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LAVAMAT 73742 VI EN WASHING MACHINE USER MANUAL
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2 FOR PERFECT RESULTS Thank you for choosing this AEG product. We have created it to give you impeccable performance for many years, with innovative technologies that help make life simpler – features you might not find on ordinary appliances. Please spend a few minutes reading to get the very best from it. ACCESSORIES AND CONSUMABLES In the AEG webshop, you’ll find everything you need to keep all your AEG appliances looking spotless and working perfectly. Along with a wide range of accessories
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Contents 3 CONTENTS 4 Safety information 6 Technical data 6 Product description 8 Control panel 10 First use 10 Personalization 11 Daily use 16 Washing programmes 20 Consumption values 20 Helpful hints and tips 22 Care and cleaning 27 What to do if… 31 Installation 36 Electrical connection 37 Building-in 38 Environment concerns The following symbols are used in this user manual: Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance. General
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4 Safety information SAFETY INFORMATION Read carefully & keep for future reference. • The safety of Your appliance complies with the industry standards and with legal re- quirements on the safety of appliances. However, as manufacturers, we feel it is our duty to provide the following safety notes. • It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move house an
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Safety information 5 • 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 against the wall. • If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely under the appliance. • Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from hoses and their connections after the installation. • If the appliance is installed in a location subject to fros
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6 Technical data been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a person re- sponsible for their safety. • 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 prevent children or pets becoming trapped inside the drum the ma- chine incorporates a speci
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Product description 7 2 1 3 4 5 6 1 Detergent dispenser drawer 2 Control panel 3 Door opening handle 4 Rating plate 5 Drain pump 6 Adjustable feet Detergent dispenser drawer Compartment for prewash phase or stain re- mover. The prewash detergent is added at the beginning of the wash programme. The stain remover is added during the STAIN-Ac- tion phase in the main wash. Compartment for powder or liquid detergent used for main wash. Compartment for liquid additives (fabric soft- ener, starch).
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8 Control panel CONTROL PANEL Below is a picture of the control panel. It shows the programme selector dial as well as the buttons and the display. These are presented by relevant numbers on the following pages. 9 123456 7 8 1 Programme selector dial 2 TEMPERATURE button 3 SPIN reduction button 4 OPTION button 5 OK button 6 TIME SAVING button 7 START/PAUSE button 8 DELAY START button 9 Display Table of Symbols Cottons/Lin- Jeans Synthetics en Easy iron Delicates Delicate rinses Drain Long spin D
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9 Display 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.9 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.1 - Temperature indicator and COLD symbol 9.2 - Spin Speed indicator, RINSE HOLD , NIGHT CYCLE - symbols 9.3 - Programme progress display: PREWASH , MAIN WASH , RINSE , SPIN , DRAIN , OVERDOSAGE • The programme progress display shows the washing phases of the selected programme. • During a washing cycle, a black line blinks under the washing phase symbol of the run- ning programme. At the end of each washing phase, the line under the corre
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10 First use – If an option which is not compatible with the set wash programme is selected, the message Err is displayed for about 2 seconds and the yellow light of button 7 starts blinking. • Alarm codes – In the event of operating problems, some alarm codes can be displayed, for example (see chapter «What to do if...»). • End of the programme – When the programme has finished a blinking zero is displayed, the DOOR symbol disappears and the door can be opened. 9.8 - DELAY START - symbol 9.9
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Daily use 11 DAILY USE Load the laundry 1. 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. 2. Close firmly the door. You must hear a click during closing. WARNING! Do not embed the laundry between the door and the rubber joint. Measure out the detergent and the fabric softener Your new appliance was designed to reduce water, energy and detergent consumption. 1. Pull out the dispenser drawer unti
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12 Daily use Select the required programme by means of programme selector dial (1) You can choose the right programme for any type of laundry following the descriptions on the washing programme tables (see «Washing Programmes»). Turn the programme selector dial to the required programme. The programme selector de- termines the type of washing cycle (e.g. water level, drum movement, number of rinses) and the washing temperature according to the type of laundry. The pilot light of button 7 starts
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Daily use 13 To empty out the water, please read chapter «At the end of the programme». Programme option buttons Depending on the programme, different functions can be combined. WARNING! Not all the options are compatible among themselves. The symbols of the incompatible op- tions disappear. Anyway, if an option, which is not compatible with the set washing programme or any oth- er option, is selected, the Err message is displayed for few seconds and the yellow pilot of button 7 light starts bli
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14 Daily use EXTRA RINSE option (additional rinse) This appliance is designed for saving water. However, for people with a very delicate skin (allergic to detergents) it may be necessary to rinse the laundry using an extra quantity of water (extra rinse). The relevant symbol will appear on the display and this option is active for selected washing programme. If you wish to activate this option permanently press simultaneously buttons 2 and 3 for some seconds: the relevant symbol appears on the d
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Daily use 15 Selecting the delayed start. • Select the programme and the required options. • Select the delay start. • Press button 7: the appliance starts its hourly countdown. The programme will start after the selected delay has expired. Cancelling the delayed start • Set the washing machine to PAUSE by pressing the button 7; • Press button 8until the symbol ’ is displayed; • Press the button 7 again to start the programme. The selected delay can be changed only after selecting the washing p
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16 • turn the programme selector dial to • select the DRAINING or SPINNING programme • reduce the spin speed if needed, by means of the relevant button • press the button 7 • when the programme has finished the display shows a blinking . On the display the DOOR symbol disappears and the door can be opened. Turn the programme selector dial to to switch the machine off. Remove the laundry from the drum and carefully check that the drum is empty. If you do not intend to carry out another wash, c
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Washing programmes 17 Programme Maximum and Minimum Temperature Cycle Description Detergent Options Maximum Spin Speed Compartment Maximum Fabrics Load Type of Laundry JEANS SPIN reduction / 60° - Cold NIGHT CYCLE / RINSE 1) Main wash - Rinses - Long spin HOLD, PREWASH Maximum spin speed 1200 rpm Max. load 3 kg With this programme it is possible to wash items like pants, shirts or jackets in Jeans and also jersey realiz- ed with hi-tech materials. (The Extra Rinse option will be activated automa
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18 Washing programmes Programme Maximum and Minimum Temperature Cycle Description Detergent Options Maximum Spin Speed Compartment Maximum Fabrics Load Type of Laundry DRAIN Draining of water Max. load 6 kg For emptying out the water of the last rinse in pro- grammes with the Rinse Hold or Night Cycle option selected. SPIN SPIN reduction Drain and long spin Maximum spin speed 1400 rpm Max. load 6 kg Separate spin for hand washed cotton garments and after programmes with the Rinse Hold or Nigh
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Washing programmes 19 Programme Maximum and Minimum Temperature Cycle Description Detergent Options Maximum Spin Speed Compartment Maximum Fabrics Load Type of Laundry SILK/ HAND WASH SPIN reduction / 30° NIGHT CYCLE / RINSE Prewash - Main wash - Rinses - Short spin HOLD Maximum spin speed 1200 rpm Max. load 1 kg Special programme is suitable for washing heavily soiled sport items. The machine will add automatical- ly a prewash phase before the main wash to elimi- nate mud stains. We recommend y
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20 Consumption values CONSUMPTION VALUES Programme Energy consumption Water consumption Programme duration (KWh) (litres) (Minutes) White Cottons 95° 2.1 57 Cottons 60° 1.2 53 Cotton Energy Saving 1.02 42 For the duration of 1) the programmes, Programme 60° please refer to the Cottons 40° 0.7 53 display on the control panel. Synthetics 40° 0.5 44 Delicates 40° 0.55 56 Wool/ Handwash 30° 0.25 58 1) «Cotton Energy Saving programme » at 60°C with a load of 6 kg is the reference programme for the d
