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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 as the outside, and that the ethical and moral prin- ciples on which we built this machine are just as high as the qua- lity and perfor mance that you[...]
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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/Winter sto- rage, Disposal 3 Children’ s safety 5 Child-safe washing, Protect children, Child safety catch on detergent compartment, Child safety ca[...]
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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. W ASHER DOOR The door o[...]
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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 . The program will be interrupted if the level does not fall within 60 second[...]
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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. CHILD SAFETY CA TCH ON DETERGENT COMP ART - MENT On the right in the handl[...]
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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. MAIN POWER SWITCH 3. PROGRAM P ANEL 4. DA T A PLA TE 5. COVER - DRAIN PUMP 6. DRAIN [...]
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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. SPIN-DRY SELECTION KNOB 9. TEMPERA TURE KNOB 10. PROGRAM SELECTOR KNOB. THE PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE T ABLE IN CHAPTER 8, WASHING 2 2 3 3 5 5 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 4 4 1 1[...]
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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. If this ad[...]
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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. Select (No Spin).[...]
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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. NOTE Bleaches or stain removers that c[...]
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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. TURN ON THE MAIN POWER SWITCH . OPEN THE DOOR AND PUT IN T[...]
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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 Synthetic wash 5 Quick wash 6 Super quick wash 7 W ool wash 8 Hand wash 9 Rinse program 10 Spin 11 Drain The table on the following page contains more [...]
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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. 800 rev/min) (A) C in the display deno[...]
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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. Any water will then be pu[...]
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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. litre) TION (approx. kWh) (approx. minutes) Heavy wash Cotton[...]
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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. Flush and brush the detergent compartment. Put the detergent compartment back in. NOTE Do not[...]
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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. T o avoid these problems, we r ecommend run- ning a 95° program o[...]
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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. Then pr ess out the button [...]
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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. MACHINE WILL NOT T AKE IN W A TER AFTER ST AR- TING - Check that the water tap is open. Proceed as[...]
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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. 4. Run either of the Drain or Spin pr[...]
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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. Rated power , element: See data plate. W ater pressure: 0.1 - 1 MP a. 1 - 10 kp/cm 2[...]
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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 . See guarantee car d for address and telephone number[...]
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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 ( ). If liquid detergent is used the partition piece, atta[...]
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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 Colours 7 Conditioner 5,8,14 Consumption values 9 Cotton 7,14 Cov er , drain pump 4,10,11 Crease free, see No drain D ata plate 4 Delayed starting 8 De[...]
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28 Art. No . 80 654 13. Rev . 02. The right to make changes is reserv ed. Printed on environment friendly paper.[...]