Candy GVS C9DCGR Instruction manual

Please read and follow these instructions carefully and operate the machine accordingly. This booklet provides important gu ide lin es for sa fe u se, ins tal lation, maintenance and some useful advice for best

results when using your machine.

Keep all documentation in a safe place for future reference or for any future owners.

Please check that the following items are delivered with the appliance:

● Instruction manual

● Guarantee card

● Energy label

By placing the mark on this product, we are confirming compliance to all relevant European safety, health and environmental requirements which are applicable in legislation for this product.

Index

1. SAFETY REMINDERS

2. DRAIN HOSE KIT: FITTING

INSTRUCTIONS

3. PREPARING THE LOAD

4. CLEANING AND ROUTINE MAINTENANCE

5. WATER CONTAINER

6. DOOR AND FILTER AND CONDENSER

7. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS

8. SELECTING THE PROGRAMME AND SET THE FUNCTION

9. TROUBLESHOOTING CUSTOMER SERVICE

Check that no damage has occurred to the machine during transit. If it has, call for service by GIAS. Failure to comply with the above can compromise the safety of the appliance. You may be charged for a service call if a problem with your machine is caused by misuse.

SAFETY REMINDS

●This appliance can be used by

children aged from 8 years and above and persons with reduced physical,sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience and knowledge if they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe way and u n d e r s t a n d t h e h a z a r d s involved.Children shall not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance should not be made by children without supervision.Children of less than 3 years should be kept away unless continuously supervised.

●WARNING Misuse of a tumble dryer may create a fire hazard.

●This appliances is intended to be used in household and similar applications such as:

- Staff kitchen areas in shops , offices and other working environments;

- Farm houses

- By clients in hotels, motels and o t h e r r e s i d e n t i a l t y p e environments;

- B e d a n d b r ea k fa s t ty p e environments" A different use of this appliance from household environment or from typical housekeeping functions,as commercial use by expert or trained users, is excluded even in the above applications.

If the appliance is used in a

manner inconsistent with this

it may reduce the life of the appliance and may void the manufacturer’s warranty. Any damage to the appliance or other damage or loss arising through use that is not consistent with domestic or household use ( even if located in a domestic or household environment) shall not be accepted by the manufacturer to the fullest extent permitted by law.

●This machine should only be used for its intended purpose as described in this manual.

Ensure that the instructions for installation and use are fully understoo d before operating the appliance.

●Do not touch the appliance when hands or feet are damp

or wet.

●Do not lean on the door when loading the machine or use the door to lift or move the

machine.

●Do not allow children to play with the machine or its

controls.

● WARNING Do not use the product if the fluff filter is not in position or is damaged; fluff

could be ignited.

● WARNING Where the hot surface symbol is located the temperature rise during

operation of the tumble dryer may be in excess of 60 degrees C.

● Remove the plug from the electr icity supply. Always

remove the plug before cleaning

the appliance.

● Do not continue to use this machine if it appears to be faulty.

● Lint and fluff must not be allowed to collect on the floor around the outside of the machine.

Installation

Do not use adapters, multiple

●

connectors and/or extensions.

● Never install the dryer against

curtains and be sure to prevent items from falling or collecting behind the dryer.

● The appliance must not be

installed behind a lockable door, a sliding door or a door with a hinge on the opposite side to that of the tumble dryer.

● 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 the items will not be damaged.

● The tumble dryer is not to be

used if industrial chemicals have been used for cleaning.

● WARNING: Never stop a

tumble dryer before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that t h e hea t is dissipated.

● Maximum load drying weight :

see energy label.

The Laundry

Do not dry unwashed items in

● the tumble dryer.

● WARNING Do not tumble dry

fabrics treated with dry cleaning fluids.

● WA R N I N G Fo a m r u b b e r materials can, under certain circumstances, when heated

b e c o m e i g n i t e d b y spo nta neo u s c o mb u st i on . Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads MUST NOT be dried in the tumble dryer.

● Always refer to the laundry care la b e l s f o r d i re c ti o ns o n suitability for drying.

● Clothes should be spin dried or thoroughly wrung before they are put into the tumble dryer.

Clothes that are dripping wet should not be put into the dryer.

● Lighters and matches must not be left in pockets and NEVER use flammable liquids near the

machine.

● Glass fibre curtains should NEVER be put in this machine.

Skin irritation may occur if other

garments are contaminated with the glass fibres.

● Items that have been soiled with substance s s u ch as

cooking oil, acetone, alcohol,

pe t ro l, ke ro s en e, sp ot 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.

●

Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as

specified by the fabric

softener instructions.

Ventilation

Adequate ventilation must be

●

provided in the room where the tumble dryer is located to p r e v e n t g a s e s f r o m appliances burning other fuels, including open fires, being drawn into the room during operation of the tumble dryer.

● Installing the rear of the

appliance close to a wall or

vertical surface.

● There should be a gap of at

least 12 mm between the m a c h i n e a n d a n y obstrubtions.The inlet and outlet should be kept clear of o b s t r u c t i o n . To e n s u r e adequate ventilation the space between the bottom of the machine and the floor must not be obstructed.

● Check regularly that the air

flowing through the dryer is not restricted.

Check frequently the fluff filter

●

after use, and clean, if necessary.

● Prevent items from falling or

collecting behind the dryer as these may obstruct the air inlet and outlet

● NEVER install the dryer up

against curtains.

● In cases where the dryer is

installed on top of a washing machine, a suitable stacking kit must be used according to the follow configuration.

- Stacking kit Mod 35100019: for

minimum washing machine depth 49 cm

- Stacking kit Mod 35900120: for

minimum washing machine depth 51 cm

The stacking kit shall be one of that above, obtainable from our spare service. The instructions for installation and any fixing attachments, are provided with the staking kit.

Do not install the product in a low temperature room or in a room where there is a risk of frost occurring. At temperature around freezing point the product may not be able to operate properly: there is a risk of damage if the water is allowed to freeze in the hydraulic circuit (valves, hoses, pumps). For a better product performance the ambient room temperature must be between 5-35°C . Please note that operating in cold condition (between +2 and +5°C) might simply some water condensation and water drops on floor.

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