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USER MANUAL FOR YOUR BAUMATIC BA140 Fully integrated washing machine NOTE : This User Instruction Manual contains important information, including safety & installation points, which will enable you to get the most out of your appliance. Please keep it in a safe place so that it is easily available for future reference.
Contents Environmental note Important safety information 5 - 6 Specifications Description of the appliance 8 - 11 Control panel Program options LCD display Detergent drawer Preparing the wash cycle 12 - 14 Preparing your garments for washing A selection of wash care symbols Detergents and conditioners Program tables 15 - 16...
Environmental note Note : Before discarding an old appliance, switch off and disconnect it from the power supply. Cut off and render any plug useless. Cut the cable off directly behind the appliance to prevent misuse. This should be undertaken by a competent person. Disable the door lock to make sure that children cannot get stuck inside the appliance.
General Safety o Repairs to your appliance must only be carried out by a Baumatic engineer or one of its authorised service agents. Any attempt by an inexperienced person to repair the appliance, could result in injury or damage to your washing machine.
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This appliance is only designed to wash normal domestic washloads. If you use your washing machine in any other way or it is incorrectly used, then Baumatic accepts no liability for any damage that might be caused and any guarantee will be void.
Specifications 7kg wash load 1400 rpm maximum spin speed 15 wash programs LCD display Delay start timer with remain time indicator 3 Option buttons: Easy iron Extra rinse Intensive wash Unbalance control system Foam protection Suspend the clothes in water option Door safety lock Child lock Stainless steel drum...
Control panel Wash program selection knob This control knob allows you to select the wash program of your choice. To activate it you should press in the program selection knob, to pop out the control. Start/Stop button Once a wash program has been selected, this button should be pressed to start the wash cycle.
LCD display Wash program phases: o Prewash o Wash o Rinse o Spin and drain Spin speed. Program number (for a few seconds) and then program duration. Program options: o Easy iron o Extra rinse o Intensive wash...
Detergent drawer Pre wash section This compartment should have detergent placed in it, if you are going to select a wash program that has a pre wash as part of it. Main wash section This compartment should have detergent placed in it (you should also put a water softening agent in this section, if you use one).
Preparing the wash cycle Preparing your garments for washing o Your washing should be sorted out, according to the fabric type and the wash care symbol that is printed on the garment’s wash care label. (see separate section on wash care symbols). o Your washing should also be sorted out according to the degree of soiling.
A selection of wash care symbols o The wash care symbols should be used to help you to select the most suitable wash program. They will also help you to sort your laundry into different loads, depending on the fabric type and the highest temperature which the garment can be washed at.
Detergents and conditioners The amount of detergent that you need to use in your appliance, will depend on o The degree of soiling. Lightly soiled garments in general require less detergent. o The size of the wash load. A smaller wash load will require a reduction in the amount of detergent.
Program tables Program Fabric type Max. Programme load description clothes (kg) Normal Cold Normal wash, rinses with cold conditioner (if added) and a long final spin Quick Cotton/linen Short wash, rinses with 30°C white/colours conditioner (if added) and a very light soil long final spin Normal Cotton/linen...
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Draining Cotton/cotton mix Draining synthetic/delicate wool/wool mix Program Possible option buttons Total Approx. consumption duration (kWh/litres) (minutes) Normal 0.10/54 cold Quick Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 0.20/30 30°C Normal 0.45/54 30°C Normal 0.65/54 40°C Normal 1.33/54 60°C Normal 2.15/60 90°C Prewash 1.45/65...
Wash program guidance o A particular program option can only be selected if the program table advises that it is possible with the wash cycle you have selected. o The washing machine automatically selects a spin speed for a particular wash program. However it is possible to reduce the spin speed by using the spin reduction feature.
Selecting a wash program Load your laundry detergent relevant compartment of the soap drawer. Close the porthole door firmly. Activate program selector knob by depressing it. Select most appropriate wash program for the garments that you are washing, by turning the program selector knob.
o The active phases will appear at the top of the display, as the wash program progresses. The time remaining until the end of the program will update throughout the wash cycle. Please note that it does not count down in “real time”. o Any program option can be selected once the wash cycle is already in progress, providing that the stage in the wash cycle that the option will effect has not already passed.
Delay start feature Your appliance has a delay start feature, which allows you to pause the start of a wash cycle until a later time. Follow the process listed under “Selecting a wash program” Before pressing START/STOP button, you should select the length of time that you want to delay the wash program for by pressing the delay...
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Press the spin selection button and the spin speed will reduce in 100 rpm increments. o It is possible to reduce the spin speed from the one automatically selected by the wash program, down to 400rpm. If you continue to press the spin reduction button after 400rpm appears.
YOU MUST DO ONE OF THESE STEPS BEFORE OPENING DOOR APPLIANCE. OTHERWISE YOU COULD OPEN THE PORTHOLE DOOR WHILST THERE IS STILL WATER IN THE DRUM. You should ensure that the garments you are washing are suitable for suspending in water before selecting this option.
Child lock Your appliance has a child lock option, if this is set, it will mean that nobody can affect the operation of the wash program once it has started. The child lock should be activated, once a wash program is already in progress.
Maintenance and cleaning In daily use Once a wash cycle has completed, you should pull out the detergent drawer slightly, so it can dry out. Leave the porthole door ajar for a short while after a wash cycle has completed. This should help to prevent stagnant smells and to protect the door seal.
o Use warm water and a brush to thoroughly clean three compartments detergent drawer. o Clean the area that the detergent drawer slides into with a brush. o Replace the detergent drawer by placing it back into the slot. Then push the drawer fully back into position.
See the general troubleshooting section. F05 – F10- Contact Baumatic Customer Care Once the machine has been plugged back into your mains power supply, to clear the fault code from the LCD display, you should switch on the machine and hold down the Start/Stop button for approximately 5 seconds.
ENGINEER ATTENDS DURING GUARANTEE PERIOD AND FINDS THAT A FAULT HAS BEEN CAUSED BY AN ITEM ON THE ERROR CODE LIST, WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN CLEARED BY THE CUSTOMER. THEN YOU MAY BE LIABLE FOR THE COST OF THE SERVICE CALL. General troubleshooting Water under the washing machine o Tighten the drain pump filter.
Poor wash results My garments are looking grey and there are limescale deposits present in the drum of my washing machine. o There is not enough detergent being added. o The incorrect detergent is being used. o Stains are not being pre-treated. o The correct wash program or wash temperature was not selected.
Cleaning the drain pump filter IMPORTANT: Switch your washing machine disconnect the plug from your mains supply. You should clean out the filter approximately every twenty washes. If the drain pump filter is not cleaned regularly, then your appliance may find it difficult to pump out water efficiently.
IMPORTANT: THIS INSTALLATION MUST COMPLETED BY A SUITABLY QUALIFIED PERSON. BAUMATIC ONLY SANCTION INSTALLATION GIVEN THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL. SHOULD KEEP THE TRANSIT PACKAGING, IN CASE YOU NEED TO TRANSPORT THE MACHINE IN THE FUTURE.
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Locate the three transit bolts that secure drum in position, whilst appliance being transported. Using screwdriver, unscrew the three plastic transit bolt covers. Loosen and remove the three transit bolts. Using a screwdriver, refit the three plastic transit bolt covers that removed previously.
ositioning and levelling the appliance Place the washing machine on a solid and level floor surface. DO NOT PLACE THE WASHING MACHINE ON A CARPET. Loosen the adjustable feet that are positioned on the base of the appliance. Slacken off the lock nut on each of the washing machine feet using a spanner.
IMPORTANT: There should be a filter sitting inside the end of the inlet hose that connects to your mains water supply. The inlet hose may leak if this filter is missing. This filter is supplied with the appliance, you should contact Baumatic to obtain one, if it is missing. Tighten th...
ater outlet Secure the drain hose, so that it cannot move whilst the washing machine is in use. Place the end of t he drain hose on your drain pipe. Push it a short way down into your drain pipe. IMPORTANT: Do not insert the drai n hose too deeply into the water pipe, as this may cause siphoning.
ower supply IMPORTANT: As your appliance is a built in product, the electrical socket must still accessible once appliance is installed. Consult the rating plate, located on the inner rim of the porthole door of th appliance BEFORE making the electrical connections.