Frigidaire FLCF09GGFWTU User manual

WASHING MACHINE
User
Manual
FLCF09GGFWTU
User Manual
EN

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CHAPTER-1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
•Correct Usage 6-7
•  Generalwarnings 8-9-10-11
•  Safetywarnings   12-13-14-15-16-17
•  PackagingandEnvironment  18
•  SavingsInformation   19
CHAPTER-2: OVERVIEW OF YOUR DEVICE
•  GeneralAppearance   20-21
•  TechnicalSpecications   22
CHAPTER-3: INSTALLATION
•  Removingtransportationsafetyscrews 23-24-25
•  AdjustingAdjustableStays  26-27
•  Electricalconnection   28
•  Waterinlethoseconnection  29-30
•  Waterdischargeconnection  31
CHAPTER-4: INTRODUCTION OF CONTROL PANEL 32
•  Detergentdrawer   33-34
•  Programmeknob   35
•  Electronicdisplay   36-37 
CONTENTS

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CHAPTER-5: PRELIMINARY PREPARATION FOR LAUNDERING
•  Separatinglaundries   38-39
•  Puttinglaundriesinthemachine  40
•  Addingdetergentintomachine  41
•  Operatingyourmachine   42-43-44
•  Auxiliaryfunctions   45-46-47-48-49-50
•  Childlock    51
•  Cancellingprogramme   52
•  Finishingprogramme   53
CHAPTER-6: PROGRAM TABLE   54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61
CHAPTER-7: MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING OF YOUR MACHINE
•  Warning    62
•  Waterinletlters    63
•  Pumplter    64-65
•  Detergentdrawer   66
CHAPTER-8: FLUSH STOPPER / BODY / DRUM 67
CHAPTER-9: TROUBLESHOOTING   68-69-70-71-72
CHAPTER-10: AUTOMATIC FAULT WARNINGS AND WHAT TO BE DONE 73
CHAPTER-11: PRACTICAL INFORMATION  74-75-76-77
• How to read the energy label and saving energy 78-79
• Disposal of your old machine 80
CONTENTS

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(CORRECT USAGE)
• Denitely read the user’s manual.
• Your machine is designed to be used
domestically. Commercial use will cause
your warranty to be cancelled.
•Keepyourpetsawayfromyourmachine
•Pleasecheckthepackagingofyourmachine
beforeinstallation,andtheoutersurfaceaf-
terthepackageisopened.Donotoperate
damagedmachinesormachineswithopened
package.
•Haveyourmachineinstalledonlybyauthor-
izedservice.Anyinterferencetoyourmachine
byanyoneotherthanauthorizedservices
shallcauseyourwarrantytobevoid.
•Theapplianceisnotintendedforuseby
people(includingchildren)withreducedphys-
ical,sensoryormentalcapabilities,orlackof
experienceandknowledgeunlesstheyhave
beengivensupervisionorinstructionconcern-
inguseoftheappliancebyapersonresponsi-
blefortheirsafety.Childrenshouldbesuper-
visedtoensurethattheydonotplaywiththe
appliance.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(CORRECT USAGE)
•Useyourmachineonlyforlaundriesthat
havebeenspeciedassuitableforwashing
bythemanufacturer.
• Before operating the washing machine,
remove the 4 transportation screws and
rubber spacers from the back of the ma-
chine. If the screws are not removed, it
may cause heavy vibration, noise and
product malfunction, (voiding the guaran-
tee).
•Yourmachineisnotcoveredunderwarranty
forfaultscausedbyanykindofexternalfac-
tors(pesticides,re,etc.).
•Pleasedonotthrowawaythisusermanual;
keepitforfuturereference.Youorsomebody
elsemightneeditinthefuture.
Note:Machineryspecicationsmayvaryde-
pendingontheproductpurchased.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(GENERAL WARNINGS)
•Thenecessaryambienttemperatureforyour
machine’sidealoperationis15-25°.
•Frozenhosescantearandexplode.Inregions
wheretemperatureisbelowzero,ambienttem-
peraturemightendangerthesafeoperationof
electroniccard.
•Pleaseensurethattheclothesyouwillplace
inyourmachinedonotcontainanyforeignsub-
stances(nail,needle,coins,lighter,matches,clip
etc.)intheirpockets.Theseforeignsubstances
candamageyourmachine.
•Beforestartingtouseyourmachine,youmay
callthenearestauthorizedserviceandrequest
free-of-chargehelpforinstallation,operationand
useofyourmachine.
• It is recommended to perform the rst
washing operation in 90˚ Cotton programme
and without laundry by inserting ½ scale
of detergent in 2nd compartment of the
detergent drawer.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(GENERAL WARNINGS)
•Asdetergentorsoftenerexposedtoairfora
longtimemaycauseresidues,putyourdeter-
gentorsoftenerinthedetergentdraweratthe
beginningofeverywashing.
•Itisadvisedthatyouunplugyourmachine
andclosethewaterinlettapifyouwillnotuse
yourmachineforalongtime.
Also,leavingthedoorofyourmachinewill
preventtheformationofbadodoursdueto
humidity.
•Somewatermightbeleftinyourmachine
afterthetrialsandtestsconducteddueto
QualityControlprocedures.
Thiswillnotdamageyourmachine.
•Rememberthatpackagingmaterialsofyour
machinemaybedangerousforchildren.Keep
thepackagingmaterialsinaplacewherechil-
drencannotreachordisposeofthemappro-
priately.
•Keepthesmallpartsfoundinthedocument
partawayfromthereachofchildrenandba-
bies.
•Usepre-washprogramsonlyforverydirty
laundry.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(GENERAL WARNINGS)
•Neveropenthedetergentcom-
partmentwhentheapplianceis
running.
•Incaseofanybreakdown,unplug
theappliancerstandthenturn
thetapoff.Donotattempttorepair
byyourself,alwayscontactforau-
thorizedserviceadvice.
•Theamountoflaundryyouputin
yourwashingmachineshouldnot
exceedthemaximumamountindi-
cated.
•Neverforcethedoortoopen
whenthemachineisrunning.
•Washingouryclothesinyour
machinedamagesthemachine.
Donotwashouryclothesinyour
machine.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(GENERAL WARNINGS)
•Pleaseadheretodetergent/fabriccondition-
ermanufacturers’adviceregardingtheuseof
fabricconditionerorsimilarproductsinyour
machine.
•Setupyourmachineinaplacewhereits
doorcanbecompletelyopened.(Donotset
upyourmachineinplaceswhereitsdoorcan-
notbefullyopened.)
•Setupyourmachineatlocationsthatcan
befullyventilatedandcouldhaveconstantair
circulation.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(SAFETY WARNINGS)
You must read these warnings. You can
thus protect yourself and your beloved
ones against fatal injuries and risks.
DANGER OF GETTING BURNT!
Donottouchdischarginghoseandwater
duringdischargingastheappliancemay
reachhightemperatureswhenrunning.

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
(SAFETY WARNINGS)
DEATH RISK DUE TO
ELECTRICAL CURRENT!
•Donotusemultiplereceptacles
orextensioncord.
•Donotplugindamagedortorn
plugs.
•Neverpullthecablewhenun-
plugging–alwaysgriptheplug
itself.
•Donotplug-inorouttheplug
fromthereceptaclewithwethands
topreventelectrocution!
•Nevertouchthemachinewithwet
handsorfeet.
•Callthenearestauthorizedser-
viceforareplacementifthepower
cordmalfunctions.

Flooding risk!
•Checkwhetherthewaterrunsfastornotbe-
foreplacingthedischargehoseonthesink.
•Takenecessarymeasurestopreventthe
slippingofyourhose.
•Thebackringforceofahosethatisnot
placedappropriatelycandisplacethehose.
Preventthestopperinsideyoursinkfrom
blockingthesinkhole.     
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Danger of Fire!
•Donotkeepinammableliquidsnearyour
machine..
•Thesulphurcontentofpaintremovers
mightcausecorrosion.Forthisreason,
neverusepaint-removingmaterialsinyour
machine.
•Neveruseproductsthatcontainsolvent
material(likewashinggas)inyourma-
chine.
•Removealltheobjectsinthepocketsof
yourlaundries(needle,paperclip,lighter,
matchesetc.)whenplacingthemyourma-
chine.
Fire and Explosion risk may occur.
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Fall and injury hazard!
•Donotclimbonyourmachine.Theupperta-
bleofyourmachinemaybreakandyoumight
getinjured.
•Tidythehose,cableandpackagingofyour
machineduringinstallation.Youmighttrip
overandfall.
•Donotturnyourmachineupsidedown,or
onitsside.
•Donotliftyourmachinebyholdingitfrom
extrudingparts(detergentdrawer,door).
Thesepartsmightbreakandcauseyoutoget
injured.
•There’stheriskoftrippingandinjuryifthe
materialslikehoseandcablesarenotprop-
erlystoredafteryourmachineisinstalled. 
Machine must be carried by
2 people or more.
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Child safety!
•Donotleavechildrenunattendednearthe
machine.Childrenmightlockthemselvesup
intothemachineanddeathriskmightoccur.
•Doorglassandsurfacemightbe 
extremelyhotwhileyourmachine
operates.Thus,especiallytouchingthe
machinemightgivedamagetothe
skinsofchildren.
•Keeppackagingmaterialawayfromchildren.
•Poisoningmightoccurifthedetergentand
maintenancematerialsareconsumed,and
eyesortheskinmightbeirritatediftheycome
intocontactwiththeskin.Keepthecleaning
materialsawayfromthereachofchildren.
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Removal of packaging materials
Packagingmaterialsprotectyourmachine
fromanydamagethatmightoccurduring
transportation.Packagingmaterialsareen-
vironmentfriendlyastheyarerecyclable.
Recyclingmaterialprovidesbothrawmate-
rialsavingsanddecreaseswasteproduc-
tion.
Disposal of old machine
Electricalorelectronicalolddevices
mightstillcontainsalvageableparts.
So,neverthrowawayyourolddevices
thatyoudonotuseintothewaste.
Ensurethatthepartsofyouroldelectronic
orelectricaldevicesarereusedbygiving
themtothegatheringcentresforeseenby
relatedauthorities.
Please ensure your old appliances are
kept in an appropriate place for the safe-
ty of children until they are taken outside
the house.
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PACKAGING AND ENVIRONMENT

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CHAPTER -1: BEFORE USING THE APPLIANCE
SAVINGS INFORMATION
Someimportantinformationtogetmoreef-
ciencyoutofyourmachine:
•Theamountoflaundryyouputinyourwash-
ingmachineshouldnotexceedthemaximum
amountindicated.
Bythisway,yourmachineshallruninsaving
mode.
•Notusingthepre-washfeatureforlittleand
normal-dirtylaundryshallsaveelectricityand
water.

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CHAPTER -2: OVERVIEW OF YOUR DEVICE
GENERAL APPEARANCE
Electronicdisplay
Programmeknob
UpperTray
Detergentdrawer
Container
Coverofpumplter