User manual KELVINATOR KF526

[. . . ] Make sure that children do not touch it or use it as a toy. Do not modify or attempt to modify the characteristics of this washing machine. Your washing machine is intended for normal domestic use. Do not use it for commercial or industrial purposes or for any purpose other than that for which it was designed : to wash, to rinse and to spin. [. . . ] Check rating of the fuse line: 10 A at 230V. The washing machine must not be connected through an extension cable or a power bar. Check that the earthing connection is conform with the regulations in force. If you want to keep your washing machine aligned with the adjacent furniture, you can cut the pipe support strip at the back of your washing machine. The control panel 1 - On/Off pushbutton 2 - Half load pushbutton 3 - Program selector 4 - Temperature selector 12 3 4 4. 2. How to do a wash ? Before the first wash in your washing machine, we recommend that you should do a preliminary wash at 90°C with detergent but without any washing to clean the tub. 4. 2. 4. Choice of the pushbuttons Press the chosen pushbuttons. 4. 2. 4. 1. «Half load» pushbutton This pushbutton allows to wash small quantity of linen not much soiled (max. 2, 5 kg) on cotton programmes only by reducing the water quantity during rinsings. 4. 2. 1. Loading the washing · · · Lift the machine cover. Open the drum by pressing on the locking button A; the two flaps automatically separate. Insert the washing, close the drum and the cover of your washing machine. 4. 2. 5. Choice of the programme Select the programme depending on the nature and the degree of soil of the laundry. Turn the programme selector clockwise to select the chosen programme. Warning : before you close the cover of your washing machine, make sure that the drum door is properly closed: A ·the two flaps latched together, ·the locking button A extended. 4. 2. 6. Starting the programme After you choose the washing programme, press the «On/ Off» pushbutton to start the cycle. 4. 2. 7. Proportioning of detergents Your washing machine was designed to reduce water and detergent consumption, therefore reduce the doses recommended by detergent manufacturers. Pour the powder detergent dose into the wash compartment and into the prewash compartment if you chose the «prewash» option. Pour in the softener into the compartment and Javel water into the compartment if you wish. If you are using a different type of detergent, refer to the «detergents and additives» section in the washing guide. When the chosen programme is over, the washing machine stops automatically and the programme selector stays on a stop position ( ) or on a rinse hold position ( ). The programmes end : · · by a spinning (for all the cotton programmes). by a rinse hold (for all the synthetics programmes). You can finish these programmes either by a spinning, either by a draining, by selecting the spinning or the draining programmes and taking care to release the on/off pushbutton before doing your choice. 4. 2. 3. [. . . ] not all the packing was removed from the machine (see unpacking section), the washing machine is not leveled and properly packed, the washing machine is too close to the wall or furniture, the washing is not well distributed in the drum, the load is not sufficient. There is water on the floor around the washing machine: Washing results are not satisfactory: The machine is vibrating or noisy: The washing cycle is much too long: · · · · · · · · · the water inlet is blocked, there was a power supply failure or the water was cut off, the motor temperature safety device tripped, the water inlet temperature is lower than normal, the water or electricity supply is defective, a rinse hold was programmed. the cover cannot open until 1 to 2 minutes after the washing machine has stopped. you did not put in the right amount, the siphons at the back of the detergent dispenser are blocked. The washing machine stops during a washing cycle: The cover does not open during the cycle: Softener or Javel water flows* through the overflow orifice when filling: If you have an operating problem, refer to the " Operating problems " section. If any work is necessary after you have made all your checks, please contact your washing machine dealer. [. . . ]