LF8E8411A 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 farm houses; 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 drum to prevent an internal damage. Always take care when moving the appliance as it is heavy. Always use safety gloves and enclosed footwear. Do not install or use a damaged appliance. Follow the installation instructions supplied with the appliance. Do not install or use the appliance where the temperature can be less than 0°C or where it is exposed to the weather. The floor area on which the appliance is to be installed must be flat, stable, heat resistant and clean.
www.aeg.com • Do not touch the glass door while a programme is in operation. The glass can get hot. 2.5 Service • To repair the appliance contact an Authorised Service Centre. • Use original spare parts only. 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.
ENGLISH 7 6. Put the front polystyrene packaging element on the floor under the appliance. Make sure not to damage the hoses. 10. Remove the three bolts by using the spanner supplied with the appliance. 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 1 11. Pull out the plastic spacers. 12. Put the plastic caps, that you find in the user manual bag, in the holes. 2 8. Pull up the appliance in vertical position.
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 - Remove the plastic membrane from the sink trap spigot. 6. Connect the drain hose to the spigot and tighten it with a clamp. 7. Position the hose directly to a builtin drain pipe in the room wall and tighten it with a clamp. 1 ø16 2 W011 4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4.
ENGLISH 11 4.2 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 5. CONTROL PANEL 5.1 Control panel description 3 2 1 Program Eco Cottons Synthetics Delicates Wool / Silk Steam OKOPower Anti-Allergy 20 min.
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ENGLISH When the Permanent Extra Rinse option is activated, the appears. 13 indicator Spinning and draining phase indicator. It flashes during spin and drain phase. MIX OKO-Mix indicator. Steam phase indicator. Child safety lock indicator. ECO Energy saving indicator. Time saving indicator. Spin speed indicator. Rinse hold indicator. Extra silent indicator. Temperature indicator. The set. indicator appears when a cold wash is 6. DIAL AND BUTTONS 6.
www.aeg.com When the display shows the indicators and , the appliance does not heat the water. 6.4 Spin When you set a programme, the appliance automatically sets the maximum spin speed allowed. Touch repeatedly this button to: • Decrease the spin speed. The display shows only the spin speeds available for the set programme. • Activate the Rinse Hold option. The final spin is not performed. The water of the last rinse is not drained out to prevent the fabrics from creasing.
ENGLISH This option is not available with a temperature lower than 40 °C. • Prewash Use this option to add a prewash phase at 30 °C before the washing phase. This option is recommended for heavily soiled laundry, especially if containing sand, dust , mud and other solid particles. The options can increase the programme duration. 6.6 Soft Plus Set the Soft plus option to optimise the fabric softener distribution and improve the fabric softness. It is suggested when you use the fabric softener.
www.aeg.com 7. PROGRAMMES 7.1 Programme Chart Washing programmes Programme Programme description Washing programmes Cottons White cotton and coloured cotton. Normal, heavy and light soil. Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. Normal soil. Synthetics Delicates Delicate fabrics such as acrylics, viscose and mixed fabrics requiring gentler washing. Normal soil. Machine washable wool, hand washable wool and other Wool/Silk fabrics with «hand washing» care symbol1).
ENGLISH Programme Outdoor 17 Programme description 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. This programme can also be used as water-repellent restoring cycle, specifically tailored for treating clothes with a hydrophobic coating.
www.aeg.com Programme Default tempera- Reference spin speed ture Spin speed range Temperature range 40 °C 40 °C - Cold Wool/Silk Maximum load 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 1.5 kg Steam programme - Steam - 1.5 kg Washing programmes 30 °C 60 °C - 30 °C 1400 rpm 1400 rpm - 400 rpm 5 kg 60 °C 1400 rpm 1400 rpm - 400 rpm 8 kg 20 min.
OKOPower Anti-Allergy 20 min.
www.aeg.com 8. SETTINGS 8.1 Child Lock With this option you can prevent that the children play with the control panel. • To activate/deactivate this option, touch the Spin and the Stains/ Prewash buttons simultaneously until the indicator comes on/goes off on the display. You can activate this option: • After you touch the Start/Pause button: all the buttons and the programme dial are deactivated (except On/Off button ). • Before you touch the Start/Pause button: the appliance cannot start.
ENGLISH 21 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 .
www.aeg.com 2. Press the lever down to remove the dispenser. 3. To use powder detergent, turn the flap up. 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.
ENGLISH In case a selection is not possible, no indicator comes on and an acoustic signal sounds. 10.6 Starting a programme Touch the Start/Pause button to start the programme. The related indicator stops flashing and stays on. In the display, the indicator of the operating phase starts flashing and the maximum load indicator goes off. The programme starts, the door is locked. The display shows the indicator . The drain pump can operate shortly before the appliance fills water. 10.
www.aeg.com 10.10 Interrupting a programme and changing the options 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. 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.
ENGLISH In the display the related door lock indicator goes off. 2. Open the appliance door. If necessary, add or remove the items. 3. Close the door and touch the button Start/Pause. The programme or the delay start continues. 4. The door can be opened when the programme is complete, or set Spin/ Drain programme/option and than press Start/Pause button. 10.13 End of the programme When the programme has finished, the appliance stops automatically. The acoustic signals operate (if they are active).
www.aeg.com If you set a programme or an option that ends with water in the drum, the Stand-by function doesn't deactivate the appliance to remind you to drain the water. 11. HINTS AND TIPS WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 11.1 The laundry load • Divide the laundry into: white, coloured, synthetics, delicates and wool. • Follow the washing instructions on the laundry care labels. • Do not wash white and coloured items together. • Some coloured items can discolour with the first wash.
ENGLISH 27 • To help the environment, do not use more than the recommended quantity of detergent. • Follow the instructions that you find on packaging of the detergents or other treatments without exceeding • To use the correct quantity of detergent, check the water hardness of your domestic system. Refer to "Water hardness". the indicated maximum level ( ). • Use the recommended detergents for the type and colour of the fabric, the programme temperature and the level of soil.
www.aeg.com 12.4 Door seal detergent dispenser drawer, once in a while carry out the following cleaning procedure: 1. Open the drawer. Press the catch downwards as indicated in the picture and pull it out. 1 Regularly examine the seal and remove all objects from the inner part. 2 12.5 Cleaning the drum Regularly examine the drum to prevent unwanted deposits. Rust deposits in the drum may occur due to rusting foreign body in the washing or tap water containing iron.
ENGLISH 29 4. Insert the detergent drawer into the guide rails and close it. Run the rinsing programme without any clothes in the drum. 2 1 12.7 Cleaning the drain pump WARNING! Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 2. Place a suitable bowl below the drain pump access to collect the water that flows out. 3. Open the chute downwards. Always keep a rag nearby to dry up any water spillages when removing the filter. Regularly check the drain pump filter and make sure that it is clean.
www.aeg.com 6. Repeat the steps 4 and 5 until the water stops to flow out. 7. Turn the filter anti-clockwise to remove it. 2 1 1 2 12. Close the pump cover. 8. If it is necessary, remove fluff and objects from the filter recess. 9. Make sure that the impeller of the pump can rotate. If it does not rotate, contact the Authorised Service Centre. 2 1 When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate the drain system again: a.
ENGLISH 31 1 2 45° 3 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 pump' paragraph. If necessary, clean the pump. When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate the drain system again: 3. Clean the valve filter on the back of the appliance with a toothbrush. 1.
www.aeg.com 13. TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 13.1 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. 33 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 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. 35 5. Take out the laundry and then close the appliance door. 6. Close the filter flap. 14.
www.aeg.com 15. ACCESSORIES 15.1 Available in www.aeg.com/shop or from authorised dealer Only appropriate accessories approved by AEG ensure the safety standards of the appliance. If unapproved parts are used, any claims will be invalidated. The stacking kit can be used only with the appliances specified in the leaflet provided with the accessory. Read carefully the instructions supplied with the appliance and with the accessory. WARNING! Do not put the tumble dryer under the washing machine. 15.
ENGLISH 37 16. QUICK GUIDE 16.1 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 OKOPower Anti-Allergy 20 min. - 3 kg Load 8 kg White cotton and coloured cotton. Standard programmes for the Energy Label consumption values. 3 kg Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. 3 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.
ENGLISH d) ‘AEG’ is the brand controlled by Electrolux Home Products Pty Ltd of 163 O’Riordan Street, Mascot NSW 2020, ABN 51 004 762 341 in respect of Appliances purchased in Australia and Electrolux (NZ) Limited (collectively “Electrolux”) of 3-5 Niall Burgess Road, Mount Wellington, in respect of Appliances purchased in New Zealand; e) ‘Warranty Period’ means the period specified in clause 3 of this warranty; f) ‘you’ means the purchaser of the Appliance not having purchased the Appliance for re-sale, a
www.aeg.com been used for any nondomestic purpose; – the Appliance is modified without authority from Electrolux in writing; – the Appliance’s serial number or warranty seal has been removed or defaced. 8. How to claim under this warranty: To enquire about claiming under this warranty, please follow these steps: a. carefully check the operating instructions, user manual and the terms of this warranty; b. have the model and serial number of the Appliance available; c. have the proof of purchase (e.g.
ENGLISH 41 FOR SERVICE or to find the address of your nearest authorised service centre in New Zealand FREE CALL 0800 436 245 OR EMAIL customercare@aegnewzealand.co.nz FOR SPARE PARTS or to find the address of your nearest spare parts centre in New Zealand PLEASE 0800 436 245 OR EMAIL customercare@aegnewzealand.co.nz (New Zealand only) (New Zealand only) 18. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Recycle materials with the symbol . Put the packaging in relevant containers to recycle it.
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