RPW091 - Washing machine RCA - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL RPW091 RCA

COMPACT PORTABLE WASHING MACHINE INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Model No.:RPW091

To ensure proper use of this appliance and your safety, please read the following Instructions completely before operating this appliance.

"RCA", "NIPPER&CHIPPER" ARE TRADEMARKS OF RCA TRADEMARK MANAGEMENT USED UNDER LICENSE TO CURTIS INTERNATIONAL LTD.

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Contents

Safety and precautions 2

Installation of the washer. 5

Preparation before washing. 6

Parts identification of the washer 7

Instruction of the washer operation panel. 8

Quick start. 10

The main wash. 11

Special features 12

About the procedure of full automatic wash program. 14

Cleaning and Maintenance of the washing machine 15

Identify usual trouble of washer. 16

Malfunction display and solutions. 17

Technical specifications 17

Safety and precautions

Observe the following items in order to prevent from injuring yourself, others and the damage of property:

Warning

This indicates serious injury or death to human being may be caused.

Caution

This will remind you that injury to people and damage to property may occur.

Please observe following contents of graphics.

This graphics represents (cause attention), and detailed cautions will be displayed inside the graphics.

This graphics represents (operation prohibited), and detailed prohibitive items will be displayed inside the graphics.

This graphic represents (forcible execution), and detailed forcible execution items will be displayed inside the graphics.

This appliance is not intended for use by persons (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.

Warning

Please do not disassembly and assembly the machine without authorization.

No dismantling

Please do not install the machine in damp and raining environment to avoid electric shocking, catching fire, faults and distortion accidents.

No dampness

Please do not insert your hand and take out clothes inside the spin barrel before it is fully stopped.

No touching

Please do not directly rinse the machine with water when cleaning.

No rinsing.

Warning

Please do not let children climb the machine or peer into the rotating spin barrel to avoid accidents.

Prohibited

It is prohibited to wash the clothes touching with kerosene, gasoline, alcohol and other flammable materials.

Prohibited

Please do not damage power flexible cord and power plug to avoid electric shocking, short circuit and catching fire.

Prohibited

Regularly clean the power plug to remove dust and dirt to avoid contact failure.

Please pull out plug from the socket if the machine is not in use.

Pull out the plug

Please well connect the earth line of socket to avoid electric shocking by accidental leakage.

(earthing)
Earthing

Please insert the power plug tightly.

Please do not place on the washer burning candle, mosquito-repellent incense, cigarette and other

flammable things, as as electric stove, air heating fan and other

Smoke and fire prohibited

Please use correct power source.

Please do not pull out or insert the plug with wet hands to avoid electric shocking.

Wet hands are prohibited

Caution

Please ensure that the water inlet pipe is connected and the tap is opened before washing clothes.

The water temperature shall not exceed 50^ when washing with warm water.

Prohibited

Customers are not allowed to change the power line without permission.

Prohibited

Prohibited

Please do not pull the electric cord when pulling out the plug.

It is strictly prohibited to place and sit children or lay weights on the washer.

Prohibited

Please do not wash down jacket, raincoat, fishing coat and similar clothes in the washer.

Prohibited

Installation of the washer

Remove package

• Remove package and take out the bottom board of the cabinet on the foam cover.
  Open the lid of washer's door and take out accessories
  A trial operation or washing on the foamed cushion is strictly forbidden.

Placement of upper water drain hose

The height of drain hose (^a^) should between 86-100 cm.
- Diameter of "b"should not less than 3cm , and flow capacity not less than 40 L/Min.
- Before washing machine starts, user should hang up the drain pipe 86-100cm height from the floor.

Installation of water inlet pipe

• Put the water inlet pipe which has metallic filtering bag) screw on to the tap.
• Tightly screw another end of water inlet hose on water inlet valve. (with rubber seal ring inside). Note: When tightening the clamping nut, evenly apply the force and do not twist the water inlet valve to avoid breaking of water inlet valve joint.

Only for model with double screw thread water inlet pipe

If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. The instructions for appliances connected to the water mains by detachable hose-sets shall state that the new hose-sets supplied with the appliance are to be used and that old hose-sets should not be reused. The openings must not be obstructed by a carpet. This appliance is for indoor use only.

Preparation before washing

1 Adjust the adjustable foot making the washer be placed stable.

Adjustable foot (extend when clockwise rotating and shorter when counterclockwise rotatin

(Slightly incline the washer first and loosen the adjustable foot knob. Adjust the adjustable foot so as to ensure four corners of washer be steadily contacted with the ground. Then tighten the adjustable foot knob and lock it. If the ground is obviously not flat, correction should be made on the ground surface, otherwise the washer barrel will incline and knock the cabinet)

2 Install the water inlet hose.

3 Connect with power source.

4 Open the water tap.

Put down the drain hose.

Upper drain

Put in clothes and suitable amount of washing powder.

NOTICE

Before washing, please do take out coins, keys and other hard goods, and pull to close the zip fastener to prevent clothes and barrel from damage.

Parts identification of the washer

Please refer to the real material as the attachment

Instruction of the washer operation panel

Quick start

Program selection

1 Press the button. "ON/OFF"
2 Select the proper water level or other attached functions.
3 To press the "start/pause" key.

The wash stops

• When the wash stops, the buzzer will buzz continuously for 6 times and then the power will be automatically cut off.
• Turn off the water tap.
• Although the power can be cut off automatically, the power plug must be pull out as well for the safety.

The main wash

Instruction to the programHeavy

! [Heavy] wash program is the easiest, most convenient and most common washing program. When the user press the power switch and then press [Start/Pause] button, the washing program will start to work.
! When the washer start to work, the digital tube show the remain time. The indicator light which stand for remaining time is flickering.

Steps in details

1. Press the SWINDEFF
   2.According to the washing amount choose the proper water level.
2. Press "START/PAUSE" button.

Instruction to single wash procedure

! User may freely select any single procedure, or any combination of procedures among WASH, RINSE and SPIN according to the actual requirements. It is only required to turn off any one or two of these three indicators that not needed by the user. And keep the indicator be on showing the process needed by the user.
! Single wash -- after switching on the power, turn off RINSE and SPIN two indicators by pressing these two keys. The operation for single rinse and single spin is similar.
! Single wash-spin - after switching on the power, turn off RINSE indicator by pressing that key. The operation for single rinse-spin and single wash-rinse is similar.

Instruction to self-programmed procedure

! User can freely select any combination among WASH, RINSE and SPIN modes according to the dirty degree of clothes.
Detail operation methods are following: Continuously pressing the washing button to select washing time.
(1-20 minutes, or no wash process)
Continuously pressing the rinse button to select rinse times.
(1~3 times, or no rinse process)
Continuously pressing the spin button to select the spin time.
(3~9 minutes or no spin process)

NOTICE

! Close the lid of the door when machine is running, otherwise, it will automatically stop working during spin process and send out abnormal warning.
! The washer will not work when the filled water does not reach the set water level.

Special features Special features

Soak wash

1. Switch on the power. Open the tap and lay the drain hose.
2. Put in clothes and detergent
3. Select proper Leedding to the weight of clothes.

4. Press the button, the lights of Soak will turn on."program""

5. Press Start/Pause button and close the lid.

Self-selecting program

1. Press the seled "program" button, the indicator light will move in turn, and corresponding choose "Pleavy" "Gertle" "Normal" "Rapid" "Soak".
2. If select the "Heavy" program, you can Select "washing, rinsing, spin"; "wash", "wash, rinse"; "washing, spin"; "Spin" Various combinations, according to different needs, choose different by yourselves.

Notices:

The appliance is not intended for use by persons (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 their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance. If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacture, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard. appliance with ventilation openings in the base, that a carpet must not obstruct the openings) the new hose-sets supplied with the appliance are to be used and that old hose-sets should not be reused

- Function of automatic power shut off

1. If the machine do not start to work within 10 minutes after powered on, it will power off automatically.
2. After end of operation and the buzzer sounding 6 times, it will power off automatically.

- Function of adjusting for unbalance

1. If the laundry is placed uneven before spinning, it is likely to cause vibration during spinning. The washing machine has a function of adjusting unbalance. When working, the washing machine always inspects operation state automatically. If the spinning vibration is too great, the washing machine automatically starts the adjusting program to balance.
2. If the washing machine can adjust the unbalance twice. If the adjustment has no function, it will alarm.

Pre-wash of dirty clothes

As for seriously stained clothes, can select "finse", "Spin" program to perform pre-wash and then add detergent to select other programs to wash.

1. Do not use water above 65^ to prevent plastic deformation.
2. If the actual water level does not reach the set water level during operation, the washing machine will inject water automatically.

Weight standard of clothes

- Washing tips

1.Put the easily damaged and loose clothes into mesh before washing.
2.Put bulk clothes and easily suspended clothes at the bottom of tub.
3. Turn over the easily damaged face of clothes before washing
4.If the clothes hold webbing and zipper, you need to tie and zipper that before washing.
3. Set it for mud on clothes before washing

Use the cleaning solution for twice

1. Put the laundry in the first batch and wash powder and press "wash button to set single "wash" to run.
2. Take out the laundry in the first batch after hearing the buzzing sound.
3. put in the laundry in the second batch, and run "Wash"、"Rinse"、"Spin".
4. Take out the laundry in the second batch after hearing the buzzing sound
5. Put in the laundry in the first batch and press buttwash" "Rinse" "Spin

and Spin

Power failure memory function

If the power supply becomes off suddenly during operation, the machine remembers the current operation state, when power is on, the machine returns to former operation state automatically.

Fuzzy control function

Under the "fuzzy" program, the machine automatically detect amount of laundry, and then select water level automatically. If water exists in the tub when starting operation, the machine cancel "fuzzy" control. If users choose water level before starting operation, the machine cancel "fuzzy control" function

Only for washers having these two functions

About the procedure of full automatic wash program

• Features of five fully auto program are as follows:

Program	Features and usage	Load size		Wash time (minutes)	Rinse times	Spin time	Total time (about)
		Default	Scope
Heavy	Suitable to wash clothes in spring,autumn,and winter.	Large	Small-Large	12 minutes	2 times	5 minutes	41 minutes
Gentle	Delicate wash strength, especially for silk fabrics.	Large	Small-Large	15 minutes	3 times	3 minutes	52 minutes
Normal	Wash cotton clothes or linens.	Large	Small-Large	12minutes	1 times	5 minutes	31 minutes
Rapid	Wash time is short. Suitable to wash light stained clothes.	Large	Small-Large	3 minutes	1 times	2 minutes	19 minutes
Soak	Include soak wash	Large	Small-Large	Soak 13 minutes + wash 4minutes	2 times	2 minutes	39 minutes

Recommended Load size:

Load size	Load size in lbs	Approximate Water used in gallon
Large	3.9	6.61
Medium	3.44	5.28
Small	Less than3.44	3.96

Notes:

It is recommended to use low or mid foam powder.
The volume of wash powder is changed with different type. You need to read its usage manual. Water volume is different because of clothes variety. When washing machine does not run properly, please adjust clothes volume or water level.
The water volume above listed is based on normal clothes volume.

The test Program

During program, it is identified as Efficiency Program. "Normal"

Cleaning and Maintenance of the washing machine

End of program	Maintenance
The washing machine will send off the sound of "du-dou" at the end of any program operation to remind you to take out the laundry or operate it again.After the sound, the washing machine returns to its power-off state with no display and all lights off.Please shut off the tap,pull out the plug when not in use to avoid water leakage or the fire accidents.	Use gentle clothing to wipe off the water and dirt on the surface each time after using the washing machine.Detergent, propellant and other chemicals are not allowed to use so as to avoid any damage to the plastic accessories.
Clean the water inletClean Of the filter
After long time use the water inlet mesh bag may be blocked with smudinesand should be cleaned according to the following steps:1Switch on the poweffollowed by shutting off the tap.2Let the washer works for 5 seconds so that water flows into the tub through the water inlet hosether turn off the power.3Unload the water inlet hose and clean the mesh bag, then restore the water inlet assembly.	After using the washing machine for a periodplease clean it according to the following steps:1Take out the lint filter.2Open the filter and wash it clean in the water.3Restore it and fix it.(only for magic filter)
	After using the washing machine for a period,clean it according to the following steps:1.Take off the lint filter.2.Turn over the mesh bag and wash it clean in the water.3.Restore and fix it.(only for normal filter)
Clean the lint filter in the drain pump (only for having drain filter)
1.Drain the water out of the pump,under which use a container to collect.	2.Losen the pump cover anticlockwise.
4.Clean the filter.	5.Restore it and adjust the convex place to align at the pump hole.
	6.Tighten the pump cover clockwise.

Notes:

If the drain filter is not cleaned at proper time (every 10 times of use), Drain problem could be caused.

Identify usual trouble of washer

When the washer is in trouble, please contact local service office or the sales service department of our company and the customer should not dismantle the machine without permission.

If the washer can not work normally, or appear abnormality or alarms, please check and correct as follows.

List of faults and inspection

Faults	Inspection Items
No water flows in	! If the power is off or the fuse is burned out. ! If the water supply is cut off or the water pressure is too low. ! If the inlet hose is properly connected and the water tap is opened. ! If the filtering screen of inlet valve is blocked by dirt. ! If the coil of inlet valve is damaged. (The slight electromagnetic sound is normal phenomenon when the inlet valve is switched on) ! If the "Start / Pause" button is pressed after the power switch is pressed.
No washing	! If the power is off or the fuse is burned out. ! If the power supply voltage is too low. ! If the water amount reaches to the required water level. (The washer will not work if the water amount does not reach the required water level) ! If it is set to "Delay" washing mode. (It will only start to work until the reservation time reached)
Abnormal draining	! If the water drain hose is placed very high. ! If the end of water drain hose is sealed in pond. ! If the internal rubber ring of drain valve is blocked by dirt.
Abnormal spin	! If the door lid is closed. ! If all clothing piled largely at one side of barrel or the clothing is excessively placed. ! If the washer is not placed in stable condition or it is placed in inclination state. (The ground is not flat). ! If the motor belt is loosened.

Note: During the spin process, if washing are piled at one side of the spin barrel, it will cause unbalance of spin barrel resulting in striking. At this moment, the computer inside the washer will feel this unbalance phenomenon and will automatically correct it ( fill in water Washing). However, if unbalance situation is not removed after continuous three corrections, which means the computer auto-correction can not resolve the problem. Then the user has to manually and evenly place the clothing inside the barrel to solve the problem.

Malfunction display and solutions

When the washer is in trouble, please contact local service office or the sales service department of our company and the customer should not dismantle the machine without permission.

If the washer can not work normally, and the abnormal indication is shown in the digital display window or the machine alarms, please check and correct as follows.

Fault	Cause of fault	Indication	Alarm of the buzzing sound	Stopping alarm
Alarm for water inlet	Water injection for about 16 minutes, but do not reach preset water level	“E1” flares, and other lights are turned off.	The buzzer goes on buzzing for 10 seconds.If the fault is not solved , buzzes again for 10 seconds in every 16 minutes.	Open “e lid to deal with faults, then close the lid to stop the alarm.
Alarm for opening lid	Open the lid after starting the delay time. Open the lid when the washer is spinning. Open the lid when entering into the child lock state.	“E2” flares, and other lights are turned off.
Imbalance alarm	Checked imbalance for the third time.	“E3” flares, and other lights are turned off.
Drain alarm	After draining for 4 minutes, does not finish draining.	“E4” flares, and other lights are turned off.
overflow alarm	Water level is higher than rated overflow level	“E5” flares, and All water lever lights flash.		Power off, repair

Technical specifications

Rated power supply	120V / 60Hz
Rated current	2.0A
Drum Size	0.9Cu.ft
Overall dimensions	450X459X800
Application water pressure	0.03MPa~0.5MPa
Net weight	20kg
Gross weight	24kg

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