Electrolux Ewf 12680 W User Manual

							User Manual
Manual de Usuario
EWF12680W / EWF 14680WWashing Machine
Lavadora
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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!
Bienvenido al mundo de Electrolux
Gracias por elegir un producto Electrolux de primera clase, el cual esperamos le
proporcione una gran satisfacción en el futuro. Electrolux ambiciona ofrecerle una
amplia variedad de productos de calidad que haga su vida más cómoda. Usted
encontrará algunos ejemplos en la portada de este manual. Por favor, tómese
unos minutos para estudiar este manual de modo que pueda aprovecharse de
los beneficios de su nueva máquina. Nosotros prometemos proporcionarle una
experiencia superior como usuario y mucha tranquilidad. ¡Buena suerte!
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Contents
Safety information ..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel .....................................8
Use....................................................9
Washing hints ..................................15
International wash code symbol ......18
Washing programme ..................19-20
Programme information ...................21
Care and cleaning ...........................22
Something not working....................25
Techical data ...................................29
Consumption values ........................30
Installation .......................................31
Environment concerns .....................35
Guarantee conditions ......................36
Customer service centres ................63
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 pressing or
standing on its electrical supply
cable, inlet hose and drain hose.
●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.
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Product description
Detergent dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door opening handle
Drain pump
Adjustable feet
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4
3
2
1
Prewash
Wash
Fabric Softener
Detergent dispenser drawer
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Control panel
Programme selector dial
Temperature button
Spin reduction button
Easy Iron button
AquaCare button
Delay Start button
Start/Pause button
Time Manager button
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2
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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 90°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” 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.
Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme. 
The light Start/Pause starts to flash.
The selector dial
is divided into
following
sections:
Cottons
Synthetics
Special
Special programmes: Rinse, Drain,
Spin, Delicate Spin.
The selector dial can be turned either
clockwise or anticlockwise. Position Off
to Reset programme/ Switching OFF of
the machine.
At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to
position Off, 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 to indicate a
wrong selection. The machine will not
perform the new selected programme.
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Programme Option button
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 required
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 90°C for
cottons, 60°C for synthetics, 40°C for
delicates, wool, fabrics to be
handwashed and lingerie, 30°C for silk,
while corresponds to cold wash.
Select the spin speed or No Spin or
Night Cycle or Rinse Hold option
Press the Spin button repeatedly to
change the spin speed, if you want your
laundry to be spun at a speed different
from the one proposed by the washing
machine. The relevant light will light up.
Maximum speeds are:
• Cottons: 1200, 1400 rpm depending
on the Model
• Wool, Handwash : 1000 rpm
• Synthetics: 900 rpm;
• Delicates and Silk: 700 rpm.
No spin :by selecting this option,
the machine will suppress all spinning
phases. On cotton and synthetic
programmes the rinses witll be
performed with more water.
Night Cycle  :by selecting this
option, the machine will not drain the
water of the last rinse, so as not to
crease the laundry. 
As all spinning phases are suppressed,
this washing cycle is very noiseless and
it can be selectionned at night or in
times with a more economical power
rate. On cotton and synthetic
programmes the rinses will be
performed with more water. 
When the programme has finished the
"Door" icon is alight, the Start/Pause
light is off and the door is blocked to
indicate that the water must be
emptied out.
To do this:
• turn the programme selector dial to Off
• select the Drain or Spin programme
• reduce the spin speed if needed, by
means of the relevant button
• depress Start/Pause button
• only the “End” pilot lights illuminates.
Rinse Hold  :by selecting this
option the water of the last rinse is not
emptied out to prevent the fabrics from
creasing. When the programme has
finished "Door" icon is alight, the
Start/Pause light is off and the door is
blocked to indicate that the water must
be emptied out.
To empty out the water,please read
the previous option steps.
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