Eco Active™ Wash - Fisher & Paykel FabricSmart Installation Instructions And User Manual

Eco Active wash
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Eco Active wash
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The Eco Active™ wash, is a unique washing method that uses a combination of front loader and
top loader washing technologies. This dual action wash gives excellent wash performance and
means you retain the convenience and capacity of a top loading machine while introducing the
gentle cascade wash action and energy efficiency of a front loader.
Wash 1 – Detergent activating wash (front-loader type wash)
The FabricSmart™ washer fills the bowl at the selected
temperature with just enough water so that your
clothes are 100% saturated. This small amount of
sudsy water flows through the clothes, up a specially
designed portal and back onto the clothes in a cascade
effect. This wash action thoroughly dissolves and
activates the detergent.
The concentrated solution of detergent and
water rapidly targets stains and soils at the fibre
level, boosting soil removal and accelerating the
Fig.9 Eco Active™ wash
wash process.
Wash 2 – Agitation wash (top-loader type wash)
After recirculating the sudsy water through the clothes
for 2 – 5 minutes, your FabricSmart™ washer will fill
with just enough cool water to suspend the clothes
in solution. Your washer will then sense the average
fabric type of the load and begin the agitation wash.
Agitating massages the soil off the fibres and away
from the clothes. Due to its concentrated headstart the
clothes require less agitation than a conventional top
loader washer.
Note: the detergent activating wash is the only time
Fig.10 Agitation wash
during the cycle that hot water is used (when the
machine is completely full the water will be lukewarm).
If you are wanting hot water in the agitation wash,
you will need to choose a TRADITIONAL WASH in the
OPTIONS menu (refer to page 15).