . . . . . . . .24
End of programme   . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
6 Maintenance and cleaning  26
Cleaning the detergent drawer . . . . . .26
Cleaning the loading door and the 
drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cleaning the body and control panel   .26
Cleaning the water intake filters . . . . .26
Draining remaining water and cleaning the 
pump filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
7 Troubleshooting  29
  
						

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1 Your washing machine
Overview
7 3
4
6
5
2
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1- Power cable
2- Top panel
3- Control panel
4- Filter cap5- Adjustable feet
6- Loading door
7- Detergent drawer
8- Drain hose
  
						

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WMB 81231 PTLMC8
84
60
54
71
230 V / 50Hz 10
2200
1200
Models
Maximum dry laundry capacity (kg)
Height (cm)
Width (cm)
Depth (cm)
Net weight (±4 kg.)
Electrical input (V/Hz)
Total current (A)
Total power (W)
Spin speed (rpm max.)
Technical specifications
C 
Technical specifications may be changed without prior notice to improve the quality of 
the product.
C Figures in this manual are schematic and may not match the product exactly. 
C Values stated on the product labels or in the documentation accompanying it 
are obtained in laboratory conditions in accordance with the relevant standards. 
Depending on operational and environmental conditions of the product, these values 
may vary.
  
						

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2 Warnings
Please read the following information. 
Otherwise, there may be the risk of 
personal injury or material damage. 
Moreover, any warranty and reliability 
commitment will become void.
General Safety
•  Never place your machine on a 
carpet covered floor. Otherwise, 
lack of airflow from below of your 
machine may cause electrical parts to 
overheat. This may cause problems 
with your washing machine.
•  If the power cable or mains plug is 
damaged you must call Authorized 
Service for repair.
•  Check water hoses for wear. Do not 
use old/used water inlet hoses. These 
may cause stains on your laundry.
•  Fit the drain hose into the discharge 
housing securely to prevent any water 
leakage and to allow machine to take 
in and discharge water as required. 
It is very important that the water 
intake and drain hoses are not folded, 
squeezed, or broken when the 
appliance is pushed into place after it 
is installed or cleaned.
•   Your washing machine is designed to 
continue operating in the event of a 
power interruption. You cannot cancel 
any program by pressing the “On/Off 
button.” Your machine will not resume 
its program when the power restores. 
Press the “Start/Pause/Cancel” 
button for 3 seconds to cancel the 
program (See, Cancelling a Program)
•   There may be some water in your 
machine when you receive it. This is 
from the quality control process and 
is normal. It is not harmful to your 
machine.
•  Some problems you may encounter 
may be caused by the software. 
Press “Start/Pause/Cancel” button 
for 3 seconds to cancel the program 
set in your machine before calling the 
authorized service.
First Use
•  To prepare your machine for washing, 
carry out your first washing process 
without loading your machine and 
with detergent under “Cottons 90°C” 
program.
•  Ensure that the cold and hot water 
connections has been made correctly 
when installing your machine. 
Otherwise, your laundry may come 
out hot at the end of the washing 
process and may wear out.
•  If the current fuse or circuit breaker is 
less than 16 Amperes, please have 
a qualified electrician install a 16 
Ampere fuse or circuit breaker.
•  While using with or without a 
transformer, do not neglect to have 
the grounding installation laid by a 
qualified electrician. Our company 
shall not be liable for any damages 
that may arise when the machine is 
used on a line without grounding.
•  To make your machine ready for use, 
please be sure that the tap water 
supply and water drainage systems 
are appropriate before calling the 
authorized service. If they are not, 
call a qualified plumber to have any 
necessary arrangements carried out.
Intended use
• This product has been designed for 
home use.
•   The appliance may only be used for 
washing and rinsing of textiles that 
are marked accordingly.
•   Only detergents, softeners and 
supplements suitable for washing 
machines may be used.
•   Observe the care instructions labelled 
on textile products and any other 
instructions given by companies that 
produce detergents for your machine.
•   This appliance is not intended for use 
by persons (including children) with 
reduced physical, sensory or mental 
capabilities, or lack of experience 
and knowledge, unless they have 
been given supervision or instruction 
  
						

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concerning use of the appliance by a 
person responsible for their safety.
Safety instructions
• This appliance must be connected to 
an earthed outlet protected by a fuse 
of suitable capacity.
•  The supply and draining hoses must 
always be securely fastened and 
remain in an undamaged state.
•  Fit the draining hose to a washbasin 
or bathtub securely before starting up 
your machine. There may be a risk of 
being scalded due to high washing 
temperatures!
•  Never open the door or remove the 
filter while there is still water in the 
drum. Otherwise, there may be the 
risk of flooding and possible injury 
due to the hot water.
•  Never force open the locked door! 
The door will be ready to open just a 
few minutes after the washing cycle 
comes to an end.
•  Unplug the machine when it is not in 
use.
•  Never wash down the appliance 
with a water hose! There is the risk 
of electric shock! Always disconnect 
from the mains by unplugging before 
cleaning.
•  Never touch the plug with wet hands. 
Never unplug by pulling on the cable, 
always pull out from the plug only. Do 
not operate the machine if the power 
cord or plug is damaged.
•  Never attempt to repair the machine 
yourself. Otherwise, you may be 
putting yours and other’s lives in 
danger.
•   For malfunctions that cannot be 
solved by information in the operating 
manual:
  Turn off the machine, unplug it, turn 
off the water tap and contact an 
authorized service agent.
If there are children 
in your house...
• Electrical appliances may be 
dangerous for the children. Keep 
children away from the machine when  it is operating. Do not let them tamper 
with the machine.
•  Close the door when you leave the 
area where the machine is located.
•  Store all detergents in a safe place out 
of reach of the children.
  
						

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3 Installation
Refer to the nearest Authorised Service 
Agent for installation of the product. To 
make the product ready for use, review 
the information in the user manual and 
make sure that the electricity, tap water 
supply and water drainage systems are 
appropriate before calling the Authorized 
Service Agent. If they are not, call a 
qualified technician and plumber to have 
any necessary arrangements carried out.
C Preparation of the location and 
electrical, tap water and waste water 
installations at the place of installation 
is under customer's responsibility. 
B Installation and electrical connections 
of the product must be carried out 
by the Authorized Service Agent. 
Manufacturer shall not be held 
liable for damages that may arise 
from procedures carried out by 
unauthorized persons.
A Prior to installation, visually check if 
the product has any defects on it. If 
so, do not have it installed. Damaged 
products cause risks for your safety.
C  Make sure that the water inlet and 
discharge hoses as well as the power 
cable are not folded, pinched or 
crushed while pushing the product 
into its place after installation or 
cleaning procedures.
Appropriate installation location
•  Place the machine on a rigid floor. 
Do not place it on a long pile rug or 
similar surfaces.
•  Total weight of the washing machine 
and the dryer -with full load- when 
they are placed on top of each other 
reaches to approx. 180 kilograms. 
Place the product on a solid and flat 
floor that has sufficient load carrying 
capacity!
•  Do not place the product on the 
power cable.
•  Do not install the product at places 
where temperature may fall below 
0ºC.
•  Place the product at least 1 cm away 
from the edges of other furniture.
Removing packaging 
reinforcement
Tilt the machine backwards to remove 
the packaging reinforcement. Remove the 
packaging reinforcement by pulling the 
ribbon.
Removing the 
transportation locks
A Do not remove the transportation 
locks before taking out the packaging 
reinforcement.
A Remove the transportation safety 
bolts before operating the washing 
machine, otherwise, the product will 
be damaged.
1.  Loosen all the bolts with a spanner 
until they rotate freely (C).
2. Remove transportation safety bolts 
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3. Attach the plastic covers supplied in 
the User Manual bag into the holes 
on the rear panel. (P)
C Keep the transportation safety bolts 
in a safe place to reuse when the 
washing machine needs to be moved 
again in the future.
C Never move the product without the 
transportation safety bolts properly 
fixed in place!
Connecting water supply
C The water supply pressure required 
to run the product is between 1 to 10 
bars (0.1 – 10 MPa). It is necessary 
to have 10 – 80 liters of water flowing 
from the fully open tap in one minute 
to have your machine run smoothly. 
Attach a pressure reducing valve if 
water pressure is higher.
C If you are going to use the double 
water-inlet product as a single (cold) 
water-inlet unit, you must install the 
supplied stopper to the hot water 
valve before operating the product. 
(Applies for the products supplied 
with a blind stopper group.)
C If you want to use both water inlets 
of the product, connect the hot water 
hose after removing the stopper and 
gasket group from the hot water 
valve. (Applies for the products 
supplied with a blind stopper group.)
A Models with a single water inlet 
should not be connected to the hot 
water tap. In such a case the laundry 
will get damaged or the product will 
switch to protection mode and will 
not operate.
A Do not use old or used water inlet 
hoses on the new product. It may 
cause stains on your laundry.
1.  Connect the special hoses supplied 
with the product to the water inlets 
on the product. Red hose (left) (max. 
90 ºC) is for hot water inlet, blue hose 
(right) (max. 25 ºC) is for cold water 
inlet.
A Ensure that the cold and hot water 
connections are made correctly when 
installing the product. Otherwise, your 
laundry will come out hot at the end 
of the washing process and wear out.
2.  Tighten all hose nuts by hand. Never 
use a wrench when tightening the 
nuts.
3. Open the taps completely after 
making the hose connection to check 
for water leaks at the connection 
points. If any leaks occur, turn off the 
tap and remove the nut. Retighten 
the nut carefully after checking the 
seal. To prevent water leakages and 
damages caused by them, keep the 
taps closed when the machine is not 
in use.
Connecting to the drain
• The end of the drain hose must be 
directly connected to the wastewater 
drain or to the washbasin. 
A Your house will be flooded if the 
hose comes out of its housing 
during water discharge. Moreover, 
there is risk of scalding due to high 
washing temperatures! To prevent 
such situations and to ensure smooth 
water intake and discharge of the 
machine, fix the end of the discharge 
hose tightly so that it cannot come 
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• The hose should be attached to a 
height of at least 40 cm, and 100 cm 
at most.
•  In case the hose is elevated after 
laying it on the floor level or close 
to the ground (less than 40 cm 
above the ground), water discharge 
becomes more difficult and the 
laundry may come out excessively 
wet. Therefore, follow the heights 
described in the figure.
• To prevent flowing of dirty water back 
into the machine and to allow for easy 
discharge, do not immerse the hose 
end into the dirty water or drive it in 
the drain more than 15 cm. If it is too 
long, cut it short.
•  The end of the hose should not be 
bent, it should not be stepped on 
and the hose must not be pinched 
between the drain and the machine.
•  If the length of the hose is too short, 
use it by adding an original extension 
hose. Length of the hose may not 
be longer than 3.2 m. To avoid water 
leak failures, the connection between 
the extension hose and the drain 
hose of the product must be fitted 
well with an appropriate clamp as not 
to come off and leak.
Adjusting the feet
A In order to ensure that the product 
operates more silent and vibration-
free, it must stand level and balanced 
on its feet.  Balance the machine by 
adjusting the feet. Otherwise, the 
product may move from its place 
and cause crushing and vibration 
problems.
1.  Loosen the lock nuts on the feet by 
hand.
2.  Adjust the feet until the product 
stands level and balanced.
3.  Tighten all lock nuts again by hand.
A Do not use any tools to loosen the 
lock nuts. Otherwise, they will get 
damaged.
Electrical connection
Connect the product to a grounded outlet 
protected by a fuse complying with the 
values in the "Technical specifications" 
table. Our company shall not be liable 
for any damages that will arise when the 
product is used without grounding in 
accordance with the local regulations.
•  Connection must comply with 
national regulations.
•  Power cable plug must be within easy 
reach after installation.
•  The voltage and allowed fuse or 
breaker protection are specified in 
the “Technical specifications” section. 
If the current value of the fuse or 
breaker in the house is less than 16