Wash Program Guide; Temp. Button - Electrolux EWT959 User Manual

8 operating your washing machine electrolux water aid washing machine
Operating your washing machine

Wash program guide

Wash program
(select using Fabric button)
Heavy Duty
*(includes 6 minute soak)
Whites
Colours
Delicates
Woollens
Handwash
Rinse & Spin
Drain & Spin
* Heavy Duty has a built-in 6 minute soak period at the start of the wash program. Any soak period you have selected will be added to the 6 minutes.
(See information at "Soak time option" on page 10)
The time in hours and minutes to complete the wash
program is shown on the right hand display screen. This
time changes depending on the wash program, settings
and options selected, and as the machine progresses
through to the end of the wash.
This time does not include the time that the washing
machine will take to fill with water because of the different
water pressures in homes.

Temp. button

Used to set wash water temperature
There are 5 wash water temperatures to
choose from:
Press the Temp. button repeatedly until
the temperature you want is shown in
the right hand display screen.
Recommended Recommended
dirt level temp. wash water
More dirty
Dirty
Dirty
Dirty or Less dirty
Dirty or Less dirty
Less dirty
- -
- -
and warm
warm and cold
Using the program
Select this program for a heavily soiled cotton wash
load.
Select this program for a full load of normally soiled
cottons.
Select this program for an average domestic load of
mixed fabrics and when washing dark coloured clothing.
Select this program for lingerie, lace trimmed and
embroidered items.
Select this program for woollen clothes. Only wash
woollens labelled 'machine washable'.
Select this program for very delicate items, articles
that you would hand wash.
Select items you want to rinse and spin eg items you
have hand washed in a wash tub.
Select for very wet clothes to remove the water.
Your washing machine has a temperature sensor. This
sensor measures the temperature of the incoming water
and controls the entry of hot and cold water to give you
the wash temperature you have selected.
The hot and cold water valves may open together or
independently to achieve the chosen wash temperature.
tips and information
by the fabric selection made. For example, you will
not be able to select hot water when the woollens
wash program is selected using the fabric button. This
protects your woollens by ensuring only warm or cold
can be selected, as wool will shrink when subjected to
cooler water following a very hot wash.
and a warm rinse.
valve is capped off (refer Installation instructions) you
must select cold washes only, or the machine will sense
the unavailability of hot for washes other than COLD
and shutdown.
be used with water no hotter than 70°C. You should
have a temperature limiting valve fitted by a qualified
plumber if your water supply is too hot.