ASKO T794CFI Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

Tumble dryer

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recommend that you read the operating instructions before
using the machine. The operating instructions also contain
information on how to avoid damaging the environment.

ASKO T794C FI

Contents

Before using your machine for
the first time

Language selection

Safety

Transport/Winter storage

Packing material

Recycling

To minimize the risk of fire in a
tumble dryer, the following should
be observed:

General

Child safety catch

To deactivate child-safe start
temporarily:

Advice and tips before you
tumble-dry

Materials that can be tumble-dried

16Settings

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4Safety instructions

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6Child safety

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7Description of the tumble dryer

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You can carry out the following
settings

How to choose the settings:

Clock

Audible Volume

Language

Child-safe

Return

Cleaning the lint filter

Emptying the condensed water
container

Cleaning the outside of the
machine

Cleaning the condenser

The machine will not start

The machine loses all power
during a program

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18Care and cleaning

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22Troubleshooting

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Materials that must not be
tumble-dried

Static electricity

Sort your fabrics

Select the program

Selecting Options

Press the Start button

Drying program finished

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Drying takes too long

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9Tumble drying

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Error messages

Technical data

Standard tests

Before contacting the service
division

Positioning the tumble dryer

Adjusting the feet

Condensed water

Electrical installation

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23Technical information

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24Service

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25Installation

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27Door hanging

30Fitting the wooden door

32Quick guide

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Before using your machine for the first time

Language selection

You will be prompted to select the display
language when you have connected your machine
and start it for the first time. Do as follows:

1. Press the up or down arrow buttons and
choose from: US english, English, Svenska,
Dansk, Norsk, Suomea, Français, Deutsch,
Italiano, Espanol, Русский, Nederlands.

2. Press Start or Stop to save and to move on to
the clock and time display settings.

Laundry labels

Certain materials are not suitable for
tumble-drying. Always check and follow the
instructions on each item’s laundry label. You can
find more information in the “Advice and tips
before you tumble-dry” chapter.

NOTE!

When starting the tumble dryer for the first time
or after a long period without use, you may notice
a slight thumping noise. This noise is completely
normal and will disappear after a few loads.

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Safety instructions

Read the operating instructions and
keep them in a safe place!

• Electrical installation, if required, should be
carried out by a qualified electrician.

• The machine should only be used for
tumble-drying as described in these
instructions.

• Repairs and maintenance must be carried out
by a qualified professional.

• Damaged mains cables must only be replaced
by a qualified electrician.

• Sufficient ventilation is required to prevent
smoke from open fires or fumes from
equipment burning other fuels being sucked
into the room when the tumble dryer is running.

• Do not dry dirty laundry in the tumble dryer.

• Items that are stained with e.g. cooking oil,
acetone, alcohol, petrol, kerosene, stain
remover, turpentine, wax and wax remover
should be washed in hot water with extra
detergent before they go in the tumbler dryer.

• Items such as foam rubber, latex, plastic,
waterproof textiles, rubber-coated items and
clothes and foam-rubber filled cushions must
not be dried in the tumbler dryer.

• Fabric softener or similar products should be
used as per the recommendations of the
detergent manufacturer.

• The machine is not designed to be used by
persons (even children) that are physically or
mentally handicapped or lack experience and
knowledge. Such persons must receive
instruction in how to use the machine from the
person responsible for their safety.

• Children must be watched to ensure they do
not play with the machine.

Safety

• The machine must not be used for drying items
that have been dry-cleaned at home or fabrics
that may contain residues of flammable liquids.

• The tumble dryer is protected by an
overheating cut-out. This shuts off the machine
if the temperature gets too high.

• The appliance is not intended for use by young
children or infirm persons without supervision.

• The machine automatically cuts off if the
condenser water tank is full or outlet hose is
blocked.

WARNING!

When the tumble dryer is operating, the back of
the tumble dryer will get very hot. Leave the
machine to cool completely before touching the
back.

Installation

See the "Installation" chapter.

Transport/Winter storage

If you need to move your machine or store it over
the winter in unheated premises, make sure that
you drain the condensed water container
beforehand.

Packing material

Sort waste materials in accordance with local
guidelines.

Recycling

This machine is manufactured and labelled for
recycling. In order to prevent personal injury, the
machine must be made inoperable after deciding
to take it out of service. Contact your local
authority for information about where and how
your machine should be correctly recycled.

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Safety instructions

To minimize the risk of fire in a tumble dryer, the following should be observed:

• Items that have been spotted or soaked with
vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard
and should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously,
especially when exposed to heat sources such
as in a tumble dryer. The items become warm,
causing an oxidation reaction in the oil.
Oxidation creates heat. If the heat cannot
escape, the items can become hot enough to
catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing oil-affected
items can prevent heat from escaping and so
create a fire hazard. If it is unavoidable that
fabrics that contain vegetable or cooking oil or
have been contaminated by hair care products
be placed in a tumble dryer they should first
be washed in hot water with extra detergent ­this will reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard.
The ’cool down’ cycle of tumble dryers should
be used to reduce the temperature of the items.
They should not be removed from the tumble
dryer or piled or stacked while hot.

• Items that have been previously cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in or spotted with
petrol/gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents or other
flammable or explosive substances should not
be placed in a tumble dryer. Highly flammable
substances commonly used in domestic
environments include acetone, denatured
alcohol, petrol/gasoline, kerosene, spot
removers (some brands), turpentine, waxes
and wax removers.

• Items containing foam rubber (also known as
latex foam) or similarly textured rubberlike
materials should not be dried in a tumble dryer
on a heat setting. Foam rubber materials can,
when heated, produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.

• Fabric softeners or similar products should not
be used in a tumble dryer to eliminate the
effects of static electricity unless this practice
is specifically recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

• Undergarments that contain metal
reinforcements should not be placed in a
tumbledryer. Damage to the tumble dryer can
result if metal reinforcements come loose
during drying. When available a drying rack
could be used for such items.

• Plastic articles such as shower caps or babies’
waterproof napkin covers should not be placed
in a tumble dryer. Rubber-backed articles,
clothes fitted with foam rubber pads, pillows,
galoshes and rubber-coated tennis shoes
should not be placed in a tumble dryer.

Vented dryers

• There has to be adequate ventilation to avoid
the back flow of gases into the room from
appliances burning other fuels, including open
fires, when operating the tumble dryer.

• The exhaust air must not be discharged into a
flue which is used for exhausting fumes from
appliances burning gas or other fuels.

CAUTION!

Air from the tumble dryer must not be fed through
ducts used for equipment that burns gas or other
fuels.

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Child safety

General

WARNING!

Do not allow children to play with
the tumble dryer.

• If the door is opened when a program is
running the garments may be very hot, with a
risk of burn injuries.

• The tumble dryer does not start automatically
when the door is closed (if a child pulls the
door shut from the inside, for example).

Child safety catch

By activating the child-safe start function you can
prevent children from starting the tumble dryer or
changing the current program.

1. Press the up or down arrow button in the
program selector until Settings is highlighted
in the display window.

2. Press the program selector (the big arrow in
the middle).

3. Press the up or down arrow button in the
program selector until Child-safe is highlighted
in the display window.

4. Press the program selector again (the big
arrow) to access the options menu on the right
of the display.

5. Press the up or down arrow button to select
On or Off.

6. Press the program selector (the big arrow) to
activate

To deactivate child-safe start temporarily:

Simultaneously press the program selector and
the Start button to deactivate child-safe start for
three minutes.

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Description of the tumble dryer

Serial Number4.

Lint filter5.Main power switch1.
Outer door6.Condensed water container2.
Condenser7.Panel3.

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Advice and tips before you tumble-dry

Here are some tips that may help you before you
begin tumble-drying.

Have the clothes been spun?

Items to be tumble-dried should be spun at 1000
rpm or faster. Higher spin speeds save energy
and reduce drying time.

Materials that can be tumble-dried

This symbol means that the material is suitable
for tumble-drying. Fabrics best suited to
tumble-drying are cotton fabrics, terry cloth and
synthetic fibres. Garments will be softer and lighter
when tumbled than when hung out to dry.

NOTE!

The tumble dryer does not cause any significant
wear on fabrics. The lint that collects in the lint
filter consists of dust and fibre residues formed
when the items are used.

Static electricity

To reduce the risk of static electricity in the laundry
after tumble drying you can:

• Use fabric softener when washing.

• Wait five minutes after the drying program ends
before opening the door and removing the
laundry from the dryer.

NOTE!

You can stop the tumble dryer by pressing the
Stop button for three seconds or by opening the
door. In both cases the program is stopped and
starts from the beginning if restarted.

If you do not want to restart the program then
immediately remove all laundry and spread it out
to allow the heat to dissipate.

Materials that must not be tumble-dried

This symbol means that the material is not
suitable for tumble-drying. Certain materials may
melt or become a fire hazard if exposed to heat,
and others can lose their shape or shrink.

And do not tumble-dry

• materials labelled "Do not dry near heat".

• garments that have been dry-cleaned at home.

• plastic foam.

• fibreglass material.

• wool because of the risk of felting.

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Tumble drying

Below are step-by-step instructions to help you
achieve the best possible tumble-drying results.

Sort your fabrics

You will achieve the most uniform drying

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results if the items are made of the same
type of material. Do up zips and buttons, fasten
belts, sort the items and adjust the load and
temperature.

Press the main power switch

until the display lights.

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Open the door, load the items

and then close the door

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Main power switch

Program selector

Display window

Start

Stop

Tumble drying

Select the program

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Select a program by pressing the up or down arrow button. The name of the selected program and the
program time are shown in the display window. Press the button in the middle of the program selector if
you want to select any options.

Guidelines as to what specific programs can be used for:

Auto extra dry

This program is for items that are particularly
difficult to dry.

NOTE!

Knitted fabrics in particular are prone to
shrinkage. Use the Auto extra dry, Auto normal
dry or Auto Iron dry programs for these items.
Stretch clothes back into shape immediately
after drying.

Auto dry and Auto normal dry

These programs end automatically when the load
is dry. The Auto dry program gives slightly drier
laundry than Auto normal dry.

Auto Iron dry

This program shuts off the heat once the load is
just damp enough for ironing or pressing.

Jeans

Program for jeans and clothing with very thick
seams. Delayed Start can be selected as an
option.

Synthetics

Gentle program for synthetics. Delayed Start can
be selected as an option.

Terry towels

Program intended for large and small loads of
thick terry cloth, such as towels and bathrobes.

Down

Gentle program that dries down items completely.
Can be used to dry up to three pillows or one quilt.

Timed dry

The most suitable program time depends on what
you intend to do with the items after tumble-drying
them. Use trial and error to find out what works
best. When you use Timed dry to tumble-dry a
load of mixed fabrics, some of the garments may
remain damp. Tumble-dry any damp garments
for a further 30 minutes or so using the Timed dry
program.

Select the program time by pressing the program

selector until the symbol is highlighted. Press
the up or down arrow button to set the desired
program time.

NOTE!

When using the Timed dry program with a
program time that is too long, the garments can
become “over-dry”. This can cause items to
shrink or crease and feel rough to the touch.
Synthetic materials can also become charged
with static electricity.

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