Electrolux Ewf 107410 User Manual

							The appliance does not drain the wa-
ter.
Change a function
You can change only some functions be-
fore they operate.
1. Press the Start/Pause button.
2. Change the function set.
Set the delay start
1. Press the delay start button again and
again until the display shows the num-
ber hours.
2. Press the start/pause button, the appli-
ance starts the countdown of the delay
start. The symbol h flashes in the dis-
play and the indicator of the start/
pause is off.
When the countdown is completed, the
programme starts automatically and
the indicator of the Start/pause comes
on.
You can cancel or change the set of
the delay start also when the appliance
starts the countdown.
Cancel the delay start
Press the delay start button again and
again until the display shows 0.
The programme starts and the indicator of
the start/pause button comes on.
Open the door
While a programme operates, the appliance
door is locked.
To open the appliance door:
1. Press the Start/Pause button to stop
the programme.
2. Wait for some minutes before to open
the appliance door.
3. Close the appliance door and press
again the Start/Pause button. The pro-
gramme continues.
If the temperature and level of the wa-
ter in the drum are too high, you can-
not open the door.To open the door do the steps that fol-
low:
1.
Turn the programme knob to 
 to
deactivate the appliance.
2. Wait for some minutes.
3. Make sure that no water is in the
drum.
Caution! If you deactivate the
appliance, it is necessary to set the
programme again.
At the end of the programme
• The appliance stops automatically.
• The display shows the End symbols and
the indicator of the Start/Pause button
flashes.
•
Turn the programme knob to 
 to deac-
tivate the appliance.
• Remove the laundry from the appliance.
Make sure that the drum is empty.
• Keep the door ajar, to prevent mildew
and odours.
• Close the water tap.
The washing programme is completed,
but there is water in the drum:
– The Rinse Hold option or a programme
that stops with water in the drum is set.
– The door stays locked.
– You must drain the water to open the
door.
To drain the water:
1. If necessary, decrease the spin speed.
2. Press the Start/Pause button. The ap-
pliance drain the water and spin.
3. When the programme is completed:
– The display shows the End symbols
and the indicator of the Start/Pause
button flashes.
– You can open the door.
4.
Turn the programme knob to 
 to de-
activate the appliance.
CARE AND CLEANING
Warning!
Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply before you clean it.External cleaning
Clean the appliance only with soap and
warm water. Fully dry all the surfaces.
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							Caution! Do not use alcohol, solvents
or chemical products.
Descaling
The water we use contains limescale. If it
becomes necessary, use a water softener
to remove limescales.
Use a special product made for washing
machines. Obey the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the manufacturer.
Do this separately from the laundry wash.
Maintenance wash
With the low temperature programmes it is
possible that some detergent stays in the
drum. Make regularly a maintenance wash.
To do this:
• Empty the laundry from the drum.
• Set the hottest cotton wash programme
• Use a correct quantity of powder deter-
gent with biological properties.
After each wash, keep the door open for a
while to prevent mould and to let unpleas-
ant smells go out.
Drum
Regularly examine the drum to prevent
limescale and rust particles.
Only use special products to remove rust
particles from the drum.
To do this:
• Clean the drum with special product for
stainless steel.
• Start a short programme for cotton at the
maximum temperature with a small quan-
tity of detergent.
Door seal
Regularly examine the seal and remove all
objects from the inner part.Detergent dispenser
To clean the dispenser:
1. Press the lever and pull the dispenser
out.
2. Remove the top part of the liquid addi-
tive compartment.
3. Clean all the parts with water.
4. Clean the dispenser recess with a
brush.
5. Put back the dispenser in the recess.
Drain pump
Regularly examine the drain pump and
make sure that it is clean.
Clean the pump if:
• The appliance does not drain the water.
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							• The drum cannot turn.
• The appliance makes an unusual noise
because of the blockage of the drain
pump.
Warning!
1. Disconnect the mains plug from
the mains socket.
2. Do not remove the filter while the
appliance operates. Do not clean
the drain pump if the water in the
appliance is hot. The water must
be cold before you clean the drain
pump.
1. Open the pump door.
2. Put a container below the recess of the
drain pump to collect the water that
flows out.
3. Unscrew the filter to let the water flow
out.
4. When the container is full of water,
screw the filter again and empty the
container. Do steps 3 and 4 again and
again until no more water flows out
from the drain pump.5. Unscrew the filter and remove it.
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2
6. Remove fluff and objects from the
pump.
7. Make sure that the impeller of the
pump can turn. If this does not occur,
contact the service centre.
8. Clean the filter under the water tap and
put it back in the pump.
9. Make sure that you tighten correctly the
filter to prevent leakages.
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10. Close the drain pump door.
Clean the inlet valve filter
It could be necessary to clean the filter
when:
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							• The appliance does not fill with water.
• The appliance fills with the water for a
long time.
Warning! Disconnect the mains plug
from the mains socket.
To clean the filter:
1. Close the water tap.
2. Remove the inlet hose behind the appli-
ance.
3. Clean the filter in the valve with a stiff
brush or a towel.
       
4. Install again the inlet hose. Make sure
that the couplings are tight to prevent
leakages.
5. Open the water tap.
Emergency drain
Because of a malfunction, the appliance
cannot drain the water.
If this occurs, do steps (1) through (5) of To
clean the drain pump.
If necessary, clean the pump.
When you drain the water with the emer-
gency drain procedure, you must activate
again the drain system:
1. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash
compartment of the detergent dispens-
er.
2. Start the programme to drain the wa-
ter.
Frost precautions
If the appliance is installed in an area where
the temperature can be less than 0 °C, re-
move the remaining water from the inlet
hose and the drain pump.
1. Disconnect the mains plug from the
mains socket.
2. Close the water tap.
3. Remove the water inlet hose
4. Put the two ends of the inlet hose in a
container and let the water flow out of
the hose.
5. Empty the drain pump. Refer to the
emergency drain procedure
6. When the drain pump is empty, install
the inlet hose again.
Warning! Make sure that the
temperature is more than 0 °C before
you use the appliance again.
The manufacturer is not responsible for
damages caused by low temperatures.
TROUBLESHOOTING
The start of the appliance does not occur or
it stops during operation.
First try to find a solution to the problem (re-
fer to the table). If not, contact the service
centre.
With some problems, the display
shows an alarm code:
•E:00 - The appliance door is open or not
closed correctly or it does not fill with wa-
ter.•E:01 - The appliance continuously fills
and drains the water or it does not drain
or do the spinning phase.
•E:02 - Technical malfunction, contact the
service centre.
•E:03 - Technical malfunction, contact the
service centre.
Warning! Deactivate the appliance
before you do the checks.
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							ProblemPossible causePossible solution
The appliance does not
start.The mains plug is not connec-
ted in the mains socket.Put in the mains plug.
 The fuse in the box fuse is
damage.Replace the fuse.
 The appliance door is open.Close the door firmly.
 You do not press the start but-
tonPress the start button.
 The programme knob is not in
the correct position.Turn the programme knob in the correct
position.
 The delay start is set.
It is available only for models
with the Delay start.To start immediately the programme,
cancel the delay start.
The appliance does not
fill with water.The water tap is closed.Open the water tap.
 The water inlet hose is dam-
aged.Make sure that the water inlet hose has
no damages.
 The filter in the water inlet
hose is blocked .Clean the filter. Refer to Care and clean-
ing.
 The water tap is blocked or
there is limescale on it.Clean the water tap.
 The connection of the water
inlet hose is not correct.Make sure that the connection is cor-
rect.
 The water pressure is too low.Contact your local water authority.
The appliance does not
drain the water.The water drain hose is dam-
aged.Make sure that the water drain hose has
no damages.
 The filter of the drain pump is
blocked.Clean the filter of the drain pump. Refer
to Care and cleaning.
 The connection of the water
drain hose is not correct.Make sure that the connection is cor-
rect.
 A washing programme without
the drain phase is set.Set the drain programme.
 The function Rinse Hold is on.Set the drain programme.
The spin phase does
not operate.The spin phase is off.Set the spin programme.
 The filter of the drain pump is
blocked.Clean the filter of the drain pump. Refer
to Care and cleaning.
 Balance problems with the
laundry load.Adjust manually the items in the tub and
start the spin phase again.
There is water on the
floor.Leakages from the couplings
of the water hoses.Make sure that the couplings are tight.
 Leakages from the drain
pump.Make sure that the drain pump filter is
tight.
 The water drain hose is dam-
aged.Make sure that the water inlet hose has
no damages.
You cannot open the
appliance door.The washing programme is in
operation.Let the washing programme end.
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							ProblemPossible causePossible solution
 There is water in the drum.Set the drain or the spin programme.
The appliance makes
an unusual noise.Incorrect level of the appli-
ance.Adjust the level of the appliance. Refer
to Installation.
 You did not remove the pack-
aging and/or the transit bolts.Remove the packaging and/or the trans-
it bolts. Refer to Installation.
 The load is very small.Add more laundry in the drum.
The appliance fills with
water and drain imme-
diately.The end of the drain hose is
too low.Make sure that the drain hose is in the
correct position. Refer to Installation.
The washing results
are not satisfactory.The detergent you used was
not sufficient or correct.Increase the detergent quantity or use a
different one.
 You did not remove the stub-
born stains before you wash
the laundry.Use special products to remove the
stubborn stains.
 Incorrect temperature was set.Make sure that you set the correct tem-
perature.
 Too much laundry load.Decrease the laundry load.
After the check, activate the appliance. The programme continues from the point of inter-
ruption.
If the problem occurs again, contact the service centre.
Service
Refer to the information supplied with this
appliance for guarantee condition and point
of contact. The information to give to the
service is on the rating plate.We recommend that you write the
information here:
Model..................
Product number914.............
Serial number
(S.N.)..................
INSTALLATION
Unpacking
1. Use the gloves. With a scissor cut the
straps and with a cutter remove the ex-
ternal film.
Do not to discard the plastic cover (A).
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2. Remove the polystyrene packaging
materials.
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							3. Remove the internal film.
4. Open the door and remove all the items
from the drum.
5. Put the front piece on the floor behind
the appliance. Carefully put down the
appliance with the rear side on it. Make
sure not to damage the hoses.
6. Remove the polystyrene protection
from the bottom.
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2
7. Install the plastic cover (A), removed
from the top of the packaging, to the
bottom of the appliance. Remove the
adhesive strip and close the bottom of
the appliance. Attach permanently the
plastic cover to the bottom of the appli-
ance with the small plastic caps that
you can find in the user manual bag.
A
8. Pull up the appliance in vertical posi-
tion.
9. Remove the four bolts with a key. Pull
out the plastic spacers. Remove the
power supply cable and the drain hose
from the hose holders.
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							10. Replace the plastic spacers with the
large plastic caps. You can find these
large caps in the user manual bag.
Warning! Remove all the packaging
and the transit bolts before you install
the appliance.
We recommend that you keep the
packaging and the transit bolts for
when you move the appliance.
Positioning and levelling
• Install the appliance on a flat hard floor.
• Make sure that carpets do not stop the
air circulation below the appliance.
• Make sure that the appliance does not
touch the wall or other units
• Loosen or tighten the feet to adjust the
level. A correct adjustment of the appli-
ance level prevents the vibration, noise
and the movement of the appliance when
in operation.
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• The appliance must be level and stable.
Caution! Do not put cardboard, wood
or equivalent materials below the
appliance feet to adjust the level.
The inlet hose
• Connect the hose to the appliance.
Loose the ring nut to set it in the correct
position.
• Connect the water inlet hose to the cold
water tap with 3/4 thread.
Caution! Make sure that there are no
leaks from the couplings.
Do not use an extension hose if the in-
let hose is too short. Contact the serv-
ice centre for the replacement of the in-
let hose.
Water drainage
There are different procedures to connect
the drain hose:
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							With the plastic hose guide.
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• On the edge of a sink.
Make sure that the plastic guide cannot
move when the appliance drains. Attach
the guide to the water tap or the wall.
• To a stand pipe with vent-hole.
Refer to the illustration. Directly into a
drain pipe at a height of not less than 60
cm and not more than 90 cm. The end of
the drain hose must always be ventila-
ted , i.e. the inner diameter of the drain-
pipe must be larger than the external di-
ameter of the drain hose.
Without the plastic hose guide.
• To a sink spigot.
Refer to the illustration. Put the drain
hose in the spigot and tighten it with a
clip. Make sure that the drain hose
makes a loop to prevent that remaining
particles go in the appliance from the
sink.
• Directly to a built-in drain pipe in the
room wall and tighten it with a clip.
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