How to use a Samsung washing machine

Buying a new washing machine is not only a great joy for any housewife, but also a great responsibility. This is due to the fact that if you use a Samsung washing machine incorrectly, you can damage both the “home assistant” itself, your clothes, and even the room in which the household appliances are located. We will analyze in detail how to properly interact with the machine so that the washing result is always 100 percent satisfying.

Washing internal parts before washing

First of all, it is necessary to think about the place where the automatic control system will be placed. It must be installed on a flat surface and be sure to be leveled so that during intensive spinning the device suffers less from increased vibration. After installation, the device should be connected to the electrical network, water supply and sewerage.

Under no circumstances should you connect the washing machine using an adapter or extension cord, as this will create an increased risk of fire, so the connection must be made directly.

Do not rush to use the machine for its intended purpose, because first you need to run a test work cycle without clothes. This session will allow you to clean the tank and internal components from dust, oil and other contaminants that may have remained after assembly at the factory and storage in the warehouse.

Be sure to add washing powder or special household chemicals to the powder receptacle to clean automatic washing machines. For such a cycle, you should choose the longest mode with high water heating.

Getting ready for the first full wash

Now let’s move directly to the point where we will tell you how to properly use equipment from the Samsung brand. Since the idle cycle cannot be considered a full wash, we can say that you are only starting to use the “home assistant” now. What procedure must be followed?

• First, you should sort the laundry, not only by color, putting black, white and colored in different piles, but also by type of fabric, plus the degree of contamination, which also needs to be taken into account.
• Then you need to make sure that the selected clothes can actually be washed in a machine, which can be understood from the information on the labels of the items.
• Next, you should fasten all the zippers with buttons, remove foreign objects from the pockets, and also turn the clothes inside out, if necessary.
• The next step is to check the products for stains - if there are persistent stains, then the contaminated areas should be pre-treated with a stain remover. In this case, you should wait the time specified in the instructions for household chemicals.
• If things are distinguished by their special cut, for example, you need to wash tights, a bra or an item with decorative elements, then it is better to place such clothes in a special laundry bag.

Finally, you should make sure that the laundry selected for the work cycle does not exceed the maximum load of the CM drum. Otherwise, such washing may cause imbalance and damage household appliances.

Find out all about washing programs

The next important stage of washing is choosing a program. In the case of products from a South Korean company Samsung will be easy to figure out, because all modes are displayed on the programmer in the form of clear verbal symbols. As an example, we give the most common and popular work cycles.

• Cotton. One of the most basic washing modes, allowing you to clean shirts, T-shirts, bedding, underwear, towels and much more that have not become very dirty. Typically the operating time is up to 180 minutes.
• Synthetics. Another basic cycle designed for washing blouses, dresses made of synthetic materials and much more. The duration usually does not exceed 120 minutes.
• Hand processing of wool. A special program for gentle cleaning of wool items that are prohibited from automatic washing. It is permissible to wash no more than 2 kilograms of clothes at a time, work with which will take only 50 minutes.
• Baby clothes. A separate cycle for professional cleaning of baby's clothes at high temperature and with multiple rinses in order to completely rid the fabric of household chemicals. The cycle lasts about 150 minutes.

People with allergies are recommended to choose this program.

• Intense. Efficient duty cycle for dealing with heavily soiled clothing such as tablecloth, bed linen, towel and so on. It has a high water heating temperature and a fairly long duration - 150 minutes.
• Fast 29. Contrasted with the previous mode, because in this case the cycle is designed to quickly clean and refresh lightly soiled items in just 29 minutes.
• Eco. An economical program that allows you to significantly save water and electricity due to low heating of the liquid.
• Preliminary. In this cycle, the items will be processed twice, for which you need to add detergent to both the main wash compartment and the pre-treatment compartment.
• Jeans. Another special mode, this time for cleaning denim products that will be reliably protected from shedding.
• Outerwear. A cycle for working with items made from elastic types of fabric or with fillers. It can also be used to clean sports items.
• Spin. A separate option for activating the spin cycle. It may be needed in a situation if you accidentally selected a program without spinning, or you need to spin things again to significantly speed up the drying process. Duration is about 5 minutes.
• Rinse + Spin. Everything is the same, only before spinning there will be an additional rinsing step, which allows you to better rid things of household chemicals or, on the contrary, give them freshness and softness with the help of conditioner. The program takes about 20 minutes.

The operating time is approximate, because it differs in different Samsung SM models.

The washing modes are easy to understand, especially if you have the user manual at hand. If for some reason you don’t have it, you can simply print or save our cheat sheet.

We adjust the program, “charge” the product and launch

After sorting your clothes and selecting a work cycle, you can adjust the wash settings. This is very convenient in a situation where there is no suitable program on the list, so you need to independently adjust the water heating temperature and spin speed. In the case of modern SM models, this can be done using a special mobile application Samsung, which must first be downloaded from Google Play App Store and other application stores.

Next, you should add washing powder or gel to the powder receptacle compartment, indicated by the Roman numeral “II” or the English letter “B”.If the program you choose has a pre-treatment stage, then you need to add household chemicals to the tray with the number “I” or the letter “A”. There is always a compartment with an asterisk icon for the rinse aid. Finally, when a user washes using capsules or tablets, they must be added directly to the drum before starting the machine.

As for the dosage of detergent, it depends on the amount of laundry and its degree of contamination. You can always check the dosage information on the packaging of the detergent. Thus, the launch of a “home assistant” always follows a clear algorithm.

• Turn on the washing machine.
• Select program, temperature and spin.
• Add household chemicals to the powder receptacle or drum.
• Load dirty laundry.
• Close the hatch door.
• Press the Start key.

After that, all you have to do is wait for the work to complete, which the machine will notify you with a loud beep. In this case, the door will not open immediately after the notification, so you will have to wait a few minutes until the hatch locking device opens the door. Be sure to remove and hang the laundry immediately after washing so that it does not become trapped inside the drum.

After washing

It is important to use the Samsung washing machine correctly at all stages, because its safety and performance depend on this. When the work cycle is completed and the clothes are removed, you need to thoroughly wipe the drum along with the inside of the door. Additionally, you should wipe the rubber seal with a napkin or sponge to remove any remaining moisture.

Finally, you need to open the door, pull out the powder receptacle and leave them in this position for several hours - this is done so that an unpleasant moldy smell does not appear in the machine.

If you do not have a voltage stabilizer, then disconnect the washing machine from the power supply after each cycle to protect the device from sudden voltage changes.

It is also worth carrying out general cleaning at least once every few months, during which you need to thoroughly rinse the detergent drawer. It is also necessary to remove scale from the water heater by dry washing using household anti-scale chemicals. Plus, experts recommend running a dry cycle with special anti-mold detergents from time to time. Finally, after approximately every tenth cycle, dirt should be removed from the garbage filter, which often still contains foreign objects.

What to do to make the machine last a long time

Last, but not least, is a list of general recommendations for using a “home assistant”. All of them are very simple, but they effectively help to extend the life of your equipment and always get crystal clean laundry. To do this, you need to remember simple recommendations.

• Never allow things to be underloaded or overloaded, because both have a negative impact on the SM.
• If you do not need high temperatures to clean stubborn stains, then to save on utility bills, it is better to set the temperature to no more than 30 degrees Celsius.
• Due to the fact that heating water to 80 and 90 degrees can damage the water heater and the control board, it is better not to use this temperature regime too often.
• Do not use a spin speed of 800 or more revolutions too often, otherwise the bearings in the machine along with the oil seal will quickly wear out.
• When choosing products for washing and cleaning your machine, give preference to reliable products rather than cheap ones.
• Never use washing powder to manually clean items during automatic washing.
• It is better not to stop the washing machine's operating cycle in the middle, unless absolutely necessary.
• If the lights are turned off in your house, then after the power returns, the machine itself will continue the operating cycle from the moment at which it was interrupted, so no additional actions are required from the user.

Any Samsung machine is very easy to use, especially if you strictly follow the official instructions. Don’t skip the steps of preparing for washing, carefully sort your clothes, choose the right programs, set up additional functions, clean the machine after use, and also carry out preventative maintenance from time to time.

In this case, everything will be fine with your household appliances. And if any problem suddenly arises, the device will report this using the appropriate code on the display, which will help restore functionality on your own or with the help of a service center specialist.

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