Hotpoint BHWM 149 manual

GB 1 English, 1 Contents Installation, 2-3-4-5-6-7 Unpacking and levelling Connecting the electricity and water supplies The first wash cycle T echnical data Instructions for the fitter Care and maintenance, 8 Cutting off the water or electricity supply Cleaning the washing machine Cleaning the detergent dispenser drawer Caring for the door and dru[...]

2 GB the angle of inclination, measured accor ding to the worktop, must not exceed 2°. Levelling your appliance correctly will pr ovide it with stability and avoid any vibrations, noise and shifting during operation. If it is placed on a fitted or loose carpet, adjust the feet in such a way as to allow enough room for ventilation beneath the washi[...]

GB 3 Connecting the drain hose Connect the drain hose, without ben- ding it, to a draining duct or a wall drain situated between 65 and 100 cm from the floor; T h e d r a in h os e m a y b e c o n n ec te d t o a n u n d e r - s in k tr a p . B e f o r e c o n n e c t in g th e d r a i n h o s e f r om t he m a c h i n e e n s u r e th at a n y b l[...]

4 GB As the colours of the wires in the lead may not correspond with the colour ed markings iden- tifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows: Connect Green & Y ellow wire to terminal marked E or or coloured Gr een or Green & Y ellow . Connect Brown wir e to terminal marked L or coloured Red. Connect Blue wire to terminal marked [...]

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6 GB Instructions for the fitter Mounting the wooden panel onto the door and inserting the machine into cabinets: In the case where the machine must be shipped for final installation after the wooden panel has been mounted, we suggest leaving it in its original packaging. The packaging was designed to make it possible to mount the wooden panel onto[...]

GB 7 570 min 815 540 595 820 ÷ 900 600 min Using the Drilling T emplate. - T o t rac e the po sit ion s o f t he hol es on the le ft- han d s id e o f t he pan el, al ign th e d ril lin g t em - pla te to th e t op lef t s ide of th e p ane l u sin g t he lin es tr ace d o n t he ext r emi tie s a s a r efer ence . - T o trace the positions of the[...]

8 GB Car e and maintenance Cutting of f the water and electri- city supplies • Turn of f t he wat er tap af ter ev ery wa sh cy cle . Thi s w il l l imi t w ear on th e h ydr aul ic sys tem in - sid e t he wa shi ng mac hin e a nd hel p t o p rev ent lea ks. • Unplug the washing machine when cleaning it and during all maintenance work. Cleaning[...]

GB 9 mus t be sep ara tely col lec ted. Co nsu me rs s hou ld c on ta ct th ei r loc al a ut hor it y or re tai ler for info rma tion con cerni ng t he cor re ct d isp osal of thei r o ld a ppli anc e. Opening the porthole door manually In the event that it is not possible to open the porthole door due to a powercut, and if you wish to r emove the [...]

10 GB Description of the washing machine and starting a wash cycle Det erge nt d isp ense r dr awe r: u sed to disp ense det erg ents and was hing ad diti ves (se e “D eter gen ts a nd l aund ry” ). ON/ OFF but ton: swi tche s t he w ashi ng mach ine on and of f. WAS H CY CLE knob : programmes the wash cycles. Du- ring the wash cycle, the knob [...]

GB 11 Indicator lights The indicator lights provide important information. This is what they can tell you: W ash cycle phase indicator lights Once the desired wash cycle has been selected and has begun, the indicator lights switch on one by one to indicate which phase of the cycle is currently in progress. Function buttons and corresponding indicat[...]

12 GB W ash cycles T able of wash cycles Eco W ash cycles Th e Ec o C yc le s ass ur e en erg y sa vi ng by e li min at in g the n ee d to heat the water and it’ s an advantage both to your energy bill and the environment! These innovative Eco programmes (Cottons, Synthetics and Fast W ash) are available for various fabrics and differ ent quantit[...]

GB 13 Personalisation Setting the temperature T ur n the TEMPERA TURE knob to set the wash temperatur e (see T able of wash cycles). The temperature may be lower ed, or even set to a cold wash ( ). The washing machine will automatically prevent you fr om selecting a temperature which is higher than the maximum value set for each wash cycle. Setting[...]

14 GB Deter gents and laundry Detergent dispenser drawer Good washing results also depend on the corr ect dose of detergent: adding too much detergent will not necessarily result in a mor e efficient wash, and may in fact cause a build up on the inside of your appliance and contribute to environmental pollution. ! Do not use hand washing detergents[...]

GB 15 T r oubleshooting Y our washing machine could fail to work. Before contacting the T echnical Assistance Centre (see “Assistance”), make sur e that the problem cannot be solved easily using the following list. Problem The machine does not switch on. The wash cycle does not start. The machine does not fill with water or the indicator light [...]

16 GB The machine is noisy . The machine wont spin properly . The machine leaks from the di- spenser . The machine leaks (other than dispenser). The indicator lights on the conso- le are flashing rapidly . The machine smells. The machine door cannot be opened. Door Seal damaged at the bottom. The water level is too low when the machine is washing. [...]

GB 17 Assistance Guarantee 12 Months Parts and Labour Guarantee Y our appliance has the benefit of our manufacturer’ s guarantee, which covers the cost of br eakdown repairs for twelve months from the date of pur chase. This gives you the reassurance that if, within that time, your appliance is pr oven to be defective because of either workmanshi[...]

18 GB After Sales Service No one is better placed to care for your Hotpoint appliance during the course of its working life than us - the manufacturer . Essential Contact Information Hotpoint Service We ar e the largest service team in Eur ope offering you access to 400 skilled telephone advisors and 1000 fully qualified engineers on call to ensure[...]

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