Installation
• A qualified and competent person must do
the electrical and the plumbing installation.
• This appliance is heavy. Take care when you
move it.
• Make sure that the appliance is not dam-
aged because of transport. Do not connect
a damaged appliance. If necessary, contact
dedicated After Sales Service.
• Remove all packaging and transit bolts be-
fore first use. Serious damage can occur to
the appliance or to neighbouring cabinets
or furniture.
• Keep all transit devices so that they can be
refitted if the appliance ever has to be trans-
ported again. Please refer to the relevant
steps in the Assembly Instruction.
• Never place cardboard, wood or similar
materials under the appliance to compen-
sate for any unevenness in the floor.
Level accurately the appliance and tight the
lock nuts to prevents vibration, noise and
displacement of the appliance during oper-
ation.
• If your appliance is installed on a carpeted
floor, adjust the feet in order to ensure that
the air must circulate freely under the appli-
ance.
• Check that your appliance is not standing on
the inlet and drain hose and the worktop or
the back of the appliance is not pressing the
electrical supply cable against the wall.
• Always be sure, that there is no water leak-
age from hoses and their connections after
the installation.
• If the appliance is installed in a location sub-
ject to frost, please read the “dangers of
freezing” chapter.
Use
• The appliance is only for domestic use. Do
not use the appliance for commercial and
industrial use or for other uses.
• Only an authorised service engineer can re-
pair this appliance. Use only original spare
parts.
• Refer to the instructions on the label of each
item (garment) before washing.
• Do not overload the appliance. See the
Washing Programme Table.
• Before washing, ensure that all pockets are
empty and buttons and zips are fastened.
• Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails,
screws, stones or any other hard, sharp ma-
terial can cause extensive damage and must
not be placed into the appliance.
• Treat stains such as paint, ink, rust, and grass
before washing.
• Only use the advised quantities of fabric
softener and detergent. Damage to the fab-
ric can ensue if you overfill. Refer to the man-
ufacturer’s recommendations of quantities.
• Wash small items such as socks, laces, wash-
able belts etc. in a washing bag or pillow
case as it is possible for such items to slip
down between the tub and the inner drum.
• Do not use your appliance to wash articles
with whalebones, items without hems,
frayed and torn. Underwired bras must NOT
be washed.
• Garments which have been in contact with
volatile petroleum products should not be
appliance washed. If volatile cleaning fluids
are used, care should be taken to ensure
that the fluid is removed from the garment
before placing in the appliance.
• The water we use normally contains lime. It
is a good idea to periodically use a water
softening powder in the appliance. Do this
without any laundry into the drum and ac-
cording to the softening powder manufac-
turer’s instructions. This will help to prevent
the formation of lime deposits making your
appliance more efficiency.
• Never pull the power supply cable to re-
move the plug from the socket; always take
hold of the plug itself.
• Never use the appliance if the power supply
cable, the control panel, the working surface
or the base is damaged so that the inside of
the appliance is accessible.
Water inlet
• This appliance must be connected to a cold
water supply.
• Do not use connection hoses from an old
appliance to connect it to the water supply.
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