Electrolux EDC78550W User Manual

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Tumble Dryer

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EDC78550W

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Contents

Important safety information 2
Environment 4
Product description 5
Control panel 5
What is shown in the display 6
Before first use 6
Programme chart 6
Daily use 7

Subject to change without notice

Cleaning and maintenance 10
What to do if ... 13
Technical data 14
Machine settings 15
Hints for test institutes 16
Installation 16
Service 17

Important safety information

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 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 packaging 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 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

• This appliance is designed for domestic
use. It must not be used for purposes other
than those for which it was designed.

• Only dry 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.

• Caution - hot surface : Do not touch the
door light cover surface when the light is
switched on (only dryers equipped with in­ternal drum light).

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.

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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.

Old appliance

Warning!

Remove mains plug from socket when you
have no further use for the machine. Cut off
mains cable and dispose of together with
plug. Destroy loading door hook. Children
cannot then lock themselves in the machine
and put their lives at risk.

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.

Environmental tips

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

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

base of the dryer unobstructed;

– use the loading volumes specified in the

programme overview;

– ensure you have good ventilation in the

installation room;

– clean the micro-fine filter and fine strain-

er after each drying cycle;

– spin the laundry well before drying.

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

Product description

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1 Control panel
2 Fluff filters
3 Loading door (reversible)
4 Ventilation grille
5 Adjustable feet
6 Drawer with condensed water container

Control panel

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7 Drum light
8 Push button for base door opening

9 Rating Plate
10 Heat exchanger
11 Heat exchanger door

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1 Programme knob and On/Off switch
2 Display
3 DELAY TIMER button
4 Maintenance displays

– HEAT EXCHANGER

What is shown in the display

SYMBOL DESCRIPTION

Time to end (time of time pro­gramm, time of start delay)

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 da mp cl ot hs
in the machine.

1.

Turn the programme knob to
(TIME).

TIJD

–FILTER

–CONTAINER

5 Function buttons
6 START/PAUSE button

SYMBOL DESCRIPTION

Child lock

Delay start

Drying phase

Cooling phase

Anticrease guard phase

Error, wrong selection

2. Press the TIJD (TIME) button repeatedly
until 0.30 appears in the display.

3. Press the START/PAUZE (START/
PAUSE) button.

Programme chart

Programme

max. load

Extra droog

(Extra )

Kast droog

(Cupboard)

Strijkdroog

(Iron)

Extra droog

(Extra)

8 kg

8 kg

8kg

3 kg

Application/properties

(dry clothes)

Katoen (Cottons)

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

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

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

Synthetisch (Synthetics)

Thorough drying of thick or multi-layered fabrics, e.g. pull­overs, bedding, table linen.

Care label

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Programme

max. load

(dry clothes)

Kast droog

(Cupboard)

Strijkdroog

(Iron)

Tijd (Time)

Mix (Mix)

Anti-kreuk

(Easy)

Jeans (Jeans)

Wol (Wool)

Opfrissen

(Cooling)

Synthetisch kort

(Synthetics quick)
Katoen kort (Cot-

tons quick)

For thin fabrics which are not ironed, e.g. easy care shirts,

3 kg

table linen, baby clothes, socks, lingerie with bones or wires.

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

3 kg

cotton shirts.

For further drying of individual items of laundry. (Droogte-

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graad (Dryness) function not available)
For drying cotton and synthetic fabrics, uses low tempera-

3 kg

ture.
Special program with anti-crease mechanism for easy care

1 kg

fabrics such shirts and blouses; for minimum ironing effort.

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The results depends on the type of fabric and its finish. Place

shirt

fabrics in the dryer straight after spinning; once dried, imme-

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diately remove fabrics and place on a clothes hanger.
For leisure clothing, such as jeans, sweat-shirts, etc., of dif-

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ferent material thicknesses (e.g. at the neck, cuffs and
seams).

For drying woollen fabrics after they have been washed, using
warm air at minimum mechanical load (Follow section “Sort-

1 kg

ing and preparing washing”). Recommendation: Remove
fabrics immediately after drying, as no anti-crease pro­gramme follows.

Special programme, lasting around 10 minutes, for refreshing
or gently cleaning textiles with commercially available dry
cleaning sets. (Only use those products which are declared

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as suitable for the drier by the manufacturer; please observe
the manufacturer’s instructions for use.)(Zoemer (Buzzer)
function available)

For quick drying synthetics fabrics with minimum creasing.

2 kg

Drying result: ready to store.
For quick drying cotton fabrics with minimum creasing. Dry-

3 kg

ing result: ready to store.

TIJD (Time) function available only with

TIJD (Time) programme.

Application/properties

Care label

Special

Kort (Quick)

Daily use

Sorting laundry

• Sort by fabric type:
–

Cotton/linen for programmes in
toen (Cottons) programme group.

– Mixtures and synthetics for pro-

grammes in

Synthetisch (Synthet-

ics ) programme group.

• Sort by care label: The care labels mean:

Ka-

Drying in the tumble dryer possible in
principle

Drying at normal temperature

Drying at reduced temperature

Drying in the tumble dryer not possible

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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

Extra droog (Extra) programme.

Items may shrink!

• Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried
using the

Wol (Wool) programme. Be­fore the drying cycle spin the woollen tex­tiles as well as possible (max. 1200 rpm).
Only dry woollen textiles together of similar
or the same 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.

Important! Do not overload the appliance.
Observe max. loading volume of 8 kg.

Average laundry weights

bathrobe 1200 g
quilt cover 700 g
man’s work shirt 600 g
man’s pyjamas 500 g
sheet 500 g
tablecloth 250 g
man’s shirt 200 g
night dress 200 g
pillow case 200 g
towelling towel 200 g
blouse 100 g
ladies’ briefs 100 g
men’s underpants 100 g
napkin 100 g

tea cloth 100 g

Switching machine on

Turn the programme selector to any pro­gramme. The machine switches on. When
the loading door is open, the internal lamp
illuminates the drum.

Door opening and laundry loading

1. Open loading door:
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

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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 zero is
not shown (e.g. “59”, “5”, “0”).

Selecting additional functions

You can choose from the additional functions
Delicaat (Delicate), Zoemer (Buzer ), Droog­tegraad (Dryness), Tijd (Time) (if a Time pro­gramme has been selected), and Startuitstel
(Delay).

Delicaat (Delicate)

For especially gentle drying of sensitive fab­rics with the care label and for temperature­sensitive textiles (e.g. acrylic, viscose). Pro­gramme is executed with reduced heat. Del­icaat is only suitable for use with loads of up
to 3kg.

1. Press the Delicaat (Delicate) button. The
Delicaat (Delicate) symbol appears in

the display.

Zoemer (Buzzer)

When the drying cycle has finished, an inter­mittent audible signal will sound.
By depressing button Zoemer (Buzzer) the
acoustic signal is switched off in the following
cases:

• when selecting the programme

• when depressing the buttons

• when the programme selector dial is

turned to another position during the pro­gramme or when you depress an option
button during the cycle

• at the end of the programme.

The corresponding light comes on

Droogtegraad (Dryness)

Press the Droogtegraad (Dryness) button re­peatedly, to select the desired option. The
relevant light will light up. Laundry becomes

dryer from MIN to MAX. Press the Droogte­graad (Dryness) button as many times as
necessary until the small light at the level of
residual dampness required is illuminated.
When the programme has finished the pilot
lights End is on.

Tijd (Time)

Use the TIJD (Time) button to select the pro­gramme duration after setting the TIJD

programme. You can select a programme
duration from 20 min. to 3 hours in 10-minute
steps.

1. Turn the programme selector to the TIJD
programme.

2. Press the TIJD (Time) button repeatedly

until the desired programme duration is
shown in the display, e.g.

for

a programme of 20 minutes.
If the programme duration is not selected,
the duration is automatically set to 10 mins.

Startuitstel (Delay)

With the Startuitstel (Delay) button, you
can delay the start of a programme by
between 30 minutes (30') and a maxi­mum of 20 hours (20h).

1. Select the programme and additional

functions.

2. Press the Startuitstel (Delay) button as

many times as necessary until the re-

quired time of the delay appears on the

display, e.g.

H if the programme

is to be started in 12 hours.

If the display is showing H and
you press the button again, the time de­lay will be cancelled. The display will
show 0 and then the duration of the se­lected programme.

3. To activate the delay timer, press the

START/PAUZE (Start/Pause) button. The

amount of time remaining until the pro-

gramme is set to start is continuously dis-

played (e.g. 15h, 14h, 13h, … 30' etc).

Setting child lock

The child lock can be set to prevent a pro­gramme being accidentally started or a pro­gramme in operation being accidentally
changed. The child lock function locks all
buttons and the programme selector. The
child lock can be activated or deactivated by

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holding down the DROOGTEGRAAD (DRY­NESS) and TIJD (Time) buttons simultane­ously for 5 seconds.

– Before programme is started: Appli-

ance cannot be used

– After programme is started: Pro-

gramme in operation cannot be
changed

The icon
that the child safety device is activated.
The child safety device is not deactivated
once the programme comes to an end.
If you want to set a new programme, you
must first deactivate the child safety device.

Starting the programme

Press the START/PAUZE Start/Pause but­ton. The programme is started. The pro­gramme progress display shows drying pro­gress. The symbols for
Coling appear in the display one after the
other. The number of droplets in the dryness
indicator gradually goes down as the drying
process progresses.

Changing programme

To change a programme which has been se­lected by mistake once the programme has
started, first turn the programme selector to

O off and then reset the programme.

Putting in extra items or taking items out
before end of programme

1. Open loading door.

appears in the display to indicate

Drying and

The programme can no longer be
changed directly once the programme
has started. If nevertheless there is an
attempt to change the programme on
the programme knob, the programme
progress display and the maintenance
indicators flash. If an option button (ex­cluding the Zoemer (Buzzer) button) is

pressed,
The drying programme is not however
affected by this (laundry protection).

appears on the display.

Warning! Laundry and drum can
become hot. Risk of burns!

2. Load or remove laundry items.

3. Close loading securely. Lock must audi-

bly lock.

4. Press the START/PAUZE button to con-

tinue the drying cycle.

Drying cycle complete / removing
laundry

Once the drying cycle is complete, the dis­play shows the anti-crease icon and flashing

as well as warning lamps:

filter and full tank . If the Zoemer (Buzzer)
button has been pressed, an acoustic signal
sounds intermittently for about one minute.

The drying cycles (except from the Wol
programme) are automatically followed
by an anti-crease phase which lasts
around 30 minutes. The drum rotates at
intervals during this phase. This keeps
the laundry loose and free of creases.
The laundry can be removed at any time
during the anti-crease phase. (The laun­dry should be taken out towards the end
of the anti-crease phase at the latest to
prevent creases from forming.)

1. Open door.

2. Before removing the laundry, remove fluff

from the micro-fine filter. It is best to use

a damp hand for this purpose. (See

“Maintenance and cleaning” chapter.)

3. Remove laundry.

4.

Turn the programme selector to
Important! After each drying cycle:

- Clean the micro-fine filter and fine filter

- Drain the condensed water container

(See chapter “Maintenance and clean-

ing ”.)

5. Close the door.

off .

Cleaning and maintenance

Cleaning lint filters

To ensure that the appliance works perfectly,
the lint filters in the door and in front of the
drum must be cleaned after every drying cy­cle.

Caution! Important. Never operate the
dryer without the lint filter or with a
damaged or blocked lint filter.

1. Open loading door

2. Use a damp hand to clean the micro- fine
filter, which is built into the lower part of
the loading aperture.

3. After a period of time, a patina due to de­tergent residue on laundry forms on the
filters. When this occurs, clean the filters
with warm water using a brush. Remove
the filter from the door pulling it out. It can
be positioned with the tooth facing to the
left or to the right). After cleaning do not
forget to put it back.

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Clean the door seal

Wipe the door seal with a damp cloth imme­diately after the drying cycle has finished.

Emptying the water reservoir

Empty the water reservoir after every drying
cycle.
If the water reservoir is full, an active pro­gramme will break off automatically and the

warning lamp

lights. In order to continue
the programme, the water reservoir must first
be emptied.

Warning! The condensed water is not
suitable for drinking or for preparing
foodstuffs.

1. Take out water reservoir completely.

4. Remove fluff from lint filter, preferably us­ing a damp hand for this purpose.

5. Replace the filter.

2. Pour condensed water out into a basin or
similar receptacle.

3. Refit water reservoir.