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General Technomatic K-140WSP User Manual
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The General Technomatic K-140WSP twin-tub washing machine is a reliable and efficient choice for your laundry needs. With its user-friendly controls and a variety of features, it offers a convenient and effective way to wash your clothes. The K-140WSP features two separate tubs, one for washing and one for spinning, allowing for efficient and thorough cleaning of your laundry. The wash tub has a pulsator that generates powerful water currents to remove dirt and stains from your clothes, while the spin tub spins the clothes at high speed to extract excess water, reducing drying time.
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GENERAL
TECNOMATIC
Twin-tub Washing Machine
User's manual
Model:K-140WSP
Please read this manual carefully before using.
Retain it for future reference.
Contents
Names of the parts
Safety precautions
Installation and adjustment
Preparation before washing
The musts in washing
Usage of the detergent
Washing sequence
Disposal after washing
Trouble-Shooting *Answers to question
Packing list *Specification
Names of the parts
Drain switch
Wash selector
Wash timer
Water-filling entrance water-filling translation
Control panel
Bypass channel
Water level adjusting lever
Overflow filter
Lint filter
Drain hose
Pulsator
Cabinet handle
Wash tub
Base frame
Outer cover of the spin tub
Inner cover of the spin tub
Spin timer
Spin tub frame
Spin tub
Cabinet
Power cord
Notes: All illustrations in this Manual are given for reference only. Your products and
accessories may show differences from these illustrations due to our
continuous improvement.
Meaning and description of the symbols
Warning sign
Forbidding sign
Contents marked with that symbol are related
to the safety of the product and the personal
safety of the users. Please operate in strict conformity to the contents, otherwise it may
cause damage of the machine or injure the personal safety of the user.
Contents marked with that symbol are actions
forbidden to perform. Performing of those actions may result in damage of the machine or injure the personal safety of he user.
Please check if the power receptacle has good earthing condition before using to guarantee your safety.
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Safety precautions
Please insert the power cord into special receptacle with rated voltage.Be sure to use single-phase
three pins receptacle.The earthing
terminal of the receptacle must be
earthed reliably.If possible,please adopt electric leakage protector.
When the machine is normally using, please put the power plug at the location easily to be inserted and extracted by hand. Be sure to pull the plug off when there's power failure, or the machine is being moved, cleaned or when it is idle.
Earth
If the power cord is bad, to avoid risk it is required to replace it by the technicians of our special shop or the after-sale service department.
Keep the pin of the power plug clean.
Do not put the machine at damp place like the bathroom . Never wash it with water. Do not place wet laundries on the control panel.
Do not use water hotter than 50 C .
In case the washing machine is installed on ground with carpet , do not block the ventilation hole with carpet.
Ventilation hole at the bottom of the washing machine
Do not wash water-proof laundries like the raincoat, bike covers etc. to avoid abnormal vibrations in spinning.
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Do not let the machine share one receptacle with other electric appliances. If the power plug is damaged, or the plugging into the receptacle is loose, do not use the plug any more.
Safety precautions
Do not stretch hands into the working machine. It is dangerous even if the rotation is slow. Take special care of the children.
Do not decompose, repair or alter the machine by yourself.
Do not put any hot or heavy items
( such as the kettle with hot water ) on the washing machine.
Do not wash laundries with volatile materials (such as thinner, petrol etc.).
Petrol
Thinner
Handicapped or children without care shall not use the machine.
Keep the machine away from direct sunlight and heat source like the
heater.
To protect your laundries and washing machine, please take out all of the coins, buttons, sand, hairpin and other foreign materials before washing.
Please check if the water faucet is open, and if the connection of the water inlet pipe is proper.
It is suggested to use foamless washing
powder.
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4
Installation and adjustment
Please install and adjust the machine according to the requirement of the manual. It is very important to your security and correct operating
the machine.
Install the lint filter
Put the underside of the lint filter into overflow filter then push the upside into overflow filter
After installation,please refer that the lint filter installed to the right station,otherwise the lint filter may be falled off when washing,influencing your use.
overflow filter lint filter
Usage of the drain hose
Usage of the drain hose
The drainage shall be smooth with the drain hose.
1.put the drain hose up to suitable position.
<1.2m
2.Do not tramp or press the drain hose.
How to change the direction of the drain hoses
Figure 1 indicates the ex factory installation position of the drain hose.
Back
Figure 1
Extend the drain hose from the side of spin tub
Front
Put soft items on the ground. Lean the machine down gently with the front surface facing the ground. Take off the drain hose from the cabinet.
Take the hose out of the fixing groove.
(See to Figure 2).
Embed the drain hose into the groove along the side of the spin tub in the order
of (1)~(3), heading for the side of the spin tub. (See to Figure 3).
Soft item
Figure 2
Embed the drain hose into the groove with hands. Take care not to damage the drain hose in fastening the fixing clamp.
Extend to the spin tub side
Figure 3
Embed into the groove in turn
Install the water inlet hose; Select the water level
Insert the water inlet hose into the water-filling entrance on the control panel
To dismantle the water inlet pipe, just push the control handle as indicated in the figure and pull it out
Water level indicator
Select water level according to the
Maximum quantity of the laundries.
Medium
Set the water level adjusting lever
Minimum
to needed line.
Max
Med
Min
Water inlet hose
Water inlet
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Preparation before washing
Preparation before washing
1.Connect the water inlet hose.
2.Confirm that the washing machine is earthed
reliably . Then insert the power plug into the
receptacle. Do not connect the earth terminal
to the gas pipe and tap water pipe.
3.Put up the drain hose .
<1.2m
4.Slanting or uneven ground may result in
unstable working or abnormal noise. Please
make the machine stand horizontally.
Pay attention to followings before washing the laundries
Check if the laundries has special requirement on washing
Clear the pocket. Take out the coins, sand, hairpins etc.
Tie the long strips; fasten the buttons; close zippers.
The quantity of the laundries shall not be too large. Stretch and loosen the laundries before putting them in the tub.
When the pulsator is running , the buttons of the laundries may cause noise. For the sake of discretion, please put the laundries with buttons into other laundries.
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a. Check if the laundries are applicable for washing with machine.
b. Divide the laundries that are not colorfast from other laundries.
c. Put those laundries difficult to absorb water into water with hand.
d. For those laundries with heavy soil, please first remove the dirt like
mud or dust. For the parts with heavy soil, please apply detergent on
them in advance, which can make it easier to remove the soil.
e. For those laundries that may get lint ball and those with long fur, turn
it over before putting in.
f. Do not put those laundries polluted by chemicals into the washing
machine directly.
The musts in washing
The capacity of washing and spinning of the machine refer to the largest weight of the standard laundries under dry condition that can
be washed or spinned in one time. Laundries quantity in one washing cycle shall be lower than the rated capacity.
The thickness ,size , type of the cloth will influence the actual washing capacity. It is suitable to put in reasonable amount of laundries and the laundries can be turned round in washing for one time washing.
Do not select " Maximum " water level for
few laundries , so as to avoid splashing of water.
It is suggested not to use high sudsing detergent.
Usage of the detergent
How to use the whitener How to use the washing powder
Fill water to decided level. Dilute
the whitener with container.
Pour it slowly into thewashing tub.
Avoid using whitener on laundries with color or pattern as they
are prone to lose color.
The whitener shall not touch the laundries directly.
Refer to the user's manual for the usage and quantity of the whitener.
For powder whitener, please dissolve it before using.
Direct dissolved in the machine:
1.Fill small quantity of water.
2.Add the powder . Run for 30
seconds to dissolve it completely.
3.Put it in the laundries. Select suitable
water level.
The instant dissolving of the washing
powder:
1.Prepare warm water of 30 C and a
container.
2.Add the powder while stirring to fully
dissolve it.
The powder is more prone to pollute the laundries than the detergent. Therefore please use it with proper quantity.
Dosage of different washing powder is different. Please refer to the instruction of the washing powder for the detail dosage.
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Washing sequence
Wash timer Intensity selection
(If to set less than 2 min,
Intensity can be Normal, you should first surpass 6 min
Intense or Jeans) and then turn back.)
Drain switch
Do not set drain switch on Drain position during washing)
Spin timer
If to set less than 1 min, in order to ensure long service life, please first surpass 2 min and
then turn back
15
OFF
3
SOFT
STANDARD OFF
5
OFF
1
DRAIN
WASH TIMER
12
9
6
WASH SELECTOR DRAIN SELECTOR
4
3
2
SPIN TIMER
Wash
1 Inlet selector
(1) Set inlet selector to Wash side.
Figure 1
(2 )Adjust water level rod to a position as needed.
WASH INLET SELECTOR SPIN
Figure 1
2 Fill water and add solved powder detergent until
water reaches a suitable level.
It begin to wash to dispense detergent uniformly.
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SOFT
STANDARD
Figure 2
3 Put in the wash load, and supplement water
as necessary.
WASH SELECTOR
15
OFF
3
4 Select intensity
Select soft or standard water flow
intensity according to wash load.
5 Select wash time
Figure 3
Select wash time according to wash load.
Figure 4
WASH TIMER
12
9
OFF
6
Figure 3
Figure 4
DRAIN
6 After completion of wash, please set drain
switch at Drain position.
(Figure 5) DRAIN SELECTOR
Figure 5
Midway spinning
1.
Put the laundries into the spin tub evenly and smoothly.
2.Spin
(1) Put the gland in properly.
Please put in the gland properly even if the
laundries quantity is small.
Push Gland
Push
Proper The laundries are slanting
Proper No gland
(2) Close the inner and outer cover of the spin tub.
Outer cover of
The spin tub
(3) Spin for 1-2 minutes.
Inner cover of
The spin tub
3.
Run the foam-removing spinning.
1
2
Set the inlet selector handle on spin side and
fill water for about 1 min.
Inlet selector handle
In case water flows out from wash tub side
Water inlet due to too much inflow, please turn down the water tap a bit.
Close the spin tub outer cover and spin
Wash
Inlet selector
for about 1 - 2 min.
Spin
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Rinsing
Rinse with water-filing
1.Put the laundries into the wash tub. Select
suitable current according to the laundries.
OVERFILL
2.Adjust the water level
Set the water level with water level adjusting
lever according to the laundries quantity.
Then fill suitable water continuously.
If you find water flowing out here,please twist the water tap to limit the water filling.
3.Rinse
Adjust the wash timer to 5-7 minutes to do
rinsing.
(Repeat the midway spinning and rinsing with stored water
for 2-3 times)
Rinse with stored water
1. Put the laundries into the wash tub. Select suitable current according to
the laundries.
2. Fill water to preset water level.
3. Rinse
Adjust the wash timer to 2-3 minutes to do rinsing.
When the laundries quantity is few, please use "Soft" current.
If you use "Standard" current, it may splash.
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Spinning
1. Put the laundries into the spin tub
evenly and smoothly.
2. Press the gland in the tub properly.
Close the inner and outer cover of
the spin tub.
3. Spin
Select suitable spin time according
to the laundries, and do spinning.
During spinning, if there's abnormal
sound, it is generally owing to slanting
placement of the laundries. Please
stop the machine and re-order the
laundries.
In spinning, it will pause the work if you open the outer cover of the spin
tub. Close it to resume the spinning.
To do spinning and draining
or rinsing with water-filling
together, please first do spinning for around 1 minute,
then do draining or rinsing
with water-filling. Otherwise
the spinning will stop owing to too much water stored in the spin tub.
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Disposal after washing
After using, please clean the lint and foreign materials of the lint filter and overflow filter in time. Otherwise it may influence your using the machine.
Please first pull off the power plug from the receptacle before cleaning.
Cleaning the lint filter
The lint filter must be used during washing.
It must be cleaned in time after each using.
1.
Press the elastic piece at upper end of lint filter to release the tab from the filter cover , and pull the lint
filter outward to remove it. (See Figure 1).
Figure 1
2. Remove lint
Pull the lower end of lint filter rear cover outward
to disassemble it from the lint filter front cover.
Lint filter rear cover
Remove lint completely with clear water. (See
Figure 2).
Disassemble
3. Install lint filter
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Assemble
Lint filter front cover
Figure 2
Cleaning the overflow filter
Too much lint on the overflow filter will influence
1 the normal usage of the machine. Please clean it every two months.
Take off the overflow filter.
Elastic fixing claw
As indicated in the figure, nip the elastic fixing
claw and pull it to the direction of the arrow to
take it off.
Cleaning the overflow filter
2. Take off the corrugation pipe.
Dismantle the upper part of the
corrugation pipe inside the
overflow filter ( as indicated in
Figure 1).
Water level adjusting lever
Corrugation
Pipe
3. Cleaning the overflow filter
Clean the lint around the filter
and flush with tap water.
Figure 1
4. Install the overflow filter.
(1).Install the corrugation pipe.
(2).Insert the mounting plate at
the bottom of the filter into
the valve cover.
(3).Hang up the hook at the left
upper side.
(4).Push the upper part in as
indicated in Figure 2.
Hook
Figure 2
Disposal of the complete unit
Wipe the complete unit with soft cloth twisted dry.
Wipe with neutral detergent if too dirty
Do not wash it directly by water
Alcohol
Petrol Thinner
After washing, dismount the water inlet hose.
Do not store water in the tub for long period. Discharge the water immediately after each using.
Pull off the power plug and hang up the power cord.
Hang up the drain hose.
Wipe off the water drops on the surface and inside the tub with clean soft cloth.
Open the cover of the wash tub and the inner/outer cover of the spin tub for some time (about one hour), then close them.
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Trouble-shooting Answers to question
If the laundries fall to the outer side of the spin tub
If the laundries fall to the outer side of the spin tub, please take them out immediately.
1.Dismantle
As indicated in the figure, push the point marked with " " to pull the spin tub frame to oblique upwards to dismantle it.
Spin tub frame
2.Install
After install the back edge of the spin tub frame to proper position, push the four points marked with
" " by force to reset it.
Please check carefully. The laundries may fall to the lower part of the outer side of the spin tub (as indicated
in the figure).
Spin tub
If the laundries fall to the outer side of the spin tub, during
spinning the draining will get blocked and the rotation speed
of the spin tub is reduced.
Laundries
When the remained water is frozen
Prevent the freezing (be sure to discharge the water completely after using)
After complete draining, set the "DRAIN SELECTOR" at "OFF" . If it is set at "DRAIN", it will be rather difficult for the frozen water to melt.
When the water is frozen
Pour hot water below 50 into the wash tub
to soak it completely. Then turn the pulsator
with hands gently. Please confirm the drainage
can work normally before next using.
Below 50
2~3L
Trouble-shooting Answer to question
(If there's breakdown, please pull off the power plug before checking) The following
phenomena are not breakdowns sometimes. Please confirm again before sending
it to repair. If there are real breakdowns, please come to the special maintenance department or after-sale service department of our company. Do not repair it by yourself.
Phenomena The reason
The machine does
not act.
Is there power failure?
Is the power plug loose?
Is the pulsator twisted by foreign materials?
There's abnormal sound during washing
Does the drain hose put up?
Is the drain hose frozen?
Is the drain hose blocked by foreign material?
Are there laundries falling to the outer side of
the spin tub?
There's abnormal soundduring washing
Are there hair pin, coins or metal items brought
inside the tub?
There's abnormal sound and violent
vibration during spinning
Is the machine slanting?
Is the gland pressed evenly?
Are there laundries falling to the outer side of the spin tub?
Are the laundries in spin tub too much?
There may be some waterflowing out of the drain hose in the first use of the machine.
It is the water remained in the factory inspection of performance.
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Packing list
Name
User's manual
Water inlet hose
Quantity
One piece
One piece
Gland
Twin-tub washing machine
One piece
One set
Specification
Water level Water quantity about (L) Maximum/99 Medium/79 Minimum/59
Rated washing capacity(kg) 14.0
Injection pressure(MPa) 0.02~0.2
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