Whirlpool TRK 4970/4, TRK 5840/1, TRK 4840/3, TRK 4850, TRK 4850/3 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS			GB
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRYER	PAGE 14
FILTER	PAGE 14
WATER CONTAINER	PAGE 15
BEFORE USING THE DRYER	PAGE 15
PRECAUTIONS	PAGE 15
PREPARING THE LAUNDRY	PAGE 16
SELECTING DRYING TIME OR PROGRAMME AND OPTIONS PAGE 17
STARTING AND COMPLETING THE PROGRAMME	PAGE 18
INSTALLATION	PAGE 19
ELECTRICAL CONNECTION	PAGE 19
DRAINAGE SYSTEM	PAGE 21
DOOR REVERSIBILITY	PAGE 21
MAINTENANCE	PAGE 22
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE	PAGE 23
AFTER-SALES SERVICE	PAGE 23

To get full satisfaction from your dryer, please read carefully your instruction manual.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRYER

1.Work-top

2.Condensation water container

3.Contact pin

4.Door (Door opening can be reversed).

See “Door reversibility” section.

To open the door: pull the handle out.

To close the door: push the door gently until it closes.

5.Lint filter

6.Child safety-lock

6a. For dryers with clear door

Using a coin or a screwdriver turn the plastic screw counterclockwise until it snaps in.

The door cannot be closed.

6b. For dryers with non-clear door

Using a coin or a screwdriver turn the plastic screw clockwise by 90°.

Slot vertical: the door cannot be closed. Slot horizontal: the door can be closed.

7.Inside lamp (if available)

Only comes on when the door is open (the programme has to be selected), or the option “light” is selected.

Light off: the programme selector knob is set to “0”.

After starting the inside lamp will remain lit for 30 seconds.

8.Push-button for heat exchanger flap opening.

9.Heat exchanger.

FILTER

Clean the lint filter at the end of each drying cycle.

1.Pull the filter upwards.

2.Open the filter.

3.Brush lint using a soft brush or your fingertips.

4.Close the filter and push it back well into place.

Filter Indicator light

It warns that the filter is dirty and needs to be cleaned.

If the laundry is insufficiently dry, check that the filter is not clogged.

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WATER CONTAINER

Empty the water container at the end of each drying cycle

1.Open the flap (pulling it gently to the left) and remove the water container.

2.Empty the container.

3.When emptied, push container back into housing until it clicks.

Water container indicator light

Indicates that the water container is full and needs to be emptied. The drying programme is automatically stopped.

Electronic dryer

Set programme selector knob to “0”, empty the water container and restart the programme.

Time-steered dryer

Empty the water container. Turn the programme selector knob to the line on the left of the emptying symbol ( ) (Start button is pressed).

When the pump cycle has finished,turn the selector knob to the position where it was when the drying cycle was interrupted.

BEFORE USING THE DRYER

•After unpacking please make sure that the dryer is undamaged. In case of doubt do not use the dryer but call a qualified technician or your retailer.

•Packaging material (plastic, etc.) must be kept out of the reach of children as it constitutes a potential risk.

•This dryer was designed for domestic use and must be used exclusively for drying laundry.

Environmental hints

1.Packaging material

The packaging material can be 100% recycled, as confirmed by the recycling symbol ().

2.Dryer

The dryer is built from recyclable materials. If you decide to scrap the dryer act responsibly and observe local waste disposal by laws.

Cut off the power cord so that the dryer cannot be connected to the mains.

PRECAUTIONS

Child safety

•After use, set the programme selector to position “0”. This prevents children from switching on the dryer accidentally.

For domestic use only

This dryer conforms to EEC directive 93/68

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PREPARING THE LAUNDRY

Laundry preparation

Check that all fastenings are closed and that pockets are empty. Turn the articles inside out. Place laundry loosely in the drum to make sure that they don’t get tangled.

Max. drying weight

• Cottons

5,0 kg

•Cottons

	with Rapid option	3,5 kg (electronic dryer)
•	Synthetics	2,5 kg
•	Delicates	1,5 kg (electronic dryer)

The given weights correspond to a standard laundry load.

Sort laundry as follows

A)By care symbols

On the collar or inside seam:

Suitable for tumble drying

Tumble drying at low temperature only

Do not tumble dry

B)By amount and weight

Whenever the load is bigger than the dryer capacity, separate laundry according to weight (e.g. towels from thin underwear).

C)By type of fabrics

Cottons/linen: Towels, cotton jersey, bed and table linen made of cotton or linen.

Synthetics: Blouses, shirts, overalls, etc. made of polyester or polyamide, as well as for cotton/ synthetic mixes.

Delicates: Sensitive fabrics for example viscose.

D)By drying level

• Sort into: iron dry, cupboard dry, etc.

Do not tumble dry:

Woollens, silk, delicate fabrics, nylon stockings, delicate embroidery, fabrics with metallic decorations, bulky items such as sleeping bags, etc.

Attention: Do not dry articles which have been treated with a dry cleaning fluid or rubber articles (danger of fire or explosion). Do not dry laundry dirty with vegetable oils.

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