AEG 72620 User manual

ÖKO-LAVAMAT 72620 update
The environmentally friendly washing machine
Instruction book

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Dear Customer,
Please read this instruction book through carefully, before using the
appliance.
Please ensure you fully understand the safety instructions on the first
pages of this instruction book! Retain the instruction book for future
reference, and pass it on to any future owners.
1 The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!,
Important!), emphasizes information which is important for your
safety or the correct functioning of the appliance. It is essential that
this information is observed.
0 1. This symbol guides you step by step when operating the appliance.
2. ...
3 This symbol gives you additional information and practical tips on using
the appliance.
2 Tips and information about the economical and environmentally
friendly use of the machine are marked with the clover symbol.
If you require assistance or advice on your appliance, please contact
our customer care department by letter or telephone:
Customer Care Department
AEG Domestic Appliances Limited
P.O. Box 47
Newbury
Berkshire RG 14 5XL
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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CONTENTS
Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Environmental Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Description of the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Detergent Dispenser Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Program Selector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Program Option Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Consumption Data and Wash Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
What does "update" mean? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Before Using for the First Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Preparing a Wash Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sorting and preparing a wash load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Washing Types and Care Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Detergents and Conditioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Which Detergent? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
And in which form? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
How much Detergent and Fabric Softener? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Using a Water Softening Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Running a Wash Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brief Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setting the Washing Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Changing Spin Speed/Selecting Rinse Hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setting the Delay Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Opening and Closing the Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Loading the Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Adding Detergent/Conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Starting the Washing Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Washing Program Sequence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Washing Cycle Complete/Removing the Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Program Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Separate Fabric Softening/Starching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Separate Rinsing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Separate Spinning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Maintenance and Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Detergent Dispenser Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Washing Machine Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
What to do when . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Trouble Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
If the Washing Results are not Satisfactory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Carrying out an Emergency Emptying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cleaning the Drain Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Unlocking the Door in an Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Additional Rinse and/or Wash-Water Cooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Service & Spare Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Guarantee Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Installation and Connection Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Installation Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Appliance Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front and Side Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Appliance Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Appliance Transit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Removing Transit Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Installation-Site Preparation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Levelling the Appliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Electrical Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Water Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Water Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inlet Hose Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Water Drainage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
AEG Service Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
1 Safety Instructions
Your safety is of paramount importance, please ensure you read these
warnings before installing or using the appliance. If you are unsure
about any of the meanings of these warnings, contact the Customer
Care Department.
Prior to Initial Start-up
 This appliance must be connected to the cold water supply only.
 Observe the "Installation and Connection Instructions" in this
instruction book.
 If the appliance is delivered during the winter and temperatures are
below freezing, allow the appliance to stand at room temperature for
24 hours before operation
Intended Use
 Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water supply after use.
 Only use the washing machine to wash normal domestic washing. If
the washing machine is used for any other purpose or is incorrectly
used, the manufacturer accepts no liability for any damages which
may result.
 It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this
product in any way.
 Only use detergents which are suitable for automatic washing
machines, and follow the recommendations of the detergent manu-
facturer.
 Garments which have been in contact with flammable solvents
should not be washed.
 Dyes and bleaching agents may only be used if specifically permitted
by the manufacturer of these products. We cannot be held liable for
any damages.
 Damage due to frost is not covered by the guarantee! If the washing
machine is located in a room in which below freezing temperatures
might occur, emergency draining must be carried out if danger of
freezing occurs (see "Carrying out an emergency emptying"). In addi-
tion, the inlet hose must be disconnected from the tap, drained and
laid on the floor.

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Child Safety
 This appliance is designed to be operated by adults. Children should
not be allowed to tamper with the controls or play with the appliance.
 Pets and children have been known to climb into washing machines.
Please check the drum before use.
 Keep all packaging well away from children.
 Keep all detergents in a safe place out of childrens reach.
 When disposing of the appliance, cut off the mains cable, and destroy
the plug. Disable the door catch to prevent young children being
trapped inside.
General Safety
 Repairs to the washing machine may only be carried out by qualified
personnel. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause
injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local AEG Service
Force Centre.
 Never operate the washing machine if the mains cable is damaged or
the control panel, work top or base area are damaged allowing inter-
nal components to be accessible.
 Switch off the appliance and isolate from the mains supply before
carrying out any cleaning or maintenance work!
 Do not use the mains cable to pull the plug out of the socket.
 Adaptors and extension cables must not be used. There is risk of over-
heating!
 During high temperature wash programs, the glass of the door may
become hot. Do not touch!
 Allow the water to cool down before cleaning the drain pump, carry-
ing out emergency emptying or opening the door in an emergency.

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2 Disposal
Packaging
 Dispose of the packaging material correctly. All packaging materials
are environmentally friendly and can be disposed of without any
danger to the environment.
 The external plastic covering and bags inside are made of polyethyl-
ene (marking >PE<).
 The padding is made of CFC free expanded polystyrene
(marking >PS<).
Washing Machine
When disposing of the washing machine:
 Cut off the mains cable and destroy the plug
 Disable the door catch to prevent young children
becoming trapped inside.
 Use an authorised disposal site.
2 Environmental Tips
To save water, energy and to help protect the environment, we recom-
mend that you follow these tips:
 Do not use a prewash for normally soiled washing.
 It is more economical to wash full loads.
 When washing small loads reduce the detergent by half to two thirds.
 Pre-treat stains, and then wash at a lower temperature.
 Use the energy saving program when washing light to normally soiled
garments.

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Description of the Appliance
Front View
Detergent Dispenser Drawer
Detergent
dispenser drawer
Control panel
Door with handle
Flap in front of
drain pump Height adjustable
feet
Rating plate
(behind door)
k Pre wash detergent/
soaking agent or
water softening agent
if used.
l Main wash detergent
in powder form and
water softenening
agent if required
m Stain remover
w Liquid conditioners
(fabric softener, starch)
Suction cap
(must be firmly
pushed on)

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Control Panel
Program Selector
The program selector defines the
nature of the washing cycle (e.g.
water level, drum movement,
number of rinses, spin speed) to suit
the type of washing, as well as the
wash temperature.
OFF
Switches the washing machine off,
the machine is switched on at all
other positions.
COTTONS/LINEN
Main washing cycle for cottons/linen at 30° C to 95° C.
2 ENERGY SAVING position: Energy saving program at approx. 67° C for
lightly to normally soiled cottons, extended washing time (cannot be
combined with QUICK WASH and STAIN).
EASY-CARES
Main washing cycle for easy-care fabrics at 30° C to 60° C.
Program Selector Spin Speed/RINSE HOLD
Button
Multi-Display
Program Option Buttons
OVERDOSING
Indicator
Program
Progress Display
DOOR Indicator
START/PAUSE
Button
DELAY TIMER
Button