User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EWT531

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION BOOK WASHING MACHINE EWT 531 TECHNICAL INFORMATION DIMENSIONS Height without panel width depth 850 mm 400 mm 600 mm 230 V / 50 Hz 2300 W (10 A) 1950 W 5 N/cm² (0, 5 kg/cm2) 80 N/cm² (8 kg/cm2) 5, 0 kg 2, 5 kg 1, 0 kg 500 rpm POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE / FREQUENCY TOTAL POWER ABSORBED HEATER RATING WATER PRESSURE MAXIMUM LOAD minimum maximum cotton synthetics wool SPINNING SPEED This appliance complies with the following EC Directive: - 72/23/EEC of 19. 02. 1973 - Low Voltage Directive - 89/336/EEC of 03. 05. 1989 (including Amentment Directive 92/31/EEC) - EMV Directive. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS You must read the whole of this instruction book before using the appliance. If you sell or give away the appliance, make sure that the book is passed to the new owner. The following warnings are provided in the interest of overall safety. You must read them before installing or using the appliance. [. . . ] Half load pushbutton " " Before using your washing machine for the first time, we recommend you to run a 90° C cotton cycle without any laundry to remove any manufacture residue from the drum and tub : · Pour a 1/2 measure of detergent into the "detergent dispenser". · Select the programme "B". · Press the ON/OFF button " " : the wash cycle starts. This pushbutton allows to wash small quantity of linen not much soiled (2, 5 kg) only on the cotton programmes. 4. Programme selector It enables to select the most adapted programme to the nature and degree of soil of your laundry. Turn the programme selector clockwise to select the chosen programme. The programme selector indicates each programme phase as it takes place. At the end of the programme, the appliance stops automatically on a position "I" for cotton programmes or on a position rinse hold " " (water in the tub) for synthetics programmes. Never turn the programme selector anticlockwise. -3- Programme chart Programmes for cottons/linens Indicative consumptions * Prog. Description of the programme Temperature °C Description of the cycle Prewash at 40° Main wash at 90° 4 rinses Spin Main wash at 90° 4 rinses Spin Main wash at 60° 4 rinses Spin Main wash at 40° 4 rinses Spin 4 rinses Spin Spin 500 rpm Load (kg) water (liter) energy (kWh) time (min. ) A B C( ) White + prewash 90° 5, 0 83 2, 60 150 White 90° 5, 0 69 2, 20 135 Coloured 60° 5, 0 69 1, 30 105 Short programme 40° 5, 0 69 0, 70 90 F G Rinsing Spinning 5, 0 5, 0 55 0 0, 20 0, 03 50 5 ( ) Recommended programme for comparisons based on standard IEC 456. Thermostat 60° : 1, 30 kWh - 69 liters - 105 minutes. Programmes for synthetics/delicates/wool H J K L M Synthetics + prewash 60° Prewash at 40° Main wash at 60° 3 rinses Rinse hold Main wash at 60° 3 rinses Rinse hold Main wash at 40° 3 rinses Rinse hold 3 rinses Rinse hold Drain 2, 5 72 1, 20 85 Synthetics 60° 2, 5 58 1, 10 75 Wool 40° 1, 0 63 0, 45 45 Rinsing Drain 2, 5 2, 5 42 0 0, 01 0, 002 20 5 (*) The data is given purely as an indication : the consumption values may vary in relation to the quantity and the type of laundry, the temperature of the water supply and the ambient temperature. The data refers to the highest temperature provided for each programme. BE CAREFUL : THE LID CAN ONLY BE OPENED 90 SECONDS AFTER THE MACHINE HAS STOPPED. -4- Operating instructions 1. Place the laundry in the drum lift up the lid of the machine, open the drum with your two hands by pressing the button A and the two flapdoors till they disengage, introduce the laundry into the drum ; close the drum and the lid of the machine. 5. Select the programme Choose the programme according to the nature and the degree of soil of the laundry. Turn the programme selector clockwise to select the chosen programme. A 6. Starting of the programme The ON/OFF pushbutton " " enables to switch on your machine. The control lamp illuminates and the programme starts. Be careful : before closing the lid of your machine, make sure that the drum flapdoors are correctly closed : the two flapdoors fastened, the button A pressed out. 7. At the end of the programme When the selected programme is over, the machine stops automatically. The timer knob stops on the position "I" for the cotton programmes. The synthetics programmes end by a rinse hold " " (water in the tub) in order to avoid the formation of creases. You can finish these programmes by a spin (programme G) or by a drain (programme M). Depress the ON/OFF pushbutton " " before doing your choice. After each wash, depress the ON/OFF pushbutton " ". Press off the other pushbutton if necessary ; unplug the machine from the wall socket ; turn off the water tap. [. . . ] Clean the detergent dispenser under running water with a brush or a piece of rag (fig. Check that the siphons located at the back of the detergent dispenser are not obstructed (fig. Replace the detergent dispenser in the notches until the hanging (fig. 5). fig. 3 fig. 4 fig. 1 fig. 2 The drain filter The machine has got a mecanic filter located on the front part to collect lint and small objects (toothpins, coins, pins, etc. ) inadvertently left in the clothes. [. . . ]