LG RC8182VZ Owner's Manual
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OWNER’S MANUAL
DRYER
Before beginning installation, read these instructions carefully.
This will simplify installation and ensure that the product is installed
correctly and safely. Leave these instructions near the product after
installation for future reference.
MFL67653084
RC8182*V*Z
Rev.00_032216
TABLE OF CONTENTS
This manual is produced for a group of products
and may contain images or content different from
the model you purchased.
This manual is subject to revision by the
manufacturer.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................................03
Important Safety Instructions ............................................................... 04
Disposal of your old appliance ............................................................07
INSTALLATION .......................................................08
Specifications ......................................................................................08
Accessories (Optional) ........................................................................08
Installation Place Requirements .......................................................... 09
Stacking Installation Instructions .........................................................10
OPERATION ...........................................................13
Using the Appliance ............................................................................ 13
Sorting Laundry ...................................................................................14
Control Panel ....................................................................................... 15
Programme Table ................................................................................16
Option Cycle ........................................................................................ 19
Rack Dry (Optional) ............................................................................. 21
Using Smart Function (Optional) .........................................................22
MAINTENANCE ......................................................23
Cleaning the Lint Filter.........................................................................23
Emptying the Water Container ............................................................24
Cleaning the Cool Air Inlet Grill............................................................24
Wiping the Moisture Sensor ................................................................24
Using the Smart Diagnosis™ Function ...............................................25
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................26
Diagnosing Problems ..........................................................................26
Error Codes .........................................................................................30
WARRANTY ............................................................31
OPERATING DATA .................................................32
03
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
The following safety guidelines are intended to prevent unforeseen risks or
damage from unsafe or incorrect operation of the product.
The guidelines are separated into ‘WARNING’ and ‘CAUTION’ as described
below.
This symbol is displayed to the indicate matters and operations that
can cause risk. Read the part with this symbol carefully and follow the
instructions in order to avoid risk.
WARNING
- This indicates that the failure to follow the instructions
can cause serious injury or death.
CAUTION
- This indicates that the failure to follow the instructions
can cause the minor injury or damage the product.
To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, or injury to persons when using
your product, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the
following:
Children in the Household
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. Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with the appliance.
For use in Europe:
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 understand the hazards involved. Children shall
not play with the appliance. Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by
children without supervision.
Children of less than 3 years should be kept away unless continuously supervised.
WARNING
04
Important Safety Instructions
To reduce the risk of re, electric shock, or injury to persons when using
your product, basic safety precautions should be followed, including the
following:
Installation
•Make sure the appliance is properly installed, grounded, and adjusted by qualied
service personnel according to the installation instructions.
•Never attempt to operate the appliance if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially
disassembled, or has missing or broken parts, including a damaged cord or plug. It
can cause electric shock or injury.
•The appliance is heavy. Two or more people may be needed to install and move
the appliance. Failure to do so can result in injury.
•Store and install the appliance where it will not be exposed to temperatures below
freezing or exposed to outdoor weather conditions. Failure to do so can result in
leakage.
•Tighten the drain hose to avoid separation. Splashing of water may cause electric
shock.
•If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by the manufacturer or its
service agents or similarly qualied person in order to avoid a hazard.
•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 appliance, in such a way that
a full opening of the appliance door is restricted.
Operation
•Do not use a sharp object like drill or pin to press or separate an operation unit. It
can cause the electric shock or injury.
•Only an authorized repair person from LG Electronics service centre should
disassemble, repair, or modify the appliance. Improper service may cause injury,
electric shock or re.
•Do not spray the water inside or outside the appliance to clean it. Water can
damage the insulation, causing electric shock or re.
•Keep the area underneath and around the appliance free of combustible materials
such as lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc. Improper use can cause re or explosion.
•Do not put living animals, such as pets into the appliance. It may cause injury.
•Do not leave the appliance door open. Children may hang on the door or crawl
inside the appliance, causing damage or injury.
WARNING
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•Never reach into the appliance while it is operating. Wait until the drum has
completely stopped. Failure to do so may result in injury.
•Do not put in, wash or dry articles that have been cleaned in, washed in, soaked
in, or spotted with combustible or explosive substances (such as wax, oil, paint,
gasoline, degreasers, drycleaning solvents, kerosene, vegetable oil, cooking oil,
etc.). Improper use can cause re or explosion.
•In case of ood, stop using the appliance and contact the LG Electronics service
centre. Contact with water can cause electric shock.
•Do not push down the door excessively, when the appliance door is open. Doing
so may topple over the appliance and it can cause the injury.
•Use new hose-sets supplied with the appliance. Old hose-sets should not be
reused. Water leakage may cause property damage.
•Do not touch the door during steam cycles or drying. The door surface can become
very hot. Failure to do so may result in injury.
•Do not use inammable gas and combustible substances (benzene, gasoline,
thinner, petroleum, alcohol, etc.) around the appliance. It may cause explosion or
re.
•If the drain hose or inlet hose is frozen during winter, use it only after thawing.
Freezing may cause re or electric shock, and frozen parts may cause product
malfunction or reduction in product life span.
•Keep all washing detergents, softener and bleach away from children. These
products contain poisonous materials.
•Do not plug multiple products into multiple socket-outlets or extension cords. This
can cause re.
•Remove the power plug when you clean the appliance. Not removing the plug may
result in electric shock or injury.
•Do not touch the power plug with wet hands. It can cause the electric shock or
injury.
•When pulling out the power plug from an outlet, hold the power plug, not the cable.
Damage of the cable can cause the electric shock or injury.
•Do not bend the power cable excessively or place a heavy object on top of it.
Damage of the power cable can cause electric shock or re.
•Do not drink the condensed water. Failure to do so may result in food-borne
illnesses.
•The lint trap has to be cleaned frequently.
•Lint must not to be allowed to accumulate around the appliance.
Technical Safety for Using the Appliance
•Do not dry unwashed items in the appliance.
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•Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil, vegetable oil,
acetone, alcohol, 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 appliance.
•Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specied by the fabric
softener instructions.
•Remove all objects from pockets such as lighters and matches.
•Never stop the appliance before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are
quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.
•The appliance is not to be used if industrial chemicals have been used for
cleaning.
•Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or pillows tted with foam rubber pads should not be
dried in the appliance.
Disposal
•Before discarding an old appliance, unplug it. Render the plug useless. Cut off the
cable directly behind the appliance to prevent misuse.
•Dispose of the packaging material (such as vinyl and styrofoam) away from
children. The packaging material can suffocate a child.
•Remove the door to the appliance before the appliance is removed from service or
discarded to avoid the danger of children or small animals getting trapped inside.
Failure to do so can result in serious injury to persons or death.
Grounding Requirements
•For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the
risk of re, explosion, or electric shock, or to prevent property damage, injury to
persons, or death.
•The appliance must be grounded. In the event of malfunction or breakdown,
grounding will reduce the risk of electric shock by providing a path of least
resistance for electric current.
•The appliance is equipped with a cord having an equipment-grounding conductor
and grounding plug. The plug must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is
properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances.
•Improper connection of the equipment-grounding conductor can result in risk of
electric shock. Check with a qualied electrician or service person if you are in
doubt as to whether the appliance is properly grounded.
•Do not modify the plug provided with the appliance. If it does not t the outlet, have
a proper outlet installed by a qualied electrician.
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Disposal of your old appliance
•This crossed-out wheeled bin symbol indicates that waste electrical and
electronic products (WEEE) should be disposed of separately from the
municipal waste stream.
•Old electrical products can contain hazardous substances so correct
disposal of your old appliance will help prevent potential negative
consequences for the environment and human health. Your old appliance
may contain reusable parts that could be used to repair other products,
and other valuable materials that can be recycled to conserve limited
resources.
•You can take your appliance either to the shop where you purchased
the product, or contact your local government waste ofce for details of
your nearest authorised WEEE collection point. For the most up to date
information for your country please see www.lg.com/global/recycling
* This dryer contains uorinated greenhouse gases. R134a (GWP: 1430):
0.500 kg / 0.715 t CO2-eq. Hermetically sealed.
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INSTALLATION
Specications
Water container
Control panel
Glass door
Opaque door
Air ventilation grill
•Power supply : 230 V~ 50 Hz
•Size : 600 mm (W) x 640 mm (D) x 850 mm (H)
•Product weight : 54 – 57 kg
•Allowable temperature : 5 – 35 °C
• Max. capacity : RC8182*V*Z - 8 kg
•Appearance and specications may vary without notice to improve the quality of the appliance.
Accessories (Optional)
Please contact the LG Electronics Customer Information Centre for purchase.
Condensing Drain Hose
and Hose Holder
Dry Rack Stacking Kit
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Installation Place Requirements
Location
30 – 50 cm 2 cm 2 cm
Level oor :
Allowable slope under the entire appliance
is 1°.
Power outlet :
Must be within 1.5 meters of either side
of the location of the appliance.
•Do not overload the outlet with more than one
appliance.
Additional Clearance :
For the wall, 30 – 50 cm: rear
/2 cm: right & left side
•Do not place or store laundry products on top of the
appliance at any time.
•These products may damage the nish or controls.
NOTE
•For better drying performance, please keep the rear of
the appliance away from wall.
•Do not install the appliance where there is a risk of
frost or dust.
•The appliance may not be able to operate properly or
may be damaged by freezing of condensed water in
the pump and drain hose.
•Do not install the appliance next to a high-temperature
appliance like refrigerator, oven or stove etc, which
can cause poor drying performance and programme
duration, and adversely affect the proper functioning
of the compressor. The appliance performs best at a
room temperature of 23 °C.
Positioning
•Install the appliance on a at hard oor.
•Make sure that air circulation around the appliance is
not impeded by carpets, rugs, etc.
•Never try to correct any unevenness in the oor with
pieces of wood, cardboard or similar materials under
the appliance.
•Do not install the appliance in rooms where freezing
temperatures may occur. Frozen hoses may burst
under pressure. The reliability of the electronic control
unit may be impaired at temperatures below freezing
point.
•If the appliance is delivered in winter and temperatures
are below freezing, place the appliance at room
temperature for a few hours before putting it into
operation.
•Please ensure that when the appliance is installed, it
is easily accessible for an engineer in the event of a
breakdown.
•With the appliance installed, adjust all four feet using
a transit bolt spanner to ensure the appliance is
stable, and a clearance of approximately 20 mm is left
between the top of the appliance and the underside of
any work-top.
Ventilation Requirement
•Alcove or under counter
–Ensure air ow of 112 cu.ft./min through appliance
•Closet
–Closet door must have 2 (louvered) openings,
each having a minimum area of 60 sq. inches (387
sq.cm), located 3 inches (8 cm) from bottom and
top of door.
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WARNING
•Avoid installing the appliance around a heat
source.The rear side of the appliance must be
well ventilated. Failure to follow these instructions
may result in problems.
•The appliance should not be installed next to a
refrigeration appliance.
•The appliance is not designed for maritime use or
for use in mobile installations such as caravans,
aircraft etc.
Electrical Connection
•Do not use an extension cord or double adapter.
•Always unplug the appliance after use.
•Connect the appliance to an earthed socket in
accordance with current wiring regulations.
•The appliance must be positioned so that the plug is
easily accessible.
Stacking Installation Instructions
Your dryer can be placed on top of an LG washing
machine and securely xed with a stacking kit. This
installation must be conducted by qualied service
personnel to ensure it has been installed correctly.
The qualied service personnel will ensure you have the
correct stacking kit for your model of washing machine
and will ensure it is rmly xed. For these reasons,
expert tting is essential.
Stacking Kit
In order to stack this dryer an LG stacking kit is required.
Dryer
Washing
machine
This dryer may only be stacked on top of an LG washing
machine. Do not attempt to stack this dryer on any
other washing machine, as damage, injury or property
damage could result.
Shape and
assembly
direction
Washing Machine Top plate size
21.7 inch
(550 mm)
23.6 inch
(600 mm)
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Installation Procedure
1
Place the LG dryer on the LG washing machine.
2
Remove the two screws from the bottom of the rear
cover on each side as illustrated below.
3
Align the stacking kit holes and the rear cover
holes.
3-1) 23.6 inch (600 mm)
3-2) 21.7 inch (550 mm)
4
Fasten the two screws that were removed earlier
from the dryer to the stacking kit.
5
Use the four screws in the accessory box [0.6 inch
(16 mm)] to assemble the washing machine rear
cover and stacking kit.
6
The procedure for the opposite side will be the
same.
WARNING
•Incorrect installation can cause serious accidents.
•The weight of the appliance and the height of
installation make the stacking procedure too
risky for one person. This procedure should
be performed by two or more qualied service
personnel.
•The appliance is not suitable for a built-in
installation. Please do not install as a built-in
appliance.
•Do not operate if the appliance is not properly
stacked.
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