Hotpoint AQM8L 29 I, Instructions For Installation And Use Manual

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Precautions and tips

!

 The machine was designed and constructed in 

accordance with international safety regulations. The 
following information is provided for safety reasons and 
must therefore be read carefully.

General safety

•  This appliance was designed for domestic use only.
•  This appliance is not intended for use by persons 

(including children) with reduced physical, sensory 
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and 
knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or 
instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person 
responsible for their safety.

  Children should be supervised to ensure that they do 

not play with the appliance.

  - Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.
  - Items that have been soiled with substances such 

as cooking oil, acetone, alcohol, petrol, kerosene, 
spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers 
should be washed in hot water with an extra amount of 
detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer.

  - Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, 

waterproof textiles, rubber backed articles and clothes 
or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be 
dried in the tumble dryer.

  - Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used 

as specified by the fabric softener instructions.

  - The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without 

heat (cool down cycle) to ensure that the items are left 
at a temperature that ensures that the items will not be 
damaged.

  WARNING: Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of 

the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and 
spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

•  Do not touch the machine when barefoot or with wet or 

damp hands or feet.

•  Do not pull on the power supply cable when unplugging 

the appliance from the electricity socket. Hold the plug 
and pull. 

•  Do not touch the drained water as it may reach 

extremely high temperatures. 

•  Never force the porthole door. This could damage the 

safety lock mechanism designed to prevent accidental 
opening.

•  If the appliance breaks down, do not under any 

circumstances access the internal mechanisms in an 
attempt to repair it yourself.

•  Always keep children well away from the appliance while 

it is operating.

•  If it must be moved, proceed with the help of two or 

three people and handle it with the utmost care. Never 
try to do this alone, because the appliance is very heavy.

•  Before loading laundry into the washer dryer, make sure 

the drum is empty.

•  During the drying phase, the door tends to get    

  quite hot.

•  Do not use the appliance to dry clothes that have   

  been washed with flammable solvents (e.g.  

  trichlorethylene).

•  Do not use the appliance to dry foam rubber or    

  similar elastomers.

•  Make sure that the water tap is turned on during    
  the drying cycles.

Disposal

•  Disposing of the packaging materials: observe local 

regulations so that the packaging may be re-used.

•  The European Directive 2002/96/EC relating to Waste 

Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) states 
that household appliances should not be disposed of 
using the normal solid urban waste cycle. Exhausted 
appliances should be collected separately in order to 
optimise the cost of re-using and recycling the materials 
inside the machine, while preventing potential damage 
to the atmosphere and to public health. The crossed-out 
dustbin is marked on all products to remind the owner 
of their obligations regarding separated waste collection.

  For more information relating to the correct disposal of 

household appliances, owners should contact their local 
authorities or appliance dealer.

Opening the porthole door manually

In the event that it is not possible to open the porthole door 
due to a powercut, and if you wish to remove the laundry, 
proceed as follows:

1. remove the plug from the 
electrical socket.
2. make sure the water level 
inside the machine is lower 
than the door opening; if 
it is not, remove excess 
water using the drain hose, 
collecting it in a bucket as 
indicated in the 

figure

.

3. remove the cover panel 
on the lower front part of 
the washing machine (

see 

overleaf

).

4. pull outwards using the 
tab as indicated in the figure, 
until the plastic tie-rod is freed 

from its stop position; pull 
downwards until you hear a 
“click”, which indicates that 
the door is now unlocked.

5. open the door; if this is 
still not possible repeat the 
procedure.
6. reposition the panel, 
making sure the hooks are 
securely in place before you 
push it onto the appliance.