LAVAMAT 40850 The environmentally friendly washing machine User information PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION
Summary SUMMARY Warnings .......................................................................................................3 Usage ..............................................................................................................3 Precautions against frost .........................................................................4 Scrapping ......................................................................................................4 Protection of the environment ..................
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 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. When you take your washing machine to the tip, make sure that everything that could be dangerous is out of service ; cut the power supply cable flush with the surface of your washing machine. The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste.
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 6 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 Control lamp Spinning speed selector Programmes selector Pushbutton Thermostat 3.1. Programmes selector It is used to select the most suitable programme to the type and soiling of your laundry. Warning : never turn the programme selector in the anticlockwise direction. - COTTON / LINEN WITH PREWASH Prewash at 40°C - Main washing for cotton / linen to be boiled from 30°C to 95°C. - COTTON / LINEN Main washing for cotton / linen to be boiled from 30°C to 95°C.
User’s instructions - SYNTHETICS WITH PREWASH Prewash at 40°C - Main washing for synthetics from 30°C to 60°C. - SYNTHETICS Main washing for synthetics from 30°C to 60°C. - SYNTHETICS Main washing for synthetics from 30°C to 40°C. - DELICATES Main washing for delicates from 30°C to 40°C. - WOOL Main washing for machine washable wool at 40°C. - RINSES 3 separate rinses which can, for instance, be used to rinse and spin handwash garments.
User’s instructions 3.2. Additional programme pushbuttons These pushbuttons can adapte the washing programme to the degree of dirtiness of the laundry. But it is not necessary to select them in case of garments normally soiled. Depending on the selected programme, different functions can be combined. - RINSE PLUS This option adds more water in rinses on Cotton programmes. It is advised for allergic people to detergent products and in areas with fresh water. 3.3.
User’s instructions 3.5. Progress within the programme The programme selector turns gradually and shows you how far the programme has advanced.
User’s instructions 4. Consumptions and programme durations Timer / Temperature Washing load in kg Water consumption in liters Energy consumption in kWh Duration in minutes WHITE/COLOUREDS 95 4,5 63 2,00 125-135 WHITE/COLOUREDS 60* 4,5 59 1,20 125-135 WHITE/COLOUREDS 40 4,5 59 0,70 80-90 SYNTHETICS 60 2,0 47 1,00 75-85 DELICATES 30 2,5 47 0,40 50-60 WOOL 30 1,0 45 0,50 45-55 *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 95°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 6.5. Select the desired spinning speed Choose the spinning speed which corresponds to the nature of your laundry and to the degree of humidity wished at the end of the wash. The knob indicates the possible spinnings on the cotton programmes. These spinnings are reduced for the synthetics, wool and delicate cycles. 6.6. Select the desired washing programme Choose the programme depending on the natrue and dirtiness of your washing.
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 softener / starch Washing type Max. washing quantity (dry weight) Washing to be boiled Coloureds 5,0 kg Easy care washing 2,5 kg Delicate washing 2,5 kg Wool 1,0 kg Timer SOFTENER 7.3. 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 2,5 kg Wool 1,0 kg Timer RINSES 7.4. Separate spinning Washing type 18 Max.
User’s instructions 8. Care and cleaning Do not do any cleaning operation until you have unplugged the washing machine. 8.1. Descaling the washing machine Normally there is no need to descale the washing machine if the detergent was correctly proportioned. If descaling is necessary, use a special non-corrosive product specially designed for washing machines that you can find in the shops. Respect the proportion and frequency of descaling shown on your packaging. 8.2.
User’s instructions You can thus clean it using running water and a brush or a twisted cloth. Check that the siphons at the back of the detergents dispenser are not blocked. Reassembly : Put the detergents dispenser in the notches until they lock. 8.4. The drain filter Clean the filter at the bottom of the washing machine regularly. The "filter"* light comes on if the filter is blo-cked. In this case clean it immediately. If you wash washing that is very fluffy, clean it after each wash.
User’s instructions Drain residual water: Put a receptacle under the drain. Turn the cap in the anti-clockwise direction until it is vertical to release residual water. Remove the filter: Unscrew the cap all the way and take it off. Clean it tho-roughly with running water. Put the assembly back and screw it in the clockwise direction. After cleaning the filter, you are required to closed the door. In fact, for reasons of safety, the door must be closed when the appliance is working.
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 Symptom Cause The cover does not open during the cycle : • the lid cannot open until 1 to 2 minutes after the washing machine has stopped. The washing machine stops during a washing cycle : • the water or electricity supply is defective, • a rinse hold* was programmed.
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. Softener or Javel* water flows through the overflow orifice when filling : • you did not put in the right amount, • the siphons at the back of the detergents dispenser are blocked.
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 Please install the water inlet hose onto the back of your washing machine : - Insert the seal in the hole at the bottom of the back panel (fig. 1). - Screw on the bottom fitting of the water inlet hose as shown in fig. 2 and fig. 3. - Connect the feed hose connector onto the water inlet tap, taking care to position the gasket correctly. - Turn on the water inlet tap. The water inlet hose cannot be extended.
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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