Hotpoint WF645 - Manual (Page 2)

Using y
our Machine
STEP 5
On-O
ff / S
elec
ting a pro
g
ramme
...
T o st
op or change a pro
g ramme
...
P ro
g ress indic
at
or lights
...
P rogr
amme listing
D o or L
o ck
ed indica
tor ligh
t
P ro
gr
ess indica
tor ligh
ts ‘S tar
t/C
anc
el’
butt
on
P rogr
amme selec
tor dial
V a riable Spin Speed butt
on
V a riable T
emper
a tur
e butt
on
Option butt
ons
‘On/O
ff ’butt
on
Digital Displa
y
T he machine is swit
ched on b
y pr
essing the
‘On/O
ff
’butt
on f
or 2 sec
onds
. A ll the indica
tor ligh
ts will ligh
t up f
o r a f
ew sec
onds and
the ‘
D o or L
o ck
ed
’indica
tor ligh
t will flash onc
e .
T u rn
the pr
ogr
a mme selec
tor dial t
o the desir
ed pr
ogr
amme
. L oad
the laundr
y and det
er
gen
t.
S elec
t the options y
ou r
equir
e .
P ress the
‘S
tar
t/C
anc
el
’b
utt
on f
or 2 sec
onds t
o star
t the pr
ogr
amme
.
P ress the
‘S
tar
t/C
anc
el
’butt
on f
or 2 sec
onds
.
S e lec
t ‘P
ump Out
’on the pr
ogr
a mme selec
tor dial.
W
hen the machine has finished empt
ying
,tur
n the pr
ogr
a mme selec
tor dial t
o the new pr
ogr
amme (y
ou ma
y need t
o add
det
er
gen
t).
P ress the
‘S tar
t/C
anc
el
’butt
on t
o star
t the pr
ogr
amme
.
●
If y
ou canc
el a hot w
ash pr
ogr
amme
,tak
e car
e when r
emo
ving the
laundr
y,
it migh
t still be v
e ry
hot.
T hese will ligh
t up when y
o u choose a pr
ogr
amme
,t o indica
te the
pr
ogr
ess of the selec
ted pr
ogr
amme
. W
hen star
te
d ,the first ligh
t in
the c
y cle will sta
y lit and as the pr
ogr
a mme
pr
ogr
esses
,succ
essiv
e ligh
ts will c
ome on un
til the
pr
ogr
amme finishes
.
Dur
ing a w
ash pr
ogr
amme the displa
y will sho
w the time r
emainin
g
to
the end of the pr
ogr
amme
.
D
o or L
o ck
ed indic
at
or light
...
●
T he ‘
D o or L
o ck
ed
’indica
tor ligh
t will c
ome on t
w o sec
onds af
ter
y ou pr
ess the
‘S tar
t/C
anc
e l’ butt
on and will sta
y lit thr
oughout the
pr
ogr
amme
. A shor
t time af
ter the pr
ogr
a mme has finished the
indica
tor ligh
t will go out and y
ou can then open the door
.
●
S e lec
ted pr
ogr
ammes will not star
t if the door is not closed
pr
oper
ly ,the ‘
D
o or L
o ck
ed
’indica
tor ligh
t will flash t
o sho
w
this
.
T he displa
y will also sho
w the w
o rd ‘do
or
’.
P ush the door shut un
til y
ou hear the ca
tch click.
The machine will sho
w on the display if there is a problem:
H20
A pr
oblem with the w
a ter supply
.
C heck tha
t the taps ar
e tur
ned on and w
o rk
ing
.
do
or
P lease close the machine door pr
oper
ly .
F000
Indica
tes a machine fault.
P lease not
e the number sho
wn and r
e fer t
o STEP8
W
ARNINGS:
●
In the unlik
ely
ev
en
t of something
not w
o rk
ing
,see
‘T
roubleshooting
’
STEP 8.
A T
ypic
al
W
a
sh
P
ro
g
ramme
S o rt
laundr
y in
to
gr
oups b
y w
ashcar
e
labels
.
L oad the machine
,
mak
ing sur
e tha
t the
laundr
y is not
tr apped in the door
.
C lose the door b
y
pushing it un
til it
clicks
.
2
S e lec
t an
y optional
w
ash f
e a tur
e(s) tha
t
y ou ma
y r
equir
e b
y
pr
essing the
appr
opr
ia
te butt
on(s),
indica
tor ligh
ts will
sho
w wha
t y
ou ha
v e
chosen (see STEP 6).
Reduc
e the w
ash
temper
a tur
e if y
o u
wish using the v
a riable
temper
a tur
e butt
on
(see STEP 6).
6
Dur
ing the w
ash,
the
pr
ogr
ess indica
tor
ligh
ts will sho
w wha
t
stage in the c
y cle the
pr
ogr
a mme has
reached
.
T he digital displa
y
will sho
w the time
remaining t
o the end
of the pr
ogr
amme
A shor
t time af
ter the
pr
ogr
amme has
finished the
‘Doo
r
Lo
ck
e d ’indica
tor ligh
t
will go out and y
o u
can open the door
.
W
e r e commend that
y ou swit
ch off the
elec
tricit
y and w
a te
r
supply
.
A dd det
er
gen
t (and
fabr
ic c
onditioner if
requir
ed) t
o the
dispenser dr
a w er (see
STEP 3). R e fer t
o the det
er
gen
t
manufac
tur
er
’s
dosage instruc
tions
.
P ress the
‘On/O
ff ‘
butt
on.
T u rn
the pr
ogr
amme
selec
tor dial t
o the
pr
ogr
amme r
equir
ed
(see STEP
4).
Reduc
e
the spin
speed if y
o u wish
using the v
a riable spin
speed butt
on (see
STEP 6).
1
8
9
4
5
W
hen all selec
tions
ha
v e been made
pr
ess the
‘S tar
t/C
anc
el
’b
utt
on.
T o st
op a pr
ogr
amme
bef
o re
it has finished:
pr
ess the
‘S tar
t/C
anc
el
’b
u tt o n
again. T u rn
the pr
ogr
amme
selec
tion dial t
o
‘P ump Out
’.
W
hen the machine has finished empt
ying
y ou can selec
t a new pr
ogr
amme
.
P ress the
‘S tar
t/C
anc
el
’butt
on t
o star
t the
new pr
ogr
amme
.
STEP 7
A
u
tomatic F
eatures
...
A
u to
half load
A u to
half load sa
v es y
ou time and money when w
ashing smaller lo
ads
.
W
a ter lev
els ar
e aut
oma
tically adjust
ed t
o ca
ter f
or the diff
er
en
t loads
.
Unbalanc
ed load
Y our machine has an inbuilt f
e a tur
e t
o pr
ev
en
t it spinning with
an unbalanc
ed load
. T his will minimise e
x cessiv
e vibr
a tion and
pr
olong the lif
e of the machine
. B ef
or
e each spin the machine
‘s enses
’the load within the drum and if the machine c
onsiders the
load t
o be unbalanc
ed
,it will not
aut
oma
tically spin.
Inst
ead the machine will tr
y t
o r edistr
ibut
e the load t
o achiev
e balanc
e b
y
tumbling back
w
a rds and f
o rw
ar
ds
. If it is unable t
o balanc
e the
load af
ter the six
th a
tt
empt the machine will abor
t the spin
pr
oc
ess
.
If this saf
et
y f
e a tur
e is enc
oun
te
red y
ou can spin the load af
ter first opening the door
,r edistr
ibuting the load and selec
ting
a fast or
slo
w
,spin only pr
ogr
amme
. In the case of small loads or single i
te
ms y
ou ma
y tr
y adding some e
x tr a it
ems of a c
ompar
able siz
e t
o
help balanc
e the load
.
3
7
P
ro
g
ramme S
elec
tor Dial
IMPOR
T ANT INFORMA
TION:
T he t
emp
er
atur
e of the inc
oming w
a ter supply and selec
tion of a
ny O
ptional
W
ash F
eatur
e,
ie .T
ime S
a ve
r,
will affec
t the pr
ogr
amme times*.
S tar
t the pr
o g ramme b
y f ollo
wing the instuc
tions in S
tep 5:
‘On-
O ff/S
elec
ting a pr
o g ramme
... ’
Handw
ash W
o ol
A ppro
v ed
‘T he w
o ol w
ash c
ycle on the
WF series of Hotp
oint w
ashing
machines has b
een t
est
ed and
appr
o ved b
y the
W
o olmark
C ompany for w
ashing gar-
ments lab
elled as
“hand w
ash
”,
pr o vided that the garments
ar e w
ashed in acc
or
danc
e t
o
the instruc
tions issued b
y the
manufac
tur
er of this w
ashing
machine
.’
WEIGHT OF W
ASH L
O
AD
T w o e
xamples of
maximum w
ash loads
for diff
er
en
t t
y pes of
fabr
ic:
2
B a th T
o w
els
1
Hand T
o w e l
6
S hir
ts
6 Blouses 1
P air of P
y jamas
4
It ems of Under
w ear
COT
T O
N
= 6k
g
2
C hildr
en
’s Dr
esses
4
S hir
ts
4 Blouses 1
P air of P
y jamas
4
It ems of Under
w ear
SYNTHETIC
= 3k
g
W ash
F abric
Temp
.
M ax.
A ppr
o x .
S pin
lab
el
˚C
dr
y
p ro
gr
amme sp
eed
w eigh
t
time*
load
M
ix ed P
rew
ash
30
6kg
20 minut
es
Slo
w
W
hit
e C
ott
on & Linen
without special finishes
.
9 5
6 kg
2 hours 20minut
es
Fast
Sup
er W
ash
60
6kg
2 hours 10minut
es
Fast
W
hit
e C
ott
on & Linen
C olour
fast C
ott
on,
Linen
or
V isc
ose without special
60
6kg
1 hour 50minut
es
Fast
finishes
.
Fast
W
ash
C olour
fast C
ott
ons & Linen
60
5kg
1 hour
Fast
Non-c
olour
fast C
ott
ons
,
Linen &
V isc
ose
40
6kg
1 hour 45minut
es
Fast
C olour
ed S
y n thetics:
colour
ed N
ylon,
P oly
est
er ,
A c rylic and C
ott
on mix
tur
es
,
C ott
on or
V isc
ose with special
50
3kg
1 hour 10minut
es
Slo
w
finishes
.
colour
ed P
oly
est
er and C
ott
on
mix
tur
es .
A c rylics:
A c rylics and tr
i-ac
eta
te
blends
40
3kg
1 hour 5minut
es
Slo
w
of these fabr
ics with
W
o ol,
P oly
est
er and
W
o ol blends
.
Handw
ash W
o ol
40
1.5kg
50minut
es
Slo
w
Silks
30
3kg
55minut
es
G e n tle
Fast W
ash
30
3kg
30minut
es
Slo
w
Handw
ash
25
3kg
45minut
es
G e n tle
R inse and Spin
M
ix e d
3 kg
30minut
es
Slo
w
Fast Spin
C ott
on
6kg
15minut
es
Fast
Slo
w Spin
D elica
tes
3kg
13minut
es
Slo
w
P ump Out
A ll
2minut
es
A B C D E F G H J K L M
STEP 4
Options
STEP 6
R
educ
e Cr
eases
Butt
on S
elec
tion:
To
selec
t an option,
pr
ess the butt
on and y
ou will see a ligh
t c
ome on alongside the butt
on.
P ress again t
o canc
el,
and the ligh
t will go out.
NO
TE:
If the option selec
ted is not av
ailable with the pr
ogr
amme
,the
light will flash briefly
.
R educ
es w
ash ac
tion and spin sp
eed
,meaning less ironing for
delic
at
e clothes
.
●
T his option is only a
v ailable with pr
ogr
ammes C,
E ,G,
H and
R inse & Spin.
M
ini L
oad
...
F or w
ashing a smaller load
.
In addition t
o r educing ac
tual w
ashing time
,this option will
reduc
e w
a ter and ener
gy c
onsumption b
y up t
o 50%.
Not
e :Y
ou c
an r
educ
e the amount of det
er
gent y
ou use with this
w
ash. ●
T his option is not a
v ailable with pr
ogr
ammes A,
F,
J,
K,
L,
M
and Spin Only
.
T ime S
a
v e
r
S a v e s up t
o a third on the pro
g ramme time
.
●
T his option is only a
v ailable with pr
ogr
ammes B
,D
,G and H.
R
inse Hold
Clothes will b
e held in the final rinse w
a te
r,
k eeping them fres
h
until y
ou are ready t
o c omplet
e the pro
g ramme
.
C omplet
e the final spin b
y pr
essing the R
inse Hold butt
on when
the ligh
t is flashing
.
●
T his is not a
v ailable with pr
ogr
ammes A,
J,
L M,
R inse & Spin
or Spin Only
.
T ime D
elay
...
(Mo
dels WF645,
WF640
and WF630
only)
This option c
an delay the star
t of y
our w
ash pro
g ramme b
y up
to
24 hours
. T he display will sho
w
the delay y
ou ha
v e chosen.
Each pr
ess of the option butt
on will add a dela
y of one hour
. If
y ou pr
ess af
ter 24 sho
ws on the displa
y the machine will r
eset
the time dela
y and sho
w
‘OFF’
in the displa
y,
an
y pr
ess af
ter thi
s
will star
t c
oun
ting again fr
om one hour
Ex
tr
a R
inse
...
(Mo
del WF620
only)
F o r lar
ge w
ash loads and it
ems for y
oung children or p
eople
with sensitiv
e sk
in.
T his option adds a r
inse
.
●
T his is not a
v ailable with pr
ogr
ammes A,
J,
K,
L,
M or Spin
Only
.
V a
riable Spin Sp
eed
T his allo
ws y
ou t
o r educ
e the spin sp
eed
belo
w the maximum f
or the pr
ogr
a mme y
o u
ha
v e chosen.
Each pr
ess of the butt
on will r
educ
e the spin
speed t
o the ne
x t lo
w er band
.T
he new spin
speed will be sho
wn in the displa
y.
If y
ou pr
ess again af
ter
‘OFF’
has been
displa
y e d ,the machine will r
e v e rt
t o the
or
iginal higher spin speed
.
T his allo
ws y
ou t
o r educ
e the w
ash
temp
er
a tur
e
belo
w the maximum f
or the
pr
ogr
a mme y
o u ha
v e chosen.
Each pr
ess of the butt
on will r
educ
e the
w
ash t
emper
a tur
e b
y 5˚C.
T he new w
ash
temper
a tur
e will be sho
wn in the displa
y.
If y ou pr
ess again af
ter
‘OFF’
has been
displa
y e d ,the machine will r
e v e rt
t o the
or
iginal higher w
ash t
emper
a tur
e .
V
a
riable T
emp
er
atur
e
W
ARNINGS:
●
DO NO
T allo
w
childr
en t
o pla
y
with the applianc
e
or tamper with the co
nt
ro
ls .
●
DO
NO
T o
v er
load
the applianc
e!
It ma
y damage
the laundr
y and
reduc
e the
qualit
y of the
w
ash.
●
DO
NO
T tr
y t
o
open the door when the
‘D
o or
Lo
ck
e d ’ indica
tor
ligh
t is on.
●
Dur
ing the w
ash
c y cle
,r emember
tha
t the door
glass ma
y
bec
ome hot t
o
the t
ouch.
●
DO
NO
T open the
dispenser dr
a w
er
dur
ing an
y
pr
ogr
amme
.
●
If y ou st
op a pr
ogr
amme
par
t w
a y thr
ough a w
ash
or ther
e is a po
w er cut
,
tak
e car
e when opening
the door
,the machine
ma
y c
o n tain hot w
a te
r.
Is y
our w
a ter pr
essur
e t
o o
high?
If y our machine is still not w
o rk
ing
co
n tac
t:
R epair S
e rvic
e and Inf
or
ma
tion D
esk
UK 08709 066 066
R epublic of Ir
eland 1850302 200
Y ou will be ask
e d f
or the f
ollo
wing
details:
Name and A
ddr
ess
,P
ost
C o de
,T elephone Number
,D
a te of
P u rchase
,C
olour and M
o del/S
er
ial
Numbers - which can be f
ound on
the inside of the door
.
C lear and pr
ecise details of the quer
y
or fault.
If the digital displa
y sho
ws a F
ault
co
de number (see STEP 5),
please
advise us
.
R ememb
er
,y
ou will b
e char
ged for a
ser
vic
e c
all if a problem with y
our
machine is c
aused b
y inc
orrec
t
installation or misuse
.
C heck all loose it
ems
,such as
coins
,h
a v e been r
emo
v e d
fr om the laundr
y.
Ha
v e b
oth
tr ansit bolts been
remo
v ed fr
om the machine?
S ee STEP 2:
Installation
Is the fuse in the plug OK?
MY MA
CHINE MAKES A
NOISE OR
VIBR
A TES IN A
SPIN PR
OGR
AMME
.
P lug the machine in and
tur
n the sock
et swit
ch on.
If possible use another sock
et
for the machine
.
If not r
eplac
e it
,see STEP
1:
Elec
tricit
y Supply
S ee STEP
2:
Installation
C lear an
y block
ages tha
t ha
v e
been f
ound
Is the standpipe or household
dr
ain block
ed
.
Ha
v e y ou adjust
ed the f
eet
to
stabilise the machine?
C heck the f
eet ha
v e been
lev
elled
.
Is st
eam c
oming fr
om
the dispenser dr
a w er?
If not tigh
ten them.
D o es the w
asher need
replacing?
✓
C lose the door
. C hoose a
pr
ogr
amme and then pr
ess
‘On/O
ff ’
D o es the
‘d oor indica
tor
’ligh
t
come on af
ter 2 sec
onds?
MY
MA
CHINE WILL
NO
T
ST
AR
T
MY
MA
CHINE DOES NO
T
PUMP OUT
W
A TER
MY
MA
CHINE IS
LEAKING
THE PR
OGR
AMME
T AKES A
LONG TIME
SUDS ARE C
OMING FR
OM
THE DISPENSER DR
A WER
NO
T ALL OF
THE DETER
GENT
HAS BEEN FL
USHED A
W A Y
Is the machine plugged in
and swit
ched on?
Is the sock
et OK?
Test with
another applianc
e t
o check.
Is the machine c
onnec
ted t
o
a sink w
ast
e sy
st em?
C heck the block
ed end of the
under sink dr
ainage unit has
been cut off
.
T he machine is designed t
o
release st
eam fr
om the dispenser
dr
a w er dur
ing hot w
ashes
.
✓
Has
‘R inse Hold
’b
een selec
ted?
T he ligh
t will flash un
til the butt
o n
is pr
essed again.
P ress the
‘R inse Hold
’butt
o n
again.
✓
Y ou ma
y need t
o call in a
plumber
.
✓ ✓
T u rn
the main supply tap
do
wn.
A re the dr
ainage unit
,standpipe
or under sink c
onnec
tions fr
ee
fr om block
ages?
✓
Has the dr
ain hose been installed
co
rr ec
tly? Ensur
e it is not block
ed
or k
ink
ed
.
✓
Y ou ma
y need a c
old fill adapt
or
to
run y
our machine as c
old fill
only
. S ee ‘Installa
tion
’,STEP
2.
Is y
our hot w
a ter pr
essur
e lo
w?
C heck the inlet hoses ar
e not
k ink
ed
.
✓
C heck tha
t y
our w
a ter supply
taps ar
e tur
ned on fully
.
✓
W
as a shor
t spin pr
ogr
amme
used on a non-syn
thetic load
.
Did y
ou r
educ
e the spin speed of
y our selec
ted w
ash pr
ogr
amme?
S ee STEP 6:
Options
Did the w
a te r pump out?
If not see
‘MY
MA
CHINE
DOES
NO
T
PUMP
OUT
W
A TER
’.
T he
‘R inse Hold
’butt
on has
been pr
essed
,this will hold
laundr
y in the final r
inse w
a te
r,
un
til the butt
on is pr
essed
again.
C lean fabr
ic dispenser dr
a w
er .
S ee STEP 3:
‘The Disp
enser
Dr
aw
er
’.
C heck f
or lo
w t
emper
a tur
e and
lo w pr
essur
e of the hot and c
old
w a ter supply
.
THE DISPENSER
WILL NO
T
CL
OSE PR
OPERL
Y
C heck the c
o rr ec
t amoun
t of
suitable det
er
gen
t has been used
,
re
fer t
o manufac
tur
e r’ s
re
commenda
tions
.
If y
ou ha
v e used the wr
ong t
y pe of
det
er gen
t,
selec
t a R
inse pr
ogr
amme
to
flush out y
our machine
.
T her
e has been an unbalanc
ed load
and the machine c
ould not spin.
S ee ‘
A ut
oma
tic
F e a tur
es
’STEP
7.
MY L
A UNDR
Y HAS NO
T
SPUN DR
Y .
MY MA
CHINE ST
OPS
BEFORE A SPIN PR
OGR
AMME
.
W
A TER C
OLLECT
S IN
THE
FABRIC DISPENSER C OMP
AR
T MENT
✓
✗
✗
C lean the dispenser dr
a w er
,see
STEP 3:
‘The Disp
enser Dr
aw
er
’
Is the dr
a w
er clogged with
det
er
gen
t?
C heck the dr
a w er is pr
oper
ly
aligned
.
✓
✗
✗ ✗
✗ ✗ ✗
✓ ✓ ✓
✓
A re the fill hoses on c
o rr ec
tly?
T
roublesho
oting -
Mor
e ‘T
roublesho
oting inf
orma
tion and gener
al pr
o duc
t advic
e c
a n b
e f ound on our w
ebsit
e ,visit:
www
.theser
vic
ec
en
tr
e .c
o .uk/help
W
ashc
ar
e T
ips:
●
D o not o
v er load the machine
(maximum load 6kg). In addition t
o r educing the
qualit
y of the w
ash,
this ma
y also
damage y
our laundr
y and the
machine
.
●
W
e str
ongly r
e commend tha
t y
ou
do not
w
ash
under
wir
ed br
as
in
this machine
. S hould the wir
es
bec
ome detached it c
ould cause
damage t
o y our clothes and the
machine
. If the w
ashcar
e label
sta
tes tha
t the br
a is machine
w ashable
,then w
e advise placing
it in a sealed pillo
w case or a
similar w
ashbag
.R
ememb
er
,y
ou
will b
e char
ged for a ser
vic
e c
all
resulting from a detached br
a
wire
.
●
D o not use the machine if the
it em t
o be w
ashed does not ha
v e
a w
ash label.
B e fo
re
w
ashing laundr
y w
e
re
commend tha
t y
ou do the
follo
wing:
●
P re-tr
ea
t a
w
k w ar
d stains with
w ashable tr
ea
tmen
ts .
D o not w
ash an
y it
ems tha
t ha
v e
pr
eviously been tr
ea
ted with
solv
en
ts .
●
C lose zips
,fast
en belts
,tie str
ings
and close pr
ess studs t
o pr
ev
en
t
tangling
.
●
Empt
y ALL objec
ts fr
om pock
ets
as they ma
y damage the clothes
and the machine
.
R ememb
er
,y
ou will b
e char
ged
for a ser
vic
e c
all t
o rec
tify a
malfunc
tion resulting from
objec
ts ,such as c
oins
,p
ens
,hair
grips et
c. falling from p
o ck
ets
.
●
Limit the siz
e of absorben
t loads
ie .t o w els
,t o 3kg (7lb) t
o giv
e
good w
ashing and r
insing r
esults
.
●
P lac
e small it
ems in a w
ash bag
.
●
A lw
a y s f
ollo
w the car
e label on
it ems when choosing the w
ash
pr
ogr
amme
.
●
W
ash non-c
olour
fast it
ems or
really dir
ty
laundr
y separ
a tely as
they ma
y aff
ec
t other it
ems
.
STEP 8
Remember
, y ou will be c
har
g ed f
or a ser
vice call f
or pr
ob
lems ca
used b
y incorrect installation,
non-remo
v a l of transit bolts or
pac
ka
ging,
leaks fr
om household pipe
w
ork,
loose or b
loc
ked fill a
nd drain hoses.
W
ashing items that DO
NO
T ha
ve a wash label or washing items tha
t are not intended as mac
h ine washab
le and NO
T emptying content
s fr
om poc
kets ma
y cause pump or drain b
loc
ka
g
es,
or ma
y dama
g e components within the mac
hine
.
✗ ✗ ✗
Why not pin this char
t up near y
our
machine or inside a cupb
oard do
or
...
where y
ou c
an
easily refer t
o it?