AEG-Electrolux TKSL5E101 User Manual

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ProSteam condenser dryer

TK SL5 E

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Contents

Important safety information 2
Environment 4
Product description 5
Control panel 6
First start-up 7
Sorting and preparing laundry 8
ProSteam system 10
Drying 16

Subject to change without notice

Drying rack 19
Care and cleaning 20
What to do if ... 24
SETTINGS 26
Technical data 27
Hints for test institutes 28
Installation 28
Service 31

Important safety information

Important! Only operate the ProSteam
programmes with distilled water!
Mains water causes damage to the ap­pliance.

Important! 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.

• 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.

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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

• When removing from the socket, never pull
the mains plug by the cable, instead take
a hold of the plug.

• The height adjustable screw feet must
never be removed.

• The plug must be accessible after installing
the machine

• Manifold plugs, couplings and extension
cables must not be used. Risk of fire from
overheating!

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

• Do not lean on the open door. The appli­ance may tip over.

• Once the drying cycle or ProSteam pro­gramme has been interrupted, the laundry
and drum may be hot. Risk of burns! Take
care when removing the laundry.

• Take care when interrupting the ProSteam
programme: Do not open the machine
door during the steam phase. Hot steam
may result in burns. The display shows a
message to indicate the steam phase.

• The final part of a drying cycle occurs with­out heat (cool down cycle) to ensure that
the items are left at a temperature that en­sures that the items will not be damaged.

•

Caution – Hot surface:
Do not touch the back of the appliance
while it is operating.

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

• Note the "Installation" instructions.

• Important! Appliance must be moved in

vertical position for transport.

• 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 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.

• 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 under the appli­ance.

• 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

• The appliance is intended for drying and
steam treatment of standard laundry in do­mestic applications.

• 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.

• When using dry-cleaning sets: only use
those products which are declared as suit­able for the dryer by the manufacturer.

• Clean the micro-fine filter and fine strainer
after each drying cycle or ProSteam pro­gramme.

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• Do not use the machine without a lint filter
or with a damaged lint filter. Risk of fire!

• Only fill the water reservoir for steam treat­ment with distilled water. Do not use tap
water or any additives! The condensed
water from this appliance’s condensed
water container can also be used, if it is
filtered first (e. g. with a coffee filter).

• Clean the heat exchanger regularly.

• 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.

• With stacked washer and ProSteam ap­pliance: do not place objects on the appli­ance. These may fall off during operation.

•The lamp cover for the interior light must
be screwed down tightly.

• Fabric softeners, or similar products
should be used as specified by the fabric
softener instructions.

Environment

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.

Environmental tips

• In the dryer, laundry becomes fluffy and
soft. Fabric softeners are not therefore
needed when washing.

• Filtered condensed water can be used for
ProSteam programmes.

• Your dryer will function most economically
if you:
– always keep the ventilation slots on the

base of the dryer unobstructed;

•

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

• Make sure that children and small animals
cannot climb into the appliance’s drum.
Could endanger life! Keep the appliance
door shut whenever it is not being used.

• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of
children’s reach.

• When discarding the appliance, cut the
electrical supply cable and destroy the
plug with the remaining cable. Disable to
door catch in order to prevent young chil­dren from becoming trapped inside the
machine while playing.

– use the loading volumes specified in the

programme overview;

– ensure you have good ventilation in the

installation room;

– clean micro filter and fine filter after every

drying or ProSteam programme;

– spin the laundry well before drying.

Energy consumption depends on spin­ning speed set in washing machine.
Higher spinning speed - lower energy
consumption.

Packaging material

The packaging materials are environmentally
friendly and can be recycled. The plastic
components are identified by markings, e.g.
>PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the
packaging materials in the appropriate con­tainer at the community waste disposal fa­cilities.

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Warning! When disposing of old
appliances, remove the mains cable and
dispose of together with the plug.

Product description

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Remove the door hook and ensure it is
no longer lockable to prevent young
children being trapped inside.

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1 Control panel
2 Water recirculation valve/filter
3 Filler neck for steam water tank
4 Water reservoir
5 Fine fluff filters
6 Drum light
7 Drying rack
8 Loading door (reversible) / course fluff fil-

ters

9 Fluff filters
10 Rating plate
11 Button for opening door in plinth
12 Heat exchanger
13 Ventilation grille
14 Heat exchanger door
15 Adjustable feet
16 Drainage hose for water tank

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Control panel

6 5 4

1 2 3

1 Programme knob and Aus (OFF) switch
2 Function buttons
3 Start / Pause button

Display

1

COTTONS EXTRA DRY

MIN

---

800

4:02

16:05

2

3

4

The display can show the following basic
messages:

1 Currently set ProSteam or drying pro-

gramme name and cycle duration.

2 Expected time of cycle end.
3 Option icon after option selection.
4 Visualization of additional functions.

Display description

STEAM LOAD not se-

lectable

minimal STEAM LOAD medium STEAM LOAD maximal STEAM LOAD

4 Zeitvorwahl (DELAY START) button
5 Status led
6 Display

COTTONS EXTRA DRY

MIN

1200

2:00

14:17

Drying

Each time when the cycle is performed, you
are informed by animated progress bar
about cycle status. In some cases you might
be also guide and warn by displayed mes­sages.

DRYNESS not selecta-

ble

minimal DRYNESS medium DRYNESS maximal DRYNESS

Display description

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SPIN SPEED not se-

lectable

BUZZER DELICATE LONG ANTI-CREASE SENSITIVE

CHILD LOCK cycle duration cycle finish time delay time

minimal SPIN SPEED

SPIN SPEED scope

(100 rpm step)

maximal SPIN SPEED

Option DELICATEand SENSITIVE can­not be selected together

First start-up

Switching machine on / switching light
on

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

Setting the language

If you want to keep the language: press

the OK button.

If you want to change the language:

1. Press the Option button repeatedly, until
the desired language appears in the dis­play.

SETTINGS

Back
LANGUAGE
CLOCK

ENG

Once the programme knob is set to any pro­gramme, e. g. Hemden Baumwolle (COT­TON SHIRTS), the display lights up and
should look like the illustration opposite.
The first time the appliance is used a brief in­troduction is activated in order to help you
make the necessary introductory settings.
Short help-text will change into the language
setting view as soon as you press the Option
or OK button.

2. To confirm the choice press the OK but­ton. After this a text appears asking you
again to confirm the set language. This
step is added to ensure that you did not
set a language by mistake.
To confirm the choice press the OK but­ton again.

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Important! In case of mistake or at any time

after the first time use a short-cut is provided
to avoid going through the SETTINGS.
Keeping pressed together the buttons
Dampfmenge (STEAM LEVEL) and
Trockengrad (DRYNESS) for about 5
seconds the language setting view appears.

Setting the time

Just after setting the language you are asked
to set the time.
Short help-text will change into the time set­ting view as soon as you press the Option or
OK button.
So that the time and the end of the pro­gramme are correctly displayed, please
check the time shown in the display and set
the current time if necessary.

SETTINGS

LANGUAGE
CLOCK
BRIGHTNESS

9:21

To select the time please use Option button
to confirm press OK.
See also the chapter " SETTINGS".

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.

1. Turn the programme knob to Zeitprog­ramm (TIME).

2. Press the Zeitwahl (TIME) button repeat­edly until 30' appears in the display.

3. Press the Start / Pause button.

Sorting and preparing laundry

Sorting laundry

• Sort by fabric type:
– Cotton/linen for programmes in Baum-

wolle (COTTONS) pogramme group.

– Mixtures and synthetics for pro-

grammes in Mischgewebe (SYNTHET-
ICS ) programme group.

• Sorting by care label. The care labels
mean:

Drying in
the tum­ble dryer

possible

in princi-

ple

Dry at

normal

tempera-

ture

Dry at re-

duced

tempera-

ture

(choose

DELI-

CATE

option!)

Drying in
the tum­ble dryer
not pos-

sible

Important! 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 Extratrocken (EXTRA DRY) pro­gramme. Items may shrink!

• Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried
using the Wolle (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 respect to ma­terial, colour and weight. Please dry heavy
laundry items made of wool separately.

Special notes about ProSteam

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Important!

• The following textiles cannot be treated
using a ProSteam programme:
leather, textiles with large metal, wooden
or plastic parts, textiles with rusting metal
parts, oilskins or wax cotton garments.

Important!

• To smooth or freshen laundry with a ProS­team programme, sort laundry by size,
weight, material and colour.
Only smooth textiles together that are sim­ilar in terms of size, weight, material and
colour.

Important!

• Do not dry new, coloured textiles together
with light-coloured laundry items. Colours
may fade (check colour fastness of fabric

Important!

• Do not use dry cleaning sets in combina­tion with ProSteam programmes.

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.

Special notes about ProSteam

• Before treating garments with a ProSteam
programme, remove stains by washing or
using localized stain removal

when damp in an inconspicuous area).

Laundry weights

Type of laundry Weight

Bathrobe 1200 g

Napkin 100 g

Quilt cover 700 g

Sheet 500 g

Pillow case 200 g

Tablecloth 250 g

Towelling towel 200 g

Tea cloth 100 g

Night dress 200 g

Ladies' briefs 100 g

Man's work shirt 600 g

Man's work shirt 200 g

Man's pyjamas 500 g

Blouse 100 g

Men's underpants 100 g

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Opening loading door / loading laundry

ProSteam system

Fill steam water tank

You must fill up the steam water tank before
using a ProSteam programme for the first
time. Use the distilled water provided if there
is not yet any condensed water from previous
drying programmes (see chapter on ‘Care
and cleaning, Emptying condensed water
container’). If, after a ProSteam programme
is selected, following message The steam

water tank is empty. Please fill it and then
press START on the display appears, you will

need to fill up the steam water tank with dis­tilled water. Otherwise, you will not be able to
start any ProSteam programme.

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1

Pull drawer containing condensed water
container out a little 1 , then pull the water
tank’s filler neck 2

Important! Important! Only fill the water
tank with distilled or fully desalinated
water. Do not use tap water or additives!
You can also use the condensed water
from the tank, as long as you filter it first
(use the canister supplied with the filter
fitted: see picture opposite).

1. Open loading door:

Use force to push against the loading
door (push point - see picture)

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.

max.

Fill with distilled water from the canister pro­vided, up to the MAX mark inside the con­tainer.
Push filler neck and drawer with condensed
water container back in.

When dry, all textiles not specifically
prohibited in the chapter ‘Sorting and
preparing laundry’ may be treated with
the ProSteam System. Wet textiles may
only be treated if they are labelled as
suitable for dry programmes.

Water recirculation system

This system allows you to use for a ProSteam
cycle automatically the condensed water col­lected in the condense water tank during a
drying cycle.

The water in the condense water tank
will never automatically fill the steam wa­ter tank.
The water recirculation system works
only if it is supplied by water arising dur­ing standard drying cycles.