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EN User Manual | Washing Machine EW6T3164AB...
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Welcome to Electrolux! Thank you for choosing our appliance. Get usage advice, brochures, trouble shooter, service and repair information: www.electrolux.com/support Subject to change without notice. CONTENTS 1. SAFETY INFORMATION................2 2. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................4 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................6 4. TECHNICAL DATA..................7 5.
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the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved. • Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons with very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away from the appliance unless continuously supervised. •...
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• The ventilation opening in the base must not be covered by a carpet, mat, or any floor covering. • The appliance must be connected to the water mains using the new supplied hose sets, or other new hose sets supplied by the Authorised Service Centre.
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2.4 Use • Always use a correctly installed shockproof socket. • Make sure that the parameters on the WARNING! rating plate are compatible with the Risk of injury, electric shock, fire, burns electrical ratings of the mains power or damage to the appliance. supply.
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These lamps are intended to withstand • Disconnect the appliance from the mains extreme physical conditions in household electrical and water supplies. appliances, such as temperature, • Cut off the mains electrical cable close to vibration, humidity, or are intended to the appliance and dispose of it.
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Feet for levelling the appliance Transit bolts Inlet hose Hose support Drain hose Rating plate Mains cable Information for register product. The rating plate reports the model name The info label reports the model name (A), (A) , product number (B), electrical ratings (C) product number (B ) and serial number (C).
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5. INSTALLATION WARNING! Refer to Safety chapters. 5.1 Unpacking and positioning ENGLISH...
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Adjust the appliance correctly to prevent vibration, noise and movement of the appliance when it operates. WARNING! Do not put cardboard, wood or equivalent materials below the appliance feet to adjust the level. Make sure that carpets do not stop the air circulation below the appliance. Make sure that the appliance does not touch the wall or other units.
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5.3 Water drainage min.600 mm max.1000 mm Subject to change without notice. The drain hose should stay at a height of no less than 600 mm and not more than 1000 mm. You can extend the drain hose to maximum 4000 mm. Contact the authorised service centre for the other drain hose and the extension.
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failure to comply with the above safety precaution. 6. CONTROL PANEL 6.1 Control panel description Programme dial Temp. touch button Display Marche/Arrêt push button Gain de temps touch button Indicators: Départ Différé touch button • Rinçage Plus • Night Départ/Pause touch button •...
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7. DIAL AND BUTTONS 7.1 Introduction 7.5 Prélavage With this option you can add a prewash phase to a washing programme. The options/functions are not available The relevant indicator illuminates. with all washing programmes. Check the • Use this option to add a pre-wash phase compatibility between options/functions at 30 °C before the washing phase.
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The intermediate and the final spinning Touch this button repeatedly until the desired phases are suppressed and the temperature value appears on the display. programme ends with water in the drum. When the display shows the indicators This helps to reduce creasing. The lid the appliance does not heat the water.
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Programme Reference Maxi‐ Programme description Default temper‐ spin speed (Type of load and level of soiling) ature Spin speed load Temperature range range [rpm ] Rapide 14min 800 rpm 1,5 kg Synthetic and mixed fabric items. Lightly soiled items and 30 °C (800 - 400) items to freshen up.
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Programme Reference Maxi‐ Programme description Default temper‐ spin speed (Type of load and level of soiling) ature Spin speed load Temperature range range [rpm ] 1200 rpm 2 kg Outdoor (1200 - 400) 30 °C 1 kg Do not use fabric softener and make sure that 40 °C - Cold there is no softener residue in the detergent dispenser.
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Programme Reference Maxi‐ Programme description Default temper‐ spin speed (Type of load and level of soiling) ature Spin speed load Temperature range range [rpm ] 800 rpm 2 kg Special programme for Denim clothing with delicate Denim (1200 - 400) washing phase to minimize colour fading and marks.
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8.2 Woolmark Wool Care - Green The wool wash cycle of this machine has been approved by The Woolmark Company for the washing of wool gar‐ ments labelled as «hand wash» provided that the prod‐ ucts are washed according to the instructions on the gar‐ ment label and those issued by the manufacturer of this washing machine.
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e.g. 1276 hours, the display shows the 2. Turn the programme knob to the text Hr for 2 seconds, 12 (thousands and Synthétiques programme (3rd position hundreds) for 2 seconds and 76 (tens and clockwise). units). 3. Press and hold the Gain de temps and Départ Différé...
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Make sure not to put too much laundry in the drum. 5. Close the drum and the lid. When using liquid detergents add them into a dosing ball (supplied by the CAUTION! detergent's manufacturer). Put the dosing Before you close the lid of your ball inside the washing machine's drum, appliance, make sure that you close the on top of the garments.
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When the countdown is completed, the programme starts automatically. About 20 minutes after the programme Cancelling the delay start after the start, the programme duration could be countdown has started adjusted again depending on the To cancel the delay start: capacity of water absorption of the fabrics.
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11.11 Draining water out after end of cycle If the SensiCare System has completed If you have chosen a programme or an option and the water filling has already started, that does not empty out the water of the last the new programme starts without rinse, the programme is completed, but: repeating the SensiCare System.
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If you set a programme or an option that ends with water in the drum, the Stand- by function doesn't deactivate the appliance to remind you to drain the water. 12. HINTS AND TIPS bras, belts, tights, shoelaces, ribbons, WARNING! etc.
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12.4 Ecological hints • Use only detergents and other treatments specially made for washing machines. To save water, energy and to help protect the First, follow these generic rules: environment, we recommend that you follow – powder detergents for all types of these tips: fabric, excluding delicate.
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13.4 Descaling If the appliance is not used for a long time: close the water tap and unplug the appliance. Indicative periodic cleaning schedule: If the water hardness in your area is high Descaling Twice a year or moderate, we recommend that you Maintenance wash Once a month use a water descaling product for...
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13.7 Lid seal Regularly examine the seal and remove all Always obey the instructions that you find objects from the inner part. Clean it when on the packaging of the product. needed, using ammonia cream cleanser agent without scratching the seal surface. 13.8 Cleaning the detergent dispenser 13.9 Cleaning the drain filter Always keep a rag nearby to dry up any...
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Proceed as follows to clean the pump: 13.10 Cleaning the inlet hose and the valve filter 13.11 Emergency drain 13.12 Frost precautions If the appliance cannot drain the water, carry If the appliance is installed in an area where out the same procedure, described in the temperature can reach values around 0°...
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4. Empty the drain pump. Refer to the WARNING! emergency drain procedure. 5. When the drain pump is empty, install the Make sure that the temperature is higher inlet hose again. than 0 °C before you use the appliance again. The manufacturer is not responsible for damages caused by low temperatures.
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• The programme was not finished properly or the appliance stopped too early. Switch the appliance off and on again. No communication between elec‐ • If the alarm code appears again, contact the Authorised Service Centre. tronic elements of the appliance. •...
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Potential failures Possible solution • Make sure the levelling of the appliance is correct. Refer to "Installation instruc‐ tion". The appliance makes an unusual noise and vi‐ • Make sure that the packaging and/or the transit bolts are removed. Refer to "In‐ brates.
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Energy consumption. °C Temperature in the laundry. Litres Water consumption. Spin speed. Remaining moisture at the end of spinning phase. The higher is the spin speed, the higher is the noise and the lower is the remaining moisture. Values and programme duration may differ depending on different conditions (e.g. room temperature, water temperature and pressure, load size and type of laundry, supply voltage) and also if you change the default setting of a programme.
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Programme rpm 1) Litres hh:mm °C Synthétiques 0.55 2:10 35.00 1200 40°C Délicats 0.35 1:00 35.00 1200 30°C Laine 0.20 1:10 30.00 1200 30°C Reference indicator of the spin speed. Suitable for washing heavily soiled textiles. Suitable for washing lightly soiled cottons, synthetic and mixed fabrics. It also performs as quick washing cycle for lightly soiled laundry.
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16.2 Cleaning the drain pump filter Clean the filter regularly and, especially, if the alarm code appears on the display. 16.3 Programmes Programmes Load Product description Eco 40-60 6 kg White and coloured cottons. Normally soiled garments. Coton 6 kg White cotton and coloured cotton.
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17. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS appliances marked with the symbol with Recycle materials with the symbol . Put the the household waste. Return the product to packaging in relevant containers to recycle it. your local recycling facility or contact your Help protect the environment and human municipal office.
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