Zanussi ZDE 57140W User Manual

user manual

Tumble Dryer

ZDE 57140W

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.....................................8

Use....................................................9

Drying hints .....................................13

Drying programme .....................15-16

Programme information...................17

Care and cleaning ...........................18

Something not working....................20

Technical data .................................22

Consumption values........................23

Installation .......................................24

Environment concerns.....................27

Guarantee conditions ......................28

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.

● 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

Installation

● This appliance is heavy. Care should

be taken when moving it.

● When unpacking the appliance, check

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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, inlet hose and drain hose.

● 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.

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Never stop a tumble dry before the
end of the drying cycle.

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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Control panel

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Fluff filters

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Adjustable feet

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Side vent outlets

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Rear vent outlet

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Delicates

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Buzzer Quick Delicate Start/Pause

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Drying
Cooling

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Start/Pause bbutton

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Indicator llight

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Use
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.

Daily Use

Connect the appliance.
Open the door (see picture).

Select the required programme

Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme.
The light Start/Pause starts to flash.

The selector dial is divided into following
sections:

Cottons
Synthetics

Time

Special

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controlled or time controlled drying. Tur n
the dial to the required programme or time.

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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.

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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.

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Can be used to finish off drying if necessary.

Select the 90 or 60 minute programme for
cottons or the 30 minute programme for
synthetics. To cancel a programme which is
running, turn the programme selector dial to
“0ff”. At the end of drying, turn the selector
dial to “0ff” to switch the machine off before
removing the laundry.

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Delicate

Quick

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 the Buzzer

When the drying cycle has finished, an
intermittent audible signal will sound.

By depressing Buzzer button the
acoustic signal is switched off in the
following cases:

• when selecting the programme

Select the Quick button

By depressing this button the drying
time is reduced in the following COT­TON programmes:

• extra dry

• ready to wear

• store dry
The corresponding light illuminates.

This option cannot be selected togeth­er with “low temperature” function .

Select Delicate

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

• 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.

The corresponding pilot light comes
on. This option can also be used for
time controlled drying.
This function cannot be used with
QUICK DRYING.