Hints And Tips - Electrolux EWF 1284EMW User Manual

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• Turn the programme knob to position
to deactivate the appliance.
• Keep the door ajar, to prevent the
mildew and odours.
The washing programme is
completed, but there is water in the
drum:
• The drum turns regularly to prevent
the creases in the laundry.
• The door lock indicator
indicator
locked.
• You must drain the water to open the
door.
To drain the water:
1. If necessary, decrease the spin
speed. If you set
only drains.
2. Press
water and spins.
3. When the programme is completed,
the door lock indicator
a few minutes. When it goes off, you
can open the door.
4. Turn the programme knob to position
to deactivate the appliance.

11. HINTS AND TIPS

11.1 The laundry load
• Divide the laundry in: white, coloured,
synthetics, delicates and wool.
• Obey the washing instructions that
are on the laundry care labels.
• 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 times.
• Button up pillowcases, close zippers,
hooks and poppers. Tie up belts.
• Empty the pockets and unfold the
items.
• Turn multilayered fabrics, wool and
items with painted illustrations inside
out.
• Remove hard stains.
• Wash heavy soil stains with a special
detergent.
is on. The
flashes. The door stays
, the appliance
. The appliance drains the
flashes for
The appliance drains and
spins automatically after
approximately 18 hours
(except for Wool
programme).
10.13 Stand-by
Some minutes after the end of the
washing programme, if you do not
deactivate the appliance, the energy
saving status activates.
The energy saving status decreases the
energy consumption when the appliance
is on the stand by.
• All indicators and the display go off.
• The indicator of the
• Press one of the options to deactivate
the energy saving status.
If you set a programme or an
option that ends with water
in the drum, the energy
saving status function
doesn't activate to remind
you to drain the water.
• Be careful with the curtains. Remove
the hooks and put the curtains in a
washing bag or pillowcase.
• Do not wash laundry without hems or
with cuts. Use a washing bag to wash
small and/or delicate items (e.g.
underwired bras, belts, tights, etc. ).
• A very small load can cause balance
problems with the spin phase. If this
occurs, adjust manually the items in
the tub and start the spin phase
again.
11.2 Stubborn stains
For some stains, water and detergent is
not sufficient.
We recommend that you pre-treat these
stains before you put the items in the
appliance.
flashes slowly