Zanussi ZDC 67550W User Manual
User
Manual
Tumble
Dryer
ZDC 67550W
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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which
hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The
Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that
make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the
cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual
so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new
machine. We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience
delivering Ease-of-Mind. Good luck!
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Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel.....................................7
Use....................................................8
Drying hints ................................12-13
Drying programmes....................14-15
Programme information ...................16
Care and cleaning ...........................17
Something not working ..............20-22
Technical data .................................23
Consumption values ........................24
Installation ..................................25-26
Environment concerns .....................27
Guarantee conditions ......................28
Customer service centres ................29
The following symbols are used in this manual:
Important information concerning your personal safety and information on how
to avoid damaging the appliance.
General information and tips
Environmental information
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Safety Information
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.
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, sensory 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 pets do not climb
into 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.
● In order to avoid danger of fires
caused by excessive drying, do not
use appliance to dry the following
items: Cushions, quilts and the like
(these items accumulate heat).
● Items such as foam rubber (latex foam),
shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or pillows
fitted with foam rubber pads should
not be dried in the tumble dryer.
● Always unplug the appliance after
use, clean 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 sub-
stances 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.
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Never tumble dry
items that have been in contact with
inflammable solvents (petrol, methylated
spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the
like). As these substance are volatile,
they could cause an explosion. Only
tumble dry items washed with water.
●
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: 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.
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Never stop a tumble dry
before the end of the drying cycle
unless all items are quickly removed
and spread out so that the heat is
dissipated.
● 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 to be loaded
into appliance
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Installation
● This appliance is heavy. Care should
be taken when moving it.
● When unpacking the appliance, check
that it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not
use it and contact the Service Centre.
● All transit packaging must be
removed before use. Serious damage
can occur to the product and to
property if this is not adhered to. See
relevant section in the user manual.
● 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.
● Any electrical work required to
install this appliance should be
carried out by a qualified electrician
or competent person.
● Care must be taken to ensure that
the appliance does not stand on the
electrical supply cable.
● If the machine is situated on a
carpeted floor, please adjust the feet
in order to allow air to circulate freely
under the appliance
● After having installed the appliance,
check that it is not pressing or
standing on its electrical supply
cable.
● If the tumble dryer is placed on top of a
washing machine, it is compulsory to
use the stacking kit (optional accessory).
Use
● This appliance is designed for domestic
use. It must not be used for purposes
other than those for which it was
designed.
● Only wash fabrics which are designed
to be machine dried. Follow the
instructions on each garment label.
● Do not dry unwashed items in the
tumble dryer.
● Fabric softeners, or similar products,
should be used as specified by the
fabric softener instructions.
● Do not overload the appliance. See
the relevant section in the user
manual.
● Clothes which are dripping wet
should not be placed in the 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
machine.
● Never pull the power supply cable to
remove the plug from the socket;
always take hold of the plug itself.
● Never 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.
Child safety
● This machine is not intended for use
by young children or infirm persons
without supervision.
● Children should be supervised to ensure
that they do not play with the appliance.
● The packaging components (e.g.
plastic film, polystyrene) can be
dangerous to children - danger of
suffocation! 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 into the drum.
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Product description
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Control panel
Programme selector dial
Delicate button
Dryness button
Buzzer button
Indicator lights
5
4
3
2
1
Start/Pause button
Delay Start button
7
6
Control panel
Fluff filters
Rating Plate
Condenser unit
Water reservoir
Adjustable feet
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5
4
3
2
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Use
First Use
l Ensure that the electrical connections
comply with the installation
instructions.
l Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
l Before using your tumble dryer for
the first time, we recommend that
you to place a few damp cloths
inside the appliance and dry for 30
minutes.
There may be dust inside a brand
new tumble dryer.
Daily Use
Load the laundry
Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme.
The light Start/Pause starts to flash.
Special
Easy Iron
Mixed
Time
Jeans
60’
Cooling
30’
Off
CupboardIron
Extra
Extra
Cottons
Strong
Cupboard
Damp
Iron
Synthetic s
Connect the appliance.
Open the door (see picture).
Place the laundry in the drum, one item
at a time, shaking them out as much as
possible. Close the door.
Please check the laundry does not get
caught between the door and filter.
The selector dial is divided into following
sections:
• Cottons
• Synthetics
• Time
• Special
Electronically controlled
drying (automatic)
Allows you to select electronically
controlled or time controlled drying.
The appliance runs these programmes
with the help of probes which detect the
degree of dampness of the laundry.
Simply select the programme according
to the type of laundry and degree of
drying required.
The selector dial can be turned either
clockwise or anticlockwise. The lights Drying,
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Press the Dryness button as many
times as necessary until the small light
at the level of residual dampness
required is illuminated.
When the programme has finished the
pilot lights End is on.
Select the Buzzer
When the drying cycle has finished, an
intermittent audible signal will sound.
By depressing button Buzzer the acoustic signal is switched off in the following
cases:
• when selecting the programme
• when depressing the buttons
• when the programme selector dial is
turned to another position during the
programme or when you depress an
option button during the cycle
• at the end of the programme.
The corresponding light comes on
Select the Start/Pause
Start/Pause
Dryness
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Cooling and End/Anticrease come on.
At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to position
Off, to switch the machine off.
Attention!
If you turn the programme selector dial
to another programme when the
machine is working, the lights of the
programme progress display start to
flash. The machine will not perform the
new selected programme.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must
be selected after choosing the desired
programme and before depressing the
Start/Pause button.
When these buttons are pressed, the
corresponding pilot lights come on.
When they are pressed again, the pilot
lights go out.
Select Delicate
Pressing this button allows drying to be
performed at a lower temperature, for
delicate items.
The corresponding pilot light comes
on. This option can also be used for
time controlled drying.
DELICATE is only suitable for use with
loads of up to 3kg!
When the programme has finished the
pilot lights End is on.
Select the Dryness
Press the Dryness button repeatedly, to
select the desired option. The relevant
light will illuminate. Laundry becomes
dryer from MIN to MAX.
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Press this button to start the dryer after
having selected the programme and
the options.
The relevant light will stop flashing.
If the programme selector dial is turned
to another position, when the machine is
running, the buzzer will sound and the
programme phase indicator lights will flash.
The drum turns alternately in both directions during drying.
All drying programmes end with a 10 minute
cooling phase (light Cooling is on).
You may remove the laundry after this
phase.
The lights End/Anticrease, Filter and
Empty Tank illuminate and the buzzer
sounds
If the door of the appliance or the
smalldoor at the bottom is opened
while theprogramme is running, this
button mustbe pressed again after
closing the doorin order to restart the
programme fromthe point at which it
was interrupted.This button must be
depressed alsoafter a power failure
and after having re-inserted the water
reservoir, if it hasbeen emptied in the
middle of a pro-gramme after the
Empty Tank light illuminates.
In both cases the light of the Start/Pause
button flashes to remind you that the
start button needs to be pressed again.
Select the Delay Start
This button allows you to delay the starting of
the programme by 3, 6 or 9 hours.
Press the button until the light relevant
to the desired delay illuminates. This
option must be selected
after
having
selected the programme and
before
pressing START/PAUSE to start the
programme.
The machine begins the countdown,
which is shown by the pilot lights. For
example, if you have chosen a 9-hour
delay (pilot light 9h lit), after 3 hours, 9h
goes out and 6h lights up; after 3 more
hours, 6h goes out and 3h lights up.
When the 9 hours are over (pilot light 3h
off), the drying cycle begins.During the
delayed start period, it is not possible to
change the programme or the selected
delay. If you wish to do so, you must first
cancel everything by rotating the programme selector dial to position “
Off
”.
Select the new programme, the options
and the delayed start, then press
START/PAUSE. If you wish to change
only the options, this can be done on the
condition that the new option(s) is(are)
compatible with the programme. Set the
machine to PAUSE by depressing the relevant button, select the new option(s) and
depress START/PAUSE button again.
If you wish to add some laundry while the
machine is performing the countdown, after
having done so and having closed the door,
press START/PAUSE again, in order to allow
the machine to complete the remaining
countdown time.
Indicator lights
These lights indicate the following
functions:
Drying”light
“
This light indicates that the appliance is
in the drying phase
.
“Cooling” light
This light indicates that the appliance is in the
cooling phase. At the end of drying, there is
a 10 minute cooling phase to cool the
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