Electrolux EW6F428W, User Manual

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Page 2: ...genious 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 Welcome to Electrolux Visit our website for Get usage advice brochures trouble shooter service information www electrolux com webselfservice Register your product for better service www registerelectrolux com Buy Accessories Consumables and Orig...

Page 3: ...appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away unless continuously supervised Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept away unless continuously supervised Do not let children play with the appliance Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it appropr...

Page 4: ...s or other new hose sets supplied by the Authorised Service Centre Old hose sets must not be reused If the mains power supply cable is damaged it must be replaced by the manufacturer its Authorised Service Centre or similarly qualified persons to avoid an electrical hazard Before any maintenance operation deactivate the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the socket Do not use high pressu...

Page 5: ...thorised Service Centre to ensure which accessories can be used 2 2 Electrical connection WARNING Risk of fire and electric shock The appliance must be earthed Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket Make sure that the parameters on the rating plate are compatible with the electrical ratings of the mains power supply Do not use multi plug adapters and extension cables Make sure not to c...

Page 6: ...ramme is in operation The glass can get hot 2 5 Service To repair the appliance contact an Authorised Service Centre Use original spare parts only 2 6 Disposal WARNING Risk of injury or suffocation Disconnect the appliance from the mains electrical and water supplies Cut off the mains electrical cable close to the appliance and dispose of it Remove the door catch to prevent children or pets from b...

Page 7: ...en tested at the factory 6 Remove the three transit bolts and pull out the plastic spacers 7 Put the plastic caps that you find in the user manual bag in the holes We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for any transport of the appliance 3 2 Positioning and levelling Adjust the appliance correctly to prevent vibration noise and movement of the appliance when it operates x4 ...

Page 8: ... hose is not in vertical position 3 If necessary loosen the ring nut to set it in the correct position 4 Connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap with 3 4 thread 3 4 Water drainage The drain hose should stay at a height of no less than 600 mm and not more than 1000 mm You can extend the drain hose to maximum 4000 mm Contact the authorised service centre for the other drain hose and the e...

Page 9: ...ot Put the drain hose in the spigot and tighten it with a clamp Refer to the illustration Make sure that the drain hose makes a loop to prevent particles going into the appliance from the sink 6 Position the hose directly to a built in drain pipe in the room wall and tighten it with a clamp 4 ACCESSORIES 4 1 Fixing plate kit 4055171146 Available from your authorised dealer If you install the appli...

Page 10: ...ith the appliance and with the accessory WARNING Do not put the tumble dryer under the washing machine 4 3 Pedestal with the drawer To raise your appliance and make loading and unloading laundry easier The drawer can be used for laundry storage e g towels cleaning products and more Read carefully the instructions supplied with the accessory 4 4 Available in www electrolux com shop or from authoris...

Page 11: ... connection 10 Mains cable 11 Transit bolts 12 Hose support 6 CONTROL PANEL 6 1 Special features Your new washing machine meets all modern requirements for an effective treatment of laundry with low water energy and detergent consumption and will care for fabrics The SensiCare System automatically adjusts the programme duration to the laundry in the drum to achieve perfect washing results in the m...

Page 12: ...tton 4 Time Manager touch button 5 Start Pause touch button 6 Soft Plus touch button 7 Extra Rinse touch button 8 Prewash touch button 9 Spin reduction options touch button No Spin option Rinse Hold option Night option 10 Temperature touch button 11 On Off push button 6 3 Display A B C D E F G A Door locked indicator www electrolux com 12 ...

Page 13: ...appliance on or off As the Stand by function automatically deactivates the appliance after several minutes to reduce the energy consumption you may need to activate the appliance again For more details refer to Stand by paragraph in Daily Use chapter 7 3 Temperature When you select a washing programme the appliance automatically proposes a default temperature The indicator Cold cold water The indi...

Page 14: ...6 Permanent Extra Rinse With this option you can add a few rinses according to the selected washing programme Use this option for people with allergies to detergent residues and with sensitive skin This option increases the programme duration The corresponding indicator above the touch button illuminates and also stays permanently on during next cycles until this option is deactivated 7 7 Permanen...

Page 15: ...etics 1 Default duration for all programmes 7 10 Start Pause Touch the Start Pause button to start pause the appliance or interrupt a running programme 8 PROGRAMMES 8 1 Programme Chart Programme Default tem perature Temperature range Reference spin speed Spin speed range rpm Maxi mum load Programme description Type of load and soil level Cotton 40 C 90 C Cold 1200 rpm 1200 400 8 kg White cotton an...

Page 16: ...low spin speed the appliance performs delicate rinses and a short spin Drain Spin 1200 rpm 1200 400 8 kg To spin the laundry and to drain the water in the drum All fabrics except woollens and delicate fabrics Anti Allergy 60 C 1200 rpm 1200 400 8 kg White cotton items This programme re moves micro organisms thanks to a washing phase with the temperature maintained above 60 C for some minutes This ...

Page 17: ...ym cy cling or jogging clothes or similar The recom mended laundry load is 2 5 kg Waterproof waterproof breathable and wa ter repellent fabrics This programme can al so be used as a water repellency restoring cy cle specifically tailored for treating clothes with a hydrophobic coating To perform the water repellency restoring cycle proceed as follows Pour the washing detergent in the compart ment ...

Page 18: ...C cotton pro gramme and the Standard 40 C cotton programme They are the most efficient pro grammes in terms of combined energy and water consumption for washing normally soiled cotton laundry The water temperature of the washing phase may differ from the temperature declared for the selected programme 2 During this cycle the drum rotates slowly to ensure a gentle wash It can seem that the drum doe...

Page 19: ...invalid selection 3 short sounds The programme is completed sequence of sounds for about 2 minutes The appliance has a malfunction sequence of short sounds for about 5 minutes To deactivate activate the acoustic signals when the programme is completed touch the and the buttons simultaneously for about 2 seconds The display shows On Off If you deactivate the acoustic signals they continue to operat...

Page 20: ...e sounds 11 2 Loading the laundry 1 Open the appliance door 2 Shake the items before you put them in the appliance 3 Put the laundry in the drum one item at a time Do not put too much laundry in the drum 4 Close the door firmly CAUTION Make sure that no laundry gets caught between the seal and the door to avoid risk of water leakage and damage to the laundry Washing heavily oiled greasy stains cou...

Page 21: ...set the prewash phase Do not set the delay start function 5 Measure out the detergent and the fabric conditioner 6 Carefully close the detergent dispenser Make sure that the flap does not cause a blockage when you close the drawer 11 5 Setting a programme 1 Turn the programme dial to select the desired washing programme The indicator of the Start Pause button flashes The display shows an indicativ...

Page 22: ... the Start Pause button to pause the appliance The related indicator flashes 2 Touch the Delay Start button repeatedly until the display shows the desired delay time 3 Touch the Start Pause button again to start the new countdown 11 8 The SensiCare System load detection After touching the Start Pause button 1 The SensiCare System starts estimating the weight of the load to calculate the real progr...

Page 23: ...hed the appliance stops automatically The acoustic signals operate if they are active The display shows The indicator of the Start Pause button goes off The door unlocks and the indicator goes off 1 Press button On Off to deactivate the appliance After five minutes from the end of the programme the energy saving function automatically deactivates the appliance When you activate the appliance again...

Page 24: ...t wash We recommend that you wash them separately for the first couple of times Button up pillowcases close zippers hooks and poppers Tie up belts Empty pockets and unfold Turn multilayered fabrics wool and items with printed illustrations inside out Pre treat tough stains Wash heavy soil stains with a special detergent Be careful with curtains Remove the hooks and put the curtains in a washing ba...

Page 25: ...ot necessary to use a water softener To find out the water hardness in your area contact your local water authority Use the correct quantity of water softener Follow the instructions that you find on the packaging of the product 13 CARE AND CLEANING WARNING Refer to Safety chapters 13 1 External cleaning Clean the appliance with mild soap and warm water only Fully dry all the surfaces CAUTION Do n...

Page 26: ...structions that you find on the packaging of the product Do not clean the drum with acidic descaling products scouring products containing chlorine or iron or steel wool For a thorough clean 1 Remove all laundry from the drum 2 Add a small quantity of powder detergent into the empty drum in order to rinse out any left residues Occasionally at the end of a cycle the display may show the icon this i...

Page 27: ... pump if The appliance does not drain the water The drum does not turn The appliance makes an unusual noise because of the blockage of the drain pump The display shows the alarm code WARNING Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket Do not remove the filter while the appliance operates Do not clean the pump if the water in the appliance is hot Wait until the water cools down Repeat Step 3 se...

Page 28: ...Proceed as follows to clean the pump 1 1 2 2 3 180 4 2 1 5 6 7 2 1 8 2 1 1 www electrolux com 28 ...

Page 29: ...in Cleaning the drain pump paragraph If necessary clean the pump When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure you must activate the drain system again 1 Put 2 litres of water in the main wash compartment of the detergent dispenser 2 Start the programme to drain the water 13 10 Frost precautions If the appliance is installed in an area where the temperature can reach values around 0 ...

Page 30: ...ply is unstable Wait until the mains supply is stable No communication between electronic elements of the appliance Switch it off and switch on again The programme was not finished properly or the appliance stopped too early If the alarm code appears again contact the Authorised Service Centre The appliance does not fill with water properly After the proper check start the appliance again by press...

Page 31: ...contact your local water authority Make sure that the water tap is not clogged Make sure that the inlet hose has no kinks damages or bends Make sure that the connection of the water inlet hose is correct The appliance fills with water and drains imme diately Make sure that the drain hose is in the correct position The hose may be positioned too low Refer to Installa tion instruction The appliance ...

Page 32: ...he appliance makes an unusual noise and vibrates Make sure the levelling of the appliance is correct Refer to Installation instruction Make sure that the packaging and or the transit bolts are removed Refer to Installation instruction Add more laundry in the drum The load may be too small The programme dura tion increases or de creases during pro gramme execution The SensiCare System is able to ad...

Page 33: ...also affect the washing pro gramme duration Technical specifications may be changed without prior notice to improve the quality of product Programmes Load kg Energy con sumption kWh Water con sumption litre Approxi mate pro gramme duration minutes Remain ing mois ture 1 Cotton 60 C 8 1 40 70 210 53 Cotton 40 C 8 1 2 69 205 53 Synthetics 40 C 3 0 60 56 140 35 Delicate 40 C 3 0 55 59 95 35 Wool 30 C...

Page 34: ...ass A 20 Spin Speed Maximum spin speed 1151 rpm 1 Connect the water inlet hose to a water tap with a 3 4 thread 17 QUICK GUIDE 17 1 Daily use Connect the mains plug to the mains socket Open the water tap Load the laundry Pour the detergent and other treatment in the proper compartment of the detergent dispenser 1 2 1 2 3 1 Push the On Off button to turn the appliance on Turn the programme dial to ...

Page 35: ...cs viscose polyester items Rapid 14min 2 kg Synthetic and mixed fabric Lightly soiled items and garments to freshen up Rinse 8 kg All fabrics except woollens and very deli cate fabrics Programme for rinsing and spinning Drain Spin 8 kg All fabrics except woollens and very deli cate fabrics Programme for spinning and draining the water Anti Allergy 8 kg White cotton items This programme helps to re...

Page 36: ...on sumption will depend on how the appliance is used 156 Energy consumption of the standard 60 C cotton pro gramme at full load in kWh 0 81 Energy consumption of the standard 60 C cotton pro gramme at partial load in kWh 0 57 Energy consumption of the standard 40 C cotton pro gramme at partial load kWh 0 51 Power consumption of the off mode in W 0 3 Power consumption in left on mode in W 0 3 Water...

Page 37: ...ramme at partial load in minutes 226 Duration of the left on mode in minutes 5 Airborne acoustical noise emission in db A washing 50 Airborne acoustical noise emission in db A spinning 73 Built in appliance Y N No The information given in the chart above is compliant with the EU Commission regulation 1015 2010 implementing directive 2009 125 EC 19 ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Recycle materials with the ...

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