AEG-Electrolux T57840 User Manual

LAVATHERM 57840

User manual Condenser Dryer

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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

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Contents

Operating Instructions 5

Important safety information 5

Product description 8

Control panel 9

What is shown in the display 9

Before first use 10

Sorting and preparing laundry 10

Programme overview 11

Daily use 14

Switching machine on / switching light on 14
Opening loading door / loading laundry 14
Selecting the programme 14
DELICATE (DELICAAT) function 14
SENSITIVE function 15
LONG ANTI-CREASE (ANTIKREUK LANG) function 15
BUZZER (ZOEMER) function 16
TIME (TIJD PROGR.) function 16
DELAY (STARTUITSTEL) function 17
CHILD LOCK function 17
Starting the programme 18
Changing programme 18
Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 18
Drying cycle complete / removing laundry 19

Care and cleaning 20

Cleaning fluff filter 20
Cleaning the door seal 22
Emptying the condensate tank 22
Cleaning heat exchanger 23
Cleaning the drum 24
Clean operating screen and housing 25

What to do if ... 26

Troubleshooting by yourself 26

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Changing the bulb for interior lighting 27

Machine settings 29

Technical data 30

Consumption values 30

Hints for test institutes 31

Installation 31

Appliance positioning 31
Removing transport safety packaging 32
Electrical connection 32
Changing door stop 33
Special accessories 34

Environment 35

Packaging material 35
Old appliance 35
Environmental tips 36

Service 37

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.

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Important safety information

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• 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

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• 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.

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Caution - hot surface : Do not touch the door light cover surface when the
light is switched on.

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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.

1) Only dryers equipped with internal drum light.

Product description

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Product description

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1 Control panel
2 Drawer with condensed water container
3 Lamp for inside light
4 Fine strainer (lint filter)
5 Large mesh filter (lint filter)
6 Micro-fine filter (lint filter)
7 Rating plate
8 Loading door (reversible)

9 Base door upstream of heat exchanger
10 Button for opening door in plinth
11 Air slots
12 Screwed feet (with height adjustment)

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4

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Control panel

1

Programme knob and OFF UIT switch

2 Function buttons
3

START PAUSE START PAUZE button

4

DELAY START STARTUITSTEL button

5 Display
6 Function status led

Control panel

1 2 3

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456

What is shown in the display

1 time to end / error message
2 warnings
3 long anti-crease icon
4 cycle phase status
5 delay time option icon
6 child lock icon

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6

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Before first use

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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:
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Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS KATOEN programme group.

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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!

• Do not dry wool in the dryer. May become entangled! After air-drying, wool may
be dried with the WOOL CARE WOL programme.

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).

Programme overview

• 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

1)

Application/properties

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.

EXTRA EX-

TRA
DROOG

CUPBOARD

KAST-

COTTONS KATOEN

DROOG

IRON

STRIJK­DROOG

Programmes

7 kg • • • • - •

7 kg • • • • - •

7 kg • • • • - •

max. load

1)

(weight when dry)

DELICAAT

SENSITIVE

LONG ANTI-CREASE

DELICATE

BUZZER ZOEMER

ANTIKREUK PLUS

TIME TIJD PROGR.

DELAY START STARTUITSTEL

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Care mark

EXTRA EX­TRA
DROOG

CUPBOARD

KAST­DROOG

SYNTHETICS SYNTHETISCH

IRON

STRIJK­DROOG

TIME TIJD

TIME

PROGR.

3 kg • • • • - •

3 kg • • • • - •

3 kg • • • • - •

7 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 volumes of less than
7kg.

2)

2)

2)

Programme overview

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Programmes

Additional functions

1)

DELICAAT

1)

max. load

(weight when dry)

DELICATE

SENSITIVE

ANTIKREUK PLUS

LONG ANTI-CREASE

BUZZER ZOEMER

Application/properties

Care mark

TIME TIJD PROGR.

DELAY START STARTUITSTEL

FRESHEN
UP OPFRIS-

1 kg • - • • - •

SEN

BED LINEN

BED LIN-

SPECIAL

NEN

3 kg • - • • - •

JEANS 7 kg • • • • - •

SPORTS
LIGHT

LICHTE

2 kg

- • • - •

A

SPORT­KLEDING

EASY IRON
PLUS GE-

MAKKELIJK
STRIJKEN
PLUS

WOOL
CARE WOL

1) DELICATE and SENSITIVE cannot be selected together

1 kg
(or 5
shirt

- • • - •

A

s)

1 kg • - - • - •

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

Bed linen (single and double sheet, pil­lowcase, bedspread, duvet cover).

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

For sportswear, thin fabrics, polyester,
which are not ironed.

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.

Special programme for briefly treating
woollens with warm air, after they
have been dried naturally, worn or
stored for long periods. Wool fibres
stand up and the wool becomes soft
and cosy. Recommendation: Remove
fabrics immediately after drying.