L6FBG862R USER MANUAL EN User Manual Washing Machine
www.aeg.com CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................................................. 3 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................4 3. INSTALLATION............................................................................................................6 4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................10 5.
ENGLISH 1. 3 SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible for any injuries or damages that are the result of incorrect installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and accessible location for future reference. 1.
www.aeg.com • • • • • • • The appliance must be connected to the water mains using the new supplied hose sets, 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.
ENGLISH • • • • • • • electrical ratings of the mains power supply. Do not use multi-plug adapters and extension cables. Make sure not to cause damage to the mains plug and to the mains cable. Should the mains cable need to be replaced, this must be carried out by our Authorised Service Centre. Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the installation. Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation.
www.aeg.com 3. INSTALLATION WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 4. Open the door and remove the polystyrene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum. 3.1 Unpacking WARNING! Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts before installing the appliance. WARNING! Use the gloves. 1. Use a cutter to cut through external film. 5. Carefully put down the appliance with the rear side on it. 6. Put the front polystyrene packaging element on the floor under the appliance. 2.
ENGLISH 7 Attach the sound barriers at a room temperature. 13. Pull up the appliance in vertical position. CAUTION! Do not use alcohol, solvents or chemical products. 9. Make sure to identify the different sizes and the positions of the sound barriers. Refer to the illustration: 14. Remove the power supply cable and the drain hose from the hose holders. A B • A (FRONT) = Front of the appliance • B (BACK) = Rear of the appliance 10. Remove the adhesive strip from the sound barriers. 11.
www.aeg.com We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for any movement of the appliance. 3.2 Installation on suspended flooring Suspended wooden floors are particularly susceptible to vibration. To limit vibration we recommend placing a waterproof wooden panel, at least 15 mm thick, under the appliance. It should be screwed to at least 2 floor beams and should extend beyond the front feet. x4 The appliance must be level and stable.
ENGLISH 9 You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm. Contact the authorized service centre for the other drain hose and the extension. It is possible to connect the drain hose in different ways: 45 20 O O Make sure that the inlet hose is not in vertical position. 3. If necessary, loose 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. 1. Make a U shape with the drain hose and put it around the plastic hose guide. 2.
www.aeg.com 5. Without the plastic hose guide, to a sink spigot - Put the drain hose in the spigot and tighten it with a clamp. Refer to the illustration. The end of the drain hose must always be ventilated , i.e. the inner diameter of the drain pipe (min. 38 mm min. 1.5") must be larger than the external diameter of the drain hose. 4. If the end of the drain hose looks like this (see the picture), you can push it directly into the stand pipe.
ENGLISH 11 4.3 Appliance overview 1 2 9 8 3 10 4 5 11 12 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Worktop Detergent dispenser Control panel Door handle Rating plate Drain pump filter Feet for levelling the appliance 8 9 10 11 12 Drain hose Inlet hose connection Mains cable Transit bolts Hose support 5. CONTROL PANEL 5.
www.aeg.com 1 Programme dial 2 Display 3 Eco touch button 4 Time Save touch button 5 Rinse touch button • Extra rinse option • Skipping wash phase Rinse only 6 Start/Pause touch button 7 Stains/Prewash touch button • Stains option • Prewash option Delay Start touch button Soft Plus touch button Spin reduction touch button Temperature touch button On/Off push button 8 9 10 11 12 5.2 Display MIX Maximum load indicator. The load estimation.
ENGLISH 13 Child safety lock indicator. Energy saving indicators. The indicator appears by selecting a programme for cotton at 40 °C or 60 °C. Temperature indicator. The set. indicator appears when a cold wash is Spin speed indicator. No spin speed indicator. Spin phase is off. Rinse hold indicator. Extra silent indicator. Time saving indicator. 6. DIAL AND BUTTONS 6.1 On/Off 6.3 Temperature Pressing this button for a few seconds allows to activate or deactivate the appliance.
www.aeg.com turns regularly to reduce creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door. If you touch the Start/Pause button, the appliance performs the spinning phase and drains the water. The appliance empties the water out automatically after 18 hours approximately. • Activate the Extra Silent option. The intermediate and the final spinning phases are suppressed and the programme ends with water in the drum. This helps to reduce creasing. The display shows the indicator . The door stays locked.
ENGLISH If you select the Cotton programme at 40°C or 60°C and no other options are set, the display shows the ; these are indicator the standard cotton programmes, the most efficient programmes in terms of combined energy and water consumption. 6.8 Time Save With this option you can decrease the programme duration. • If your laundry is normally or lightly soiled, it may be advisable to shorten the washing programme. Touch this button once to decrease the duration.
www.aeg.com Programme Programme description Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. Normal soil. Synthetics Delicates Delicate fabrics such as acrylics, viscose and mixed fabrics requiring a mild washing. Normal soil. Machine washable wool, hand washable wool and other Wool/Silk Anti-Allergy fabrics with «hand washing» care symbol1). White cotton items. This programme removes micro-organisms thanks to a washing phase with the temperature maintained above 60°C for some minutes.
ENGLISH 17 Programme Programme description Drain/Spin To spin the laundry and to drain the water in the drum. All fabrics, except woollens and delicate fabrics. 1) During this cycle the drum rotates slowly to ensure a gentle wash. It can seem that the drum doesn't rotate or doesn't rotate properly, but this is normal for this programme. 2) To reduce creasing, this cycle regulates the water temperature and performs a soft wash and spin phase. The appliance adds some rinses.
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ENGLISH 7.2 Woolmark Apparel Care Blue 19 Company for the washing of wool garments labelled as «hand wash» provided that the garments are washed according to the instructions issued by the manufacturer of this washing machine. Follow the garment care label for drying and other laundry instructions. M1511 In UK, Eire, Hong Kong and India the Woolmark symbol is a certification trademark. The wool wash cycle of this machine has been approved by The Woolmark 8. SETTINGS 8.
www.aeg.com 10. DAILY USE WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 10.3 Filling the detergent and additives 10.1 Activating the appliance 1. Connect the mains plug to the mains socket. 2. Open the water tap. 3. Press the On/Off button for a few seconds to activate the appliance. A short tune sounds (if activated). The programme dial is automatically set on Cotton programme .
ENGLISH 1 2 3. To use powder detergent, turn the flap up. 21 With the flap in the position DOWN: • Do not use gelatinous or thick liquid detergents. • Do not put more liquid detergent than the limit shown on the flap. • Do not 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. 4. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down.
www.aeg.com In case a selection is not possible, no indicator comes on and an acoustic signal sounds. 10.6 Starting a programme with the delay start 1. Touch the Delay Start button repeatedly until the display shows the desired delay time. The indicator goes on. 2. Touch the Start/Pause button. The appliance starts the countdown of the delay start. When the countdown is completed, the programme starts. The PROSENSE adapts starts at the end of the countdown.
ENGLISH 10.10 Interrupting a programme and changing the options When the programme is running, you can change only some options: 1. Touch the button Start/Pause. The related indicator flashes. 2. Change the options. The given information in the display changes accordingly. 3. Touch the button Start/Pause again. The washing programme continues. 10.11 Cancelling a running programme 1. Press the button On/Off to cancel the programme and to deactivate the appliance. 2.
www.aeg.com 1. If necessary, touch the Spin button to decrease the spin speed proposed by the appliance. 2. Touch the Start/Pause button: • If you have set , the appliance drains the water and spins. • If you have set , the appliance only drains the water. The option indicator or goes out, while the indicator flashes and then goes off. 3. When the programme is completed and the door locked indicator goes off, you can open the door. 4.
ENGLISH 11.2 Stubborn stains • Use the recommended detergents for the type and colour of the fabric, the programme temperature and the level of soil. For some stains, water and detergent is not sufficient. We recommend that you pre-treat these stains before you put the items in the appliance. Special stain removers are available. Use the special stain remover that is applicable to the type of stain and fabric. 11.
www.aeg.com The regular detergents already contain water softening agents, but we recommend to run a cycle with empty drum and a descaling product occasionally. Always follow the instructions that you find on the packaging of the product. 12.3 Maintenance wash With the low temperature programmes it is possible that some detergent stays in the drum. Perform a maintenance wash regularly. To do this: • Remove all laundry from the drum.
ENGLISH 27 WARNING! • 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 Proceed as follows to clean the pump: 4. Insert the detergent drawer into the guide rails and close it. Run the rinsing programme without any clothes in the drum. 1. Open the pump cover. 2 1 12.7 Cleaning the drain pump WARNING! Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 2.
www.aeg.com 5. When the bowl is full of water, turn the filter back and empty the container. 6. Repeat the steps 4 and 5 until the water stops to flow out. 7. Turn the filter anti-clockwise to remove it. 11. Put the filter back into the special guides by turning it clockwise. Make sure that you tighten the filter correctly to prevent leakages. 12. Close the pump cover. 1 2 8. If it is necessary, remove fluff and objects from the filter recess. 9. Make sure that the impeller of the pump can rotate.
ENGLISH 29 1 2 3 45° 20° 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. 12.9 Emergency drain If the appliance cannot drain the water, carry out the same procedure, described in 'Cleaning the drain filter' paragraph. If necessary, clean the pump. 12.10 Frost precautions 3. Clean the valve filter on the back of the appliance with a toothbrush. 4.
www.aeg.com persists, contact the Authorised Service Centre. • - The mains supply is unstable. Wait until the mains supply is stable. In case of major problems, the acoustic signals operate, the display shows an alarm code and the Start/Pause button may flash continuously: • - No communication between electronic elements of the appliance. Switch it off and switch on again. • - The anti-flood device is on. Disconnect the appliance and close the water tap. Contact the Authorised Service Centre.
ENGLISH Problem The appliance does not fill with water properly. 31 Possible solution • Make sure that the water tap is open. • Make sure that the pressure of the water supply is not too low. For this information, 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.
www.aeg.com Problem Possible solution The 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.
ENGLISH Programmes Load (kg) Cottons 60°C 8 1,40 70 210 44 Cottons 40°C 8 1,20 69 205 44 Synthetics 40°C 3 0,60 56 140 35 Delicates 40°C 3 0,55 59 95 35 Wool/Silk 30°C 1,5 0,45 62 75 30 Standard 60°C cotton 8 0,81 52 275 44 Standard 60°C cotton 4 0,57 40 228 44 Standard 40°C cotton 4 0,51 40 226 44 33 Energy Water Approxi- Remainconsump- consump- mate pro- ing moistion (kWh) tion (litre) gramme ture (%)1) duration (minutes) Standard cotton programmes 1)
www.aeg.com Energy Efficiency Class Spin Speed A+++ -20% Maximum 1600 rpm 1) The appliance works correctly if the water pressure is not lower than 0.05 MPa (0.5 bar). If you cannot connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap of the primary hydraulic system, connect it to your domestic cold water storage system. Make sure not to exceed a distance of 5.02 m (16.5 ft) between the appliance inlet hose and the bottom of the water storage tank.
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