132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 1 User Manual Washing Machine EWF 10670 W / EWF 12670 W 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 2 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 3 3 electrolux Welcome to the world of Electrolux Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine. We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-ofMind. Good luck! 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 4 4 contents electrolux Contents Safety information..............................5 Product description ...........................7 Control panel .....................................8 Use....................................................9 Washing hints ..................................17 International wash code symbol ......20 Washing programme ..................21-23 Programme information ..............24-25 Care and cleaning ...........................26 Something not working....................29 Techincal data .................................33 Consumption values ........................34 Installation .......................................36 Environment concerns .....................39 Guarantee conditions ......................40 Customer service centres ................41 The following symbols are used in this manual: Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance. General information and tips Environmental information 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 5 safety information electrolux 5 Safety Information In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety. General safety It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way. During high temperature wash programmes the door glass may get hot. Do not touch it! Make sure that small pets do not climb into the drum. To avoid this, please check into the drum before using. Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine. Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener and detergent. Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill. Refer to the manufacturer's recommendations of quantities. Wash small items such as socks, laces, washable belts etc in a washing bag or pillow case as it is possible for such items to slip down between the tub and the inner drum. Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones, material without hems or torn material. Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use, clean and maintenance. Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts. Installation This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it. When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre. All packing and transit bolts must be removed before use. Serious damage can occur to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the user manual. After having installed the appliance, check that it is not standing on the inlet and drain hose and the worktop is not pressing the electrical supply cable. If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after the installation. 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 6 6 safety information electrolux If the appliance is installed in a location subject to frost, please read the "dangers of freezing"chapter. Any plumbing work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified plumber or competent person. Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. Never use the washing machine if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the washing machine is accessible. Use This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed. Only wash fabrics which are designed to be machine washed. Follow the instructions on each garment label. Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual. Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty and buttons and zips are fastened. Avoid washing frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras must NOT be machine washed. Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine. Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself. Child safety This washing machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision. Young children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children's reach Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children's reach. Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum. To avoid this the machine incorporates special feature. To activate this device, rotate the button (without pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is horizontal. If necessary use a coin. P1131 To disable this device and restore the possibility of closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until the groove is vertical. 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 7 electrolux product description 7 Product description Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low water, energy and detergent consumption. The ECO valve system allows total use of detergent and reduces water consumption so saving energy. 1 2 3 4 5 Detergent dispenser drawer Control panel Door opening handle Drain pump Adjustable feet 1 2 EWF 12670 W 3 4 Detergent dispenser drawer Prewash Wash Fabric Softener Various programme charts in different languages are supplied with the appliance. One is on the front side of the detergent dispenser drawer and the others are attached into the user manual assy. The chart in the drawer can be easily be replaced: remove the chart from the drawer by pulling it towards the right and insert the chart with the language required. 5 EN006 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 8 8 electrolux control panel Control panel EWF 12670 W 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programme selector dial Temperature button Spin reduction button Easy Iron button Extra rinse button Delay button Display Start/Pause button Time manger buttons 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 9 use electrolux 9 Use First Use By pressing these 2 buttons again, the the acoustic signal is reactivated. Load the laundry Open the door by carefully pulling the door handle outwards. Place the laundry in the drum, one item at a time, shaking them out as much as possible. Close the door. Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the installation instructions. Remove the polystryrene block and any material from the drum. Pour 2 litres of water into the main wash compartment of the detergent drawer in order to activate the ECO valve. Then run a cotton cycle at 90°C, without any laundry in the machine, to remove any manufacturing residue from the drum and tub. Pour 1/2 a measure of detergent into the dispenser drawer and start the machine. P0004 Daily Use Acoustic signals The machine is provided of an acoustic device, which sounds in the following cases: when selecting a wash programme when depressing the options buttons at the end of the cycle in the event of operating problems By pressing the Easy Iron and Extra rinse buttons simultaneously for about 6 seconds, the acoustic signal is deactivated (except for the events of operating problems). Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener Pull out the dispenser drawer until it stops. Measure out the amount of detergent required, pour it into the main wash compartment and, if you wish to carry out a programme with the prewash or soak phase, pour it into the compartment marked . C0064 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 10 10 electrolux use If required, pour fabric softener into the compartment marked (the amount used must not exceed the "MAX" mark in the drawer). Close the drawer gently. The selector dial is divided into following sections: C0065 Select the required programme Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The buzzer sounds. The washing machine will propose a temperature and automatically select the maximum spin value provided for the programme you have chosen. You can change these values by operating the corresponding buttons. The Display shows the following information about the selected programme proposed: 1 temperature 2 spin speed 3 phase icons making up the programme 4 soil degree 5 duration The green Start/Pause light starts to flash. Cottons Synthetics Delicates Wool , Handwash , , Lingerie Silk , Jeans and Soak . Special programmes: Rinses, Drain, Spin and Delicate Spin . The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or anticlockwise. Position O to Reset programme/ Switching OFF of the machine. At the end of the programme the selector dial must be turned to position O, to switch the machine off. Attention! If you turn the programme selector dial to another programme when the machine is working, the red Start/Pause pilot light will flash 3 times and the message Err will appear on the display to indicate a wrong selection. The machine will not perform the new selected programme. Programme Option buttons Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. These must be selected after choosing the desired programme and before depressing the Start/Pause button. 1 2 3 4 5 132979391_EN.qxd 01/12/2006 12:36 Pagina 11 use electrolux 11 Select the temperature No spin option eliminates all the spin phases and increases the number of rinses for cottons, synthetics, delicates, silk, Lingerie and Jeans programme. Rinse Hold : by selecting this option the water of the last rinse is not emptied out to prevent the fabrics from creasing. When the programme has finished the display shows a 0.00 flashing, the (Door) icon is still visualized, the Start/Pause light is off and the door is locked to indicate that the water must be emptied out. To empty out the water: turn the programme selector dial to "O" select the (Drain), (Spin) and (Delicate Spin) programme reduce the spin speed if needed, by means of the relevant button depress Start/Pause button at the end of the programme, the display shows a 0.00 flashing. The (Door) icon desappears and the door can be opened. Night Cycle : by selecting this option, the machine will not drain the water of the last rinse, so as not to wrinkle the laundry. As all spinning phases are suppressed, this washing cycle is very noiseless and it can be selectionned at night or in times with a more economical power rate. On cotton, synthetic, delicate, silk and Jeans programmes the rinses will be performed with more water. When the programme has finished, the display shows a 0.00 flashing, the (Door) icon is still visualized, the Start/Pause light is off and the door is locked to indicate that the water must be emptied out. Press this button repeatedly to increase or decrease the temperature, if you want your laundry to be washed at a temperature different from the one proposed by the washing machine. Maximum temperatures are 90°C for cottons, 60°C for synthe ...