AEG 40809 User manual

ÖKO_LAVAMAT 40809
The washing machine that is friendly to the environment
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Dear Customer,
Please keep this User’s Instructions with your machine. If you sell or
give your machine to someone else, don’t forget to include the User’s
Instructions.
It will inform the new user about how to operate it and about neces-
sary precautions.
Safety instructions
1. Step by step description of operations
2. …..
3. …..
Advice and recommendations
Information about protection of the environment
This manual is printed on paper that protects the environment.
It is not enough to think about the environment, action is necessary.
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CONTENTS
User's instructions .............................................................. 5
Important warnings ...........................................................................................5
Before using your washing machine for the first time ......................... 5
Usage.......................................................................................................................... 5
Installation............................................................................................................... 6
Safety devices ......................................................................................................... 7
Protection of the environment .......................................................................8
Wasching machine description .......................................................................9
Front view ................................................................................................................ 9
Detergent dispenser............................................................................................. 9
Using your washing machine ....................................................................... 10
Control panel .......................................................................................................10
Timer.........................................................................................................................10
Other buttons and their functions...............................................................11
Thermostat .............................................................................................................12
Spinning speed variator ...................................................................................12
Consumption and program duration ......................................................... 13
Washing guide ................................................................................................. 14
Products.............................................................................................................. 18
International symbols for care of textiles ................................................ 20
How to do your washing................................................................................ 21
Programs table ................................................................................................. 24
Cleaning and maintenance............................................................................ 26
Troubleshooting............................................................................................... 28

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Contents
Installation and connection instructions ..................... 30
Safety instructions for the installation ..................................................... 30
Washing machine dimensions ..................................................................... 31
Installing your washing machine ................................................................ 32
Position .............................................................................................................. 34
Leveling and moving the washing machine ............................................ 34
Electrical connection ....................................................................................... 35
Water connections........................................................................................... 36
Technical characteristics ................................................................................ 38
Guarantee conditions and After Sales service............ 38

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USER'S INSTRUCTIONS
Important warnings
These warnings were written for your own safety and for the safety
of others.
Before using your washing machine for the first time
Respect the “Installation and connection instructions” given below.
Usage
This washing machine was designed for use by adults. Make sure that
children do not touch it or play with it.
Unpack your washing machine immediately when you receive it, or
ask someone else to unpack it for you. Check its general appearance.
If you have any reserves, make them in writing on the delivery form,
and keep a copy of it.
Your washing machine is designed for normal domestic use. Do not
use it for commercial or industrial purposes or for anything other
than the purposes for which it was designed.
Do not modify or attempt to modify the characteristics of this
washing machine. This would be dangerous for you.
Always pull out the plug and turn off the water supply tap when you
have finished using the washing machine.
Only wash articles that will resist machine washing. Follow the
instructions on the label attached to each article.
Do not use your washing machine to wash articles with whalebones,
material without hems or torn material.
Remember to take out coins, safety pins, broaches, screws, etc. before
you put clothes in the washing machine. This type of item can cause
serious damage if it is left in the washing.
Do not put articles in the washing machine if you have just cleaned
them using a stain remover containing gasoline, alcohol,
trichloroethylene, etc. If you use this type of stain remover, wait
until the product has evaporated before you put your washing in
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Put all small items such as socks, belts, etc., together inside a small cloth
bag or pillow case, so that they cannot get trapped between the drum
and the tank.
Leave the cover and the drum open when you are not using your
washing machine, to air the tank and prevent the formation of mould
and bad smells.
Always unplug the washing machine before cleaning and servicing it.
Use only detergents designed for the washing machine. Follow the
recommendations made by the manufacturer of these products.
If the washing machine is installed in a location subject to frost,
completely drain the washing machine and unscrew the tap supply pipe
and put it down on the floor.
Elements forming part of the packaging (for example plastic films,
pieces of polystyrene) can be dangerous for children. Keep these
packaging elements out of reach of children.
Make sure that pets cannot get into the drum of your washing machine.
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.
Installation
If the electrical installation in your house needs to be modified so that
you can plug your washing machine in, have the work done by a
qualified electrician.
Please read the instructions in the “Electrical connection” chapter
carefully before plugging in your washing machine.
Ask a qualified plumber to make the water connections for your
washing machine.
After you have put your washing machine into place, make sure that the
power supply cable is not trapped under it.
This washing machine is heavy. Take care when you move it.
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All packing devices must be removed from the washing machine before
you use it. Severe damage may occur to the washing machine or adjacent
furniture if you forget to remove any of the transport protection
packing. Always unplug the washing machine before removing packing.
All repairs to the washing machine must be made by qualified personnel.
Safety devices
Cover: your washing machine is equipped with a safety device preventing
the washing machine cover from closing when the drum doors are open.
It is impossible to start it until the doors are closed. An electromechanical
safety device prevents you from opening the cover while the washing
machine is operating, and for about 2 minutes after the end of the
program.
Washing motor: a temperature safety device protects the motor against
risks of mechanical overload, or overvoltage or undervoltage.
Heating: heating will not start until the water quantity necessary for
washing has been added into the tank. This safety device is effective
mainly when the water supply is cut off or if you forget to open the water
supply tap.
The anti-foam system: water consumption is very low, due to the
electronic spin cycle with an intermediate spin after the main wash and
three rinse cycles for white and color programs. The spin cycle remains
under the control of the foam detection system after the wash cycle has
finished. If necessary, the spin cycle will stop until all foam is removed.
The unbalanced weight protection system: this safety system keeps the
washing machine stable during intermediate spins or the final spin and
therefore detects any bad distribution of your washing (small load or
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Protection of the environment
All materials marked with the symbol can be recycled. Place them in a
waste collection bin provided for this purpose (ask your local municipal
services) so that they can be recovered and recycled.
Plastics are identified as follows:
>PE< for polyethylene, for example for the surrounding cover and
envelopes containing the documentation;
>PS< for expanded polystyrene, for example packing parts practically
free of HCFC.
Cardboard is made from recycled paper and therefore should be discarded
in waste paper collection bins.
We recommend that the following instructions should be followed to save
water and energy, and therefore contribute to protecting the environment:
- When possible, use full loads rather than partial loads in your washing
machine (however do not overload the drum).
- Only use programs with prewash for very dirty washing.
- Adapt the amount of detergent to the water hardness, to the amount
of your washing, and how dirty it is.
If you scrap your old washing machine, make sure that you put everything
that could be dangerous out of service; cut the power supply cable flush with
the washing machine, and prevent the door latch from closing.
Automatic adjustment of water consumption
This automatic adjustment system adapts the water consumption as a
function of the quantity and nature of the washing.
If you have an operating problem, refer to the “TROUBLESHOOTING” section.
If you need help after you have made all these verifications, you should
normally call the After Sales Service of the company that sold you the
washing machine. If this is impossible (if you have moved, or if the shop in
which you bought your washing machine has closed, etc.), please call the
Consumer Advice Service which will then inform you of the address of an
After Sales Service.
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Washing machine description
Front view
Detergent dispenser
Control panel
Leverfor liftingthe
washing machine onto
rollers
Adjustable stands
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Lid
Handle for
opening the lid
Filter access
door
Powder detergent for programs with pre-
wash (compartment 1).
Powder or liquid detergent for the main wash
(compartment 2).
Liquid additives (softener, crease remover, starch, etc.
(compartment 3).
Softener overflow.
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Using your washing machine
Control panel
Timer
The timer controls the washing mode (for example
water level, drum movement, number of rinses) as a
function of the nature of the washing and how dirty it
is, and the temperature of the wash water.
Warning: never turn the timer in the anti-clockwise
direction.
The programs 2, 3, 8 and 9 begin with a short draining, followed then by an
automatic advance of the program selector until the filling position.
1 - WHITE WITH PRE-WASH - SOAKING WITH PUSHBUTTON
Pre-wash at 40°C - Main washing step for washing to be boiled / coloreds
from 60°C to 95°C.
2 - WHITE WITHOUT PRE-WASH
Main wash for washing to be boiled / coloreds from 60°C to 95°C.
3 - COLOREDS
Wash for coloreds from cold (" ") to 60°C.
7 - RESISTANT SYNTHETICS WITH PRE-WASH - SOAKING WITH
PUSHBUTTON
Pre-wash at 40°C. Main wash for easy care textiles from cold (" ") to 60°C.
8 - RESISTANT SYNTHETICS
Main wash for easy care textiles from cold (" ") to 60°C.
9 - DELICATE SYNTHETICS
Main wash for easy care textiles from cold (" ") to 40°C.
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Pushbuttons
Timer with program
progress indication
Control
lamp
Thermostat
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12 - WOOL
Main wash from cold (" ") up to 40°C for machine washable wool.
13 - DELICATE
Main wash for delicate washing from cold (" ") up to 40°C.
RINSE (prog. 4 - 10 - 14)
GENTLE RINSE (prog. 5 - 11 - 15)
Separate rinse, for example for rinsing hand washed textiles in two steps -
rinse and delicate spin.
6 - SPIN
Drain water after rinse hold and spin or separate spin of hand washed white
/ colored washing.
16 - DRAIN
Drain water after a rinse hold (without spin afterwards).
Other buttons and their functions
Other buttons have the effect of adapting wash
program depending on how dirty the washing is.
No other buttons need to be used for washing
that is not dirtier than normal.
Different functions can be combined depending
on the program.
- ON / OFF
Press this button to start or stop your washing machine; the On light will light
up.
- HALF LOAD
This pushbutton allows to wash small quantity of linen not much soiled
(2,5 kg) only on the cotton programmes.
- SOAKING
This pushbutton allows to realize a soaking on program 1 (cotton) and on
program 7 (synthetics) with temperatures from cold (" ") to 40°C. This
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- RINSE HOLD
You can use this button with any program. The water used in the last rinse
is not drained at the end of the selected program so that the washing will not
become creased if you do not take it out of the drum immediately that the
washing machine stops.
Select the DRAIN program when you want to drain the water.
Release the RINSE HOLD button to spin.
Progress within the program
The programmer turns gradually and shows you how far the program has
advanced.
Thermostat
Use the thermostat to choose the temperature of the
washing water. You can choose any temperature between
cold (" ") and 95°C.
The temperatures given in the programs table (page 24)
are provided as a guide. You can vary them using the
thermostat knob on your washing machine. Always scru-
pulously respect the temperature shown on the label on
each item of washing.
Spinning speed selector
It enables to choose the spinning speed until 800 rpm
on cotton programmes and until 650 rpm on synthetics
programmes.
The position " " corresponds to a spinning suppres-
sion (only a draining). Choose the spinning speed
according to the nature of the laundry and the humidity
degree wished at the end of the cycle.
Laundry Spinning speeds
Cotton 300 400 500 600 700 750 800
Synthetics 300 350 400 450 550 600 650

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Consumption and program duration
1 Recommended program for comparisons based on standard IEC 456. Thermostat at 60°.
The pre-wash time for a cotton or a synthetics program, is about 25
minutes.
Program times given in the above table are provided as a guide and may
vary depending on the water supply temperature and pressure, and your
electricity power supply mains voltage.
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Timer/Temperature
WHITE 95
WHITE 60 1
COLOREDS 40
SYNTHETICS 60
DELICATE 40
WOOL 40
Washing
quantity
in kg
5
5
5
2,5
2,5
1,0
Water
consump-
tion in
liters
Energy
consump-
tion in
kWh
Duration
in
minutes
62
58
58
50
50
45
2,1
1,1
0,7
0,8
0,6
0,4
145
130
100
75
60
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Washing guide
Sorting washing by category
We recommend that you sort your washing by category, to get the best
washing results:
firstly, robust washing that will resist vigorous washing and spinning;
secondly, delicate washing that should be treated with care.
Choose a program suitable for the most delicate fiber if you want to wash
a mix of different clothes, loads composed of articles made of different
natures of fibers.
Temperatures and symbols
Maintenance labels will guide you in choosing an appropriate washing
program. It is recommended that you read the maintenance labels
while sorting the washing.
Temperature information specified on maintenance labels give
maximum values.
Washing that can be boiled
Cotton and linen textiles marked with this maintenance symbol are not
delicate. They will resist high temperatures and mechanical forces. The
WHITE program is appropriate for this washing type.
Colored washing
Cotton and linen textiles marked with this maintenance symbol are not
delicate. They will resist high mechanical forces. The COLOREDS program is
appropriate for this type of washing.
Easy to maintain washing
Textiles such as finished cotton, blended cotton based materials and
synthetic materials marked with this symbol require more gentle mechanical
treatment. The TEXTILE BLENDS program is appropriate for this type of
washing.
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Delicate washing
Textiles such as layered, micro-fiber, synthetic textiles and net curtains
marked with this maintenance symbol require particularly gentle
treatment. The DELICATE program is appropriate for this type of
washing.
Wool and particularly delicate washing
Textiles such as woolens, wool blends or silk marked with this label are
particularly sensitive to mechanical forces. The WOOLENS program is
appropriate for this type of textile.
Woolen clothes marked with the (wool) label are only machine
washable if the comment “non-fluffing” or “fluff resistant”, and
“machine washable” is added.
Textiles marked with the (hand washable) label or (do not
wash) label cannot be washed in the washing machine!
Follow the “wash separately” or “wash separately several times”
maintenance instructions.
Washing coloreds
When washed for the first time, coloreds can lose their color and stain
other items of your washing.
We recommend that you carry out the following simple test to make
sure that coloreds will not lose their color:
Treatment of stains
Stains that might not wash clean (particularly if they are old) should
be treated working inwards from the outside of the stain in order to
avoid forming halos.
Grass. Rub carefully with soap and apply dilute Javel water. Alcohol
at 90°C can give good results for wool.
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Choose a part of the washing
that will not be seen
Dampen it using
warm water
If the washing
loses its color,
wash it by hand
Then place it on a
piece of white
material If the washing does
not lose its color, you
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Ball point pen - felt pen. Dab with a clean cloth soaked in alcohol at 90°.
Take care not to spread the stain.
Rust. Use an anti-rust product, following the manufacturer’s instructions
carefully.
Scorch marks. If the material is only slightly scorched and if the colors can
resist the treatment, allow to soak in water to which a little Javel water has
been added. Otherwise soak the fabric in hydrogen peroxide (concentration
10%) and allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
Chewing gum. Dilute the chewing gum using a nail varnish remover and
then remove it using a clean cloth. Make sure that the nature of the textile
will resist the nail varnish remover.
Tar-bitumen. Spray a little fresh butter on the stain, allow to stand and
then dab it using turpentine.
Lipstick. Put the stained surface of the fabric on absorbent paper, and then
dampen the back of the material with nail varnish remover, taking care to
change the paper under the stain frequently. Make sure that the remover
will not damage the fabric.
Paint. Do not allow paint to dry. Treat it immediately with the solvent
mentioned on the paint can (water, turpentine, white spirit). Apply soap,
and then rinse.
Candle wax. Scratch the wax off with a non-cutting blade in order to
remove as much wax as possible, and then iron the material using a sheet
of tissue paper between the hot iron and the stained fabric.
Checking the washing
Empty the pockets.
Close zip fasteners and press studs.
Remove hooks from net curtains, or put the net curtains in a cover.
Remove buttons that are not firmly sewn on, and pins and staples.
Put net curtains in a bag, for example pillow case, to protect them.
Sew on or remove all buttons that are only held on by a single thread.
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Maximum washing loads depending on the nature of the fibers
The quantity of washing added into the drum must not exceed the
maximum capacity of the machine. This capacity varies depending on
the nature of the textiles.
Wash smaller amounts if your washing is very dirty, and for absorbent
fabrics.
Maximum load
Not all textiles have the same volume and the same water retention
capacity.
This is why the drum may usually be filled:
- completely but without excessive pressure for cotton, linen, blend
washing,
- half full for treated cotton and synthetic fibers,
- about one third full for delicate articles such as net curtains and
woolens.
For blends, fill the drum as you would for the most delicate fibers.
The following is a guide of the average weights of frequently washed
items.
Bath towel ............................................................................................. 1200 g
Hand towel .............................................................................................. 180 g
Large sheet ............................................................................................ 1300 g
Single sheet .............................................................................................. 800 g
Pillowcase ................................................................................................. 200 g
Night dress ................................................................................................ 180 g
Man’s pyjama........................................................................................... 500 g
Child’s pyjama ......................................................................................... 200 g
Man’s shirt ................................................................................................ 250 g
Blouse ......................................................................................................... 150 g
Dishcloth ................................................................................................... 100 g
Working jacket ........................................................................... 300 à 600 g
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Products
Choice of detergent
Manufacturers always mark maximum detergent quantities to be used on
their detergent packages, depending on the amount of washing.
Comply with doses and instructions specified on packages.
The “Direct Spray” washing process reduces consumption of water and
detergents, consequently you should only use two thirds of the doses
recommended on packages by detergent manufacturers.
Proportioning
The quantity of detergent to be
used depends on the amount of
washing to be washed, the hard-
ness of the water and how dirty
your washing is.
Reduce doses slightly if the wa-
ter is soft. Increase doses slightly
if the water is hard, or if the
washing is very dirty or stained.
You can determine the degree
of hardness of your water by
asking the water distribution
utility in your region or any other competent authority.
Note: Only use low foam detergents sold in the shops specially for use in
washing machines. Use neutral products for washing woolens.
If you use liquid detergents, put the proportioning ball directly in the drum
and choose a program without pre-wash. If you dry your washing in a drier,
do not forget to take out the proportioning ball. You can also add liquid
detergent for your washing into the drum directly, provided that you do not
do a pre-wash and you start your washing machine immediately.
Liquid detergents are suitable for low temperatures (namely 30°C and 40°C).
It is recommended that a powder detergent should be used for higher
temperatures from 60°C to 90°C.
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Hardness range
I - soft
II - medium
III - hard
IV- very hard
Water hardness in mmol/l
(millimoles per liter)
up to 1,3
1,3-2,5
2,5-3,8
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Softener
With this distributor, you can automatically add a liquid softener to your last
rinse water. Respect the proportions shown on the flask, depending on the
nature of the softener used (normal or concentrated).
Do not exceed the maximum softener quantity (80 ml) specified for the
product box. An overflow orifice under the softener display window will
inform you if you add too much.
It is recommended that you should add a softener product while washing to
facilitate drying and make your washing softer. It can also help to eliminate
static electricity.
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International symbols for care of textiles
Hand wash Do not wash
at all
Max. wash
temperature 95°C Max. wash
temperature 60°C Max. wash
Temperature 40°C Max. wash
Temperature 30°C
Bleach in cold water
BLEACHING Do not bleach
IRONING Hot iron max. 200°C Warm iron max. 150°C Lukewarm iron max. 110°C Do not iron
DRY CLEANING Dry cleaning
in all solvents Do not dry clean
DRYING Flat On the line
Hightemperature. Lowtemperatrue
Dry cleaning in
perchlorethylene petrol,
pure alcohol, R111 & R113 Dry cleaning in petrol,
pure alcohol, and R 113.
Do not tumble
dry
Tumble dry
On clothes hanger
Strong wash
Delicate wash
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