Safety Features - Fisher & Paykel WD8560F1 Installation Instructions And User Manual

Door lock
The door of your washer dryer will lock once you touch
end of the cycle, ensuring safety for you and your family while your machine is operating.
Simply touch
conditions inside the washer dryer are safe. The
the screen while the washer dryer is paused. Close the door and touch
the cycle. If items of clothing have been added or removed from your washer dryer
the displayed time to go may differ from the actual cycle time. If the machine is in the
middle of a wash or dry cycle and you are wanting to add or remove any items please
refer to the 'Add a Garment' section below.
Note: the door will remain locked if the temperature inside the washer dryer is above
60°C and/or the water level is above the bottom of the door seal (a warning will be
displayed in these circumstances, refer to 'Before you call for service').
Add a Garment
The 'Add a Garment' function can be used to interrupt a cycle to add or remove a
garment at any time during the wash or dry part of the cycle (as long as the wash
temperature selected is lower than 60°C). If 'Add a Garment' is pressed during a drying
cycle the machine will perform a cool down until a safe temperature is reached then the
door will unlock. Refer to 'Wash and Dry Cycle Options' for more information.
Opening the door during a power failure
If there is a power failure during a wash
or dry cycle your washer dryer will stop
and the door will remain locked. You can
manually unlock the washer dryer door to
remove your clothes by opening the pump
filter cover at the bottom right of your
washer dryer. Simply place a coin or key
in the slot and tilt it upwards to lever the
cover open, then pull the door release tab.
IMPORTANT!
Do not attempt to do this if the water level in the drum is above the level of the door.
When power is restored you will need to restart your machine by simply pressing
'POWER'. The washer dryer will remember where in the cycle it was up to.
Your washer also has the following protective measures:
Flood protection — turns off valves and turns pump on if a flood condition is detected.
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Out-of-balance protection — stops and redistributes the load if an unbalanced load
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condition is sensed, and/or slows the spin speed to compensate.
Excess suds protection — pauses to allow suds to break down before continuing the cycle.
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SAFETY FEATURES

, the machine will pause and the door will automatically unlock if the
until the machine beeps at the
button and time to go will flash on
Door release tab
Manual door opening mechanism
to resume