Electrolux Ewn 14991 W User Manual

							User Manual
EWN 14991 W - EWN 14991 SWashing Machine
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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a
wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find
some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study
this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine.
We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-
Mind. Good luck!
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Contents
Safety information ..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel .....................................8
Use....................................................9
Washing hints ..................................22
International wash code symbol ......25
Washing programme ..................26-27
Programme information ...................29
Care and cleaning ...........................30
Something not working....................34
Techical data ...................................38
Consumption values ........................39
Installation .......................................40
Environment concerns .....................46
Guarantee conditions ......................47
Customer service centres ................49
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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Safety Information
In the interest of your safety and to
ensure the correct use, before
installing and first using the
appliance, read this user manual
carefully, including its hints and
warnings. To avoid unnecessary
mistakes and accidents, it is
important to ensure that all people
using the appliance are thoroughly
familiar with its operation and safety
features. Save these instructions
and make sure that they remain
with the appliance if it is moved or
sold, so that everyone using it
through its life will be properly
informed on appliance use and
safety.
General safety
●It is dangerous to alter the
specifications or attempt to modify
this product in any way.
●During high temperature wash
programmes the door glass may get
hot. Do not touch it!
●Make sure that small pets do not
climb into the drum. To avoid this,
please check into the drum before
using.
●Any objects such as coins, safety
pins, nails, screws, stones or any
other hard, sharp material can cause
extensive damage and must not be
placed into the machine.
●Only use the advised quantities of
fabric softener and detergent.
Damage to the fabric can ensue if you
over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer’s
recommendations of quantities.
●Wash small items such as socks,
laces, washable belts etc in a washing
bag or pillow case as it is possible for
such items to slip down between the
tub and the inner drum.
●Do not use your washing machine to
wash articles with whalebones,
material without hems or torn material.
●Always unplug the appliance and turn
off the water supply after use, clean
and maintenance.
●Under no circumstances should you
attempt to repair the machine
yourself. Repairs carried out by
inexperienced persons may cause
injury or serious malfunctioning.
Contact your local Service Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.
●This appliance is provided with a
white drum light. It is class 1, in
accordance with IEC 60825-1:1993
+ A1:1997 + A2:2001 standard.
Should the appliance drum light need
to be replaced, this must be carried
out by a Service Centre.
Installation
●This appliance is heavy. Care should
be taken when moving it.
●When unpacking the appliance, check
that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do
not use it and contact the Service
Centre.
●All packing and transit bolts must be
removed before use. Serious damage
can occur to the product and to
property if this is not adhered to. See
relevant section in the user manual.
●After having installed the appliance,
check that it is not standing on the
inlet and drain hose and the worktop
is not pressing the electrical supply
cable.
●If the machine is situated on a
carpeted floor, please adjust the feet
in order to allow air to circulate freely
●Always be sure, that there is no water
leakage from hoses and their
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connections after the installation.
●If the appliance is installed in a
location subject to frost, please read
the “dangers of freezing”chapter.
●Any plumbing work required to install
this appliance should be carried out
by a qualified plumber or competent
person.
●Any electrical work required to install
this appliance should be carried out
by a qualified electrician or competent
person.
Use
●This appliance is designed for
domestic use. It must not be used for
purposes other than those for which it
was designed.
●Only wash fabrics which are designed
to be machine washed. Follow the
instructions on each garment label.
●Do not overload the appliance. See
the relevant section in the user
manual.
●Before washing, ensure that all
pockets are empty and buttons and
zips are fastened. Avoid washing
frayed or torn articles and treat stains
such as paint, ink, rust, and grass
before washing. Underwired bras
must NOT be machine washed.
●Garments which have been in contact
with volatile petroleum products
should not be machine washed. If
volatile cleaning fluids are used, care
should be taken to ensure that the
fluid is removed from the garment
before placing in the machine.
●Never pull the power supply cable to
remove the plug from the socket;
always take hold of the plug itself.
●Never use the washing machine if the
power supply cable, the control panel,
the working surface or the base are
damaged so that the inside of the
washing machine is accessible.
Child safety
●This appliance is not intended for use
by person (including children) with
reduced physical sensory or mental
capabilities or lack of experience and
knowledge unless they have been
given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a
person responsible for their safety.
●The packaging components (e.g.
plastic film, polystyrene) can be
dangerous to children - danger of
suffocation! Keep them out of
children’s reach
●Keep all detergents in a safe place out
of children’s reach.
●Make sure that children or pets do not
climb into the drum. To prevent
children or pets becoming trapped
inside, the machine incorporates a
special feature. To activate this device,
rotate the button (without pressing it)
inside the door clockwise until the
groove is horizontal. If necessary use
a coin.
To disable this device and restore
the possibility of closing the door,
rotate the button anti-clockwise until
the groove is vertical.

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Product description
Detergent dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door opening handle
Drum light
Drain pump
Adjustable feet
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Wash
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Detergent dispenser drawer
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The New Jetsystem allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption
so saving energy.
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Control panel
Programme selector dial
Display
Temperature button
Spin reduction button
Options buttons
Confirm button
Start/Pause button
Time manger buttons
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Use
First Use
●Ensure that the electrical and water
connections comply with the
installation instructions.
●Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
●Run a cotton cycle at 95°C, without
any laundry in the machine, to
remove any manufacturing residue
from the drum and tub.
Setting the language
When switching on the appliance for
the first time, by turning the
programme selector dial, you must set
the language in which you want the
indicators in the display to appear.
When the appliance is switched on
again all indicators in the display will
appear in this language.
Important!
If the display is not showing any
language, the appliance has already
been switched on once. In such case,
if you would change the language
setting, press at the same timeTemp.
and Spinbuttons for 6 seconds to
activate the menu language. By
pressing the Optionbuttons
you can scroll all the available
languages.
Press the Okbutton twice to confirm
your choice.
Setting the time
After having chosen the language you
must set the time prior to the first wash
and when changing to and from
daylight savings time.
The clock setting permits you to
modify/set up the current time. It is
important to keep it updated as the
current END Cycle Time depends on it.
With a short/single time pressure of the
Optionbuttons, the time varies
minute by minute. With a continue
pressure of the same buttons, the time
varies 10 minutes by 10 minutes.
Press the Okbutton to fix the current
time.
Daily Use
Customize your appliance
This appliance is provided of a
«settings» menu that allows you to
modify the factory settings as you
want.
When you switch on the machine, by
turning the programme selector dial,
press the Optionbuttons to
activate the Options menu. By pressing
again the same buttons you can move
through all the available options till
when you locate the Settingsmenu.
Press Okto access in the menu. Use
again Optionbuttons to scroll
all the settings and press Okbutton to
confirm your choice.
Setting the sound volume
The sound setting permits you to
modify the volume of the sound
emitter. By pressing the Option
buttons, you can choose between
different volume levels from 
0to 9(0 =
no sound; 9 = max.). Press Okbutton
to confirm your choice.
Setting the brightness
The Brightnesssetting allows you to
modify the backlight intensity of the
display.
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By pressing the Option
buttons, you can increase or decrease
the brightness.
You can choose between different levels
from 
0to 9(0 = min. - 9 = max.).
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Setting the contrast
The Contrastsetting allows you to
modify the optical characteristic of the
display.
By pressing the Optionbuttons,
you can increase or decrease the
contrast.
You can choose between different levels
from 
0to 9(0 = min. - 9 = max.).
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Reset settings
The Reset Settingssetting function
allows you to re-apply the factory
settings.
Press Okbutton to activate this
function.
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Return to main menu
This setting function allows you to return
to the options menu.
Locate the Backoption by
pressing the Option.
Press Okbutton to confirm your choice.
Acoustic signals
The machine is provided of an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following
cases:
●when the appliance is switched on
●by pressing the Start/Pausebutton
●at the end of the cycle
●in the event of operating problems
If you want disable the acoustic
signals, except for the event of
operating problems, please refer  to
the previous chapter «setting the
sound volume».
Child lock: your appliance is
provided of CHILD SAFETY LOCK,
which permits you to leave the
appliance not supervised with the door
closed without having the worry that
children might be injured by or cause
damage to the appliance.
Set this option before pressing the
Start/Pauseand after having selected
the required programme wash.
This function remains enable also when
the washing machine is not working.
Setting Child lockoption:
 press the Optionbuttons to
activate the options menu
 by pressing the Upor Down
locate the Child lockoption
 press the Okbutton to enable this
option. The corresponding icon
changes your status from Off to On
and the following message appears
on the display: «Press and 
together for 5 seconds to unlock
machine.».


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