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Washing

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Cottons 95°C, 75°C

8

Cottons 60°C

7

Cottons 40°C

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Cottons 30°C

4

Minimum iron 60°C, 50°C

2

Minimum iron 40°C

1

Minimum iron 30°C

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Delicates 40°C

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Delicates 30°C

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hand wash

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do not wash

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dry clean

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do not dry clean

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suitable for chlorine bleach

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do not use chlorine bleach

Tumble dry

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at normal temperature

r

at low temperature

s

do not tumble dry

Ironing

I

hot iron

H

medium hot iron

G

cool iron

J

do not iron

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older wash care labels, select a pro-
gramme according to the label below.

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Woollens

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Programmes

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Summary of Contents for W 980 WPS

Page 1: ...g instructions for Washing machine W 980 WPS It is essential to read these operating instructions before Q installing or using the machine to avoid the risk of accident or damage to the machine M Nr 04 944 960 ...

Page 2: ...terials away please ensure they are offered for recycling Disposal of your old appliance Old appliances contain materials which can be recycled Please contact your dealer your local waste collection centre or scrap merchant about poten tial recycling schemes Ensure that the appliance presents no danger to child ren while being stored for disposal See the appropriate advice in the Warning and safet...

Page 3: ...y Brief guide 13 Before washing 13 To start a programme 14 Delay start 16 After washing 16 Adding or removing washing after programme start 17 Programme 18 interruption 18 alteration 18 Skipping a programme stage 18 Adding detergent It is important to dispense the correct amount because 19 Adding detergent 20 Water softeners 20 Fabric conditioners texturisers liquid starch 20 Automatic fabric cond...

Page 4: ... 30 Time left display 30 Soak 30 Programmable functions P1 Water level 31 P2 Water plus system 31 P4 Activating the i compartment 31 P9 Gentle action 32 P10 Top up rinse for Cottons 32 P11 Memory function 32 Programming and storing in memory 33 1 Selecting programming mode 33 2 Selecting a programmable function 33 3 To activate or deactivate a programmable function 34 4 Storing the programmable fu...

Page 5: ...he drum door in the event of a power failure 44 After sales service Customer contact 45 Future updates PC 45 Installation Installation surface 46 Installation 46 Removing the transit fitting 46 Levelling the machine 48 Screwing out and adjusting the feet 48 Building under 49 Washer and Dryer stack 49 Connection to water supply 50 Connection to the drainage system 53 Electrical connection U K 54 Co...

Page 6: ... hose with Waterproof system 3 Flexible drain hose with detachable swivel elbow 4 Detergent dispenser drawer 5 Facia panel with controls 6 Door 7 Access panel for drain filter drain pump and emergency door release 8 Four height adjustable feet Guide to the machine 6 ...

Page 7: ...l the programme starts shows the programming functions when they are called up gButtons for additional options Indicator light on selected Indicator light off not selected h Spin button for spin speed Rinse hold and With out final spin iIndicator lights showing the selected spin speed jProgramme selector Can be turned clockwise or anti clock wise The ring display goes out in the following circumst...

Page 8: ...ata plate fusing voltage and fre quency match the mains electricity supply If in any doubt consult a quali fied electrician The electrical safety of this ap pliance can only be guaranteed when continuity is complete between the machine and an effective earthing system which complies with local and national regulations It is most import ant that this basic safety requirement is regularly tested by ...

Page 9: ...lean condition at all times Any dam age which may be caused by cock roaches or other vermin will not be covered by the appliance guarantee Before using the machine for the first time check that the transit fit ting at the rear of the machine has been removed see section on Installa tion During spinning a transit fitting which is still in place may result in dam age to both the machine and adjacent...

Page 10: ...table for use in a washing machine Always ob serve the manufacturer s instructions carefully Dye removers may contain sulphur compounds which cause damage such as corrosion Do not use dye removers in this machine For machines with a porthole door remember that the porthole glass will be hot when washing at very high temperatures Do not let children touch it Always make sure the drum is sta tionary...

Page 11: ...tances e g for oil based stains or where a very hot wash is required A main wash programme without pre wash is sufficient to clean nor mally soiled laundry By using the additional option Soak you can select a lower temperature in the main wash Use the additional option Soak in stead of Pre wash with heavily soiled laundry If Soak is followed immediately by a main wash the same suds are used Use th...

Page 12: ... spinning function you must run a wash programme without any laundry This also activates the ball valve The ball valve prevents detergent escaping from the suds container into the sump during a wash programme thus mak ing maximum use of the detergent The wash programme must be run with out detergent Using detergent could result in an ex cessive build up of foam Turn on the stopcock Press the I ON ...

Page 13: ...arately in a delicates programme use a washing bag where appropriate Do not wash any items in this machine which are specified by the manufac turer as non machine washable on the care label h symbol Pre treat the laundry Badly soiled areas e g collars and cuffs and water soluble stains can be pre treated with bar soap liquid deter gent or detergent mixed into a solution or paste With particularly ...

Page 14: ...S 1 0 kg QUICK WASH 2 5 kg MIXED WASH Poly Cottons 3 0 kg 4Shut the door with a light swing but do not slam it Do not push on the door to shut it Make sure that no washing is trapped between the drum door and seal 5Open the stopcock 6Add detergent See section on detergent for details To start a programme 7Press in the I ON 0 OFF button The programme selector should be pointing to Finish the indica...

Page 15: ...ions Soak 0Select a spin speed Press the Spin button enough times until the indicator light for the required final spin speed lights up In some programmes the maximum spin speed is limited The machine will not allow a higher spin speed to be se lected see Programme survey sec tion Memory Function If the last time a programme was run an additional option or different spin speed was selected the mac...

Page 16: ...nce more Press the START button This starts the programme After washing Press the Door button Press and release the I On 0 Off button Remove the washing Only remove washing from the ma chine once the drum has stopped turning otherwise you may seri ously injure yourself Check the folds in the door seal for any small articles e g buttons which might be lodged there Close the drum door Otherwise ther...

Page 17: ... Apart from some exceptional cases the door can be opened during all sections of COTTONS WOOL LENS QUICK WASH Starch and MIXED WASH Poly Cottons high cotton percentage programmes With MINIMUM IRON and MIXED WASH Poly Cottons high polyester percentage the door can be opened during the main wash with some exceptions General exceptions The door cannot be opened when the suds temperature is above 55 C...

Page 18: ...tor light Anti crease Finish flashes This does not af fect the programme sequence The indicator light goes out when the pro gramme selector is set back to the pro gramme or temperature previously chosen To select a different programme pro ceed as follows With the I On 0 Off button switch off the appliance Turn the programme selector to Fin ish Switch the machine on with the I On 0 Off button Selec...

Page 19: ...ly soiled No visible dirt or stains Possibly slight body odour Normally soiled Visibly dirty and or just a few slight stains Heavily soiled Stains and soiling clearly visible The water hardness level Check with your local water supplier if you do not know the water hardness level Water Hardness Hardness range Type of water hardness Hardness level in mmol l dH German I soft 0 1 3 0 7 II medium 1 3 ...

Page 20: ...r hardness ranges II IV Dispense ac cording to the amount specified on the packaging First add detergent and then the water softener Use a quantity of detergent as for soft water If you wash using several components e g special application detergents we recommend always dispensing the agents into compartment j in the fol lowing order 1 Detergent 2 Water softener 3 Stain salts This way the agents a...

Page 21: ...compartment p If starching frequently clean the dis penser compartment and especially the siphon tube and conditioner channel See section on the deter gent dispenser drawer in Cleaning and Care Separate fabric conditioner or tex turiser Add fabric conditioner or texturiser to the compartment p Turn the programme selector to Starch Select a spin speed Press the Start button Starching separately Mea...

Page 22: ...ufacturer pre wash probably advisable 30 C to cold 600 WOOLLENS Programme for machine washable or hand washable wool or wool blend fabrics 40 C to cold 1200 Also suitable for satin lace silk and other hand washable garments QUICK WASH Very lightly soiled fabrics which can be washed in the Cottons programme 40 C to cold 1600 Starch Table cloths napkins overalls uniforms cold 1600 Spin Articles whic...

Page 23: ...e wash Short Dust in curtains usually makes pre wash advisable 2 kg Do not overload Use liquid wool detergent Hand washable garments will not shrink stretch matt or felt beyond the accepted tolerance For satin lace silk and other hand washable garments manually reduce the spin speed or select without final spin 2 5 kg Water plus Option 1 2 4 Add less detergent half load 5 kg The washing should be ...

Page 24: ...ptional optional optional Without final spin optional optional optional optional Wash rhythm normal normal gentle action wool Water level Wash Rinse low low low medium high high medium medium Explanations X Programme section included Programme section not included 1 Load recognition The programme sequence is modified in these programmes according to the absorbency of the load 2 A 4th rinse automat...

Page 25: ...drum and the suds are cooled slightly Hot water might damage plastic drain pipes Graduated rinsing The suds are cooled at the end of the wash cycle by water flowing in and being pumped away at inter vals thereby minimising crease formation Rinse and interim spin There is a spin between the rinses Final spin The maximum spin speed according to the programme can be selected with the Spin button In t...

Page 26: ...t wash ABC dry clean D do not dry clean y suitable for chlorine bleach z do not use chlorine bleach Tumble dry q at normal temperature r at low temperature s do not tumble dry Ironing I hot iron H medium hot iron G cool iron J do not iron N B If you have any textiles with the older wash care labels select a pro gramme according to the label below Cottons Minimum iron Delicates Woollens Programmes ...

Page 27: ... by 30 minutes The indicator light next to the Soak button flashes Important The soak time chosen will be added to the original programme duration in the time display 3Press the Start button unless Delay start is to be selected The in dicator light for the Soak button stays on Deleting soak time Keep pressing the Soak button the in dicator light goes out Adding detergent for the Soak op tion Progr...

Page 28: ...t Spin A final spin is carried out at the end of each of the basic programmes if a spin speed had been selected Without final spin Washing is not spun after the final rinse After water has been drained the machine switches automatically to the anti crease phase Interim rinse and spin is carried out in the relevant programme sections Rinse hold The washing remains suspended in water after the final...

Page 29: ...e programme locking is discontinued so that a new wash programme can be chosen Switching off programme locking early 1 Press the Start button for at least 5 seconds Exception The indicator light Anti crease Finish in the Sequence display flashes 1 Turn the programme selector to the programme previously chosen The Anti crease Finish light goes out 2 Press the START button for at least 5 seconds To ...

Page 30: ...play At the beginning of a programme the maximum duration of a programme is shown in hours and minutes where delay start has not been selected In the Cottons Minimum Iron and Mixed Wash Poly Cottons programmes the type and volume of the wash will be monitored during the first water inlet phase With a part load the time may now be shortened by up to 60 minutes Soak If a time is selected for soaking...

Page 31: ...re particularly important Option 2 Increase in the water level in soak pre wash main wash and rinses for Cot tons Minimum iron Delicates Quick wash and Mixed wash particularly for fabrics that need special care or where extra attention must be given to dissolving detergent This option is al ready set when the machine is de livered from the factory Option 3 An extra rinse cycle is introduced to the...

Page 32: ...i tional water flows into the drum and the suds are cooled down Hot suds can damage plastic drainage pipes Top up rinse takes place when tem peratures of 95 C and 75 C are se lected P11 Memory function If an additional option is selected for a programme and or the spin speed is altered the machine stores these changes in memory at the start of a programme The memory function is active when the mac...

Page 33: ... hold pressed in and 3 switch the machine on with the I ON 0 OFF button 4Release all these buttons P O appears in the time display 2 Selecting a programmable function 5For the programmable function re quired turn the programme selector to the setting given for P1 High Water level to MIXED WASH Poly Cottons for P2 Water plus system to Separate rinse for P4 activate i compartment to Spin for P9 Gent...

Page 34: ... the Start button you can select various options If 1 appears on the right Option 1 If 2 appears on the right Option 2 If 3 appears on the right Option 3 If 4 appears on the right Option 4 4 Storing the programmable func tion in memory 8Switch the machine off with the I ON 0 OFF button Now you can start the wash pro gramme that you want The programmable function is now stored in memory and is avai...

Page 35: ...ese might cause damage to the plastic surfaces because of the chemicals they contain Extra cleaning Carrying out a hot wash 70 C or above with powder detergent approx once every six weeks will help to en sure that no deposits build up in the machine These can occur when wash ing is mainly done at low temperatures and also lead to unpleasant smells If you have no reason to wash laundry oc casionall...

Page 36: ... felt Press down the red release catch and at the same time pull the drawer right out of the machine Clean the dispenser compartments and conditioner channel Regularly remove any detergent residues Remove the siphon tube from com partment p Wash under running warm water and put back Cleaning and care 36 ...

Page 37: ...o 25 litres Caution If laundry has been washed at a high temperature water draining out of the machine will still be hot Take the yellow filter flap opener from behind the detergent drawer facia panel see illustration above Open the flap Place a dish under the drain fixture Turn the fluff filter lid round 2 3 times Do not take it right out With large volumes of water when the dish is full screw th...

Page 38: ... of lime scale and detergent or foreign objects from the thread of the filter housing and filter unit as these objects can cause a leakage of water Deposits of lime scale are often a sign of underdosage of powder Put the fluff filter back in place and secure Make sure the fluff filter is securely tightened Otherwise there is a risk of water leakage during use After cleaning Pour approx 2 litres of...

Page 39: ... turn off the stopcock Unscrew the threaded union con necting the free end of the inlet hose to the stopcock Remove the rubber seal 1 from the recess Using pointed pliers take hold of the plastic filter bar 2 remove the filter and clean Put the filter and seal back in the reverse order and reconnect the hose Turn on the stopcock and check the connection is watertight If water drips out tighten the...

Page 40: ...the door is properly closed the mains plug is plugged in the fuse or circuit breaker has not tripped The Check drain light flashes during the pro gramme but the programme is running normally The water outlet is restricted Clean the drain pump and fluff filter Has the drain hose been fixed too high max drain head 1 metre The Check drain light flashes the buzzer sounds continuously and the pro gramm...

Page 41: ...nds con tinuously The Waterproof System has reacted Call the Service department one of the following indi cator lights is flashing Soak Pre wash buzzer Wash Rinse buzzer Rinse hold There is a fault Press I ON 0 OFF button to release Turn the programme selector to Finish Press I ON 0 OFF Re start the programme If the control light starts flashing again call the Service dept the wash programme fin i...

Page 42: ...o the section on how to open the door in a power cut The door was not correctly engaged Press hard against the lock side of the drum door and then press the Door button There is still water in the drum Select the Drain programme for the water to be pumped out Open the drum door The suds temperature is higher than 55 C the machine shakes dur ing the spin cycle The four feet are not resting evenly o...

Page 43: ...soiled laundry Add more detergent Before washing the next load run a COTTONS 95 C programme without a load See Extra cleaning in Cleaning and Care there are white residues which look like powder deter gent on the washing The detergent contained compounds zeolites to aid water softening which are not soluble in water These have ended up on the washing Use detergents containing no zeolites to re was...

Page 44: ...ining out of the machine will still be hot Pull the emergency door latch down wards see illustration The machine door will then open Always make sure the drum is sta tionary before reaching in to the ma chine to remove washing Reaching into a moving drum is extremely dangerous To check water pressure Place a bucket under the stopcock Turn on the stopcock If 5 litres of water flow into the bucket i...

Page 45: ...bove the porthole glass when the door is opened Please note that telephone calls may be monitored and recorded to im prove our service Future updates PC The indicator light or check light marked PC is reserved for the service engineer for updates to your machine in future years When for example technological devel opments offer advanced modifications to your existing programme cycles a service eng...

Page 46: ... 590 x 520 mm wide The base should span several joists and be bolted to the joists not only to the floorboards Check for the presence of pipes and cables first The most stable part of the floor is usually in the corner If the machine is installed on a raised plinth it has to be secured against slippage during spin using retaining clips available from the Miele Spare Parts Dept Installation Lift th...

Page 47: ... holes with the plastic caps supplied The machine should not be moved with out the transit fitting in place The transit fitting should be stored in a safe place for future use It must be re fitted if the machine is to be moved again Re fitting is car ried out by reversing the procedure Installation 47 ...

Page 48: ... for example to ensure stability Make sure the machine does not slip as this could cause injury With a screwdriver loosen and turn the foot 1 together with the counter nut 2 to the left see illustration below and screw out Put the machine back on all four feet Use a spirit level to check the ma chine is standing level Hold the foot 1 firm using a pipe wrench and turn the counternut 2 to the right ...

Page 49: ...sary Otherwise the conversion kit is essential For installation under a work surface 900 910 mm from the floor a raising kit is required Connections for electricity water and drainage should be installed in such a way that they remain ac cessible when the machine is in place Washer and Dryer stack A Miele tumble dryer can be stacked with the washing machine A stacking kit is necessary and can be p...

Page 50: ...of water flow into a suitable container in 15 seconds The static water pressure must not exceed 10 bar If it is higher than 10 bar it is es sential to fit a reducer valve The Miele Waterproof System con nected between the stopcock and the machine offers the safest protection against water leaks For the Waterproof system to function correctly it may only be fitted in the po sitions shown see illust...

Page 51: ...ing cases Protection in the event of a leaking machine Any leaking water is collected in a sump in the base of the appliance A float switch switches the safety valve off electrically No more water will flow in Protection in the event of a leaking water inlet hose Leaking water is fed into the sump through the protective covering which surrounds the inlet hose as a second skin The float switch turn...

Page 52: ...c casing of the water connec tion contains an electric component Do not dip into any liquid The Waterproof system must only be connected to its own stopcock It must not be connected to mixer taps or similar Installation 52 ...

Page 53: ... can flow freely to avoid flooding and to prevent water from being sucked back into the ma chine Connected to a floor gully Connected to a standpipe Connected to a plastic drain pipe with a rubber nipple There is no need to use a non return valve If required the drain hose can be ex tended to a length of 5 m The necess ary parts can be purchased from the Miele Spare Parts Department or your Miele ...

Page 54: ...s lead are col oured in accordance with the following code Green yellow earth Blue neutral Brown live Where it is necessary to change plugs if the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance do not corre spond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals of your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured green and yellow must be connected to the termi nal in the plug w...

Page 55: ...t be inserted into any socket elsewhere in the house electric shock hazard The fuse cover must be refitted when changing the fuse and if the fuse cover is lost the plug must not be used until a suitable replacement is ob tained The colour of the correct re placement cover is that of the coloured insert in the base of the plug or the col our that is embossed in words on the base of the plug as appl...

Page 56: ...ins MINIMUM IRON 40 C 2 5 kg 0 45 58 1 h 20 mins 49 mins DELICATES 30 C 1 0 kg 0 40 75 58 mins 48 mins WOOLLENS 30 C 1 0 kg 0 15 25 35 mins 1 EN 60456 test programme Consumption data can vary from the nominal values given depending on water pressure water hardness water inlet temperature room temperature type and volume of load fluctuations in the electricity supply and any additional functions se...

Page 57: ... Rated load Fuse rating Water flow pressure min Static water pressure max Drain pump head max Drain pump length max Test certificates awarded 85 cm 59 5 cm 60 cm 97 cm 99 kg 1600 Newton approx 160 kg 5 kg Dry laundry see Data plate 1 bar 10 bar 1 m 5 m Radio TV suppression VDE Technical Data 57 ...

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