
16/EN Washing Machine / Operating instructions
1.4 Connectng water supply
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Thewatersupplypressurerequiredtoruntheproductisbetween1to10bars(0.1–1MPa).Itisnecessarytohave
10–80litersofwaterflowingfromthefullyopentapinoneminutetohaveyourmachinerunsmoothly.Attacha
pressurereducingvalveifwaterpressureishigher.
Ifyouaregoingtousethedoublewater-inletproductasasingle(cold)water-inletunit,youmustinstallthe
suppliedstoppertothehotwatervalvebeforeoperatingtheproduct.(Appliesfortheproductssuppliedwitha
blindstoppergroup.)
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CAUTION: Modelswithasinglewaterinletshouldnotbeconnectedtothehotwatertap.Insuchacasethe
laundrywillgetdamagedortheproductwillswitchtoprotectionmodeandwillnotoperate.
CAUTION: Donotuseoldorusedwaterinlethosesonthenewproduct.Itmaycausestainsonyourlaundry.
Connectthespecialwatersupplyhosessuppliedwiththeproducttothewater
inletsontheproduct.Redhose(left)(max.90ºC)isforhotwaterinlet,bluehose
(right)(max.25ºC)isforcoldwaterinlet.
Makesurethatthehotandcoldwatertapsareconnectedcorrectlywhenthe
productisbeinginstalled.Otherwise,yourlaundrywillcomeouthotattheendof
thewashingprocessandwearout.
1 Tightenthenutsofthehosebyhand.Neveruseatoolwhen
tighteningthenuts.
2 Whenhoseconnectioniscompleted,checkwhetherthereis
leakproblemsattheconnectionpointsbyopeningthetaps
fully.Ifanyleaksoccur,turnoffthetapandremovethenut.
Retightenthenutcarefullyaftercheckingtheseal.Inorderto
preventthewaterleaksandresultantdamages,keepthetaps
closedwhenyoudonotusetheproduct.
1.5 Connectng the dran hose to the dran
• Attachtheendofthedrainhosedirectlytowastewaterdrain,lavatoryorbathtub.
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CAUTION: Yourdrainhousewillbefloodedifthehosecomesoutofitshousingduringwaterdischarge.
Moreover,thereisriskofscaldingduetohighwashingtemperatures!Inordertopreventsuchsituationsand
makesurethatthemachineperformswaterintakeanddischargeprocesseswithoutanyproblem,fixthedrain
hosesecurely.
•Connectthedrainhosetoaminimumheightof40
cmandamaximumheightof100cm.
•Incasethedrainhoseiselevatedafterlayingiton
thefloorlevelorclosetotheground(lessthan40cm
abovetheground),waterdischargebecomesmore
difficultandthelaundrymaycomeoutexcessively
wet.Therefore,followtheheightsdescribedinthe
figure.
• Topreventthewastewatertogobackintothemachineagainandtoensureeasydrainage,donot
immersetheendofthehoseintothewastewaterordonotinsertitintothedrainformorethan
15cm.Ifitistoolong,cutitshort.
• Theendofthehoseshouldnotbebent,itshouldnotbesteppedonandthehosemustnotbe
pinchedbetweenthedrainandthemachine.
• Ifthelengthofthehoseistooshort,useitbyaddinganoriginalextensionhose.Lengthofthe
hosemaynotbelongerthan3.2m.Toavoidwaterleakfailures,theconnectionbetweenthe
extensionhoseandthedrainhoseoftheproductmustbefittedwellwithanappropriateclampas
nottocomeoffandleak.