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    							User Manual
    EWF 10470 W - EWF 12470 W
    EWF 14470 W Washing Machine
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    Welcome to the world of Electrolux
    Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which hopefully will
    provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The Electrolux ambition is to offer a
    wide variety of quality products that make your life more comfortable. You find
    some examples on the cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study
    this manual so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine.
    We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering Ease-of-
    Mind. Good luck!
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    Contents
    Safety information ..............................5
    Product description ...........................7
    Control panel .....................................8
    Use....................................................9
    Washing hints ..................................16
    International wash code symbol ......19
    Washing programme ..................20-21
    Programme information ...................22
    Care and cleaning ...........................23
    Something not working....................26
    Techical data ...................................30
    Consumption values ........................31
    Installation .......................................32
    Environment concerns .....................36
    Guarantee conditions ......................37
    Customer service centres ................38
    The following symbols are used in this manual:
    Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
    to avoid damaging the appliance.
    General information and tips
    Environmental information
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    Safety Information
    In the interest of your safety and to
    ensure the correct use, before
    installing and first using the
    appliance, read this user manual
    carefully, including its hints and
    warnings. To avoid unnecessary
    mistakes and accidents, it is
    important to ensure that all people
    using the appliance are thoroughly
    familiar with its operation and safety
    features. Save these instructions
    and make sure that they remain
    with the appliance if it is moved or
    sold, so that everyone using it
    through its life will be properly
    informed on appliance use and
    safety.
    General safety
    ●It is dangerous to alter the
    specifications or attempt to modify
    this product in any way.
    ●During high temperature wash
    programmes the door glass may get
    hot. Do not touch it!
    ●Make sure that small pets do not
    climb into the drum. To avoid this,
    please check into the drum before
    using.
    ●Any objects such as coins, safety
    pins, nails, screws, stones or any
    other hard, sharp material can cause
    extensive damage and must not be
    placed into the machine.
    ●Only use the advised quantities of
    fabric softener and detergent.
    Damage to the fabric can ensue if
    you over-fill. Refer to the
    manufacturer’s recommendations of
    quantities.
    ●Wash small items such as socks,
    laces, washable belts etc in a
    washing bag or pillow case as it is
    possible for such items to slip down
    between the tub and the inner drum.
    ●Do not use your washing machine to
    wash articles with whalebones,
    material without hems or torn
    material.
    ●Always unplug the appliance and
    turn off the water supply after use,
    clean and maintenance.
    ●Under no circumstances should you
    attempt to repair the machine
    yourself. Repairs carried out by
    inexperienced persons may cause
    injury or serious malfunctioning.
    Contact your local Service Centre.
    Always insist on genuine spare parts.
    Installation
    ●This appliance is heavy. Care should
    be taken when moving it.
    ●When unpacking the appliance,
    check that it is not damaged. If in
    doubt, do not use it and contact the
    Service Centre.
    ●All packing and transit bolts must be
    removed before use. Serious
    damage can occur to the product
    and to property if this is not adhered
    to. See relevant section in the user
    manual.
    ●After having installed the appliance,
    check that it is not standing on the
    inlet and drain hose and the worktop
    is not pressing the electrical supply
    cable.
    ●If the machine is situated on a
    carpeted floor, please adjust the feet
    in order to allow air to circulate freely
    ●Always be sure, that there is no
    water leakage from hoses and their
    connections after the installation.
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    ●If the appliance is installed in a
    location subject to frost, please read
    the “dangers of freezing”chapter.
    ●Any plumbing work required to install
    this appliance should be carried out
    by a qualified plumber or competent
    person.
    ●Any electrical work required to install
    this appliance should be carried out
    by a qualified electrician or
    competent person.
    Use
    ●This appliance is designed for
    domestic use. It must not be used
    for purposes other than those for
    which it was designed.
    ●Only wash fabrics which are
    designed to be machine washed.
    Follow the instructions on each
    garment label.
    ●Do not overload the appliance. See
    the relevant section in the user
    manual.
    ●Before washing, ensure that all
    pockets are empty and buttons and
    zips are fastened. Avoid washing
    frayed or torn articles and treat
    stains such as paint, ink, rust, and
    grass before washing. Underwired
    bras must NOT be machine washed.
    ●Garments which have been in
    contact with volatile petroleum
    products should not be machine
    washed. If volatile cleaning fluids are
    used, care should be taken to
    ensure that the fluid is removed from
    the garment before placing in the
    machine.
    ●Never pull the power supply cable to
    remove the plug from the socket;
    always take hold of the plug itself.
    ●Never use the washing machine if
    the power supply cable, the control
    panel, the working surface or the
    base are damaged so that the inside
    of the washing machine is
    accessible.
    Child safety
    ●This washing machine is not
    intended for use by young children
    or infirm persons without
    supervision. 
    ●Young children should be supervised
    to ensure that they do not play with
    the appliance.
    ●The packaging components (e.g.
    plastic film, polystyrene) can be
    dangerous to children - danger of
    suffocation! Keep them out of
    children’s reach
    ●Keep all detergents in a safe place
    out of children’s reach.
    ●Make sure that children or pets do
    not climb into the drum. To avoid this
    the machine incorporates special
    feature. To activate this device, rotate
    the button (without pressing it) inside
    the door clockwise until the groove
    is horizontal. If necessary use a coin.
    To disable this device and restore
    the possibility of closing the door,
    rotate the button anti-clockwise until
    the groove is vertical.
    
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    Product description
    Detergent dispenser drawer
    Control panel
    Door opening handle
    Drain pump
    Adjustable feet
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    Prewash
    Wash
    Fabric Softener
    Various programme charts in different
    languages are supplied with the
    appliance. One is on the front side of
    the detergent dispenser drawer and
    the others are attached into the user
    manual assy. The chart in the drawer
    can be easily be replaced: remove the
    chart from the drawer by pulling it
    towards the right and insert the chart
    with the language required.
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    	
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
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    Detergent dispenser drawer
    Your new appliance meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry
    with low water, energy and detergent consumption.
    The ECO valvesystem allows total use of detergent and reduces water
    consumption so saving energy.
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    Control panel
    Programme selector dial
    Temperature button
    Spin reduction button
    Easy iron button
    Extra Rinse button
    Delay Start button
    Display
    Start/Pause button
    “Time Manager” buttons
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    Use
    First Use
    ●Ensure that the electrical and water
    connections comply with the
    installation instructions.
    ●Remove the polystryrene block and
    any material from the drum.
    ●Pour 2 litres of water into the main
    wash compartment  of the
    detergent drawer in order to activate
    the ECO valve. Then run a cotton
    cycle at 95°C, without any laundry in
    the machine, to remove any
    manufacturing residue from the drum
    and tub. Pour 1/2 a measure of
    detergent into the dispenser drawer
    and start the machine.
    Daily Use
    Load the laundry
    Open the door by carefully pulling the
    door handle outwards. Place the laundry
    in the drum, one item at a time, shaking
    them out as much as possible. Close
    the door.
    	
    Measure out the detergent and the
    fabric softener
    Pull out the dispenser drawer until it
    stops. Measure out the amount of
    detergent required, pour it into the main
    wash compartment  and, if you wish
    to carry out the “prewash” or “soak”
    phase, pour it into the compartment
    marked .
    If required, pour fabric softener into the
    compartment marked  (the amount
    used must not exceed the “MAX” mark
    in the drawer). Close the drawer gently.
    
    
    
    	
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    Select the required programme
    Turn the programme selector dial to the
    required programme. 
    The Start/Pause light starts to flash and
    the Display shows the duration of the
    selected programme.
    The selector dial is divided into following
    sections:
    ●Cottons 
    ●Synthetics 
    ●Delicates
    ●Wool , Handwash , Lingerie ,
    Silk , Jaens  and Soak 
    .
    ●Special programmes: Rinses  , Drain
    , Spin  and Delicate Spin  .
    The selector dial can be turned either
    clockwise or anticlockwise. Position O to
    Reset programme/ Switching OFF of the
    machine.
    At the end of the programme the
    selector dial must be turned to
    position O, to switch the machine
    off.
    Attention!
    If you turn the programme selector dial
    to another programme when the
    machine is working, the red
    Start/Pause pilot light will flash 3 times
    and the message Errwill apperar on
    the display to indicate a wrong
    selection. The machine will not perform
    the new selected programme.
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    Programme Option buttons
    Depending on the programme, different
    functions can be combined. These must
    be selected after choosing the desired
    programme and before depressing the
    Start/Pause button.
    When these buttons are pressed, the
    corresponding pilot lights come on.
    When they are pressed again, the pilot
    lights go out.
    Select the temperature
    Press this button repeatedly to increase
    or decrease the temperature, if you
    want your laundry to be washed at a
    temperature different from the one
    proposed by the washing machine.
    Maximum temperatures are 95°C for
    cottons, 60°C for synthetics, 40°C for
    delicates, wool, fabrics to be
    handwashed, lingerie and jeans, 30°C
    for silk and soak, while  corresponds
    to cold wash. 
    Select the spin speed or Night
    Cycle or Rinse Hold option
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     
    
    
     
    
    
    
    
    	
    
    
    
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