Electrolux EWF 14680W User manual

User Manual

Manual de Usuario

EWF12680W / EWF 14680W

Washing Machine

Lavadora

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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!

Bienvenido al mundo de Electrolux

Gracias por elegir un producto Electrolux de primera clase, el cual esperamos le

proporcione una gran satisfacción en el futuro. Electrolux ambiciona ofrecerle una

amplia variedad de productos de calidad que haga su vida más cómoda. Usted

encontrará algunos ejemplos en la portada de este manual. Por favor, tómese

unos minutos para estudiar este manual de modo que pueda aprovecharse de

los beneficios de su nueva máquina. Nosotros prometemos proporcionarle una

experiencia superior como usuario y mucha tranquilidad. ¡Buena suerte!

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Contents

Safety information..............................5

Product description ...........................7

Control panel.....................................8

Use....................................................9

Washing hints..................................15

International wash code symbol ......18

Washing programme..................19-20

Programme information ...................21

Care and cleaning ...........................22

Something not working....................25

Techical data ...................................29

Consumption values........................30

Installation .......................................31

Environment concerns.....................35

Guarantee conditions ......................36

Customer service centres................63

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 pressing or

standing on its electrical supply

cable, inlet hose and drain hose.

●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

Detergent dispenser drawer

Control panel

Door opening handle

Drain pump

Adjustable feet

Prewash

Wash

Fabric Softener

Detergent dispenser drawer

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Control panel

Programme selector dial

Temperature button

Spin reduction button

Easy Iron button

AquaCare button

Delay Start button

Start/Pause button

Time Manager button

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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.

•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.

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 light Start/Pause starts to flash.

The selector dial

is divided into

following

sections:

Cottons

Synthetics

Special

Special programmes: Rinse, Drain,

Spin, Delicate Spin.

The selector dial can be turned either

clockwise or anticlockwise. Position Off

to Reset programme/ Switching OFF of

the machine.

At the end of the programme the

selector dial must be turned to

position Off, 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.

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Programme Option button

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 temperature required

Press this button repeatedly to increase

or decrease the temperature, if you want

your laundry to be washed at a

temperature different from the one

proposed by the washing machine.

Maximum temperatures are 90°C for

cottons, 60°C for synthetics, 40°C for

delicates, wool, fabrics to be

handwashed and lingerie, 30°C for silk,

while corresponds to cold wash.

Select the spin speed or No Spin or

Night Cycle 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:

• Cottons: 1200, 1400 rpm depending

on the Model

• Wool, Handwash : 1000 rpm

• Synthetics: 900 rpm;

• Delicates and Silk: 700 rpm.

No spin :by selecting this option,

the machine will suppress all spinning

phases. On cotton and synthetic

programmes the rinses witll be

performed with more water.

Night Cycle : by selecting this

option, the machine will not drain the

water of the last rinse, so as not to

crease 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 cotton and synthetic

programmes the rinses will be

performed with more water.

When the programme has finished the

"Door" icon is alight, the Start/Pause

light is off and the door is blocked to

indicate that the water must be

emptied out.

To do this:

• turn the programme selector dial to Off

• select the Drain or Spin programme

• reduce the spin speed if needed, by

means of the relevant button

• depress Start/Pause button

• only the “End” pilot lights illuminates.

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 "Door" icon is alight, the

Start/Pause light is off and the door is

blocked to indicate that the water must

be emptied out.

To empty out the water, please read

the previous option steps.

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