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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;...
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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.
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 •...
3. TECHNICAL DATA Dimensions (Height / Width / Depth) 850 x 600 x 659 mm Power supply (Voltage / Frequency) 220 - 240 V~/ 50 Hz Total power absorbed 2000 W Water supply pressure (Maximum / Minimum) 0.8 MPa / 0.05 MPa Maximum Spin Speed 1200 rpm 4.
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4.2 Positioning WARNING! Before proceeding with installation, read the safety information, and dimension preferred. 600 mm 659 mm 575 mm 850 mm 930 mm ENGLISH...
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30 mm. 20 mm 20 mm 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. If it does rock, adjust the legs again wall until it is levelled and does not rock.
4.3 Water Inlet 4.4 Water Drainage The end of the drain hose can be Connect the water inlet hose to a tap positioned in three ways: with 3/4” BSP thread. Use the hose supplied with the machine. DO NOT USE •...
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• In a sink, drain pipe branch. This branch must be above the trap so Max. Max. that the bend is at least 60 cm above 41 cm 88 cm the ground. Push the drain hose onto the spigot and secure with a clip, ensure a loop is formed in the drain hose to prevent waste from the sink entering the appliance.
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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Recall your favourite programme. (Favourite) Maximum capacity depends on a sticker in front of the machine. Model: EWF8023P5WC 8 kg Tested for Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecium, Candida albicans, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MS2 Bacteriophage in external test performed by Swissatest Testmaterialien AG in 2021 (Test Report No.
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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 flap ( 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"...
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Different functions can be combined which is dependent on the programme selected. If an option is not compatible with the wash programme selected, the symbol " " will flash on display along with buzzer sound. 2. If you want to define the end of the washing programme, press the "Finish In"...
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9.6 Changing A Programme 9.9 At The End Of The Programme Changing a running programme is possi- • The appliance stops automatically. ble only by switching off the appliance. • The acoustic signal will operate. • Press the "On/Off" touch key to cancel •...
9.11 AUTO Off Mode To drain the water: 1. Press the "Start/Pause " touch key. The AUTO Off mode automatically The appliance drains the water and deactivates the appliance to decrease spins with the maximum spin speed for the energy consumption when: selected programme.
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10.5 Removing Stains • Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, Stubborn stains may not be removed by hooks and just water and detergent. It is therefore poppers. Tie any advisable to treat them prior to washing. belts or long Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. tapes.
10.6 Detergents Type And Quantity Not enough detergent causes: Of Detergent • the wash load to turn grey, • greasy clothes. Low suds detergent is required for this Too much detergent causes: machine to prevent over suds problems, • over suds, unsatisfactory washing result and harm to the machine.
11. INTERNATIONAL WASH CODE SYMBOLS These symbols appear on fabric labels, in order to help you choose the best way to treat your laundry. Energetic wash Max. wash Max. wash Max. wash Max. wash DO NOT temperature temperature temperature temperature Hand wash wash at all 95 °C...
12. CARE AND CLEANING 12.3 After Each Wash WARNING! You must DISCONNECT the appliance Leave the door open for a while. This from the electricity supply, before helps to prevent mould and stagnant you can carry out any cleaning or smells forming inside the appliance.
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12.7 Cleaning The Pump To aid cleaning, the top part of the additive compartment should be removed. Regularly examine the drain pump and make sure that it is clean. Clean the pump if: • The appliance does not drain the water.
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2. Place a suitable water container 4. Push back the drainage duct and turn below the recess of the drain pump to the filter counter-clockwise to remove collect the water that flows out. Press the two levers and pull forward the drainage duct to let the water flow out.
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6. Make sure that the impeller of the 8. Put the filter back into the housing pump can turn. If this does not occur, with exposed section facing up. Make contact the service centre. sure that you correctly tighten the filter to prevent leakages.
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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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