Electrolux EDC78550W User Manual

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Tumble Dryer

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EDC78550W

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Contents

Important safety information	2	Cleaning and maintenance	10
Environment	4	What to do if ...	13
Product description	5	Technical data	14
Control panel	5	Machine settings	15
What is shown in the display	6	Hints for test institutes	16
Before first use	6	Installation	16
Programme chart	6	Service	17
Daily use	7

Subject to change without notice

Important safety information

Important! In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manual carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistakes and accidents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features. Save these instructions and make sure that they remain with the appliance if it is moved or sold, so that everyone using it through its life will be properly informed on appliance use and safety.

General safety

•It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.

•This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory 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.

•Make sure that small pets do not climb into the drum. To avoid this, please check into the drum before using.

•Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws, stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause extensive damage and must not be placed into the machine.

•In order to avoid danger of fires caused by excessive drying, do not use appliance to dry the following items: Cushions, quilts and the like (these items accumulate heat).

•Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be dried in the tumble dryer.

•Always unplug the appliance after use, clean and maintenance.

•Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious malfunctioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare parts.

•Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil acetone, petrol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer.

•Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry items that have been in contact with inflammable solvents (petrol, methylated spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like). As these substance are volatile, they could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry items washed with water.

•Risk of fire: items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard and should not be placed in the tumble dryer.

•If you have washed your laundry with stain remover you must execute an extra rinse cycle before loading your tumble dryer.

•Please make sure that no gas lighters or matches have accidentally been left in pockets of garments to be loaded into appliance

Warning! Never stop a tumble dry before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated. Risk of fire!

•Risk of electric shock! Do not spray down the appliance with jets of water.

Installation

•This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.

•When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the Service Centre.

•All packaging must be removed before use. Serious damage can occur to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the user manual.

•The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat ( cool down cycle ) to ensure that the items are left at a temperature that ensures that items will not be damaged.

•Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.

•Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.

•If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely under the appliance.

•After having installed the appliance, check that it is not pressing or standing on its electrical supply cable.

•If the tumble dryer is placed on top of a washing machine, it is compulsory to use the stacking kit (optional accessory).

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Use

•This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed.

•Only dry fabrics which are designed to be machine dried. Follow the instructions on each garment label.

•Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.

•Do not overload the appliance. See the relevant section in the user manual.

•Clothes which are dripping wet should not be placed in the dryer.

•Garments which have been in contact with volatile petroleum products should not be machine dried. If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the garment before placing in the machine.

•Never pull the power supply cable to remove the plug from the socket; always take hold of the plug itself.

•Never use the tumble dryer if the power supply cable, the control panel, the working surface or the base are damaged so that the inside of the tumble dryer is accessible.

•Fabric softeners, or similar products should be used as specified by the fabric softener instructions.

•Caution - hot surface : Do not touch the door light cover surface when the light is switched on (only dryers equipped with internal drum light).

Child safety

•This machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without supervision.

•Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

•The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.

•Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

•Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum.

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Environment

The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it should be taken to the appropriate collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local council, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

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Warning!

Remove mains plug from socket when you have no further use for the machine. Cut off mains cable and dispose of together with plug. Destroy loading door hook. Children cannot then lock themselves in the machine and put their lives at risk.

components are identified by markings, e.g. >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the packaging materials in the appropriate container at the community waste disposal facilities.

Environmental tips

•In the dryer, laundry becomes fluffy and soft. Fabric softeners are not therefore needed when washing.

•Your dryer will function most economically if you:

–always keep the ventilation slots on the base of the dryer unobstructed;

–use the loading volumes specified in the programme overview;

–ensure you have good ventilation in the installation room;

–clean the micro-fine filter and fine strainer after each drying cycle;

–spin the laundry well before drying.

Energy consumption depends on spinning speed set in washing machine. Higher spinning speed - lower energy consumption.

Packaging material

The packaging materials are environmentally friendly and can be recycled. The plastic

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Product description

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1	Control panel			7	Drum light
	Fluff filters				Push button for base door opening
2				8
	Loading door (reversible)				Rating Plate
3				9
	Ventilation grille				Heat exchanger
4				10
	Adjustable feet				Heat exchanger door
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	Drawer with condensed water container
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Control panel

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		Programme knob and On/Off switch				– FILTER
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		Display				– CONTAINER
	2
		DELAY TIMER button			5	Function buttons
	3
		Maintenance displays			6	START/PAUSE button
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		– HEAT EXCHANGER
	What is shown in the display
						SYMBOL	DESCRIPTION
							Child lock
							Delay start
							Drying phase
							Cooling phase
							Anticrease guard phase
							Error, wrong selection
		SYMBOL	DESCRIPTION
			Time to end (time of time pro-
			gramm, time of start delay)

Before first use

In order to remove any residues which may have been produced during production, wipe the dryer drum with a damp cloth or carry out a brief drying cycle (30 MIN) with damp cloths in the machine.

1.Turn the programme knob to TIJD (TIME).

2.Press the TIJD (TIME) button repeatedly until 0.30 appears in the display.

3.Press the START/PAUZE (START/ PAUSE) button.

Programme chart

Programme		max.load clothes)(dry
Extra droog		8 kg
(Extra )
Kast droog		8 kg
(Cupboard)
Strijkdroog		8kg
(Iron)
Extra droog		3 kg
(Extra)

Application/properties

Katoen (Cottons)

Thorough drying of thick or multilayered fabrics, e.g. terry towelling items, bathrobes.

Thorough drying of fabrics of even thicknesses, e.g. terry towelling items, knitwear, towels.

For thin fabrics which are also to be ironed, e.g. knitwear, cotton shirts.

Synthetisch (Synthetics)

Thorough drying of thick or multi-layered fabrics, e.g. pullovers, bedding, table linen.

Care label

Programme		max.load clothes)(dry
Kast droog		3 kg
(Cupboard)
Strijkdroog		3 kg
(Iron)
Tijd (Time)		8 kg
Mix (Mix)		3 kg
		1 kg
Anti-kreuk		(or 5
(Easy)		shirt
		s)
Jeans (Jeans)		8 kg
Wol (Wool)		1 kg
Opfrissen		1 kg
(Cooling)
Synthetisch kort		2 kg
(Synthetics quick)
Katoen kort (Cot-		3 kg
tons quick)

Application/properties

For thin fabrics which are not ironed, e.g. easy care shirts, table linen, baby clothes, socks, lingerie with bones or wires.

For thin fabrics which are also to be ironed, e.g. knitwear, cotton shirts.

Special

For further drying of individual items of laundry. (Droogtegraad (Dryness) function not available)

For drying cotton and synthetic fabrics, uses low temperature.

Special program with anti-crease mechanism for easy care fabrics such shirts and blouses; for minimum ironing effort. The results depends on the type of fabric and its finish. Place fabrics in the dryer straight after spinning; once dried, immediately remove fabrics and place on a clothes hanger.

For leisure clothing, such as jeans, sweat-shirts, etc., of different material thicknesses (e.g. at the neck, cuffs and seams).

For drying woollen fabrics after they have been washed, using warm air at minimum mechanical load (Follow section “Sorting and preparing washing”). Recommendation: Remove fabrics immediately after drying, as no anti-crease programme follows.

Special programme, lasting around 10 minutes, for refreshing or gently cleaning textiles with commercially available dry cleaning sets. (Only use those products which are declared as suitable for the drier by the manufacturer; please observe the manufacturer’s instructions for use.)(Zoemer (Buzzer) function available)

Kort (Quick)

For quick drying synthetics fabrics with minimum creasing. Drying result: ready to store.

For quick drying cotton fabrics with minimum creasing. Drying result: ready to store.

TIJD (Time) function available only with TIJD (Time) programme.

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Care label

Daily use

Sorting laundry

•Sort by fabric type:

–Cotton/linen for programmes in Katoen (Cottons) programme group.

–Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in Synthetisch (Synthetics ) programme group.

•Sort by care label: The care labels mean:

Drying in the tumble dryer possible in principle

Drying at normal temperature

Drying at reduced temperature

Drying in the tumble dryer not possible

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Important! Do not place in the appliance any wet laundry which is not specified on the care label as being suitable for tumble-drying.

This appliance can be used for all wet laundry items which are labelled as suitable for tum- ble-drying.

•Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laundry items. Textile colours may bleed.

•Do not dry cotton jersey and knitwear with the Extra droog (Extra) programme. Items may shrink!

•Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried using the Wol (Wool) programme. Be-

fore the drying cycle spin the woollen textiles as well as possible (max. 1200 rpm). Only dry woollen textiles together of similar or the same material, colour and weight.

Please dry heavy laundry items made of wool separately.

Preparing laundry

•To avoid laundry becoming tangled: close zips, button up duvet covers and tie loose ties or ribbons (e.g. of aprons).

•Empty pockets. Remove metal items (paper clips, safety pins, etc).

•Turn items with double-layered fabrics inside out (e.g. with cotton-lined anoraks, the cotton layer should be outermost). These fabrics will then dry better.

Important! Do not overload the appliance. Observe max. loading volume of 8 kg.

Average laundry weights

bathrobe	1200 g
quilt cover	700 g
man’s work shirt	600 g
man’s pyjamas	500 g
sheet	500 g
tablecloth	250 g
man’s shirt	200 g
night dress	200 g
pillow case	200 g
towelling towel	200 g
blouse	100 g
ladies’ briefs	100 g
men’s underpants	100 g
napkin	100 g

tea cloth	100 g

Switching machine on

Turn the programme selector to any programme. The machine switches on. When the loading door is open, the internal lamp illuminates the drum.

Door opening and laundry loading

1.Open loading door:

Push against the loading door (push point)

2. Load your laundry (do not force it in).

Caution! Do not jam laundry in between the loading door and rubber seal.

3.Close loading door securely. Lock must audibly lock.

Selecting the programme

Use the programme selector to set the programme you require. The estimated time to

end of the programme appears in the LCD in h:mm format (hours:minutes).

During the cycle time elapses by steps of one minute; less than 1 hour the leading zero is not shown (e.g. “59”, “5”, “0”).

Selecting additional functions

You can choose from the additional functions Delicaat (Delicate), Zoemer (Buzer ), Droogtegraad (Dryness), Tijd (Time) (if a Time programme has been selected), and Startuitstel (Delay).

Delicaat (Delicate)

For especially gentle drying of sensitive fabrics with the care label and for temperaturesensitive textiles (e.g. acrylic, viscose). Programme is executed with reduced heat. Delicaat is only suitable for use with loads of up to 3kg.

1.Press the Delicaat (Delicate) button. The Delicaat (Delicate) symbol appears in the display.

Zoemer (Buzzer)

When the drying cycle has finished, an intermittent audible signal will sound.

By depressing button Zoemer (Buzzer) the acoustic signal is switched off in the following cases:

•when selecting the programme

•when depressing the buttons

•when the programme selector dial is turned to another position during the programme or when you depress an option button during the cycle

•at the end of the programme.

The corresponding light comes on

Droogtegraad (Dryness)

Press the Droogtegraad (Dryness) button repeatedly, to select the desired option. The relevant light will light up. Laundry becomes

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dryer from MIN to MAX. Press the Droogtegraad (Dryness) button as many times as necessary until the small light at the level of residual dampness required is illuminated. When the programme has finished the pilot lights End is on.

Tijd (Time)

Use the TIJD (Time) button to select the programme duration after setting the TIJD programme. You can select a programme duration from 20 min. to 3 hours in 10-minute steps.

1. Turn the programme selector to the TIJD programme.

2.Press the TIJD (Time) button repeatedly until the desired programme duration is

shown in the display, e.g.	for
a programme of 20 minutes.

If the programme duration is not selected, the duration is automatically set to 10 mins.

Startuitstel (Delay)

With the Startuitstel (Delay) button, you can delay the start of a programme by between 30 minutes (30') and a maximum of 20 hours (20h).

1.Select the programme and additional functions.

2.Press the Startuitstel (Delay) button as many times as necessary until the required time of the delay appears on the

display, e.g. H if the programme is to be started in 12 hours.

If the display is showing H and you press the button again, the time delay will be cancelled. The display will show 0 and then the duration of the selected programme.

3.To activate the delay timer, press the START/PAUZE (Start/Pause) button. The amount of time remaining until the programme is set to start is continuously displayed (e.g. 15h, 14h, 13h, … 30' etc).

Setting child lock

The child lock can be set to prevent a programme being accidentally started or a programme in operation being accidentally changed. The child lock function locks all buttons and the programme selector. The child lock can be activated or deactivated by

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holding down the DROOGTEGRAAD (DRYNESS) and TIJD (Time) buttons simultaneously for 5 seconds.

– Before programme is started: Appliance cannot be used

–After programme is started: Programme in operation cannot be changed

The icon appears in the display to indicate that the child safety device is activated. The child safety device is not deactivated once the programme comes to an end.

If you want to set a new programme, you must first deactivate the child safety device.

Starting the programme

Press the START/PAUZE Start/Pause button. The programme is started. The programme progress display shows drying progress. The symbols for Drying and Coling appear in the display one after the other. The number of droplets in the dryness indicator gradually goes down as the drying process progresses.

Changing programme

To change a programme which has been selected by mistake once the programme has started, first turn the programme selector to O off and then reset the programme.

The programme can no longer be changed directly once the programme has started. If nevertheless there is an attempt to change the programme on the programme knob, the programme progress display and the maintenance indicators flash. If an option button (excluding the Zoemer (Buzzer) button) is pressed, appears on the display. The drying programme is not however affected by this (laundry protection).

Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme

1. Open loading door.

Warning! Laundry and drum can become hot. Risk of burns!

2.Load or remove laundry items.

3.Close loading securely. Lock must audibly lock.

4.Press the START/PAUZE button to continue the drying cycle.

Drying cycle complete / removing laundry

Once the drying cycle is complete, the display shows the anti-crease icon and flashing

as well as warning lamps:

filter and full tank . If the Zoemer (Buzzer) button has been pressed, an acoustic signal sounds intermittently for about one minute.

The drying cycles (except from the Wol programme) are automatically followed by an anti-crease phase which lasts around 30 minutes. The drum rotates at intervals during this phase. This keeps the laundry loose and free of creases. The laundry can be removed at any time during the anti-crease phase. (The laundry should be taken out towards the end of the anti-crease phase at the latest to prevent creases from forming.)

1.Open door.

2.Before removing the laundry, remove fluff from the micro-fine filter. It is best to use a damp hand for this purpose. (See “Maintenance and cleaning” chapter.)

3.Remove laundry.

4.Turn the programme selector to off .

Important! After each drying cycle:

-Clean the micro-fine filter and fine filter

-Drain the condensed water container (See chapter “Maintenance and cleaning ”.)

5.Close the door.

Cleaning and maintenance

Cleaning lint filters

To ensure that the appliance works perfectly, the lint filters in the door and in front of the drum must be cleaned after every drying cycle.

Caution! Important. Never operate the dryer without the lint filter or with a damaged or blocked lint filter.

1. Open loading door

2.Use a damp hand to clean the microfine filter, which is built into the lower part of the loading aperture.

3.After a period of time, a patina due to detergent residue on laundry forms on the filters. When this occurs, clean the filters with warm water using a brush. Remove the filter from the door pulling it out. It can be positioned with the tooth facing to the left or to the right). After cleaning do not forget to put it back.

4.Remove fluff from lint filter, preferably using a damp hand for this purpose.

5.Replace the filter.

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Clean the door seal

Wipe the door seal with a damp cloth immediately after the drying cycle has finished.

Emptying the water reservoir

Empty the water reservoir after every drying cycle.

If the water reservoir is full, an active programme will break off automatically and the warning lamp lights. In order to continue the programme, the water reservoir must first be emptied.

Warning! The condensed water is not suitable for drinking or for preparing foodstuffs.

1. Take out water reservoir completely.

2.Pour condensed water out into a basin or similar receptacle.

3.Refit water reservoir.