Maytag MDE9601 User Manual

Operating Instructions

Tumble dryer

Dear Maytag customer, Thank you for choosing this quality product from Scandinavia, made in Vara, Sweden. We want you to feel assured that the inside of your new machine is just as good as the outside and that the ethics and standards that went into the production of this machine are just as high as the quality and performance that you will receive from it. We hope that this product will give you many years of pleasure. To get the most out of your new machine, we recommend that you read the Use & Care Guide before using the machine.

MDE9601

Contents

Contents 2 Before using your machine for the first time

Do not tumble-dry

Safety instructions 4

General 4 Installation 4 Safety 4 Stopping a programme 4 Packing material 4 Disposal 4

Child safety 5

General 5

Parts of the tumble dryer 6 Front panel 7 Options buttons 7 Advice and tips before you tumble-dry 8

Has it been spun? 8 Laundry labels 8 Materials that must not be tumble-dried 8 And do not tumble-dry... 8

Tumble-drying 9

Sort your fabrics 9 Turn on the main power switch 9 Open the door and load the washing 9 Select programme 9 Iron Dry 9 Select options 9 Press the Start button 10 Drying programme finished 10 Once drying has finished 11

Consumption values 12 Care and cleaning

Cleaning the fluff filter 13 Cleaning the outside of the machine 13

Troubleshooting 14

The machine will not start 14 Overheating cut-out 14 Drying takes too long 14

Technical information

Technical data 15

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Service 16

Before contacting the service division 16

Installation 17

Positioning the tumble dryer 17 Adjusting the feet 18 Air evacuation 18 Connection to evacuation duct 19 Installation in a hot environment 19 Accessories 20 Electrical installation 21

Door hanging 22 Own notes 24-26 Search words 27 Quick guide 28

Before using your machine for the first time

Do not tumble-dry

Certain materials are sensitive to tumbledrying. Always check and follow an item’s laundry label. You can read more on page 9, “Before tumble-drying”.

Note!

When starting the tumble dryer for the first time or after a long period without use, you may notice a slight thumping sound. This is completely normal and will stop after a few loads.

See the Quick guide on the last page.

Safety instructions

General

• Read and keep the Use & Care Guide!

• Electrical installation, if required, should be carried out by qualified professionals.

• The machine should only be used for tumble-drying as described in these instructions.

• Repairs and maintenance relating to safety or performance must be carried out by a qualified professional.

• Damaged mains cables must only be replaced by a qualified professional.

• Sufficient ventilation is required to prevent smoke from open fires or fumes from equipment burning other fuels being sucked into the room.

Installation

See the “Installation” chapter.

Packing material

Sort waste in accordance with local guidelines.

Disposal

When the machine has reached the end of its service life and is to be disposed of, it should immediately be made unusable. Contact your local authority for information about where your old machine should be disposed of and recycled in the proper way. The machine is manufactured and labelled to facilitate recycling.

Caution

During operation, the back of the tumble dryer will get very hot. Leave the machine to cool completely before touching the back.

Safety

The machine must not be used for drying items that have been dry-cleaned at home or fabrics that may contain residues of flammable liquids. The tumble dryer is protected by an overheating cut-out. This shuts off the machine if the temperature gets too high.

Stopping a programme

You can stop a drying programme by:

• opening the door; the drum stops automatically,

• or by pressing the main power switch.

• When you want to resume tumble-drying, simply close the door and press the Start/ Stop button.

• You can also stop a programme by pressing the Start/Stop button for three seconds.

Child safety

General

Do not allow children to play with the tumble dryer.

The tumble dryer has a magnetic catch, allowing the door to be opened from the inside. The door has a door-switch that automatically stops the tumble dryer when the door is opened. The tumble dryer does not start automatically when the door closes (e.g. if a child closes the door from inside).

Parts of the tumble dryer

1. Fluff filter holder

2. Type plate

3. Panel

4. Outer door

5. Fan (behind the front plate)

6. Fluff filter

Front panel

1. Main power switch

2-4. Options buttons

5. Programme selector

6. Display

7. Start/Stop

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Options buttons

2. Button for selecting Low Temperature

3. Button for selecting Anti-crease Programme

4. Button for selecting Delayed Start 5 h

Advice and tips before you tumble-dry

Here are some tips that may help you before you begin tumble-drying.

Has it been spun?

Items to be tumble-dried should be spun at 1000 rpm or faster. Better spinning saves both energy and drying time.

Laundry labels

Materials that can be tumble-dried

This symbol means that the material is suitable for tumble-drying. Fabrics best suited to tumble-drying are cotton fabrics, terry cloth and synthetic fibres. Garments will be softer and lighter when tumbled than when hung out to dry.

Note!

Wear to fabrics in the tumble dryer is insignificant. The fluff that gets caught in the fluff filter is dust and fibre remnants formed when the items are used.

Materials that must not be

tumble-dried

This symbol means that the material is not suitable for tumble-drying. Certain materials may melt or become a fire hazard if exposed to heat, and others lose their shape or shrink.

And do not tumble-dry...

• materials labelled “Do not dry near heat”,

• garments that have been dry-cleaned at

home,

• foam plastic,

• fibreglass material,

• wool must not be tumble-dried due to the

risk of felting.

Tumble-drying

Below are step-by-step instructions to help you achieve the best possible tumbledrying results.

Sort your fabrics

You will achieve the most uniform drying results if the items are the same

material. Do up zips and buttons, fasten belts, sort the items and adjust load and temperature.

Turn on the main power

switch

Open the door, load the items

and then close the door

Select programme

The choice of programme depends

on what you intend to do with the

items after tumbling. The programme options are Extra Dry, Dry, Normal Dry, Iron Dry, Timed programme and Airing.

Extra Dry

This programme is for items that are particularly difficult to dry, e.g. jeans with very thick seams.

Note!

Knit fabrics in particular are prone to shrinkage. Use the Dry, Normal Dry or Iron Dry programmes for such items. Stretch clothes back into shape immediately after drying.

Dry, Normal Dry

These programmes shut off the heat once the load is dry without being “bone-dry”. The Dry programme shuts off the heat slightly later than Normal Dry. Use trial and error to find out what works best. Use these programmes when you want items to be completely dry.

Iron Dry

This programme shuts off the heat once the load is just damp enough for ironing or pressing.

Timed dry 60 min

The Timed dry programme has a fixed drying time and tumble-dries the load for 60 minutes.

Air fluff 60 min

Use the Air fluff programme when you just want to refresh, air or soften up items.

Select options

By selecting options, you can tailor drying programmes to suit your own

laundry requirements. The machine remembers which settings and options you choose for each programme and uses these (with one exception

- Delayed Start) the next time you select the programme in question. You can, of course, change them again if you wish.

Low Temperature

Select or deselect Low Temperature by pressing the Temperature button. Once Low Temperature has been selected, the red field next to the button lights up.

Anti-crease

This option means that the drum will rotate three seconds per minute for two hours once the drying programme has finished. This option prevents the items remaining in the same position and becoming creased. A useful feature if you are not able to remove the load as soon as tumble-drying has finished. A lighted red field by the button indicates that the Anti-crease option has been activated.

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