AEG EDE421E User Manual

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TUMBLE-DRYER
TORKTUMLARE
TØRRETUMBLER
TØRKETROMMEL
INSTRUCTION BOOKLET
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Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and pass it on to any future owners.
Transport damage
When unpacking the appliance, check that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it and contact the retailer.
Guide to use the Instruction Book
The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:
Safety instructions
Hints and tips
Environmental information
How do we help to protect the environment? We use recycled paper!
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Contents
Important Safety Information 4
Installation 4 Use 4 General Safety 4 Child Safety 5
Discarding 5 Energy saving tips 5 Your New Tumble Dryer 6 Description of the Appliance 6 The Control Panel 7 Programme Chart 9 Operating Sequence 10
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Load the laundry 10 Switch the machine on 10 Select the drying programme 10 Select the required options 10 Start the machine 10 When drying is completed 11 At the end of the programme 11
Hints & Tips on Drying 12 Maintenance and Cleaning 13
External cleaning 13 Cleaning the door 13 Cleaning the filter 13
Something Not Working 14 Installation Instructions 15 Technical Specifications 15 Installation 16
Positioning 16 Fitting the vent hose 16-17 Electrical connection 17 Stacking kit (optional accessory) 17
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Important Safety Information
These warnings have been provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them carefully before installing or using the appliance.
Installation
• 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.
• If the tumble dryer is placed on top of a washing machine, it is compulsory to use the stacking kit (optional accessory).
• This tumble dryer is designed to be vented through to the open air. It should have its own ventilation system which should not be joined with any other ventilation system connected to any other appliance.
Use
• Do not overload the appliance (see programme chart).
• Clothes which are dripping wet should not be placed in the dryer.
• Please make sure that no gas lighters have accidentally been left in pockets of garments to be loaded into appliance.
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. Tumble dry only 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.
• 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 containing rubber foam or materials similar to rubber foam.
• Leave the door slightly ajar when the appliance is not being used. This will allow the seal to be preserved.
• Clean fluff filter after using tumble dryer. To prevent fire risks, do not use the appliance if the fluff filter is damaged.
General Safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.
• 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 Electrolux Service Centre. Always insist on genuine Electrolux spare parts.
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Child Safety
• Children are often not aware of the dangers of electrical appliances. When the machine is working, children should be carefully supervised and not be allowed to play with the appliance.
• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children ­suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.
Discarding
,•Make sure that children or pets do not climb into
the drum.
• When the appliance is to be scrapped, pull the plug out of the socket, cut off the electrical supply cable and destroy the plug with the remaining cable. Disable the door catch in order to prevent children from becoming trapped inside while playing.
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Packaging materials
The materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.
>PE<=polyethylene >PS<=polystyrene >PP<=polypropylene
This means that they can be recycled by disposing of them properly in appropriate collection containers.
Machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your country tidy!
Energy saving tips
Old appliance
The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable 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 in appropriate waste handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.
To save energy we recommend that you follow these hints:
• Try to load the maximum capacity of the machine as small loads are uneconomical.
• To utilize the maximum load, laundry which is to be dried ready to put away (store dry) can be dried together with laundry to be ironed. To do this, select the programme “iron-dry”, remove the iron­dry items at the end of the programme and then finish-dry the rest of the laundry.
• Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin speed, the lower the electricity consumption and the shorter the drying times.
• Do not over-dry laundry, this avoids creasing and saves energy.
• Clean the filter regularly to avoid excessive drying times and high electricity consumption.
• Ventilate the room well. The room temperature should not exceed +35°C during drying.
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Your New Tumble Dryer
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This tumble dryer will give your wash that soft, relaxed feel whatever the weather.
Extremely high quality standards both during development and manufacturing guarantee a long service life for your appliance.
Maximum economy in the operation of your dryer is achieved through very frugal electricity consumption and short drying times.
Description of the Appliance
1 Top cover 2 Programme chart 3 Door opening button 4 Mains-On Light 5 ON/OFF Button 6 Low Temperature Button 7 Buzzer Off Button 8 Start Button
9 Control Lights 10 Programme Selector Dial 11 Rating Plate 12 Fluff filter 13 Adjustable feet
14 Side vent outlet 15 Ring nut 16 Rear vent outlet
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The Control Panel
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1 Programme Chart
This will help you to select the correct programme for drying.
2 Door Opening Button
Press this button to open the door.
3 ON/OFF Button
By depressing this button the machine switches on. By depressing it again the machine switches off.
4 Mains-On Light
This lights up by depressing the ON/OFF button to switch the machine on and goes out when the machine is switched off.
5 Low Temperature Button
Press this button to reduce the temperature when drying particularly delicate items. The corresponding pilot light comes on.
6 Buzzer Off Button
During the anti-crease phase, the buzzer will sound intermittently. Depress this button to switch off this function. The corresponding pilot light illuminates.
7 Start Button
Press this button for about 2 seconds to start the selected drying programme. If the door is opened during drying programme, this button has to be depressed after closing the door to re-start the programme.
8 Programme phase indicator
The different lights indicate the following functions:
Drying Light
This light indicates that the machine is performing the drying phase.
Cool Tumbling Light
This light will illuminate when the cooling phase is in operation. This starts 10 minutes before the end of drying to prevent any creasing or crumpling of fabrics.
If light or flashes, the programme has to be re-started.
End of programme & Anti­Crease Lights
These lights flash alternatively at the end of the drying programme: the laundry can be removed. If you do not remove the laundry, the machine will carry out automatically the anti-crease phase which lasts approx. 30 minutes.
If only the light flashes this means that the anti­crease phase has finished.
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9 Programme Selector Dial
To set the machine to the selected programme, turn the dial until the letter you want coincides exactly with the pointer.
Electronic Controlled Programmes (A…H)
These operate by means of dampness sensors. All you have to do is to set the selector dial for the programme required and the laundry will be dried to the selected degree of dryness.
The degrees of final drying which can be obtained with electronic control are illustrated in the programme chart.
Timed Programmes (I-L)
For a personalized drying or additional drying of single items.
The selector dial incorporates a drying cycle up to 60 minutes for cotton and up to 30 minutes for synthetics.
The selected time can be extended when the original programme is completed, by resetting the dial for a further period of drying.
Remember that during the last 10 minutes of programme, the heat is cut off in order to carry out a fabric cooling phase, which prevents any creasing or crumpling of the fabrics (position on the dial).
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Programme Chart
Type of Max. load Degree of drying Selector dial laundry kg required setting
White - coloured / cotton garments of different thickness and multilayer fabrics, 5 Extra dry i.e. bathrobes, but no tricot garments
Towelling Tricot garments 5 Store dry Baby garments
Bed linen Table cloths 5 Slightly damp Dishtowels
Bed linen Table cloths 5 Iron dry Dishtowels
Bed linen Table cloths 5 Machine iron dry Dishtowels
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A (*)
B (*)
C (*)
D (*)
E (*)
Synthetic and mixed fabrics (non-iron) bed linen and table cloths 2,5 Extra dry shirts, blouses
Synthetic and mixed fabrics, i.e. bed linen and table cloths 2,5 Store dry jumpers, baby garments
Delicates, sensitive to high temperatures 2,5 Slightly damp H (*)
Time-controlled drying for drying single cotton items 60 min
Synthetics and delicates 1.5 - 2,5 personal
2,5 personal
F (*)
G (*)
I (*)
L (*)
30 min
(*) According to CEI 1121 standards.
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Operating Sequence
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Before using your tumble dryer for the first time, we recommend to place a few damp cloths inside the appliance and dry for approximately 30 minutes (programme L). There may be dust inside a brand new tumble dryer.
1. Load the laundry
Open the door by depressing button . Load the items one at a time, shaking them out loosely and close the door. Please check the laundry does not get caught between the door and filter.
2. Switch the machine on
Depress the ON/OFF button . The mains-on light comes on.
3. Select the drying programme
Turn the selector dial to the desired programme.
4. Select the required options
Depress Buzzer Off and/or Low Temp. Button , if required.
5. Start the machine
Depress START button for 2 seconds, the machine starts operating.
To change a programme already in progress, turn the selector dial to “0”, select the new programme and then depress START button.
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6. When drying is completed
When the selected degree of dryness has been reached, the heating element switches off automatically and the cooling phase is carried out (the control light is on). After about 10 minutes the anti­crease phase follows (control lights and flash alternatively).
Anticrease phase
If you do not remove the laundry at the end of the programme (after the cooling phase), the machine will automatically carry out an “anticrease” phase for approx 30 mins. During this period the drum will rotate at regular intervals to avoid creasing and the buzzer will sound for 1 second every 10 seconds, unless you have depressed the BUZZER OFF button. You can remove the laundry at any time.
If you do not remove the laundry at this stage, the machine will complete the anti-crease phase and then will stop automatically: only the pilot light will flash.
7. At the end of the programme
1. Turn the selector dial to “0”.
2. Switch the machine off by depressing the ON/OFF
button, the mains-on light will go out.
3. Clean the filter.
A clean filter ensures correct functioning of the appliance.
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Hints & Tips on Drying
Before placing articles of laundry in your tumble dryer, check the care labels to ensure they are recommended for tumble drying.
Care Labels you may find on your laundry
normal drying (high temperature)
delicate drying (low temperature)
do not tumble dry
Do not overload the appliance.
Here is a list of the approximate weight of some common laundry items.
Sheet 700 to 1000 g Pillowcase 100 to 200 g Tablecloth 400 to 500 g Table Napkin 50 to 100 g Kitchen Towel 70 to 120 g Linen Hand Towel 100 to 150 g Hand Towel 150 to 250 g Bath Towel 700 to 1000 g Bathrobe 1000 to 1500 g Shirt 200 to 300 g Apron 150 to 200 g
• Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin speed the lower the electricity consumption and the shorter the drying time.
• DO NOT load dripping wet laundry into the dryer. Roll the article in a towel or spin to remove excess water.
• Close poppers and zips and fasten any buttons.
• Sort the laundry. Separate synthetics from cotton/linens, and dry separately.
• Remove the laundry immediately after the programme has finished.
• Use a fabric conditioning sheet to reduce static. We recommend the sheet is pinned to an article of laundry (using a safety pin).
• Mix the load i.e. large and small articles.
• When drying large items such as sheets, we recommend you periodically stop the dryer to redistribute the load.
DO NOT use the tumble dryer to dry the following:
• Articles contaminated with inflammable substances e.g. petrol, cleaning solvents, cooking oil, fats or hair lacquer.
• Woollen and synthetic/wool mixtures unless the item is labelled as suitable for tumble drying.
• Very delicate articles such as silk.
• Very large and bulky items such as duvets or sleeping bags.
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Maintenance and Cleaning
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You must disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply, before you can carry out any cleaning or maintenance work.
External cleaning
Use only soap and water and then dry thoroughly. From time to time, apply a little wax furniture cream with a soft cloth. Important: do not use methylated spirit, diluents or similar products.
Cleaning the door
Clean periodically the interior part of the door to remove any fluff. Accurate cleaning ensures correct drying.
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Cleaning the filter
Your dryer will only function well if the filter is clean. The filter collects all the «fluff» which accumulates
during drying and it must therefore be cleaned at the
end of each programme, before removing the laundry, with a damp cloth.
The filter cannot be removed.
Do not be alarmed by the amount of fluff. It is not due to excessive wear caused by the dryer. All fabric looses fluff when drying but it goes un-noticed in the air. In a tumble dryer it simply collects in the filter.
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Something Not Working
Certain problems are due to lack of simple maintenance or oversights, which can be solved easily without calling out an engineer. Before contacting your local Service Centre, please carry out the checks listed below.
Symptom Possible causes
• The tumble dryer does not start:
• Drying takes too long or laundry is not dry enough:
If after the above checks, there is still a fault, call your local Electrolux Service Centre.
When you call the Service Centre please make sure you give the model and serial number of the appliance.
This information can be found on the rating plate (see picture).
• The door has not been closed.
• The plug is not properly inserted in the power socket.
• There is no current at the socket
• The main fuse has blown.
• The programme selector dial is incorrectly positioned.
• The START button has not been depressed.
• The laundry has not been spun properly.
• The filter is clogged up.
• The room temperature is too high.
• Has the correct programme been chosen?
• The Low Temperature Button has been depressed, although full heating should be used for drying.
• There is too much laundry inside the appliance.
• The dryer is not correctly installed.
• The vent hose is squashed.
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Installation Instructions
It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in any way.
Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.
Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person.
Technical Specifications
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DIMENSIONS: Height 85 cm
Width 60 cm Depth 57 cm
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION: 220/230 V/50 Hz MAX. POWER ABSORBED: 2200 W MIN. FUSE RATING: 10 A
MAX. DRYING CAPACITY: Cotton, linen 5 kg
Synthetics 2.5 kg
Drum Volume 108 l
CONSUMPTION: Cotton, linen 3.3 kWh (5.5 kg store dry)
Cotton, linen 2,7. kWh (5.5 kg iron dry) Synthetics 1.10 kWh (2.5 kg store dry)
This appliance complies with the following E.E.C. Directives:
- 73/23 EEC of 19.2.73 (Low Voltage Directive) and subsequent modifications;
- 89/336 EEC of 3.5.89 (Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive) and subsequent modifications.
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Installation
Positioning
It is recommended that, for your convenience, the machine is positioned close to your washing machine. Whilst drying, the tumble dryer will expel a certain amount of warm, very moist air, and this should be removed from the room as quickly as possible to prevent condensation. In an extremely well ventilated room or close to an open window, this may occur naturally. However, in general, it is better to carry the dryer's exhaust outside via a 100 mm diameter flexible hose (supplied with the machine); ending either temporarily at an open window, or permanently at a fixed ventilation grille, fitted to an exterior wall or window. The tumble dryer must be installed in a clean place, where dirt does not build up. Make sure there are no obstructing items or material near the air-intake louvres provided at the back (e.g. paper, rags etc.). To keep vibration and noise to a minimum when the dryer is in use, it should be placed on a firm, level surface. Once in its permanent operating position, check that the dryer is absolutely level with the aid of a spirit level. If it is not, raise or lower the two adjustable feet at the front of the machine until it is.
Fitting the vent hose
To simplify the installation, there is a choice of vent outlets: one at the back, the others in the left and right-hand side. Connect the hose to whichever is the more convenient by pulling the ring nut (A) from the vent outlet at the back, screwing it on to the hose and pushing it firmly back into place. The unused vents should now be sealed with the special snap covers provided.
Advice: If the hose is long and the room temperature low, the moisture might condense to water inside the hose. This is an unavoidable natural phenomenon. To prevent this water from lying in the hose or flowing back into the tumble dryer, it is advisable to drill a small hole (dia. 3 mm) in the lowest point of the hose and to place a small container below it. (See picture, point B).
The feet must never be removed. Do not restrict the floor clearance through deep-
pile carpets, strips of wood or similar. This might cause heat build-up which would interfere with the operation of the appliance.
Important
When operating the tumble dryer, the room temperature must not exceed 35°C, as it may affect the performance of the appliance.
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Once connected to the dryer, run the vent hose to the desired outlet point, ensuring that the run’s overall length is less than 2 m, and that it contains no more than two bends. As to the outlet itself, if you have decided on a fixed wall/window grille, a good local builder’s merchant should be able to supply you with the necessary fittings and installation advice.
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It is important not to connect the vent hose
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to, for example, a cooker hood, or a chimney or flue pipe designed to carry the exhaust from a fuel burning appliance.
Electrical connection
Before connecting the machine check that the mains voltage corresponds to the voltage given in the technical specifications.
Check that your domestic electrical installation can take the maximum load required, also taking into account any other appliances in use.
Connect the machine to an earthed socket, in accordance with current wiring regulations.
The manufacturer declines any responsibility for damage or injury through failure to comply with the above safety precaution.
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Note that to avoid condensation problems, it is essential that the dryer be fitted with the flexible hose to carry its “exhaust” at least beyond the kitchen units; preferable outside the kitchen.
In order to prevent the appliance from overheating, it is important that the steam exhaust is unobstructed. Therefore, in case of a permanent hose fitted to an exterior wall or ceiling, it must be ensured an exhaust capacity of at least 150 m
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If the dryer is fitted next to kitchen units, make sure that the vent hose is not squashed. If the hose is partially squashed, drying efficiency will be reduced, resulting in longer drying times and higher energy consumption.
If the hose is completely squashed, the safety cut­outs with which the machine is fitted may operate.
Stacking kit
A special stacking kit is available through your dealer, to enable the mounting of the dryer on top of your washing machine.
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