Aeg-electrolux LAVATHERM 86285 IC User Manual

LAVATHERM 86285IC

EN	TUMBLE DRYER	USER MANUAL	2
DE	WÄSCHETROCKNER	BENUTZERINFORMATION	30

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CONTENTS

4 SAFETY INFORMATION

6 ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

7 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

8 ACCESSORIES

10CONTROL PANEL

11BEFORE FIRST USE

11PROGRAMMES

13USING THE APPLIANCE

17HINTS AND TIPS

19CARE AND CLEANING

25TROUBLESHOOTING

27TECHNICAL INFORMATION

28INSTALLATION

SERVICE

When contacting Service, ensure that you have the following data available. The information can be found on the rating plate.

Model

PNC

Serial Number

The following symbols are used in this user manual:

Warning - Important Safety information.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice

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SAFETY INFORMATION

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.

- Read the instruction manual before the appliance use.

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 and sensory conditions 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 children and pets do not climb inside 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.

•Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles (if there is no special drying programme), rubber backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads must not be dried in the tumble dryer.

•Make sure that there is access to the mains plug after the installation.

•Always unplug the appliance after use, cleaning 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 substances 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 incase they are loaded into appliance

•The condensed water is not applicable to drink or to prepare food. It can cause health problems to people and pets.

•Do not seat or lean on the load door. The appliance can tilt.

WARNING!

• Risk of fire! To prevent from the risk of self combustion do not stop a tumble dryer before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

•Lint must not be allowed to accumulate around the tumble dryer.

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

•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.

•The tumble dryer is not to be used if industrial chemicals have been used for cleaning.

•Ensure you have good ventilation in the installation room to avoid the back flow of gases into the room from appliances burning other fuels, including open fires.

INSTALLATION

•This appliance is heavy. Be careful when you move the appliance.

•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. Dangerous damage can occur to the product and to property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section in the user manual.

•Each electrical work necessary to install this appliance must be done by a qualified electrician or competent person.

•The rear surface of the appliance must be put against the wall

•If the appliance is installed on the carpet or equivalent, adjust the feet.

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Air must flow freely below the appliance.

•After the appliance installation, check that it is not squeeze or stay on the electrical supply cable.

•If the tumble dryer is put on top of a washing machine, it is mandatory to use the stacking kit (optional accessory - see chapter: "ACCESSORIES").

USE

•This appliance is for domestic use only. It must not be used for other functions .

•Only dry fabrics which are applicable to dry in the tumble dryer. Follow the instructions on each piece of clothing label.

•Do not dry not washed items in the tumble dryer.

•Do not put more load than recommended. Obey the maximum load volume. See the related chapter in the user manual.

•Clothes which are dripping wet must not be put in the tumble 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 appliance.

•Do not 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 softener or equivalent products must be used as specified by the fabric softener manufacturer.

•Risk of fire! Do not dry the damaged items which contain padding or fillings (pillows, jackets, duvets, etc.). The padding or fillings can get out and cause the fire.

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CHILD SAFETY

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

•Children often do not recognise the hazards associated with electrical appliances. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

WARNING!

• Danger of suffocation! The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to children - 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 inside the drum.

DISCARD THE APPLIANCE

•Disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.

•Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

•Discard the door catch. This prevents children or pets to be closed in the appliance. There is a risk of suffocation.

ENVIRONMENT CONCERNS

PACKAGING MATERIALS

Recycle the materials with the symbol

. Put the packaging in applicable containers to recycle it.

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.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

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1	Water container	7	Airflow slots
	Control panel		Adjustable feet
2		8
	Drum light		Condenser door
3		9
	Load door (reversible)		Condenser cover
4		10
	Filter		Lock knobs
5		11
	Sliding button to open the con-		Rating plate
6		12
	denser door

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ACCESSORIES

STACKING KIT

Product name: SKP11

Available from your authorized dealer. Stacking kit can be used only with the washing machines specified in the leaflet. See leaflet attached.

Read carefully the instructions supplied with the kit.

DRAINING KIT

Product name: DK11.

Available from your authorized dealer (can be attached to some types of the tumble dryers)

Installation kit for through draining of the condensed water into a basin, siphon, gully, etc. After installation the water container is drained automatically. The water container must stay in the appliance.

Installed hose must be on the height from minimum of 50 cm to maximum of

1 m from floor level. The hose cannot be in loop. If possible decrease the length of the hose.

Read carefully the instructions supplied with the kit.

PEDESTAL WITH THE DRAWER

Product name: PDSTP10.

Available from your authorized dealer. To put the appliance higher at the level which helps to easy load and remove the laundry .

The drawer can be use for laundry storage e.g. : towels, cleaning products and more.

Read carefully the instructions supplied with the accessory.

DRYING RACK

Product name: RA11.

Available from your authorized dealer (can be attached to some types of the tumble dryers)

Drying rack accessory let to dry safely in the tumble dryer:

• sport shoes

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•wool

•soft toys

•lingerie

Read carefully the instructions supplied with the kit.

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CONTROL PANEL

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2

				6				5							4							3
		Programme dial															The function push buttons
	1													4
		Display															Programme indicators
	2													5
		Push button Start/Pause															Push button Auto Off
	3													6

DISPLAY

Symbol

Description

,

,

extra dryness level: minimum, moderate, maximum

,

,

delicacy level: default, moderate, maximum

,

—

anti-crease time: default, interval (0 min. - 120 min.)

buzzer activated

child lock activated

time drying function activated

drain the water container indicator

clean the filter indicator

clean the condenser indicator

drying cycle phase indicator

cooling cycle phase indicator

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Symbol	Description
	crease guard cycle phase indicator
	delay start activated
	cycle time
-	time programme interval (10 min. - 2h.)
-	delay start interval (30 min. - 20h.)

BEFORE FIRST USE

Clean the tumble dryer drum with a moist cloth or set a short programme

(e.g. 30 minutes time programme) with the load of moist cloths.

PROGRAMMES

	Programmes	Load	Properties	Available	Fabric
		1)		functions	mark
			Cottons (Katoen)
	Extra Dry	8 kg	To dry cotton pieces of clothing.	all except
	(Extra			Time Drying
			Drying level: extra dry.
	Droog)			(Droogtijd)
	Cupboard		To dry cotton pieces of clothing.	all except
	Dry (Kast-	8 kg		Time Drying
			Drying level: cupboard dry.
	droog) 2)			(Droogtijd)
	Iron Dry		To dry cotton pieces of clothing.	all except
	(Strijkdroog)	8 kg		Time Drying
			Drying level: applicable to iron.
	2)			(Droogtijd)
			To gently dry cotton pieces of	all except
	Extra Silent	8 kg	clothing with the noise decreased	Time Drying
	(Extra Stil)		to the minimum. The programme	(Droogtijd)
			can be used at night.	3)
	Bed Linen	3 kg	To dry bed linen such as: single	all except
	(Bedden-		and double sheet, pillowcase,	Time Drying
	goed)		bedspread.	(Droogtijd)
				all except
			To dry single or double duvet and	Time Drying
	Duvets	3 kg		(Droogtijd)
			pillows (with feather, down or syn-
	(Dekbed)			and Anti-
			thetic fillings).
				crease (Anti-
				kreuk) 3)
			To dry laundry with the time set by	all except
	Time (Tijd)	8 kg		Dry Plus
			the user.	(Drogen
				Plus)

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	Programmes	Load	Properties	Available	Fabric
		1)		functions	mark
				all except:
	Extra Quick		To dry cotton and synthetic fab-	Delicate
		3 kg		(Behoed-
	Mixed (Mix
			rics, uses low temperature.	zaam) and
	Extra Kort)
				Time Drying
				(Droogtijd)
			Synthetics (Synthetica)
	Extra Dry	3,5 kg	To dry thick or multi-layered fab-	all except
	(Extra		rics, e. g. pullovers, bedding, table	Time Drying
	Droog)		linen.	(Droogtijd)
	Cupboard		To dry thin fabrics which are not ir-	all except
			oned, e.g. easy care shirts, table
	Dry (Kast-	3,5 kg		Time Drying
			linen, baby clothes, socks, lingerie
	droog) 2)
			with bones or wires.	(Droogtijd)
	Iron Dry	3,5 kg	To dry thin fabrics which are also	all except
				Time Drying
	(Strijkdroog)		to be ironed, e.g. knitwear, shirts.	(Droogtijd)
			To gently dry synthetic pieces of	all except
	Extra Silent	3,5 kg	clothing with the noise decreased	Time Drying
	(Extra Stil)		to the minimum. The programme	(Droogtijd)
			can be used at night.	3)

	Easy Iron	1 kg
		(or 5
	(Strijkvrij)
		shirts)

To dry easy care fabrics such shirts and blouses; for minimum ironing effort. The results can be different for to the different types of fabric and its finish. Put fabrics in the tumble dryer straight. After the cycle, immediately remove dried fabrics and put on a cloths hanger.

all except Time Drying (Droogtijd)

3)

			To dry outdoor pieces of clothing,	all except
	Active Wear			Time Drying
			technical, sports, pile fabrics, wa-
				(Droogtijd)
	(Sport Inten- 2 kg		terproof and breathable jackets,
				and Anti-
	sief)		shell jacket teamed with a remova-
				crease (Anti-
			ble fleece or inner insulation.	kreuk) 3)
				all except
	Delicates	3 kg	To dry delicate fabrics.	Time Drying
	(Fijne Was)			(Droogtijd)

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	Programmes	Load	Properties	Available	Fabric
		1)		functions	mark

		To dry the cloths made of wool .
	Wool (Wol)	The cloths become soft and cosy.
		1 kg We recommend to remove the
		cloths immediately after the pro-
		gramme end.

Dry Plus (Drogen Plus) , Buzzer (Zoemer) , Time Drying (Droogtijd) 4), Delay Start (Star-

tuitstel) 3)

1)maximal weight of dry clothes

2)For test institutes only:

To make a performance test use the standard programmes which are specified in the EN

61121 document. If the remaining moisture level of the laundry, is out of tolerance, adjust the programme with the Dry Plus (Drogen Plus) function .

3)Delicate (Behoedzaam) activated by default

4)Only with the drying rack RA11 — see chapter ACCESSORIES

USING THE APPLIANCE

PREPARING THE LAUNDRY

Dry only the laundry applicable to dry in the tumble dryer. Make sure if the laundry is applicable to dry in the tumble dryer. Do the check of the fabric mark on the clothes.

Fabric Property mark

Applicable to dry in the tumble dryer

Applicable to dry in the tumble dryer at standard temperature

Applicable to dry in the tumble dryer at decreased temperature

Not applicable to dry in the tumble dryer

•make sure the pockets are empty - remove metal items (paper clips, safety pins, etc.).

•turn items with 2 fabric layers inside

out (e.g. cotton lined anoraks, the cotton fabric layer must be external).

Dry only:

•cotton and linen with Cottons (Katoen) programmes

•synthetic and mixtures with Synthetic (Synthetica) programmes

•separately the strong coloured textiles and the light coloured textiles - colours can bleed

•cotton jersey and knitwear only with the applicable programmes - items can shrink

Do not put more laundry than the maximum load which is 8kg.

Correctly prepare the laundry:

•close zips, button up duvet covers and attach loose ties or ribbons (e.g. ribbons of aprons) - laundry can tangle

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LOADING THE LAUNDRY

1.Pull the appliance door

2.Load loosely the laundry.

3.Close the appliance door.

CAUTION!

Do not lock the laundry in between the appliance door and rubber seal.

SWITCHING ON THE

APPLIANCE

Push the Auto Off button to activate or to deactivate the appliance. When the appliance is on, some indications come in to the view on the display.

AUTO OFF FUNCTION

To decrease the energy consumption, the automatic standby function deactivates the appliance:

•if the Start/Pause (Start/Pauze) button was not pushed in the time of 5 minutes.

•after 5 minutes from the programme end.

Push the Auto Off button to activate the appliance.

SETTING A PROGRAMME

Use the programme dial to set the programme. The possible time to complete the programme come into view on the display.

The drying time you see is related to the load of 5 kg for cotton and jeans programmes. For the other programmes the drying time is related to the recommended loads. The drying time of the cotton and jeans programmes with the load more than 5 kg is longer.

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS

Together with the programme you can set 1 or more special functions.

To activate or deactivate the function push the applicable push button.

When the function is activated the applicable symbol comes into the view on the display.

THE DRY PLUS (DROGEN PLUS) FUNCTION

This function helps to get the laundry more dried. There are 3 possible selections:

minimum - the default selection which is related to the programme. moderate — the selection to get the laundry lightly dried.

maximum — the selection to get the laundry more dried.

THE DELICATE (BEHOEDZAAM) FUNCTION

To dry more lightly the sensitive and temperature sensitive textiles (e.g. acrylic, viscose). For fabrics with the symbol on the fabric label. Programme operates with decreased heat.

THE ANTICREASE (ANTIKREUK) FUNCTION

Extends anticrease phase (30 minutes) at the end of the drying cycle to 90 minutes. This function prevents laundry from creases. Laundry can be removed during the anticrease phase.

THE BUZZER (ZOEMER) FUNCTION

When the buzzer function is activated you can hear the buzzer at the:

•cycle end

•anti-crease phase start and end

•cycle interruption

The buzzer function is by default always on. You can use this function to activate or deactivate the sound.

THE TIME DRYING (DROOGTIJD) FUNCTION

Operates only with the Time (Tijd) programme. Lets the user to set special time of drying programme from minimum 10 min. to maximum of 2 hours (in 10 min. steps).

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THE DELAY START (STARTUITSTEL) FUNCTION

Let to delay the start of a drying programme from minimum of 30 minutes to maximum of 20 hours.

1.Set the drying programme and functions.

2.Push the Delay Start (Startuitstel) button again and again until the necessary time of the delay come

into the view on the display (e.g. if the programme has to start after 12 hours.)

3.To activate the Delay Start (Startuitstel) function, push the Start/Pause (Start/Pauze) button. The time to start decreases on the display.

CHILD LOCK FUNCTION

The child lock can be set to prevent the children to play with the appliance. The child lock function locks all push buttons and the programme dial (this function does not lock Auto/Off button). To activate the child lock function push the Dry Plus (Drogen Plus) and Delicate (Behoedzaam) buttons at the same time until the symbol come into view on the display. To deactivate push again the above buttons until the symbol go out of view.

You can activate the child lock function:

•before you push the Start/Pause (Start/Pauze) button - the appliance cannot start

•after you push the Start/Pause (Start/ Pauze) button - all the push buttons and the programme dial are deactivated

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STARTING A PROGRAMME

To activate the programme push the button as on the illustration. The LED above the button illuminates in red colour.

CHANGE A PROGRAMME

To change a programme, push the Auto/Off button to deactivate appliance. Push the Auto/Off to activate the appliance and then set the programme again.

AT THE END OF PROGRAMME

When the drying cycle is completed, the symbol flashes on the display. If the Buzzer (Zoemer) function is on, an acoustic signal sounds intermittently for one minute.

To remove the laundry:

1.Push the Auto/Off button for 2 seconds to deactivate the appliance.

2.Open the appliance door.

3.Remove the laundry.

4.Close the appliance door.

After each drying cycle:

•clean the filter

•drain the water container

(See chapter CARE AND CLEANING.)

HINTS AND TIPS

ECOLOGICAL HINTS

•Do not use fabric softener to wash and then dry. In the tumble dryer laundry becomes soft automatically.

•Use the condensate as distilled water, e.g. for steam ironing. If necessary clean the condensate before (e.g. with a coffee filter) to remove possible small pieces of fluff.

•Always keep the airflow slots on the bottom of the appliance clear.

•Use the load volumes specified in the programmes chapter.

•Make sure that is good airflow in the appliance installation position.

•Clean the filter after each drying cycle.

•Spin good the laundry before drying.

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

WATER HARDNESS AND

CONDUCTIVITY

Water hardness can be different for different locations. Water hardness has an effect on the water conductivity and the

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operation of the conductivity sensor in the appliance. If you know the value of the water conductivity you can adjust the sensor to dry with the better results.

To change the sensor conductivity:

1.Turn the programme dial to available programme.

2.Push at the same time 2 buttons (see the illustration). Hold down until one of the symbols come into view on the display:

–			low conductivity <300

μS/cm

– moderate conductivity 300-600 μS/cm

– high conductivity >600 μS/cm

3.Push the button again and again until you set necessary level (see the illustration).

4.To memorise the setting push at the same time 2 buttons as are specified in the point 2.

WATER CONTAINER FULL — INDICATION

By default the indication is always on. It comes into the view at the end of the cycle or when the water container is full. When you use an external equipment to drain the container, the indication can be off.

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To activate or deactivate the indication:

1.Turn the programme dial to available programme.

2.Push at the same time 2 buttons (see the illustration) and hold down until you see the correct setting:

– the indication is off and the

indicator

comes into the

view — the indication is permanently off

– the indication is on and the

indicator

comes into the

view — the indication is activated