Zanussi ZDE36150W User Manual

Instruction booklet

Tumble Dryer

ZDE 36150W

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We wish you lots of enjoyment with your new appliance and we hope that you will consider our
brand again when purchasing household appliances.

Please read this user manual carefully and keep it throughout the product life cycle as a refer­ence document. The user manual should be passed on to any future owner of the appliance.

The symbols you will see on some paragraphs of this booklet have the following meaning:

The warning triangle emphasize information that is particularly important for your safety or
correct functioning of the appliance.

The information marked with this symbol provides additional instructions and practical tips
on the use ofthe appliance.

Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the machine are marked with
this symbol.

Contents

Safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Description of the appliance . . . . . . . . . . 5

The control panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Drying programmes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Before the first use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Drying hints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Daily Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Something not working . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Consumption values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

European guarantee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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. See sec­tion "Care and Cleaning".

• 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 sub­stances 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.

• Danger of explosion: 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.

• Risk of fire: 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.

• 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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WARNING:

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. Risk

of fire.

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 packing and transit bolts 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.

• 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.

• 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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Description of the appliance

1. Control panel

2. Fluff filters

3. Rating Plate

4. Adjustable feet

5. Side vent outlets

6. Ring nut

7. Rear vent outlet

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The control panel

Programme

chart

Programme chart

Mains-ON light

Half power button

Start button

Drying Time Selector Dial

button

Start
button

Mains-ON light

Time

selector dial

Half power

This will help you to select the correct programme for drying.

Comes on when the appliance is switched on and goes out
when appliance is switched off.

Pressing this button allows drying to be performed at a lower
temperature, for delicate items.

This button is used to switch the dryer on. At the end of the pro­gramme, release this button by pressing it again to switch the

dryer off.

The selector dial incorporates two drying cycles, one of up to
150 minutes at a high temperature for cotton and linen, and one
of up to 100 minutes at a low temperature for synthetic fabrics.

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Drying programs

Cotton Selector dial: up to 150 minutes

Degree of drying required

Cupboard

Iron dry

Degree of

spin given

rpm

800/1000

1200/1400

800/1000

1200/1400

Quantity

kg

6
3
6

3
6
3
6
3

Drying times mins

105 - 135

60 - 85

95 - 120

50 - 7 0

90 - 115

45 - 70

80 - 100

35 - 55

Synthetics Selector dial: up to 100 minutes

Degree of

Degree of drying required

Cupboard

Never overfill the drum (do not load large quilts, for example).
The laundry must be suitably spun in your washing machine before being placed in the tumble

dryer (500rpm minimum).
Drying times vary according to:

• The type of laundry

• The size of the load

• The degree of spinning prior to drying
Drying times are given as a guide only. Experience will soon enable you to estimate the drying

time needed for your usual laundry loads.
Do not start by selecting a long drying time. It is better to determine the required degree of dry-

ness by gradually increasing the drying time.
For a mixed load (cotton and resistant synthetics, for example) select the time for the most deli­cate fibres and increase it by 10 mins.

spin given

rpm

1200

Quantity

kg

3
1

Drying times mins

25 - 35
15 - 20

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Before the first use

• Ensure that the electrical connections comply with the installation instructions.

• Remove the polystryrene block and any material from the drum.

• Before using your tumble dryer for the first time, we recommend that you place a few damp
cloths inside the appliance and dry for 30 minutes.
There may be dust inside a brand new tumble dryer.

Drying hints

Before loading the laundry

Never tumble dry the following: Particularly
delicate items such as net curtains, woollen,
silk, fabrics with metal trim, nylon tights,
bulky materials such as anoraks, blankets,
eiderdowns, sleeping bags, feather quilts
and any items containing rubber foam or
materials similar to rubber foam.

• Always follow the instructions on garment
labels:

may be tumble dried
normal drying (high temperature)
delicate drying (low temperature)
do not tumble dry

• Close pillowcases and covers with fasteners
to prevent small laundry items getting tan­gled inside them. Close press studs, zips
and hooks and tie belts and apron strings.

• Sort laundry according to type and degree
on drying required.

• Do not over-dry laundry, this avoids creas­ing and saves energy.

• Avoid drying dark clothes with light coloured
fluffy items such as towels as they could
attract the fluff.

• The laundry must be thoroughly spun
before tumble drying.

• Easy-care items, too, e.g. shirts, should be
briefly pre-spun before drying (depending
on crease resistance approx. 30 seconds or
using the special brief spin programme on
your washing machine).

• Knitted textiles (knitted underwear) may
shrink a little during drying. Please do not
overdry items of this type. It is advisable to
allow for shrinkage when choosing the size
of new purchases.

• You can also put starched items into your
dryer. However, to achieve the desired
starched effect, choose the programme
“iron dry”. To remove any starch residues,
wipe out the internal drum after drying with
a moist cloth and then rub it dry.

• To avoid a static charge when drying is
completed, use either a fabric softener
when you are washing the laundry or a fab­ric conditioner specifically for tumble dryers.

• Remove the laundry when the dryer has fin­ished drying.

• If individual items are still damp after drying,
set a brief post-drying time, but at least 30
minutes. This will be necessary particularly
for multilayered items (e.g. collars, pockets,
etc.).

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