AEG Electrolux LAVAMAT 74800 User Information

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LAVAMAT 74800
Washing machine
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  • Page 1 LAVAMAT 74800 Washing machine User information...
  • Page 2 Dear customer, Please read this User Information carefully and keep it to refer to at a later date. Pass this User Information on to any subsequent owner of the appli- ance. The following symbols are used in the text: Safety instructions Warning: Notes that concern your personal safety.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Operating Instructions ........Safety .
  • Page 4 Installation and connection instructions ....26 Safety information for the installation......26 Installing the appliance .
  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    Operating Instructions 1 Safety Prior to using for the first time • Follow the ”Instructions for installation and connection”. • If the appliance is delivered in the winter months when there are mi- nus temperatures: Store the washing machine at room temperature for 24 hours before using for the first time.
  • Page 6: General Safety

    General safety • Repairs to the washing machine must only be carried out by qualified service engineers. • Never use the washing machine if the mains cable is damaged; or if the control panel, work top or plinth area is damaged such that the inside of the appliance is freely accessible.
  • Page 7: Description Of The Appliance

    Description of the appliance Detergent dispenser Control panel drawer Rating plate (behind door) Plinth flap/ Screw feet Drain pump (height adjustable) Control panel Multi-display SPIN/RINSE HOLD button DELAY TIMER button Programme progress display Programme option buttons Programme knob DOOR indicator START/PAUSE button OVERDOSING indicator...
  • Page 8: Programme Overview

    Programme overview Additional programmes Spin speed Programme ENERGY SAVING • • • • • • • COTTONS/LINEN • • • • • • • • 95, 60, 40, 30 40-60 MIX • • • • • • • EASY-CARES 3,5kg •...
  • Page 9 Care Application/Features symbols Energy-saving programme which washes at 60 °C for lightly to normally soiled whites or coloureds made of cotton/linen. J M O Programme for normally to heavily soiled whites/coloureds made of cotton/linen. Programme for cottons/linen, which is indicated for various wash temperatures. Items which according to their care label are normally washed separately at 40 °C or at 60 °C, can be washed together in this programme.
  • Page 10: Before The First Wash

    Before the first wash 1. Open the detergent drawer. 2. Pour approx. 2 litres of water through the detergent drawer into the washing machine. This closes the water container when the next programme is started and the economy valve can function properly 3.
  • Page 11: Running A Washing Cycle

    Running a washing cycle Opening the door/loading washing 1. To open the door: pull the door by the handle. When the machine is switched on, the DOOR light and the START/ PAUSE light indicate whether the door can be opened: DOOR indicator START/PAUSE indicator Can the door be opened?
  • Page 12 Dosing depends upon: – the washing’s degree of soiling, – the size of the load – the degree of hardness of the water supply. • If the manufacturer does not give instructions for small loads: for a half load, use a third less, for a very small load, use only half of the detergent that is recommended for a full load.
  • Page 13: Switching On The Appliance/Selecting A Programme

    Switching on the appliance/selecting a programme Set the programme and tempera- ture using the programme knob. By selecting a programme, you switch the appliance on at the same time. – The programme progress display indicates the programme steps that the selected programme will perform.
  • Page 14: Selecting The Programme Options

    Selecting the programme options If desired, press the programme op- tion button(s). The corresponding light lights up. If “Err” flashes in the multi-display, the programme option selected cannot be combined with the wash programme set. RINSE + Two additional rinse cycles are carried out for the programmes ENERGY SAVING, COTTONS/LINEN, DELICATES, EASY-CARES and EASY IRON (e.
  • Page 15: Setting The Delay Timer

    Setting the delay timer With the DELAY TIMER button you can postpone the start of a pro- gramme by 30 minutes (30') to a maximum of 23 hours (23h). 1. Select programme. 2. Continue pressing the DELAY TIMER button until the desired start delay is displayed in the multi-display, for example12h, if the start of the programme is to be delayed by 12 hours.
  • Page 16: Interrupting A Programme/Adding Washing

    Interrupting a programme/adding washing Interrupting a programme • A washing programme can be interrupted at any time by pressing the START/PAUSE button. It is then re-started by pressing the START/ PAUSE button again. • To stop the washing machine before the programme has ended, turn the programme knob to OFF.
  • Page 17: Child Safety Device

    Child safety device When the child safety device is set, the door can no longer be closed. Setting the child safety device: Use a coin to turn the knob (on the inside of the door) in a clockwise di- rection as far as it will go. Warning! The knob must not be sunk-in after being set, otherwise the child safety device is not active.
  • Page 18: Detergent Dispenser Drawer

    Detergent dispenser drawer The detergent dispenser drawer should be cleaned regularly. 1. Remove the detergent dispenser drawer by pulling it firmly. 2. Remove the conditioner insert from the middle compartment. 3. Clean all parts with water. 4. Put the conditioner insert in as far as it will go, so that it is firmly in place.
  • Page 19: What To Do If

    What to do if... Remedying small malfunctions If one of the following fault codes is displayed in the multi-display dur- ing operation: – E10 (Problems with water inlet), – E20 (Problems with water drainage), – E40 (door open), please have a look at the following table. When the fault is remedied, press the START/PAUSE button.
  • Page 20 Problem Possible cause Remedy Transport lock has not been Remove transport lock. removed. Washing machine vi- brates when operating Adjust feet according to the Screw feet not correctly ad- or is noisy. Installation and Connection justed. instructions. Always load the drum as full Washing has not been Only a few large items of as possible.
  • Page 21: If The Wash Results Are Not Satisfactory

    Problem Possible cause Remedy Wait until DOOR indicator is Door locked. lit green. Programme continues, when power cut is over. Door cannot be opened Power cut. (All display indi- when appliance is To remove washing: cators are off.) switched on. If water can be seen in the Door remains locked for 4 to appliance, before opening...
  • Page 22: Carrying Out An Emergency Drain

    Carrying out an emergency drain Warning! Before emergency draining, switch off the washing machine and remove the mains plug from the socket. Warning! The water that comes out of the emergency drain hose may be hot. There is a risk of scalding. Let the water cool before performing an emergency drain.
  • Page 23: Drain Pump

    Drain pump The drain pump is maintenance-free. It is only necessary to open the pump cover if there is a malfunction and water is no longer being pumped out, e. g. if the pump wheel is blocked. Please make sure before loading the washing that there are no foreign bodies in the pockets or caught between the washing.
  • Page 24: Disposal

    Disposal Packaging material The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recy- cled. The plastic components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate container at the community waste disposal facilities. Old appliance The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this...
  • Page 25: Technical Data

    Technical data This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives: – 73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive – 89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Directive 92/31/EEC – 93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive Height x Width x Depth 850 x 598 x 640 mm Depth when door is open 1017 mm...
  • Page 26: Installation And Connection Instructions

    Installation and connection instructions 1 Safety information for the installation • This washing machine cannot be built-in. • Before using for the first time, check the appliance for damage sus- tained while it was being transported. Do not under any circumstanc- es connect an appliance that is damaged.
  • Page 27: Unpacking

    • Never transport the appliance without its transport lock. Only remove the transport lock when the appliance is in its place of installation. Transporting the appliance without its transport lock can lead to damage to the appliance. • Never lift the appliance by the door when it is open nor by the plinth. When moving using a sack trolley: •...
  • Page 28 3. With a suitable spanner unscrew and remove the central rear bolt A. Slide out the relevant plastic spacer. 4. Unscrew and remove the two large rear bolts B and the six smaller bolts 5. Remove the bracket D. 6. Tighten up the six smaller bolts C.
  • Page 29: Where To Install

    7. Open the porthole and remove the polystyrene block fitted with the ad- hesive tape on the door seal. 8. Fill the smaller upper hole and the two large ones with the correspond- ing plastic plug caps supplied in the bag containing the instruction booklet.
  • Page 30: Making The Appliance Level

    Making the appliance level The four feet of the appliance are pre-adjusted. Large degrees of unevenness can be compensated for by individually ad- justing the height adjustable screw feet. Use the special spanner supplied to do this. Important! Do not use pieces of wood, cardboard or such like to lev- el out unevenness in the floor, but adjust the height adjustable screw...
  • Page 31: Water Inlet

    Water inlet Attention! • An inlet hose is supplied and can been found inside the machine drum. • Do not use the hose from your previous machine to connect to the water supply. • This appliance must not be connected to the hot water system. 1.
  • Page 32: Water Drainage

    Water drainage The maximum permitted difference between the height of the surface on which the appliance is installed and the water outlet is 1 metre. Only original hoses may be used to extend hoses. (A maximum of 3 m laid on the floor and then 80 cm vertically). The Customer Care Depart- ment stocks outlet hoses of different lengths.
  • Page 33: Guarantee/Customer Service

    Guarantee/Customer Service European Guarantee This appliance is guaranteed by Electrolux in each of the countries listed at the back of this user manual, for the period specified in the appliance guarantee or otherwise by law. If you move from one of these countries to another of the countries listed below the appliance guarantee will move with you subject to the following qualifications: •...
  • Page 34 Lietuva +370 5 2780609 Verkių 29, LT 09108 Vilnius Luxembourg +35 2 42 43 13 01 Rue de Bitbourg, 7, L-1273 Hamm H-1142 Budapest XIV, Magyarország +36 1 252 1773 Erzsébet királyné útja 87 Vennootsweg 1, 2404 CG - Nederland +31 17 24 68 300 Alphen aan den Rijn Norge...
  • Page 35: Service

    Service In the event of technical faults, please first check whether you can remedy the problem yourself with the help of the operating instruc- tions (section “What to do if…”). If you were not able to remedy the problem yourself, please contact the Customer Care Department or one of our service partners.
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