User manual HOOVER H160E

[. . . ] Please help dispose of the packaging via environmentally-friendly means. Your retailer or local council will be able to give you details of current means of disposal. Appliances that have reached the end of their useful life are not worthless rubbish!Valuable materials can be salvaged from an old appliance via scrap reprocessing. Note: to ensure safety when disposing of an old washing machine disconnect the mains plug from the socket, cut the mains power cable and destroy this together with the plug. To prevent children shutting themselves in the machine break the door hinges or the door lock. 2 05651238. qxd 29-05-02 10:10 Page 3 Contents Introduction General Delivery Notes Safety Notes Quick Start Installation & Testing Useful Washing Advice Using Inter@ct for the first time Description of Controls Detergent Drawer Detergents, washing aids & amounts to use Programme Selector Auto Half Load Sorting the Laundry Selecting the wash Progamme Consumption data Programme Guide Cleaning and Routine Maintenance Trouble shooting Power failure Technical data Customer service Page 2 4 4 5 6 11 12 15 19 20 22 24 24 26 27 28 30 32 33 34 35 3 05651238. qxd 29-05-02 10:10 Page 4 General delivery notes Please check that the following items are delivered with the appliance: ­ Instruction manual ­ Guarantee card ­ Blanking plug ­ Inlet hoses & bracket ­ Base panel and x2 push clips Check that no damage has occurred during transit. If it has, call the manufacturers service by GIAS (tel: 08705 400 600). [. . . ] By selecting the express wash option, the wash time may be reduced by up to 50 minutes, depending on the programme selected. Pre-Wash button This option is particularly useful for heavily soiled loads and can be used before selecting the main wash programme. Detergent for this programme should be added to the first compartment of the soap drawer labelled "I" (Please refer to Detergent Drawer Section of manual). We recommend you use only 20% of the recommended quantities shown on the detergent pack and fabric conditioner should not be used for this programme. Extra Rinse button This option adds more water at the rinsing stage. This can help prevent skin irritation from detergent residue for people with particularly sensitive skin. Selecting the Extra rinse button is also recommended when washing heavily soiled fabrics which need a lot of detergent, or when the wash load contains towelling fabrics that have a greater tendency to retain detergent. Spin Speed button On selecting the wash programme the display will inform you of the maximum spin speed permitted for that programme. By repeatedly pressing the select spin button the speed will decrease by increments of 100 rpm. By continuously pressing the spin speed option the spin may be cancelled if desired. On selecting the required spin speed the display will then 17 05651238. qxd 29-05-02 10:10 Page 18 inform you of the chosen programme, its temperature and the newly selected spin speed. Energy Saver button This option can be utilised on all programmes. By selecting the Energy Saver option the wash temperature is limited to the water inlet temperature. It is particularly suggested in the case of lightly soiled fabrics, and allows you to save 80% of energy compared with the normative at 60%. Set End Time/Start Delay buttons The set end time/start delay options can be used if you want the washing to be ready at a later time (but within 24 hours). 1. Set start delay button Press start delay/set end time button once and press the hours and minutes buttons (to the left and right) until the required time is set. For these, we suggest you use the recommended dispenser which is placed inside the drum. This ensures that the liquid detergent is dispersed in the drum only when needed. 19 05651238. qxd 29-05-02 10:10 Page 20 The machine is programmed to automatically take up additives during the final rinse stage for all wash cycles. Note: only put special additives, fabric softeners, fragrances, starch, brighteners, etc. , in the third compartment. Detergents, washing aids and amounts to use Choice of detergent General purpose detergents ­ Powder detergents, for a thorough wash, with bleaching agents, are particularly suitable for use in hot wash programmes (60°C and over), for heavily soiled and stained laundry. ­ Liquid detergents, are particularly suitable for grease stains, such as greasy skin marks, cosmetics and oil. These detergents are not suitable for washing stained laundry, as they do not contain bleach. ­ Biological detergents, not all the products available give a really thorough wash. Special detergents ­ Detergents for coloureds and delicates, without added bleach, also often without any optical brightening agents, to preserve the colour. ­ Detergents for a thorough wash, without added bleach or enzymes, particularly suitable for handling woollen fibres. ­ Detergents for curtains with optical brightening agents, resistant to light, to prevent yellowing from sunlight. ­ Special detergents for programmed use of chemical substances, depending on fabric type, degree of soiling and water hardness. Here basic detergents, softeners, bleaches/stain removers can be added separately. Additional laundry aids ­ Water softener, means less detergent can be used where water hardness is classed as hard to very hard. ­ Prewash substances, for the programmed treatment of stains prior to the main wash. Using them means the subsequent wash can be at a low temperature or with bleach-free detergents. 20 05651238. qxd 29-05-02 10:10 Page 21 ­ Fabric softener, prevents static build-up in synthetic fabrics and softens fabrics. [. . . ] Note: The use of environmentally-friendly, phosphate-free detergents (check detergent information on pack) can have the following effects: ­ waste water from rinsing may be cloudier because of the presence of a white powder (zeolites) held in suspension, without the rinse performance being adversely affected; ­ presence of white powder on laundry after washing, which is not absorbed by the fabric and does not alter the colour of the fabric. ­ The presence of foam in the final rinsing water is not necessarily an indication of poor rinsing. ­ Carrying out more rinse cycles does not serve any purpose in such cases. Power failure If there is a power failure the wash cycle will be interrupted, the wash programme and functions will be suspended. When the power is restored, the wash programme and functions will re-start from the same point and complete the programme. [. . . ]