Attention To The Operating Particularity; Rapid Advances In 90/60°C Cotton Cycles; Automatic "Half Load" Function In Cotton Cycles; Rapid Advances In 60/50°C Synthetics Cycles, 40°C Wool - Electrolux with VS81 timer Service Manual

2.5 ATTENTION TO THE OPERATING PARTICULARITY!

In order to avoid unnecessary operations on models with VS81 timers, we point put some particularity which
characterise their operating.
2.5.1 Rapid advances in 90/60°C cotton cycles
As may be seen from the timer diagrams, the programmes in question are started in steps 3 – 5. When the
appliance is switched on, the timer advances rapidly to a position between the starting points for COTTON
60 and 40 programmes, during which the water fill takes place. Heating is performed only in the COTTON
40 programme. These phases of rapid advance, especially in models with fixed temperatures (i.e.
without a temperature regulator) may be interpreted erroneously as phases of the programme that are not
performed.
Actually, the operation of the timer is correct, since it is a hybrid timer, and it is the electronic control system
which, after memorizing the selected programme, actions the timer motor in order to perform all the phases
necessary to complete the cycle.
2.5.2

Automatic "half load" function in cotton cycles

If no reset is carried out after the starting water fill to 1º level during the drum rotation in step no.14 of cotton
cycles (1, 2, 3 e 4), the timer recognizes that the washing load is reduced.
In this condition it passes quickly to position 16 with no drain in position 15, thus reducing the number of
rinses from 3 to 2.
Note: in cotton rinse programme (no. 5) 4 rinses will be always carried out.
2.5.3 Rapid advances in 60/50°C synthetics cycles, 40°C wool
In these cycles, though in a less evident way, the timer operates like in the cotton cycles: the programme
starts carrying out a rapid advance, then the water is filled and the heating is performed only in the
subsequent programme (40°C synthetics or 40°C delicates).
2.5.4

Lack of power supply

In models with fixed temperatures, in case of lack of power supply or of repeated switching off of the
appliance, the electronic control does not memorise the cycle which was in function: when the power is
reset, the electronic control reads the position of the timer to start the cycle again.
In some cases this situation could modify the washing cycle (es: heating at 40° insteaf of 90°).
In models with temperature selector, the heating is performed in any case at the temperature set by the
user.
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