WAL2E300 EN Washing Machine User Manual
www.electrolux.com CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION....................................................................................3 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS..................................................................................4 3. INSTALLATION.................................................................................................. 5 4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................ 9 5. CONTROL PANEL..............................
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.electrolux.com • • • • • • The appliance must be connected to the water mains using the new supplied hose sets, or other new hose sets supplied by the Authorised Service Centre. Old hose sets must not be reused. If the mains power supply cable is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or similarly qualified persons to avoid an electrical hazard. Before any maintenance operation, deactivate the appliance and disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
ENGLISH • • • access to the mains plug after the installation. Do not touch the mains cable or the mains plug with wet hands. Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect the appliance. Always pull the mains plug. This appliance complies with the E.E.C. Directives. 2.3 Water connection • • • Do not cause damage to the water hoses. Before connection to new pipes, pipes not used for a long time, where repair work has been carried out or new devices fitted (water meters, etc.
www.electrolux.com 3. Remove the internal film. 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 1 4. Open the door and remove the polystyrene piece from the door seal and all the items from the drum. 5. Carefully put down the appliance with the rear side on it. 6. Put the front polystyrene packaging element on the floor under the appliance. Make sure not to damage the hoses. 2 8. Pull up the appliance in vertical position. 9.
ENGLISH 2. Loosen or tighten the feet to adjust the level. WARNING! Do not put cardboard, wood or equivalent materials below the appliance feet to adjust the level. 10. Remove the three bolts by using the key supplied with the appliance. x4 11. Pull out the plastic spacers. 12. Put the plastic caps, that you find in the user manual bag, in the holes. We recommend that you keep the packaging and the transit bolts for any movement of the appliance. 3.2 Positioning and levelling 1.
www.electrolux.com A 45 20 O O If this occur, close the water tap and contact the authorized service centre to replace the hose. 3.5 Water drainage Make sure that the inlet hose is not in vertical position. 3. If necessary, loose the ring nut to set it in the correct position. 4. 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.
ENGLISH 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. To a stand pipe with vent-hole Insert the drain hose directly into a drain pipe. Refer to the illustration. The end of the drain hose must always be ventilated , i.e. the inner diameter of the drain pipe (min. 38 mm min. 1.5") must be larger than the external diameter of the drain hose. 4.
www.electrolux.com and reduce creases in dry fabrics so they need little ironing. The Plus Steam option, finishes every cycle with gentle steam that relaxes the fibres and reduces fabric creasing. Ironing will be easier! • Thanks to the Soft Plus option, the fabric softener is uniformly spread out in the laundry and deeply penetrates the fabric fibres favouring a perfect softness. 4.
ENGLISH 11 5. CONTROL PANEL 5.1 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 .
www.electrolux.com 5.2 Display Maximum load indicator. The indicator flashes during the laun‐ dry load estimation (refer to ProSense load detection paragraph) . Maximum laundry indicator. It blinks if the laundry amount exceeds the declared load. Door locked indicator. Delay start indicator. The digital indicator can show: • Programme duration (e. g. • Delay time (e. g. • Cycle end ( ). • Warning code (e.g. or ). ). ). Washing phase indicator. It flashes during pre-wash and wash phase.
ENGLISH 13 Spin speed indicator. Rinse hold indicator. Extra silent indicator. Temperature indicator. The is set. indicator appears when a cold wash 5.3 Multilingual badges Adhesive badges in different languages are supplied with the appliance. Program Koge-/Kulørt Syntetisk Finvask Uld/Silke The desired badge can be glued around the programme dial. Damp Antiallergi 20 min. - 3 kg Motionstøj Vattæpper Jeans 6. KNOB AND BUTTONS 6.1 On/Off 6.
www.electrolux.com The display shows the indicator . The door stays locked and the drum turns regularly to reduce creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door. If you touch the Start/Pause button, the appliance performs the spinning phase and drains the water. • The appliance empties the water out automatically after 18 hours approximately. Activate the Extra Silent option. The intermediate and the final spinning phases are suppressed and the programme ends with water in the drum.
ENGLISH steady on and the indicator starts flashing. The drum performs smooth movements for about 30 minutes to keep the steam benefit. By touching any button the anti-crease movements stop and the door unlocks. A small laundry load helps to reach better results. 6.7 Delay Start With this option you can delay the start of a programme in a more convenient time. Touch repeatedly the button to set the required delay. The time increases by steps of 30 minutes up to 90' and from 2 hours up to 20 h.
www.electrolux.com 7. PROGRAMMES 7.1 Programme Chart Washing programmes Programme Programme description Washing programmes Cottons Baumwolle White cotton and coloured cotton. Normal soil and light soil. Standard programmes for the Energy Label consump‐ tion values. According to regulation 1061/2010, the pro‐ gramme Baumwolle at 60 °C and the programme Baum‐ wolle at 40 °C with the option are respectively the «Standard 60°C cotton programme» and the «Standard 40°C cotton programme».
ENGLISH 17 Programme Programme description Anti-allergy Anti-Allergie White cotton items. This programme removes micro-or‐ ganisms thanks to a washing phase with the temperature maintained above 60°C for some minutes. This helps in re‐ moving germs, bacteria, micro-organism and particles. An additional rinsing phase ensures a proper removal of deter‐ gent residues and pollens/allergenic items. In this way the wash is more effective. 20 min.-3 kg 20 min.
www.electrolux.com Programme Programme description Machine Clean Maschinenreinigung Maintenance cycle with hot water to clean and freshen the drum and to remove residue that may cause odour. For the best result use this cycle once a month. Before run this cy‐ cle, remove all items from the drum. In the washing phase compartment of the detergent dispenser, put the flap of the compartment in upward position. Pour a cup of chlorine bleach or a washing machine cleaner in the washing phase compartment.
ENGLISH Programme Default temper‐ ature Temperature range Maximum spin speed Spin speed range Jeans 40 °C 60 °C - Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 8 kg 60 °C 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm - Machine Clean 19 Maximum load 1) Washing programme. 2) Washing programme and waterproofing phase.
Options Soft Plus ■ Machine Clean Jeans Outdoor 20 min.-3 kg ■ Anti-allergy Delicates ■ Steam Synthetics ■ Wool/Silk Cottons www.electrolux.com Programme 20 ■ 1) This option is not available with temperature lower than 40 °C. 2) This option is not available with a temperature lower than 30 °C. 3) If you set the shortest duration, we recommend that you decrease the load size. It is pos‐ sible to fully load the appliance, however the washing results can be less satisfactory. 7.
ENGLISH To deactivate/activate the acoustic signals, touch the and the buttons simultaneously for about 6 seconds. If you deactivate the acoustic signals, they continue operate when the appliance has a malfunction. 8.3 Permanent Extra Rinse With this option you can permanently have an extra rinse when you set a new programme. • To activate/deactivate this option touch the button and the 21 button simultaneously until the indicator of the Extra Rinse button comes on/goes off. 8.
www.electrolux.com 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. CAUTION! Make sure that no laundry stays between the seal and the door. There is a risk of water leakage or damage to the laundry. 10.
ENGLISH 4. To use liquid detergent, turn the flap down. 23 Make sure that the flap does not cause a blockage when you close the drawer. 10.5 Setting a programme 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. 1.
www.electrolux.com The programme starts, the door is locked. The display shows the indicator . The drain pump can operate shortly before the appliance fills water. 10.7 Starting a programme with the delay start 1. Touch the Delay Start button repeatedly until the display shows the desired delay time. The indicator comes on. 2. Touch the Start/Pause button. The appliance starts the countdown of the delay start. When the countdown is completed, the programme starts.
ENGLISH The ProSense detection is carried out with complete washing programmes only (no skipping phase selected). 10.9 Programme phase indicators When the programme starts the indicator of the running phase flashes and the other phase indicators are steady on. E.g. the washing or pre wash phase is running: . When the phase ends the relevant indicator stops flashing and is steady on. The next phase indicator starts flashing. E.g. the rinse phase is running: .
www.electrolux.com 1. Press the On/Off button to deactivate the appliance. After five minutes from the end of the programme, the energy saving function automatically deactivates the appliance. 2. 3. 4. 5. When you activate the appliance again, the display show the end of the last selected programme. Turn the programme dial to set a new cycle. Remove the laundry from the appliance. Make sure that the drum is empty. Keep the door and the detergent dispenser slightly ajar to prevent mildew and odours.
ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • • 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. We recommend that you wash them separately for the first couple of times. Button up pillowcases, close zippers, hooks and poppers. Tie up belts. Empty pockets and unfold. Turn multilayered fabrics, wool and items with printed illustrations inside out. Pre-treat tough stains.
www.electrolux.com 12. CARE AND CLEANING WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 12.4 Door seal 12.1 External cleaning Clean the appliance with mild soap and warm water only. Fully dry all the surfaces. CAUTION! Do not use alcohol, solvents or chemical products. 12.2 Descaling If the water hardness in your area is high or moderate, we recommend that you use a water descaling product for washing machines. Regularly examine the drum to check any limescale.
ENGLISH 29 1 2 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. 12.7 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. Clean the drain pump if: • The appliance does not drain the water. 3.
www.electrolux.com 2 1 2 1 2. Place a suitable bowl below the drain pump access to collect the water that flows out. 3. Squeeze the two levers and pull the drainage duct forward to open it. 1 1 7. Close the drainage duct and turn the filter anti-clockwise to remove it. 2 1 2 4. Let the water flow out. 5. When the bowl is full of water, close the drainage duct back and empty the container. 6. Repeat the steps 4 and 5 until the water stops to flow out. 8.
ENGLISH 31 12.8 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. 1 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 3 2 1 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. 12. Close the pump access.
www.electrolux.com depending on the position of your water tap. 45° 20° 12.9 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. 12.10 Frost precautions If the appliance is installed in an area where the temperature can reach the values around 0° C or drop below, remove the remaining water from the inlet hose and the drain pump. 1. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 2.
ENGLISH 33 • - No communication between electronic elements of the appliance. Switch it off and switch on again. • - The anti-flood device is on. Disconnect the appliance and close the water tap. Contact the Authorised Service Centre. WARNING! Deactivate the appliance before carrying out any check. • - The mains supply is unstable. Wait until the mains supply is stable. 13.2 Possible failures Problem Possible solution The programme does not start.
www.electrolux.com Problem Possible solution Make sure that the drain hose has no kinks or bends. Make sure that the drain filter is not clogged. Clean the fil‐ ter, if necessary. Refer to 'Care and cleaning'. Make sure that the connection of the drain hose is correct. Set the drain programme if you set a programme without drain phase. Set the drain programme if you set an option which ends with water in the tub. The spin phase does Set the spin programme.
ENGLISH 35 Problem Possible solution The programme dura‐ tion increases or de‐ creases during pro‐ gramme execution. The ProSense function is able to adjust the programme du‐ ration according to the type and the amount of the laundry. Refer to 'The ProSense load detection' in 'Daily Use' chap‐ ter. The washing results are Increase the detergent quantity or use a different deter‐ not satisfactory. gent. Use special products to remove the stubborn stains before you wash the laundry.
www.electrolux.com 4. Keep the emergency unlock trigger pulled downward and, at the same time, open the appliance door. 5. Take out the laundry and then close the appliance door. 6. Close the filter flap. 14. CONSUMPTION VALUES The data in this table are approximate. Different variables can affect the data: the quantity and type of laundry, the water and ambient tempera‐ ture. During the washing programme, the Prosense technology can vary the wash duration and the consumption values.
ENGLISH Off Mode (W) Left On Mode (W) 0.30 0.30 37 The information given in the chart above is compliant with the EU Commission regu‐ lation 1015/2010 implementing directive 2009/125/EC. 15.
www.electrolux.com 16.4 Stacking kit WARNING! Do not put the tumble dryer under the washing machine. 16.5 Pedestal with the drawer The tumble dryer can be stacked on the top of the washing machine only by using the correct stacking kit manufactured and approved by AEG. Verify the compatible stacking kit by checking the depth of your appliances. The stacking kit can be used only with the appliances specified in the leaflet provided with the accessory.
ENGLISH Spare parts service Industriestrasse 10, 5506 Mägenwil, Tel. 0848 848 111 Specialist advice/Sale Badenerstrasse 587, 8048 Zürich, Tel. 044 405 81 11 Warranty For each product we provide a two-year guarantee from the date of purchase or delivery to the consumer (with a guarantee certificate, invoice or sales receipt serving as proof). The 18. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put the packaging in applicable containers to recycle it.
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