Electrolux EWF14012 User Manual

Electrolux EWF14012 User Manual

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WASHING MACHINE
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  • Page 1 ......................EWF14012 WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    WARRANTY ......................39 WE’RE THINKING OF YOU Thank you for purchasing an Electrolux appliance. You’ve chosen a product that brings with it decades of professional experience and innovation. Ingenious and stylish, it has been designed with you in mind. So whenever you use it, you can be safe in the knowledge that you’ll get great results every time.
  • Page 3: Safety Information

    ENGLISH SAFETY INFORMATION CONDITIONS OF USE This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: Farm houses By clients in serviced apartments, holiday apartments and residential type environments. 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.
  • Page 4 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. 1.2 INSTALLATION This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.
  • Page 5: Child Safety

    ENGLISH 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;...
  • Page 6: Product Description

    PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Worktop Detergent/Softener Dispenser Control Panel Door Handle Door Level Adjustment Feet (Front) Mains Cable Water Inlet Hose Water Drain Hose Hose Support (2pcs) Transit Bolts (3pcs) Level Adjustment Feet (Back) Child Safety Device Rating Label Drain Pump Filter...
  • Page 7: Control Panel

    ENGLISH CONTROL PANEL 11 12 On/Off Button Delay Start Touchpad Program Touchpads Rinse Plus Touchpad Favourite Touchpad Prewash Touchpad Temperature Touchpad Easy Iron Touchpad Spin Selection Touchpad Vapour Touchpad Display Start/Pause Touchpad Adjust Time Touchpad Child Lock Option (See Page 18) 3.1 On/Off Button ( You can recall a favourite wash program ONLY when the washing...
  • Page 8 Extra Silent ( Rinse Hold ( By selecting this option, the machine will By selecting this option the water of not drain the water of the last rinse to the last rinse is not emptied out and avoid wrinkling the laundry. All spinning the drum turns regularly to prevent phases are suppressed.
  • Page 9 ENGLISH You can cancel the delay time at any NOTE: moment, by pressing “Delay Start” Vapour may not necessarily be touchpad repeatedly till the display visible inside the drum during a shows delay time “ ”, then press the vapour wash cycle. Vapour is Start/Pause touchpad.
  • Page 10 3.14 press “Rinse +” and “Vapour” touchpads Buzzer Sounds at the same time for 3 seconds, and listen The buzzer sounds operate when: for “BEEP, BEEP”. The program is completed. To return to default configuration press The appliance has a malfunction.
  • Page 11 ENGLISH “JetMix” Program; Type of load; Max. weight Cycle Options can be Temperature of load (dry clothes) description combined - Wash Specially tested program Spin: 1200 to 400 rpm, for woollen garments No Spin, Rinse Hold, - Rinses Wool; bearing the “Pure new Extra Silent, - Short spin Active...
  • Page 12: Before First Use

    BEFORE FIRST USE Detergent Quantity Setting Ensure that the electrical and water connections comply with the The text bar also gives the indication installation instructions. about the detergent quantity, when Put 2 litres of water in the detergent the door is closed after the compartment for washing phase.
  • Page 13: Daily Use

    ENGLISH DAILY USE Connect the mains plug to the mains socket. Turn the water tap on. 5.1 Four Steps Start Up Guide Step 1 - Setting A Program For Washing Press Start Press the option touchpads, if you For a correct operation of the want your laundry to be washed weight sensor, activate the with special functions.
  • Page 14 Step 2 - Loading The Laundry Before loading the laundry, please make sure: IMPORTANT ! Make sure that no metal Check and remove objects (if objects are left in the there are any) that could be laundry (e.g. hair clips, trapped in the fold.
  • Page 15 ENGLISH Make sure that no laundry Powder or liquid detergent. remains between the seal and Detergent flap the door. Flap for powder or liquid detergent. Close the door. Step 3 - Using Detergent And Additives Position down : Position down : for liquid for liquid detergent.
  • Page 16: Changing A Program

    If required, pour fabric softener into the compartment marked (the amount used must not exceed the “MAX” mark in the drawer). If you wish to carry out the “Prewash” phase, pour it into the compartment marked Close the drawer gently.
  • Page 17: Opening The Door

    ENGLISH 5.5 Opening The Door At the end of the program the time remaining can suddenly While a program or the Delay Start is decrease from 7 minutes or operating, the appliance door is locked less to 0 due to the and the display shows the indicator overestimated total program “...
  • Page 18 AUTO Stand-by Option 5.9 Child Lock Feature The AUTO Stand-by option Your appliance is provided with automatically deactivates the CHILD SAFETY LOCK which appliance to decrease the energy permits you to leave the appliance consumption when: unsupervised with the door closed...
  • Page 19: Washing Hints

    ENGLISH WASHING HINTS 6.1 Sorting The Laundry Remove persistent stains before washing. Follow the wash code symbols on Rub particularly soiled areas with a each garment label and the special detergent or detergent paste. manufacturer’s washing instructions. Treat curtains with special care. Sort the laundry as follows: whites, Remove hooks or tie them up in a coloureds, synthetics, delicates,...
  • Page 20 Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust removing product used in cold water. Be careful with rust stains which are not recent since the cellulose structure will already have been damaged and the fabric tends to hole.
  • Page 21 ENGLISH Detergents Type and Quantity of Information on hardness of the water in your area can be obtained from the Detergent relevant water supply company, or Low sudsing detergent is required from your local authority. for this washing machine to prevent You may have to try using the oversudsing problems, unsatisfied detergent quantity as per the product...
  • Page 22: International Wash Code Symbols

    INTERNATIONAL WASH CODE SYMBOLS These symbols appear on fabric labels, in order to help you choose the best way to treat your laundry. Energetic wash Max. wash Max. wash Max. wash Max. wash Hand wash DO NOT temperature temperature...
  • Page 23: Care And Cleaning

    ENGLISH CARE AND CLEANING To run a maintenance wash: WARNING! You must DISCONNECT the The drum should be empty of appliance from the electricity laundry. supply, before you can carry out Select the hottest cotton wash any cleaning or maintenance program.
  • Page 24: Cleaning The Drawer Recess

    To aid cleaning, the top part of the additive compartment should be removed. 8.6 Cleaning The Drawer Recess Having removed the drawer, use a small brush to clean the recess, ensuring that all washing powder residue is removed from the upper and lower part of the recess.
  • Page 25: Cleaning The Pump

    ENGLISH 8.7 Cleaning The Pump squeeze Regularly examine the drain pump the legs and make sure that it is clean. on both sides Clean the pump if: The appliance does not drain the water. The drum is not turning. The appliance makes an unusual noise due to blocked drain pump.
  • Page 26 4. When the container is full of water, put the Make sure that the impeller of the drainage duct back again and empty the pump can turn. If this does not container. Repeat step 3 until no more occur, contact the service centre.
  • Page 27: Cleaning The Water Inlet Filter

    ENGLISH 8.8 Cleaning The Water Inlet Filter If your water is very hard or contains traces of lime deposit, the water inlet filter may become clogged. It is therefore a good idea to clean it from time to time. To clean the water inlet filters: 1.
  • Page 28 8.9 The Dangers Of Freezing If the machine is exposed to temperatures below 0°C, certain precautions should be taken. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Turn off the water tap. 5. When no more water flows, 2. Unscrew the inlet hose.
  • Page 29: Troubleshooting

    ENGLISH TROUBLESHOOTING Certain problems are due to lack of simple maintenance or oversights, which can be solved easily without calling out an engineer. Before contacting your local Service Centre, please carry out the checks listed below. During machine operation it is possible that the red Start/Pause pilot light flashes to indicate that the machine is not working.
  • Page 30 Malfunction Possible cause Solution Too much detergent or unsuitable Reduce the detergent detergent (creates too much foam) quantity or use another one. has been used. Check whether there are any leaks Check the water inlet hose There is water from one of the inlet hose fittings.
  • Page 31: Emergency Door Opening

    ENGLISH Malfunction Possible cause Solution The electronic unbalance detection Pause the machine and redistribute laundry device has cut in because the manually. laundry is not evenly distributed in the drum. The laundry is redistributed by reverse rotation of the drum. Spinning starts This may happen several times late or the...
  • Page 32: Technical Data

    To open the door, proceed as follows: 1. Press the button to switch the appliance off. 2. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 3. Open the filter flap. 4. Keep the emergency unlock trigger 5. Take out the laundry.
  • Page 33: Installation

    ENGLISH INSTALLATION 11.1 Unpacking You are advised to keep all transit CAUTION! devices so that they can be All transit bolts and packing refitted if the machine ever has to must be removed before be transported again. using the appliance. Use gloves.
  • Page 34 Put one of the polystyrene packaging elements on the floor behind the appliance. Carefully put down the appliance with the rear side on it. Make sure not to damage the hoses. 7. Remove the polystyrene base. Pull up the appliance in vertical position.
  • Page 35 ENGLISH 12. Put the plastic caps in the holes. You can find these caps in the user manual bag. Loosen or tighten the feet to adjust 11.2 Positioning the level. A correct adjustment of It is important that your washing the appliance level prevents the machine stands firm and level vibration, noise and the movement...
  • Page 36: Water Inlet

    Never place cardboard, wood or similar materials under the machine to compensate for any unevenness in the floor. Install the machine on a flat hard floor. Make sure that air circulation around the machine is not impeded by carpets, rugs etc.
  • Page 37: Electrical Connection

    ENGLISH If the supply cord is 11.5 Electrical Connection damaged, should the This machine is designed to appliance power supply operate on a 220-240 V, cable need to be single-phase, 50 Hz supply. replaced, this shall be carried out by our IMPORTANT! Service Centre.
  • Page 38: Environment Concerns

    ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS 12.1 Packaging Materials 12.3 Ecological Hints The materials marked with To save water, energy and to the symbol help protect the environment, we recyclable. recommend that you follow these tips: >PE<=polyethylene >PS<=polystyrene Normally soiled laundry may be washed without prewashing in >PP<=polypropylene...
  • Page 39: Warranty

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