Gorenje WD73121 User manual

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WASHER-DRYER
Instructions for use

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BEFORE USING YOUR MACHINE 4
Correct Use 4
General warnings 6
Safety warnings 9
Burn risk! 9
Electrocution risk! 10
Explosion risk! 11
Fire risk! 12
Fall and injury risk! 14
Child safety! 15
PACKAGING AND THE ENVIRONMENT 16
Disposing of packaging and your old machine responsibly 16
SAVINGS & EFFICIENCY INFORMATION 17
OVERVIEW OF YOUR APPLIANCE 18
General Appearance 18
Technical specications 20
SETTING UP THE MACHINE 21
Removing transportation safety screws 21
Placing the machine and adjusting the feet 23
Electrical connection 25
Water inlet connection 26
Water drain connection 27
CONTROL PANEL 28
Detergent drawer general view 30
Detergent drawer compartments 31
Programme Knob 32

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WASHING OPERATION 33
Sorting laundry 33
Explanation of washing symbols 34
Placing laundry into the machine 36
Choice of detergent and placing it into the machine 37
Programme selection 38
Auxiliary functions 39
Half-load detection system 40
1 - Temperature selection 41
2 - Spin speed selection 42
3 - Drying level selection: 43
4 - Delay timer 46
5 - Start/Pause button 47
Child lock 48
Cancelling programme 49
Finishing programme 50
Maintenance and cleaning of your machine 59
Water inlet lters 60
Pump lter 61
Pump lter 62
Detergent drawer 63
Siphon cover 64
Troubleshooting 65
Automatic fault warnings and what needs to be done 70
Practical information 71
Energy label and energy eciency 75

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Correct Use
• Read this user’s manual.
• Your machine is designed to be used
in domestic environments. Using it for
commercial purposes shall cause your
warranty to be void.
• Do not let your pets near the machine.
• Please check the packaging of your machine before
installation, and the outer surface of the machine
after the packaging has been removed. Do not
operate damaged machines or machines with
opened packaging.
• Have your machine installed only by an authorised
service company. Any intervention to your machine
by anyone other than authorized services shall
cause your warranty to be void.
• This appliance is not intended for use by people
(including children) with reduced physical, sensory
or mental capabilities, or lack of experience
or knowledge, unless they have been given
supervision or instruction concerning the use of the
appliance by a person responsible for their safety.
• Please use your machine for laundry that is
BEFORE USING YOUR MACHINE

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specied as washable and dryable after washing by
their manufacturer on their label.
• You must remove the transportation safety
screws before your machine’s rst use. The
machine will malfunction if it is operated with
the transport safety screws still in place and
this will void your warranty.
• Your machine warranty does not cover damage
caused by external factors (oods, re, rodents
etc.).
• Please do not throw away this user manual. Store
it in a safe place. It might be needed by you or the
next user.

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General warnings
• The necessary ambient temperature for your
machine’s ideal operation is 15-25°.
• Frozen hoses can tear and explode. In regions
where the temperature is below zero, the electronic
card may not operate safely.
• Please ensure that the clothes you will load into
your machine do not have foreign objects (nails,
needles, coins, lighters, matches, clips etc.) in their
pockets. These foreign objects can damage your
machine.
• It is recommended to perform the rst washing
operation in the 95° White Cotton programme and
without laundry by inserting 1/2 scale of detergent
in the 2nd compartment of the detergent drawer.
• As detergent or softener exposed to air for a long
time may cause residues, only put your detergent or
softener in the detergent drawer at the beginning of
each wash.
• 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.You should also leave the
door of your machine open to prevent bad odours
forming due to humidity.
• Some water might be left in your machine due
to trials and tests conducted for Quality Control
procedures during production. This causes no harm
to your machine.

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• Keep the document bag that came inside your
machine that contains the user manual out of the
reach of children and babies to prevent the risk of
suocation.
• Keep the small parts found in the document part
away from the reach of children and babies.
• Use pre-wash programmes only for very dirty
laundry.
• You should not load your machine with the
amount of laundry that will exceed the maximum
laundry amount specied in the washing or drying
programme you have chosen.
• In case of any malfunction, unplug the machine
and close the tap rst. Do not attempt to repair by
yourself and consult the nearest authorized service
company.
• Never open the detergent compartment when the
appliance is running.
• Never force the door open when the appliance is
running.
• Please adhere to the manufacturers’ advice
regarding the use of fabric conditioner or similar
products you will use in your machine.
• While your machine is in the drying process, please
do not stop your machine before the programme
ends.
• If you have to do this, remove all your laundry

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quickly and spread it on an appropriate place
immediately to allow it to cool down.
• 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 cannot be fully opened.)
• Set up your machine in locations that can be
ventilated and may have constant air circulation.

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Safety warnings
• You must read these warnings. Ignoring these
warnings may put you or your loved ones at risk of
fatal injuries.
Burn risk!
• Do not touch the discharge hose or the water
discharged during the discharging process as the
appliance may reach high temperatures when
running.
• Open the door of the machine all the way after the
drying process. Do not touch the door glass. Burn
hazard may occur due to high temperature.

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• Do not use multiple plugs or extension
cords.
• Do not plug in damaged plugs or plugs
with torn cables.
• Never pull from the cable when
unplugging.
• Grab the plug when unplugging.
• Do not plug in or out the plug from the receptacle
with wet hands to prevent electric shock.
• Never touch the machine with a wet or damp hand
or foot.
• Call the nearest authorized service company for
assistance if the power cord malfunctions.
Electrocution risk!

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Explosion risk!
• As there is a drying function on your machine, make
sure that materials like stain removing chemicals or
washing gas that you might have applied on your
laundry earlier are properly rinsed and cleaned.
Otherwise, there might be a risk of explosion when
you run your machine with the drying function.

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Fire risk!
• Unwashed dry laundry must not be dried in your
machine.
• Do not keep ammable or explosive liquids near
your machine.
• Materials stained with food oil, acetone, alcohol,
petrol, kerosene, stain remover, turpentine,
beeswax and beeswax remover must rst be
washed with an extra amount of detergent and hot
water before being put through the drying process.
Otherwise, there might be a risk of re when you
run your machine with the drying function.
• If you’re going to choose a washing and drying
program, do not place a detergent dose adjustment
device/ball into your machine.They might pose a
re risk.
• Laundry must not be dried in the machine under the
conditions specied below due to the risk of re:
- If laundry is not washed.
- If oil stains and other stains on the laundry (food
oils, balms and cosmetic remains, kitchen towels
etc.) are not cleaned enough.
- Laundry cleaned with industrial chemicals.
- Laundry that has high amounts of foam-sponge-
rubber or rubber-like parts and accessories on.
- Rubber, sponge (latex), shower bonnet,

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watertight textile products, rubber-based objects
and clothes or pillows lled with rubber sponge
must not be dried in the washing machine with
the drying function.
- Stued and damaged parts (pillows or jackets).
The sponge parts dangling outside might catch
re during the drying process.
- The sulphur in paint-removing materials might
cause corrosion. Thus, never use paint-removing
materials in your machine.
- Please ensure that detergent cups are not left
inside the laundry. These plastic cups might melt
during drying and damage your machine and
laundry.
- Laundry that has had a stain removal process
applied must be rinsed thoroughly before
washing.
- Never use products that contain solvent
materials (like washing gas) in your machine.
- Remove all objects from the pockets of your
laundry (needles, paperclips, lighters, matches
etc.) when loading your machine. Fire and
Explosion risk may occur.

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Fall and injury risk!
• Do not climb on your machine.The upper table 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 injury.
• There is a risk of tripping and injury if the materials
like hoses and cables are not properly stored after
your machine is installed.
Machine must be carried by 2 people or
more.

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Child safety!
• Do not allow your children to play with the machine.
It is an electrical appliance.
• Do not leave children unattended near the machine.
Children might lock themselves into the machine.
• The door glass and machine
surface might be extremely hot
during your machine’s operation.
• It is therefore especially important
that children do not touch the
machine as it may damage their
skin.
• Keep the packaging material away from children.
• Poisoning might occur if the detergent and other
washing aids are consumed, and eye or skin
irritation might occur if they come into contact
with the skin. Keep the cleaning materials where
children cannot reach them.

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PACKAGING AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Disposing of packaging and your old
machine responsibly
Disposal of packaging materials
Packaging materials protect your machine from the damage that might occur
during transportation. Please recycle you packaging materials.
Recycled material provides both raw material savings and decreases waste
production.
Disposal of old machine
Old electrical appliances might still contain salvageable parts.
So, never throw your old devices that you do not use into the waste. Ensure
the parts of your old electronic or electrical devices are reused by giving
them to your local recycling centre.
Please ensure your old appliances are kept in an appropriate place for the
safety of children until they are taken outside the house.

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SAVINGS & EFFICIENCY
INFORMATION
Some important information to get more eciency out of your machine:
• The amount of laundry you put in your washing machine should not
exceed the maximum amount indicated. If you avoid overloading, your
machine shall run more eciently.
• Not using the pre-wash feature for normal and lightly soiled laundry shall
save electricity and water.

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OVERVIEW OF YOUR APPLIANCE
General Appearance
1Upper tray
2Detergent drawer
3Programme button
4Electronic
display and
additional
functions
5Door
6 Pump lter cover

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General Appearance
7Power cord
8Drain hose
9Transportation
safety screws
10 Adjustable
11 Drain hose holding plastic:
(The operation of the machine will be aected if this plastic part is
removed. So please don’t remove this plastic part under any condition.)

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Technical specications
Maximum washing capacity (dry laundry)(kg) 7.0
* Maximum drying capacity (kg) 5.0
Spin speed (rpm) 1200
Number of programmes 15
Operation voltage / Frequency (v / hz) 220-240 / 50
Water pressure (mpa) Maximum: 1
Minimum: 0.1
Dimensions (HxWxD)(mm) 845x597x582
* You should not put dry laundry in your machine for drying.
Energy consumption (washing, spinning, drying) (kWh/cycle) 5.67
Energy consumption (only washing and spinning) (kWh/cycle) 1.23
Water consumption (washing, spinning, drying) (l/cycle) 118
EN 50229 standard-compliant control programmes
Washing programme:
• 2. Programme “Cotton Eco”, temperature 60 °C, maximum spin speed
1200 rpm, 7 kg laundry.
Drying Programmes:
• Drying: 13. Programme “Cotton dry”
Drying level auxiliary function selection: Drying Level 2 ( )
Load group: (~ 3.5 kg) (with a load group including 1 sheet + 6 pillowcases
+ 12 hand towels.)
• 2. Drying: 13. Programme “Cotton dry”
Drying level auxiliary function selection: Drying Level 2 ( )
Load group: (~ 3.5 kg) (with a load group including 1 sheet + 6 pillowcases
+ remaining towels.)