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Identification. Product specification. Definitions. Preparation of the product for use. GWH8-11-14-18-24-28 Manufactured in compliance with 62079:2002-01 – EN 60204-1 Keep for future reference.
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1.1 KEY OF INDICATIONS. Attention! • It shows a procedure or functioning condition, assembly or testing that, if not complied with, may cause death or injury to persons and animals, and damage to objects. Attention! • It shows a procedure or functioning condition, assembly or testing that, if not complied with, may cause damage to or destruction of equipment or components that are part of the machine.
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1. IDENTIFICATION Make sure that the delivered appliance corresponds with the model stated on the transport document or invoice. The model is stated on the label positioned on the packaging, as well as on the rear closing panel of the appliance. 1.1 APPLIANCE BRAND AND DESIGNATION OF THE TYPE Check that the model of the appliance stated on the label is the same described on the transport docu- ment and/or invoice.
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE MANUFACTURER, SUPPLIER AND DISTRIBUTOR Manufacturer: • Name: Grandimpianti Intelligent Laundry Equipment ALI S.p.A. • Address: via Masiere 211/c, 32037 Sospirolo (BL) Italy • Tel: +39 (0) 437 848 711 • Fax: +39 (0) 437 879 108 •...
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2. PRODUCT SPECIFICATION GENERAL FUNCTIONS AND RANGE OF APPLICATIONS, INTENDED USE Thank you for purchasing our appliance. We are sure you will be fully satisfied if you follow the indications provided in this manual. Please note that the text to make reference to for any claims or observations is the one in Italian. Read the content of this manual thoroughly and keep it with the appliance.
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DIMENSIONS FOR TRANSPORT Follow recommendations below for transport and/or shipping: • only use the original or equivalent pallet. • use the manual or electric forklift with sufficient lifting capacity and fork length (see table and fig. • check that the appliance can overcome all obstacles e.g. stairs, doors etc. •...
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DATA REGARDING POWER SUPPLY, GAS, WATER AND OTHER CONSUMABLES. CHARACTERISTICS kg 8 kg 11 kg 14 kg 18 kg 24 kg 28 Drum volume 75 litres 105 litres 135 litres 180 litres 240 litres 280 litres Perf. of the drum 8% approximately 8% approximately 8% approximately...
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Minimum and maximum environmental conditions for operation. Operating conditions Room Power Water pressure Room Steam pressure* relative humidity supply (KPa) temperature (°C) Model (Kpa) (KPa) -10 < V ±1 com- < +10 pared of the to the without without All models value value conden-...
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USING ANY ELECTRIC OR ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE INVOLVES COMPLIANCE WITH SEVERAL FUNDAMENTAL RULES. In particular: • Do not touch the appliance with wet or damp hands or feet. • Do not use the appliance barefoot. • Do not leave the appliance exposed to weather agents (rain, salt, sea salt etc.). •...
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Damage = physical injury, damage to health of persons, deterioration of assets or the environment. Danger = potential source of damage. Protection device = protection (different from a guard) which reduces risk (mechanical or electric de- vices). Risk = combination of the probability of damage occurring and of its seriousness. Informed person = person suitably informed or monitored by a trained person to allow them to perceive risks and prevent danger potentially created by the appliance operation or mainte- nance..
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Description Symbol Description Symbol Attention, electrical hazard, Room installation and 400Vac voltage ventilation requisites. Capacity of the fuses on Steam supply input. the appliance. Condensation leakage High pressure steam. from steam-powered appliances.
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4. PREPARATION OF THE PRODUCT FOR USE TRANSPORT AND STORAGE Attention! • Check that the appliance has sufficient space according to the installation layouts. • See technical attachment relative to the layouts. Proceed as follows to transport and/or ship the appliance: •...
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS BEFORE USE Attention! • The following conditions must be verified before installation and use of the appliance: The transit areas must at least withstand the static load of the appliance and of the transport mean. The floor where the appliance is to be installed must withstand the dynamic and static load produced by the appliance.
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SAFE DISPOSAL OF PACKAGING MATERIALS The following are the materials used for packaging: • Nylon (for the bag). • Cardboard for the box Take the packaging materials to a waste collection and disposal centre in the event it must be disposed of. Correct separate collection of the packing helps prevent possible negative effects to the environment and favours the recycling of materials that make up the packaging.
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Company name Model Power supply voltage Serial number and frequency Gross weight and di- Net weight and volume mensions of the packaging Signature confirming Inspector's signature quality checks per- formed Figure 7 Identification plate located on the appliance packaging. Attention! •...
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Depending on the type of floor, the appliance may need to be secured to the floor: the appliances must be secured with the provided dowels. If this indication is not followed, the appliance may move, causing dam- age to persons, animals, or objects. To secure the appliance to the floor, make holes of a suitable diameter for the provided dowels.
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Attention! • To check the tightening of the ring nuts of the load pipes and of the filters (where provided), open the water gate valve slowly and check for the presence of water leaks. • Should leaks be detected, close the ring nut and check again. 4.6.3 STEAM AND CONDENSATE CONNECTION (ONLY FOR APPLIANCES WITH STEAM HEATING)
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4.6.4 DISCHARGE PIPE CONNECTION The appliances are equipped with a connection for the pipe for the water drained during the washing process. A 3” elbow-joint and two metal strips are also provided to connect the appliance discharge to the sewer collection service. Refer to the figure to identify the drain pipe fitting. Make sure that the distance between the appliance drain connection and the floor drain is not greater than the supplied elbow-joint length.
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NATION LV public distribution User systems powered at Specific earth system. networks (neutral point) low voltage. GERMANY TN-C TN-C and TT AUSTRALIA TN-C TN-C JAPAN UNITED KINGDOM TN-C TN-C or TN-S IRELAND ITALY BELGIUM SWITZERLAND TN-C or TN-S FRANCE CHINA SPAIN PORTUGAL NORWAY...
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REMOVAL OF THE TRANSPORT BRACKETS The drum is blocked with two brackets on the front side and with other two brackets on the rear to prevent damaging the appliance structure during transport. To access these brackets, take off the panels as indicated previously and remove the brackets highlighted with a general danger triangular sticker.
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AIR-BREAK AND WATER CONNECTION OF THE PUMPS FOR DOSING THE LIQUID DETERGENT The appliance is equipped with an "Air-Break" device to prevent non-potable water (it may be polluted with deter- gent) from returning in the water network due to nega- tive pressure.
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4.13 ERGONOMIC INSTALLATION OF THE APPLIANCES Pay attention to the ergonomic aspect when installing the appliance. The appliances must be positioned in a way that both programming and laundry loading/unloading are easy to manage. If necessary, install the appliance on a cement baseboard so as to raise it or set up a platform to allow the operator to interact easily with the appliance.
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• Dry the drum, the porthole gasket, and the dispenser compartment. • Remove detergent residues. • Leave the door open and protect the appliance with the supplied plastic bag. • Keep the appliance in a closed place and comply with the environmental conditions. 4.14 RE-PACKAGING TO PREVENT DAMAGE DURING TRANSPORT Attention!
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4.16 WARRANTY The warranty covers a period of twelve (12) months from the date of purchase of the appliance or of an integral part of it. The warranty consists in replacing any failed parts for ascertained manufacturing causes and it is applied directly by your supplier.
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5. OPERATION ACTIVATION OF THE APPLIANCE Attention! • Check that the appliance has sufficient space according to the installation layouts. • Wait 2/3 minutes until the electronic control is fully on. ACTIVATION SCREEN Upon activation, the GUIDO electronic control provides the washing programme icons (1) pre-loaded in the ®...
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The bottom left (7) indicates the profile with which the GUIDO control has been set, i.e, how GUIDO ® ® teracts with the operator. OPERATION OF THE BUTTONS The GUIDO control panel is made of scratch-resistant tempered glass. Simply place your finger on the ®...
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CIRCULAR SELECTOR It allows you to select the washing programme, the functions to be pro- SWITCH grammed when you are in programming mode, and the single numeric value when the function has been selected. It "increases" or moves the value to the right if rotated clockwise or it "decreases"...
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WASHING PROGRAMME SELECTION AND APPLIANCE START Attention! • The washing programme can be selected with the porthole open or closed. • Every page provides maximum 8 washing programmes at a time; • In the event there are more than 8 pre-set washing programmes and you want to select one that is not shown on the page currently being displayed, use the right or left arrow to scroll through the available pages.
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The programme involves a spin phase. The icon does not change regardless of the speed set. The blinking icon indicates that the appliance is slowing down after the spin phase. End of the washing programme. Once the safety time has elapsed and the drum is fully stopped, the drum unlocks (you will hear an audible click).
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STANDBY If a pause needs to be manually inserted during the washing programme, simply touch the red STOP symbol on the control panel. The drum stops, the heating switches off as well as any water and detergent loading. Water found in the tub is not drained; this allows the manual execution of the "soak" function. Touch the green START symbol to restart the washing programme.
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6. SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT OF THE SERVICE MENU The SERVICE menu is an area of GUIDO® where all the functional parameters of the appliances are set, including operating limits, change of language, profile, appliance type, etc. This user manual describes the main aspects of this menu. ACCESS TO THE SERVICE MENU To access the SERVICE menu with the appliance on but in standby (porthole open), touch the OK symbol for at least 5 seconds.
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S2 MASTER 2 This menu allows you to set the characteristic data of the appliance: Model Default factory value via the S1 menu Serial number Default factory value via the S1 menu Test date Default factory value via the S1 menu Operator language Indicates the selected language via the S3 menu Technician language...
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"Maintenance technician" profile. In addition to what is foreseen for the previous pro- files, you can access the SERVICE menu from this profile and set up the appliance, managing maintenance and its intervals. "GILE" profile. The manufacturer of the appliance can access the setting parameters from this profile.
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S8 SOAP PUMPS This menu allows you to set the data relative to the liquid detergent dosing system used to supply the ma- chine. Flow rate value and name can be set for each of the 13 potential dosing pumps managed by GUIDO ®...
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6.14 S14 INVERTER MANAGEMENT This menu allows you to manage the parameter file of the inverter installed on the machine. There are the following setting items: Inverter type Set the model (brand) of inverter installed on the appliance. Inverter power Make sure it refers to the inverter power supply voltage and not to appliance supply voltage voltage.
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Bearing greasing ONLY for models >GWH28 or GWN-M28 Routine Default factory values. Modify them according to the real conditions of the maintenance equipment. Extraordinary Default factory values. Modify them according to the real conditions of the maintenance equipment. 6.16 S16 CONNECTIONS Menu managed by the manufacturer of the appliances.
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7. SIMPLIFIED SETTING OF A WASHING PROGRAMME All the appliances are set in the factory with a certain number of washing programmes, which meet the most common work requirements. Nonetheless, it is possible to • Create • Modify • Delete Washing programmes via GUIDO control.
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washing programme. The 16 steps of a module are described briefly below: Set the LOOP start when a certain number of modules should be repeat- ed; for example, to repeat pre-wash and wash twice in a row. LOOP start To repeat one module, for example two identical rinses, set this param- eter and GUIDO will carry out the module for the number of times set ®...
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Simply, how long the module lasts. If heating is active, this time starts being counted from when the set temperature is reached. If heating is Module duration not active, this time starts from when the water reaches the set level in the tub.
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7.3.2 LEVEL This function defines the water level in the tub for the module being programmed. Depending on the profiles that are programming the module, the following levels can be set: Reduced; Normal; Abundant; Defined by the user. The last selection is reserved to the "professional operator" or higher levels. The first three selections are related directly to the type of appliance set in the S9 service menu;...
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7.3.5 TEMPERATURE There are various pre-defined setting options of the temperature from which the profiles can choose. Moreover, the expert laundry operator can set an arbitrary heating value according to specific requirements. In correspondence of the chosen temperature value, the washing programme icon changes colour and indicates the maximum temperature set inside the modules of the washing pro- gramme.
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7.3.7 HYSTERESIS OR HEAT-REGULATION During the progress of the module, you can choose whether GUIDO® must maintain the set temperature for the entire time of the module or whether heating no longer needs to be acti- vated once the set temperature is reached for the first time. The lower the value the more precise the temperature.
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7.3.9 MODULE DURATION All the profiles can set pre-defined durations, whereas the expert laundry operator can define the duration of the module. The module duration starts when the temperature is reached or when a set temperature must be reached or once the level is reached in the other cases. 7.3.10 DRAIN MODE Every module allows you to define how water must be drained.
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The speed field allows you to define the maximum spin speed for the module being pro- grammed. Remember that all the acceleration and deceleration ramps are predetermined by GUIDO ® cording to the appliance model and speed set in this field. The subsequent option allows you to choose whether to carry out distribution or not, i.e.
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COMPOSITION OF A WASHING PROGRAMME To create a new washing programme, access the first display of GUIDO and select icon (1): ® Attention! • The icon highlighted here is always on the last page of the washing programmes. Select and confirm this icon by touching OK. The display will appear as follows...
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It allows you to create a new module defined as "soak" New soak It allows you to create a new module defined as "pre-wash" New pre-wash It allows you to create a new module defined as "wash" New wash It allows you to create a new module defined as "rinse" New rinse It allows you to create a new module defined as "spin"...
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Enter the modules in the order with which they will be carried out in the washing programme. Use the copy and paste function to "move" the position of the modules created as per your requirements. You must first save the programme to be able to use the copy and paste function. Attention! •...
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COPYING AND PASTING WASHING PROGRAMMES It can be useful to copy an existing washing programme, modify only some of its values and save it as new. In order to do so, position the cursor on the programme to be copied and touch the STOP symbol. A window as shown here appears.
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CHARACTERISTICS GWH8 GWH11 GWH14 GWH18 GWH24 GWH28 Drum volume Perf. of the drum 8% approximately 8% approximately 8% approximately 8% approximately 8% approximately 8% approximately Programmes No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit No limit UR percentage 42÷47%...
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