Electrolux TK SL5 E User Manual

user manual

Pro Steam Condenser Dryer

TK SL5 E

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Contents

Operating Instructions 5

Important safety information 5
Product description 10
Care and cleaning 38
Technical data 53
Consumption values 54
Hints for test institutes 55
Installation 55
Environment 60

Subject to change without notice

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Operating Instructions

Important safety information

Only operate the ProSteam programmes with distilled water!
Mains water causes damage to the appliance.

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).

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• 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.

• 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

• When removing from the socket, never pull the mains plug by the cable, instead
take a hold of the plug.

• The height adjustable screw feet must never be removed.

• Manifold plugs, couplings and extension cables must not be used. Risk of fire
from overheating!

• Do not spray down the appliance with jets of water. Risk of electric shock!

• Do not lean on the open door. The appliance may tip over.

• Once the drying cycle or ProSteam programme has been interrupted, the laundry
and drum may be hot. Risk of burns! Take care when removing the laundry.

• Take care when interrupting the ProSteam programme: Do not open the machine
door during the steam phase. Hot steam may result in burns. The display shows
message to indicate the steam phase.

• The final part of a drying 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.

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Caution – Hot surface:

Do not touch the back of the appliance while it is operating.

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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

• Note the "Installation" instructions.

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Important! Appliance must be moved in vertical position for transport.

• 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 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 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.

• 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

• The appliance is intended for drying and steam treatment of standard laundry in
domestic applications.

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

• Only wash 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.

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• 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.

• When using dry-cleaning sets: only use those products which are declared as
suitable for the dryer by the manufacturer.

• Clean the micro-fine filter and fine strainer after each drying cycle or ProSteam
programme.

• Do not use the machine without a lint filter or with a damaged lint filter. Risk of
fire!

• Only fill the water reservoir for steam treatment with distilled water. Do not use
tap water or any additives! The condensed water from this appliance’s con­densed water container can also be used, if it is filtered first (e. g. with a coffee
filter).

• Clean the heat exchanger regularly.

• 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.

• With stacked washer and ProSteam appliance: do not place objects on the ap­pliance. These may fall off during operation.

• The lamp cover for the interior light must be screwed down tightly.

• 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.

Child safety

• This machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without
supervision.

• Children often do not recognize the hazards associated with electrical appliances.
Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the appliance.

• Make sure that children and small animals cannot climb into the appliance’s drum.
Could endanger life! Keep the appliance door shut whenever it is not being used.

• Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s reach.

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• When discarding the appliance, cut the electrical supply cable and destroy the
plug with the remaining cable. Disable to door catch in order to prevent young
children from becoming trapped inside the machine while playing.

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Product description

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1 Control panel
2 Water recirculation valve/filter
3 Filler neck for steam water tank
4 Drawer with condensed water container
5 Fine strainer (lint filter)
6 Lamp for inside light
7 Large mesh filter (lint filter)
8 Micro-fine filter (lint filter)

9 Loading door (reversible)
10 Rating plate
11 Button for opening door in plinth

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12 Base door upstream of heat exchanger
13 Air slots
14 Drainage hose for water tank
15 Screwed feet (with height adjustment)

Control panel

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1 Programme knob and ON/OFF (Aus) switch
2 Function buttons
3 START PAUSE button
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DELAY START (Zeitvorwahl) button

5 Status led
6 Display

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What is shown in the display

The display can show the following basic messages:

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1 Currently set Pro Steam or drying programme name and cycle duration.
2 Expected time of cycle end.
3 Option icon after option selection.
4 Visualization of additional functions.

Each time when the cycle is performed, you are informed by animated progress bar
about cycle status. In some cases you might be also guide and warn by displayed
messages.

First start-up

Switching machine on / switching light on

Turn the programme selector to any programme or turn it to LIGHT. The machine
has been switched on. When the loading door is opened, the drum is illuminated.

Setting the language

Once the programme knob is set to any programme, e. g. COTTON SHIRTS (Hem­den Baumwolle), the display lights up and should look like the illustration opposite.
The first time the appliance is used a brief introduction is activated in order to help
you make the necessary introductory settings.
Short help-text will change into the language setting view as soon as you press the
OPTION or OK button.

If you want to keep the language: press the OK button.
If you want to change the language:

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EINSTELLUNGEN

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SPRACHE
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Press the OPTION button repeatedly, until the desired language appears in the
display.

2.

To confirm the choice press the OK button. After this a text appears asking you
again to confirm the set language. This step is added to ensure that you did not
set a language by mistake.
To confirm the choice press the OK button again.

In case of mistake or at any time after the first time use a short-cut is pro­vided to avoid going through the SETTINGS. Keeping pressed together the
buttons STEAM LEVEL and DRYNESS for about 5 seconds the language
setting view appears.

Setting the time

Just after setting the language you are asked to set the time.
Short help-text will change into the time setting view as soon as you press the
OPTION or OK button.
So that the time and the end of the programme are correctly displayed, please check
the time shown in the display and set the current time if necessary.

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To select the time please use OPTION button to confirm press OK.
See also the chapter " Machine settings".

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
damp cloths in the machine.

1. Turn the programme knob to TIME (Zeitprogramm).

2. Press the TIME (Zeitwahl) button repeatedly until 30' appears in the display.

3. Press the START PAUSE button.

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Sorting and preparing laundry

Sorting laundry

• Sort by fabric type:
– Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS (Baumwolle) pogramme group.
– Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in SYNTHETICS (Mischgewebe) pro-

gramme group.

• Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:

Drying in the tum­ble dryer possible

in principle

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 programme. Items may
shrink!

• Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried using the WOOL (Wolle) programme.
Before the drying cycle spin the woollen textiles as well as possible (max. 1200
rpm). Only dry woollen textiles together which are similar or the same with respect
to material, colour and weight. Please dry heavy laundry items made of wool
separately.

Special notes about Pro Steam

Dry at normal

temperature

Dry at reduced

temperature
(chooseDELI-
CATE option!)

Drying in the tum­ble dryer not pos-

sible

• The following textiles cannot be treated using a Pro Steam programme:
leather, textiles with large metal, wooden or plastic parts, textiles with
rusting metal parts, oilskins or wax cotton garments.

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• To smooth or freshen laundry with a Pro Steam programme, sort laundry
by size, weight, material and colour.
Only smooth textiles together that are similar in terms of size, weight,
material and colour.

• Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laundry
items. Colours may fade (check colour fastness of fabric when damp in
an inconspicuous area).

• Do not use dry cleaning sets in combination with Pro Steam programmes.

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.

Special notes about Pro Steam

• Before treating garments with a Pro Steam programme, remove stains by wash­ing or using localized stain removal

Opening loading door / loading laundry

1.

Open loading door:

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Use force to push against the loading door (push point - see picture)

2. Load your laundry (do not force it in).

Do not jam laundry in between the loading door and rubber seal.

3. Close loading door securely. Lock must audibly lock.

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Pro Steam system

Fill steam water tank

You must fill up the steam water tank before using a Pro Steam programme for the
first time. Use the distilled water provided if there is not yet any condensed water
from previous drying programmes (see chapter on ‘Care and cleaning, Emptying
condensed water container’). If, after a Pro Steam programme is selected, following
message The steam water tank is empty. Please fill it and then press START on the
display appears, you will need to fill up the steam water tank with distilled water.
Otherwise, you will not be able to start any Pro Steam programme.

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Pull drawer containing condensed water container out a little 1, then pull the water
tank’s filler neck 2

max.

Important! Only fill the water tank with distilled or fully desalinated water.
Do not use tap water or additives! You can also use the condensed water
from the tank, as long as you filter it first (use the canister supplied with the
filter fitted: see picture opposite).

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Fill with distilled water from the canister provided, up to the MAX mark inside the
container.
Push filler neck and drawer with condensed water container back in.

When dry, all textiles not specifically prohibited in the chapter ‘Sorting and
preparing laundry’ may be treated with the Pro Steam System. Wet textiles
may only be treated if they are labelled as suitable for dry programmes.

Water recirculation system

This system allows you to use for a Pro Steam cycle automatically the condensed
water collected in the condense water tank during a drying cycle.

The water in the condense water tank will never automatically fill the steam
water tank.
The water recirculation system works only if it is supplied by water arising
during standard drying cycles.

To activate this system turn the valve in ON position. When the valve is ON the steam
water tank will be filled during the next drying cycle. Water will be supplied by the
water circuit directly to the steam water tank filling it automatically.
To activate recirculation set valve in ON position. To do that:

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OFF

ON

Pull drawer containing condensed water container out a little. Behind the drawer
there are two elements:

1 steam water inlet - for manual refilling of steam water container.
2 water recirculation system valve/filter.

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turn the valve in ON position. Water will be supplied by the water circuit directly
to the steam water tank filling it automatically during the next drying cycle.

The steam water tank is empty. Please fill it and then press START

If valve is closed (OFF position) - recirculation system does not work.