LB 3470 WT EN User manual
www.aeg.com CONTENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TECHNICAL INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ENGLISH 3 1. SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference. 1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety WARNING! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
www.aeg.com • • • • • • 2. instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. Do not let children play with the appliance. Keep all packaging away from children. Keep all detergents away from children. Keep children and pets away from the appliance door when it is open. If the appliance has a child safety device, we recommend you activate it. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by children without supervision. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2.
ENGLISH Water connection • Make sure not to cause damage to the water hoses. • The appliance is to be connected to the water mains using the new supplied hose-sets. Old hose sets must not be reused. • Before you connect the appliance to new pipes or pipes not used for a long time, let the water flow until it is clean. • The first time you use the appliance, make sure that there is no leakage. 2.2 Use WARNING! Risk of injury, electrical shock, fire, burns or damage to the appliance.
www.aeg.com • Disconnect the appliance from the mains supply. • Cut off the mains cable and discard it. • Remove the door catch to prevent children and pets to get closed in the appliance. 3.
ENGLISH 4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1 2 3 8 9 10 4 5 11 6 12 7 1 Worktop 7 Feet for the appliance level 2 Detergent dispenser 8 Water drain hose 3 Control panel 4 Door handle 9 Water inlet valve 10 Mains cable 5 Rating plate 11 Transit bolts 6 Drain pump 12 Feet for the appliance level 4.1 Accessories 1 4 2 3 4.2 Child safety device • When you activate this device, you cannot close the door. This prevents children or pets to be closed in the drum.
www.aeg.com 5. CONTROL PANEL 1 2 3 Energiesparen Koch/Bunt Economique Blanc/Couleurs +Vorwäsche Super Eco +Prélavage Pflegeleicht Non Stop 60 Min. Synthétiques Koch/Bunt +Vorwäsche Pflegeleicht Leichtbügeln +Prélavage Blanc/Couleurs Repassage Facile Synthétiques Feinwäsche Wolle Délicats Laine Schleudern/Pumpen Wolle/Seide Essorage/Vidange Laine/Soie Spülen Rinçage Trockengrad 20 Min. - 3 Kg Ein/Aus Marche/Arrêt Temp.
ENGLISH The display shows: A • The maximum temperature of the programme. B • The default spin speed of the programme. • 'No Spin'1) and 'Rinse Hold' symbols. C Dryness levels symbols:2) Iron dry Store dry Extra dry The display symbols:3) Washing phase Drying phase Extra rinse Child lock You cannot open the appliance door when the symbol is on. You can open the door only when the symbol goes off. If the programme is completed but the symbol stays on: • There is water in the drum.
www.aeg.com 2) They come on when you set an automatic drying programme. 3) The symbols appear on the display when the related phase or function is set. 5.5 Delay start button 5 • To activate the function press button 6 and button 5 at the same time until the display shows the symbol . • To deactivate the function press button 6 and button 5 at the same time until the symbol goes off. Press button 5 to delay the start of a programme from 30 minutes to 20 hours. 5.10 Spin button 9 5.
ENGLISH 5.13 Child lock function This function prevents children to play with the control panel. • To activate the function, press button 10 and button 9 at the same time until the display shows the symbol . • To deactivate the function, press button 10 and button 9 at the same time until the symbol goes off. You can activate the function: • Before you press the Start/Pause button 4 : the appliance cannot start.
www.aeg.com Programme Temperature Type of load max. weight of load Leichtbügeln Repassage Facile3) Easy Iron 60° - Cold Synthetic fabric Wash items with normal Rinses soil. Short spin The wash and spin phase is soft to prevent the creases of the laundry. The appliance adds some rinses. max. 4 kg SPIN REDUCTION RINSE HOLD EXTRA RINSE1) TIME SAVE2) Feinwäsche Délicats Delicates 40° - Cold Delicate fabrics as Wash acrylics, viscose, Rinses polyester items with Short spin normal soil. max.
ENGLISH Programme Temperature Pflegeleicht Synthétiques Synthetics Koch/Bunt Blanc/Couleurs Cotton Non Stop 60 Min. 30° Type of load max. weight of load Cycle description Synthetic items max. 3 kg Automatic drying or timed drying Cotton items max. 6 kg Automatic drying or timed drying Complete programme composed of washing phase + drying phase for a small load size of mixed fabrics (cotton and synthetic items). max.
www.aeg.com 6.1 Programmes for automatic drying Level of dryness Type of fabric Extra dry For towelling materials Cotton and linen (bathrobes, bath towels, etc) up to 6 kg Cotton and linen (bathrobes, bath towels, etc) up to 6 kg Synthetics and mixed fabrics (jumpers, blouses, underwear, household linen) up to 3 kg Cotton and linen (sheets, tablecloths, shirts, etc.) up to 6 kg Store dry For items to put away Iron dry For ironing Load 6.
ENGLISH 15 7. CONSUMPTION VALUES At programme start the display shows the duration programme for the maximum load capacity. During the washing phase the programme duration is automatically calculated and can greatly be reduced if the laundry load is lower than the maximum load capacity (e.g. Cotton 60°C, maximum load capacity 8 kg, the programme duration exceeds 2 hours; real load 1 kg, the programme duration don’t reach 1 hour).
www.aeg.com 4. 5. Put the laundry in the appliance. Use the correct quantity of detergent and additives. 6. Set and start the correct programme for the type of laundry and soil. 2. Put the laundry in the drum, one item at a time. Shake the items before you put them in the appliance. Make sure not to put too much laundry in the drum. 3. Close the door. 9.1 Loading the laundry 1. Open the appliance door. Make sure that no laundry stays between the seal and the door.
ENGLISH 17 Flap for powder or liquid detergent Turn it (up or down) in the correct position to use powder or liquid detergent. Always obey the instructions that you find on the packaging of the detergent products. Check the position of the flap Pull out the detergent dispenser until it stops. 2. Press the lever down to remove the dispenser. 1. 3. To use powder detergent, turn the flap up. 4. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down.
www.aeg.com 9.3 Setting and starting a programme 1. Turn the programme knob. The related programme indicator comes on. 2. The indicator of button 4 flashes with red colour. 3. The display shows the default temperature and spin speed. To change the temperature and/or the spin speed, press the related buttons. 4. Set the available functions. The indicator of the set function comes on or the display shows the related symbol. 5. 9.
ENGLISH If the temperature and level of the water in the drum are too high, the door lock symbol stays on and you cannot open the door. To open the door do the steps that follow: 1. Deactivate the appliance. 2. Wait for some minutes. 3. Make sure that no water is in the drum. If you deactivate the appliance, it is necessary to set the programme again. 9.10 At the end of the programme • The appliance stops automatically. • The acoustic signals operate. • In the display comes on.
www.aeg.com Cupboard dry symbol Iron dry symbol • The display shows a time value, calculated on a default load size. If the amount of your laundry is more or less than the default size, the appliance adjusts automatically the time value during the cycle. • Press the button 4 to start the programme. The door locked symbol comes on. The drying symbol starts to flash. You cannot set all levels for all type of laundry.
ENGLISH To have a good drying performance do not exceed the maximum drying loads recommended in the User Manual. Do not set a spin speed lower than the automatic speed of the set programme. • Set the available options. • Press the button 8 until the black line appears under one of the dryness level symbol. The iron dry level comes on. The cupboard dry level comes on. The extra dry level comes on. The drying symbol comes on.
www.aeg.com • Close the water tap. • Keep the door ajar, to prevent mildew and odours. 11.3 Fluff in the fabrics During the washing and/or drying phase, some types of fabric, (sponge, wool, sweatshirt) could release fluff. The released fluff could stick to the fabrics during the next cycle. This inconvenient increases with technical fabrics.
ENGLISH gramme temperature and the level of soil. • If you use liquid detergents, do not set the prewash phase. • If your appliance has not the detergent dispenser with the flap device, add the liquid detergents with a dosing ball. 12.4 Water hardness If the water hardness in your area is high or moderate, we recommend that you use a water softener for washing machines. In areas where the water hard- 23 ness is soft it is not necessary to use a water softener.
www.aeg.com The experience will help you to dry the laundry in a more correct way. Take note of the duration drying time of the cycles done before. To avoid the static charge at the end of the drying cycle: • Use fabric conditioner in the washing cycle. • Use special fabric conditioner for tumble dryers. When the drying programme is completed remove the laundry in a short time. 12.8 Additional drying If, at the end of the drying programme, the laundry is still damp, set a short drying cycle again.
ENGLISH 25 • Start a short programme for cotton at the maximum temperature with a small quantity of detergent. 13.6 Detergent dispenser To clean the dispenser: 1 1. 2. Press the lever. Pull the dispenser out. 3. Remove the top part of the liquid additive compartment. Clean all the parts with water. 2 4. 5. 6. 13.7 Drain pump Regularly examine the drain pump and make sure that it is clean. Clean the pump if: • The appliance does not drain the water. • The drum cannot turn.
www.aeg.com To clean the drain pump: 1. Open the drain pump door. 2. Pull the flap out to remove it. 3. Put a container below the recess of the drain pump to collect the water that flows out. Press the two levers and pull forward the drainage duct to let the water flow out. 4. 1 5. 6. When the container is full of water, put the drainage duct back again and empty the container. Do steps 4 and 5 again and again until no more water flows out from the drain pump.
ENGLISH 27 9. Clean the filter under the water tap and put it back in the pump into the special guides. 10. Make sure that you tighten correctly the filter to prevent leakages. 11. Put the flap back and close the drain pump door. 2 1 13.8 The inlet hose filter and the valve filter • The indicator of button 4 flashes and the display shows the related alarm. Refer to 'Troubleshooting'. It could be necessary to clean the filters when: • The appliance does not fill with water.
www.aeg.com Put the drainage duct back and close the drain pump flap. When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate again the drain system: 1. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash compartment of the detergent dispenser. 2. Start the programme to drain the water. 2. 3. 4. Close the water tap. Remove the water inlet hose Put the two ends of the inlet hose in a container and let the water flow out of the hose. 5. Empty the drain pump.
ENGLISH Problem Possible cause The appliance The water drain hose is does not drain the damaged. water. Possible solution Make sure that the water drain hose has no damages. The filter of the drain pump is blocked. Clean the filter of the drain pump. Refer to 'Care and cleaning'. The connection of the water drain hose is not correct. Make sure that the connection is correct. A washing programme without the drain phase is set. Set the drain programme. The function Rinse & Hold is on.
www.aeg.com Problem Possible cause Possible solution Leakages from the drain Make sure that the drain pump pump. filter is tight. You cannot open the appliance door. The appliance makes an unusual noise. The water drain hose is damaged. Make sure that the water inlet hose has no damages. The washing programme is in operation. Let the washing programme end. There is water in the drum. Set the drain or the spin programme. Incorrect level of the ap- Adjust the level of the applipliance. ance.
ENGLISH Problem Possible cause Possible solution You have set a wrong dryness level or drying time. Set additional drying time. There is a big quantity of fluff in the drum. After the check, activate the appliance. The programme continues from the point of interruption. If the problem occurs again, contact the service centre. 31 The fabrics washed in the previous cycle released fluff of a different colour: • The drying phase helps to eliminate some fluff. • Clean the clothes with a fluff remover.
www.aeg.com 2. 3. Remove the cardboard top. Remove the polystyrene packaging materials. 4. Remove the internal film. 5. Open the door. Remove the polystyrene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum. 6. 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.
ENGLISH 7. 8. 33 Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. Pull up the appliance in vertical position. 1 2 9. Remove the power supply cable and the drain hose from the hose holders. 10. Remove the three bolts. Use the key supplied with the appliance. 11. Pull out the plastic spacers. 12. Put the plastic caps in the holes. You can find these caps in the user manual bag.
www.aeg.com WARNING! Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts before you install the appliance. We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for when you move the appliance. 15.3 Positioning and levelling • Install the appliance on a flat hard floor. • Make sure that carpets do not stop the air circulation below the appliance. • Make sure that the appliance does not touch the wall or other units • Loosen or tighten the feet to adjust the level.
ENGLISH 35 • Connect the water inlet hose to the cold water tap with 3/4 thread. CAUTION! Make sure that there are no leaks from the couplings. Do not use an extension hose if the inlet hose is too short. Contact the service centre for the replacement of the inlet hose. Water-stop device The inlet hose has a water stop device. This device prevents water leaks in the hose because of its natural ageing. The red sector in the window «A» shows this fault .
www.aeg.com • On the edge of a sink. • Make sure that the plastic guide cannot move when the appliance drains. Attach the guide to the water tap or the wall. • To a stand pipe with vent-hole. Refer to the illustration. Directly into a drain pipe at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm. The end of the drain hose must always be ventilated , i.e. the inner diameter of the drainpipe must be larger than the external diameter of the drain hose. Without the plastic hose guide.
ENGLISH 16. ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put the packaging in applicable containers to recycle it. Help protect the environment and human health and to recycle waste of electrical and electronic appliances. Do not dispose appliances marked with the symbol with the household waste. Return the product to your local recycling facility or contact your municipal office.
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