RPW160 - Washing machine RCA - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL RPW160 RCA

1.Inspect and remove all packing material. 2.Inspect and remove any remains of packing, tape or printed materials before powering on the Washer. DANGER Risk of child entrapment .Before throwing away your old appliance ,remove the door so that children may not easily become trapped inside. Important safety instructions...................................................................

.................................................................Installing Quick Sink AdapterIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING-To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following : 1. Read all instructions before using the appliance .2. Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this use and care guide.3. Use only detergents or softeners as recommended for use in this manual and keep them out of the reach of children.4. This appliance must be properly installed in accordance with the installation instructions before it is used.5. Never unplug your appliance by pulling on the power cord. Always grasp the plug firmly and pull straight out from the outlet.6. Replace immediately any worn power cord, loose plugs and power outlets.7. Unplug your appliance before cleaning or before making any repairs.8. If your old appliance is not being used, we recommend that you remove the door. This will reduce the possibility of danger to children.9. Do not operate your appliance in the presence of explosive fumes.10. Do not wash or dry articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or spotted with gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents, other flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.11.Clothes or rags used to clean flammable or explosive materials should not be washed in this appliance until all traces of this material have been removed.12.Do not add or mix any flammable or explosive substances to the wash.13.Do not try to remove clothes while the tub is moving. Allow it to come to a complete stop before reaching in.14.The appliance’s loading door must be closed when the tub is spinning.15.Do not operate your appliance when parts are missing or broken.16.Do not use this appliance for commercial uses.17..Do not operate this appliance unless all enclosure panels are properly in place.18.Do not tamper with controls.19.Do not allow children to play on or in the appliance. Close supervision of children is necessary when the appliance is used near children.20.This appliance must be connected to a proper electrical outlet with the correct electrical supply.21.Proper grounding must be ensured to reduce the risk of shock and fire. DO NOT CUT OR REMOVE THE GROUNDING PLUG. If you do not have a three-prong electric receptacle outlet in the wall, have a certified electrician install the proper receptacle. The wall receptacle MUST be properly grounded.22.Under certain condition , hydrogen gas may be produced in a hot water system that has not been used for 2 weeks or more . HYDROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE .If the hot water system has not been used for such a period , before using a washing machine or combination washer-dryer ,turn on all hot water faucets and let the water

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GROUNDING INSTRUCTION This appliance must be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown, grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least resistance for electric current. This appliance is equipped with a cord having an equipment- grunding conductor plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances. WARNING - Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock. Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded.Do not modify the plug provided with the appliance - if it will not fit the outlet, have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician. WARNING – To reduce the risk of electric shock disconnect this appliance from the power supply before attempting any user maintenance. Turning the controls to the OFF position does not disconnect this appliance from the power supply. flow each for several minutes . This will release any accumulated hydrogen gas .As the gas is flammable ,do not smoke or use an open flame during this time.23.Do not repair or replace any part of the appliance or attempt any servicing unless specifically recommended in the user-repair instructions, which you understand and have the skill to carry out. Note:If for any reason this product requires service, we strongly recommend that a certified technician perform the service. 24.To reduce the risk of electric shock or fire, do not use extension cords or adapters to connect the unit to an electrical power source.

Important safety instructions Important safety instructionsPlease do not let children climb the machine or peer into the rotating spin barrel to avoid accidents.It is prohibited to wash the clothes touching with kerosene, gasoline, alcohol and other flammable materials.Please do not damage power flexible cord and power plug to avoid electricshocking, short circuit and catching fire.Regularly clean the power plug to remove dust and dirt to avoid contactfailure.Please pull out plug from the socket if the machine is not in use.Please well connect the earth line of socket to avoid electric shocking byaccidental leakage.（earthing）Please insert the power plug tightly.

ProhibitedProhibitedProhibitedSmoke and fire prohibitedEarthingPull out the plugWarningPlease do not place on the washer burning candle, mosquito-repellent incense, cigarette and other flammable things, as well as electric stove, air heating fan and other heating sources.

Safety and precautions Please do not directly rinse the machine with water when cleaning.Please do not install the machine in damp and raining environment to avoid electric shocking, catching fire, faults and distortion accidents.No dampnessNo rinsing

Observe the following items in order to prevent from injuring yourself, others and the damage of property:Please observe following contents of graphics. WarningCaution This indicates serious injury or death to human being may be caused. This will remind you that injury to people and damage to property may occur. This graphics represents (operation prohibited), and detailed prohibitive items will be displayed inside the graphics. This graphics represents(cause attention),and detailed cautions will be displayed inside the graphics. This graphic represents (forcible execution), and detailed forcible execution items will be displayed inside the graphics. WarningNo dismantlingNo touchingPlease do not disassembly and assembly the machine without authorization.Please do not insert your hand and take out clothes inside the spin barrel before it is fully stopped. This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory or mental capabilities,

lack knowledge, unless they have been of experience and 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.

Please use correct power source. Please do not pull out or insert the plug with wet hands to avoid electric shocking. Please ensure that the water inlet pipe is connected and the tap is opened before washing clothes. Customers are not allowed to change the power line without permission. It is strictly prohibited to place and sit children or lay weights on the washer. Please do not pull the electric cord when pulling out the plug. Please do not wash down raincoat, fishing coat and similar clothes in the washer.

55 C The water temperature shall not exceed 55℃ when washing with warm water. Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Prohibited Caution

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. Base foamed cushion The height of drain hose (“a”)should between 86-100 cm. Diameter of “b”shuld not less than 3 cm, and flow capacity not less than 40 L/Min.

FOR UPPER DRAIN SYSTEM ONLY

86~100 cm Placement of upper water drain hose 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 theforce and do not twist the water inlet valve to avoid breaking of water inlet valve joint. Water inlet hose Clamping nut 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. Wet hands are prohibited9

Preparation before washing Before washing, please do take out coins, keys and other hard goods, and zip up clothes and barrel from damage.

NOTICE Adjust the adjustable foot to make the washer be placed stable.

Adjustable foot (extend when clockwise rotating and shorten when counterclockwise rotating) (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) Connect with to power source.

Put down the drain hose.

Upper drain Note: The water will overflow when the height of the drain hose under 860mm.>860mm Put in clothes and suitable amount of washing powder.

Install the water inlet hose.

tightly to prevent them Turn on the water supply. Installing Quick Sink Adapter When installing the quick sink faucet adapter to the faucet, follow the steps below: 1.First,remove the aerator from your faucet nozzle and determine the size/type of the faucet. 2.Once you determine the size/type of the faucet(Outside Threaded End or Inside Threaded End),place the proper sized rubber washer into the silver faucet adapter. 3.Attach the silver faucet connector to the faucet. 4.Attach the faucet connector to the water inlet hose and make sure that the rubber washer is placed in between. 5.Attach the other end of the water inlet hose to the washer water inlet and make sure that the rubber washer is placed in between. Washers Faucet Faucet Adapter Quick Connector Washer Water inlet hose Drain hose Washer Rear View of Washer1110 Parts identification of the washer Inlet hose 1pc Accessories Top lidDrain hose(For upper drain only)Water inletControl panel frameCabinetAdjustable legPower line Instruction of the washer operation panel Please refer to the real material as the attachment

Press the button, by washingquantity select water levelposition in reason. , and light and flashin turnThe indicatorlights move at each press on the button Press the “load size” and “Function”at the same time to lock buttons on control panel.Press the “ ” and “ n”at the same time again to unlockbuttons.load size functio8.FunctionON/OFF Load Size Small Medium Large Remain(min) Heavy 1.ON/OFF3.TemperatureCan select fully automatic program like: Heavy(light) Quick(flash) Jeans(light) Anti-wrinkle(flash) Air dry(flash)Normal(light) 7.Child lock6.Load Size2.Start/Pause4.Delay5.Program If the drawing is changed, no information anymore. Press the ON/OFF button once to turn ON the power to the washer. press it again to turn the power OFF 1.The function display light Indicate that a selected feature is ON or what the cycle is about to begin. 2.During the wash cycle ,the light indicates the current STATUS of wash/ rinse /spin cycle. press the button to select different temperature water for washing. when the "hot" is on ,it does not means washing machine will use water supplied by the water inletThe wash stops Program selection 1 Install the washing machine 3 Measure out the detergent 7 Plug the power supply 6 Turn on the water supply 8 Select the desired program 5 Hang up the drain pipe firmly 4 Close the top lid 9 Press the [start/pause] key

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 for the safety.

Select the proper water level and other attached functions. 2 Load the laundry Instruction of the Heavy procedure Instruction to single wash procedure Steps in details 1.Press the button.2.According to the washing amount choose the proper water level.3.Press Start/Pause button. ON/OFF

! 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.! [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.Heavy! User can 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. NOTICE

Quick start The main wash Use the cleaning solution for twice 1. Put the laundry in the first batch and wash powder and press “Function” 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 “ Function” button to run “Rinse” and “Spin”.14 Special features time of washing.2.Open the tap and lay the drain hose.3.Put in the laundry and detergent.Confirmation of the delay and inspection1. After the delay function is started, the corresponding delay light will flash, and other lights are turned off. 2. After the delay function is started , press “ Delay” button continuously , you may inspect the preset program and function . Loose the button , the program return to delay status. Cancel the delay time, or alternate the delay time2. To change the delay time , cancel the delay time first , and then press “Delay” button to reset.1.Switch on the power . 4.Select the proper load size according to the quantity of clothes.5.Select the functions and programs.6.Press “DELAY” button to select the beginning time of washing. 7.close the lid and press “START/PAUSE” button.1. Press button to cancel the delay time.Power Press the “ DELAY” button each time, the n umber on the digital indication adds by “1” ; After the number reaches “24”,press the “ DELAY”buttoneach time ,the number adds by “6” ; After the number reaches 48, the light of delay time is turned off , and the delay program return to original status. Quick Jeans Wash time is short. Suitable to wash light stained clothes and clothes in summer. High wash ability, suitable to wash heavy or serious stained clothes. Anti-wrinkle The wash time is short ,rinses many time with high water level, thoroughly wash away the garment. Air dry As for not easily fading ,deforming , and non-waterproof clothes,can use the function to dry clothes without heating,and to reach the result of being dried in a room. Normal Wash cotton clothes or linens.

About the procedure of full automatic wash program Power lost memory function The machine will automatically operate from the previous lost power stage when the machine re-power on.

Noteswash time include soak timeNormal Wash +Soak 13 minutes4minutes 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. The water volume above listed is based on normal clothes volume. Water volume is different because of clothes variety. When washing machine doe not run properly, please adjust clothes volume or water level. The test Program During program, it is identified as Efficiency Program .“Normal” Recommended Load size: Load size in lbsLoad size SmallMediumLarge Less than4.89

Approximate Water used in gallon

LargeLargeLargeLargeLargeLargeSmall-LargeSmall-LargeSmall-LargeSmall-LargeSmall-Large12 minutes2minutes30secondsWash3 minutes40seconds+Soak13 minutes12 minutes 1 minutes10seconds30seconds5minutes7minutes42minutes10minutes39minutes42minutes34minutes60minutes57minutes Features of five fully auto program are as follows:

Cleaning and Maintenance of the washing machine End of programThe washing machine will send off the sound of dou-dou at the end of any program operationto 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 notin use to avoid water leakage or the fire accidents." "Maintenance 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 avoidany damage to the plasticaccessories.Clean the water inletIf the drain filter is not cleaned at proper time (every 10 times of use),Drain problem could be caused.Notes: Clean Of the filter After long time use, the water inlet mesh bag may be blocked with smudginess, and should be cleaned according to the following steps:

1. Switch on the power, followed by shutting off the tap .

2. Let the washer works for 5 seconds so that water

flows into the tub through the water inlet hose. then turn off the power.

3. Unload the water inlet hose and clean the mesh bag,

then restore the water inlet assembly. After using the washing machine for a period, please clean it according to the following steps:

1. Take out the lint filter.

2.Open the filter and wash it clean in the water.

3. Restore it and fix it.

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 magic filter) (only for normal filter)

washing Abnormal draining Abnormal spin Identify usual trouble of washer 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. ! 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. 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 abnormity or alarms, please check and correct as follows. ! 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. ! 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) 17Malfunction 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.

Technical specifications Water injection for about16 minutes, but do not reach preset water level “E1” flares, and other lights are turned off.After draining for 4 minutes, does not finish draining.FaultCause of faultIndicationAlarm of the buzzing soundStopping alarmAlarm forwater inletAlarm foropening lidImbalance alarmDrain alarm“E2” flares, and other lights are turned off.“E3” flares, and other lights are turned off.“E4” flares, and other lights are turned off.“E5” flares, and All water lever lights flash.overflow alarm Note: 1: alarm removed, the return to the status before the alarm; E3 failures appear in the same trip. 2: overflow alarm, automatic water drain valve open until the manual intervention contact failure. 515X525X938 31kg 3.0A 1.68Cu.ft

Current valueDrum SizeOpen the lid after starting the delay time. Open the lid when the washer is spinning. Open the lid when enteringinto the child lock state.Water level is higher than rated overflow level Power off, repair 1.6Cu.ftRPW160Remarques