AEG-Electrolux T59840 User Manual

LAVATHERM 59840

User manual Condenser Dryer with

Heat Pump

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

What is shown in the display 9

Before first use 10

Sorting and preparing laundry 11

Programme chart 12

Daily use 15

Switching machine on / switching light on 15 Opening loading door / loading laundry 15 Selecting the programme 15 Setting dryness level 16 Setting the pre-drainage spin speed 16 Setting long anti-crease function 17 Buzzer 17 Time 17 Setting delay timer 18 Setting child lock 18 Starting the programme 19 Changing programme 19 Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 19 Drying cycle complete / removing laundry 20

Care and cleaning 21

Cleaning fluff filter 21 Cleaning the door seal 23 Emptying the condensate tank 23 Cleaning heat exchanger filter 24 Cleaning the drum 26 Clean operating screen and housing 27

What to do if ... 28

Troubleshooting by yourself 28

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Contents

Changing the bulb for interior lighting 29

Machine settings 31

Technical data 32

Consumption values 33

Hints for test institutes 33

Installation 34

Transporting the appliance 34 Appliance positioning 34 Removing transport safety packaging 35 Electrical connection 36

Permanent connection 37 Changing door stop 37 Special accessories 38

Environment 40

Packaging material 40 Old appliance 40 Environmental tips 41

Guarantee/Service 42

Guarantee/Customer Service 42

GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 42 European Guarantee 44

Service 45

www.electrolux.com 45

Subject to change without notice

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. Risk of fire!

•

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

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.

Important safety information

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

• 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.

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

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 fluff filter and heat exchanger 10 Button for opening door in plinth 11 Air slots 12 Screwed feet (with height adjustment)

Control panel

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1 Programme knob and OFF switch 2 Function buttons 3 START PAUSE button 4 DELAY START button 5 Status led 6 Display

What is shown in the display

4 2

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Before first use

1 time to end / error message 2 cycle phase status 3 options 4 warnings 5 spin speed selection 6 dryness selection

Before first use

WARNING!

If the appliance was not transported in an upright position, leave it to stand for 12 hours before connecting it to the electricity supply and using it for the first time, so that the oil can flow back to the compressor. Otherwise the compressor could be damaged.

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 programme group.

– Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in EASY CARE programme group.

• Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:

Drying in the tumble

dryer possible in prin-

ciple

Drying at normal

temperature

Drying at reduced

temperature

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!

• Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried using the WOOL programme. Before the drying cycle spin the woollen textiles as well as possible (max. 1200 rpm). Only dry woollen textiles together which are similar or the same with repect to material, colour and weight. Please dry heavy laundry items made of wool separately.

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 chart

Additional functions/

options

Pro-

grammes

COTTONS EXTRA DRY

COTTONS INTENSIVE DRY

COTTONS STORAGE

DRY

COTTONS IRON DRY

EASY CARE EXTRA DRY

EASY CARE STORAGE

DRY

max. load

DRYNESS

(weight when dry)

SPIN SPEED

7 kg • • • • - •

3 kg • • • • - •

BUZZER

LONG ANTI-CREASE

Application/properties

TIME

DELAY START

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

Thorough drying of thick fabrics, e.g. terry towelling items, towels, cottons.

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

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

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, socks, lingerie with bones or wires.

Care mark

EASY CARE IRON DRY

TIME 7 kg - - • • • • For drying of individual items of laundry.

FRESHENUP

MICRO-FIBRE

3 kg • • • • - •

1 kg - - • • - •

1 kg • • • • - •

For thin fabrics which are also to be ironed, e.g. knitwear, cotton shirts.

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

For thin fabrics, polyester and polyamide, which are not ironed.

Additional functions/

options

Programme chart

Pro-

grammes

MIXED 3 kg • • • • - •

BED LINEN 3 kg • • • • - •

VISCOSE 1 kg • • • • - •

JEANS 7 kg • • • • - •

SPORTSLIGHT

SHIRTS

EASY IRON PLUS

SILK 1 kg • • • • - •

max. load

DRYNESS

(weight when dry)

2 kg • • • • - •

1.5 kg

• • • • - •

(or 7

shirts)

1 kg

• • • • - •

(or 5

shirts)

BUZZER

SPIN SPEED

LONG ANTI-CREASE

TIME

Application/properties

DELAY START

For drying cotton and synthetic fabrics, uses low temperature.

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

For thin fabrics, viscose, and polyester, which are not ironed.

For leisure clothing, such as jeans, sweatshirts, 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.

For drying silk using warm air and gentle movement.

Care mark

Programme chart

Additional functions/

options

Pro-

grammes

WOOL 1 kg • • - • - •

1) In accordance with IEC61121

max. load

(weight when dry)

DRYNESS

SPIN SPEED

BUZZER

LONG ANTI-CREASE

TIME

Application/properties

DELAY START

For drying woollen fabrics after they have been washed, using warm air at minimum mechanical load (Follow section “Sorting and preparing washing”). Recommendation: Remove fabrics immediately after drying, as no anti-crease programme follows.

Care mark

Daily use

Switching machine on / switching light on

Turn the programme selector to any programme or turn it to LIGHT ON. The machine has been switched on. When the loading door is opened, the drum is illuminated.

Opening loading door / loading laundry

1. Open loading door:

Use force to push against the loading door (push point)

2. Load your laundry (do not force it in).

CAUTION!

Do not jam laundry in between the loading door and rubber seal.

3. Close loading door securely. Lock

must audibly lock.

Selecting the programme

Use the programme selector to set the programme you require. The estimated time to end of the programme appears in the LCD in h:mm format (hours:minutes).

During the cycle time elapses by steps of one minute; less than 1 hour the leading zeros are not shown (ex. “59”, “5”, “0”).

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