Electrolux EDH97950W User Manual
user manual
Energy Star Low
Energy Drying System
EDH97950W
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Congratulations
Congratulations and thank you for choosing our
EDH97950W condenser dryer. We are sure you
will find your new condenser dryer a pleasure
to use. Before you use your condenser dryer,
we recommend that you read through the whole
user manual, which provides information about
the condenser dryer and its functions.
To avoid the risks that are always present when
you use an electrical appliance it is important that
the condenser dryer is installed correctly and
that you read the safety instructions carefully
to avoid misuse and hazards. We recommend
that you keep this instruction booklet for future
reference and pass it on to any new owners.
After unpacking the condenser dryer please
check it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use
the appliance but contact your local Electrolux
Service Centre.
The symbols you will see in this booklet have
these meanings:
Contents
Important safety information ...................... 3
Installation .................................................... 4
Environment ................................................. 7
Product information .................................... 8
Control panel ............................................... 8
Display .......................................................... 9
Before first use .......................................... 10
Daily use ..................................................... 11
Care and cleaning...................................... 15
Troubleshooting ......................................... 19
Replacing the light .................................... 20
Technical specifications ........................... 21
Machine settings ....................................... 22
Important notice ........................................ 22
Warranty ..................................................... 23
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concerning your personal safety
This symbol indicates information
on how to avoid damaging the dryer
This symbol indicates tips and information
about use of the dryer
This symbol indicates tips and information
about economical and ecological use of
the dryer
Service ........................................................ 24
Important safety information
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 specications 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 mental capabilities, 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 res 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, cleaning
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.
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• 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 can not 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.
• Items that have been soiled with substances such
as cooking oil, acetone, petrol kerosene, spot
removers, turpentine, waxers and wax removers
or have been contaminated by hair care products
should be washed in hot water with an extra
amount of detergent before being dried in the
tumble dryer – this will reduce but not eliminate
the hazard.
• Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry items
that have been in contact with flammable solvents
(petrol, methylated spirits, dry cleaning fluid
and the like). These substance are volatile and
could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry items
washed with water.
• 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 the appliance.
• The nal part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs
without heat (cool down cycle) so that the items
are left at a temperature which ensures they will
not be damaged.
• Risk of electric shock! Do not spray down the
appliance with jets of water.
• Never stop a tumble dryer 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!
• Lint must not be allowed to accumulate
around the tumble dryer.
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Installation
Transporting the appliance
• 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 Customer Care Centre.
• All packing and transit bolts 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 nal part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs
without heat (cool down cycle) so that
the items are left at a temperature which
ensures they 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
oor, please adjust the feet in order to allow
air to circulate freely.
Only tip the appliance on its left side to
transport (see illustration), if it cannot be
transported in an upright position.
If the appliance was not transported in an
upright position, leave it to stand for 12 hours
before connecting it to the electricity supply and
using it for the first time, so that the oil can
ow back to the compressor. Otherwise the
compressor could be damaged.
Appliance positioning
• It is recommended that, for your
convenience, the machine is positioned
close to your washing machine.
• The tumble dryer must be installed in a
clean place, where dirt does not build up.
• Air must be able to circulate freely all round
the appliance. Do not obstruct the front
ventilation grille or the air intake grilles at the
back of the machine.
• To keep vibration and noise to a minimum
when the dryer is in use, it should be placed
on a firm, level surface.
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• Once in its permanent operating position,
check that the dryer is absolutely level with
the aid of a spirit level. If it is not, raise or
lower the feet until it is.
• The feet must never be removed. Do not
restrict the floor clearance through deep pile
carpets, strips of wood or similar. This might
cause heat built-up which would interfere
with the operation of the appliance.
• The hot air emitted by the tumble dryer
can reach temperatures of up to 60°C. The
appliance must therefore not be installed
on floors which are not resistant to high
temperatures.
• When operating the tumble dryer, the room
temperature must not be lower than +5°C
and higher than +35°C, as it may affect the
performance of the appliance.
• Should the appliance be moved, it must be
transported vertically.
• The appliance must not be installed behind
the lockable door, a sliding door a door with
a hinge on the opposite side to that of the
appliance in such a way that a full opening
of the dryer is restricted.
3. Remove foil hose and polystyrene padding
from the machine.
Electrical connection
Details on mains voltage, type of current and
the fuses required should be taken from the
type plate. The type plate is fitted near the
loading aperture (see “Product description”
chapter).
The manufacturer declines any responsibility for
damage or injury through failure to comply with
the above safety precautions.
Should the appliance power supply cable
need to be replaced, this must be carried out
by our Customer Care Centre.
Removing transport safety packaging
Before use all parts of the transport
packaging must be removed.
1. Open loading door
2. Pull off adhesive strips from inside machine
on top of drum.
• The power supply cable must be
accessible after installing the machine.
• If this appliance is supplied from a cord
extension set or electrical portable
outlet, the cord extension set or
electrical portable outlet device must
be positioned so that it is not subject to
splashing or ingress of moisture.
Door reversal
To make it easier to load or unload the laundry,
the door can be reversed.
The door must only be reversed by an
authorised service engineer.
Please contact your local Customer Care
Centre. The engineer will carry out the door
reversal at your cost.
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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.
• Sandy clothes e.g. unrinsed beach towels,
should not be placed in the dryer without
being rinsed and spun first.
• Garments which have been in contact with
industrial chemicals or volatile petroleum
products should not be machine dried. If
industrial chemicals or 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.
• Do not allow lint to be accumulated around
the tumble dryer.
• Provide adequate ventilation to avoid the back
flow of gases into the room from appliances
burning other fuels, including open fires.
• 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 lm,
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.
Special accessories
• Stacking kit
Available from your Customer Care Centre or
your specialist dealer.
These intermediate installation kits can be
used to arrange the dryer and a washing
machine (60 cm wide, front loaded) as a space-
saving washer/dryer stack. The washing machine
is at the bottom and the dryer is at the top. Read
the instructions supplied with the kit carefully.
• Drain kit
Available from your Customer Care Centre
or your specialist dealer
Installation kit for direct draining of condensate
into a basin, siphon, gully, etc. The condensate
tank then no longer has to be drained, it must
however remain in its intended position in the
machine. Read the instructions supplied with
the kit carefully.
• Pedestal with the drawer
Available from your Customer Care Centre
or your specialist dealer
To situate the dryer in optimal high and have
some additional space to store (e.g. laundry
powders).
Read the instructions supplied with the kit
carefully.
Environment
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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 uffy 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 specied in the
program overview;
– Ensure you have good ventilation in the
installation room;
– Clean the micro-ne lter and ne strainer
after each drying cycle;
– Spin the laundry well before drying.
Environmental information
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.
Important! The heat pump of your dryer
contains a closed refrigerant circuit filled
with a refrigerant which is free from uoro-
chlorohydrocarbons. The refrigerant circuit
in the heat pump must not be damaged.
When a unit is no longer being used:
• Pull the plug out of the socket.
• Cut off the cable and plug and dispose
of them.
• Dispose of the door catch. This prevents
children from trapping themselves inside
and endangering their lives.
Energy consumption depends on spinning
speed set in washing machine. Higher spinning
speed – lower energy consumption.
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Product Information
1 Control panel
2 Water reservoir
3 Drum light
4 Fine lint filters
5 Loading door
6 Coarse lint filters
7 Lint filters
8 Push button for base
door opening
9 Rating plate
10 Lint filter
11 Ventilation grille
12 Heat exchanger door
13 Adjustable feet
2
3
8
9
10
12
Control panel
1
4
5
6
7
11
13
2
9 10
1 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 Program selector and
2 Display
3 Wool/Silk program selection button
4 Dryness button
5 Long Anticrease button
6 Buzzer button
off switch
7 Time button
8 Start/Pause button
9 Warning lights:
Full tank
10 Delay button
Condenser,
Filter,
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