AEG Electrolux 7032 TKF Electronic User manual

7032 TKF Electronic
User manual Condenser Dryer

Dear Customer
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional
design and cutting edge technology.
Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best
performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of
excellence.
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part of our products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
The following symbols are used in this user 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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Contents
Operating Instructions 5
Important safety information 5
Product description 8
Control panel 9
Before first use 9
Sorting and preparing laundry 10
Programme overview 11
Daily use 13
Switching machine on / switching light on 13
Opening loading door / loading laundry 13
Selecting the programme 13
DELICATE (SCHON) function 13
LONG ANTI-CREASE (KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS) function 14
BUZZER (SIGNAL) function 14
CHILD LOCK function 15
Starting the programme 15
Changing programme 16
Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 16
Drying cycle complete / removing laundry 16
Care and cleaning 18
Cleaning fluff filter 18
Cleaning the door seal 20
Emptying the condensate tank 20
Cleaning heat exchanger 21
Cleaning the drum 22
Clean operating screen and housing 23
What to do if ... 24
Troubleshooting by yourself 24
Machine settings 26
Technical data 27
Contents 3
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Consumption values 28
Hints for test institutes 28
Installation 29
Appliance positioning 29
Removing transport safety packaging 30
Electrical connection 30
Changing door stop 30
Special accessories 32
Environment 34
Packaging material 34
Old appliance 34
Environmental tips 35
Service 36
4Contents

Operating Instructions
Important 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 im-
portant 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 ev-
eryone 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 re-
duced physical, sensory or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a per-
son 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 mal-
functioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare
parts.
Important safety information 5

• 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
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.
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.
6Important safety information

• 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 instruc-
tions 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.
• Fabric softeners, or similar products should be used as specified by the fabric
softener instructions.
•Caution -hot surface : Do not touch the door light cover surface when the
light is switched on.
1)
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.
1) Only dryers equipped with internal drum light.
Important safety information 7

Product description
1Control panel
2Drawer with condensed water container
3Fine strainer (lint filter)
4Large mesh filter (lint filter)
5Micro-fine filter (lint filter)
6Rating plate
7Loading door (reversible)
8Base door upstream of heat exchanger
9Button for opening door in plinth
10 Air slots
11 Screwed feet (with height adjustment)
10
2
6
8
11
4
1
3
7
9
5
8Product description

Control panel
1Programme knob and OFF AUS switch
2Function buttons
3START PAUSE button
4Display
5Function and warning leds
Before first use
In order to remove any residues which may have been produced during production,
wipe the dryer drum with a damp cloth or carry out a brief drying cycle (30 MIN)
with damp cloths in the machine.
1 2 3
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Control panel 9

Sorting and preparing laundry
Sorting laundry
• Sort by fabric type:
–Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS BAUMWOLLE programme group.
–Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in SYNTHETICS MISCHGEWEBE pro-
gramme group.
• Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:
Drying in the tumble
dryer possible in prin-
ciple
Dry at normal
temperature
Dry at reduced
temperature (press
DELICATE SCHON but-
ton!)
Drying in the tumble
dryer not possible
Do not place in the appliance any wet laundry which is not specified on the care
label as being suitable for tumble-drying.
This appliance can be used for all wet laundry items which are labelled as suitable
for tumble-drying.
• Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laundry items.
Textile colours may bleed.
•Do not dry cotton jersey and knitwear with the EXTRA EXTRATROCKEN pro-
gramme. Items may shrink!
• Do not dry wool in the dryer. May become entangled! After air-drying, wool may
be dried with the WOOL CARE WOLLPFLEGE programme.
Preparing laundry
• To avoid laundry becoming tangled: close zips, button up duvet covers and tie
loose ties or ribbons (e.g. of aprons).
• Empty pockets. Remove metal items (paper clips, safety pins, etc).
• Turn items with double-layered fabrics inside out (e.g. with cotton-lined anoraks,
the cotton layer should be outermost). These fabrics will then dry better.
10 Sorting and preparing laundry

Programme overview
Programmes
max. load (weight when dry)
Additional
functions
Application/properties
Care mark
DELICATE SCHON
LONG ANTI-CREASE
KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS
BUZZER SIGNAL
COTTONS BAUMWOLLE
EXTRA
EXTRATROC
KEN
6 kg • • • Thorough drying of thick or multi- layered fabrics,
e.g. terry towelling items, bathrobes.
STRONG
STARKTRO
CKEN
6 kg • • • Thorough drying of fabrics of even thicknesses,
e.g. terry towelling items, knitwear, towels.
CUPBOARD
SCHRANKT
ROCKEN
6 kg • • • Thorough drying of fabrics of even thicknesses,
e.g. terry towelling items, knitwear, towels.
IRON
BÜGELTRO
CKEN
6 kg • • • For normal thickness cotton or linen laundry, e.g.
bedding, table linen.
SYNTHETICS MISCHGEWEBE
EXTRA
EXTRATROC
KEN
3 kg • • • Thorough drying of thick or multi-layered fabrics,
e.g. pullovers, bedding, table linen.
1)
CUPBOARD
SCHRANKT
ROCKEN
3 kg • • •
For thin fabrics which are not ironed, e.g. easy care
shirts, table linen, baby clothes, socks, lingerie
with bones or wires.
1)
IRON
BÜGELTRO
CKEN
3 kg • • • For thin fabrics which are also to be ironed, e.g.
knitwear, shirts.
1)
TIME
30 MIN. 1 kg • • • For further drying of individual items of laundry
or for small volumes of less than 1kg.
Programme overview 11

Programmes
max. load (weight when dry)
Additional
functions
Application/properties
Care mark
DELICATE SCHON
LONG ANTI-CREASE
KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS
BUZZER SIGNAL
FRESHEN
UP AUFFRI-
SCHEN
1 kg • • • For refreshing or gently cleaning textiles with
commercially available dry cleaning products.
SPECIAL
BED LINEN
BETTWÄ-
SCHE
3 kg • • • Bed linen (single and double sheet, pillowcase,
bedspread, duvet cover).
JEANS 6 kg • • •
For leisure clothing, such as jeans, sweat-shirts,
etc., of different material thicknesses (e.g. at the
neck, cuffs and seams).
SPORTKLEI-
DUNG 2 kg A• • For sportswear, thin fabrics, polyester, which are not ironed.
EASY IRON
PLUS
LEICHTBÜ-
GELN PLUS
1 kg
(or 5
shirt
s)
A• •
Special program with anti-crease mechanism for
easy care fabrics such shirts and blouses; for mini-
mum ironing effort. The results depends on the
type of fabric and its finish. Place fabrics in the
dryer straight after spinning; once dried,
immediately remove fabrics and place on a
clothes hanger.
WOOL
CARE
WOLLP-
FLEGE
1 kg • - •
Special programme for briefly treating woollens
with warm air, after they have been dried
naturally, worn or stored for long periods. Wool
fibres stand up and the wool becomes soft and
cosy. Recommendation: Remove fabrics
immediately after drying.
1) select DELICATE SCHON
A- Auto - function selected automatically.
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Daily use
Switching machine on / switching light on
Turn the programme selector to any programme. The machine has been switched
on.
Opening loading door / loading laundry
1. Open loading door:
Use force to push against the loading
door (push point)
2. Load your laundry (do not force it in).
CAUTION!
Do not jam laundry in between the load-
ing door and rubber seal.
3. Close loading door securely. Lock
must audibly lock.
Selecting the programme
Use the programme selector to set the pro-
gramme you require. The estimated time to
end of the programme appears in the LCD in
h:mm format (hours:minutes).
During the cycle time elapses by steps of one
minute; less than 1 hour the leading zeros are
not shown (ex. “59”, “5”, “0”).
DELICATE (SCHON) function
For especially gentle drying of sensitive fabrics with the care label and for
temperature-sensitive textiles (e.g. acrylic, viscose). Programme is executed with
reduced heat.
Delicate function is only suitable for use with loads of up to 3kg.
Daily use 13

To activate it:
1. Choose the drying programme.
2. Press DELICATE SCHON button - the led
above is on.
To deselect function press again DELICATE
SCHON button. Led above is off.
LONG ANTI-CREASE (KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS) function
A long anti-crease phase lengthen the anti-crease phase (30 min.) at the end of
the drying additionally by 60 minutes. The drum rotates at intervals during this
phase. This keeps the laundry loose and free of creases. Phase lasts in total 90
minutes. The laundry can be removed at any time during the anti-crease phase.
To activate it:
1. Choose the drying programme.
2. Press LONG ANTI-CREASE KNITTER-
SCHUTZ PLUS button - the led above is
on.
To deselect function press again LONG ANTI-
CREASE KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS button. Led
above is off.
BUZZER (SIGNAL) function
The appliance is supplied with the BUZZER SIGNAL function deactivated.
The buzzer sounds or plays a tune when activated during:
–cycleend
– anti-crease phase and when phase starts or ends
– cycle interruption by a warning
–alarm
14 Daily use

To activate it:
1. Choose the drying programme.
2. Press BUZZER SIGNAL button - the led
above is on.
To deselect function press again BUZZER SIG-
NAL button. Led above is off.
CHILD LOCK function
The child lock can be set to prevent a programme being accidentally started or a
programme in operation being accidentally changed. The child lock function locks
all buttons and the programme knob. The child lock can be activated or deactivated
by holding down the LONG ANTI-CREASE KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS and BUZZER SIG-
NAL buttons simultaneously for 5 seconds.
– Before programme is started: Appliance cannot be used
– After programme is started: Programme in operation cannot be changed
The icon appears in the display to indicate that the child safety device is
activated.
The child safety device is not deactivated once the programme comes to an end.
If you want to set a new programme, you must first deactivate the child safety
device.
Starting the programme
Press the START PAUSE button. Led above
stops flashing, becomes steady. The pro-
gramme is started. Display shows elapsing
cycle time.
Daily use 15

Changing programme
To change a programme which has been selected by mistake once the programme
has started, first turn the programme selector to OFF and then reset the programme.
The programme can no longer be changed directly once the programme has started.
If nevertheless there is an attempt to change the programme on the programme
knob, the programme progress display and the maintenance indicators flash. If an
option button (excluding the BUZZER SIGNAL button) is pressed, Err appears in the
multidisplay. The drying programme is not however affected by this (laundry pro-
tection).
Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme
1. Open loading door.
WARNING!
Laundry and drum can become hot. Risk of burns!
2. Load or remove laundry items.
3. Close loading securely. Lock must audibly lock.
4. Press the START PAUSE button to continue the drying cycle.
Drying cycle complete / removing laundry
Once the drying cycle is complete, display shows a blinking "0". If the BUZZER
SIGNAL button has been pressed, an acoustic signal sounds intermittently for about
one minute.
The drying cycles are automatically followed by an anti-crease phase which lasts
around 30 minutes. The drum rotates at intervals during this phase. This keeps the
laundry loose and free of creases. The laundry can be removed at any time during
the anti-crease phase. (The laundry should be taken out towards the end of the
anti-crease phase at the latest to prevent creases from forming.) If LONG ANTI-
CREASE KNITTERSCHUTZ PLUS function has been selected, the anti-crease phase
is lengthened by 60 minutes.
1. Open door.
2. Before removing the laundry, remove fluff from the micro-fine filter. It is best
to use a damp hand for this purpose. (See “Care and cleaning” chapter.)
3. Remove laundry.
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4. Turn the programme selector to OFF AUS.
After each drying cycle:
- Clean the micro-fine filter and fine filter
- Drain the condensed water container
(See chapter “Care and cleaning”.)
5. Close the door.
Daily use 17

Care and cleaning
Cleaning fluff filter
The filters collect all the fluff which accumulates during drying. To ensure that the
dryer works perfectly, the fluff filters (micro-fine filter and fine strainer) must be
cleaned after every drying cycle.
The warning led is on to remind you this operation.
CAUTION!
Never operate the dryer without fluff filters or with damaged or blocked fluff filters.
1. Open loading door
2. Use a damp hand to clean the mi-
cro- fine filter, which is built into
the lower part of the loading aper-
ture.
3. After a period of time, a patina due
to detergent residue on laundry
forms on the filters. When this oc-
curs, clean the filters with warm
water using a brush. Remove the
filter from the door pulling it out. It
can be positioned with the tooth
facing to the left or to the right).
After cleaning do not forget to put
it back.
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4. Push down unlock button on large
mesh filter.
Large mesh filter jumps up.
5. Take out fine strainer.
6. Remove fluff from fine strainer. It
is best to use a damp hand for this
purpose.
Clean the entire filter area
The strainer area does not have to
be cleaned after every drying cycle,
but should be checked regularly
and cleaned of fluff if necessary.
7. To do this, grip the top of the large mesh filter and pull it forwards until it
comes loose from the two brackets.
8. Remove fluff from the entire filter
area. It is best to use a vacuum
cleaner for this purpose.
9. Press both journals of the large
mesh filter into the brackets on the
loading door until they snap into
place.
10. Re-insert fine strainer.
11. Press against the large mesh filter
until it locks into the interlock.
Care and cleaning 19

If the fine strainer is not fitted, the large mesh
filter will not snap into place and the loading
door cannot be closed.
Cleaning the door seal
Wipe the door seal with a damp cloth immediately after the drying cycle has
finished.
Emptying the condensate tank
Empty condensate tank after every drying cycle.
If the condensate tank is full, an active programme will break off automatically
and the warning led light up. In order to continue the programme, the condensate
tank must first be emptied.
WARNING!
The condensate is not suitable for drinking or for preparing foodstuffs.
1. Take out drawer containing con-
densed water container completely
1and pull up the condensed water
container’s drainage pipe as far as it
will go 2.
1
2
20 Care and cleaning