Hotpoint WM12 User manual

SAFE

USE

AND

CARE

YOUR

APPLIANCE

ULE

Prewash

AGE

Acryics

wool

mixures

UES

Whe

coton

Quick

wash

AEF

Colourtest

coton

AX)

Machine

washable

wool

USS

Non

colourtast

cotton

Lom

iyn

ASS

Coloured

eyrenetics

Shon

spin

INSTRUCTIONS

FOR

USE

MODELS

WM12,

WM13,

WM20,

WM21

WM22

For

your

own

safety

and

get

the

best

results,

important

that

you

read

right

through

this

handbook

before

using

your

appliance

for

the

first

time.

Contents

Getting

know

your

machine

Sorting

your

Laundry

Detergents

and

Fabric

Conditioners

Caring

for

your

Appliance

The

Machine

Work

Installation

Instructions

you

think

that

you

have

problem?

still

won’t

work...

Guarantee

Information

Service

Cover

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ian

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AAR

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Essential

Information

BEFORE

REMOVING

THE

TRANSIT

BRACKET.

Your

appliance

fitted

with

internal

bracket

which

prevents

damage

the

machine

during

transit.

This

must

removed

before

the

appliance

used.

Remove

ONLY

parts

indicated

upon

the

label

attached

the

top

your

appliance.

NOT

remove

the

concrete

weight.

NOT

operate

the

appliance

with

the

transit

bracket

still

place.

CAREFUL

avoid

any

sharp

edges.

RETAIN

THE

PARTS

which

you

have

removed,

you

may

require

them

you

move

house,

etc.

DOOR

SEAL

-—

may

look

creased,

this

normal

and

will

not.

affect

its

use.

INTERNAL

TRANSIT

BRACKET

WARNING:

ENSURE

THAT

APPLIANCE

UNPLUGGED

Refer

Installation

Instructions

WARNING:

NOT

CONNECT

THIS

APPLIANCE

SINGLE

OUTLET

INSTANTANEOUS

WATER

HEATER.

Water

pressure

—

should

between

and

150

PSI

(2-103

N/cm?)

for

both

hot

and

cold

supplies.

Hot

Water

temperature

—

should

ideally

60°C,

but

MUST

NOT

higher

than

70°C.

(This

could

cause

damage

WATER

SUPPLIES

Hot

water

;

inlet

point

and

clothes

and/or

the

machine).

hose

(red)

Tap

position

—

offset

from

your

appliance

and

accessible

when

the

appliance

installed.

Cold

water

inlet

point

and

Hose

connectors

The

Red

hose

connected

between

the

pee

HOT

supply

and

the

machine

inlet

marked

‘H’,

and

the

Blue

hose

between

the

COLD

supply

and

the

inlet

marked

‘C’.

Ensure

that

the

sealing

washers

are

place,

shown

the

diagram

NOTE:

NOT

OVER

TIGHTEN

THE

HOSE

CONNECTORS.

HAND

TIGHT

SUFFICIENT.

Tap

connections

—

Refer

accessory

list

for

range

adaptors

suit

your

taps.

Sealing

washer

DRAINAGE

For

Details

Drainage

Installation

see

‘Installation

Instructions’

this

book.

IMPORTANT

NOTICE:

FOR

THE

CORRECT

OPERATION

YOUR

APPLIANCE

ESSENTIAL

COMPLY

WITH

THE

FOLLOWING

INFORMATION.

STAND

PIPE

DRAINAGE

NOT

remove

the

hooked

end

support

the

drain

hose,

and

ensure

that

the

pipe

not

pushed

too

far

down

the

standpipe.

the

end

your

drain

hose

fitted

with

‘retaining

See

flaps’,

ensure

that

they

are

fully

inserted

into

the

standpipe.

NOT

position

the

standpipe

near

electrical

outlet.

Retaining

Flaps

UNDER-SINK

DRAINAGE

Remove

any

restrictions

from

the

waste

spigot,

and

ensure

that

the

hose

routed

such

that

raised

minimum

height

31'/,”

(800mm).

SINK

DRAINAGE

Ensure

that

the

end

your

drain

hose

above

the

water

level

the

sink

avoid

syphoning.

wire

the

Essential

Information

SUPPLY

220/240v

50Hz

Earth

NAN

FUSES

CHANGING

THE

PLUG

Green

and

yellow

(Earth)

wire

the

terminal

marked

‘E

with

the

symbol

-or

ISA

ASTA

approved

fuse

BS1362.

Blue

(Neutral)

Brown

(Live)

wire

the

terminal

marked

Cord

‘L’

coloured

red.

terminal

marked

‘N’

coloured

black.

NOTE:

marking

certifies

that

this

appliance

complies

with

the

requirements

laid

down

EEC

Directive

89:336

(Electromagnetic

compatibility)

and

subsequent

modifications

and

Low

Voltage

direction

73/23/EEC.

This

appliance

should

connected

the

mains

supply

via

suitable

switched

socket

accessible

position.

WARNING:

THIS

APPLIANCE

MUST

EARTHED.

Your

appliance

comes

fitted

with

plug

and

13A

fuse.

you

need

replace

the

fuse,

only

those

rated

13A

and

ASTA

approved

BS1362

should

used.

The

fuse

cover

MUST

re-fitted

after

changing

the

fuse.

WARNING:

NOT

USE

THE

PLUG

UNLESS

THE

FUSE

COVER

FITTED.

you

lose

the

fuse

cover,

replacement

may

obtained

from

authorised

Service

Centre

(see

list

supplied),

Electricity

company.

The

correct

replacement

identified

the

colour

coding,

marking

the

base

the

plug.

the

plug

does

not

fit

your

socket,

you

can

cut

off

and

dispose

it.

WARNING:

NOT

INSERT

THIS

PLUG

INTO

SOCKET

ELSEWHERE

THIS

COULD

CAUSE

SHOCK

HAZARD.

IMPORTANT:

THE

WIRES

THE

MAINS

LEAD

ARE

COLOURED

ACCORDANCE

WITH

THE

FOLLOWING

CODE:

Green/Yellow

—

Earth

Blue

—

Neutral

Brown

—

Live

you

change

the

plug,

the

colours

the

wires

the

mains

lead

may

not

correspond

with

the

colours

the

markings

identifying

the

terminals

the

plug.

You

should

therefore

wire

shown

(see

illustration).

the

mains

lead

needs

replaced

any

time,

should

replaced

special

lead

obtainable

from

your

local

authorised

Service

Centre.

charge

will

made

you

have

damaged

the

existing

lead

require

longer

one.

strongly

advised

that

this

work

carried

out

qualified

electrician.

Essential

Information

SAFETY

WARNING:

NOT

ALLOW

CHILDREN

PLAY

WITH

THE

APPLIANCE

TAMPER

WITH,

THE

CONTROLS.

WARNING:

POSSIBLE

FOR

CHILDREN

AND

ANIMALS

CLIMB

INTO

WASHING

MACHINES

AND

INJURE

THEMSELVES.

WARNING:

NOT

TOUCH

THE

DOOR

GLASS

WHEN

THE

MACHINE

OPERATING,

THIS

CAN

BECOME

HOT.

WARNING;

WHEN

SWITCHING

THE

APPLIANCE

ON OR

OFF,

ENSURE

THAT

YOUR

HANDS

ARE

DRY.

You

should

choose

the

position

your

appliance

carefully,

POSITION

will

influence

how

well

performs,

ie...

POSITION

THE

APPLIANCE,

WHERE

POSSIBLE,

SOLID

FLOOR.

You

may

get

some

vibration

with

wooden

floor.

TAKE

CARE

WITH

VINYL

FLOOR-COVERINGS.

The

weight

the

appliance

may

cause

indentations

some

vinyl

floor

coverings.

COMPLY

WITH

REGULATIONS,

YOU

SHOULD

NOT

INSTALL

YOUR

APPLIANCE

BATHROOM

SHOWER

ROOM.

Seek

professional

advice

you

wish

so.

ENSURE

THAT

YOU

HAVE

LEFT

SUFFICIENT

SPACE

FOR

THE

APPLIANCE.

The

aperture

dimensions

should

minimum

of....

600mm

Wide

(23°/,”).

600mm

Deep

(23°/,”).

and

900mm

High

(35'/,”)

ENSURE

THAT

THE

SWITCHED

SOCKET

EASILY

ACCESSIBLE.

ENSURE

THAT

THE

WATER

TAPS

ARE

ACCESSIBLE

POSITION,

AND

THE

WATER

SUPPLY

CAN

ISOLATED

NECESSARY.

LEVELLING

ESSENTIAL

THAT

THE

FEET

ARE

ADJUSTED

ENSURE

THAT

THE

APPLIANCE

LEVEL

AND

ALSO

PREVENT

ROCKING.

the

appliance

not

firm

and

level,

may

become

noisy

move

about

the

floor

during

spin.

comply

with

regulations,

your

machine

should

level

within

2°.

Locking

Ring

Adjustable

Foot

Getting

know

your

Machine

KNOW

YOUR

MACHINE

Detergent/Fabric

conditioner

drawer

Programme

dial

Model

number

Adjustable

feet

PREPARATION

FOR

USE

Push

here

Door

Release

and

Lock

STARTING

THE

WASH

DURING

THE

CYCLE

WHEN

THE

CYCLE

HAS

FINISHED

Mains

on/off

outton

Door

Release

Button

Lock

(not

WM21)

Door

Release

Button

Lock

(WM21

only)

Additional

Feature

Buttons

Hot

water

inlet

Point

and

hose

(red)

Mains

cable

Rating

Plate

Cold

Water

Inlet

Point

~~~.

On/Off

Neon

ansi

and

hose

(blue)

ransit

(WM21

and

Hackel

WM22

only)

ARG

removal

instructions

(U)

Cable

hook

marasasunceseness

CELL

moles

aS,

Hose

retaining

COMTI

clip

Drain

hose

typical

Wash

cycle

eg:

garments

with

\40/

symbol.

Turn

the

hot

and

cold

water

supplies.

Plug

and

switch

the

electricity.

IMPORTANT:

ENSURE

THAT

YOUR

HANDS

ARE

DRY.

Sort

out

the

clothes

for

\40/

wash.

Open

the

door

pressing

the

Door

Release

Button.

Load

your

clothes

into

the

machine

(with

detergent

dosing

device,

required).

Push

the

door

firmly

close.

children

are

nearby,

recommended

that

you

lock

the

door

turning

the

slot

horizontal

position.

Select

the

programme

required

turning

the

knob

CLOCKWISE

until

the

correct

symbol

the

o'clock

position.

Each

wash

position

has

positive

select

point,

which

can

easily

detected

when

turning

the

knob

slowly.

Add

the

detergent

and

fabric

conditioner

into

the

appropriate

compartments

the

dispenser

drawer.

Press

On/Off

button

—

(The

mains

neon

will

light

WM21

and

WM22).

You

will

hear

the

sound

the

water

flowing

into

the

machine.

Your

machine

will

wash,

rinse

and

spin.

Your

machine

has

feature

prevent

spinning

with

large

unbalance

the

wash

load

For

further

information

see

‘The

Machine

Work’.

Release

the

On/Off

button.

safety

lock

has

been

engaged,

prior

start

wash,

turn

the

slot

vertical

position.

Open

the

door,

pressing

the

door

release,

and

remove

the

clothes

(and

the

dosing

ball

usea).

Switch

off

the

electricity

and

water

after

every

wash

session.

Getting

know

your

Machine

PROGRAMMING

Label

codes

Temp

New

Old

\g5/

\s0/

ial

\50/

\ā

\40/

ADDITIONAL

PROGRAMMES

PREWASH

QUICK

WASH

SPIN

OTHER

SYMBOLS

END

PROGRAMME

©)

O l

LONG

SPIN

SHORT

SPIN

RINSES

select

programme

turn

the

selector

knob

clockwise

until

the

required

programme

symbol

the

o’clock

position.

The

symbols

the

dial

correspond

the

international

wash

care

symbols,

which

you

will

find

your

clothing.

These

indicate

the

recommended

wash

required

for

that

fabric

eg:

Fabric

Max

Load

(Ib)

White

cotton

and

linen

without

special

(11)

finishes.

Colourfast

cotton,

linen

viscose

(11)

without

special

finishes.

Coloured

Nylon

Polyester

(6.5)

Acrylic/cotton

mixtures

cotton

viscose

without

special

finishes

(eg

drio-dry),

coloured

Polyester/cotton

mixtures.

Non-colourfast

cotton,

linen

and

(11)

viSCose.

Acrylics,

acetates

tri-acetates

(6.5)

blends

these

fabrics

with

wool,

and

polyester/wool

blends.

Woollen

blankets,

wool

mixtures

with

2.7

(6)

cotton

rayon,

silk.

Shrink-resistant

machine

washable

1.4

(3)

and

superwash

woolmark

garments.

The

following

may

selected

required...

Select

prewash

for

really

dirty

clothes.

Prewash

heats

water

temperature

40°C.

When

the

prewash

complete

the

programme

selector

will

stop

the

symbol

®@.

You

should

then

switch

the

appliance

off,

turn

the

knob

the

required

main

wash

and

switch

on.

NOT

Use

for

woollens

machine

washable

wool.

quick

cool

wash,without

heating

the

water,

freshen

lightly

soiled

items

about

30-35

minutes.

Maximum

load

0.9kg

(2lb).

NOT

Use

for

woollens

machine

washable

wool.

Long

spin

for

robust

fabrics........

Short

spin

for

delicate

fabrics.

NOT

fill

than

half

full

with

wet

clothes.

the

end

the

spin

cycle,

there

will

few

short

tumbles

before

the

programme

finally

finishes.

For

rinse

and

spin

programme.

Depending

the

type

fabric,

select

the

correct

rinses

programme

before

the

spin

that

you

require.

First

dot

will

give

most

rinses

and

last

cot

least

rinses.

Getting

know

your

Machine

ADDITIONAL

WASH

OPTIONS

For

Models

WM13

and

WM22

WARNING:DO

NOT

FORGET

CANCEL

BUTTONS

THE

END

PROGRAMME.

One

the

option

buttons

may

selected

give

you

the

versatility

the

wash

programme

which

you

select.

Select

your

wash

option(s).

Press

the

button(s)

again

cancel

the

option.

MAINS

ON/OFF

BUTTON

Press

the

On/Off

button

start

the

wash

programme.

completion

the

programme

release

the

On/Off

button.

tie

SUPER

RINSE

pressing

this

button

the

water

level

for

each

rinse,

all

programmes,

will

increase.

Use

with

heavy

soiled

clothes

people

have

sensitive

skin.

not

use

the

woollen

programme

\w/

this

programme

automatically

has

increased

water

level

rinses.

SLOW

SPIN

The

machine

normally

spins

800rpm

(WM12

13)

1000rpm

(WM20,

22).

Pressing

this

button

reduces

the

spin

speed

500rom,

which

will

reduce

creasing

delicate

fabrics.

Slow

Spin

does

not

get

clothes

quite

dry

normal

spin.

For

lightly

soiled

washing.

This

will

save

electricity

and

time.

Economy

Wash

switches

off

the

heater

the

machine

that

your

clothes

are

washed

the

temperature

the

water

entering

the

machine

from

your

hot

and

cold

water

supplies.

This

saves

you

electricity

but

means

cooler

wash.

Use

Economy

Wash

for

lightly

soiled

clothes,

not

for

really

dirty

clothes.

ECONOMY

WASH

Getting

know

your

Machine

ADDITIONAL

WASH

OPTIONS

For

Model

WM12

For

description

the

buttons

shown,

Off

see

opposite

page.

Super

Rinse

Economy

Wash

ADDITIONAL

WASH

OPTIONS

For

Model

WM20

For

description

the

buttons

shown,

see

opposite

page.

Super

Rinse

ADDITIONAL

WASH

OPTIONS

For

Model

WM21

For

description

the

buttons

shown,

see

opposite

page,

except

for

Half

Load

button

which

Half

described

below.

Load

Slow

Spin

Economy

Wash

HALF

LOAD

For

small

wash

loads

only.

Reduces

the

amount

water

the

machine

uses,

saves

detergent,

time

and

the

electricity

heat

the

water.

not

use

the

woollen

programme

Wa/

this

programme

automatically

has

high

water

level.

Sorting

your

Laundry

PREPARING

THE

LOAD

OTHER

WASH

CARE

SYMBOLS

DO’S

AND

DONT’S

FOR

SUCCESSFUL

WASHING

Each

item

clothing

has

label

which

indicates

the

programme

that

the

item

should

washed

on.

Sort

our

clothes

into

common

label

types

\so/

(new

style)

\$/

(old

style).

Separate

clothes

into

light

and

dark

colours.

You

will

notice

that

the

wash

label

symbols

are

printed

the

programme

knob

—

Each

indicates

programme.

Other

symbols

may

appear

the

garment

labels,

but

not

appear

the

washing

machine.

Wash

hand.

Hand

wash

only.

not

machine

wash.

Use

bleach,

preferably

chlorine

household

bleach

eg.

Domestos.

NOT

use

bleach

your

machine.

NOT

bleach

all.

Some

labels

may

include

DRY

CLEANING

codes

such

shown.

Clothes

with

these

letters

the

label

indicate

that

you

should

not

wash

them

your

machine

(unless

the

label

states

otherwise)

NOT

DRY

CLEAN.

pretreat

stains

immediately

before

washing,

you

have

not

done

when

happened.

scrape

off

excess

crean/lotion

from

nappies

etc

before

washing.

Use

prewash

for

these

items

prevent

the

cream

from

being

transferred

other

clothes.

all

zips,

tie

belts,

strings

and

press

studs

prevent

tangling.

remove

all

items

from

pockets

before

washing.

wash

blankets

and

bedspreads

their

own

—

not

part

load

—

this

will

ensure

adequate

washing

and

rinsing.

limit

the

size

load

absorbent

items

(towels,

nappies)

3kg

(7lb)

give

good

washing/rinsing

results.

place

small

items

wash

bag.

check

the

wash

label

items

such

cotton

T-shirts,

they

may

require

cool

programme.

wash

full

load

possible

obtain

the

maximum

cost

and

time

efficiency.

NOT

wash

non-colourfast

items,

woollens

really

dirty

clothes

mixed

wash

—

they

may

affect

other

items.

NOT

leave

sharp

objects

clothes

coins

the

pockets

they

could

cause

damage

other

clothes.

NOT

overload

your

machine

—

clothes

will

not

wash

properly.

NOT

machine

wash

clothes

which

not

have

wash

label.

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