Welcome to Electrolux! Thank you for choosing our appliance. Get usage advice, brochures, troubleshooter, service information, buy accessories & spare parts, online product registration: www.electrolux.com CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE We recommend the use of original spare parts. When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available.
1. SAFETY INFORMATION 1.1 Conditions Of Use This appliance is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as: • staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working environment; • farm houses; • by clients in hotels motels, and other residential type environments;...
1.2 Child Safety • This machine is not intended for use by children or infirm persons without supervision. • The children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. • The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children-danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.
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1.4 Installation • Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; • This appliance is heavy. Care should always hold the plug itself. be taken when moving it. • Never use the machine if the power •...
1.6 Electrical Connection CAUTION! Connect the machine to an earthed "An incorrect power supply may void socket outlet. your warranty." The manufacturer declines any responsibility for damage or injury Check that your domestic electrical through failure to comply with the installation can take the maximum load above safety precaution.
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2.1.1 Detergent/Softener Dispenser 2.1.3 Drain Pump Filter (when open) Drawer The detergent dispenser drawer compartment information, For details about using detergent and additives, see page 22. Drain Pump Filter Main wash Softener Drain Pump Filter Door Prewash 2.1.4 Level Adjustment feet Available for model EWF80****** Main wash Softener...
2.2 Accessories Plastic Caps Plastic Hose Guide To close the holes To connect the drain on the rear side of hose on the edge of the cabinet after a sink. the removal of the transit bolts. 3. TECHNICAL DATA EWF80******: 850 x 600 x 575 mm Dimensions (Height / Width / Depth) EWF90******/EWF10******: 850 x 600 x 659 mm...
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4.2 Positioning WARNING! Before proceeding with installation, read the safety information, and dimension preferred. 600 mm ENGLISH...
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659 mm 575 mm 20 mm 20 mm 850 mm wall 930 mm 30 mm ENGLISH...
Do not place the inlet hose downwards. After positioning the inlet hose, be sure to tighten the ring nut again to prevent leaks. CAUTION! When installing the product make sure the levelling feet is not pressing on the power cord. When the machine is levelled, try to rock it from corner to corner.
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Hose Pull apart to Bend Guide insert hose. hose Max. 90 cm Min. 60 cm Pull hose, and adjust length to suit trough. • Directly into a drain pipe, at a height of not less than 60 cm and not more than 90 cm.
5. CONTROL PANEL 5.1 Control Panel Description Programme selector knob Prewash touch key (Favourite programme save option) Display Finish In adjustment SmartSelect touch key Plus touch key • Light touch key Minus touch key • Normal touch key Spin touch key •...
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5.2 Display SmartLeaf feedback icon Door locked icon Stream icon Finish In icon Rinse Hold icon Add clothes icon Child Lock icon UltraMix icon The Temperature area: Temperature icon Cold water Maximum load icon The spin area: Spin Speed indicator ) No Spin indicator, Spin phase if off...
5.3 SmartLeaf feedback There are three different level of SmartLeaf feedback indicated: SmartLeaf symbols give feedback on 1. No SmartLeaf (no icon in the display) consumption, guiding the user to save 2. One leaf icon energy, time and water. 3. Two leaf icon This feature will indicate levels of energy savings in a programme based...
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Max. Load Programme; Max. Spin Temperature speed Type of load and soil level (Dry range (rpm) Clothes) Tub Clean; Maintenance cycle with hot water to clean and freshen the drum and to remove residue that may 60°C cause odour. For the best result use this cycle once a month.
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Hygienic Care Touch key If a certain soil level is not available, pressing it will generate an Select this option to add approximately error, a double beep and symbol blinks 30 minutes of tumbling in vapour after the twice. rinse cycle. The indicator of this option will be on.
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Finish In Touch key 7.3 Settings Child Lock Option Before you start the programme, this option makes it possible to define the Your appliance is provided with CHILD end of the washing programme from SAFETY LOCK which permits you to leave minimum of 1 hour to maximum of 24 the appliance unsupervised with the hours.
Enabling/Disabling End-Of-Wash 2. Add Clothes ( Buzzer You can only add clothes when the This setting permits you to either enable icon " " shown on the display. or disable the buzzer at the end of the programme. As an example, you might wish 1.
8. BEFORE FIRST USE During installation or before first use you may observe some water in the machine. This is a residual water left in the machine after a full functional test in the factory to ensure the machine is delivered to customers in perfect working order and is no cause for concern.
• Compartment "SOFTENER" This compartment is used for fabric conditioner and starching agent. • Detergent fl ap ( Flap before input a powder or liquid detergent. Position down: for liquid detergent. Position up: for powder detergent 9.2 Using Detergent And Additives Please refer to section "Detergents Type and Quantity of Detergent"...
2. Measure out the detergent and the The softener amount used must not fabric softener; exceed the "MAX" mark in the drawer. - Pull out the dispenser drawer until it If you use intense softeners it is stops. recommended to dilute with water. - Measure out the amount of Residues of detergent, softener and detergent required, pour it into the...
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9.4 Starting A Cycle ( 9.7 Changing The Options To start a programme, press the Start/ It may be possible to change some of Pause touch key. The corresponding the options after a wash programme has pilot light will stop flashing and a default started.
9.9 At The End Of The Programme To drain the water: 1. Press the "Start/Pause " touch key. • The appliance stops automatically. The appliance drains the water and • The acoustic signal will operate. spins with the maximum spin speed for •...
10. WASHING HINTS 10.1 Sorting The Laundry • Wash bras, pantyhose and other delicates in Follow the wash code symbols on each a mesh laundry bag, garment label and the manufacturer’s which you can purchase from your washing instructions. Sort the laundry supermarket.
10.5 Removing Stains 10.6 Detergents Type And Quantity Of Detergent Stubborn stains may not be removed by just water and detergent. It is therefore Low suds detergent is required for this advisable to treat them prior to washing. machine to prevent over suds problems, unsatisfactory washing result and harm to Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water.
Not enough detergent causes: Use less detergent if: • the wash load to turn grey, • you are washing a small load, • greasy clothes. • the laundry is lightly soiled, Too much detergent causes: • large amounts of foam during washing.
12. CARE AND CLEANING To run a maintenance wash: WARNING! • The drum should be empty of laundry. You must DISCONNECT the appliance • Select the "Tub Clean" programme. from the electricity supply, before you can carry out any cleaning or •...
Flush it out under a tap to remove any WARNING! traces of accumulated powder. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket. Do not remove the filter while the appliance is operating. Do not clean the drain pump if the water in the appliance is hot.
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3. When the container is full of water, 5. Remove fluff and objects from the put the drainage duct back again pump (if there are any). and empty the container. Do step 2, 3 again and again until no more water flows out from the drain pump.
8. Put the filter back into the housing with exposed section facing up. Make sure that you correctly tighten the filter to prevent leakages. Guide 4. Remove the inlet hose behind the appliance. 5. Clean the filter in the valve with a stiff brush or a towel.
12.9 Frost Precautions If the appliance is installed in an area where the temperature can be less than 0 °C, remove the remaining water from the inlet hose and the drain pump. Emergency Drain 1. Disconnect the main plug from the main socket.
13. TROUBLESHOOTING 13.1 Possible Failures Alarm code: Certain problems are due to lack of The appliance does not fill with simple maintenance or oversights, which water properly. can be solved easily without calling The appliance does not drain the out an engineer. Before contacting water.
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Malfunction Possible cause Solution The drain hose is squashed or Check the drain hose connection. kinked. (Error code: The drain pump is clogged. Clean the drain filter. Machine does (Error code: not empty The option "Rinse Hold" has been Press Start/Pause touch key to and/or does selected.
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Malfunction Possible cause Solution The laundry is not evenly Pause the machine and distributed in the drum. redistribute laundry manually. Machine There is very little laundry in the Load more laundry. vibrates or is drum. noisy: Unstable floors e.g. wooden Refer to relevant paragraph in floors.
13.2 Emergency Door Opening In case of power failure or appliance failure, the appliance door remains locked. The wash programme continues when power is restored. If the door remains locked in case of failure, it is possible to open it using the emergency unlock feature.
14. ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS 14.1 Packaging Materials 14.3 Ecological Hints The materials marked with the symbol To save water, energy and to help are recyclable. protect the environment, we recommend that you follow these tips: >PE<=polyethylene • Normally soiled laundry may be >PS<=polystyrene washed without pre-washing in order >PP<=polypropylene.
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