User manual AEG-ELECTROLUX EWT700

[. . . ] Make sure that the appliance does not stand on its electrical supply cable. All packaging and transit bolts must be removed before the appliance is used. Serious damage may occur if this is not done. If your washing machine is in a room subject to temperatures below freezing, the water must be removed from the machine should the danger of freezing be expected. Use This appliance is designed to be used by adults. [. . . ] Temperature selector It enables to choose the most adapted temperature between cold ( ) and 90°C. Choose the temperature which corresponds to the chosen programme, with the help of the indications or the programme table, according to the fibers and the fastness of the colours. 3. Half load pushbutton " " This pushbutton allows to wash small quantity of linen not much soiled (2, 5 kg) only on the cotton programmes by cancelling one rinse. Detergent dispenser 1. Washing powder or liquid detergent for programmes with pre-wash ( ) 2. Washing powder or liquid detergent for the main wash ( ) 3. Liquid additives (fabric softener and conditioner. . . )( ) 5. Rinse hold button " " 1 2 34 Press this button to leave the water in the drum after the wash cycle is completed. This option is suitable for all the washing programmes. The clothes are left suspended in water after the final rinse to prevent the formation of creases. 5. Spinning speed variator It enables to select the spinning speed of your washing machine from " " (draining) to 800 rpm (EWT 868) or from " " to 700 rpm (EWT 718) for cotton programmes and from " " to 600 rpm for synthetic, delicates and wool programmes. 5 6. Programme selector It enables to select the most adapted programme to the nature and degrees of soil of your laundry. Press off the pushbuttons if necessary ; unplug the machine from the wall socket ; turn off the water tap. 3. Add the bleach agent You may use a bleach agent on cotton programmes. As you already know, your washing machine can also wash with cold water. However, it must be remembered that the detergents currently on the market have not been designed for cold washes and that in winter, when the water is very cold, they may not dissolve adequately. We suggest the use of liquid detergents. Prewash Prewash is not normally necessary. Your new washing machine combined with modern detergents will give perfect How much laundry can be washed in one load?washing results without prewash, thus saving energy, time, Strictly speaking you should always weigh your laundry. The drum will take a maximum of 5 kg of cotton and linen. For However, when the laundry is particularly dirty (for instance if synthetics and delicate fabrics, the maximum load is 2, 5 kg you have to wash mechanics' overalls or butchers' aprons), and for wool, 1 kg. you are advised to use prewash with a biological detergent. - 5 - As weighing can be complicated, we suggest you estimate the weight according to how full the drum is: cotton and linen : drum full not too tighty packed resistant synthetics : no more than 2/3 of the drum delicate fabrics and wool : no more than 1/2 of the drum. [. . . ] It is advisable, from time to time, to carry out a complete cycle without a washing load, adding a decalcifying product. The detergent dispenser The detergent dispenser is very easy to remove. Exert a pressure on the brooches located on each side of the detergent dispenser and pull it up (fig. 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. [. . . ]