Bosch WAX32GH1GB User Manual And Installation Instructions

Bosch WAX32GH1GB User Manual And Installation Instructions

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  • Page 1 Washing machine WAX32GH1GB [en] User manual and installation instructions...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Safety ..........   4 Sorting laundry ........ 37 General information ...... 4 Degrees of soiling...... 37 Intended use........ 4 Care symbols on the care labels.. 37 Restriction on user group.... 5 Detergents and care products ..  38 Safe installation........ 5 Detergent recommendation.... 38 Safe use .......... 7 Detergent dosage ...... 38 Safe cleaning and maintenance .. 9 Basic operation ......  39...
  • Page 3 Technical specifications....  65 Deactivating Wi-Fi on the appli- ance .......... 47 Software update....... 47 Resetting the appliance network settings.......... 47 Remote diagnostics ...... 47 Data protection ........ 47 Declaration of Conformity.... 48 Basic settings.........  48 Overview of the basic settings.. 48 Changing the basic settings..... 49 Cleaning and servicing ....  49 Tips on appliance care .... 49 Cleaning the drum ...... 50 Cleaning the detergent drawer .. 50...
  • Page 4: Safety

    en Safety Safety Please read the safety information to ensure that you use the ap- pliance safely. General information You can find general information about this instruction manual here. ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. Only this will ensure you use the appliance safely and efficiently. ¡...
  • Page 5: Restriction On User Group

    Safety en Restriction on user group Avoid risks to children and vulnerable persons. This appliance may be used by children aged 8 or over and by people who have reduced physical, sensory or mental abilities or inadequate experience and/or knowledge, provided that they are supervised or have been instructed on how to use the appliance safely and have understood the resulting dangers.
  • Page 6 en Safety ¡ If the insulation of the power cord is damaged, this is danger- ous. ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with hot appli- ance parts or heat sources. ▶ Never let the power cord come into contact with sharp points or edges.
  • Page 7: Safe Use

    Safety en CAUTION ‒ Risk of injury! ¡ The appliance may vibrate or move when in use. ▶ Place the appliance on a clean, even, solid surface. ▶ Align the appliance using the appliance feet and a spirit level. ¡ If hoses and power cords have been laid incorrectly, this causes a tripping hazard.
  • Page 8 en Safety ▶ Never expose the appliance to intense heat or humidity. ▶ Do not use steam- or high-pressure cleaners, hoses or sprays to clean the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of harm to health! Children can lock themselves in the appliance, thereby putting their lives at risk.
  • Page 9: Safe Cleaning And Maintenance

    Safety en ¡ The appliance may tip over if you sit on or lean against the open door. ▶ Do not sit on or lean against the appliance door. ▶ Do not place any objects on the appliance door. ¡ Reaching into the drum while it is still turning may cause hand injuries.
  • Page 10 en Safety ▶ Only use genuine spare parts when repairing the appliance. ▶ If the power cord of this appliance is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, the manufacturer's Customer Service or a similarly qualified person in order to prevent any risk.
  • Page 11: Preventing Material Damage

    Preventing material damage en ¡ Modified or damaged water hoses Preventing material dam- may result in material damage and damage to the appliance. ▶ Never kink, crush, modify or cut through water hoses. Follow these instructions to avoid ma- ▶ Only use the water hoses sup- terial damage and damage to the appli- plied with the appliance or genu- ance.
  • Page 12: Save Energy And Conserve Re- Sources

    en Installation and connection Save energy and conserve re- Wash the laundry without prewash. sources Washing with prewash increases the programme duration and increases If you follow these instructions, your ap- energy and water consumption. pliance will use less electricity and less water.
  • Page 13: Contents Of Package

    Installation and connection en ▶ ATTENTION! Objects remaining in Remove these objects, along with all the drum that are not designed for supplied accessories, from the drum operation with the appliance may before starting the appliance. cause material damage and damage Open the door and remove the ac- to the appliance.
  • Page 14: Removing The Transit Bolts

    en Installation and connection Installation location Requirements WARNING Risk of electric shock! On a wooden joist floor Place the appliance on The appliance contains live parts. a water-resistant Touching live parts is dangerous. wooden board which is ▶ Do not operate the appliance without screwed tightly to the a cover cap.
  • Page 15: Removing The Transport Struts

    Installation and connection en Put on the four cover caps. Unscrew and remove all four screws for the transit bolts with a WAF 13 wrench. Press down on the four cover caps. Pull the power cord out of the holder. Removing the transport struts Note: Please read the safety informa- Remove the four sleeves.
  • Page 16: Connecting The Appliance

    en Installation and connection Remove the transport struts. Connecting the appliance Connect your appliance to the power supply, water inlet and water outlet. Connecting the water inlet hose Note: Please read the safety informa- tion → Page 4 to ensure that you use the appliance safely. Connect the water inlet hose.
  • Page 17: Aligning The Appliance

    Installation and connection en Open the water tap carefully and The connection details of the appli- check that the connection points are ance can be found under Technical tight. data → Page 65. Check the mains plug is inserted Water outlet connection types properly.
  • Page 18 en Installation and connection In doing so, hold the foot tight and do not adjust its height.
  • Page 19: Familiarising Yourself With Your Appliance

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarise yourself with the parts of your appliance. Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. On certain models, specific details such as the colour and shape may differ from those pictured.
  • Page 20: Detergent Drawer

    en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Detergent drawer Measuring aid for liquid detergent → "Using a measuring aid for liquid de- Below is an overview of the structure of tergent", Page 41 the detergent drawer. Compartment II: ¡ Detergent for main wash ¡ Water softener ¡...
  • Page 21: Display

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Display The display shows the current settings, options or relevant information. Example: Symbol display Display Designation Description 0:40 h Programme duration/ Expected programme duration or programme time re- programme time remain- maining. "Ready in" time The programme end has been set and the remaining number of hours is displayed.
  • Page 22 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Display Designation Description ⁠ Childproof lock ¡ Lights up: The childproof lock is activated. ¡ Flashes: The childproof lock is active and the pro- gramme selector has been adjusted. → "Deactivating the childproof lock", Page 43 Easy Iron The reduced creasing function is activated.
  • Page 23 Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Display Designation Description ⁠ Water consumption Water consumption for the selected programme. : Low water consumption ¡ : High water consumption ¡ ⁠ Remote start Remote start is activated. → "Buttons", Page 32 ⁠ Wi-Fi ¡ Lights up: The appliance is connected to your home network.
  • Page 24: Programmes

    Programmes Below is an overview of the programmes. You can find information on the load and on the setting options. The laun- dry's care labels provide you with additional information on programme selection. Programme Description Cottons Wash hard-wearing items made 90 1600 from cotton, linen or blended fab- rics.
  • Page 25 Programme Description Mixed Load Wash items made from cotton, 60 1600 linen, or synthetic or blended fab- rics. Suitable for lightly soiled laundry. – – Delicates / Silk Wash delicate, washable items made from silk, viscose and syn- thetics. Use a detergent that is suitable for delicates or silk.
  • Page 26 Programme Description The selectable programme settings depend on the selected pro- gramme. – – – – – – – – – – Drain Drains the water, e.g. when a pro- – – 1600 gramme is cancelled. Do not use fabric softener. –...
  • Page 27 Programme Description Note: To prevent excessive foam- ing, remove air from laundry items by rolling them up before you wash them. – – – – – – – – – Drum clean Cleaning and caring for the drum. – – 1200 Use this programme in the follow- ing cases: ¡...
  • Page 28 Programme Description – – – – – – – – – – – – – Memory Save the programme you require and the customised programme settings. The selectable programme settings depend on the selected pro- gramme. – – – – –...
  • Page 29 Programme Description Towels Hard-wearing items made from cot- 90 1600 ton or blended fabrics, e.g. towels and dressing gowns. – Shirts Wash non-iron shirts and blouses made from cotton, linen, synthetic fibres or blended fabrics. Tip: In order to avoid creasing in your laundry, you can activate Less Ironing .
  • Page 30 Programme Description Tip: Use the Easy Care pro- gramme to wash heavily soiled laundry. – – – – – – Super Quick 15' / Wash items made from cotton, syn- 40 1200 thetic or blended fabrics. Short programme for small items of lightly soiled laundry The programme duration is approx.
  • Page 31: Buttons

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Buttons Below is an overview of the buttons The selection of programme settings and their setting options. depends on the selected programme. With the Options button, you can You can see the selection options for open the sub-menu for additional pro- each programme in the overview for gramme settings.
  • Page 32 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Button Selection Description Remote Start ⁠ ¡ Activate If you briefly press the button, the appliance will be enabled for remote start via the Home Connect app ¡ Deactivate If you press the button for approx. 3 seconds, the ¡...
  • Page 33: Operating Logic

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en Button Selection Description Water Plus ¡ Activate Wash with more water. Recommended for particularly sensitive skin and ¡ Deactivate for treating laundry more gently. Soak ¡ Activate Activate or deactivate soaking. Before the main wash cycle starts, the laundry re- ¡...
  • Page 34 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance If a setting is activated, the display shows ⁠ . The selection does not need to be confirmed again. The sub-menu closes automatically after a few seconds.
  • Page 35: Accessories

    Accessories en Accessories Only use original accessories. These have been made especially for your appli- ance. Here you can find an overview of your appliance's accessories and how to use them. Order number Water inlet hose extension Extend the water inlet hose for WMZ2380 cold water or AquaStop (approx.
  • Page 36: Laundry

    en Laundry Start the first wash cycle or press ⁠ to switch off the appliance. → "Basic operation", Page 39 Laundry You can wash all items that the manu- facturer has marked as machine-wash- able on the care label and fabrics made from hand-washable wool using your appliance.
  • Page 37: Sorting Laundry

    Laundry en – Some stubborn or dried-in stains – Type of fabric and fibre type can be removed by washing sev- – Whites eral times – Colours Wash new coloured items sep- Sorting laundry arately the first time you wash them. Note: Please read the safety informa- –...
  • Page 38: Detergents And Care Products

    en Detergents and care products Notes Detergents and care ¡ Only use liquid detergents that are products self-flowing ¡ Do not mix different liquid detergents ¡ Do not mix detergent and fabric You can protect your appliance and softener your laundry by selecting and using the correct detergents and care products.
  • Page 39: Basic Operation

    Basic operation en Water hardness Hardness range Total hardness in mmol/l German degrees in °dH soft (I) 0–1.5 0–8.4 medium (II) 1.5– 2.5 8.4–14 hard (III) over 2.5 over 14 Example of a manufacturer's instructions for detergent These example values refer to a stand- ard load of 4–5 kg.
  • Page 40: Adjusting The Programme Settings

    en Basic operation Press Options to call up the main menu. Saving the programme set- tings Set the Memory programme. Press ⁠ to call up the sub-menu for the memory programmes. Select a programme. Press Main menue to call up the main menu.
  • Page 41: Using A Measuring Aid For Liquid Detergent

    Basic operation en Ensure that the drum is empty. Note: If you order the measuring aid as an accessory → Page 35, you Separate the laundry and place it in must use the measuring aid. the drum. Note: Ensure that there is no laundry Insert the measuring aid. trapped in the door.
  • Page 42: Adding Detergent And Care Product

    en Basic operation Starting the programme Note: If you want to change the time until the programme ends, set the "Ready in" time first. ▶ Press Start / Reload ⁠ . a The drum rotates and load detection takes place. This can take up to 2 minutes, after which water enters the drum.
  • Page 43: Resuming The Programme When The Programme Status Is Rinse Hold

    Childproof lock en Resuming the programme when the programme status is Rinse Hold Set the Spin or Drain programme. Press Start / Reload ⁠ . Unloading the laundry Note: Please read the safety informa- tion → Page 4 to ensure that you use the appliance safely. Leave the door and detergent drawer open so that residual water Open the door.
  • Page 44: Home Connect

    en Home Connect ¡ Operating the appliance on the ap- Home Connect pliance itself always takes priority. During this time it is not possible to This appliance is network-capable. operate the appliance using the Connecting your appliance to a mobile Home Connect app. device lets you control its functions via the Home Connect app, adjust its basic Connecting the appliance to a settings and monitor its operating...
  • Page 45: Connecting The Appliance To A Wlan Home Network (Wi-Fi) Without Wps Function

    Home Connect  en Connect your appliance to the Home Call up the Wi-Fi settings on the mo- bile device. Connect app. → Page 46 Connect the mobile device to the Connecting the appliance to a Home Connect Wi-Fi network and WLAN home network (Wi-Fi) enter the password (key) HomeCon- nect.
  • Page 46: Connecting Your Appliance To The Home Connect App

    en Home Connect a The appliance is connected to the Connecting your appliance to smart energy system (energy man- the Home Connect app ager) a If the appliance has connected to Requirements the energy manager successfully, ¡ The appliance is connected to the the display shows ⁠...
  • Page 47: Activating Wi-Fi On The Appliance

    Home Connect  en Note Select Install now . Flex Start is deactivated for safety a The software update starts. reasons in the following circumstances: Note: The software update may take ¡ Press Start / Reload ⁠ . several minutes. Do not switch off the ¡...
  • Page 48: Declaration Of Conformity

    MAC address of the Wi-Fi com- Declaration of Conformity munication module installed). ¡ Security certificate of the Wi-Fi com- Robert Bosch Hausgeräte GmbH munication module (to ensure a se- hereby declares that the appliance with cure data connection). Home Connect functionality meets the ¡...
  • Page 49: Changing The Basic Settings

    Cleaning and servicing en Basic setting Description Basic setting Description auto power-off Activate or deactivate energy mngmt. Connect the appliance the "Automatic switch- to the energy manager. off" function for the ap- → Page 46 pliance or set the time after which the appli- Changing the basic settings ance automatically To call up the basic settings for the...
  • Page 50: Cleaning The Drum

    en Cleaning and servicing Cleaning the drum If you often wash at a washing temper- ature of 40 °C and lower or the appli- ance has not been used for a long period, clean the drum. ▶ Run the Drum clean programme without laundry.
  • Page 51: Descaling

    Cleaning and servicing en Descaling If you add detergent correctly, you do not need to descale your appliance. If you still wish to use descaler, follow the manufacturer's instructions for use. ATTENTION! The use of unsuitable descaling agents, e.g. for coffee machines, may damage the appliance.
  • Page 52 en Cleaning and servicing The filter insert in the pump hous- ‒ ing may become stuck due to coarse particles of dirt. Loosen the dirt and remove the filter in- sert. Firmly press on the sealing cap. Clean the inside and the thread on the pump cap and pump housing.
  • Page 53: Cleaning The Water Outlet Hose At The Siphon

    Cleaning and servicing en Screw on the pump cap. Cleaning the water outlet hose at the siphon If the water outlet hose at the siphon is dirty or the detergent solution is not be- 90° ing pumped out, you must clean these. Switch off the appliance.
  • Page 54: Clean The Water Inlet Filters

    en Cleaning and servicing Clean the filter with a small brush. Clean the water inlet filters. Clean the filter in the water inlet in the event of blockages or if the water pres- sure is too low. Emptying the water inlet hose Turn off the tap.
  • Page 55 Cleaning and servicing en Disconnect the hose from the rear of the appliance. Use pliers to remove the filter. Clean the filter with a small brush. Reinsert the filter. Connect the hose and check for leaks.
  • Page 56: Troubleshooting

    en Troubleshooting Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshooting in- formation before contacting Customer Service. This will avoid unnecessary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Improper repairs are dangerous. ▶ Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist staff. ▶...
  • Page 57: Malfunctions

    Troubleshooting en Errors Cause Troubleshooting ▶ All other error codes. Malfunction Call the after-sales service. → "Customer Service", Page 64 Cooling down the detergent To protect the wastewater ▶ Wait until the detergent solution has solution. pipes, the hot detergent solu- cooled down. tion is cooled before being drained.
  • Page 58 en Troubleshooting Errors Cause Troubleshooting ▶ The door cannot be opened. → "Cancelling the programme", Page 42 Water level is too high. ▶ Start the Drain  programme. Power failure. ▶ Open the door using the emergency release. → "Emergency release", Page 62 The water is not draining. Drain pipe or water outlet ▶...
  • Page 59: Noise

    Troubleshooting en Errors Cause Troubleshooting ▶ The programme duration The unbalanced load detec- Not a fault – no action required. changes during the wash tion system eliminates an im- Note: When loading, where possible, cycle. balance by repeatedly redis- place large and small items of laundry to- tributing the laundry.
  • Page 60: Problem With Results

    en Troubleshooting Errors Cause Troubleshooting ▶ Loud noises during the spin Appliance is not correctly → "Aligning the appliance", Page 17 cycle. aligned. The appliance feet are not ▶ Secure the appliance feet. fixed. → "Aligning the appliance", Page 17 Transit bolts have not been re- ▶...
  • Page 61: Home Connect Problem

    Troubleshooting en Errors Cause Troubleshooting ▶ Detergent residue on the dry Detergents may contain wa- Brush out the laundry after washing laundry. ter-insoluble substances that and drying. deposit on the laundry. Home Connect problem Errors Cause Troubleshooting ▶ HomeConnect is not working Different causes are possible.
  • Page 62: Emergency Release

    en Transportation, storage and disposal Emergency release Unplug the appliance's mains plug. Drain the remaining detergent solu- To remove the laundry in the event of a tion. power failure, for example, you can → "Cleaning the drain pump", manually release the door. Page 51 Detach the hoses.
  • Page 63: Using The Appliance Again

    Transportation, storage and disposal en Start the Drain programme. a The unused detergent cannot flow straight into the outlet during the next wash. Disposing of old appliance Valuable raw materials can be re- claimed by recycling. WARNING Risk of harm to health! Insert the power cord into the holder Children can lock themselves in the ap- and tighten all four screws for the...
  • Page 64: Customer Service

    en Customer Service When contacting Customer Service, Customer Service you will need the product number (E- Nr.) and the production number (FD) of If you have any queries on use, are un- your appliance. able to rectify faults on the appliance The contact details for Customer Ser- yourself or if your appliance needs to vice can be found in the enclosed Cus-...
  • Page 65: Consumption Values

    Consumption values en Consumption values The indicated consumption values are approximate. The values may deviate from the indicated values depending on water pressure, water hardness, water inlet temperature, ambient temperature, type of laundry, amount and soiling of laundry, detergent used, fluctuations in the mains voltage and selected settings.
  • Page 66 en Technical specifications 10 A Minimum installa- tion protection Rated power 2300 W Power consumption ¡ Off mode: 0,1 W ¡ Left-on mode: 0,43 W ¡ Time in networked standby mode (Wi- Fi): 20 min(s) ¡ Networked standby mode (Wi-Fi): 1,3 W Water pressure ¡ Minimum: 100 kPa (1 bar) ¡...
  • Page 68 Expert advice for your Bosch home appliances, help with problems or a repair from Bosch experts. Find out everything about the many ways Bosch can support you: www.bosch-home.com/service Contact data of all countries are listed in the attached service direct- ory.

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