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................5 3. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION................7 4. TECHNICAL DATA..................9 5.
• This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the hazards involved.
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• The appliance shall be installed as a freestanding product or below the kitchen worktop if space margins permit. • Do not install the appliance behind a lockable door, a sliding door or a door with a hinge on the opposite side, that would prevent the appliance door from being fully open.
• Items that have been soiled with substances such as vegetable or mineral oil, acetone, alcohol, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed separately with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the washer dryer. •...
• Make sure that there is air circulation • Ensure that there are no visible water between the appliance and the floor. leaks during and after the first use of the • Remove all the packaging and the transit appliance. bolts.
Refresh steam programme, offers the and the type of fabric without consuming perfect solution for refreshing even the more time, energy and water than most delicate garments without washing. necessary. Use the delicate fragrance exclusively developed by Electrolux to add a ENGLISH...
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4. TECHNICAL DATA Dimension Width/ Height/ Total depth 59.7 cm /84.7 cm /57.6 cm Electrical connection Voltage 230 V Overall power 2100 W Fuse 10 A Frequency 50 Hz Level of protection against ingress of solid particles and moisture IPX4 ensured by the protective cover, except where the low voltage equipment has no protection against moisture Cold water...
Adjust the appliance correctly to prevent vibration, noise and movement of the appliance when it operates. 1. Install the appliance on a flat hard floor. The appliance must be levelled and stable. Make sure that the appliance does not touch the wall or other units and there is air circulation below the appliance.
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4. Connect the water inlet hose to the cold Water drainage water tap with 3/4'' thread. The drain hose should stay at a height of no less than 60 cm and not more than 100 cm. You can extend the drain hose to maximum 400 cm.
Check that your domestic electrical installation can take the maximum load required, also taking into account any other Make sure that the plastic guide cannot appliances may also be in use. move when the appliance drains and the drain hose end is not immersed in the Connect the appliance to an earthed water.
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The options are not selectable with all washing programmes. Check the compatibility between options and washing programmes in the "Options compatibility with programmes" paragraph in the "Programmes" chapter. An option can exclude another one, in this case the appliance doesn't allow you to set the incompatible options together. Make sure the screen and touch buttons are always clean and dry.
Time Manager indicator. Extra Rinse indicator. The spin area: Spin speed indicator No Spin indicator. Spin phase is off. Rinse Hold indicator. Auto Dry indicator: Iron dry Cupboard dry Extra dry Child safety lock indicator. Time Dry programme indicator. 7. DIAL AND BUTTONS 7.1 Introduction 7.3 Programme dial By rotating the programme dial it is possible...
7.6 Spin Reduction 7.8 Permanent Extra Rinse When you set a programme, the appliance With this option you can permanently have an automatically sets the default spin speed. extra rinse when you set a new programme. Touch repeatedly this button to: To activate/deactivate this option, hold the •...
The display shows the selected delay time. indicator After touching the Start/Pause button, the appliance begins the countdown and the door is locked. 7.12 Auto Dry When the drying mode is activated, touch this button to set one the automatic dryness ■...
8. SETTINGS 8.1 Introduction the first switching on. This value will count operating time of the cycles (does not include pauses, delayed start time). To visualise this value, proceed as follows: When pressing a key combination, do 1. Switch the appliance on by pressing the not tilt your fingers downwards .
9. BEFORE FIRST USE 3. Pour 2 litres of water into the detergent compartment marked by During installation or before first use you This action activates the drain system. may observe some water in the 4. Pour a small quantity of detergent into the appliance.
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Programme Reference Maxi‐ Programme description Default tempera‐ spin speed (Type of load and level of soiling) ture Spin speed load Temperature range range 1200 rpm 3.0 kg Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. Normally soiled (1200 - 400 items. Synthetics rpm) 30 °C 60 °C - Cold...
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Items with label "Dry clean only". FreshScent System Electrolux fragrance. If you use this special gentle fragrance, your laundry will scent as just washed. Read care‐ fully the instructions supplied with the fragrance. Reduce the fragrance dosage when treating smaller load. By means of the Time Manager button, you can reduce the programme duration when treating items labeled to be washed at low temperature.
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Programme Reference Maxi‐ Programme description Default tempera‐ spin speed (Type of load and level of soiling) ture Spin speed load Temperature range range 1400 rpm 9.0 kg White cotton items. This high-performance wash programme 1400 rpm - combined with steam vapour, removes more than 99,99% of Hygiene 400 rpm bacteria and viruses...
Dryness Level Type of fabric Load Cottons and Linen up to 5.0 kg (bathrobes, bath towels, etc) Extra Dry For towelling materials Denim garments up to 3.0 kg Cottons and Linen up to 5.0 kg (bathrobes, bath towels, etc) Cupboard Dry For items to be stored Synthetics and mixed fabrics up to 3.0 kg...
11.4 Check the position of the detergent flap Washing heavily oiled, greasy stains 1. Pull out the detergent dispenser until it could cause damage to rubber parts of stops. the washing machine. 11.3 Filling the detergent and additives 2. Press the lever down to remove the dispenser.
• Do not set the delay start function. indicator appears to indicate that it is still 5. Measure out the detergent and the fabric possible to stop the cycle and add garments. conditioner. 6. Carefully close the detergent dispenser. The drain pump can operate shortly before the appliance fills water.
11.8 The SensiCare System load 3. Touch the Start/Pause button again. detection The washing programme continues. 11.10 Cancelling a running programme The programme duration in the display is referred to a medium/high load. 1. Press the On/Off button to cancel the programme and to deactivate the After touching the Start/Pause button the...
2. Open the appliance door. If necessary, • The door stays locked. add or remove the garments. Close the • You must drain the water to open the door: door and touch the Start/Pause button. 1. If necessary, touch the Spin Reduction The programme or the delay start continues.
12. DAILY USE - WASHING & DRYING Iron dry: for cotton items; WARNING! Cupboard dry: for cotton and Refer to Safety chapters. synthetic items; Extra dry: for cotton items. The time value on the display is the This appliance is an automatic washer duration of both cycles washing and dryer.
1. Remove the laundry from the appliance. • In the display comes on. 2. Make sure that the drum is empty. • The indicator of the Start/Pause button goes off. The door locked goes off and the door unlocks. After drying phase, clean the drum, the seal and the inside of the door with a wet •...
13.4 At the end of the drying 1. Remove the laundry from the appliance. programme 2. Make sure that the drum is empty. • The appliance stops automatically. • The acoustic signals operate (if they are After drying phase, clean the drum, the active).
15.2 Stubborn stains • Do not wash white and coloured items together. For some stains, water and detergent is not • Some coloured items can discolour with sufficient. the first wash. We recommend that you wash them separately for the first couple We recommend that you pre-treat these of times.
• Do not mix different types of detergents. In areas where the water is soft it is not • Use less detergent if: necessary to use a water softener. – you are washing a small load, To find out the water hardness in your area, –...
• type of laundry To avoid the static charge at the end of the • weight of the load drying cycle: 1. Use fabric conditioner in the washing 15.10 Additional drying cycle. 2. Use special fabric conditioner for tumble If, at the end of the drying programme, the laundry is still damp, set a short drying cycle dryers.
Do not use a scouring pads or any scratching material. CAUTION! Do not use alcohol, solvents or chemical products. CAUTION! Do not clean the metal surfaces with chlorine-based detergent. Clean it when needed, using ammonia cream cleanser agent without scratching the seal 16.4 Descaling surface.
16.8 Cleaning the detergent 3. Flush the detergent drawer out under dispenser running warm water to remove any traces of accumulated detergent. After cleaning, To prevent possible deposits of dried replace the top part in its position. detergent or clotted fabric softener and/or 4.
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7. Turn the filter anti-clockwise to remove it. 2. Place a suitable bowl below the drain pump access to collect the water that 8. If it is necessary, remove fluff and objects flows out. from the filter recess. 3. Open the chute downwards. Always keep 9.
12. Close the pump cover. 2. Remove the inlet hose from the appliance by loosening the ring nut. When you drain the water with the emergency drain procedure, you must 3. Clean the valve filter on the back of the activate the drain system again: appliance with a toothbrush.
16.12 Frost precautions If the appliance is installed in an area where the temperature can reach the values around 0° C or drop below, remove the remaining water from the inlet hose and the drain pump. 1. Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.
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With some problems, the display shows an alarm code and the Start/ Pause button may flash continuously: If the appliance is overloaded, remove some items from the drum and/or keep pressed the door while touching the Start/Pause button until the indicator stops flashing (see the picture below).
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If the display shows other alarm codes, deactivate and activate the appliance. If the problem continues, contact the Authorised Service Centre. In case of different problem with the appliance check the table below for possible solutions. Problem Possible solution • Make sure that the mains plug is connected to the mains socket.
Problem Possible solution • Reduce the quantity of detergent or the number of tablets or single-dose deter‐ Too much foam in the drum during the washing cycle. gents. • Make sure that the flap is in the correct position (UP for powder detergent - After the washing cycle, DOWN for liquid detergent).
5. Take out the laundry and then close the appliance door. 6. Close the filter flap. 18. CONSUMPTION VALUES 18.1 Introduction The QR code on the energy label supplied with the appliance provides a web link to the information related to the performance of the appliance in the EU EPREL database.
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18.3 According to Commission Regulation Eu 2019/2023 Washing only Eco 40-60 pro‐ rpm 1) Litres hh:mm °C gramme Full load 0.790 63.0 03:48 53.0 37.0 1400 Half load 0.495 44.0 02:53 53.0 30.0 1400 Quarter load 0.240 31.0 02:50 54.0 24.0 1400 Maximum spin speed.
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