Maytag MDE 9801, MDE 9701 User Manual
Use & Care Guide
Tumble Dryer
MAYTAG
MDE 9701
MDE 9801
CONTENTS
READ FIRST Page
1 Before tumble drying for the first time 3
2 Safety instructions 4
General, Installation, Safety, Interrupting a
programme, Transport/Winter storage,
Packing materials, Disposal
3 Child safety 5
General, Child lock on Start button
4 Parts of the tumble dryer 6
5 Panel 7
6 Option buttons 7
INSTALLATION
See Installation Instructions
TUMBLE DRYING
7 Before tumble drying 8-10
Spin-dried? Recommended washing marking, Sorting fabrics, programmes, Options,
Temperature, Drying time
8 Tumble dry 11-14
Tumble dry – step-by-step
9 Consumption values 15
CARE Page
10 Care and cleaning 16-18
Cleaning the lint filter, Draining the condensation water container, Cleaning the
outside of the machine, Cleaning the fan,
Cleaning the condenser
PROBLEMS?
11 Trouble shooting 20-21
Machine will not start, Overheating protection, Drying takes too long, Fault indication on the display, Normal indications
on the display
MISCELLANEOUS
12 Technical information 23
Technical data, Standard tests
13 Service and guarantee 25
14 Quick guide 26
15 Index 27
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1 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING THE FIRST TIME
READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read through this Use and Care Guide
before attempting to use the machine, particularly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3,
Children’s safety.
DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY
Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying.
Check the Recommended washing marking on
the items concerned, and study Chapter 7, Before tumble drying.
For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 14, Quick guide.
NOTE.
When you start the tumble dryer the first time,
or after a long period when it has not been in
use, you may hear a light rumbling noise. This is
quite normal and the sound will disappear after
a few drying operations.
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2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
• Study and save this Use and Care Guide for
future reference.
• Electrical installation, if required, must be
carried out by an authorized electrician.
• The machine may only be used for tumble
drying in accordance with this Use and Care
Guide.
• Repairs and maintenance which affect safety
or performance must be carried out by an authorized specialist.
• Damaged mains cables must only be replaced by an authorised 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 accompanying installation instructions.
SAFETY
This machine may not be used for drying fabrics
that have been dry-cleaned at home, or which
can be suspected of containing residues of flammable fluids.
The tumble dryer is fitted with an overheating protection device, which switches the machine off in the event of excessive temperature.
A float valve switches the machine off if the
condensation water hose becomes clogged, or if
there is danger of water flowing over from the
container.
INTERRUPTING THE PROGRAMME
You can interrupt a drying programme by opening the door, causing the drum to stop auto-
matically. The machine will then “remember”
the point in the drying programme at which it
was interrupted. Restarting: close the door and
press the
art automatically from the point at which the
programme was interrupted.
You can also interrupt a programme by pressing the
interrupt a programme with this button, the
machine will forget where it was in the programme, and you will have to select a new programme to restart.
TRANSPORT/WINTER STORAGE
If the machine is to be transported or stored
during the winter, on unheated premises, ensure that the water container is drained.
PACKING MATERIAL
Sort the packing material for recycling according
to recommendations by the local authorities.
DISPOSAL
When the machine is no longer useful and is to
be scrapped it should be made unusable.
Get in touch with the refuse collection service or your local authorities for advice on how to
scrap the machine in a proper manner.
The machine is made and marked to facilitate
recycling.
CAUTION!
During the programme, the back of the tumble
dryer will get very hot. Leave the machine to
cool completely before touching the back.
button. The machine will rest-
button for three seconds. If you
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3 CHILDREN’S SAFETY
GENERAL
Do not allow children to play with the tumble
dryer.
The tumble dryer is fitted with a magnetic
catch, which allows the door to be opened from
the inside. The door is equipped with a switch,
which automatically stops the tumble dryer when
the door is opened. The machine will not start
automatically on closing the door (eg, if a child
should close the door from the inside).
CHILD LOCK ON BUTTON
You can prevent a child from starting the tumble dryer by mistake. Y ou can do this by locking
the
Child lock On/Off:
Set the programme selector knob to the position in which it points directly upwards.
then turn it on again so that the machine is in
stand-by mode.
press the
ses must be completed within 15 seconds.
button for the last time, you must then use the
3 appears in the display) or Off (the figure 0
appears in the display).
button, as follows.
Turn off the main power switch and
Press the
Within three seconds after pressing the
button to select Child lock On (the figure
button five times, and then
button five times. These ten pres-
Start a programme with the button
locked:
To start the machine, you must hold the
button down for three seconds.
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4 PARTS OF THE TUMBLE DRYER
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2
1
5
4
Start/Stop
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1. FLUFF-FILTER HOLDER
2. DATA PLATE
3. CONDENSATION WATER CONTAINER
4. PANEL
5. OUTER DOOR
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6. FAN (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER)
7. CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER
COVER)
8. LINT FILTER
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5 PANEL
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1 4
3
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MDE 9701. CONDENSER SENSOR DRY
1. INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF
2. MAIN POWER SWITCH
3. PROGRAMME SELECTOR KNOB
THE PROGRAMMES ARE DESCRIBED IN
CHAPTER 7, BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING.
4. DISPLAY
6 OPTION BUTTONS
1 2 3
Iron dry
Timed dry
Air fluff
Extra dry
Normal dry
Dry
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Start
Stop
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5. START BUTTON WITH LED TO INDICATE
STARTED PROGRAMME
6. SETTING AND OPTION BUTTONS
7. STOP BUTTON WITH LED TO INDICATE
THAT THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETED
1. TIME ADJUSTMENT BUTTON FOR TIMED
DRY AND AIR FLUFF PROGRAMME
2. ANTI-CREASE PROGRAMME BUTTON
3. DELAYED START BUTTON
4. LOW TEMPERATURE BUTTON
5. BUZZER BUTTON
6. QUICK COOLING BUTTON
4 5 6
The LEDs indicate that the associated choice
has been activated.
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7 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING
Before you start tumble drying, here is some
advice that can be useful.
SPIN-DRIED?
Items that are to be tumble dried should first
be spin-dried, preferably at 800 revs per minute
or more. Better spin drying saves both energy
and drying time.
RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING
Material suitable for tumble drying
The symbol above indicates that the material
can be tumble-dried. Cotton fabrics, towelling
and synthetic fibres are best suited to tumble
drying. Clothes and fabrics become softer and
fluffier when tumble-dried than when dried on
a line.
NOTE
Wear and tear of fabrics in a tumble dryer is
minimal. The lint caught in the lint filter consists of dust and fibre residue that has been formed when wearing the garments.
Material which should not be tumble-
dried
This symbol indicates that the material will not
withstand tumble-drying.
Certain materials will melt or become dangerously flammable if heated, while others will
loose their shape or shrink.
Do not tumble-dry...
• Materials that are marked “Do not dry close
to heat”.
• Items that have been dry-cleaned at home.
• Foam plastic.
• Glass-fibre materials
• Woollen items, because of the risk of felting.
SORTING FABRICS
Best results are obtained if all articles are of the
same material.
Close zip-fasteners, button up garments, tie
belts, and sort the fabrics and adapt the load
and the temperature as shown in the table below.
TYPE OF FABFIC LOAD TEMPERATURE
White, coloured Cotton and 1/1 (6.0 kg) Normal
and synthetic linen
Polyester/ 1/2 (3.0 kg) Normal
cotton
Delicate and Acrylic, rayon, 1/2 (3.0 kg) Low
mild acetate etc.
Sort a suitable amount and type of fabric.
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PROGRAMMES
Y our choice of programme will depend on what
you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble
drying. The available programmes are Extra dry,
Dry, N ormal dry , Iron dry , T imed dry programme and Air fluff.
Extra dry
This programme is designed for washing that is
extremely difficult to dry, eg, jeans with very
thick seams.
NOTE
Knitted fabrics in particular are liable to shrink.
Use the Dry, Normal dry or Iron dry programme for these materials. Always stretch garments
out directly after drying.
Dry, Normal dry
These programmes turn off the heat when the
washing is dry, but not bone-dry.
The Dry programme turns off the heat a little later than Normal dry . Choose what you prefer by trial and error. Use these programmes
when you want dry fabrics.
Iron dry
This programme turns off the heat when the
washing is just damp enough for ironing or mangling.
Timed dry
The programme length that you should choose
depends on what you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble drying. Dry different times
for different materials to find the right combination.
When using a timed dry programme with
mixed washing it may happen that some of the
items will not be sufficiently dried. Such items
can suitably by dried by running the timed programme for a further 10 minutes or so.
Timed dry programmes automatically operates at temperature Low, but you can change it
yourself to Normal.
NOTE
When using a timed programme it is possible to
over-dry fabrics if you set too long a time. This
can cause fabrics to shrink or crease and feel
rough. Synthetic materials can also become charged with static electricity. Set a shorter time if
you tumble dry at temperature Normal.
Air fluff
Use the air fluff programme just to shake dust
out of garments, air them or soften them up.
T o select T imed dry programme or Air fluff programme, see Chapter 10, Making own drying
programmes.
OPTIONS
To choose these options, see Chapter 10, Making own drying programmes.
Cooling
You can choose between Normal cooling and
Quick cooling . Normal cooling lasts 20
minutes and Quick cooling lasts 5 minutes.
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