Fisher & Paykel WashSmart Eco User manual

Wash options
Once you have selected your wash cycle you may wish to change the default wash options.
Water level
Auto water level (not available on QuickSmart™ washer)
Your washer has the ability to automatically select the most efficient water level
for the load.
1. Place your clothes in the washer.
2. Select the wash cycle (and select ‘Auto’ water level if not automatically
selected).
3. Touch
. The washer will automatically fill to the correct water level for the load,
for both phases of the wash.
• When washing an unusual load, eg large bulky garments, items or
pillows, we recommend you select the ‘Delicate’ cycle.
• If there is already water in the bowl, it is best to manually select the
water level.
Manual water level selection
The agitator has five levels marked on its stem that can be used to help
you select the correct water level. Select the correct water level by using
the mark nearest to the top of the load.
• The levels marked on the agitator do not correspond exactly to the level
of the water. They indicate the level of dry clothes suitable for the water
level.
• Your washer may occasionally add water during agitation. This is to
Selecting ‘Auto’ water level
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maintain the water level due to the release of air trapped in the
garments.
• Out of balance loads, tangling or splash-over can be caused by selecting
a water level that is too high.
Water level guide on agitator
Wash Temp
WashSmart™ Eco washer and WashSmart™ washer offers 5 wash temperatures, and an additional setting,
‘Controlled Cold’.
The wash temperature selected is used in the detergent activating part of the wash.
If Eco-Active™ is ‘On’ the temperature will be colder for the second part of the wash. When Eco-Active™ ‘Off’ is
selected, the bowl will fill with the wash temperature selected.
WashSmart™Eco washer: for the ‘Allergy’ cycle the bowl will fill with water at the temperature selected by the
user. There is no Eco-Active™section in the wash cycle.
The temperature of cold tap water varies widely depending on your location and the season. We have developed
‘Controlled Cold’, which adds a small amount of warm water, when necessary, to raise your cold water wash to
20°C for a more effective wash (refer to the ‘Changing pre-set options’ section for detail on how to set ‘Controlled
Cold’ as the default temperature for your cold water wash).
QuickSmart™ washer offers 3 wash temperatures; Cold and Hot will be the temperature of the water supply.
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Spin Speed
Your washer offers 3 spin speeds: WashSmart™ Eco washer has 1100 rpm, 700 rpm and 300 rpm, and
WashSmart™ washer and QuickSmart™ washer have 1000 rpm, 700 rpm and 300 rpm, plus the additional ‘No
Spin’ option. Simply increase or decrease your spin speed by touching the ‘Spin Speed’ button.
Some spin speeds are not available on some cycles for best clothes care (eg ‘Delicate’
cycle).
Use the ‘No Spin’ option to:
• Remove drip dry garments from a mixed load before the wash goes into ‘Spin’.
• Minimise the clothes creasing when they are left to sit in the bottom of the bowl at
the end of the cycle.
When you have selected ‘No Spin’, the cycle will end after the rinse allowing you to
remove drip dry items before you spin the remaining items. Once drip dry items
have been removed, touch ‘POWER’
, select the ‘Spin’ cycle (change the spin speed if necessary, eg select ‘300’ for
delicate or creasable items) and touch
.
Your washer will optimise the spin speed according to the level of out of balance in
the load.
Selecting the ‘No
Spin’ option
(WashSmart™ Eco
washer panel is
shown)
In some instances it is possible to select multiple options on one cycle.
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Soak
(WashSmart™ Eco washer and WashSmart™ washer only)
Use the ‘Soak’ option to soak clothes during the agitation wash phase. Ensure
items are colourfast before using ‘Soak’.
When you select ‘Soak’ your washer will soak for a period of 2 hours before
completing ‘Rinse’ and ‘Spin’. During ‘Soak’ your washer will agitate for a few
seconds every minute.
If the ‘Soak’ option is selected on a ‘Quick’ cycle, the soak
time will be one hour only.
Soak is not available on the Wool cycle.
To exit ‘Soak’ early, touch
and select ‘Rinse’. Change the spin speed if necessary (eg select ‘300’ if washing
delicate or creasable items) and touch
.
Eco Rinse
Use the ‘Eco Rinse’ option to save water. The ‘Eco Rinse’ option uses a spray
rinse which has been specially designed to use at least 25% less water than a
traditional rinse. Use this option when you want to use less detergent and less
water. However, if you have low water pressure or sensitive skin it is better to use
a traditional rinse.
Selecting the ‘Soak’
option
(WashSmart™ Eco
washer panel is
shown)
Selecting the ‘Eco
Rinse’ option
(WashSmart™ Eco
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washer panel is
shown)
The ‘Eco Rinse’ option has not been designed to be used with fabric softener, as it does not have a deep rinse to
dispense the softener correctly. Fabric softener should not be used if this option is selected.
‘Eco Rinse’ is available on selected cycles only. If you try to select this option on other
cycles your washer will skip over the option. The wash cycle will take slightly longer when
the ‘Eco Rinse’ option is selected.
There are some wash loads that may not suit being washed using the ‘Eco Rinse’ option. For instance, loads that
have a lot of sand or sawdust in them or garments where the colour still runs from them.
DO NOT use your washer to soak items in bleach or sanitiser and if you’ve soaked items in
a bucket, do not tip the contents of the bucket into your washer. The chemicals in these
products are very corrosive to metal surfaces and can damage your washer. Rinse and
wring items out thoroughly before placing them in your washer.
Delay Start
(not available on QuickSmart™ washer)
The ‘Delay Start’ option can delay the start of the wash cycle by 5 minutes up to 18 hours. This can be useful to
time your washing to finish when you arrive home from work, or to start once you have finished in the shower.
Simply touch the ‘More’ button to scroll through to your desired delayed start time, or to turn delay start off. Touch
to confirm your selection and start the countdown. The display screen will show the time until the cycle is set to
begin.
We suggest that you avoid using ‘Delay Start’ for damp, non-colourfast items as this may
cause dye run to occur.
Clothes care safeguards
To avoid accidentally damaging your clothes there are a few options that your washer will not accept. For
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example, you cannot select a ‘Hot’ wash on the ‘Delicate’ and ‘Wool’ cycles.
Washing bulky items
Forcing large items into the washer may result in them
being damaged during washing. Make sure there is
enough room in the washer for items to move when
being washed.
Some items float up during the wash (eg duvets/doonas,
water-proof and water- resistant items and pillows). If
they sit too high they may touch stationary parts of the
washer during agitate or spin. To minimise the chance of
this happening, ensure bulky items are pushed back
down into the water after fill, and pushed down again to
sit below the medium high water level mark on the
agitator before ‘Spin’. Select a ‘Spin Speed, 300’.
Bulky items should sit below the medium high water
level mark.
To prevent an out of balance load or splash-over we recommend washing all bulky items,
including water-proof and water-resistant items, on the ‘Delicate’ cycle.
If you wish to re-spin the load at a faster speed make sure the load is sitting below the medium-high mark before
spinning.
Washing woollens
Many woollen items carry a ‘Machine Washable’ care claim. The fibres of these woollens have been treated to prevent
felting when they are machine washed.
• Check the care label.
• Use a wool detergent.
• Use the specially designed ‘Wool’ cycle.
• To dry woollens lie them flat on a towel and pat into shape. Dry out of direct sunlight.
Most handcrafted garments are not made of machine washable wool and we recommend that you wash them by hand
only. Hand washed woollens may be spun in your washer (select ‘Spin Speed, 700’).
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Some wool underlays and sheepskin products can be washed in a washing machine but
could produce excessive amounts of lint that may cause pump blockages.
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