Russell Hobbs Washer RH1042 User Guide

Instruction Manual  
Washing Machine  
Model number: RH1042  
Please read these instructions carefully and keep them for  
future reference.  
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Before Use  
Safety Warnings  
You should remove the transportation bolts from your machine before the first  
usage. Faults occurring in machines operated with transportation bolts fitted are  
not covered by the warranty.  
Do not use an extension lead for this appliance. Only plug directly into a wall  
socket.  
Do not plug into any damaged plug sockets  
In case the power cable becomes damaged, contact 0845 208 8750 for advice  
and do not use the machine.  
Never pull the cable when unplugging always grip the plug itself.  
Do not plug in, or remove the plug with wet hands.  
Never touch the machine with wet hands or feet.  
Never open the detergent drawer when the appliance is running.  
Never force the door to open when the washing machine is running.  
Do not touch the discharging hose or water from the discharging hose.  
In case of any breakdown, unplug the appliance first and then turn the tap off. Do  
not attempt to repair by yourself, always contact 0845 2088750 for advice.  
Remember that the packaging materials from your machine may be dangerous for  
children. Keep the packaging materials in a place where children cannot reach  
them. Dispose of the packaging materials appropriately.  
Do not allow any children to play with the washing machine.  
Keep any pets away from the washing machine.  
Your washing machine should only be used by adults following the information  
provided in this instruction manual.  
Your machine is designed to be used domestically. Commercial use will invalidate  
the warranty.  
Repair or any modification to the machine, other than by an approved technician  
will invalidate the warranty.  
The ideal operating temperature of your machine is 15-25˚C.  
Do not place your machine on carpet as this will block ventilation in to the base.  
Do not keep inflammable liquids near your machine.  
Do not put the discharging hose of your machine in a bucket or sink.  
Your machine is not covered under warranty for faults caused by any kind of  
external factors (pesticides, fire, etc.).  
The appliance is not intended for use by people (including children) with reduced  
physical, sensory or mental capabilities, or lack of experience and knowledge  
unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the  
appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised  
to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.  
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Recommendations  
Ensure you run the machine empty on a full cycle at 90°C with detergent  
before using the machine properly for the first time.  
Put detergent into the drawer at the beginning of each wash.  
It is recommended that you wash only extremely dirty laundry in prewashing  
programme.  
The amount of laundry you put in your washing machine should not exceed 6kg.  
If your machine is not going to be used for a long time you should unplug the  
appliance, turn off the water inlet and leave the door slightly open. This is so that  
the inside of your machine will remain dry and will not cause an unpleasant smell  
of damp.  
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Installation  
Removing transportation bolts  
Transportation bolts, which are located at the back of the machine, must be removed  
before using or running the machine.  
Loosen the bolts by rotating counterclockwise with a suitable spanner.  
Pull out the screws together with the coloured plastic spacer, (the bolts that have  
been removed from the machine should be kept in case the machine needs to be  
used in future).  
To seal the holes insert the supplied plastic caps.  
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Leveling the machine  
Your machine should be installed on a hard surface do not install onto a carpet.  
For your machine to work quietly and without any vibration, it should it be settled  
on a flat, non-slippery and tough ground.  
Loosen the plastic adjustment nut.  
Adjust the feet upward and downward by rotating them clockwise and anti  
clockwise.  
When the correct balance has been achieved, tighten the plastic adjustment nut  
again by rotating it clockwise.  
Never put cardboard, wood or other materials under your machine to try and  
stabilise the unit.  
Electrical connection  
Your washing machine is set to 220-240V and 50Hz.  
The mains cord of your washing machine is equipped with a specific grounded  
plug. This plug should always be inserted to a grounded socket of 13 amps. The  
current value of the fuse should be 10 amps. If you don’t have a suitable plug  
socket, please contact 0845 208 8750.  
We do not take responsibility for any damage that occurs due to  
ungrounded usage.  
Operating your machine under low voltage will cause the life cycle of your  
machine to be reduced and its performance to be restricted.  
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Water inlet connection  
Only a qualified engineer should install this machine  
Your machine has a single water (cold) inlet.  
To prevent leakages on the connection joints, 1 seal is included in the hose  
packing, (Fit this seal on the end of the water inlet hose at the tap side.)  
Connect the bracketed end of the water inlet hose to the water inlet valve at the  
rear of the machine and the other end to your tap.  
Water pressure of 0,1-1 MPa from your tap will enable your machine to work more  
efficiently, (0,1 MPa pressure means water flow of more than 8 litres in 1 minute  
from a fully opened tap).  
After all connections are completed, check for leakages around the connection  
joints by turning on your tap completely and seeing if any water escapes.  
Be sure that water inlet hose is not folded, broken or crushed.  
Mount the water inlet hose to a 3”/4 geared water tap.  
Water discharge connection  
Ensure that the water inlet hoses are not folded, twisted, crushed or elongated by  
stretching.  
The water drain hose should be mounted at a height of minimum 60 cm,  
maximum 100 cm from the ground.  
The end of the water drain hose can be fitted directly to the drainage hole.  
Never attempt to extend the water drain hose by adding extra parts.  
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Technical specifications  
Operating  
frequency (V/Hz)  
voltage  
/
(220-240) V ~/50Hz  
10  
Total current (A)  
Maximum: 1 Mpa  
Minimum: 0.1 MPa  
Water pressure (Mpa)  
Total power (W)  
2100  
5
Maximum  
dry  
laundry  
capacity (kg)  
Spin Speed (rev / min)  
1000  
12  
Programme number  
Dimensions  
(Height x Width x Depth) 845 x 597 x 527  
(mm)  
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Preparing your laundry  
Separate your clothes according to their type (cotton, synthetic, sensitive, woolen,  
etc), washing temperature, dirtiness and colour.  
Never wash your white and coloured clothes together.  
Since your new coloured clothes may shed dye on the first wash, wash them  
separately.  
Be careful that no metal pieces are found on or in the pockets of your clothes -  
remove if anyhting is found.  
Zip and button up your clothes.  
Remove the plastic or metal hooks and laces of curtains or place them inside a  
washing bag and tie.  
WARNING: Faults that emerge due to the penetration of foreign objects into  
your machine are not included within the warranty.  
Reverse textiles such as trousers, knitwear, t-shirt and sweat suit.  
Wash socks, handkerchief and suchlike small laundry items in a washing net.  
Maximum  
washing  
temperature is temperature is  
Maximum  
washing  
Normal washing  
90°C  
60°C  
Maximum  
washing  
temperature is  
30 °C  
Hand washing  
No washing  
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Using your machine  
Open the door of your machine.  
Place your laundry in your machine.  
Note: Maximum loading capacity may vary based on the laundry type you  
wash, degree of contamination and the programme you have chosen. Do  
not exceed maximum dry loading capacity indicated in the programme table  
for washing programmes.  
You can take the following table of weights as an indication.  
LAUNDRY TYPE  
Towel  
Linen  
Bathrobe  
Quilt cover  
Pillow slip  
Underwear  
Tablecloth  
WEIGHT (Kg)  
0.2  
0.5  
1.2  
0.7  
0.2  
0.1  
0.25  
Place each piece of laundry into the machine individually.  
Ensure that no laundry is caught between the cover and below the seal when  
closing the door of your machine.  
When closing the door, push the door of your machine until you hear the locking  
sound this indicates the door is fully closed.  
Close the door of your machine properly; otherwise your machine will not start the  
washing operation.  
Detergent  
The amount of detergent needed per cycle will depend on the following criteria:  
Refer to detergent manufacturers guidlines to determing how much detergent is  
needed. Do not prewash your less stained laundry items and only put a slight  
amount of detergent in the 2nd compartment of the detergent drawer.  
For very dirty and stained laundry items, select a programme including  
prewashing, and put ¼ of the normal amount of detergent in the 1st compartment  
of the detergent drawer then put the remaining ¾ of it into the 2nd compartment.  
Use detergents produced for automatic washing machines in your machine. The  
amount of detergent you should use for your laundry is printed on the detergent  
package.  
The amount of the detergent you will use will increase as the amount of laundry  
increases.  
Put the softener in the softener compartment in the detergent drawer. Do not  
exceed the MAX level. Otherwise, softener will flow into the washing water when  
flushing through.  
Softeners with a high density should be thinned with water before being put in the  
drawer. This is because high-density softener may block the pipes.  
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Control Panel  
5
6
7
2
3 4  
1
1
Drawer  
2
3
4
5
6
7
Programme Knob  
Programme ready light  
Programme end light  
Cold wash  
No spin  
Start/Pause cycle  
Detergent Drawer  
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Selecting a Programme  
Select the required washing programme by rotating the programme knob in either  
direction (clockwise or anti-clockwise). Ensure that the programme knob is aligned  
with the required programme.  
1 Cotton 90°C  
2 Cotton 60°C with prewash  
3 Cotton 60°C  
4 Cotton 40°C  
5 Eco wash  
6 Quick wash  
7 Cotton cold  
8 Synthetic 60°C  
9 Synthetic 40°C  
10 Synthetic cold  
11 Delicate 30°C  
12 Wool 30°C  
Rinse  
Spin  
Drain  
0
OFF  
Additional Functions  
Press this button to start a selected programme or to pause a  
programme already in progress. To resume a paused cycle, press once  
again.  
After selecting a programme, press this button to deactivate the spin  
function which is automatically included in all programs. This function is  
reccomended for sensitive clothes where the label reccomends against  
spinning.  
After selecting a programme, press this button to wash clothing with cold  
water only. This will reduce energy consumption and water usage.  
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Using your machine  
Before Use  
Plug your machine in.  
Turn on the tap connected to the machine.  
Open the machine door.  
Place your laundry in your machine.  
Push the door of your machine until hearing the locking sound to  
close it.  
Select the programme you require.  
Put detergent and softener in the detergent drawer.  
First Wash  
Before using the machine for laundry, ensure you run the machine on a cycle of  
95°C, with detergent and without laundry.  
Selecting a Programme  
Select the appropriate programme for your laundry from the programme table below.  
Additional Functions  
Before starting the programme, you can select an additional function if you so wish.  
Press on the button of the additional function you wish to select.  
If the additional function button lights up, the function will activate when the cycle  
starts.  
If an additional function fails to activaite, this is because not all additional  
functions are available with all programmes.  
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MAX DRY  
LOAD  
CAPACITY  
(kg)  
DETERGENT  
COMPART.  
PROGRAMME  
TYPE OF LAUNDRY  
EXPLANATIONS  
RH1042  
Dirty, boil, cotton and  
linen textile  
1 COTTON 90˚  
2
5
Very  
coloured  
textile  
Dirty, cotton, coloured  
and linen textile  
dirty,  
and  
cotton,  
linen  
2 COTTON 60˚  
(PREWASH)  
1+2  
2
5
**3  
COTTON  
5
60˚  
Slightly dirty, paint to get  
4 COTTON 40˚  
2
5
out, cotton, coloured Underwears,  
sheet,  
and linen textile  
Dirty, cotton, coloured  
and linen textile  
table cloth, t-shirt, shirt,  
towel  
5
ECO  
2
5
WASH  
Slightly dirty, cotton,  
6 QUICK WASH  
2
2,5  
coloured  
textile  
and  
linen  
Slightly dirty cotton,  
coloured and linen  
textile. Washed without  
heating the tap water.  
7
COTTON  
2
5
COLD  
8
60˚  
SYNTHETIC  
SYNTHETIC  
Dirty,  
synthetic  
or  
2
2
3
3
Nylon socks, blouse  
synthetic mixture textile  
Slightly dirty, synthetic  
or synthetic mixture Nylon socks, blouse  
textile  
9
40˚  
Slightly dirty, synthetic  
or synthetic mixture  
sensitive  
laundry.Washed without  
heating the tap water.  
Slightly dirty, cotton,  
coloured, synthetic or  
10 SYNTHETIC  
COLD  
2
3
Nylon socks, blouse  
Silk  
mixture,  
shirt,  
11 DELICATE  
30˚  
2
2
2
2
blouse,  
polyester,  
synthetic  
mixture  
poliamid, mixture textile  
All wool laundry  
sensitive laundry  
Dirty, hand and machine  
to wash wool laundry  
12 WOOL 30˚  
When you need an additional rinsing to be done to your clothes after the  
washing process, you can use this programme for all kinds of clothes.  
When you need an additional spinning to be done to your clothes after the  
washing process, you can use this programme for all kinds of clothes.  
This program is used to drain the dirty water inside after the washing  
process of your machine. If you want the water inside your machine to be  
drained before the program ends, you can use this programme.  
RINSING  
SPINNING  
DRAINING  
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Child Lock  
Child lock is used in order to protect the washing cycle from the effects of unwanted  
button activations during the cycle. The Child lock is activated by pressing the first  
and third button on the control panel at the same for more than 3 seconds. When  
child lock is activated LEDs on the function buttons will blink to indicate that Child  
Lock is active. In order to deactive Child Lock, the same buttons (1st and 3rd) should  
be pressed again for more than 3 seconds. Deactivation of Child Lock is shown by  
blinking of the LED on the Start/Pause button.  
Running the machine  
Program selection and features  
Select an appropriate programme for your clothing by turning the main knob.  
Start/Pause  
By pressing this button, you can start the programme you have selected or pause a  
running programme.  
Starting the programme  
Adjust the programme knob to the programme you desire.  
The programme ready light will be on.  
If you want, you can select one or more additional functions.  
Run the programme which you have selected by pressing the Start/Pause  
button.  
Changing the programme  
If you have selected a programme and you want to continue with another:  
Press the Start/Pause button.  
Bring the program knob to the O (off) position.  
Adjust the programme knob to the programme you desire, (you can select the  
program that you desire from Table 1).  
The programme ready light will be on.  
By pressing the Start/Pause button, run the programme which you have  
selected.  
Cancellation of the Programme  
To end a programme early:  
Press the Start/Pause button.  
Turn the programme knob to O (off) position.  
Turn the programme knob to “Draining” or “Spinning” programmes.  
The programme ready light will be on.  
Run the programme you have selected by pressing the start/pause button.  
End of programme  
Your machine will automatically stop when the programme you have selected  
ends.  
The programme end light will be on.  
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Maintenance and Cleaning  
When cleaning your machine, ensure that the machine is unplugged and the water  
supply is closed off.  
Water Inlet Filters  
Filters are used to avoid dirt and foreign substances in the water from entering the  
machine. These are on the tap and on the ends of water valves along the water inlet  
hose of your machine. If your machine cannot intake sufficient amounts of water  
despite the tap being open, these filters should be cleaned.  
Detach the water inlet hoses.  
Remove the filters on water inlet valves using pliers and then clean it with a brush  
in water.  
Disassemble the filters on the tap end of the water inlet hoses manually and clean  
it.  
Having the filters cleaned, you can fit them in the same way reversely.  
CAUTION: Filters of water inlet valves may be clogged due to a contaminated  
water tap or lack of necessary maintenance or valves may be broken down, causing  
water to leak into your machine continuously. Breakdowns that may arise because  
of these reasons are not covered under warranty.  
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Cleaning the pump  
A filter system is available which avoids threads from your laundry and tiny materials  
from entering into the pump during the water discharging operation carried out by  
your machine after completing washing. This prolongs the lifecycle of your pump. It is  
recommended that you clean your pump filter once in 2 months. To clean pump filter:  
Depress the lug downwardly to uncover the pump section of the toe board and  
pull it towards yourself and extract it.  
Before opening the filter cover, place a towel on the ground immediately in front of  
the filter hole to soak up remaining water.  
Loosen the filter cover in and allow water to flow out.  
Clean the foreign objects present in the filter.  
Check whether the pump rotates with your hands.  
After cleaning the filter, fit the filter cover by rotating it clockwise.  
Fit the pump section of the toe board.  
Remember that water will leak if you do not fit the filter cover properly.  
WARNING!  
As water in the pump may be hot, do not remove the filter cover until the machine  
has had sufficient time after a cycle to cool down.  
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Cleaning the detergent drawer  
Your detergent may deposit residue in the detergent drawer over time. To clean the  
residue formed, disassemble the detergent drawer regurlarly. To eject the detergent  
drawer:  
Pull the detergent drawer out fully.  
Continue to pull gently while pressing the detergent cover to allow the drawer to  
slide out.  
Flush it using a brush.  
Collect residues in the housing of the detergent drawer without dropping them  
inside the machine.  
To assemble the detergent drawer after drying it using a towel or dry cloth,  
resettle the detergent drawer by depressing on the flush cover and fit it by  
pushing forward.  
Do not wash your detergent drawer in a dishwasher.  
Cleaning your machine  
Drawer filter  
Disassemble the detergent drawer. Disassemble the flush stopper and clean the  
softener residues completely. Refit the flush stopper after cleaning it. Check whether  
it has settled properly.  
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Body  
Clean the outer body of your machine with warm water and a non-inflammable  
cleaning agent that will not abrade the body of your machine. After rinsing with some  
water, dry using a soft and dry cloth.  
Drum  
Do not leave metallic objects such as needles, paper clips, coins, etc. in your  
machine. These objects will lead to formation of rust stains in the drum. To clean  
such rust stains, use a non-chlorine cleaning agent and follow the instructions of the  
manufacturers of the cleaning agent. Never use wire wool or similar hard objects for  
cleaning rust stains.  
Trouble Shooting  
All repairing operations required for your machine should be carried out by a qualified  
engineer. Contact an engineer on 0845 208 8750. If your machine requires a repair  
or if you cannot remove the fault by the help of the information provided as follows:  
Unplug your machine.  
Turn the tap off.  
Contact the nearest authorised service.  
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FAULT  
POSSIBLE CAUSE  
REMOVING METHODS  
It is not plugged in.  
Fuse blown.  
Electricity cut-off.  
Plug machine in.  
Replace the fuse.  
Check mains power.  
Start/pause button not Press on start/pause  
pressed.  
button.  
Your machine does not start.  
Switch the programme  
knob to the desired  
position.  
Programme knob ‘stop’  
position.  
The machine door is not  
completely closed.  
Close the machine door.  
Water tap is turned off.  
Turn your faucet on.  
Water inlet hose may be  
twisted.  
Check water inlet hose.  
Your machine does not Water  
inlet  
hose Clean water inlet hose  
filters.  
intake water.  
clogged.  
Clean the valve inlet  
filters.  
Valve inlet filter clogged.  
The machine door is not  
completely closed.  
Close the machine door.  
FAULT  
POSSIBLE CAUSE  
REMOVING METHODS  
Discharging hose clogged Check the discharging  
or twisted.  
Pump filter clogged.  
Laundry settled in the Spread your laundry in the  
machine unevenly. machine evenly.  
hose.  
Clean the pump filter.  
Your machine does not  
discharge water.  
The feet of your machine Adjust the feet on your  
have not been adjusted. machine.  
Safety assembly fitted for Disassemble the safety  
transport  
disassembled.  
not assembly of your machine.  
(**)  
Less amount of laundry in This  
will  
not  
block  
Your machine vibrates.  
the appliance.  
operation of your machine.  
Do not put in laundry more  
Your machine overloaded than  
the  
amount  
with laundry or laundry recommended and settle  
settled unevenly.  
the laundry in the machine  
evenly.  
Your machine rests on a Prevent your machine from  
hard surface. resting on hard surfaces.  
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Energy Efficiency  
Energy and water consumption may vary based on water pressure, water hardness,  
water temperature, ambient temperature, laundry amount, additional function  
selection, and voltage fluctuations.  
It will reduce energy and water consumption to use your machine with the laundry  
capacity proposed for the selected programme, wash your less dirty or daily laundry  
in short programmes, carry out cleaning and maintenance periodically, use your  
machine at the convenient time intervals specified by electricity vendor.  
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Opening times:  
Monday - Friday  
9am until 5pm  
Saturday: 9am 1pm  
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