Unsatisfactory Washing Results; The Door Will Not Open - Electrolux EWF1495 Instruction Booklet

usermanual 1495 au_5.qxp 11/6/2006
Problem

• Unsatisfactory washing results:

• The machine vibrates or is
noisy:

• The door will not open:

• Spinning starts late or the
machine does not spin:
If you are unable to identify or solve the problem,
contact our service centre. Before telephoning, make
a note of the model, serial number and purchase
date of your machine: the Service Centre will require
this information.
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• Too little detergent or unsuitable detergent has
• Stubborn stains have not been treated prior to
• The correct temperature was not selected.
• Excessive laundry load.
• The transit bolts and packing have not been
• The support feet have not been adjusted.
• The laundry is not evenly distributed in the drum.
• Maybe there is very little laundry in the drum.
• The programme is still running.
• The door lock has not been released.
• There is water in the drum.
The door could be opened only when «Door
openable» message appears in the display and
the door locked light goes off.
• The electronic unbalance detection device has cut
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Possible cause
been used.
washing.
removed.
in because the laundry is not evenly distributed in
the drum. The laundry is redistributed by reverse
rotation of the drum. This may happen several
times before the unbalance disappears and normal
spinning can resume. If, after 10 minutes, the
laundry is still not evenly distributed in the drum,
the machine will not spin. In this case, redistribute
the load manually and select the spin programme.