LB3481 USER MANUAL EN User Manual Washing Machine
www.aeg.com CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................................................. 3 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................4 3. INSTALLATION............................................................................................................6 4. ACCESSORIES........................................................................................................... 10 5.
ENGLISH 3 Subject to change without notice. 1. 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 by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and other residential type environments; – areas for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes. Do not exceed the maximum load of 8 kg (refer to the "Programme chart" chapter). The operating water pressure at the water entry point from the outlet connection must be between 0.5 bar (0.05 MPa) and 8 bar (0.8 MPa). The ventilation opening in the base must not be covered by a carpet, mat, or any floor covering.
ENGLISH • The floor area on which the appliance is to be installed must be flat, stable, heat resistant and clean. • Make sure that there is air circulation between the appliance and the floor. • When the appliance is in its permanent position, check if it is levelled correctly with the aid of a spirit level. If it is not, adjust the feet accordingly. • Do not install the appliance directly above a floor drain. • Do not spray water on the appliance and do not expose it to excessive humidity.
www.aeg.com 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 becoming trapped in the drum. • Dispose of the appliance in accordance with local requirements for the disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). 3. INSTALLATION WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 3.
ENGLISH 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 10. Remove the three bolts by using the spanner supplied with the appliance. 1 2 8. Pull up the appliance in vertical position. 9. Remove the power supply cable and the drain hose from the hose holders. It is possible to see water flowing from the drain hose. This is due to the testing with water of the appliance in factory. 7 11. Pull out the plastic spacers. 12. Put the plastic caps, that you find in the user manual bag, in the holes.
www.aeg.com WARNING! Do not put cardboard, wood or equivalent materials below the appliance feet to adjust the level. 2. Position it toward left or right depending on the position of the water tap. 45 20 x4 The appliance must be level and stable. A correct adjustment of the appliance level prevents the vibration, noise and the movement of the appliance when in operation.
ENGLISH 9 A If this occurs, close the water tap and contact the authorized service centre to replace the hose. 3.5 Water drainage The drain hose should be positioned at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm from the floor. You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm. Contact the authorized service centre for the other drain hose and the extension. Make sure that the drain hose end is not immersed in the water. There may be a return of dirty water into the appliance. 3.
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. 6. Position the hose directly to a builtin drain pipe in the room wall and tighten it with a clamp. Make sure that the drain hose makes a loop to prevent particles going into the appliance from the sink. 4. ACCESSORIES 4.1 Available in www.aeg.com/shop or from authorised dealer 4.
ENGLISH WARNING! Do not put the tumble dryer under the washing machine. 4.4 Pedestal with the drawer 11 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. 5. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 5.
www.aeg.com 5.2 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 6. CONTROL PANEL 6.1 Control panel description 3 2 1 P r o g ra m m e Eco Baumwolle Pflegeleicht Fe i n w ä s c h e Wolle/S eide Dampf Anti-Allergie 2 0 m i n .
ENGLISH 1 Programme dial 2 Display 3 Eco touch button (Eco) 4 Time saving touch button (Time 13 9 Steam Plus touch button (Plus Steam) 10 Spin reduction touch button (Spin) • Rinse Hold option Save) 5 Rinse touch button (Rinse) • Extra rinse option (Extra rinse) • Skipping wash phase - Only Rinse option (Rinse only) 6 Start/Pause touch button (Start/ Pause) 7 Stain/Prewash touch button (Stains/ Prewash) • Stain option (Stains) • Extra Silent option • Skipping wash and rinse phases Only Spin option (Onl
www.aeg.com The digital indicator can show: ). • Programme duration (e. g. • Delay time (e. g. or ). • Cycle end ( ). • Warning code (e.g. ). Washing phase indicator. It flashes during pre-wash and wash phase. Rinsing phase indicator. It flashes during rinse phase. When the Soft Plus option is activated, the indicator appears. Spinning and draining phase indicator. It flashes during spin and drain phase. Steam phase indicator. Anti-crease phase indicator. Child safety lock indicator.
ENGLISH 15 7. DIAL AND BUTTONS 7.1 On/Off Pressing this button for a few seconds allows to activate or deactivate the appliance. Two different tunes sound while switching the appliance on or off. As the Stand-by function automatically deactivates the appliance to decrease the energy consumption in a few cases, you may need to activate the appliance again. For more details, refer to Stand-by paragraph in Daily Use chapter. 7.
www.aeg.com 7.6 Plus Steam The display shows the indicator (cold), and the indicator (no spin) and the indicator . • Only Spin option (Skipping the wash and rinse phases) . The appliance performs only the spinning phase of the selected washing programme. The display shows the indicator (cold), the phase indicator spin speed. and the If it is necessary to reduce the spin speed, select a programme with a lower spin speed as default. 7.
ENGLISH Set this option for slightly or normally soiled items washed at 30°C or higher temperatures. This option increases slightly the programme duration. • Skipping wash phase - Rinse only option The appliance performs only the rinsing phase, the spinning and the draining phases of the selected programme. The corresponding indicator above the touch button illuminates.
www.aeg.com Programme Cottons Programme description White cotton and coloured cotton. Normal, heavy and light soil. Standard programmes for the Energy Label consumption values. According to regulation 1061/2010, the programme Cottons at 60 °C and the programme Cottons at 40 °C with the option are respectively the «Standard 60°C cotton programme» and the «Standard 40°C cotton programme».
ENGLISH 19 Programme Programme description 20 min. - 3 kg Cotton and synthetic items with light soil level or worn only once. Outdoor Do not use fabric softener and make sure that there is no softener residue in the detergent dispenser. Outdoor clothing, technical, sport fabrics, waterproof and breathable jackets, shell jackets with a removable fleece or inner insulation. The recommended laundry load is 2.5 kg.
www.aeg.com Programme temperature, maximum spin speed and maximum load Programme Default tempera- Reference spin speed ture Spin speed range Temperature range Maximum load Washing programmes Cottons 40 °C 95 °C - Cold 1400 rpm 1400 rpm - 400 rpm 8 kg Synthetics 40 °C 60 °C - Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 4 kg Delicates 40 °C 40 °C - Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 4 kg Wool/Silk 40 °C 40 °C - Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 1.5 kg Steam programme - Steam - 1.
ENGLISH 21 Outdoor Jeans ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Only Drain ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Only Spin1) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Stains2) ■ ■ ■ ■ Prewash ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Extra rinse ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Rinse only ■ ■ ■ 3) ■ ■ ■ Time Save 4) ■ ■ ■ Delay Start ■ ■ ■ Plus Steam5) ■ ■ Soft Plus ■ ■ Steam ■ Spin Wool/Silk ■ Options ■ ■ ■ ■ Machine Clean 20 min.
www.aeg.com 8.2 Woolmark Apparel Care - Blue The wool wash cycle of this machine has been approved by The Woolmark 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. M1230 The Woolmark symbol is a Certification mark in many countries. 9. SETTINGS 9.
ENGLISH This option increases slightly the programme duration. To activate/deactivate this option touch the button and the simultaneously until the 23 indicator comes on/goes off above the indicator. button 10. BEFORE FIRST USE During installation or before first use you may observe some water in the appliance.
www.aeg.com 11.3 Filling the detergent and additives 1 2 3. To use powder detergent, turn the flap up. Compartment for prewash phase an soak programme. Compartment for washing phase. Compartment for liquid additives (fabric conditioner, starch). Maximum level for quantity of liquid additives. Compartment for stain remover. Flap for powder or liquid detergent.
ENGLISH 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. 25 In case a selection is not possible, no indicator comes on and an acoustic signal sounds. 11.6 Starting a programme Touch the Start/Pause button to start the programme.
www.aeg.com Changing the delay start after the countdown has started this case, it will be not possible to guarantee the best washing results. About 20 minutes after the programme start, the programme duration could be adjusted again depending on the capacity of water absorption of the fabrics. To change the delay start: 1. Touch 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.
ENGLISH The washing programme continues. 11.13 End of the programme 11.11 Cancelling a running programme When the programme has finished, the appliance stops automatically. The acoustic signals operate (if they are active). 1. Press the button On/Off to cancel the programme and to deactivate the appliance. 2. Press the button On/Off again to activate the appliance. Now, you can set a new washing programme.
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 12.2 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. 12.
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. 13.3 Maintenance wash The repeated and prolonged use of low temperature programmes can cause detergent deposits, fluff residues, bacterial growth inside the drum and the tub. This could generate bad odours and mildew.
ENGLISH 3. Make sure that all detergent residue is removed from the upper and lower part of the recess. Use a small brush to clean the recess. 31 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: 1. Open the pump cover. 4. Insert the detergent drawer into the guide rails and close it. Run the rinsing programme without any clothes in the drum. 2 1 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. 2 1 12. Close the pump cover. 1 2 8. If it is necessary, remove fluff and objects from the filter recess. 9.
ENGLISH 33 13.8 Cleaning the inlet hose and the valve filter It is recommended to clean both the filters of the inlet hose and valve occasionally to remove any deposit, collected over the time: 1. Remove the inlet hose from the tap and clean the filter. 45° 20° 1 13.9 Emergency drain 2 3 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. If the appliance cannot drain the water, carry out the same procedure, described in 'Cleaning the drain pump' paragraph.
www.aeg.com 14. TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 14.1 Introduction The appliance does not start or it stops during operation. First try to find a solution to the problem (refer to the table). If the problem persists, contact the Authorised Service Centre. In case of major problems, the acoustic signals operate, the display shows an alarm code and the Start/Pause button may flash continuously: • - The appliance does not fill with water properly.
ENGLISH Problem The appliance does not fill with water properly. 35 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 1. Press the On/Off button to switch the appliance off. 2. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 3. Open the filter flap. 4. Pull the emergency unlock trigger downward once. Pull it downward once again, keep it tensed and, in the meanwhile, open the appliance door. 37 5. Take out the laundry and then close the appliance door. 6. Close the filter flap. 15. CONSUMPTION VALUES Stated values are obtained in laboratory conditions with relevant standards.
www.aeg.com Programmes Load (kg) Energy Water Approxi- Remainconsump- consump- mate pro- ing moistion (kWh) tion (litre) gramme ture (%)1) duration (minutes) Delicates 40°C 4 0.60 63 91 35 Wool/Silk 30°C 1.5 0.35 57 60 30 Standard 60°C cotton 8 0.69 54 225 52 Standard 60°C cotton 4 0.51 41 225 52 Standard 40°C cotton 4 0.48 41 223 52 Standard cotton programmes 1) At the end of spin phase. Off Mode (W) 0.30 Left On Mode (W) 0.
ENGLISH 39 17. QUICK GUIDE 17.1 Daily use 2 3 1 4 • Connect the mains plug to the mains socket. • Open the water tap. • Push the On/Off button to turn the appliance on (1). • Turn the programme dial to set the desired programme (2). • Set the desired options by means of the corresponding touch buttons (3). • Put the laundry in the drum, one item a time without exceeding the maximum suggested load. Close the door and make sure that no laundry stays between the seal and the door.
www.aeg.com Programmes Cottons Synthetics Delicates Wool/Silk Steam Anti-Allergy 20 min. - 3 kg Load 8 kg White cotton and coloured cotton. Standard programmes for the Energy Label consumption values. 4 kg Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. 4 kg Delicate fabrics such as acrylics, viscose, polyester items. 1.5 kg Machine washable wool, hand washable wool and delicates. 1.5 kg Steam programme for cotton, synthetic and delicate garments. 8 kg White cotton items.
ENGLISH Energy consumption in kWh per year, based on 220 standard washing cycles for cotton programmes at 60 °C and 40 °C at full and partial load, and the consumption of the low-power modes. Actual energy consumption will depend on how the appliance is used. 137 Energy consumption of the standard 60°C cotton programme at full load in kWh 0.69 Energy consumption of the standard 60°C cotton programme at partial load in kWh 0.
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