Electrolux Ews 12610 W User Manual

							User Manual
EWS 12610 W Washing 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 ..................................17
International wash code symbol ......20
Washing programme ..................21-23
Programme information ..............24-25
Care and cleaning ...........................26
What to do if.
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Technical data .................................33
Consumption values ........................34
Installation .......................................36
Environment concerns .....................39
Guarantee conditions ......................40
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.
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
connections after the installation.
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●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 avoid this
the machine incorporates 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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							electroluxproduct description  7
Product description
Detergent dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door opening handle
Drain pump
Adjustable feet
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4
3
2
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Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener

Detergent dispenser drawer
Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
The Eco Valve system allows total use of detergent and reduces water
consumption so saving energy.
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Control panel
Programme selector dial
Temperature button
Spin reduction button
Easy Iron button
Extra rinse button
Delay button
Display
Start/Pause button
Time manger buttons
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8
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Table of symbols
= Cottons,   = Synthetics,  
= Delicates, = Economy,  =
Prewash,   = Jeans, = Spin,  = Delicate Spin,  = Drain,  = Rinses,
= Lingerie, = Silk, = Handwash,= Wool,  = Soak,  =
Special programmes,  = Child safety Lock,  = Time manager
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The display shows the following
information:
Temperature value
Temperature icon: , Cold 
During the washing cycle the display
shows the temperature icon animated
to indicate that the appliance has
started the heating phase of the water
in the tub.
Spin speed value
Spin speed icons: No spin  ,
Rinse Hold  , Night Cycle 
During the spinning phase the spiral is
animated.
No spinoption eliminates all the spin
phases and increases the number of
rinses for some programmes.
Rinse Hold:by selecting this option
the water of the last rinse is not
emptied out to prevent the fabrics from
creasing. When the programme has
finished the display shows three
blinking 
0.00, the icon  is still7.10
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7.3
7.2
7.1
visualized, the light of button 8is off
and the door is locked to indicate that
the water must be emptied out.
To empty out the water, please read
the paragraph «At the end of the
programme».
Night Cycle: by selecting this option,
the machine will not drain the water of
the last rinse, so as not to wrinkle the
laundry. 
As all spinning phases are suppressed,
this washing cycle is very noiseless and
it can be selectionned at night or in
times with a more economical power
rate.
On some programmes the rinses will
be performed with more water. 
When the programme has finished, the
display shows three blinking 
0.00, the
icon  is still visualized, the light of
button 
8is off and the door is locked
to indicate that the water must be
emptied out.
To empty out the water, please read
the paragraph «At the end of the
programme».
7.10
Display
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Option icons[when available]:
Easy Iron  , Extra Rinse  ,
Sensitive (see «Daily Use»
paragraph)
Child safety lock: (see «First
Use» paragraph) 
Soil degree icons: Intensive 
Normal/Daily , Light/Quick
Super Quick  .
Duration of the selected
programme/End of
programme/Delay
time/Incorrect option
selection/Alarm codes
After selecting a programme, the
duration is displayed in hours and
minutes (for example 2.05).
The duration is calculated automatically
on the basis of the maximum
recommended load for each type of
fabric.
After the programme has started, the
time remaining is updated every
minute.
/End of programme
When the programme has finished
three flashing zeros is displayed, the
icon  desappears and the door
can be opened.
/Incorrect option selection
If an option which is not compatible
with the set wash programme is
selected, the message Erris displayed
at the bottom of the display for a few
seconds and the integrated redlight of
button 8start flashing.
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7.8
7.7
7.6
7.5/Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems,
some alarm codes can be displayed,
for example 
E20(see paragraph “What
to do if...”).
Clock icon: 
After the programme has started, the
duration is displayed and the clock
icon is animated.
Door locked icon: 
After you have pressed button 8and the
machine has started, this icon is lighted-
on and only the phase running icon
stays on. When the programme has
finished, three flashing zero (
0.00) are
displayed and thisicon desappears.
Washing programme phase
icons: Prewash  , Wash  ,
Rinses , Drain 
, Spin 
By selecting the wash programme, all
the washing programme phase icons
corresponding to the various phases
making up the programme are shown
in the upper part of the display.
Delay icon: 
The selected delay set by pressing the
relevant button appears on the display
for a few seconds, then the duration of
the previously selected programme is
displayed. The relevant icon is lighted-
on.
The delay time value decreases by one
unit every hour and then, when 1 hour
remains, the time decreases every
minute.
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7.10
7.9
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