Miele WT 945 S WPS Operating Instructions Manual
Miele WT 945 S WPS Operating Instructions Manual

Miele WT 945 S WPS Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating instructions
Washer-dryer
WT 945 S
WPS
WO
To avoid the risk of accidents
or damage to the machine
it is
to read
these instructions before it is
installed or used for the first time.
M.-Nr. 05 870 840

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  • Page 1 Operating instructions Washer-dryer WT 945 S To avoid the risk of accidents or damage to the machine it is to read these instructions before it is installed or used for the first time. M.-Nr. 05 870 840...
  • Page 2 ......... . 5 Disposal of the packing material .
  • Page 3 ..........27 Water softener .
  • Page 4 The Miele Waterproof system ........
  • Page 5 Old appliances may contain materials which can be reclaimed or recycled. The transport and protective packing Please contact your dealer, your local has been selected from materials which waste collection centre or scrap are environmentally friendly for disposal merchant about potential recycling and can normally be recycled.
  • Page 6 Repairs should only be appliance. undertaken by a Miele approved technician. The machine is only completely iso If the appliance is supplied from a lated from the electricity supply...
  • Page 7 "Installation"). During spinning, a transit If the connection cable is faulty it fitting which is still in place may result in must only be replaced by a Miele damage to both the machine and approved service technician to protect adjacent furniture or appliances.
  • Page 8 These instructions on the packaging. If in doubt dispensers can melt during the drying contact the Miele Customer Service Dept. programme and cause damage to the or your Miele Dealer. machine and the laundry. Do not use...
  • Page 9: Delay Start

    This washer-dryer can be used: – Delay start allows you to delay the start with a max. load (depending on of a programme from 1 hour up to a programme) of 5 kg; maximum of 9 hours. – with a max. load (depending on programme) of 2.5 kg;...
  • Page 10: Programme Selector

    This is used to delay the start of a for changing a spin speed or programme. selecting The delay time will appear in the – Rinse hold or display. – Without final spin. Press the Start button to start a for selecting additional functions.
  • Page 11 Spinning at 400 - 1500 rpm The spin can be set within this range for – final spin during a wash programme The programme selector is used to set – for "Thermospin" during drying (see – basic wash programmes and "DRYING - Programme selection"...
  • Page 12 – Ideally load the maximum amount – Do not exceed the amounts of specified for the programme you are detergent which may be using. recommended by the manufacturer This way energy and water on the packaging. consumption will be kept to a –...
  • Page 13 There is a yellow lever behind the Before using the machine for the first detergent drawer facia panel. time ensure that it is correctly installed and connected. See the relevant section under "Installation". ^ Turn on the stopcock. ^ Turn both programme selectors to the Finish position.
  • Page 14 Fabric type Cottons and linen fabrics, e.g. bed linen, table linen, towelling, jeans, underwear, T-shirts, nappies. Additional options Soak, Pre-wash, Water plus, Short. Notes – Only use the COTTONS 95°C programme for heavily soiled and incontinent laundry. – For heavily soiled laundry select the Soak or Pre-wash additional option.
  • Page 15 Fabric type Acrylics, acetate and triacetate, 100% cotton easy care shirts and blouses. Curtains, specified machine-washable by the manufacturer. Additional options Soak, Pre-wash, Short Notes – Laundry remains relatively crease-free for easier ironing. – Dust in curtains usually makes using a programme with Pre-wash advisable .
  • Page 16 Fabric type Table cloths, napkins, overalls, aprons. Notes – The laundry should be washed but not treated with fabric conditioner. Max. load 5 kg – Drain only: Select Without final spin . Notes Max. load 5 kg Fabric type Articles which have been washed by hand and only need to be rinsed and spun in the machine.
  • Page 17 (select the appropriate temperature according to the temperature on the care label symbol) Cottons Normal Cottons, Minimum iron, Quick wash no bar (maximum) machine action and normal spinning Synthetics Reduced Delicates single bar (medium) machine action *If the gentle action option has been and reduced programmed into your machine via the spinning...
  • Page 18 Hand wash Do not wash Dry clean Do not dry clean Suitable for chlorine bleaching Do not use chlorine bleach At normal temperature At low temperature Do not tumble dry Hot iron Medium hot iron Cool iron Do not iron N.B.
  • Page 19: Programme Overview

    Badly soiled areas can be pre-treated with liquid detergent, stain removers Make sure that the DRYING etc. first, following the manufacturer's programme selector is at the Finish instructions. With particularly stubborn position. Otherwise the drying stains ask your dry cleaner for advice. programme set will follow on from Do not use solvent-based the washing programme.
  • Page 20 ^ Press in the I-ON/0-OFF button. ^ Press the Door button and open the drum door. ^ Unfold the laundry and load loosely in the drum. To achieve best results make up mixed loads consisting of both large and small items. Do not exceed the maximum load for the programme selected.
  • Page 21 For programmes without a pre-wash: – Add the total amount to compartment j or directly into the drum on top of the laundry. For programmes with a pre-wash: – Add 1/4 of the detergent for the soak and pre-wash into compartment i, and 3/4 into compartment j for the main wash.
  • Page 22 It is important to dispense the correct amount, because..too little detergent results in: – Laundry not being cleaned properly and with time it may become grey and hard to the touch. – Greasy particles clinging to the laundry.
  • Page 23 If an additional option(s) is selected for a programme, and / or the spin speed is altered, the machine stores these changes in memory at the start of a programme. When that particular programme is chosen again, the display will show the additional option(s) and / or spin speed which have been stored for that programme in the memory.
  • Page 24 Laundry can be added or removed – the suds temperature is above after the start of one of the following (except when the programmable programmes: function "Opening the door at high temperatures" has been activated. – COTTONS – MINIMUM IRON –...
  • Page 25 This washing machine has fully Main wash electronic controls with automatic load recognition. This machine takes in the Water level: low right amount of water required for the Wash rhythm: normal programme, depending on the amount Rinses of laundry and its absorbency rate. This Water level: medium means that programme cycles and durations can vary.
  • Page 26 Main wash Anti-crease: Water level: low At the end of every programme, with Wash rhythm: normal the exception of the WOOLLENS and the Separate rinse programme, the Rinses anti-crease action switches on for a Water level: medium maximum of 30 minutes. No of rinses: 2 A fourth rinse takes place Spinning...
  • Page 27 Hardness Type of Total °dH All modern detergents produced for range water hardness( (German) automatic washing machines are hardness mg/l) suitable, including liquid, compact soft 0 - 130 0 - 7 (concentrated), tablets and special medium 130 - 250 7 - 14 application detergents.
  • Page 28 The conditioner or liquid starch is automatically dispensed in the last rinse. At the end of the programme a Fabric conditioners make garments soft small amount of water remains in and fluffy to handle and help prevent compartment p. static cling when tumble drying. If starching frequently, clean the Texturisers are synthetic starch dispenser compartment and...
  • Page 29 Woven and loopknit materials (e.g. T-Shirts, knitted garments) tend to ^ Before drying check the drying shrink to varying extents depending on symbol on the wash care label. their quality. Therefore: to prevent Dry at normal temperature further shrinkage do not over-dry these textiles.
  • Page 30 Extra dry Fabric type Multi-layered fabrics, which are thoroughly dried in the Normal programme. Additional options Thermospin max. 1500 rpm, Drying / Low temp. – Do not dry jerseywear in the Extra dry programme Note (tendency to shrink) Max. load 2.5 kg Normal Fabric type...
  • Page 31 Normal plus Fabric type Minimum iron items which are made of synthetic or blended fabrics (e.g. pullovers,, dresses, trousers) which are not dried adequately in the Normal programme. Additional Thermospin max. 900 rpm, Drying / Low temp. options Note – Spin fabrics for approx. 30 seconds before drying. Max.
  • Page 32 ^ Unfold the laundry and load loosely The separate drying programme in the drum. must be used if the load in the wash programme is greater than the Maximum load: maximum load permitted for drying, Cottons ....2.5 kg or if you only want to dry part of the Minimum iron .
  • Page 33: Drying / Low Temp

    The programmes are described in the "Drying programme charts". ^ Press the "Spin" button repeatedly until the indicator lamp for the spin speed you want for the thermospin ^ Turn the programme selector to the comes on. required drying programme. Exception: The thermospin will not be ^ For minimum iron fabrics which are carried out if TIMED DRYING has been...
  • Page 34 Exception: Delay start The START indicator lamp will flash as soon as a programme can be started. ^ Press the START button. After the programme has started the START indicator lamp will light up constantly. The door cannot be opened if the temperature is higher than 70°C.
  • Page 35 Use approximately less detergent than is recommended by the Where the amount of laundry to be manufacturer on the packaging. washed and dried in one programme does not exceed the maximum weight permitted for the drying ^ Turn the WASHING programme programme, washing and drying in one continuous sequence is selector to the required programme.
  • Page 36 ^ Close the door. Otherwise there is the danger of ^ A buzzer will sound (see objects being placed inadvertently in "Programmable functions") and the the drum. If these remained Anti crease / Finish light will come on. unnoticed and were washed in the Press the Door button and open the next load, they could damage the drum door wide.
  • Page 37 The fluff which occurs during drying can collect in the drum and also in the suds container. It is best to rinse out this fluff before the machine is used again, so that it cannot be deposited on the next load of laundry.
  • Page 38 Programme sequences can be changed after the START button has See section "Safety lock". been pressed. It is also possible to select a follow-on drying programme any time up to the end of a washing programme. ^ Turn both programme selectors to the Finish position.
  • Page 39: Select A Programme

    ^ Press the START button until the Electronic programme locking (the Locked indicator lamp goes out. Locked indicator lamp is on) prevents the door from being opened Or, if the Anti-crease / Finish indicator is or the programme cancelled during a flashing: programme.
  • Page 40 A microfibre "E-Cloth" is available from the same time pull the drawer right the Miele UK Spare Parts Department, out of the machine. Part Number 98013530, which is suitable for cleaning surfaces such as stainless steel, glass, plastic and chrome without the use of chemicals.
  • Page 41 ^ Clean the siphon tube. 1. Remove the siphon from compartment p and rinse under warm running water. The channel in compartment p should also be cleaned. 2. Replace the siphon securely. ^ From time to time you should also clean ...
  • Page 42 ^ First turn off the stopcock. ^ Unscrew the threaded union connecting the free end of the inlet The machine has a filter to protect the hose to the stopcock. water inlet valve. The filter in the open end of the inlet hose should be checked and cleaned approx.
  • Page 43 With the aid of the following guide, minor problems can be easily corrected without calling in a Miele service technician, saving you both time and money. The following charts are designed to help you establish the cause of a fault or problem, and rectify it.
  • Page 44 – the door is properly closed. – the mains plug is plugged – the mains fuse has blown. There is a fault. Start the programme again. If the indicator light flashes again, call the Miele Service Soak/Pre-wash Dept. Washing Rinses The safety lock is De-activate the safety lock as activated.
  • Page 45 – Has the drain hose been fitted too high? Maximum delivery head 1 m. The Waterproof system – Call the Miele Service has reacted. department. Final spin The final spin has not – Loosen the laundry.
  • Page 46 – the stopcock is opened wide enough. – the inlet hose is kinked. The water pressure is – In this case, call the Miele too low. Service Dept. The filter in the water – Clean the filter as described inlet hose is dirty.
  • Page 47 The machine is not Insert the plug in the connected to the socket. electricity supply. Power cut. Open the door as described at the end of this section. The door was not Press hard against the left correctly closed. hand side of the door and press the Door button.
  • Page 48 For safety reasons the door cannot be Wait until the temperature has opened when the dropped below 70°C and then internal temperature is open the door. above 70°C. Select the cooling down phase*: – Turn the DRYING programme selector to the Finish position .
  • Page 49: Timed Drying

    The load weighed less In future dry small loads in than 1 kg. The moisture a TIMED DRYING sensing system cannot programme. operate with too small a load. – Turn the WASHING and DRYING programme selectors to the Finish during the spin the laundry position.
  • Page 50: Water Softener

    The spin speed selected Select a higher spin speed was too low. for the next wash programme. The machine was not Always mix large and small able to distribute the items in a load to avoid laundry load evenly. imbalance. Laundry was spun at a reduced spin speed to protect the machine.
  • Page 51 Too much detergent – Follow the manufacturer's was used. instructions on dosage given on the packaging. – Take the water hardness level into account. – Use less detergent for lightly soiled or small loads. The detergent – Try and brush out the contained compounds residues after drying using (zeolites) to aid water...
  • Page 52 Liquid detergents usually – Use a general purpose contain no bleaching detergent containing a agents. They do not bleaching agent. remove fruit, coffee and – Pour stain removers into compartment j and tea stains. liquid detergent into a dispensing ball –...
  • Page 53 However, if the drain outlet is blocked, more water will be retained in the machine ^ Switch the machine off. Caution: If laundry has been washed at a high temperature, water draining out of the machine will still be hot. Danger of scalding or burning! ^ Place a suitable container (2 litres) underneath the drain fixture.
  • Page 54 Once the flow of water ceases: and filter unit (as these can cause a leakage of water). ^ Put the fluff filter back in place and secure. Make sure the fluff filter is securely tightened. Otherwise there is a risk of water leakage during use. Always make sure that the drum is stationary before reaching into the machine to remove laundry.
  • Page 55 1 year. – Your Miele Dealer or See the guarantee card supplied with the appliance for further details. – The Miele Service Department (see address on back cover). When contacting the Service Department, please quote the model and serial number of your appliance, both of which are shown on the data plate.
  • Page 56 a Electrical connection f Door b Inlet hose with Waterproof system g Flap for fluff filter and drain pump c Drain hose with flexible / detachable h Four height adjustable screw feet swivel elbow d Detergent dispenser e Control panel...
  • Page 57: Installation Surface

    If the machine is installed on a raised plinth, it to be secured against slippage during spin using retaining clips (available from the Miele Spare Parts Dept). Otherwise there is the danger of the machine moving about.
  • Page 58 C Withdraw the two bars together with the support plate. A Turn the left-hand transit bar 90°. D Plug the holes with the plastic caps B Turn the right-hand transit bar 90°. supplied. The machine must not be moved without the transit fitting in place. Store the transit fitting in a safe place for future use.
  • Page 59 The machine must stand perfectly level on all four feet to ensure safe and proper operation. ^ Loosen counternut with a screwdriver by turning it anti-clockwise, then unscrew foot together with the counternut. ^ Put the machine back on all four feet. ^ Use a spirit level to check the Incorrect installation may increase electricity and water consumption and...
  • Page 60 Fitting instructions are supplied with the building under kit. All items marked * are available to order from your Miele Dealer or from the Miele Spare Parts Dept.
  • Page 61: The Miele Waterproof System

    The Miele Waterproof system protects the washing machine from water – Sump damage. Any leaking water is collected in a The system consists of three main sump in the base of the appliance. A components: float switches off the safety valves,...
  • Page 62 Connection to the mains water supply should incorporate a mains stopcock with " thread. The stopcock should be fitted by a qualified plumber. For the function correctly, it may only be fitted The connection point is subject in the positions shown in the to mains water pressure.
  • Page 63 The plastic casing of the safety valve contains electrical components. The Wa- terproof system must only be connected to its own stopcock. It must not be connected to mixer taps or similar and must not be fitted in areas where there is the risk of water or other liquids reaching it.
  • Page 64 If you intend to unscrew the Miele Waterproof system hose from the stopcock it is essential to disconnect the machine from the electricity supply first. Only use a hose should you need a replacement. In order to protect the water inlet...
  • Page 65 For draining the water away with a delivery head over 1 metre (and up to a max. of 1.8 metres) a 2nd "Duo-drain pump" is available together with the corresponding kit from your Miele Dealer or the Miele Spare Parts Dept.
  • Page 66 If the electrical connection cable is damaged, it must only be replaced by The wire which is coloured green and a special Miele cable. yellow must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked For extra safety it is advisable to install...
  • Page 67 h min COTTONS 95°C 1.70 1 53 COTTONS 60°C 0.95 1 56 COTTONS 40°C 0.50 1 56 MINIMUM IRON 40°C 0.45 1 20 DELICATES 30°C 0.40 1 00 WOOLLENS 30°C 0.15 0 38 COTTONS Normal 1.45 1 03 EN 60456 test programme EN 61121 test programme Consumption data can vary from the nominal values given depending on water pressure, water hardness, water inlet temperature, room temperature, type and...
  • Page 68 Height 85.0 cm Width 59.5 cm Depth with lid fitted 60.0 cm Depth without lid 57.5 cm Weight, empty 99 kg Maximum floor load 1600 Newton (approx. 160 kg) Capacity – Washing max. 5.0 kg dry laundry Capacity – Drying max.
  • Page 69 Programmable functions for changing standard settings...
  • Page 70 A Press the additional option buttons The programmable functions can be Soak and Pre-wash at the same time, used to tailor programmes to suit hold pressed in and . . your individual requirements. Once B . . . switch the machine on with the activated the programmable I-ON / 0-OFF button.
  • Page 71: High Water Level

    A Press the additional option buttons Soak and Pre-wash at the same time, hold pressed in and . . Suitable for areas with soft water B . . . switch the machine on with the (hardness range I). I-ON / 0-OFF button. C Then release these buttons.
  • Page 72 A Press the additional option buttons Soak and Pre-wash at the same time, An audible tone will sound at the end hold pressed in and . . of a washing / drying programme. B . . . switch the machine on with the I-ON / 0-OFF button.
  • Page 73 A Press the additional option buttons Soak and Pre-wash at the same time, hold pressed in and . . It is possible to open the door during B . . . switch the machine on with the a washing or drying programme, I-ON / 0-OFF button.
  • Page 74 – the WASHING and DRYING programme selectors are at the Finish position. The machine is set to give the best A Press the additional option buttons drying results. You do, however, have Soak and Pre-wash at the same time, the option of shortening or hold pressed in and .
  • Page 76 Alteration rights reserved / 3703 M.-Nr. 05 870 840 / 01 This paper consists of cellulose which has been bleached without the use of chlorine.

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