Candy 31100911, GVS C9DCGB, GVS C9DG, GVSD91WB Instruction manual

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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.

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SAFETY REMINDS

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●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.

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● 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.

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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

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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.

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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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