Electrolux EWF 12180W User manual

Manual de uso

User manual

EWF10180W / EWF 12180W

Lavadora

Washing Machine

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Bienvenido al mundo de Electrolux

Ha elegido un producto Electrolux de primera categoría, el cual, estamos seguros

que en adelante le proporcionará un gran disfrute. La ambición de Electrolux es

ofrecer una amplia gama de productos de calidad para hacer su vida un poco

más placentera. Encontrará algunos ejemplos en la cubierta de este libro. Por

favor, tómese un tiempo en leer este manual para poder beneficiarse de las

ventajas de su nuevo aparato. Prometemos que le proporcionará una experiencia

inigualable como usuario, con plena tranquilidad. ¡Buena Suerte!

Thank you for selecting our appliance

We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that you will

consider our brand again when purchasing household appliances.

Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product life

cycle as a reference document. The user manual should be passed on to any

future owner of the appliance.

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Contents

Safety information............................35

Product description .........................37

Control panel...................................38

Use..................................................39

Washing hints..................................44

International wash code symbol ......47

Washing programme..................48-49

Care and cleaning ...........................50

Something not working....................53

Technical data .................................56

Consumption values........................57

Installation .......................................58

Environment concerns.....................60

Guarantee conditions ......................61

Customer service centres................62

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 electrolux 35

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 washing machine is not

intended for use by young children

or infirm persons without

supervision.

●Young 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 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.

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product description electrolux 37

Product description

Detergent dispenser drawer

Control panel

Door opening handle

Drain pump

Adjustable feet

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 selector dial

Spin reduction button

Time Expert button

AquaCare button

Start/Pause button

Programme progress display

Delay Start button

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use electrolux 39

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.

●Pour 2 litres of water into the main

wash compartment of the

detergent drawer in

order to activate the ECO valve. Then

run a cotton cycle at 90°C, without

any laundry in the machine, to

remove any manufacturing residue

from the drum and tub. Pour 1/2 a

measure of detergent into the

dispenser drawer and start the

machine.

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 time, shaking

them out as much as possible. Close

the door.

P0004

Measure out the detergent and the

fabric softener

Pull out the dispenser drawer until it

stops. Measure out the amount of

detergent required, pour it into the main

wash compartment and, if you wish

to carry out the “prewash” phase, pour

it into the compartment marked .

If required, pour fabric softener into the

compartment marked (the amount

used must not exceed the “MAX” mark

in the drawer). Close the drawer gently.

Select the required programme

Turn the programme selector dial to the

required programme.

The green Start/Pause light starts to

flash.

The selector dial is divided into following

sections:

●Cottons

●Synthetics

●Delicates

●Wool and Handwash

●Special programmes: Jeans,

Rinses, Drain, Spin.

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The selector dial can be turned either

clockwise or anticlockwise. Position Oto

Reset programme/ Switching OFF of the

machine.

At the end of the programme the

selector dial must be turned to

position O, to switch the machine off.

Attention!

If you turn the programme selector dial

to another programme when the

machine is working, the red Start/Pause

pilot light will flash 3 times to indicate a

wrong selection. The machine will not

perform the new selected programme.

Select the required temperature

Turn the temperature selector dial to

select the washing temperature.

Maximum temperatures are 90°C for

cottons, 60°-50°C for synthetic fabrics,

40°C for delicate fabrics, wool and

fabrics to be hand-washed.

By selecting position (Cold) the

machine will wash with cold water. To

be used for extremely delicate items,

such as curtains.

Programme Option buttons

Depending on the programme, different

functions can be combined. These must

be selected after choosing the desired

programme and before depressing the

Start/Pause button.

When these buttons are pressed, the

corresponding pilot lights come on.

When they are pressed again, the pilot

lights go out.

Select the spin speed or No Spin or

Rinse Hold option

Press the Spin button repeatedly to

change the spin speed, if you want your

laundry to be spun at a speed different

from the one proposed by the washing

machine.

The relevant light will light up.

Maximum speeds are:

●for cotton: 1000 rpm for mod.

EWF10180W and 1200 rpm for mod.

EWF12180W

●for synthetics, wool and handwash:

900 rpm;

●for delicate fabrics: 700 rpm.

No Spin : By selecting this option,

the machine will suppress all spinning

phases.

On cotton and synthetic programmes

the rinses will be performed with more

water.

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

pilot lights (End) and (Door) are

on, the Start/Pause light is off and the

door is blocked to indicate that the

water must be emptied out.

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