LAVAMAT 21800 ELECTRONIC The washing machine that is friendly to the environment User’s instructions
Summary SUMMARY Warnings .......................................................................................................4 Usage ..............................................................................................................4 Precautions against frost .........................................................................5 Scrapping ......................................................................................................5 Protection of the environment ..................
Summary Washing machine dimensions ............................................................. 29 Installation ................................................................................................ 30 Technical characteristics ....................................................................... 33 Garantee conditions and After Sales Service .................................
User’s instructions 1. Warnings Keep this user’s manual with your washing machine. If you sell your washing machine or give it away, make sure that it is accompanied by its user’s manual. The new user can then be informed of how the washing machine operates and read relevant warnings. These warnings have been written for your safety and for the safety of others. Please read these comments carefully before installing and using your washing machine. Thank you for your attention. 1.1.
User’s instructions • Do not put articles in your washing machine if you have used a solvent, alcohol, trichloroethylene, etc., to remove stains from them. If you must use these stain removers, wait until the product has evaporated before putting the articles in the drum. • Collect all small articles such as socks, belts, etc., in a small cloth bag or pillow case. • Use the quantity of detergent indicated in the «proportioning of detergents» section.
User’s instructions The next time you want to use your washing machine, make sure that it is installed in a room in which the temperature is above 0°C. 1.3. Scrapping All materials marked with the symbol can be recycled. Put them in a waste tip (ask for information from your municipal offices) so that they can be recovered and recycled.
User’s instructions 2. Washing machine description 1 2 1 - Control panel 2 - Lid opening handle 3 - Filter door 4 - Leveling screws 5 - Lever for moving the washing machine 3 5 4 2.1. The detergents dispenser Symbols 1 4 2 3 1 - prewash 2 - wash 3 - softener (do not exceed the MAX mark) 4 - softener overflow (if overfilled).
User’s instructions 3. Control panel Additional programme pushbuttons 1 Spin pushbutton/ RINSE HOLD Programmes procedure 4 2 3 5 Start/Pause pushbutton Door control lamp Programme selector 3.1. Programme selector It is used to select the most suitable programme to the type and soiling of your laundry. It can be turned to the right or to the left. OFF This position of the programme selector switchs off the appliance.
User’s instructions ration and it can not be combined with the QUICK pushbutton*. SYNTHETICS Main wash for lightly soiled fabrics from cold to 40°C. EASY IRONING position Wash at 40°C for mixed clothes. Thanks to this programme, clothes require only light ironing or even no ironing at all. DELICATES Main wash for delicates fabrics at cold or 30°C. WOOL / (Handwash) Main wash (cold to 40°C) for machine washable woollen garments and also for all other garments carrying the «hand washable» symbol.
User’s instructions 3.2. Additional programme pushbuttons Additional programme pushbuttons enable to adapt the washing programme to the laundry soil level. It is not necessary to use these options so as to wash normally soiled garments. The use of the different options depends on the chosen programme. When these buttons are pressed, the corresponding lights illuminate. When pressed again, the corresponding lights extinguish.
User’s instructions 3.3. Spinning speed pushbutton / RINSE HOLD The maximum spin speed is defined as a function of the type of washing and depending on the selected program. However, you can reduce the speed or choose the rinse hold*, drain*, or spinning suppression* positions. 3.4. Opening and closing the lid If you want to open the lid when the appliance is switched on, you must set up the appliance in pause position by pressing the START/ PAUSE pushbutton.
User’s instructions 3.5. Programme progress display When you select a programme, the leds corresponding to the different steps during the programme light on. When the programme starts, only the concerned led of the programme cycle stays lighted on. END Indicate the end of the washing cycle. The laundry can be removed from the appliance.
User’s instructions 4. Consumptions and programme durations Timer / Temperature Washing quantity in kg Water consumption in liters Energy consumption in kWh Duration in minutes WHITE/COLOUREDS 5,0 63 2,10 145 ENERGY SAVING E60* 5,0 42 0,95 145 WHITE/COLOUREDS 40 5,0 58 0,65 120 EASY IRONING 40 2,5 65 0,40 90 DELICATES 30 2,5 52 0,40 65 WOOL 30 1,0 53 0,35 55 *Programme setting for testing in accordance with standard EN 60456.
User’s instructions 5. Washing guide 5.1. Sorting and preparing your washing • Sort the washing by type and care symbol (see chapter 5.4: International symbols for care of textiles): normal wash for strong washing that can resist energetic wash and spin; delicate wash for delicate washing that should be treated more carefully. For mixed loads composed of articles of different types of fibers, choose a program and temperature suitable for the most fragile fiber.
User’s instructions • about one third full for very delicate articles such as net curtains and wool. For a mixed wash, fill the drum as required for the most delicate material. 5.3. Detergents and additives Only use detergents and additives suitable for use in a washing machine. Read the manufacturer's instructions and respect sections 2.1 and 3.2.
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User’s instructions 6. How to do a wash ? Before the first wash in your washing machine, we recommend that you should do a preliminary wash at 90°C with detergent but without any washing to clean the tub. 6.1. Loading the washing • Lift the machine cover. • Open the drum by pressing on the locking button A; the two flaps automatically separate. • Insert the washing, close the drum and the cover of your washing machine.
UIser’s instructions "Programme tables"). The control lamps corresponding to the programme light on. The OFF position of the programme selector switchs off the appliance (it is switched on for all other positions). This function enables also to cancel a programme and to restart the washing machine in case of error. If the programme selector is turned when the appliance is performing wash cycle, the programme will be carried out and will ignore the new position of the selector.
User’s instructions The programmes end : • by a spinning (for all washing programmes) if you have not selected the option RINSE HOLD • by a rinse hold (for all washing programmes) if you have selected the option RINSE HOLD. You can then end these programmes by a spinning or by a draining by setting the programme selector on the chosen programme by the OFF position, then pushing the START/PAUSE pushbutton.
User’s instructions 7. Programmes tables 7.1. Washing This table does not include all possibilities, simply the best and most usual adjustments in practice. Washing type Washing to be boiled Max.
User’s instructions 7.2. Separate rinse Washing type Max. washing quantity (dry weight) Washing to be boiled Coloureds 5,0 kg Easy care washing 2,5 kg Delicate washing / easy ironing 2,5 kg Wool 1,0 kg Timer RINSES 7.3. Separate spinning Washing type Max.
8. CARE AND CLEANING 8.4. The drain filter Do not do any cleaning operation until you have unplugged the washing machine. Clean the filter at the bottom of the washing machine regularly. The "filter"* light comes on if the filter is blocked. In this case clean it immediately. If you wash washing that is very fluffy, clean it after each wash. 8.1. Descaling the washing machine Normally there is no need to descale the washing machine if the detergent was correctly proportioned.
User’s instructions 9. Operating problems Many checks have been carried out during the manufacture of your washing machine. However, if you face a problem with its operation, please read the following sections before calling the After Sales service.
User’s instructions 24 Symptom Cause There is water on the floor around the washing machine: • excess detergent has made too much foam that overflowed, • the detergent is not suitable for washing machine, • the drain siphon is not hooked on properly, • the drain filter was not put back into place, • the water inlet pipe is leaking.
User’s instructions Symptom Cause The washing cycle is much too long : • the water inlet is blocked, • there was a power supply failure or the water was cut off, • the motor temperature safety device tripped, • the water inlet temperature is lower than normal, • the foam detection safety system tripped (too much detergent) and the washing machine evacuated the foam, • the anti-unbalance mass safety device tripped, an additional phase was added to distribute the washing in the drum better.
User’s instructions 10. Installation and connection instructions 10.1. Warnings • This washing machine is heavy. Take care when moving it. • You must remove the packing on the washing machine before use. Failure to remove all transport protection devices can cause damage to the washing machine or nearby furniture. The washing machine must be unplugged while packing is being removed.
User’s instructions 10.2.
User’s instructions 10.3. Installation 10.3.1. Unpacking Packing used to protect internal parts of the washing machine during transport must be removed before the washing machine is put into service for the first time. Remove all packing from the washing machine. Tilt the washing machine sideways and then remove the packing under the motor, and straighten the washing machine. Tilt the washing machine back-wards, rotate it by a quarter of a turn on one of its corner to remove the transport base.
User’s instructions You can now see the openings that must be closed with the caches in the pack attached to the washing machine; do not forget to fold down the central capsule. Make sure that you have removed all these parts from your washing machine and keep them so that you can use them again if you need them for future transport. If you want to keep your washing machine aligned with the adjacent furniture, you can cut the pipe support strip at the back of your washing machine.
User’s instructions 10.3.3. Moving your washing machine If you want to move your washing machine, lift it onto its rollers by pulling the lever at the bottom of the washing machine all the way to the left. When you have put your washing machine into the required location, put the lever back into its initial position. 10.3.4. Leveling Precise leveling will prevent vibrations, noise and movements of the washing machine during operation.
User’s instructions 10.3.5. Water inlet Screw the supply pipe connector onto the water inlet tap (20x27 mm), remembering to use the washer provided with the washing machine. Open the water inlet tap. 10.3.6. Drain The drain siphon must be placed inside a drain pipe (or in a washbasin) at a height of between 70 and 100 cm. Make sure that it cannot fall. •Important: the drain pipe must never be prolonged. If it is too short, call a professional. 10.3.7.
User’s instructions 11. Technical characteristics DIMENSIONS Height Width Depth VOLTAGE / FREQUENCY TOTAL POWER WATER PRESSURE Connection to the water network 850 mm 397 mm 600 mm 230 V / 50 Hz 2300 W Minimum Maximum 0,05 MPa (0,5 bar) 0,8 MPa (8 bars) Type 20x27 This washing machine complies with CEE directive 89-336 about the limitation of radioelectric disturbances and directive CEE 73-23 for electrical safety. 12.
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