This document is an owner's manual for a Brandt Washing Machine, specifically models BWF710AX and BWF712AX. It provides comprehensive information on the safe operation, installation, usage, and maintenance of the appliance.
Function Description
The Brandt Washing Machine is designed for household use, specifically for washing textiles suitable for machine washing. It offers a variety of washing programs tailored to different fabric types, dirt levels, and desired temperatures. The machine aims to provide efficient and effective cleaning while offering features to protect delicate garments and ensure user safety.
Important Technical Specifications
The manual provides a "Table of Washing Procedures" which includes maximum loading capacities for different fiber types:
- Cotton: 7.0kg
- Synthetic: 7.0kg
- Wool: 2.0kg
- Delicate: 2.5kg
- Flash 15': 2.0kg
- Eco Wash: 2.0kg
- Sports: 3.5kg
- Synthetic: 3.5kg
- Delicate: 2.5kg
- Wool: 2.0kg
- Mixed: 7.0kg
- Baby Care: 7.0kg
- Rinse&Spin: 7.0kg
- Spin: 7.0kg
- Drain: (no load specified)
The machine supports various temperature selections, including Cold, 20°C, 30°C, 40°C, 60°C, and 90°C, depending on the selected program. Revolution speeds for spinning range from 400 rpm to 1200 rpm, with higher speeds resulting in drier textiles but potentially increased noise and wrinkles for delicate items.
Electrical connection details specify that the maximum current through the unit is 10A when using its heating function, requiring the power supply system (current, power voltage, and wire) at home to meet these loading requirements. The appliance must be properly earthed to prevent electrical shock.
Usage Features
The washing machine offers a user-friendly control panel with a "PROGRAMME KNOB" for selecting from 16 washing functions, an "LED SCREEN DISPLAY," "ON/OFF BUTTON," "DELAY BUTTON" (0-24 hours), "SPEED BUTTON," "TEMPERATURE BUTTON," and "START/PAUSE BUTTON."
Key washing programs and features include:
- Cotton Intensive: Increased washing time for enhanced cleaning, recommended for baby clothes or allergic skin.
- Cotton (20°C, 40°C, 60°C): For daily washable cotton articles like bed sheets, quilts, and underwear, with long washing periods and strong intensions.
- FLASH 15': A quick wash for few and lightly dirty clothes.
- Eco Wash: For light dirty clothes, with a maximum temperature of 40°C for energy saving.
- Baby care: Extra rinse for cleaner baby wear and better rinse performance.
- Sports: For activewear.
- Synthetic: For delicate clothes, shirts, coats, and blending, with a shorter program and gentle washing intension.
- Mixed: For tough clothes requiring more time and strength, suitable for daily cotton items like sheets and bathrobes.
- Delicate: For very delicate clothes, with gentler washing and lower revolution speed.
- Wool: For "Machine Wash" labeled wool textiles, requiring specific temperature and detergent selection.
- Drain, Rinse&Spin, Spin: Separate functions for draining, rinsing and spinning, or spinning only.
- MEMO: Allows users to save a preferred procedure by pressing the speed button for 3 seconds. The default MEMO procedure is "cotton."
- Lock Protection for Kids: A safety feature to prevent accidental operation by children, locking all buttons except On/Off. Activated by pressing delay and speed buttons together for 2.5 seconds.
- Suppression of the acoustic signals: A buzzer function that can be deactivated/activated by pressing the "Temp." button for 3 seconds.
- Bubble Removal Function: Automatically detects and removes excessive bubbles caused by too much detergent to maintain washing and rinsing effectiveness.
Preparation before washing:
- Empty all pockets to prevent damage from sharp items.
- Sort clothes by color, size, and sensitivity (e.g., soft articles, new pure wool textiles, curtains, silks).
- Remove hooks from curtains.
- Turn clothes with buttons or embroideries inside out.
- Zip up zippers, fix buttons/hooks, and bind loose bands/ribbons.
- For bras, use a pillow slip with zip or buttons sealed to prevent damage.
- Place delicate textiles (laced curtains, tight socks, handkerchiefs, ties) in a string bag.
- Avoid washing single large, heavy items alone to prevent unbalance; add one or two more clothes.
- Clean away dust, stains, and pet hairs from clothes.
- Wash baby articles separately and increase rinsing times to ensure thorough cleaning.
- Hand wash easily stained parts (white sockets, collars, sleeves) before machine washing for better results.
- Use low-bubble detergent or washing powder specifically for drum washing machines, suitable for fiber types, colors, washing temperatures, and dirt levels.
- Avoid excessive bleacher.
- Do not wash clothes without material labels, those stained with chemicals (gasoline, petroleum, benzene, paint thinner, alcohol), or carpets.
- Do not wash water-proof materials (ski suits, outside napkin pads, curtains) as this can cause water bursting, abnormal vibration, and damage to clothes.
Maintenance Features
The manual emphasizes regular maintenance to extend the washing machine's working life.
Key maintenance procedures include:
- Safety First: Always pull out the power plug and close the tap before maintenance.
- Cleaning and Maintenance of Washing Machine Cabinet: Clean the surface with diluted non-abrasive neutral detergents. Wipe off any water overflow immediately. Avoid sharp items, formic acid, and diluted solvents.
- Clean Internal Drum: Remove rusts from metal articles immediately with chlorine-free detergents. Never use steel wool.
- Dispose a Frozen Washing Machine: If the machine freezes, disconnect power, warm the tap and inlet pipe, pour warm water into the drum, and wait 10 minutes before reconnecting. Ensure ambient temperature is above 0°C before reuse.
- Anti-freeze: If the machine is in a room prone to freezing, drain remaining water from the drain pipe and inlet pipe. This involves closing the tap, screwing off the inlet pipe, running a procedure (except wash/drain) for 40 seconds, and then reconnecting.
- Clean Detergent Box and Grooves: Press down the arrow on the softener cover, lift the clip, remove the cover, wash all grooves, and restore.
- Clean Inlet Filter: Clean if water supply is insufficient. This involves closing the tap, running a procedure (except wash/drain) for 40 seconds, removing the inlet pipe from the tap, washing the filter, and reconnecting. For the machine's filter, screw off the inlet pipe from the backside, pull out the filter with pliers, wash, and reinstall.
- Remove Foreign Matters (Drain Pump Filter): Periodically clean the drain pump filter to remove yarns and small foreign matters. This involves draining water, opening the service panel, unscrewing the pump cover, removing objects from the impeller, screwing the cover back, and closing the panel. Warning: Drained water may be hot; wait for it to cool. Never remove the pump cover during a wash cycle.
Troubleshooting: The manual includes a comprehensive troubleshooting chart for common issues such as the machine not starting, door not opening, heating faults, water leakage, water overflow, display not lighting, detergent residues, poor washing effects, abnormal noise, and great vibration, along with their probable causes and solutions. Specific display LED error codes (E30 for door lock, E10 for water injecting, E21 for drain problem) are also addressed with solutions.
The manual also includes a "Care Label" section to help users understand fabric care symbols for washing, bleaching, drying, ironing, and dry cleaning, ensuring proper garment care.
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