User manual LUX WH160

[. . . ] Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the machine are marked with this symbol. Our contribution to the protection of the environment: we use environmentally friendly paper. 2 Contents Warnings Disposal 4 5 Maintenance Bodywork Detergent dispenser drawer Drain filter Water inlet filter Emergency emptying out Frost precautions 20 20 20 20 20 21 21 Tips for environmental protection 5 Technical specifications Installation Unpacking Positioning Water inlet Water drainage Electrical connection 5 6 6 6 6 7 7-8 Something not working? 22-23 Your new washing machine Description of the appliance Door locked pilot light Detergent dispenser drawer 9 9 9 9 Use Control panel Controls Functions Programme information Washing hints Sorting the laundry Temperatures Before loading the laundry Maximum loads Laundry weights Removing stains Detergents and additives International wash code symbols Operating sequence Washing programmes Special programmes 10 10 10-12 12 12-13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14-15 14 16-17 18 19 3 ENGLISH Warnings The following warnings are provided in the interests of overall safety. You must read them carefully before installing or using the appliance. Installation · All internal packing must be removed before using the appliance. Serious damage may be caused to the machine or adjacent furniture if the protective transit devices are not removed or are not completely removed. Refer to the relevant paragraph in the instruction book. [. . . ] The door can be opened when the door locked light has gone out. If the door does not open, this means that the machine is already heating, that the water level is above the bottom edge of the door or that the drum is turning. If you cannot open the door but you need to open it you have to switch the machine off by turning the selector dial to OFF. After about 3 minutes the door can be opened (pay attention to the water temperature and level!). Programme information Wool Washing programme for machine washable wool as well as for hand washable woollens and delicate fabrics with the "hand washing" care symbol. SOAK Select this programme for heavily soiled laundry. Pour the detergent into the compartment . This programme is not suitable for wool. The machine performs a soak at 30°C and stops with the water in the drum. The water can be emptied out in 2 ways: · Draining only by depressing the START/PAUSE button. · Draining and spin: turn the programme selector dial to OFF, select programme "SPIN", reduce eventually the spin speed by means of SPIN SPEED button and depress START/PAUSE button. · If the water is not emptied out within 18 hours, the machine empties automatically. shirts, night dresses, pyjamas. . . . ) in linen, cotton or synthetic fibres and for lightly soiled white cotton (e. g. underwear). (cold)for delicate items (e. g. net curtains), mixed 30°-40° laundry including synthetic fibres and woollens. Before loading the laundry Never wash whites and coloureds together. Whites may lose their "whiteness" in the wash. New coloured items may run in the first wash; they should therefore be washed separately the first time. Make sure that no metal objects are left in the laundry (e. g. Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, hooks and poppers. Remove persistent stains before washing. Rub particularly soiled areas with a special detergent or detergent paste. Remove hooks or tie them up in a bag or net. Maximum loads Recommended loads are indicated in the programme charts. General rules: Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly packed; Synthetics: drum no more than half full; Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no more than one third full. [. . . ] · The START/PAUSE button has not been depressed. · · · · The water tap is closed. The filter in the inlet hose is blocked. The door is not properly closed. · The machine does not fill: · The machine fills then empties immediately: · The machine does not empty and/or does not spin: · There is water on the floor: · The end of the drain hose is too low. [. . . ]