AEG LAVATHERM 3200 User Manual

LAVATHERM 3200

AEG

Ablufttrockner

Exhaust air dryer

Sèche-linge à évacuation d’air

Asciugabiancheria ad evacuazione dei fumi

Afvoerdroger

Secador por aire evacuado

Gebrauchsanweisung

Operating instructions

Mode d’emploi

Istruzioni per l’uso

Gebruiksaanwijzing

Instrucciones para el uso

Hello

Allow me to introduce myself: I am your AEG LA^VATHERM tumble dryer. From now on, I should like to make tumble-drying easier for you, and not simply because of my attractive appearance, but also thanks to my “intrinsic qualities”. I am economical in terms of energy, take good care of your laundry, am especially quiet in operation, easy to operate, and simple to care for.

If you carefully read and follow my operating instructions be­ fore first use and famiiiarize yourseif with my instaiiation and connection instructions, you are sure to experience a good deal of joy when using me to dry your laundry!

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Contents

Safety instructions

Before first use	26
For the user	26/27
You should also note the following	27/28
Out of concern for the environment...	29
Important recommendations for drying	30/31
Machine description	32/33
Before drying	34
Correct drying	34
Loading your laundry	35
Opening the loading door
Loading your laundry	35
Removing and putting back laundry	35
Selecting the drying programme
Drying time selector switch	36
The buttons and theirfunctions	36/37
Table of drying times	38/39
Cooling phase and automatic
anti-crease programme	40
Programme end	40
Switching off the machine
Cleaning the fluff filter	41
Cleaning, maintenance, and care	41
If you think your tumble dryer is
networking properly...	42
Special accessories	42
Rehingeing the door	43
Customer service	44
Technical data	45

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Safety instructions

Before first - I must be installed level. My four adjustable feet can be used to use ... compensate for uneven floor conditions. Please use a screw­

driver to adjust my adjustable feet. Place the screwdriver in the vertical slots visible from the front.

-My drum should be wiped with a damp cloth.

-I should not be installed in any room likely to be affected by frost, since the reliability of my electronic system may be impaired by temperatures below freezing point.

-If my door mounting does not meet your installation requirements, you can rehinge the door (see section “Rehingeing the door”).

-If, for reasons of space, there is no alternative to installing ypur dryer directly next to a gas or electric cooker or coal range, you must interpose a thermally insulated panel (measuring 85 x 57.5 cm) between cooker and dryer. This panel should be coated with aluminium foil on the side facing the cooker.

Safety The safety of AEG electrical appliances conforms to the recognized instructions rules of technology and the Appliance Safety Act. As manufacturers, for the user we nonetheless feel obliged to familiarize you and any other persons using the machine with the following instructions:

-To ensure safe operation, I should only be operated as indicated in the Operating Instructions.

-Please make sure before using your machine for the first time that the mains voltage and, current type indicated on my rating plate agree with the mains voltage and current type where the machine is used and that the used circuit is sufficiently fused.

-Only use me to dry general household laundry.

-Only use me to dry laundry that has been washed in water.

-Before cleaning, care, and maintenance work, make sure that the appliance is switched off. You will proceed safely if you first pull the mains plug out of the socket or, if your machine is con­ nected by a fixed wiring connection, you switch off the FI pro­ tection switch or LP switch or completely remove the fuse.

-Keep the space around me free of fluff.

-Never direct a water jet on to my outer casing!

-Never use my supply lead to pull the mains plug out of the socket!

-Never operate me if

■my mains supply lead is damaged, or

■I show visible damage in the region of the contro! panel, work­

top, or plinth.

If the mains supply lead needs to be changed or such damage needs to be repaired, please contact our service centre or a repair shop authorized by ourselves.

-Repairs to electrical appliances should only be performed by a trained electrician. Improper repairs may place the user at serious risk.

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If any other maintenance needs to be carried out, you are also basically recommended to contact our service centre or a repair shop authorized by ourselves. Only original AEG spare parts fulfill all requirements!

If I am installed under a worktop in your kitchen or utility room, an earthed intermediate panel must be provided as access pro­ tection according to the installation and connection instructions when the worktop has been removed.

Do not sit on or lean against my open door. There may otherwise be a danger of my tilting!

Children may not recognize the dangers of improper use of elec­ trical appliances. Please therefore ensure proper supervision during use.

Prevent children and small animals from climbing into my drum. Always therefore close my door when you have finished drying your laundry.

My vent should not be connected to a smoke or exhaust gas flue. Also never introduce my vent into a shaft used to ventilate the installation areas of fireplaces.

Avoid installing me in rooms housing flue-connected fireplaces with coalor oil-fired furnaces and gas heaters and in which the underpressure is 0.04 mbar or more.

Ensure sufficient space ventilation to avoid any underpressure. To be able to operate me safely, you should seek the advice and consent of the competent district chimney-sweep or the local building authority.

When the day finally comes to withdraw me from service and to replace me with another machine, please make sure that you inactivate my door lock and cut my electrical supply lead. This will prevent children at play from locking themselves in and thus en­ dangering their lives. Finally, make sure that I am properly dis­ posed of.

If I am wrongly operated or used for any purpose other than that for which I am intended, AEG cannot assume liability for any pos­ sible damage.

Never use me as a surface for standing on.

My rear wall heats up during drying. That is perfectly normal, though you should avoid touching it!

Please keep my packaging away from children. The foil repre­ sents a special source of danger. You are advised to dispose of this material as quickly as possible. The instruction leaflet on the machine package supplied together with my printed instructions gives data on the type of packaging material and its proper dis­ posal.

Only dry materials washed in water! Never dry articles treated with inflammable liquids and solvents (petrol, alcohol, stainremovers, etc.) in a tumble dryer.

You should also note the following

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Articles containing foam rubber or similar materials must also not be machine-dried. The dryer may catch fire.

Fabrics containing residues of hair spray, nail varnish remover, hair setting lotion, or similar agents should not be machine-dried owing to the danger of gas formation.

If so-called “conditioners” are machine-dried - regardless of the respective properties of these conditioners - coating of the fluff filter sufficient to cause choking cannot be excluded. In such cases, we recommend you not to add them or to choose a dif­ ferent make.

Machine-dried laundry becomes fluffy and pleasant to touch. If you want to make a contribution to relief of the environment, you can therefore omit fabric conditioners during washing of your laundry.

Should you use perfume-free or so-called fragrance-free eco/biodetergents, your laundry may possibly have an unusual odour after drying, i. e. your laundry lacks “freshness”. This is not due to any defect in your machine, but refers to odours inherent in the fabrics themselves, which, owing to absence of fragrances in the detergent, are not neutralized or masked.

Make sure that no garments get jammed when ciosing my door, since the fabrics may be damaged.

I am able to operate only, when my door is closed. If my door is open, a safety switch prevents me from starting.

You will perhaps be amazed at the amount of fluff trapped in my fluff filter after drying. This fluff, however, is not the result of over­ stressing of your laundry by the drum action, but during to a normal process of wear and tear. When your laundry is being worn or washed, fibres becomes detached from the fabrics by abrasion. These are carried away by the wind if your laundry is line-dried. In your tumble dryer, however, these fibres are con­ centrated in the fluff filter. The fraction of fluff actually collected during machine-drying amounts to only 0.03 kg per kg laundry. To clean my stainless steel drum, you never use any acid-con­ taining descalers, chlorineor iron-containing scouring agents, or even steel wool. Our service centre stocks suitable agents.

Also keep furniture polishes or agressive cleaners away from my screen and control panel.

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Out of concern for the environment...

All tumble dryers require energy for drying. I am especially econo­ mical to run if you take note of the following hints:

■Thoroughly spin-dry your laundry first!

I am especially energy-saving to run if your laundry is well spindried before tumble-drying (i. e. at least at 800 min''‘). Higher spin speeds reduce consumption, shorten the drying time, and make drying more economical.

■Ensure good ventilation!

To ensure economical tumble-drying, the room temperature should not exceed 35° C.

■Use the optimum wash load!

You will use your tumble dryer most economically by using the wash loads recommended in the programme table. The following data will help you better estimate the laundry weight.

Laundry weights

Guidance values for cotton garments (dry weights):

Bath robe	1200 g
Overall	300-600 g
Quilt cover	700 g
Bed-sheet	500 g
Blouse	100g
Towel	200 g
Dishcloth	100 g
Gentleman’s shirt	200 g
Pillow-case	200 g
Nightdress/pyjamas	200-500 g
Tablecloth	200-300 g
Underwear	250 g

■Clean the fluff filter!

Each time you have used your tumble dryer, clean my fluff filter! A choked fluff filter leads to longer drying times and higher power consumption.

All used materials are environmentally compatible! They can be	Appliance
safely disposed of or burnt in a refuse incinerator.	Packaging
Regarding the materials: The plastics can also be recycled and are	Information
marked as follows:
> PE < for polyethylene e. g. as used in outer wrapping and bags
inside;
>PS< for polystyrene foam e. g. as used in the packing; this
material is basically CFC-free.
The cardboard parts are made of waste paper and should be put
back into the waste paper collection system.

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