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Use & Care Guide
Wave-Touch™ Front-Load Washer
Guía de uso y cuidado
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Lavadora de carga frontal Wave-Touch
Guide d’utilisation et d’entretien
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Laveuse à chargement frontal Wave-Touch
137023200 A (0801)
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Finding Information 2 Please read and save this guide Thank you for choosing Electrolux, the new premium brand in home appliances. This Use & Care Guide is part of our commitment to customer satisfaction and product quality throughout the life of your new appliance. We view your purchase as the beginning of a relationship. To ensure our ability to continue serving you, please use this page to record important product information. Keep a record for quick reference Purchase date Electrolux mode
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Safety 3 Important Safety Instructions Recognize safety symbols, words and WARNING labels For your safety the following information in this Your safety and the safety of others is very manual must be followed to minimize the risk of important. fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, We have provided many important safety personal injury or death. messages in the Use and Care Guide, Installation Instructions and on your appliance. Always read Do not store or use gasoline or
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Safety 4 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons when using this washer, comply with the basic warnings listed below. Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries. You can be killed or seriously injured if you don’t follow these Important Safety Instructions: PROTECT CHILDREN PREVENT FIRE • Do not allow children to play on or in the washer. • Do not wash items that have been previously Close supervision of children
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Safety 5 Important Safety Instructions, con’t PREVENT INJURY PREVENT INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE WASHER • To prevent shock hazard and assure stability during operation, the washer must be installed • To prevent serious personal injury and damage and electrically grounded by a qualified service to the washer: person in accordance with local codes. Instal- • All repairs and servicing must be performed by lation instructions are packed in the washer for an authorized servicer unless specificall
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Features 6 Touch-2-Open™ Multi-language Control Lock Cycle Selector LCD Interface Theater-Style, Luxury-Lighting™ Touch-2-Open™ System Dispenser Drawer with Luxury-Glide™ Cascading Wash Vanes Door Striker Touch-2-Open™ Latch Indicator Reversible, Touch-2-Open™ Door System Stainless Steel Wash Drum Dual Stage, Wide-Angle Door Hinge Touch-2-Open™ Adjustable Door Latch with Leveling Legs Safety Lock ® As an ENERGY STAR Partner, Electrolux Major Appliances has determined that this
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Operating Instructions 7 Getting Started To run your washer, follow these basic steps: 1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed 5. Add laundry products to the dispenser. (See together. (See page 8.) page 10-11.) 2. Prepare items for washing. (See page 8.) 6. Select the appropriate cycle and settings for the load. (See page 12.) 3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil. (See page 9.) 7. Start the washer. (See pages 12-13.) 4. Add laundry load to the washer. (See page 9.) Normal Operating Sounds Y
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T C W C O O H A L I W S T Operating Instructions 8 Operating Your Washer BEFORE USING YOUR WASHER Read the important instructions in this section of the Use and Care Guide before operating your washer. WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons, r ead the IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS in this Use and Care Guide before operating your washer. OPERATING YOUR WASHER 1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together. Sort items by recommended cycle
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Operating Instructions 9 OPERATING YOUR WASHER, con’t 3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil. See Stain Removal Guide in this guide or Stain Guides in the LCD User Interface for safe, successful stain removal instructions. 4. Add laundry load to washer. Combine large and small items in a load. Load lar ge items first. Lar ge items should not be more than half the total wash load. Washing single items such as a sweater, towel or jeans is inefficient and may cause an out-of- balance lo
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Operating Instructions 10 OPERATING YOUR WASHER, con’t 5. Add laundry products to the dispenser. For best results Use a low-sudsing, high efficiency detergent to prevent oversudsing in front load washers. Look for this symbol on the detergent label: Detergent, liquid chlorine bleach and liquid fabric softener will be dispensed at the proper times in the cycle. To unlatch the dispenser drawer push on the dispenser drawer latch indicator. To close and latch the dispenser drawer push the
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Operating Instructions 11 Liquid Chlorine Bleach OPERATING YOUR WASHER, con’t If desired, add liquid chlorine bleach to the Other Wash Products chamber labeled “Liquid Bleach” and marked Color-safe bleach, water conditioner, detergent with this symbol . Fill to the MIN line for booster and enzyme products may be added small loads or the MAX line for large loads. DO with the detergent. Put liquid products with NOT fill above the maximum fill line. liquid detergent in the “Main Wash -
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Operating Instructions 12 OPERATING YOUR WASHER, con’t 6. Select the appropriate cycle and settings for the load. Turn the cycle selector knob in either direc- tion to select the cycle desired. The icon for that cycle will be illuminated and if the cycle description feature is turned on, the cycle and estimated cycle time are displayed on the User Interface screen for 5 seconds. Press any key to advance the User Interface to select set- tings and options. See the “Cycle Selection” sect
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Operating Instructions 13 OPERATING YOUR WASHER, con’t 7. Start the washer. Close the door and press start. The washer will not operate with the door unlatched and DOOR OPEN will be displayed. Select delay start to delay the beginning of the cycle for up to 22 hours if desired. As a safety measure, the door will automati- cally lock and remained locked during the entire wash cycle and DOOR LOCKED will be displayed. To add a forgotten item to the washer any time during the wash
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Operating Instructions 14 Cycle Selection Turn the cycle selector in either direction to the cycle desired. The icon for that cycle will be illumi- nated. Press on the cycle selector knob to extend it or return it flush to the console. For best results Follow the fabric care label instructions on items to be washed. To change the selection after the cycle begins, press cancel before making another choice. Just turning the cycle selector knob to another selec- tion will not change the cycle.
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Operating Instructions 15 Cycle Selection, con’t DEEP CLEAN SANITIZE Use the deep clean sanitize cycle to clean and sanitize heavily soiled, colorfast fabrics including towels, bedding, and childr en’ s clothing. V ery hot water, all spin speeds, all soil levels except light soil and extra light soil, and all options except prewash, eco friendly, stain clean, and warm rinse are available with this cycle. It is recommended that you set your water heater to 120° F (49° C) or higher to
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Operating Instructions 16 Cycle Selection, con’t CASUAL The casual cycle provides 5-20 minutes of revers- ing tumble action for cottons and blends with a permanent press or no-iron finish. All temperatures except sanitize temp, all spin speeds and soil levels, and all options except warm rinse are available with this cycle. ACTIVE WEAR The active wear cycle provides 5-17 minutes of reversing tumble wash action for lightweight, synthetic athletic apparel. All temperatures except sani
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Operating Instructions 17 Cycle Selection, con’t SPIN ONLY Use the spin only cycle anytime you want to drain water from the washer and spin out the load or as a follow-up to the no spin setting. Select the speed appropriate for the load for 8 minutes of spin. To add a cold water rinse prior to the spin, select the extra rinse option. MY FAVORITE To select one of your 3 favorite cycles: • Turn the cycle selector knob to my favorites. • Press the button corresponding to the favor
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Operating Instructions 18 MY FAVORITES , con’t If more than one user has been entered in CUSTOM MODE: • The current user’s name will be displayed when the washer is turned on if CUSTOM MODE is on. • Press the button under OK to continue using that user’s favorite cycles. • The icon for the last cycle run will light up. • Turn the cycle selector knob to my favorites. • Select one of the 3 customized cycles by press- ing the corresponding button. • Press the start button. To change users: •
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Operating Instructions 19 Washing/Rinsing Temperature The appropriate washing temperature will auto- matically be indicated for the cycle selected. For best results Follow the fabric care label instructions on items to be washed. To change the temperature, press the temperature button to scroll to the desired setting. Select a wash water temperature according to fiber content, colorfastness and soil level. A cold water rinse saves energy and reduces wrinkling. To protect your fabrics, not a
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Operating Instructions 20 Temperature, con’t COLD TEMP Use this setting for lightly soiled, brightly colored items, knits, delicates, hand washables and wash- able silk. ECO WARM TEMP Reduces the warm water temperature a few degrees to save energy when washing normally soiled, col- orfast cottons, sheets, casual items and washable woolens. WARM TEMP Use this setting for normally soiled, colorfast cot- tons, sheets, perm press items and washable woolens. ECO HOT TEMP Reduces the warm wate
