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- Page 1 Washing machine WAJ20180TH [en] User manual and installation instructions...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of contents 1 Safety .......... 4 10 Before using for the first time........ 27 1.1 General information.... 4 10.1 Starting an empty washing 1.2 Intended use....... 4 cycle ........ 27 1.3 Restriction on user group... 4 1.4 Safe installation ...... 5 11 Laundry........ 28 1.5 Safe use ........ 7 11.1 Preparing the laundry ..... 28 1.6 Safe cleaning and mainten-... - Page 3 15 Basic settings...... 35 15.1 Overview of the basic set- tings........ 35 15.2 Changing the basic set- tings........ 36 16 Cleaning and servicing .... 36 16.1 Tips on appliance care... 36 16.2 Cleaning the drum.... 36 16.3 Cleaning the detergent drawer........ 36 16.4 Descaling........ 37 16.5 Cleaning the drain pump.. 38 16.6 Cleaning the water outlet hose at the siphon .... 40...
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Page 4: Safety
en Safety 1 Safety Observe the following safety instructions. 1.1 General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner. ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡... -
Page 5: Safe Installation
Safety en 1.4 Safe installation Take note of the safety instructions when installing the appliance. WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Improper installation is dangerous. ▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate. ▶ Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating cur- rent only via a properly installed socket with earthing. - Page 6 en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The high weight of the appliance may result in injury when lifted. ▶ Do not lift the appliance on your own. If this appliance is not correctly installed in a washer-dryer stack, the installed appliance may fall. ▶...
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Page 7: Safe Use
Safety en ▶ Wear protective gloves when installing and transporting the ap- pliance. 1.5 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous. ▶ Never operate a damaged appliance. ▶ Never pull on the power cord to unplug the appliance. Always unplug the appliance at the mains. - Page 8 en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! Detergents and care products may result in poisoning if con- sumed. ▶ If accidentally swallowed, seek medical advice. ▶ Keep detergents and care products out of the reach of children. WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! Laundry that has been pretreated with cleaning agents that con- tain solvents may cause an explosion in the appliance.
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Page 9: Safe Cleaning And Maintenance
Safety en CAUTION ‒ Risk of chemical burns! If the detergent drawer is opened, detergent and care products may spray out from the appliance. Contact with eyes or skin may cause irritation. ▶ Rinse eyes and/or skin thoroughly with clean water if they come into contact with detergents or care products. -
Page 10: Preventing Material Damage
en Preventing material damage Make sure that the length of the ▶ Preventing material damage 2 Preventing material thread on the connection to the water tap is at least 10 mm. damage If the water pressure is too high or too low, the appliance may not be Follow these instructions to avoid ma- Preventing material damage able to operate properly. -
Page 11: Environmental Protection And Saving Energy
Environmental protection and saving energy en Remove all detergent residue, Reduce the washing temperature for ▶ spray residue or other residues im- lightly and normally soiled laundry. mediately if they come into contact a At low temperatures, the appliance with the appliance. consumes less energy. -
Page 12: Installation And Connection
en Installation and connection Remove any packaging and pro- Installation and connection 4 Installation and con- tective covers completely from the appliance. nection For the environmentally friendly Installation and connection disposal of the packaging materi- 4.1 Unpacking the appliance als, observe the information on the topic of Note: Please read the information in → "Disposing of packaging",... -
Page 13: Contents Of Package
Installation and connection en 4.2 Contents of package After unpacking all parts, check for any damage in transit and completeness of the delivery. 4.3 Requirements for the in- Washing machine stallation location Accompanying documents Note: Please read the information in Water inlet hose the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 10 sections Cover caps to ensure that you use the appliance... -
Page 14: Removing The Transit Bolts
en Installation and connection Installation loca- Requirements WARNING tion Risk of injury! When using the appliance on a base, In a kitchen unit ¡ A niche width the appliance may tip over. of 60 cm is re- Always secure the feet of the appli- quired. - Page 15 Installation and connection en Pull the hoses out of the holders. Remove the four sleeves. Unscrew and remove all four Put on the four cover caps. screws for the transit bolts with a WAF 13 wrench. Press down on the four cover caps.
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Page 16: Connecting The Appliance
en Installation and connection Note: Please read the information in 4.5 Connecting the appliance the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing Connecting the water inlet hose material damage → Page 10 sections to ensure that you use the appliance Note safely. ¡ Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing ATTENTION! material damage → Page 10 sec-... -
Page 17: Aligning The Appliance
Installation and connection en Screw the lock nuts tightly against 4.6 Aligning the appliance the housing using a WAF 17 In order to reduce noise and vibra- wrench. tion and to prevent the appliance from moving, align the appliance cor- rectly. Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 10 sections to ensure that you use the appliance... - Page 18 en Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 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.
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Page 19: Detergent Drawer
Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5.2 Detergent drawer Compartment II: ¡ Detergent for main wash ¡ Water softener ¡ Bleach ¡ Stain remover Compartment ¡ Fabric softener ¡ Liquid starch ¡ Waterproofing agent Compartment I: ¡ Detergent for prewash ¡ Hygiene detergent 5.3 Controls You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. -
Page 20: Display
en Display Display 6 Display The display shows the current settings, options or relevant information. Display Display Designation Description 0:40 Programme dura- Approximate expected programme dura- tion/programme tion or programme time remaining. time remaining "Ready in" time The programme end has been set and the remaining number of hours is displayed. - Page 21 Display en Display Designation Description Rinse Programme status Spin Programme status – –– Rinse Hold Programme status End of pro- Programme status gramme Childproof lock ¡ lights up: The childproof lock is activ- ated. ¡ flashes: The childproof lock is activated and the appliance has been operated.
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Page 22: Buttons
en Buttons Buttons 7 Buttons The selection of programme settings depends on the programme that is set. Buttons You can see the selection options for each programme in the overview for → "Programmes", Page 23. Button Selection Description Start / Reload ¡ Start Start, cancel or pause the pro- gramme. - Page 23 Programmes en Spin Speed – –– (Rinse Hold) SpeedPer- – fect Max. spin 1000 1000 speed (rpm) Max. temperat- ure (°C) Max. load (kg)
- Page 24 en Programmes Spin Speed – –– (Rinse Hold) SpeedPer- – – fect Max. spin 1000 1000 speed (rpm) Max. temperat- ure (°C) Max. load (kg)
- Page 25 Programmes en Spin Speed – – –– (Rinse Hold) SpeedPer- – – – fect Max. spin 1000 1000 1000 1000 speed (rpm) Max. temperat- – – ure (°C) Max. load (kg)
- Page 26 en Programmes Spin Speed – –– (Rinse Hold) SpeedPer- fect Max. spin 1000 speed (rpm) Max. temperat- ure (°C) Max. load (kg)
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Page 27: Accessories
Accessories en Accessories 9 Accessories Use original accessories. These have been made especially for your appliance. Accessories Order number Water inlet hose exten- Extend the water inlet WMZ2381 sion hose for cold water or AquaStop (approx. 2.50 Fixing brackets Improves the stability of WMZ2200 the appliance. -
Page 28: Laundry
en Laundry Pour washing powder into com- Laundry 11 Laundry partment II. Laundry 11.1 Preparing the laundry Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 10 sections to ensure that you use the appliance safely. ATTENTION! Objects remaining in the laundry may damage the laundry and the drum. -
Page 29: Sorting Laundry
Laundry en – Separate items of laundry and – Type of fabric and fibre shake them out, or observe the Wash laundry of the same programme description type of fabric and fibre to- gether. – Care symbols on the care labels 11.2 Sorting laundry → Page 29 Note: Please read the information in... -
Page 30: Detergents And Care
en Detergents and care products Symbol Washing process Recommended pro- gramme Not suitable for machine-washing – Notes Detergents and care products 12 Detergents and care ¡ Only use liquid detergents that are self-flowing products ¡ Do not mix different liquid deter- gents Detergents and care products Note: Please read the information in ¡... -
Page 31: Basic Operation
Basic operation en Water hardness Hardness range Total hardness in mmol/ 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 standard load of 4–5 kg. -
Page 32: Loading Laundry
en Basic operation Note: The programme settings are Requirement: Find out the optimum not saved permanently for the pro- dosage for detergent and care gramme. product. → Page 30 Pull out the detergent drawer. 13.4 Loading laundry Pour in detergent. → "Detergent drawer", Page 19 Notes ¡ Please read the information in the If required, add the care product. -
Page 33: Cancelling The Programme
Basic operation en Remove the laundry. 13.8 Cancelling the pro- gramme Once the programme has started, you can cancel it at any time. Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 10 sections to ensure that you use the appliance safely. -
Page 34: Childproof Lock
en Childproof lock Leave the door and detergent drawer open so that residual water can evaporate. Childproof lock 14 Childproof lock Secure your appliance against being Childproof lock operated unintentionally using the controls. 14.1 Activating the childproof lock Press and hold the two 3 sec. -
Page 35: Basic Settings
Basic settings en Basic settings 15 Basic settings You can configure the appliance to meet your needs. Basic settings 15.1 Overview of the basic settings Below is an overview of the basic settings on your appliance. Basic setting Programme Value Description position End signal 0 (off) Set the volume of the signal at the 1 (quiet) -
Page 36: Changing The Basic Set- Tings
en Cleaning and servicing 15.2 Changing the basic set- Remove all de- Fresh deposits tergent residue, are easier to re- tings spray residue or move without Set the programme selector to po- other residues leaving any sition 1. immediately. residue. Keep the appli- This allows the ance door and residual water to... -
Page 37: Descaling
Cleaning and servicing en Press down on the insert and re- Fit the insert and lock it into place. move the detergent drawer. Cleaning the opening for the deter- Press out the insert upwards from gent drawer. below. Push in the detergent drawer. Clean the detergent drawer and in- sert with water and a brush, and 16.4 Descaling... -
Page 38: Cleaning The Drain Pump
en Cleaning and servicing Slide a sufficiently large receptacle 16.5 Cleaning the drain pump under the opening. Clean the drain pump in the event of faults, e.g. blockages or rattling noises. Emptying the drain pump Note: Please read the information in the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing material damage → Page 10 sections to ensure that you use the appliance safely. - Page 39 Cleaning and servicing en Cleaning the drain pump CAUTION - Risk of scalding! When you wash at high temperat- Note: Please read the information in ures, the detergent solution gets the Safety → Page 4 and Preventing hot. material damage → Page 10 sections Do not touch the hot detergent to ensure that you use the appliance ▶...
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Page 40: Cleaning The Water Outlet Hose At The Siphon
en Cleaning and servicing Insert the pump cap and screw it Loosen the hose clamp and care- on as far as it will go. fully remove the water outlet hose. 90° The handle on the pump cap must Residual water may leak out. be in a vertical position. -
Page 41: Clean The Water Inlet Filters
Cleaning and servicing en Clean the filter with a small brush. 16.7 Clean the water inlet fil- ters. Emptying the water inlet hose Turn off the tap. Set a programme, except for , Spin or Drain. Rinse Start the programme and leave it to run for approx. - Page 42 en Cleaning and servicing Disconnect the hose from the rear Connect the hose and check for of the appliance. leaks. Use pliers to remove the filter. Clean the filter with a small brush. Reinsert the filter.
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Page 43: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting en Troubleshooting 17 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. 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 44 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The tap is turned off. Turn on the tap. ▶ The water inlet hose is kinked or jammed. Ensure that the water inlet hose is not kinked or ▶ jammed. flashes. The automatic voltage control system detects an un- authorised voltage under-usage.
- Page 45 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The programme does You have not pressed Start / Reload. not start. Press Start / Reload. ▶ Door is not closed. Close the door. Press Start / Reload to start the programme. Childproof lock is activated. → "Deactivating the childproof lock", Page 34 ▶...
- Page 46 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The water is not drain- Continue the programme by selecting Spin or ▶ ing. Drain and pressing Start / Reload. → "Resuming the programme when the programme status is Rinse Hold", Page 33 The water outlet hose is connected too high. Install the water outlet hose at a maximum height of ▶...
- Page 47 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The programme dura- Note: When loading, where possible, place large and tion changes during small items of laundry together in the drum. Different the wash cycle. sized items of laundry distribute themselves better during the spin cycle. Foam detection system switches on a rinse cycle if foam build-up is too high.
- Page 48 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting High spin speed not Note: Where possible, mix large and small items in reached. the drum. Different sized items of laundry distribute themselves better during the spin cycle. Start the Spin programme. ▶ The spin programme Drain pipe or water outlet hose is blocked. does not start.
- Page 49 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Creasing. The wrong programme is selected for the type of fab- ric. Select the programmes that are suitable for the ▶ type of fabric. → "Programmes", Page 23 Detergent or fabric Too much detergent/fabric softener in the detergent softener drips off the drawer.
- Page 50 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting Water is leaking out at Water inlet hose is not correctly/securely connected. the water inlet hose. Connect the water supply hose correctly. Connect- ing the water inlet hose Tighten the screw connection. Water is leaking out at The water outlet hose is damaged.
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Page 51: Transportation, Storage And Disposal
Transportation, storage and disposal en Drain the remaining detergent 17.1 Emergency release solution. Releasing the door → "Cleaning the drain pump", Page 38 Requirement: The drain pump is Detach the hoses. empty. → Page 38 ATTENTION! Escaping water may 18.2 Inserting the transit cause material damage. bolts Do not open the door if you can ▶... -
Page 52: Using The Appliance Again
en Transportation, storage and disposal Insert all screws into the four 18.4 Disposing of old appli- transit bolts and tighten slightly. ance Valuable raw materials can be re- used by recycling. WARNING Risk of harm to health! Children can lock themselves in the appliance, thereby putting their lives at risk. -
Page 53: Customer Service
Customer Service en Customer Service 19 Customer Service If you have any queries on use, are Customer Service unable to rectify faults on the appli- ance yourself or if your appliance needs to be repaired, contact Cus- tomer Service. Detailed information on the warranty period and terms of warranty in your country is available from our after- sales service, your retailer or on our... - Page 54 en Consumption values Consumption values 20 Consumption values The indicated consumption values are approximate. Consumption values The values may deviate from the indicated values depending on water pres- sure, water hardness, water inlet temperature, room temperature, type of laun- dry, amount and soiling of laundry, detergent used, fluctuations in the mains voltage and selected settings.
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Page 55: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications en Technical specifications 21 Technical specifica- tions Facts and figures for your appliance Technical specifications can be found here. Appliance height 85,0 cm Appliance width 59,8 cm Appliance depth 59,0 cm Weight 68 - 72 kg Maximum load 8,0 kg Mains voltage 220 - 240 V, 50 Hz Minimum in- 10 A... - Page 56 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.