IKEA TVATTAD User manual

TVÄTTAD GB

ENGLISH
Please refer to the last page of this manual for the full list of IKEA
appointed After Sales Service Provider and relative national phone
numbers.

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Contents
Safety information 4
Safety instructions 6
Product description 8
First use 9
Control panel 9
Programmes 14
Settings 18
Daily use 19
Hints and tips 23
Care and cleaning 25
Troubleshooting 29
Consumption values 33
Technical data 34
Product Information sheet in
reference to E.U. regulation
1369/2017
34
Environmental concerns 36
IKEA guarantee 36
Subject to change without notice.
Safety information
Before the installation and use of the appliance, carefully read
the supplied instructions. The manufacturer is not responsible
for any injuries or damage that are the result of incorrect
installation or usage. Always keep the instructions in a safe and
accessible location for future reference.
Children and vulnerable people safety
•This appliance can be used by children aged from 8 years
and above and persons with reduced physical, sensory or
mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if
they have been given supervision or instruction concerning
the use of the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved.
•Children between 3 and 8 years of age and persons with
very extensive and complex disabilities shall be kept away
from the appliance unless continuously supervised.
•Children of less than 3 years of age should be kept away
from the appliance unless continuously supervised.
•Do not let children play with the appliance.
•Keep all packaging away from children and dispose of it
appropriately.
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•Keep detergents away from children.
•Keep children and pets away from the appliance when the
door is open.
•If the appliance has a child safety device, it should be
activated.
•Children shall not carry out cleaning and user maintenance of
the appliance without supervision.
General Safety
•Do not change the specification of this appliance.
•This appliance is intended to be used in household and
similar applications such as:
–staff kitchen areas in shops, offices and other working
environments;
–by clients in hotels, motels, bed & breakfast and other
residential type environments;
–areas for communal use in blocks of flats or in launderettes.
•Do not exceed the maximum load of 8 kg (refer to the
"Programme chart" chapter).
•The operating water pressure at the water entry point from
the outlet connection must be between 0.5 bar (0.05 MPa)
and 8 bar (0.8 MPa).
•The ventilation opening in the base must not be covered by a
carpet, mat, or any floor covering.
•The appliance must be connected to the water mains using
the new supplied hose sets, or other new hose sets supplied
by the Authorised Service Centre.
•Old hose sets must not be reused.
•If the mains power supply cable is damaged, it must be
replaced by the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre
or similarly qualified persons to avoid an electrical hazard.
•Before any maintenance operation, deactivate the appliance
and disconnect the mains plug from the socket.
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•Do not use high pressure water sprays and/or steam to clean
the appliance.
•Clean the appliance with a moist cloth. Use only neutral
detergents. Do not use abrasive products, abrasive cleaning
pads, solvents or metal objects.
Safety instructions
Installation
The installation must comply with
relevant national regulations.
• Remove all the packaging and the transit
bolts including rubber bush with plastic
spacer.
• Keep the transit bolts in a safe place. If
the appliance is to be moved in the
future they must be reattached to lock
the drum to prevent an internal damage.
• Always take care when moving the
appliance as it is heavy. Always use
safety gloves and enclosed footwear.
• Follow the installation instructions
supplied with the appliance.
• Do not use the appliance before
installing it in the built-in structure due to
safety manner.
• Do not install or use a damaged
appliance.
• Do not install or use the appliance where
the temperature can be less than 0°C or
where it is exposed to the weather.
• The floor area on which the appliance is
to be installed must be flat, stable, heat
resistant and clean.
• Make sure that there is air circulation
between the appliance and the floor.
• When the appliance is in its permanent
position, check if it is levelled correctly
with the aid of a spirit level. If it is not,
adjust the feet accordingly.
• Do not install the appliance directly
above a floor drain.
• Do not spray water on the appliance
and do not expose it to excessive
humidity.
• Do not install the appliance where the
appliance door cannot be fully opened.
• Do not put a closed container to collect
possible water leakage under the
appliance. Contact the Authorised
Service Centre to ensure which
accessories can be used.
Electrical connection
Warning! Risk of fire and electric
shock.
• The appliance must be earthed.
• Always use a correctly installed
shockproof socket.
• Make sure that the parameters on the
rating plate are compatible with the
electrical ratings of the mains power
supply.
• Do not use multi-plug adapters and
extension cables.
• Make sure not to cause damage to the
mains plug and to the mains cable.
Should the mains cable need to be
replaced, this must be carried out by our
Authorised Service Centre.
• Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket only at the end of the installation.
Make sure that there is access to the
mains plug after the installation.
• Do not touch the mains cable or the
mains plug with wet hands.
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• Do not pull the mains cable to disconnect
the appliance. Always pull the mains
plug.
• This appliance is fitted with a 13 A mains
plug. If it is necessary to change the
mains plug fuse, use only a 13 A ASTA
(BS 1362) fuse (UK and Ireland only).
• This appliance complies with the E.E.C.
Directives.
Water connection
• Do not cause damage to the water
hoses.
• Before connection to new pipes, pipes
not used for a long time, where repair
work has been carried out or new
devices fitted (water meters, etc.), let the
water flow until it is clean and clear.
• Ensure that there are no visible water
leaks during and after the first use of the
appliance.
• Do not use an extension hose if the inlet
hose is too short. Contact the Authorised
Service Centre for the replacement of the
inlet hose.
• When unpacking the appliance, It is
possible to see water flowing from the
drain hose. This is due to the testing of
the appliance with the use of water in
the factory.
• You can extend the drain hose to
maximum 400 cm. Contact the
Authorised Service Centre for the other
drain hose and the extension.
• Make sure that there is access to the tap
after the installation.
Use
Warning! Risk of injury, electric
shock, fire, burns or damage to
the appliance.
• Follow the safety instructions on the
detergent packaging.
• Do not put flammable products or items
that are wet with flammable products in,
near or on the appliance.
• Do not wash fabrics which are heavily
soiled with oil, grease or other greasy
substances. It can damage rubber parts
of the washing machine. Prewash such
fabrics by hand before loading them into
the washing machine.
• Do not touch the glass door while a
programme operates. The glass can get
hot.
• Make sure that all metal objects are
removed from the laundry.
Service
• To repair the appliance contact the
Authorised Service Centre.
• Use original spare parts only.
Disposal
Warning! Risk of injury or
suffocation.
• Disconnect the appliance from the mains
electrical and water supplies.
• Cut off the mains electrical cable close to
the appliance and dispose of it.
• Remove the door catch to prevent
children or pets from becoming trapped
in the drum.
• Dispose of the appliance in accordance
with local requirements for the disposal
of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE).
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Product description
Appliance overview
798
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1 2
3
4
5
6
1Detergent dispenser drawer
2Control panel
3Door handle
4Rating plate
5Drain pump filter
6Front feet for levelling the appliance
7Drain hose
8Inlet hose connection
9Mains cable
10 Back feet for levelling the appliance
11 Transit bolts
Rating plate position
4
Warning! Before using the
appliance, make sure that transit
bolts
11
are removed.
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First use
During installation or before first
use you may observe some water
in the appliance. This is a
residual water left in the
appliance after a full functional
test in the factory to ensure the
appliance is delivered to
customers in perfect working
order and is no cause for
concern.
1. Make sure that the electrical power is
available and the water tap is open.
2. Pour 2 litres of water into the detergent
compartment marked by .
This action activates the drain system.
3. Pour a small quantity of detergent into
the compartment marked by .
4. Set and start a programme for cotton at
the highest temperature without any
laundry in the drum.
This removes all possible dirt from the drum
and the tub.
Control panel
Control panel description
21
11 87
9
10
6
3 4 5
The options/functions are not available with all washing programmes. Check
the compatibility between options/functions and washing programmes in the
"Programme Chart". An option/function can exclude another one, in this case
the appliance doesn't allow you to set incompatible options/functions.
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1
On/Off button
Press this button for a few seconds to activate or deactivate the
appliance. Two different tunes sound while switching the appli-
ance on or off.
As the Stand-by function automatically deactivates the appli-
ance after several minutes to reduce the energy consumption,
press this button to activate the appliance again.
For more details, refer to 'Stand-by function' paragraph in 'Dai-
ly Use' chapter.
2
Programme
knob
Turn the selector knob to select the desired programme.
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3
Display
• Door locked indicator:
– Indicator on: the door cannot be opened. The appliance
is working or has stopped with water left in the tub.
– Indicator off: the door can be opened. The programme is
finished or the water has been emptied out.
• Delay start indicator.
• The digital indicator can show: reset position ( );
programme duration (e. g. ); delay time (e. g. ); cy-
cle end ( ); warning code (e.g. ); error indicator
( ).
• FlexTime indicator.
• Anti-stain indicator.
• Extra Rinse indicator.
• Steam phase indicator.
• Add garments indicator. It lights at the beginning of the
washing phase, when it is still possible to pause the appli-
ance and add more laundry.
• Child safety lock indicator.
• Machine clean indicator. This is a recommendation to
perform the drum cleaning.
• Anti-crease phase indicator.
4
Delay Start
touch button
With this option you can delay the start of a programme to a
more convenient time.
Touch the button repeatedly to set the required delay. The time
increases in steps of 1 hour up to 20 hours.
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FlexTime touch
button
With This option reduces the programme duration depending
on the load size and the degree of soiling.
When you set a washing programme, the display shows the
default duration and the dashes .
Tap on this button to reduce the programme duration accord-
ing to your needs. The display shows the new programme du-
ration and a number of dashes will decrease accordingly:
suitable for a full load of normally soiled garments.
a quick cycle for a full load of lightly soiled garments.
very quick cycle for a smaller lightly soiled load (max. half
load recommended).
the shortest cycle to freshen up a small amount of laundry.
6
Start/Pause
touch button
This button allows you to start or to pause the selected washing
programme.
7
Anti-stains touch
button and per-
manent Child
Lock option
• Touch this button to set the Anti-stains option .
This option is designed to remove stubborn stains. Pour the
stain remover into PREWASH compartment.
• Hold pressed this button for 3 seconds to set the Child Lock
option .
This option prevents children from playing with the control
panel: all controls are disabled.
To deactivate this option, hold this button pressed for 3 sec-
onds.
8
Extra Rinse touch
button
This appliance is designed for saving energy. If it necessary to
rinse the laundry using an extra quantity of water (extra rinse),
select this option. Some additional rinses will be performed. This
option is recommended for people who are allergic to deter-
gents.
The corresponding indicator above the touch button
illuminates and also stays permanently on during
next cycles until this option is deactivated.
9
Prewash touch
button
This option adds a pre-wash phase at 30 °C before the wash-
ing phase.
This option is recommended for heavily soiled laundry, espe-
cially if containing sand, dust, mud and other solid particles.
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Spin and addi-
tional options
touch button
When you set a programme, the appliance automatically sets
the maximum spin speed allowed, except in Denim pro-
gramme.
By means of this button, you can change the default spin speed
or set one of the additional spin options:
• Rinse Hold . The related indicator comes on.
The final spin is not performed. The water of the last rinse is
not drained out to prevent the fabrics from creasing. The
washing programme ends with water in the drum.
The door stays locked and the drum turns regularly to re-
duce creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door.
Refer to 'Draining water out after end of cycle' in the 'Daily
use' chapter.
• No Spin . The related indicator comes on.
Set this option to deactivate all spin phases. The appliance
performs only the draining phase of the selected washing
programme. Set this option for very delicate fabrics. The
rinse phase uses more water for some washing programmes
• Quiet Cycle . The related indicator comes on.
The intermediate and the final spinning phases are sup-
pressed and the programme ends with water in the drum.
The door stays locked. The drum turns regularly to reduce
creasing. You must drain the water to unlock the door. Refer
to 'Draining water out after end of cycle' in the 'Daily use'
chapter.
As the programme is very quiet, it is suitable for use at night
time when cheaper electricity tariffs are available. In some
programmes the rinses are performed with more water.
The appliance empties the water out automatically
after approximately 18 hours.
11
Temperature
touch button
When you select a washing programme, the appliance auto-
matically proposes a default temperature. With this option you
can change the temperature.
The indicator of the set temperature comes on.
The indicator = cold water.
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Programmes
Programme Chart
Programme
Default temper-
ature
Temperature
range
Reference
spin speed
Spin speed
range
(rpm)
Max.
load
Programme description
(Type of load and soil level)
Cottons
40 °C
90 °C - Cold
1400 rpm
(1400 -
800)
8 kg White cotton and coloured cotton. Normal and
heavy soil.
Cottons Eco1)
40 °C
60 °C - 40 °C
1400 rpm
(1400 -
800)
8 kg White cotton and fast-coloured cotton. Normal
soil. The energy consumption decreases and the
time of the washing programme is extended, en-
suring good washing results.
Synthetics
40 °C
60 °C - Cold
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
3 kg Synthetic items or mixed fabric items. Normal
soil.
Delicate
30 °C
40 °C - Cold
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
2 kg Delicate fabrics such as acrylics, viscose and
mixed fabrics requiring gentler washing. Nor-
mal soil.
Steam
- 1 kg Steam programme for cotton and synthetic
items. This cycle removes odours from the laun-
dry2).
Mixed
30 °C
40 °C - Cold
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
3 kg Synthetic and mixed fabrics. Normally soiled.
Spin/Drain
1400 rpm
(1400 -
800)
8 kg All fabrics, except woollens and delicate fab-
rics. To spin the laundry and to drain the water
in the drum.
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Programme
Default temper-
ature
Temperature
range
Reference
spin speed
Spin speed
range
(rpm)
Max.
load
Programme description
(Type of load and soil level)
Rinse
1400 rpm
(1400 -
800)
8 kg All fabrics, except woollens and very delicate
fabrics. Programme for rinsing and spinning the
laundry. The default spin speed is the one used
for cotton programmes. Reduce the spin speed
according to the type of laundry. If necessary, set
the Extra Rinse option to add rinses. With a low
spin speed, the appliance performs delicate rin-
ses and a short spin.
Machine clean
60 °C
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
- Maintenance cycle with hot water to clean and
freshen the drum and to remove residue that
may cause odour. For the best result use this cy-
cle once a month. Before running this cycle, re-
move all items from the drum. In the WASH com-
partment of the detergent dispenser drawer, turn
the flap in upward position. Pour a cup of chlor-
ine bleach or a washing machine cleaner in the
washing phase compartment. DO NOT use both
together.
After the drum cleaning, run a further
rinse cycle with empty drum and no
detergent to remove any residue of
bleach.
Sport
30 °C
40 °C - Cold
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
3 kg Synthetic sport items. This programme is de-
signed to gently wash modern outdoor sports-
wear and is also suitable for gym, cycling or jog-
ging clothes or similar.
Denim
30 °C
40 °C - Cold
800 rpm
(1200 -
800)
3 kg Special programme for Denim clothing with
delicate washing phase to minimize colour
fading and marks. For better care a reduced
load size is recommended.
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Programme
Default temper-
ature
Temperature
range
Reference
spin speed
Spin speed
range
(rpm)
Max.
load
Programme description
(Type of load and soil level)
Daily
40 °C
60 °C - Cold
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
3 kg Cottons and Synthetics. Short programme for
lightly soiled daily laundry.
Wool
40 °C
40 °C - Cold
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
1.5 kg Machine washable wool, hand washable wool
and other fabrics with «hand washing» care
symbol3).
20 minutes/3kg
30 °C
40 °C - 30 °C
1200 rpm
(1200 -
800)
3 kg A very short cycle for cotton and synthetic items
with light soil level or worn only once.
1) Standard programmes for the Energy Label consumption values. According to regulation 1061/2010, these pro-
grammes are respectively the «Standard 60°C cotton programme» and the «Standard 40°C cotton programme». They
are the most efficient programmes in terms of combined energy and water consumption for washing normally soiled
cotton laundry.
The water temperature of the washing phase may differ from the temperature declared for the selected
programme.
2) Steam does not remove animal odours.
3) During this cycle the drum rotates slowly to ensure a gentle wash. It can seem that the drum doesn't rotate or
doesn't rotate properly, but this is normal for this programme.
Programme options compatibility
Pro-
gramme
Spin
Rinse Hold
No spin
Quiet cycle
Prewash1)
Extra Rinse
Stains2)
Delay Start
Flextime
Cottons ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Cottons
Eco
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
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Pro-
gramme
Spin
Rinse Hold
No spin
Quiet cycle
Prewash1)
Extra Rinse
Stains2)
Delay Start
Flextime
Synthet-
ics
■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Delicate ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Steam ■ ■
Mixed ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Spin/
Drain
■ ■ ■
Rinse ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Ma-
chine
clean
■ ■ ■
Sport ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Denim ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Daily ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■
Wool ■ ■ ■ ■
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Pro-
gramme
Spin
Rinse Hold
No spin
Quiet cycle
Prewash1)
Extra Rinse
Stains2)
Delay Start
Flextime
20 mi-
nutes/
3kg
■ ■ ■
1) Prewash and Stains option cannot be selected together.
2) This option is not available with temperature lower than 40 °C.
Settings
Acoustic signals
This appliance has different acoustic
signals, that operate when:
• You activate the appliance (special short
tune).
• You deactivate the appliance (special
short tune).
• You touch the buttons (click sound).
• You make an invalid selection (3 short
sounds).
• The programme is completed (sequence
of sounds for about 2 minutes).
• The appliance has a malfunction
(sequence of short sounds for about 5
minutes).
To activate/deactivate the acoustic signals
when the programme is completed, touch
the and the buttons simultaneously for
about 2 seconds. The display shows On or
Off.
If you deactivate the acoustic
signals, they continue to operate
when the appliance has a
malfunction.
Child Lock
With this option you can prevent children
from playing with the control panel.
To activate/deactivate this option, hold the
Anti-stains button pressed until the
indicator comes on/goes off on the
display.
When it is activated, the appliance will
default to this option after you switch it off
or change/reset the programme. If you
press any button, the indicator blinks to
indicate that the buttons are disabled.
The Child Lock function may not be
available for a few seconds after switching
the appliance on.
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Daily use
Warning! Refer to Safety
chapters.
Activating the appliance
1. Connect the mains plug to the mains
socket.
2. Open the water tap.
3. Press the On/Off button for a few
seconds to activate the appliance.
A short tune sounds.
Setting a programme
1. Turn the programme knob to select the
desired washing programme.
The indicator of the Start/Pause button
flashes.
The display shows an indicative programme
duration.
2. To change the temperature and/or the
spin speed, touch the related buttons.
3. If desired, set one or more options by
touching the related buttons. The
related indicators illuminate.
If a selection is not possible an
acoustic signal sounds and the
display shows .
Loading the laundry
1. Open the appliance door.
2. Empty the pockets and unfold the items
before you put them in the appliance.
3. Put the laundry in the drum, one item at
a time.
Do not exceed the maximum recommended
load for each programme.
4. Close the door firmly.
Make sure that no
laundry gets caught
between the seal and
the door to avoid risk
of water leakage and
damage to the
laundry.
Warning! Washing heavily oiled,
greasy stains could cause
damage to rubber parts of the
washing machine.
Filling the detergent and additives
SOFTENER
WASH
PREWASH
PREWASH - Compartment for prewash
phase, soak programme or stain remover.
The prewash and soak detergent is added
at the beginning of the wash programme
WASH - Compartment for washing phase.
SOFTENER - Compartment for fabric
softener and other liquid treatments (fabric
conditioner, starch).
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- Maximum level for quantity of liquid
additives.
- Flap for powder or liquid detergent.
Follow the product
manufacturer's recommendations
on quantities to use and do not
ever exceed the mark in
the detergent dispenser drawer.
To measure out the right quantity
of the detergent, see more
details in "Degrees of water
hardness". Any fabric softener or
starching additives must be
poured into the compartment
before starting the wash
programme.
After a washing cycle, if
necessary, remove any detergent
residue from the detergent
dispenser drawer.
Pull out the detergent
dispenser drawer
until it stops.
Pour the detergent into the WASH
compartment or in the appropriate
compartment if it is required by the selected
programme/option.
For powder
detergent: flap
turned upwards.
For liquid detergent:
flap turned
downwards.
With the flap is in the
position for liquid
detergent:
• Do not use
gelatinous or thick
liquid detergents.
• Do not exceed to
liquid detergent
dose indicated on
the flap.
• Do not set the pre
wash phase.
• Do not set the
delay start
function.
Pour fabric softener
into the compartment
marked (do not
exceed the
mark).
Carefully close the
detergent dispenser
drawer.
Make sure that the
flap does not block
the drawer when
closing.
Setting a programme
1. Turn the programme knob to select the
desired washing programme.
The indicator of the Start/Pause button
flashes.
The display shows an indicative programme
duration.
2. To change the temperature and/or the
spin speed, touch the related buttons.
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