John Lewis JLTDH17 User Manual
Tumble Dryer
JLTDH17
User manual
Contents
Safety instructions 3
Product description 6
Accessories 7
Control panel 9
Before first use 11
Programmes 12
Using the appliance 14
Hints and tips 17
Care and cleaning 19
Cleaning the primary filter 19
Draining the condensed water container 20
Cleaning the heat exchanger filters 21
Technical information 28
Installation 29
Permanent connection 30
Repairs - after sales service 32
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Safety instructions
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.
- Read the instruction manual before the
appliance use.
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 and sensory conditions 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 children and pets do not
climb inside 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.
• Items such as foam rubber (latex foam),
shower caps, waterproof textiles (if there is
no special drying programme), rubber backed
articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam
rubber pads must not be dried in the tumble
dryer.
• Make sure that there is access to the mains
plug after the installation.
• 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.
• 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 substances 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 incase they are loaded into
appliance
• The condensed water is not applicable to
drink or to prepare food. It can cause health
problems to people and pets.
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• Do not seat or lean on the load door. The
appliance can tilt.
Warning!
• Risk of fire! To prevent from
the risk of self combustion do
not 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.
• Lint must not be allowed to
accumulate around the tumble
dryer.
•
Risk of electric shock! Do not spray down
the appliance with jets of water.
• 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.
• The tumble dryer is not to be used if
industrial chemicals have been used for
cleaning.
• Ensure you have good ventilation in the
installation room to avoid the back flow of
gases into the room from appliances burning
other fuels, including open fires.
Installation
• This appliance is heavy. Be careful when you
move the appliance.
• 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.
Dangerous damage can occur to the product
and to property if this is not adhered to. See
relevant section in the user manual.
• Each electrical work necessary to install this
appliance must be done by a qualified
electrician or competent person.
• The rear surface of the appliance must be put
against the wall
• If the appliance is installed on the carpet or
equivalent, adjust the feet. Air must flow
freely below the appliance.
• After the appliance installation, check that it is
not squeeze or stay on the electrical supply
cable.
• If the tumble dryer is put on top of a washing
machine, it is mandatory to use the stacking
kit (optional accessory - see chapter:
"ACCESSORIES").
Use
• This appliance is for domestic use only. It
must not be used for other functions .
• Only dry fabrics which are applicable to dry in
the tumble dryer. Follow the instructions on
each piece of clothing label.
• Do not dry not washed items in the tumble
dryer.
• Do not put more load than recommended.
Obey the maximum load volume. See the
related chapter in the user manual.
• Clothes which are dripping wet must not be
put in the tumble 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 appliance.
• Do not 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 softener or equivalent products must
be used as specified by the fabric softener
manufacturer.
• Risk of fire! Do not dry the damaged items
which contain padding or fillings (pillows,
jackets, duvets, etc.). The padding or fillings
can get out and cause the fire.
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Child safety
• This machine is not intended for use by young
children or infirm persons without
supervision.
• Children often do not recognise the hazards
associated with electrical appliances. Children
should be supervised to ensure that they do
not play with the appliance.
Warning!
• Danger of suffocation! The
packaging components (e.g.
plastic film, polystyrene) can
be dangerous to children 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
inside the drum.
Discard the appliance
• Disconnect the mains plug from the mains
socket.
• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.
• Discard the door catch. This prevents
children or pets to be closed in the appliance.
There is a risk of suffocation.
Packaging materials
Recycle the materials with the symbol . Put
the packaging in applicable containers to recycle
it.
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Product description
1 2
7
3
4
5
6
9
10
11
12
8
1
Water container
2
Control panel
3
Drum light
4
Load door (reversible)
5
Primary filter
6
Sliding button to open the heat exchanger
door
7
Airflow slots
8
Adjustable feet
9
Heat exchanger door
10
Heat exchanger filters cover
11
Lock knob
12
Rating plate
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Accessories
Stacking kit
Accessory name: SKP11, STA8, STA9
Available from your authorized vendor. Stacking
kit can be used only with the washing machines
specified in the leaflet. See the leaflet attached.
Read carefully the instructions supplied with the
accessory.
Draining kit
Accessory name: DK11.
It is available from your authorized vendor (can
be attached to some types of the tumble dryers)
The accessory for through draining of the
condensed water into a basin, siphon, gully, etc.
After the installation, the water container is
drained automatically. The water container must
stay in the appliance.
The installed hose must be on the height from
minimum of 50 cm to maximum of 1 m from
floor level. The hose cannot be in loop.
Decrease the length of the hose if necessary.
Read carefully the instructions supplied with the
accessory.
Pedestal with the drawer
Accessory name: PDSTP10.
It is available from your authorized vendor.
To put the appliance higher at the level which
helps to easy load and remove the laundry.
The drawer can be used for laundry storage
e.g. : towels, cleaning products and more.
Read carefully the instructions supplied with the
accessory.
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Drying rack
Accessory name: RA5, RA6, RA11, RA12
It is available from your authorized vendor (can
be attached to some types of the tumble
dryers). Do the check with the vendor or on the
web site if the accessory is compatible with your
appliance.
Drying rack accessory let to dry safely in the
tumble dryer:
•sport shoes
• wool
•soft toys
• lingerie
Read carefully the instructions supplied with the
accessory.
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Control panel
1 2
356 4
1
The programme dial
2
The display
3
The Start/Pause push button
4
The function push buttons
5
The programme indicators
6
The On/Off push button with the Auto Off
function
Display
Symbol Description
, ,
extra dryness level: minimum, moderate, maximum
, —
anti-crease time: default, interval (30 min. - 120 min.)
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Symbol Description
—
- - -
initial laundry centrifugation (800 — 1800 rpm)
default
buzzer activated
child lock activated
time drying function activated
drain the water container indicator
clean the primary filter indicator
clean the heat exchanger filters indicator
drying cycle phase indicator
cooling cycle phase indicator
crease guard cycle phase indicator
delay start activated
cycle time
-
time programme interval (10 min. - 2h.)
-
delay start interval (30 min. - 20h.)
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Before first use
Clean the tumble dryer drum with a moist cloth
or set a short programme (e.g. 30 minutes time
programme) with the load of moist cloths.
Caution!
The compressor and its system in the tumble
dryer is filled with the special agent which is free
from fluoro-chloro-hydrocarbons. This system
must stay tight. The damage of the system can
cause the leakage and damage of the appliance.
At the beginning of drying cycle (3-5 min.) there
could be a slightly higher sound level. It is
because of start of the compressor that is
normal for compressor powered appliances
such: refrigerators, freezers .
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