Precautions And Tips; General Safety; Disposal; Opening The Door Manually - Hotpoint Ariston Aqualtis AQGMD 129 Instruction Booklet

Precautions and tips

 This machine was designed and manufactured in
GB
compliance with cuurent international safety
standards. The following advice is provided for safety
reasons and should be read carefully.

General safety

• This appliance was designed for domestic use
inside the home and is not intended for commercial
or industrial use.
• The washer-dryer must be used by adults only, in
accordance with the instructions provided in this booklet.
• Do not touch the machine when barefoot or with
wet or damp hands or feet.
• When unplugging the appliance, always pull the plug
from the mains socket; do not pull on the cable.
• Do not touch the drained water as it may reach
extremely high temperatures.
• Never force the porthole door: doing so may
damage the safety lock mechanism designed to
prevent the door being opened accidentally.
• If the appliance breaks down, under no
circumatances must you attempt to carry out the
repairs yourself.
• Keep children well away from the machine while it
is in operation.
• If the machine must be moved, work in a group of
two or three people and handle it very carefully. Never
attempt to move the appliance without the help of
another person, because it is extremely heavy.
• Make sure that the drum is empty before loading
laundry into the appliance.
• During the drying phase, the door tends to get
quite hot.
• Do not use the appliance to dry clothes that have
been washed with flammable solvents (e.g.
trichlorethylene).
• Do not use the appliance to dry foam rubber or
similar elastomers.
• Make sure that the water tap is turned on during
the drying cycles.

Disposal

• When disposing of the packaging material: observe
local legislation so that the packaging may be reused.
• The European Directive 2002/96/EC relating to
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment states
that household appliances should not be disposed
of using the normal solid urban waste cycle.
Exhausted appliances should be collected
separately in order to optimise the cost of re-using
and recycling the materials inside the machine,
while preventing potential damage to the
atmosphere and to public health. The crossed-out
dustbin is marked on all products to remind the
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owner of their obligations regarding separated
waste collection.
For more information relating to the correct
disposal of household appliances, owners should
contact their local authorities or appliance dealer.

Opening the door manually

If it is not possible to open the porthole door due to a
powercut and you wish to hang out the laundry,
proceed as follows:
6. Replace the kick strip, making sure that the hooks
are positioned in the right slots before pushing the
panel towards the machine.
1. Remove the plug from
the electricity socket;
2. Make sure that the water
level inside the machine is
lower than the door
opening; if this is not the
case remove excess water
using the water outlet hose,
collecting it in a bucket as
shown in the figure;
3. Remove the covering
panel on the front of the
washer-dryer using a
screwdriver (see figure);
4. Using the tab shown in
the figure, pull outwards
until the plastic brace
comes away; pull it
downwards until you hear
a “click”, which indicates
that the door is unlocked;
5. Open the door; if this is
still not possible, repeat
the process;