LWM8C1612S USER MANUAL EN User Manual Washer Dryer
www.aeg.com CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION............................................................................................. 3 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.............................................................................................6 3. INSTALLATION............................................................................................................7 4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.........................................................................................11 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. 1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety WARNING! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
www.aeg.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • The appliance shall be installed as a freestanding product or below the kitchen worktop if space margins permit. Do not install the appliance behind a lockable door, a sliding door or a door with a hinge on the opposite side, that would prevent the appliance door from being fully open. Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the installation process. Make sure that the mains plug is accessible after installation.
ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • • 5 Items that have been soiled with substances such as vegetable or mineral oil, acetone, alcohol, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed separately with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the washer dryer. Do not use the appliance if items have been soiled with industrial chemicals. Do not dry unwashed items in the wash dryer.
www.aeg.com 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2.1 Installation The installation must comply with relevant national regulations. • 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. • Always keep the appliance vertical when it is being moved. • Make sure that there is air circulation between the appliance and the floor. • Remove all the packaging and the transit bolts.
ENGLISH WARNING! Risk of injury or damage to the appliance. • Do not sit or stand on the open door. • Do not dry dripping wet clothes in the appliance. 2.5 Disposal • Disconnect the appliance from the mains electrical and water supplies. 7 • 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.
www.aeg.com 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 10. Remove the three bolts by using the key 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. 11. Pull out the plastic spacers. 12. Put the plastic caps, that you find in the user manual bag, in the holes.
ENGLISH 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.
www.aeg.com 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 stay at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm. 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.
ENGLISH 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. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 4.
www.aeg.com 5. CONTROL PANEL 5.1 Control panel description 3 2 1 4 5 13 12 Programme dial Display Drying time touch button (Minuterie) Drying level touch button (Niveau séchage) 5 Washing and drying mode touch button (Mode) • Lavage • Séchage Start and pause touch button 6 (Départ/Pause) 7 Delay Start touch button (Départ Différé) 1 2 3 4 5.
ENGLISH 13 Laundry weight indicator. The icon flashes during laundry load estimation (refer to "PROSENSE load detection" paragraph). Maximum laundry indicator. It flashes when the laundry load exceeds the maximum declared load of the selected programme. Detergent quantity indicator: the value shows the percentage of detergent quantity needed. Child safety lock indicator. Drying time indicator. Door locked indicator. The digital indicator can show: , washing and/or drying phase). • Programme duration (e.
www.aeg.com Rinse hold indicator. Extra silent indicator. Pre-wash indicator. Stain indicator. ECO Energy saving indicators. It appears when you set the Coton Eco programme. Delay start indicator. 6. DIAL AND BUTTONS 6.1 Marche/Arrêt 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.
ENGLISH All spinning phases (intermediate spin and final spin) are suppressed and the programme ends with water in the drum. This helps to reduce creasing. As the programme is very quiet, it is suitable for use at night time when cheaper electricity tariffs are available. In some programmes the rinses are performed with more water. The display shows the indicator . The door stays locked. The drum turns regularly to reduce creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door.
www.aeg.com By touching any button the anti-crease movements stop and the door unlocks. 6.9 Minuterie Touch this button to set the time that suits the fabrics you have to dry (refer to "Timed drying" table). The display shows the set value. Each time you touch this button the time value increases by 5 minutes. You cannot set all time values for different types of fabrics. 6.10 Niveau séchage Touch this button to set one of 3 automatic dryness levels proposed by the appliance.
ENGLISH Programme 17 Programme description Machine washable wool, hand washable wool and other Laine/Lavage à la main Outdoor fabrics with «hand washing» care symbol1). 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.
www.aeg.com Programme Programme description Essorage/Vidange 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) If you set a Steam programme with dried laundry, at the end of the cycle the laundry could be humid.
ENGLISH 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Essorage/Vidange ■ Rinçage ■ Vapuer Propre&Sec ÖKOPower Laine/Lavage à la main Outdoor Extra Silent Délicats Rinse Hold Synthétiques Essorage Coton Eco Options Blanc/Couleurs Programme Programme options compatibility ■ ■ ■ ■1) No Spin Rinçage Plus Prélavage Tache2) Départ Différé Gain de temps3) Antifroissage Minuterie ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Niveau séchage Essorage/Vidange Rinçage Vapuer Propre&Sec ÖKOPower Outdoor Laine/Lavage à la main ■4) Délicats ■ Synthétiques Coton Eco Options Blanc/Couleurs www.aeg.com Programme 20 1) If you set No Spin option, the appliance only drains the water. 2) This option is not available with temperature lower than 40 °C. 3) If you set the shortest duration, we recommend that you decrease the load size.
ENGLISH Dryness Level Cupboard Dry1) For items to be stored Type of fabric Load Cottons and Linen (bathrobes, bath towels, etc) up to 6 kg 21 Synthetics and mixed fabup to 4 kg rics (jumpers, blouses, underwear, household and bed linen) Delicate fabrics up to 2 kg (acrylics, viscose and delicate mixed fabrics) Wool items (woollen jumpers) up to 1 kg Outdoor sporting garments up to 2 kg (Outdoor clothing, technical, sport fabrics, waterproof and breathable jackets, shell jackets) Iron Dry Suitable
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ENGLISH 23 • After you touch the Départ/Pause button: all the buttons and the programme dial are deactivated (except Marche/Arrêt button ). • Before you touch the Départ/Pause button: the appliance cannot start. The appliance keeps the selection of this option after you switch it off. completed, touch the Départ Différé and the Gain de temps buttons simultaneously for about 6 seconds. 9.2 Acoustic signals 9.
www.aeg.com 4. If necessary, touch the related buttons to add some options and/or to set a delayed start. The display shows the symbol of the set option and/or the digit shows the delayed time. 10.4 Loading the laundry 1. Open the appliance door. The display shows . 2. Shake the items before you put them in the drum. Put the laundry in the drum, one item at time. On the display the weight of the laundry is updated by steps of kg 0.5 and the programme duration is updated accordingly.
ENGLISH 25 4. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down. Always follow the instructions that you find on the packaging of the detergent products, but we recommend that you do not exceed the maximum indicated level ( ). This quantity will however guarantee the best washing results. After a washing cycle, if necessary, remove any detergent residue from the detergent dispenser. 10.6 Check the position of the flap 1. Pull out the detergent dispenser until it stops. 2.
www.aeg.com In the display, the indicator of the operating phase starts flashing and the detergent percentage 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. 10.8 Starting a programme with the delay start 1. Touch the Départ Différé button repeatedly until the display shows the desired delay time. The indicator comes on. 2. Touch the Départ/Pause button.
ENGLISH 10.11 Interrupting a programme and changing the options When the programme is running, you can change only some options: 1. Touch the button Départ/Pause. The related indicator flashes. 2. Change the options. The given information in the display changes accordingly. 3. Touch the button Départ/Pause again. The washing programme continues. 10.12 Cancelling a running programme 1. Press the button Marche/Arrêt to cancel the programme and to deactivate the appliance. 2.
www.aeg.com indicator of the running phase flashes. • The drum still turns at regular intervals to prevent the creases in the laundry. • The door stays locked. • You must drain the water to open the door: 1. If necessary, touch the Essorage button to decrease the spin speed proposed by the appliance. 2. Touch the Départ/Pause button: , the appliance • If you have set drains the water and spins. • If you have set , the appliance only drains the water.
ENGLISH and drying programme (e.g. 6 kg for cottons). 5. Open the door and load the laundry one item at a time. On the display the weight of the laundry is updated by steps of kg 0.5 and the programme duration is updated accordingly. 6. Close the door. 7. Put the detergent and the additives in the appropriate compartment. 11.2 Washing and Drying Automatic levels 1. Tap on the Niveau séchage button repeatedly until the display shows the required dryness level.
www.aeg.com 12. DAILY USE - DRYING ONLY WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. This appliance is an automatic washer dryer. 12.1 Preparation to drying 1. Press the Marche/Arrêt button for some seconds to activate the appliance. With a drying-only programme the display do not show the laundry weight and the PROSENSE estimation is deactivated. 2. Load the laundry one item at a time. 3. Turn the programme dial to the programme suitable for the items to dry. 4.
ENGLISH After some minutes from the end of the programme, the energy saving function deactivates the appliance automatically. 1. Remove the laundry from the appliance. 31 2. Make sure that the drum is empty. After drying phase, clean the drum, the seal and the inside of the door with a wet cloth. 13. 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.
www.aeg.com b. manually redistribute the load so that the items are spaced evenly around the tub; c. press the Départ/Pause button. The spin phase continues. 14.2 Stubborn stains 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. 14.
ENGLISH • = The item can be tumble dried • = The drying cycle is at high temperature • = The drying cycle is at reduced temperature • = The item can not be tumble dried. 14.9 Drying cycle duration The drying time can change depending on: • speed of the last spin • dryness level • type of laundry • weight of the load 14.10 Additional drying If, at the end of the drying programme, the laundry is still damp, set a short drying cycle again.
www.aeg.com 15.4 Door seal 1 2 Regularly examine the seal and remove all objects from the inner part. 15.5 Cleaning the drum Regularly examine the drum to prevent rust forming. For a complete cleaning: 1. Clean the drum with special products for stainless steel. 2. Remove the top part of the additive compartment to aid cleaning and flush it out under running warm water, to remove any traces of accumulated detergent. After cleaning, replace the top part in its position.
ENGLISH 35 2 1 15.7 Cleaning the drain pump WARNING! Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Regularly check the drain pump filter and make sure that it is clean. 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. Clean the drain pump if: • The appliance does not drain the water. • The drum does not turn.
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 37 1 2 45° 3 20° 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. 15.9 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. 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 16. TROUBLESHOOTING WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 16.1 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 Départ/Pause button may flash continuously: • - The appliance does not fill with water properly.
ENGLISH 39 16.2 Possible failures Problem Possible solution The programme does not start. • Make sure that the mains plug is connected to the mains socket. • Make sure that the appliance door is closed. • Make sure that there is no damaged fuse in the fuse box. • Make sure that the Départ/Pause has been touched. • If the delay start is set, cancel the setting or wait for the end of countdown. • Deactivate the Child Lock function if it is on. The appliance does not fill with water properly.
www.aeg.com Problem Possible solution You cannot open the appliance door. • Make sure that a washing programme that ends with water in tub, has been selected. • Make sure that the washing programme is finished. • Set the drain or the spin programme if there is water in the drum. • Make sure that the appliance receives electrical power. • This problem may be caused by a failure of the appliance. Contact the Authorised Service Centre.
ENGLISH 41 Problem Possible solution The laundry is full of different colours fluff. 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. In case of an excessive amount of fluff in the drum run the special programme to clean it (refer to “Fluff in the fabrics" for more details). After the check, activate the appliance. The programme continues from the point of interruption.
www.aeg.com 17. CONSUMPTION VALUES Stated values are obtained in laboratory conditions with relevant standards. Different causes can change the data: the quantity and type of laundry and ambient temperature. Water pressure, the supply voltage and the temperature of inlet water may also affect the washing programme duration. Technical specifications may be changed without prior notice to improve the quality of product.
ENGLISH 43 Cold water Water supply 1) Water supply pressure Minimum Maximum 0,5 bar (0,05 MPa) 8 bar (0,8 MPa) Maximum wash load Cotton 10 kg Maximum dry load Cotton Synthetics 6 kg 4 kg Spin Speed Maximum 1600 rpm 1) Connect the water inlet hose to a water tap with a 3/4'' thread. 19. ACCESSORIES 19.1 Available in www.aeg.com/shop or from authorised dealer 19.3 Pedestal with the drawer Only appropriate accessories approved by AEG ensure the safety standards of the appliance.
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