User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EWT618

[. . . ] INSTRUCTION BOOK WASHING MACHINE EWT 618 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 600 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 " " 1 2 3 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 degrees 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. 4 Before using your washing machine for the first time, we recommend you to run a 95° 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. 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 60°- 95° 4 rinses Spin Main wash at 60°- 95° 4 rinses Spin Main wash at 40°- 60° 4 rinses Spin Main wash at 30°- 40° 4 rinses Spin 4 rinses Spin Spin 600 rpm Load (kg) water (liter) energy (kWh) time (min. ) A B C D F G Whites + prewash 60° - 95° 5, 0 83 2, 60 150 Whites 60° - 95° 5, 0 69 2, 20 135 Coloureds 40° - 60° 5, 0 69 1, 10 110 Coloureds delicates 30° - 40° 5, 0 69 0, 70 95 Rinses Long spin 5, 0 5, 0 55 0 0, 20 0, 03 50 5 Programmes for synthetics/delicates/wool H J K L M Synthetics + prewash 40° - 60° Prewash at 40° Main wash at 40°- 60° 3 rinses Water in the tub Main wash at 40°- 60° 3 rinses Water in the tub Main wash at 30°- 40° 3 rinses Water in the tub 3 rinses Water in the tub Drain 2, 5 68 1, 00 85 Synthetics 40° - 60° 2, 5 55 0, 90 75 Wool 30° - 40° 1, 0 60 0, 45 45 Rinses Drain 2, 5 2, 5 38 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. The above temperatures are given as an indication : it is possible to change them by using the temperature selector which equipped your appliance. 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. 6. Select the temperature Choose the temperature which corresponds to the nature of your laundry. 7. 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 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. 8. Starting of the programme The ON/OFF pushbutton enables to switch on your machine. The control lamp illuminates and the programme starts. 9. Measure out the detergent Measure out the amount of detergent recommended by the manufacturer in the main wash compartment ( ). They usually require a temperature of 60°C but if they are not excessively dirty, you will have satisfactory results at 40°C. Garments with non-fast colours should not be washed at temperatures above 40°C. If fast and non-fast colours are washed together, they should be treated as non-fast colours and therefore the temperature should not exceed 40°C. Resistant white and coloured synthetics can normally be washed at 60°C but also in this case 40°C is sufficient if the laundry is not excessively dirty. [. . . ] 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. It is essential that the filter is cleaned regularly. [. . . ]