Electrolux Eww 126410 User Manual

							
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Washer-dryer
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Contents
Safety information    2
Product description    4
Control panel    5
First use    8
Personalisation    8
Daily use    9
Use - Drying    12
Helpful hints and tips    13
Drying Hints    14 Washing programmes    15
Drying Programmes    18
Care and cleaning    18
What to do if…    23
Technical data    25
Consumption values    26
Installation    26
Electrical connection    29
Environment concerns    30
  Subject to change without notice
 Safety information
Important!
 Read carefully  & keep for future
reference.
• The safety of Your appliance complies with
the industry standard s and with legal re-
quirements on the safety of appliances.
However, as manufacturers, we feel it is
our duty to provide the following safety
notes.
• It is most important  that this instruction
book should be retained with the appli-
ance for future reference. Should the ap-
pliance be sold or tr ansferred to another
owner, or should you move house and
leave the appliance, al ways ensure that the
book is supplied with the appliance in or-
der that the new owner can get to know
the functioning of the appliance and the
relevant warnings.
• You MUST read them  carefully before in-
stalling or using the appliance.
• Before first starting up, check the appli-
ance for any damage incurred during
transport. Never connect up a damaged
appliance . If parts are damaged, contact
your supplier.
• If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are minus tempera-
tures. Store it at room temperature for 24
hours before using for the first time.
General safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way. • During high temperature wash pro-
grammes 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 dam-
age and must not be placed into the ma-
chine.
• Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener and detergen t. 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 pil-
low case as it is possible for such items to
slip down between th e tub and the inner
drum.
• Do not use your washing machine to wash
articles with whalebon es, material without
hems or torn material.
• Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use, cleaning and
maintenance.
• Under no circumstan ces should you at-
tempt to repair the  machine yourself. Re-
pairs carried out by  inexperienced people
may cause injury or  serious malfunction-
ing. Contact your local  Service Centre. Al-
ways insist on genuine spare parts.
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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 re- moved before use. Serious damage can
occur to the product an d to property if this
is not adhered to. See relevant section in
the user manual.
• After having installe d the appliance, check
that it is not  standing on the inlet and drain
hose and the worktop  is not pressing the
electrical supply cable against the wall.
• If the machine is si tuated on a carpeted
floor, please adjust the  feet in order to al-
low air to circulate freely under the appli-
ance.
• Always be sure, that th ere is no water leak-
age from hoses and their 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 re quired to install this
appliance should be ca rried out by a quali-
fied plumber or competent person.
• Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be ca rried out by a quali-
fied electrician or competent person.
Use
• This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other
than those for whic h it was designed.
• Only wash and dry fabrics which are de-
signed to be machine washed or dried.
Follow the instructio ns on each garment
label
• Do not overload the appliance. See the
Washing Programme Table.
• Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty and buttons  and zips are fas-
tened. Avoid washing frayed or torn arti-
cles and treat stains  such as paint, ink,
rust, and grass befo re washing. Under-
wired bras must NOT be machine washed.
• Garments which have been in contact with
volatile petroleum pr oducts should not be
machine washed. If vo latile cleaning fluids
are used, care should be taken to ensure that the fluid is remo
ved from the garment
before placing in the machine.
• As some duvets and eiderdowns should be washed/dried in large commercial ma-
chines because of their bulk, please check
with the manufacturer of the item before
washing in a do mestic machine.
• The users should al ways check that they
have not left their ga s lighters (disposable
or otherwise) in  their clothing.
• Never tumble dry items that have had con- tact with chemicals such as dry cleaning
fluid. These are of a volatile nature and
could cause an explosio n .  O n l y  t u m b l e  d r y
items which have been washed in water or
require airing.
• Plastic detergent dispensers should not
remain in the drum du ring the drying cycle,
as the plastic used is  not designed to with-
stand the heat. If  you wish to wash-
through-to-dry you should use the con-
ventional detergent dispenser drawer.
• Never pull the power supply cable to re- move the plug from the socket; always
take hold of the plug itself.
• Never use your new appliance if the power
supply cable, the control panel, the work-
ing surface or the base are damaged so
that the inside of the appliance is accessi-
ble.
Child safety
• This appliance is not intended for use by person (including ch ildren) with reduced
physical sensory or mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge unless
they have been given supervision or in-
struction concerning use of the appliance
by a person responsible for their safety.
• Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play  with the appliance.
• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can  be dangerous to chil-
dren - danger of su ffocation! Keep them
out of children’s reach.
• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.
• Make sure that child ren or pets do not
climb into the drum.  To prevent children
and pets becoming trapped inside the
drum the machine in corporates a special
feature. To activate th is device, rotate the
button (without pressing it) inside the door
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clockwise until the groove is horizontal. If
necessary use a coin.To disable this device and restore the pos-
sibility of closing the  door, rotate the but-
ton counterclockwise  until the groove is
vertical.
Product description
Your new appliance meets all modern requir ements for effective treatment of laundry
with low water, energy and detergent consum ption. Its new washing system allows total
use of detergent and reduces wate r consumption so saving energy.
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1Detergent dispenser drawer
2Control panel
3Door opening handle
4Rating Plate
5Drain pump
6Adjustable feet
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Detergent dispenser drawer
 Compartment for detergent used for pre-
wash and soak phase or for stain remover
used during the stain  action phase (if availa-
ble). The prewash and soak detergent is
added at the beginning of the wash pro-
gramme. The stain remover is added during
the stain action phase.
 Compartment for powder or liquid deter-
gent used for main wash. If using liquid de-
tergent pour it  just before starting the pro-
gramme.
 Compartment for liquid additives (fabric
softener, starch).
Follow the product manufacturer’s recom-
mendations on quantiti es to use and do not
exceed the  «MAX» mark in the detergent
dispenser drawer. Any  fabric softener or
starching additives must  be poured into the
compartment before st arting the wash pro-
gramme.
Programme Chart
Various programme charts in different lan-
guages are supplied with  the appliance. One
is on the front side of the detergent dispenser
drawer and the others  are attached into the user manual assy. The chart in the drawer
can be replaced easily: remove the chart
from the drawer by pulling it towards the right
and insert the chart with the language re-
quired.
Control panel
Below is a picture of the cont
rol panel. It shows the progra mme selector dial as well as
the buttons, pilot light and the  display. These are presented by relevant numbers on the
following pages.
12456789103
1 Programme selector dial
2
TEMPERATURE button
3SPIN reduction button
4
AUTODRY button
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5DRYING TIME button
6DELAY START button
7Display
8
START/PAUSE button
9EXTRA RINSE pilot light
10 TIME MANAGER buttons
Table of symbols
Programmes Selector dial
= Time manager programmes  = Cotton
 += Cotton + Prewash  = Synthetics
= Delicates   = Wool / Handwah
= Silk  = Rinse
= Drain  = Spin
= Special programmes   + = Energy Saving programme
(Economy)
= Blanket  = Easy Iron
= Drying programmes      
 
Push buttons and pilot lights
= Temperature  = Cold
= Spin reduction  = Night cycle
= Prewash  = Rinse hold
= Automatic drying  = Extra dry
= Cupboard dry  = Iron dry
= Drying time  = Start/Pause
= Delay start  = Child safety lock
= Extra rinse  
+/- = Time Manager buttons
Programme Selector Dial
It allows you to swit
ch the appliance on/off
and/or to select a programme.
Temperature
This button allows yo u to increase or de-
crease the washing temperature.
Spin speed Reduction
By pressing this butt on you can reduce the
maximum spin speed allowed for the selec-
ted programme or to select the available op-
tion(s). Night Cycle
By selecting this function the machine will not
drain the water of the last rinse and all spin-
ning phases will be suppressed, so as not to
wrinkle the laundry. Th
is washing cycle is
very quiet and it can be selected at night or
in times with a more economical power rate.
On some programmes the rinses will be per-
formed with more water. Before opening the
door it will be necessary to empty out the
water. To empty out the water, please read
the paragraph «At the end of the pro-
gramme».
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Rinse hold
By selecting this function the water of the last
rinse is not emptied out to prevent the fabrics
from creasing. Before opening the door it will
be necessary to empty out the water. To
empty out the water, please read the para-
graph «At the end of the programme».
Automatic Dry
By pressing this butt on you can choose the
required degree of drying for cottons and
synthetics:
•Extra dry (Cottons)
• Cupboard dry (Cottons and Synthetics)
• Iron dry (Cottons)
The pilot light corresponding to the selected
dryness degree will illuminate.
Drying Time
If you wish to carry out a timed drying pro-
gramme, press this bu tton until the drying
time you want appears on the display ac-
cording to the fabrics (cottons or synthetics)
you have to dry. For Cottons you can select
a drying time from 10 minutes to 250 minutes (4.10). For Synthetics 
you can select a drying
time from 10 minutes to 130 minutes (2.10).
Every time you press this button the drying
time increases by 5 mins.
Delay Start
The programme can be delayed from 30 min
- 60 min - 90 min, 2 hours and then by 1 hour
up to a maximum of 20 hours by means of
this button.
Start Pause
This button allows you to start or to interrupt
the selected programme.
Time Manager
These buttons allows yo u to modify the pro-
gramme duration automatically proposed by
the appliance.
Extra Rinse pilot light
When the appliance is  performing additional
rinses the pilot light  9 illuminates. To add an
additional rinse, please read «Select an ad-
ditional rinse».
Display
7.37.47.1
7.2
The display shows the  following information:
7.1:
• Duration of the selected programme
After selecting a programme, the duration
is displayed in hours  and minutes (for ex-
ample  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.
• Selected drying time
After selecting a dr ying programme, the
drying time is displayed in minutes or in
hours and minutes (e.g. 130 mins =  2.10  ).
After the programme has started the time
remaining is updated every minute.
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•Delayed start
The Selected delay set by pressing the rel-
evant button appears on the display for
few seconds, then the duration of the se-
lected programme is displayed again.
• Alarm codes
In the event of operating problems, some
alarm codes can be displayed, for example
E20  (see paragraph «What to do if...»).
• Incorrect option selection
If an option which is not compatible with
the set wash programme is selected, the
message  Err is displayed at the bottom of
the display for a few seconds and the in-
tegrated red light of button  8 start flashing.
• End of programme
When the programme  has finished three
flashing zeros are displayed, the pilot light
9  and the pilot  light of button  8 go out and
the door can be opened.
7.2:  Washing programme phase icons
• Wash 
•Rinses 
•Drain 
•
Spin 
•Dry 
By selecting the wa sh programme, the
washing programme  phase icons corre-
sponding to the various phases making up
the programme are show n in the bottom part
of the display. After having pressed button
8  only the icon of the  running phase stays on.
7.3:  Soil degree icons
• Intensive 
•Normal 
•Daily 
•Light 
•
Quick 
•Super Quick 
•
Refresh 
•Super Refresh 
When selecting a progr amme on the display
appears an icon indicat ing the degree of soil-
ing automatically proposed by the machine.
7.4:  Child safety lock  
 (see «Child Safety
Lock» paragraph).
First use
• Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply  with the installa-
tion instructions.
• Remove the polystyrene block and any material from the drum.
• Pour 2 liters of water into the main
wash compartment 
 of the deter-
gent drawer in or der to activate the ECO
 valve. Then run  a cotton cycle at
the highest temperature without any
laundry in the machine, to remove any
manufacturing residue from the drum
and tub. Pour 1/2 a measure of de-
tergent into the ma in wash compart-
ment and start the machine.
Personalisation
Acoustic signals
The machine is provid ed with an acoustic
device, which sounds in the following cases:
• at the end of the cycle
• if there is a fault.
By pressing the  4 and  5 buttons simultane-
ously for about  6 seconds , the acoustic
signal is deactivated (ex cept if there is a fault).
By pressing these 2  buttons again, the
acoustic signal is reactivated.
Child safety lock
This device permits yo u to leave the appli-
ance unattended and not  to worry that chil-
dren might be injured by or cause damage to the appliance. This function remains enabled
also when the 
washing machine is not work-
ing.
There are two different ways to set this op-
tion:
1. Before pressing button  8 : it will be im-
possible to start the machine.
2. After pressing button  8 : it will be impos-
sible to change any other programme or
option.
To enable or disable this option press simul-
taneously for about 6 seconds buttons  5 and
6  until on the display, the icon 
 appears or
disappears.
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Daily use
Load the laundry
Open the door by carefully pulling the door
handle outwards. Place the laundry in the
drum, one item at a ti me, shaking them out
as much as possible. Close the door.
Measure out the detergent and the fab-
ric softener
Pull out the dispenser dr awer until it stops.
Measure out the amount of detergent re-
quired, pour it into  the main wash compart-
ment 
 or in the appropriate compartment
if the selected programme/option it requires
(see more details in «Detergent dispenser
drawer»).
If required, pour fabric  softener into the com-
partment marked 
 (the amount used must not exceed the «MAX» mark in the drawer).
Close the drawer gently.
Select the required programme by
turning the programme selector dial (1)
Turn the programme sele
ctor dial to the re-
quired programme. Th e washing machine
will propose a temperature and automatically
select the maximum spin value provided for
the programme you have chosen. You can
change these values by  operating the corre-
sponding buttons. The  green pilot light of the
button  8 starts to flash.
The selector dial can be turned either clock-
wise or counterclockwise. Turn to position
 to reset programme/Switching the ma-
chine off.
At the end of the programme the selec-
tor dial must be turned to position 
 , to
switch the machine off.
Caution!  If you turn the programme
selector dial to another programme
when the machine  is working, the red
pilot light  of button  8 will blink 3 times
and the message  Err is displayed to
indicate a wrong selection. The machine
will not perform the new selected
programme.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different
functions can be comb ined. These must be
selected after choosing the desired pro-
gramme and before pressing the button  8 .
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Select the temperature by pressing
button 2
By selecting a programme, the appliance
proposes automatically a default tempera-
ture.
Press this button repeatedly to increase or
decrease the temperature, if you want your
laundry to be washed at a different temper-
ature.
Reduce the spin speed by pressing
button 3
By selecting a programme, the appliance
proposes automatically the maximum spin
speed provided for that programme.
Press button  3 repeatedly to change the spin
speed, if you want your laundry to be spun at
a different speed. The relevant light illumi-
nates.
Select the available option by pressing
buttons 3, 4 and 5
Depending on the selected programme, dif-
ferent functions can be combined before
pressing the button  8 . By selecting an option
the relevant pilot light illuminates.
If an incorrect option  is selected, the integra-
ted  red pilot light of the button  8 flashes 3
times and the  Err message appears on the
display for few seconds.
For compatibility among the washing
programmes and the options see chap-
ter «Washing Programmes».
Select an additional rinse
This appliance is designed for saving water.
However, for people with a very delicate skin
(allergic to detergents) it may be necessary
to rinse the laundry usin g an extra quantity of
water (Extra Rinse). To  activate this option
press simultaneous ly the buttons 4 and  6 for
some seconds. The pilot light  9 illuminates.
This function stays  permanently on. To  re-
move  it press the buttons  4 and  6 again until
the pilot light  9 goes off.
Select the Delay Start by pressing
button 6
Before you start the pr ogramme, if you wish
to delay the start, press the button  6 repeat-
edly, to select the desired delay. The relevant
pilot light goes on.
The selected delay time value (up to 20
hours) will appear on the display a few sec- onds, then the durati
on of the programme
will appear again.
You must select this option after you have set
the programme and befo re you press button
8  .
You can cancel or modify the delay time at
any moment, before you press button  8 .
Selecting the delayed start:
1. Select the progra mme and the required
options.
2. Select the delay star t by pressing the but-
ton  6 .
3. Press button  8 :
– the machine starts  its hourly count-
down.
– The programme will start after the se-
lected delay has expired.
Cancelling the delayed start after having
pressed button  8 :
1. Set the washing machine to PAUSE by pressing button  8 .
2. Press button  6 once until the symbol  0’ is
displayed
3. Press button  8 again to start the pro-
gramme.
Important!  The selected delay can be
changed only after se lecting the washing
programme again.
The Delay Start  can not be selected with
DRAIN  programme.
Start the programme by pressing button
8
To start the selected programme, press the
button  8
 , the green pilot  light of the button
8  stops blinking.
To interrupt a programme which is running,
press the button  8 : the green pilot light starts
blinking.
To restart the programme from the point at
which it was interrupt ed, press the button 8
again  . If you have chosen a delayed start,
the machine will begin the countdown. If an
incorrect option is selected, the  red pilot light
of the button  8 blinks for 3 times the message
Err  is displayed for a few seconds.
Select the Time Manager option by
pressing buttons 10
By pressing these bu ttons repeatedly, the
duration of the washing cycle can be in-
creased or decreased. The soil level icon will
appear on the display  to indicate the chosen
degree of soil. This option is available only
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