Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product W6231 Asko
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Washing Machine Dear ASKO customer , Thank you for choosing this Scandinavian quality product made in V ar a, S w eden. W e want you to feel confident that the inside of your new mach- ine is as good .
2 CONTENTS READ FIRST PAGE 1 Before washing the first time 3 2 Safety instructions 4 General, Installation, W asher door , In- terrupting a program, Overfill protection, P acking material, T ransport/.
3 1 BEFORE WASHING THE FIRST TIME CAUTION WITH CER T AIN MA TERIALS Always check and adhere to recommended gar- ment labelling on the items concerned. If no recommendations are given, refer to those in Chapter 7, Before washing. TRANSPORT SUPPORTS Are the transport supports removed? If not, see the Installation instructions.
4 Fill with additional detergent if required, set a new program and close the door and the mach- ine will start. OVERFILL PROTECTION If the level of water in the machine rises above normal, the overfill protection will start to pump out water and shut off the water supply .
5 3 CHILDREN’S SAFETY CHILD-SAFE W ASHING Always close the washer door and start the pro- gram immediately after filling with detergent. Do not allow children to play with the wash- ing machine. PROTECT CHILDREN Keep detergents and conditioner out of the reach of children.
6 4 P A RTS OF THE W ASHING MACHINE 5 DETERGENT COMP AR TMENT 1. DETERGENT COMP AR TMENT - PRE-W ASH 2. DETERGENT COMP ARTMENT - MAIN W ASH 3. CONDITIONER COMP AR TMENT 4. DETERGENT DIVIDER (LOCA TED UNDERNEA TH) 5. CHILD SAFETY CA TCH 1. DETERGENT COMP AR TMENT 2.
7 6 P ANEL 1. DETERGENT COMP AR TMENT 2. INDICA TING LAMP ON/OFF 3. MAIN POWER SWITCH 4. ST AR T/STOP BUTTON 5. DOOR OPENING 6. SUPER RINSE 7. DELA YED ST ART - 5 HOURS 8.
8 RECOMMENDED GARMENT LABELLING Check the r ecommended labelling. The table below gives useful information on suitable wash- ing programs for different materials and amounts of washing. COLOURED COTTON Coloured cotton garments marked with a re- commendation for 60ºC should the first time be washed at 60ºC to get rid of any surplus dye.
9 Wool and silk W ool and silk are sometimes marked machine wash, and sometimes hand wash. The W ool and Hand wash programs of the machine are at least as gentle as washing by hand. W ool is particularly sensitive to mechanical processing. If you wish to avoid spin drying, you can press out the water instead using terry towelling.
10 FABRIC DYEING If you want to dye fabrics in the machine, select Normal wash with the Super rinse option, 7 . Choose the temperature recommended by the dye manufactur er . If the fabrics to be dyed are cotton/polyester mixtures, you should select spin speed of 400- 800 revolutions/minute to spin the fabrics.
11 The following step-by-step instructions are pro- vided to help you to achieve the best possible washing result. SOR T THE W ASHING For tips and advice, see Chapter 7 – Befo- re washing. NOTE Empty the pockets. Coins, nails and similar items can cause damage to the machine and textiles.
12 SELECT A PROGRAM Select the program that you wish to use with the program selector knob . Y ou can select between the following programs: 1 Heavy wash (with pre-wash) 2 Normal wash 3 Light wash 4 S.
13 T ABLE OF A V AILABLE PROGRAMS WM3344-3 Program information Program content Program No. 1/3 (2,0 kg) 1/2 (3,0 kg) Rinse Long spin Program Max. quantity T emperature °C (A) Max. spin speed rev/min Pre-wash Main wash Spin Rinse (B) Spin Rinse (B) Spin Rinse (B) Spin Other 1/1 (6,0 kg) W a sh Short spin (max.
14 ST AR TING THE PROGRAM Close the washer door , and start the pro- gram with the button. It will take a few seconds before you hear the machine star- ting. Interrupt the program T o interrupt the pr ogram, press the button for three seconds. If any water remains in the machine, run either the Drain or the Spin pro- gram.
15 9 CONSUMPTION V ALUES The following conditions apply for the consumption values indicated below: T emperature of incoming water: 15ºC. Element power: 2000 W . Options: N one PROGRAM MA TERIAL/W ASHING LOAD W A TER CONSUMP- POWER CONSUMP- PROGRAM TIME TEMPERA TURE(1) (2) TION (approx.
16 6 . Screw on the cover together with the needle trap, put the drain hose back on its connection and close the cover . CLEANING THE DETERGENT COMPARTMENT Pull out the detergent compartment as far as it goes. Then pull upwards and outwards as illustrated.
17 2 1 CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE MACHINE TO PRE- VENT PROBLEMS WITH ODOUR T oday ’ s modern detergents mean that washing at low temperatures is often sufficient. Howe- ver , this can result in small deposits forming inside the machine. These can eventually lead to odour problems.
18 11 TROUBLE SHOOTING MACHINE WILL NOT ST AR T - Is the washer door properly closed? P ress it shut firmly . - Check that the main power switch is ON. - Is the power supply interrupted? Check the fuses in the house. Is the delayed start button pressed in? Interrupt the program by holding in the button for three seconds.
19 5. Pull the handle and the door will open. 6. Insert the handle into its slot and screw it into place. Close the drain pump cove r . If the door still cannot be opened in the nor- mal way on future occasions, you should call the service department.
20 - Check the drain hose and the drain pump. Proceed as follows: 1. If necessary , straighten out any folds in the drain hose. 2. Has any object become trapped in the outlet from the drain hose? Clean the hose. 3. Is the drain pump blocked by a foreign body? Clean the pump; see Chapter 10, Care and cle- aning.
21 12 TECHNICAL INFORMA TION TECHNICAL DA T A Height: 850 mm. Width: 595 mm. Depth: 585 mm. W eight: 73 kg/78 kg (with outer door). Drum volume: 50 litre. Maximum washing capacity: 6,0 kg. Spin speed, r/min: 600 - 1300 rpm. Rated power , connection: See data plate.
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23 13 SERVICE AND GUARANTEE SERVICE Before calling for service, check to see whether the faults is due to something that you can put right yourself. S ee chapter 11, T rouble shoo- ting. If you do require service, telephone your lo- cal ASKO retailer or the ASKO representative for your countr y .
24 14 QUICK GUIDE 1. SOR T THE W ASHING 2. PRESS THE MAIN POWER SWITCH, , AND OPEN THE DOOR, . Load the washing. 3. FILL WITH DETERGENT AND CONDITIONER AS REQUIRED. Detergent (main wash) to the left ( ), detergent if required (pre-wash) in the middle section ( ) and conditioner to the right ( ).
25 15 INDEX Chapter A cetate 7 Acrylate 7 Allergy 7 , 8 Altering settings after starting 8 Amount of washing 7,14 B leach 7 Burling 7 C are 1 0 Children ’ s safety 3 Cleaning hole 1 0 Cleaning 1 0 C.
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