EWW 1686 HDW EN WASHER DRYER USER MANUAL
www.electrolux.com CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION...................................................................................... 3 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS.....................................................................................5 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................................................................................... 7 4. CONTROL PANEL............................................................................................... 8 5. PROGRAMMES .........................
ENGLISH 1. 3 SAFETY INFORMATION Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always keep the instructions with the appliance for future reference. 1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety WARNING! Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent disability.
www.electrolux.com • • • • • • • • • • • • • Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at the end of the installation. Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation. The ventilation openings in the base (if applicable) must not be obstructed by a carpet. Ensure you have good ventilation in the installation room to avoid the back flow of gases into the room from appliances burning other fuels, including open fires.
ENGLISH • • • • • • • 5 Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specified by the fabric softener instructions. Remove all objects from pockets such as lighters and matches. Never stop the wash dryer before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.
www.electrolux.com • Do not touch the mains cable or the mains plug with wet hands. • Only for UK and Ireland: The appliance has a 13 amp mains plug. If it is necessary to change the fuse in the mains plug, use a 13 amp ASTA (BS 1362) fuse. • This appliance complies with the E.E.C. Directives. 2.3 Water Connection • Make sure not to cause damage to the water hoses. • Before you connect the appliance to new pipes or pipes not used for a long time, let the water flow until it is clean.
ENGLISH 7 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 3.1 Appliance overview 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Worktop Detergent dispenser Control panel Door handle Rating plate Drain pump filter Feet for the appliance level 5 6 7 3.2 How to activate the child safety device This device prevents children or pets to be closed in the drum. Turn the device clockwise, until the groove is horizontal. You cannot close the door. To close the door, turn the device anticlockwise until the groove is vertical. 3.
www.electrolux.com 4. CONTROL PANEL 4.1 Control panel description 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 1 On Off button (On/Off) 2 Programme knob 10 8 Extra rinse touchpad 9 Drying level touchpad 3 Spin reduction touchpad (Spin) 4 Temperature touchpad (Temperature) 5 Display (Extra Rinse) (Drying level) 10 Start/Pause touchpad Pause) (Start/ 11 Time Manager touchpads (Time Manager) 6 Drying time touchpad (Drying time) 7 Delay start touchpad (Delay Start) 4.
ENGLISH • : the programme is completed. • D) : The drying phase. E) : The steam phase. I) F) : The Extra rinse permanent option. J) , , : The indicators of dryness level. H) The spin area: K) • G) • 9 : the No Spin indicator : the Rinse Hold indicator : The washing phase. : The child safety lock indicator. : The door locked indicator : the Spin speed indicator 5. PROGRAMMES 5.
www.electrolux.com Programme Temperature range Synthetics Drying Cottons Drying Maximum load Maximum spin speed Programme description (Type of load and soil level) 3 kg Drying programme for synthetic items. 7 kg Drying programme for cotton items. Steam programmes4) Steam can be used for dried, washed or worn once laundry. These programmes can reduce creases and odours and make your laundry more soft. Do not use any detergent.
ENGLISH 11 Programme + Prewash ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Eco ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 1) Set the spin speed. Make sure it agrees with the laundry. If you set No Spin option the only drain phase is available. 5.
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ENGLISH At programme start the display shows the duration programme for the maximum load capacity. During the washing phase the programme duration is automatically calculated and can be greatly reduced if the laundry load is lower than the maximum load capacity (e.g. Cotton 60°C, maximum load capacity 8 kg, the programme duration exceeds 2 hours; real load 1 kg, the programme duration don’t reach 1 hour). When the appliance is calculating the real programme duration a dot blinks in the display.
www.electrolux.com 7.3 Drying time With this option you can set the time for the fabrics you have to dry. The display shows the set value. Each time you press this touchpad the time value increases by 5 minutes. You cannot set all time values for different types of fabrics. Press or to decrease or increase the programme duration. The Time Manager is available only with the programmes in the table.
ENGLISH 8.2 Permanent Extra Rinse With this option you can permanently have an extra rinse when you set a new programme. • To activate/deactivate this option press and the indicator 15 • The programme is completed. • The appliance has a malfunction. To deactivate/activate the acoustic signals, press for 6 seconds. and at the same time If you deactivate the acoustic signals, they continue operate when the appliance has a malfunction. at the same time until comes on/goes off. 8.
www.electrolux.com 10.3 Detergent compartments CAUTION! Use only specified detergents for washing machine. Always obey the instructions that you find on the packaging of the detergent products. Detergent compartment for prewash phase. Detergent compartment for washing phase. Compartment for liquid additives (fabric conditioner, starch). Flap for powder or liquid detergent. 10.4 Liquid or powder detergent A 1. 2. B 3. 4.
ENGLISH 17 • Position A for powder detergent (factory setting). • Position B for liquid detergent. When you use the liquid detergent: • Do not use gelatinous or thick liquid detergents. • Do not put more liquid then the maximum level. • Do not set the prewash phase. • Do not set the delay start. 10.5 Activating the appliance Press the button to activate or deactivate the appliance. A tune sounds when the appliance is activated. 10.6 Setting a programme 1.
www.electrolux.com 10.9 Interrupting a programme and changing the options 10.12 At the end of the programme You can change only some options before they operate. • The appliance stops automatically. • The acoustic signal operates (if it is activated). 1. Press . The indicator flashes. 2. Change the options. • In the display 10.10 Cancelling a running programme 1. Press the button for some seconds to cancel the programme and to deactivate the appliance. 2.
ENGLISH Press the button to activate the appliance again. • After 5 minutes from the end of the washing programme Press the button appliance again. 19 The display shows the end of the last set programme. Turn the programme knob to set a new cycle. to activate the 11. DAILY USE - DRYING ONLY WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 11.1 Drying setting WARNING! Make sure that the water tap is open. 1. Press On/Off for some seconds to activate the appliance. 2. Load the laundry one item at a time. 3.
www.electrolux.com If you set only 10 minutes of drying, the appliance performs only a cooling phase. If the laundry is not sufficient dry, set again a short drying time. 11.4 End of the drying programme The appliance stops automatically. • The acoustic signals operate (if they are active). • In the display comes on. • The indicator goes off. • The last minutes of the drying cycle the appliance performs a cooling and anticrease phase. The door is still locked.
ENGLISH 12.3 Washing & Timed Drying 3. Close the water tap. To have a good drying the appliance does not let you set a too low spin speed for the items to be washed and dried. 12.5 Fluff in the fabrics 1. Press to set the drying time value. The display shows 10 minutes. comes on in the display. The indicator The display shows the set drying value time. for example: .
www.electrolux.com • Wash with a special detergent heavy soil stains. • Be careful with the curtains. Remove the hooks or put the curtains in a washing bag or pillowcase. • Do not wash in the appliance laundry without hems or with cuts. Use a washing bag to wash small and/or delicate items (e.g. underwired bras, belts, tights, etc. ). • A very small load can cause balance problems with the spin phase. If this occurs, adjust manually the items in the tub and start the spin phase again. 13.
ENGLISH 13.8 Garment labels When you dry the laundry, obey the indications on the labels of the manufacturers: • = 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. 13.9 Drying cycle duration The drying time can change depending on: • speed of the last spin • dryness level • type of laundry • weight of the load size 13.
www.electrolux.com 14.4 Door seal Regularly examine the seal and remove all objects from the inner part. 14.5 Cleaning the detergent dispenser 1. 2. 1 2 3. 4. 14.6 Cleaning the drain filter WARNING! Do not clean the drain filter if the water in the appliance is hot.
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www.electrolux.com 9. 2 1 14.7 Cleaning the inlet hose and the valve filter 1. 2. 1 2 3 3. 4. 45° 20° 14.8 Emergency drain Because of a malfunction, the appliance cannot drain the water. If this occurs, do steps (1) through (9) of 'Cleaning the drain filter'. If necessary, clean the pump. When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate again the drain system: 1.
ENGLISH compartment of the detergent dispenser. 2. Start the programme to drain the water 27 4. Empty the drain pump. Refer to the emergency drain procedure. 5. When the drain pump is empty, install the inlet hose again. WARNING! Make sure that the temperature is more than 0 °C before you use the appliance again. The manufacturer is not responsible for damages caused by low temperatures. 14.
www.electrolux.com Problem Possible solution The appliance does not fill with water properly. 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 filter of the inlet hose and the filter of the valve are not clogged. Refer to “Care and cleaning”. Make sure that the inlet hose has no kinks or bends.
ENGLISH Problem 29 Possible solution 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. If you need to open the door, please read carefully «Emergency door opening». The appliance makes an Make sure the levelling of the appliance is correct. Refer to unusual noise. 'Installation'.
www.electrolux.com After the check, activate the appliance. The programme continues from the point of interruption. If the problem occurs again, contact the Authorised Service Centre. If the display shows other alarm codes. Deactivate and activate the appliance. If the problem continues, contact the Authorised Service Centre. 16. EMERGENCY DOOR OPENING In case of power failure or appliance failure the appliance door remains locked. The washing programme continues, when the power is restored.
ENGLISH Water supply pressure Minimum Maximum 0,5 bar (0,05 MPa) 8 bar (0,8 MPa) Maximum wash load Cotton 8 kg Maximum dry load Cotton Synthetics 7 kg 3 kg Spin Speed Maximum 1600 rpm 31 18. ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put the packaging in applicable containers to recycle it. Help protect the environment and human health and to recycle waste of electrical and electronic appliances. Do * not dispose appliances marked with the symbol with the household waste.
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