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Maytag MAF 9801 Use And Care Manual

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  • Page 1 Use & Care Guide Washing Machine MAYTAG MAF 9801...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS READ FIRST 1 Before washing the first time 2 Safety instructions General. Installation. Washer door. Over- fill protection. Interrupting a program- me. Packing material. Transport/Winter storage. Disposal. 3 Children's safety Child-safe washing. Protect children. Child lock on Start/ Stop and Menu buttons. 4 Parts of the washing machine 5 Detergent compartment 6 Panel...

  • Page 3: Before Washing The First Time

    1 BEFORE WASHING THE FIRST TIME CAUTION WITH CERTAIN MATERIALS Always check and adhere to recommended washing marking on the items concerned. If no recommendations are given, refer to those in chapter 8, Before washing. TRANSPORT SUPPORTS Are the transport supports removed? If not, see the Installation instructions.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL • Study and save this Use and Care Guide for future reference. • Electrical and water installation, if required, must be carried out by authorized persons. • The machine may only be used for washing in accordance with these operating instructions - not for dry cleaning.
  • Page 5 TRANSPORT/ WINTER STORAGE If the machine is to be transported, or stored in unheated premises where the temperature can fall below freezing point, you should proceed as follows: • Empty the coin trap and the drain pump; see Chapter 12, Care - Cleaning. •...

  • Page 6: Children's Safety

    3 CHILDREN'S SAFETY CHILD-SAFE WASHING Always close the washer door and start the pro- gramme immediately after filling the detergent. Do not allow children to play with the wash- ing machine. PROTECT CHILDREN Keep detergents and conditioner out of the reach of children.

  • Page 7: Parts Of The Washing Machine

    4 PARTS OF THE WASHING MACHINE DETERGENT COMPARTMENT MAIN POWER SWITCH PROGRAMME PANEL DATA PLATE COVER - DRAIN PUMP DRAIN PUMP (BEHIND THE COVER) WASHER DOOR OUTER DOOR 5 DETERGENT COMPARTMENT DETERGENT COMPARTMENT - PRE-WASH DETERGENT COMPARTMENT - MAIN WASH FABRIC CONDITIONER COMPARTMENT...

  • Page 8: Panel

    6 PANEL INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF MAIN POWER SWITCH PROGRAMME SELECTOR BUTTONS P1-P4 DISPLAY START/STOP BUTTON DOOR OPENING BUTTON 7 LC-DISPLAY NOTE The display will be extinguished if no buttons are pressed within three minutes. The display will be reinstated the next time any button is pressed.

  • Page 9: Washing

    8 BEFORE WASHING Before you start washing, here is some advice that can be useful. SORTING THE WASHING Sort garments in relation to: • How soiled they are • Colour • Material GARMENTS • Close zip-fasteners so that they do not chafe against other items.
  • Page 10 Wool and silk Wool and silk are sometimes marked machine wash, and sometimes hand wash. The Wool and Hand programmes of the machine are at least as gentle as washing by hand. Wool is particularly sensitive to mechanical processing. If you wish to avoid spin drying, you can press out the water instead using terry towelling.
  • Page 11 DETERGENTS Overdosing detergent will not give better re- sults, it only increases the burden on the envi- ronment. Try using less detergent, and increase the dose only if you are displeased with the washing re- sults. TEXTILE DYEING If you want to dye fabrics in the machine, select Normal with the Super rinse option.

  • Page 12: Washing

    9 WASHING WASHING WITH EASY CONTROL Easy washing by pushing a few buttons Your washing machine works like a radio with pre-set tuning. Instead of radio stations, howe- ver, you select your preferred washing program- me in this case. We have preset the buttons with four common programmes.
  • Page 13 The following step-by-step instructions are pro- vided to help you to achieve the best possible washing result. SORT THE WASHING For tips and advice, see Chapter 8 – Before washing. NOTE Empty the pockets. Coins, nails and similar items can cause damage to the machine. T U R N O N T H E M A I N P O W E R S W I T C H O P E N T H E D O O R A N D P U T I N T H E WASHING.
  • Page 14 SELECT A PRE-SET PROGRAMME The machine has four pre-set program- mes. Press the button for the desired programme. The programmes are shown in the table below. You can then easily adjust the Temperature and the Spin speed; see the next step. You can also make permanent alterations (to programmes, settings and options, etc.) in the pre-set programmes so that they meet your par-...

  • Page 15: Programmes

    If you wish to save the change permanently, you can press the button after making the Enter change. Spinning at 400-800 revolutions/minute al- ways means a short spin. It is not possible to select a spin speed higher than 800 revolutions/minute for the Hand pro- gramme.
  • Page 16 Hold down the Menu conds. Within 15 seconds of releasing the but- ton, you must index forward with the ton to the new desired setting. Make any alte- rations with and then press In order to make an alteration, however, the part of the programme that you wish to alter must not have been activated yet.
  • Page 17 DELAYED START (1-24 HOURS) If Delayed start is set to 5 hours, for example, this means that the machine will start the pro- gramme 5 hours after you press the ton. If you wish to delay the start of any pro- gramme temporarily, you should proceed as follows before pressing the 1.
  • Page 18 10 CONSUMPTION VALUES - PRE-SET PROGRAMMES The following conditions apply for the consump- tion values indicated below: Temperature of incoming water: 15ºC. Element power: 2000 W. PROGRAMME WASHING/ TEMPERATURE (1) Cotton, Normal linen, 60 Cotton, White/Coloured linen, 40 Polyester, cotton/poly- Quick ester, 40 Wool/Hand, IWS,...
  • Page 19 11 MAKING OWN WASHING PROGRAMMES GENERAL We have preset with the most com- mon washing programmes. These programmes usually suit most users. You can adjust the tem- perature and the spin speed temporarily, and you can run a spin or rinse programme tempor- arily without reading this Chapter;...
  • Page 20 AVAILABLE SETTINGS AND OPTIONS Setting/Option Description Programme types Available programmes are described in a separate ta- ble in this Chapter. Change of programme type resets all options and set- tings to their original values. Here you select the temperature to be displayed when you Temperature, 30-95°C have selected the pre-set programme (P1-P4).
  • Page 21 CREATE YOUR OWN WASHING PROGRAMME 1. Press one of the buttons which you wish to store your programme. You can select any button you like if you only want to make a temporary programme. 2. Index forward with the Menu setting or option that you wish to change.
  • Page 22 RESET PROGRAMME If you wish to revert to the settings which a pre- set programme had at the time when the mach- ine was supplied, you can reset the programme. 1. Hold down the programme button (P1-P4) for the programme that you wish to reset. 2.
  • Page 24 MENU SYSTEM FOR CHANGING A PRESET PROGRAMME Select Select Program Menu program to be changed Menu (For a temporary change, select any Select Temperature button). Menu Select Spin speed Menu Select Delayed start Menu Select Super rinse Menu Select E2 Economy/Effect Menu Select Pre-soak Menu...
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  • Page 26: Care And Cleaning

    12 CARE AND CLEANING CHECKING THE COIN TRAP AND THE DRAIN PUMP The washing machine has a trap in which coins, hairpins and similar items fasten. Clean the coin trap and the drain pump as follows: 1. Ensure that the main power switch is turned OFF.
  • Page 27 each year. You should use a small quantity of detergent at the same time. It is not necessary to fill the machine with washing. CLEANING HOLES UNDER THE RIDGES If you suspect that objects, eg, nails, paperclips, pins and so on, have fallen through the washing drum you should check the space underneath the ridges.

  • Page 28: Trouble Shooting

    13 TROUBLE SHOOTING DOOR WILL NOT OPEN 1. Check that the main switch is ON. 2. Is the power supply cut off? Check the fuses. The door cannot be opened using the button if the power supply is broken. 3. If the door cannot be opened in the normal manner, proceed as follows to make an emer- gency opening: •...
  • Page 29 Over flow. Phone Service. Temperature stop fault. Faulty temperature stop, phone Service. Thermistor fault. Faulty thermistor, phone Ser- vice. Water inlet fault. Fault in the supply of water, ensure: - that the water tap is open. - that the strainer in the water inlet connection is not clogged.
  • Page 30 CELSIUS OR FAHRENHEIT The temperature is shown in the display either in degrees Celsius or in degrees Fahrenheit. You can change between Celsius and Fahren- heit as follows: Turn off the main power switch then turn it on again so that the machine is in stand-by mode.

  • Page 31: Technical Information

    14 TECHNICAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL DATA Height: Width: Depth: Weight: Drum volume: Max. washing capacity: Spin speed: Rated power, connection: Rated power, element: Water pressure: Material: Washing drum and water container Material: Outer cover Positioning: Water connection: Drain: STANDARD TESTS Europe: Washing programme: Connection: Procedure for acoustic measurement:...
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  • Page 33: Service And Guarantee

    See chapter 13, Trouble shoo- ting. If you do require service, telephone your lo- cal MAYTAG retailer or the MAYTAG repre- sentative for your country. See guarantee card for address and telephone number. BEFORE CONTACTING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT...

  • Page 34: Quick Guide

    16 QUICK GUIDE 1. Sort the washing. 2. Turn on the main power switch, 3. Open the door and put in the washing. 4. Fill with detergent and conditioner as required. Detergent (main wash) to the left ( if required (pre-wash) in the middle section ( ) and conditioner to the right ( ing with a liquid detergent, the partition piece, which can be found underneath the detergent...

  • Page 35: Index

    17 INDEX Chapter Acetate Acrylate Allergic 8, 11 Alter settings after starting Anti-crease 8, 11 Arrow buttons 9, 11 Bleach Burling Care Celsius/Fahrenheit Child locks Child safety Cleaning Clean-out recess Coin trap Colour Conditioner 5, 9, 16 Consumption values Cotton 8, 16 Delayed start 9, 11...
  • Page 36 Art. No. 80 800 43. Rev. 01. The right to make changes is reserved. Printed on environment friendly paper.

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