Control panel Indicator lights Starting a wash cycle Wash cycles, 8 Table of wash cycles Personalisation, 9 Setting the temperature HF8B 593 Functions Detergents and laundry, 10 Detergent dispenser drawer Preparing the laundry Garments requiring special care Load balancing system...
Installation 2. If the floor is not perfectly level, compensate for any Keep this instruction manual in a safe place for future unevenness by tightening or loosening the adjustable front reference. Should the appliance be sold, transferred or feet (see figure); the angle of inclination, measured accor- moved, make sure the instruction manual accompanies ding to the worktop, must not exceed 2°.
Connecting the drain hose • the supply voltage is included within the values indica- ted on the Technical Data Plate fixed on the machine. Connect the drain hose, without bending it, to a • the socket is compatible with the washing machine’s draining duct or a wall drain plug.
The first wash cycle As the colours of the wires in the lead may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your Once the appliance has been installed, and before you use plug, proceed as follows: it for the first time, run a wash cycle with detergent and no Connect Green &...
Technical data Model HF8B 593 width 59.5 cm Dimensions height 85 cm depth 60 cm from 1 to 8 kg Capacity Electrical please refer to the technical data plate fixed to the machine connections maximum pressure 1 MPa (10 bar) Water connections minimum pressure 0.05 MPa (0.5 bar)
Description of the washing machine and starting a wash cycle Control panel WASH CYCLE PROGRESS indicator lights DOOR ON/OFF button LOCKED TEMPERATURE indicator light knob START/PAUSE button with indicator Detergent dispenser drawer FUNCTION light buttons with WASH CYCLE indicator lights knob Detergent dispenser drawer: used to dispense START/PAUSE button with indicator light: starts or tem-...
Indicator lights Door locked indicator light If this indicator light is on, the appliance door is locked to The indicator lights provide important information. prevent it from being opened accidentally; to avoid any This is what they can tell you: damage, wait for the indicator light to switch off before you open the appliance door.
Personalisation Setting the temperature Turn the TEMPERATURE knob to set the wash temperature (see Table of wash cycles). The temperature may be lowered, or even set to a cold wash ( ). The washing machine will automatically prevent you from selecting a temperature which is higher than the maximum value set for each wash cycle.
Do not pour detergent into the middle compartment (*). Wool: the wool wash cycle on this Hotpoint machine has Detergent should only be poured into the compartment 1. been tested and approved by The Woolmark Company...
Precautions and tips Opening the porthole door manually This washing machine was designed and constructed in accordance with international safety regulations. The fol- In the event that it is not possible to open the porthole lowing information is provided for safety reasons and must door due to a powercut, and if you wish to remove the therefore be read carefully.
Care and maintenance Cutting off the water and electricity 2. unscrew the lid by rota- supplies ting it anti-clockwise (see figure): a little water may trickle out. This is perfectly • Turn off the water tap after every wash cycle. This will limit normal;...
Troubleshooting Your washing machine could fail to work. Before contacting the Technical Assistance Centre (see “Assistance”), make sure that the problem cannot be solved easily using the following list. Problem: Possible causes / Solutions: The machine does not switch on. •...
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The machine is noisy. • There will always be some motor, pump and drum noise during spin. The machine wont spin properly. • Out of Balance detected when attempting to go into a spin cycle - If this happens the machine will continue to try to repeat the distribution of the load required before the machine will go into higher spin speeds - This will increase the programme time accordingly.
OR NON-DOMESTIC PREMISES. 5 Year Parts Guarantee Hotpoint also offers you a free 5 year parts guarantee. This additional guarantee is conditional on you registering your appliance with us and the parts being fitted by one of our authorised engineers. There will be a charge for our engineer’s time.
Republic of Ireland: 0818 313 413 www.hotpointservice.co.uk Appliance Registration We want to give you additional benefits of Hotpoint ownership. To activate your free 5 year parts guarantee you must register your appliance with us. UK: 08448 24 24 24 Republic of Ireland: 01 230 0800 www.hotpointservice.co.uk...
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