WAL4E300 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 2. Remove the cardboard top and the polystyrene packaging materials. 3. Remove the internal film. 7. Remove the polystyrene protection from the bottom. 1 2 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. 8. Pull up the appliance in vertical position.
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. 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.
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 steam programmes remove odours 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 Damp Antiallergi 20 min. - 3 kg The desired badge can be glued around the programme dial. Motionstøj Vattæpper Jeans 6. DIAL 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 When the programme stops the display shows a zero , the indicator is 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 the button repeatedly to set the required delay.
www.electrolux.com 7. PROGRAMMES 7.1 Programme Chart Washing programmes Programme Programme description Washing programmes Cottons 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 Cottons at 60 °C and the programme Cottons at 40 °C with the option are respectively the «Standard 60°C cotton programme» and the «Standard 40°C cotton programme».
ENGLISH Programme Anti-Allergy 20 min. - 3 kg 17 Programme description 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. Cotton and synthetic items with light soil level or worn only once.
www.electrolux.com Programme Machine Clean Programme description 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 19 Default temper‐ ature Temperature range Maximum spin speed Spin speed range Outdoor 30 °C 40 °C - Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 2.5 kg1) 1 kg2) Jeans 40 °C 60 °C - Cold 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm 8 kg 60 °C 1200 rpm 1200 rpm - 400 rpm - Machine Clean Maximum load 1) Washing programme. 2) Washing programme and waterproofing phase.
Delay Start ■ ■ ■ Plus Steam4) ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Soft Plus ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Jeans ■ Outdoor ■ Machine Clean 20 min. - 3 kg Delicates ■ Steam Synthetics Time Save 3) Options Wool/Silk Cottons Anti-Allergy 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.
ENGLISH • You activate the appliance (special short tune). • You deactivate the appliance (special short tune). • You touch the buttons (click sound). • You make a wrong selection (3 short sounds). • The programme is completed (sequence of sounds for about 2 minutes). • The appliance has a malfunction (sequence of short sounds for about 5 minutes). To deactivate/activate the acoustic signals when the programme is completed, touch the and the buttons simultaneously for about 6 seconds.
www.electrolux.com 10.2 Loading the laundry 1. Open the appliance door. 2. Shake the items before you put them in the appliance. 3. Put the laundry in the drum, one item at a time. Make sure not to put too much laundry in the drum. 4. Close the door firmly. Compartment for stain remover. Flap for powder or liquid detergent. 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 ( ).
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 goes 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.
www.electrolux.com 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. Close the water tap. 10.
ENGLISH • • • • • • • • • • 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. Wash heavy soil stains with a special detergent. Be careful with curtains.
www.electrolux.com 12. CARE AND CLEANING WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 12.1 External cleaning 2. Run a cotton programme with the highest temperature with a small quantity of powder detergent. 12.4 Door seal Clean the appliance with mild soap and warm water only. Fully dry all the surfaces. CAUTION! Do not use alcohol, solvents or chemical products. CAUTION! Do not clean the metal surfaces with chlorine-based detergent. 12.
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. • The drum does not turn.
www.electrolux.com 6. Repeat the steps 4 and 5 until the water stops to flows out. 7. Turn the filter anti-clockwise to remove it. 2 1 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. 4. Turn the filter 180 degrees in anticlockwise direction to open it, without removing. Let the water flow out. 5.
ENGLISH 31 1 2 3 12. Close the pump cover. 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. 2 1 When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must activate the drain system again: a. Put 2 litres of water in the main wash compartment of the detergent dispenser. b. Start the programme to drain the water. 3. Clean the valve filter on the back of the appliance with a toothbrush. 12.
www.electrolux.com 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. 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. 1. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. 2. Close the water tap. 3.
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 • • • The appliance does not • drain the water. • • • The spin phase does • not operate or the washing cycle lasts lon‐ • ger than usual. • There is water on the floor. • • • You cannot open the appliance door. • • • • • The appliance makes an unusual noise and vibrates. The programme dura‐ tion increases or de‐ creases during pro‐ gramme execution. • • • Make sure that the sink spigot is not clogged.
ENGLISH Problem Possible solution • The washing results are • not satisfactory. • • Too much foam in the drum during the wash‐ ing cycle. 35 • After the washing cycle, • there are some deter‐ gent residues in the dis‐ • penser drawer. Increase the detergent quantity or use a different deter‐ gent. Use special products to remove the stubborn stains be‐ fore you wash the laundry. Make sure that you set the correct temperature. Decrease the laundry load. Reduce the quantity of detergent.
www.electrolux.com 5. Take out the laundry and then close the appliance door. 6. Close the filter flap. 14. CONSUMPTION VALUES Stated values are obtained in laboratory conditions with relevant stand‐ ards. 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 pro‐ gramme duration.
ENGLISH Programmes Load (kg) 4 Standard 40°C cotton Energy con‐ sumption (kWh) Water con‐ sumption (litre) 0.48 41 37 Approxi‐ Remain‐ mate pro‐ ing mois‐ gramme ture (%)1) duration (minutes) 223 52 1) At the end of spin phase. Off Mode (W) Left On Mode (W) 0.30 0.30 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. ACCESSORIES 16.1 Available in www.electrolux.com/shop or from authorised dealer Only appropriate accessories approved by ELECTROLUX ensure the safety standards of the appliance. If unapproved parts are used, any claims will be invalidated. 16.2 Fixing plate kit If you install the appliance on a plinth, secure the appliance with the fixing plates. Verify the compatible stacking kit by checking the depth of your appliances.
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