Produits de la Marque Whirlpool

GB9

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Yourwashingmachineisequippedwithvariousautomaticsafetyfunctions.Theseenablefaultstobe

detectedingoodtimeandthesafetysystemcanreactappropriately.Thesefaultsarefrequentlysominor

thattheycanberemovedwithinafewminutes.

Problem Causes - Solutions - Tips

Appliance does not start,

no indicators are on

• Plugisnotproperlyinsertedinsocket.

• Socketorfusedoesnotfunctioncorrectly(useatablelamporsimilar

appliancetotestit).

Appliance does not start

although “Start(Pause)”

has been pressed

• Doorisnotproperlyclosed.

• The“Childlock/Lockbuttons”featurehasbeenactivated(ifavailable

onyourmodel).Tounlockthebuttons,pushthetwobuttonsmarked

withthekeysymbolsimultaneouslyandholdthematleastfor3seconds.

Thekeysymbolonthedisplaydisappearsandtheprogrammecanbe

started.

Appliance stops during the

programme, and the

“Start(Pause)” indicator

blinks

• “Rinsehold”isactivated.Press“Start(Pause)”tospinthelaundry.For

drainingthewaterwithoutspinning,select“Drain”programme(ifavail-

able)orpressthe“Reset/Drain”buttonforatleast3seconds.

• Programmehasbeenchanged-reselectdesiredprogrammeandpress

“Start/Pause”.

• Programmehasbeeninterruptedandeventuallydoorhasbeenopened

-closedoorandrestartprogrammebypressing“Start(Pause)”.

• Theappliance’ssafetysystemhasbeenactivated(see“Failureindicators”

inyourprogrammechart).

• Watertapisnotopenedorwaterinlethoseiskinkedorblocked(“Water

tapclosed”indicatorblinks).

Detergent dispenser

contains residues from

detergent and/or additives

• Waterenteringisnotenough;themeshfiltersofthewatersupplycould

beblocked(see“CareAndMaintenance”).

Appliance vibrates during

spin cycle

•Transportboltshavenotbeenremoved;before using the machine, it is

imperative that the transport bolts are removed.

•Applianceisnotlevel/notstandingfirmlyonallfourfeet(seeseparate

“InstallationGuide”).

Final spin results are poor

• Unbalanceduringspinningpreventedspinphasetoprotectthewashing

machine(see“Unbalanceduringspinning”).

• Excessivefoamformationpreventedspinning;selectandstart“Rinse&

Spin”programme.Avoidexcessivedetergentdosing(see“Detergents

AndAdditives”).

• “Spin”buttonhasbeensettoalowspinspeed.

“Unbalance during spinning”

The “Spin/Drain” indicator

in the programme flow bar

blinks, or the spin speed on

the display blinks, or the spin

speed indicator blinks after

the end of the programme

(depending on the model).

The laundry is still very wet.

Unbalanceofthelaundryloadduringspinningpreventedthespinphase

toavoiddamagesonthewashingmachine.Thisiswhythelaundryisstill

verywet.

Reasonforunbalancecanbe:smalllaundryloads(consistingofonlyfew

quitebigorabsorbentitems,e.g.towels),orbig/heavylaundryitems.

• Ifpossibleavoidsmalllaundryloads.

• Itishighlyrecommendedthatyouaddotherlaundryitemsofdifferent

sizeswhenwashingabigorheavypieceoflaundry.

Ifyouwanttospinthewetlaundry,addmorelaundryitemsofdifferent

sizes,andsubsequentlyselectandstartthe“Rinse&Spin”programme.

The washing machine is at a

standstill for several minutes

in the middle of a running

programme; the wash

programme seems not to

proceed

Normalfunctionofthewashingmachineusedforoptimizingtherinsephase.

Onereasonforsuchapausecanbethatyoumighthaveusedtoomuchdeter-

gent;thewashingmachineautomaticallyinterruptstheprogrammetohave

thefoamreduced.Thisstandstillmayberepeatedseveraltimesuntilthe

foamreductionissufficienttocontinuethewashcycle.Ifthefoampersists,

thered“Service”indicatorwilllightupandthedisplayshows“F18”or“Fod”

-refertotheinstructionsconcerningthe“Service”indicationonthenext

pagesinthiscase.