AEG-Electrolux T55540 User Manual

LAVATHERM 55540

User manual Condenser Dryer

Dear Customer

Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.

With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional design and cutting edge technology.

Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of excellence.

In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an integral part of our products.

To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.

We wish you much joy with your new appliance.

The following symbols are used in this user manual:

Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how to avoid damaging the appliance.

General information and tips

Environmental information

Contents

Operating Instructions 5

Important safety information 5

Product description 8

Control panel 9

Before first use 9

Sorting and preparing laundry 10

Programme overview 11

Daily use 13

Switching machine on 13 Opening loading door / loading laundry 13 Selecting the programme 13 DELICATE (DELICAAT) function 13 BUZZER (ZOEMER) function 14 DELAY (STARTUITSEL) function 14 Starting the programme 15 Changing programme 15 Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 16 Drying cycle complete / removing laundry 16

Care and cleaning 18

Cleaning fluff filter 18 Cleaning the door seal 20 Emptying the condensate tank 20 Cleaning heat exchanger 21 Cleaning the drum 22 Clean operating screen and housing 23

What to do if ... 24

Troubleshooting by yourself 24

Machine settings 26

Technical data 27

Consumption values 27

136900770-00-19092007

Contents

Hints for test institutes 28

Installation 28

Appliance positioning 28 Removing transport safety packaging 29 Electrical connection 29 Changing door stop 30 Special accessories 31

Environment 32

Packaging material 32 Old appliance 32 Environmental tips 33

Service 34

Important safety information

Operating Instructions

Important 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.

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.

Important safety information

• 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.

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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.

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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.

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 packing and transit bolts 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.

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

Important safety information

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

Use

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

• Only wash 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.

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.

Product description

1 Control panel 2 Drawer with condensed water container 3 Fine strainer (lint filter) 4 Large mesh filter (lint filter) 5 Micro-fine filter (lint filter) 6 Rating plate 7 Loading door (reversible) 8 Base door upstream of heat exchanger

9 Button for opening door in plinth 10 Air slots 11 Screwed feet (with height adjustment)

Control panel

Programme knob and OFF UIT switch

2 Function buttons 3

START PAUSE START PAUZE button

DELAY START STARTUITSTEL button

5 Function and warning leds

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.

Sorting and preparing laundry

Sorting laundry

• Sort by fabric type: –

Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS KATOEN programme group.

–

Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in SYNTHETICS SYNTHETISCH programme group.

• Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:

Drying in the tumble

dryer possible in prin-

ciple

Dry at normal

temperature

Dry at reduced

temperature (press

DELICATE DELICAAT

button!)

Drying in the tumble

dryer not possible

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 tumble-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 programme. Items may shrink!

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Do not dry wool in the dryer. May become entangled!

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.

Programme overview

Additional

functions

max. load

(weight when dry)

BUZZER ZOEMER

DELICATE DELICAAT

6 kg • • •

EXTRA EX-

TRA DROOG

CUPBOARD

KAST-

COTTONS KATOEN

DROOG

IRON

STRIJKDROOG

Programmes

Programme overview

Application/properties

DELAY START

STARTUITSTEL

Thorough drying of thick or multi- layered fabrics, e.g. terry towelling items, bathrobes.

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

For normal thickness cotton or linen laundry, e.g. bedding, table linen.

Care mark

EXTRA EXTRA DROOG

CUPBOARD

KASTDROOG

SYNTHETICS SYNTHETISCH

IRON

STRIJKDROOG

TIME

30 MIN. 1 kg • • •

FRESHEN UP OPFRIS-

SEN

3 kg • • •

1 kg • • •

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

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, shirts.

For further drying of individual items of laundry or for small volumes of less than 1kg.

For refreshing or gently cleaning textiles with commercially available dry cleaning products.

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