AEG LAVATHERM 3200 User manual

LAVATHERM 3200
AEG
Ablufttrockner
Exhaust air dryer
Seche-linge a evacuation d’air
Asciugabiancheria ad evacuazione
dei fumi
Afvoerdroger
Secador por aire evacuado
Gebrauchsanweisung
Operating instructions
Mode d’emploi
Istruzioni per I’uso
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Instrucciones para el uso
AUS
ERFAHRUNO
GUT

Hello
Allow me to introduce myself: I am your AEG LAVATHERM tumble
dryer. From now on, I should like to make tumble-drying easier for
you, and not simply because of my attractive appearance, but also
thanks to my “intrinsic qualities”. I am economical in terms of energy,
take good care of your laundry, am especially quiet in operation,
easy to operate, and simple to care for.
If you carefully read and follow my operating instructions be¬
fore first use and familiarize yourself with my installation and
connection instructions, you are sure to experience a good
deal of joy when using me to dry your laundry!
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Contents
Safety instructions
Before first use
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For the user
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You should also note the following
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Out of concern for the environment...
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Important recommendations for drying
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Machine description
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Before drying
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Correct drying
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Loading your laundry
Opening the loading door
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Loading your laundry
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Removing and putting back laundry
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Selecting the drying programme
Drying time selector switch
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The buttons and their functions
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Table of drying times
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Cooling phase and automatic
anti-crease programme
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Programme end
Switching off the machine
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Cleaning the fluff filter
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Cleaning, maintenance, and care
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If you think your tumble dryer is
not working properly...
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Special accessories
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Rehingeing the door
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Customer service
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Technical data
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Safety instructions
Before first - I must be installed level. My four adjustable feet can be used to
use ... compensate for uneven floor conditions. Please use a screw¬
driver to adjust my adjustable feet. Place the screwdriver in the
vertical slots visible from the front.
- My drum should be wiped with a damp cloth.
- I should not be installed in any room likely to be affected by frost,
since the reliability of my electronic system may be impaired by
temperatures below freezing point.
- If my door mounting does not meet your installation requirements,
you can rehinge the door (see section “Rehingeing the door”).
- If, for reasons of space, there is no alternative to installing your
dryer directly next to a gas or electric cooker or coal range, you
must interpose a thermally insulated panel (measuring 85 x 57.5
cm) between cooker and dryer. This panel should be coated with
aluminium foil on the side facing the cooker.
Safety The safety of AEG electrical appliances conforms to the recognized
instructions rules of technology and the Appliance Safety Act. As manufacturers,
for the user we nonetheless feel obliged to familiarize you and any other persons
using the machine with the following instructions:
- To ensure safe operation, I should only be operated as indicated
in the Operating Instructions.
- Please make sure before using your machine for the first time that
the mains voltage and, current type indicated on my rating plate
agree with the mains voltage and current type where the machine
is used and that the used circuit is sufficiently fused.
- Only use me to dry general household laundry.
- Only use me to dry laundry that has been washed in water.
- Before cleaning, care, and maintenance work, make sure that
the appliance is switched off. You will proceed safely if you first
pull the mains plug out of the socket or, if your machine is con¬
nected by a fixed wiring connection, you switch off the FI pro¬
tection switch or LP switch or completely remove the fuse.
- Keep the space around me free of fluff.
- Never direct a water jet on to my outer casing!
- Never use my supply lead to pull the mains plug out of the socket!
- Never operate me if
■ my mains supply lead is damaged, or
■ I show visible damage in the region of the control panel, work¬
top, or plinth.
If the mains supply lead needs to be changed or such damage
needs to be repaired, please contact our service centre or a
repair shop authorized by ourselves.
- Repairs to electrical appliances should only be performed
by a trained electrician. Improper repairs may place the
user at serious risk.
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- If any other maintenance needs to be carried out, you are also
basically recommended to contact our service centre or a repair
shop authorized by ourselves. Only original AEG spare parts fulfill
all requirements!
- If I am installed under a worktop in your kitchen or utility room, an
earthed intermediate panel must be provided as access pro¬
tection according to the installation and connection instructions
when the worktop has been removed.
- Do not sit on or lean against my open door. There may otherwise
be a danger of my tilting!
- Children may not recognize the dangers of improper use of elec¬
trical appliances. Please therefore ensure proper supervision
during use.
- Prevent children and small animals from climbing into my drum.
Always therefore close my door when you have finished drying
your laundry.
- My vent should not be connected to a smoke or exhaust gas flue.
Also never introduce my vent into a shaft used to ventilate the
installation areas of fireplaces.
Avoid installing me in rooms housing flue-connected fireplaces
with coal- or oil-fired furnaces and gas heaters and in which the
underpressure is 0.04 mbar or more.
Ensure sufficient space ventilation to avoid any underpressure.
To be able to operate me safely, you should seek the advice and
consent of the competent district chimney-sweep or the local
building authority.
- When the day finally comes to withdraw me from service and to
replace me with another machine, please make sure that you
inactivate my door lock and cut my electrical supply lead. This will
prevent children at play from locking themselves in and thus en¬
dangering their lives. Finally, make sure that I am properly dis¬
posed of.
- If I am wrongly operated or used for any purpose other than that
for which I am intended, AEG cannot assume liability for any pos¬
sible damage.
- Never use me as a surface for standing on.
- My rear wall heats up during drying. That is perfectly normal,
though you should avoid touching it!
- Please keep my packaging away from children. The foil repre¬
sents a special source of danger. You are advised to dispose of
this material as quickly as possible. The instruction leaflet on the
machine package supplied together with my printed instructions
gives data on the type of packaging material and its proper dis¬
posal.
- Only dry materials washed in water! Never dry articles treated
with inflammable liquids and solvents (petrol, alcohol, stain-
removers, etc.) in a tumble dryer.
You should
also note the
following
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- Articles containing foam rubber or similar materials must also not
be machine-dried. The dryer may catch fire.
- Fabrics containing residues of hair spray, nail varnish remover,
hair setting lotion, or similar agents should not be machine-dried
owing to the danger of gas formation.
- If so-called “conditioners” are machine-dried - regardless of the
respective properties of these conditioners - coating of the fluff
filter sufficient to cause choking cannot be excluded. In such
cases, we recommend you not to add them or to choose a dif¬
ferent make.
- Machine-dried laundry becomes fluffy and pleasant to touch. If
you want to make a contribution to relief of the environment, you
can therefore omit fabric conditioners during washing of your
laundry.
- Should you use perfume-free or so-called fragrance-free eco/bio-
detergents, your laundry may possibly have an unusual odour
after drying, i. e. your laundry lacks “freshness”. This is not due to
any defect in your machine, but refers to odours inherent in the
fabrics themselves, which, owing to absence of fragrances in the
detergent, are not neutralized or masked.
- Make sure that no garments get jammed when closing my door,
since the fabrics may be damaged.
- I am able to operate only, when my door is closed. If my door is
open, a safety switch prevents me from starting.
- You will perhaps be amazed at the amount of fluff trapped in my
fluff filter after drying. This fluff, however, is not the result of over¬
stressing of your laundry by the drum action, but during to a
normal process of wear and tear. When your laundry is being
worn or washed, fibres becomes detached from the fabrics by
abrasion. These are carried away by the wind if your laundry is
line-dried. In your tumble dryer, however, these fibres are con¬
centrated in the fluff filter. The fraction of fluff actually collected
during machine-drying amounts to only 0.03 kg per kg laundry.
- To clean my stainless steel drum, you never use any acid-con¬
taining descalers, chlorine- or iron-containing scouring agents,
or even steel wool. Our service centre stocks suitable agents.
- Also keep furniture polishes or agressive cleaners away from my
screen and control panel.
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Out of concern for the environment
All tumble dryers require energy for drying. I am especially econo¬
mical to run if you take note of the following hints:
■ Thoroughly spin-dry your laundry first!
I am especially energy-saving to run if your laundry is well spin-
dried before tumble-drying (i. e. at least at 800 min' 1 ) . Higher
spin speeds reduce consumption, shorten the drying time, and
make drying more economical.
■ Ensure good ventilation!
To ensure economical tumble-drying, the room temperature
should not exceed 35° C.
Use the optimum wash load!
You will use your tumble dryer most economically by using the
wash loads recommended in the programme table. The
following data will help you better estimate the laundry weight.
Laundry weights
Guidance values for cotton garments (dry weights):
Bath robe 1200 g
Overall 300- 600 g
Quilt cover 700 g
Bed-sheet 500 g
Blouse lOOg
Towel 200 g
Dishcloth lOOg
Gentleman’s shirt 200 g
Pillow-case 200 g
Nightdress/pyjamas 200 - 500 g
Tablecloth 200-300 g
Underwear 250 g
■ Clean the fluff filter!
Each time you have used your tumble dryer, clean my fluff
filter! A choked fluff filter leads to longer drying times and higher
power consumption.
All used materials are environmentally compatible! They can be
safely disposed of or burnt in a refuse incinerator.
Regarding the materials: The plastics can also be recycled and are
marked as follows:
> PE < for polyethylene e. g. as used in outer wrapping and bags
inside;
> PS< for polystyrene foam e. g. as used in the packing; this
material is basically CFC-free.
The cardboard parts are made of waste paper and should be put
back into the waste paper collection system.
Appliance
Packaging
Information
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Important recommendations on drying
Wollens and
downs
Care symbols
Gentle
programme/
S-button
Creasing
Knitwear
Starched
laundry
Never dry wool or wool mixtures (felting risk).
Down-filled fabrics should also not be dried in me, since, depending
on quality, the fine internal fibres tend to shrink. Linen fabrics may be
dried only if you find a manufacturer’s instruction to that effect. The
fabric may “roughen” if I am improperly used for tumble-drying.
Check that the garments to be dried are suitable for drying in a
tumble dryer. Appropriate information is given on the garment care
label.
The following symbols are important for tumble-drying:
Tumble-drying is basically possible
Normal drying
Gentle drying
Tumble-drying not allowed
Laundry with care label markjxjshould not be dried in me.
We recommend you to dry temperature-sensitive laundry (e. g.
acrylics and laundry marked Hon the care label in the gentle pro¬
gramme (S-button pressed).
If the indicated care symbols are missing, proceed as follows: Dry
your whites and coloureds and your easy-care fabrics at normal
temperature, ensuring the respectively optimum load owing to
creasing. You should dry sensitive garments at reduced heating
capacity, i. e. with the gentle button pressed.
The danger of creases rises with a greater load. You should there¬
fore reduce the load to 1.5 kilos or even less, particularly with very
delicate fabrics.
Knitwear tends to shrink. If you buy such materials, take note of this
fact when choosing sizes, and avoid “overdrying” of this laundry
(therefore never select the extra drying programme). The risk of
shrinkage, however, is low for high-quality branded laundry.
You can also tumble-dry starched laundry. To retain the required
starched effect, use twice as much starch when starching.
When you have taken out your laundry, it is advisable to wipe my
drum with a damp cloth to remove any starch residues.
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Spin-dry your laundry well before tumble-drying (at least at 800
min' 1 ) . Higher spin speeds reduce power consumption during drying
and make it more economical. Easy-care fabrics should be briefly
spun before they are loaded in my drum.
Close zip-fasteners and tie together loose strings (e. g. of aprons).
You will thereby avoid tangling of your laundry.
Clothes made of double-layered fabrics (polyamide outer layer,
cotton inner layer, e. g. anoraks) should be turned inside out before
drying. You will then achieve a better tumble-drying effect.
Never dry new, dark-coloured fabrics together with light-coloured
garments, since this may otherwise cause discoloration.
Spin-drying
Preparing your
laundry
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Machine description
Features
A Drying time selector switch
B Operating indicator
C Signal button for programme end
D Gentle button
E Start button
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Before drying
Sorting your
laundry
Take care
when handling
some fabrics
Before drying
When the
programme
has ended
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Sort your laundry according to
- Cottons and linen
- Easy-care laundry
- Dark-coloured laundry/fabrics
- Light-coloured laundry/fabrics
Make sure that your laundry is suitable for machine-drying.
Never dry wool or wool mixtures or knitwear made of or containing
wool (felting risk).
Empty pockets.
Remove metal objects (e. g. paperclips, safety pins, etc.).
Button up pillow-slips, and close zip-fasteners, hooks, or eyes. Tie
together loose belts and long apron strings.
Correct drying (brief instructions)
1. Sort your laundry
2. Set the drying time
3. Open the door
4. Loosen your laundry and place it inside
5. Close the door
6. Select additional functions
7. Press the start button
8. Open the door
9. Take out your laundry
10. Switch off your machine
11. Clean the fluff filter
12. Close the door
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Loading your laundry
Open my door with the door trip function, by slight pressure at the
centre of the LH side.
Loosen your laundry before loading it into your tumble dryer. You will
thereby avoid long running times and creases which can result from
the tangling of your laundry.
Whenever possible, use the recommended full wash load, since this
ensures optimum economy, but do not overfill my drum. This would
also adversely affect my running time and thus also my energy con¬
sumption, added to which there would then be a greater danger of
creasing.
You can remove individual items of laundry or put more in to my
drum at any time while the drying programme is running. To do this,
open my door by using the trip function.
Take care when removing laundry or putting more in:
The interior of my drum or the laundry itself can be hot, so there is a
risk of your burning yourself.
To continue the drying programme, close the door and press the
start button.
Opening the
loading door
Loading your
laundry
Removing
laundry or
putting
more in

Selecting the drying programme
Drying time
selector switch
You can turn my drying time selector switch clockwise from any
position. It has three functions:
- Using the drying time selector switch, you switch me on and off.
Depending on the operational status, my operating indicator then
comes on or goes out.
- Via the drying time selector switch, you set the required drying
time. To do this, turn the drying time selector switch clockwise
until the required drying time (in minutes) appears below the
mark. Guidance on drying times is given in the corresponding
table (“table of drying times” section). *
- My drum lighting is switched on and off by the drying time selec¬
tor switch.
The button
functions
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You start the preselected programme with this button.
My heating capacity is reduced when you press this button. This
button enables you to dry temperature-sensitive laundry, such as
e. g. acrylics or fabrics marked 0 on the care label. The drying
times are correspondingly prolonged by the lower heating capacity.
Please also note that economical use of the S-button is only assured
at low wash loads (1 - 2.5 kg) (see programme table).
An audible tone sounds at the programme end when this button is
pressed. This signal sounds at specific intervals for 30 minutes.
During this time, my drum alternately rotates (reverses) at specific
intervals (see automatic anti-crease programme).
Start button
Gentle button
s
Audible tone
button
o

Table of drying times
Guidance values referring to dry household laundry
Degree of
dryness
Laundry/fabric type
Laundry/fabric
examples
Storage-
dry
Cotton laundry to be
dried thoroughly
Terry towelling, cotton
jersey laundry, flannelette
bedding, terry kitchen
towels, bathrobes
Easy-care laundry, synthetics
and fabrics requiring no
further aftertreatment (e. g.
ironing)
Easy-care mixed sweaters,
shirts, bedding and table¬
cloths, babywear, socks,
girdles
Iron-dry
Cotton and linen
laundry still to be
ironed
Bedding, tablecloths,
kitchen towels
Easy-care laundry, synthetics
and mixed synthetic fabrics
still to be ironed
Easy-care shirts, bedding,
and tablecloths
*Spin-dryer
**Small wash load with regard for the crease sensitivity of these fabrics
For wash loads not listed in the table, please choose correspondingly shorter or longer
drying times.
Instructions for test centres
For testing to I EC 1121 s.e., the following programme settings are to be used:
Programme A (5.0 kg) 80 minutes
Programme B (5.0 kg) 65 minutes
Programme C (2.5 kg) 35 minutes
Airing:
Programme setting V
With this programme, you can simply and rapidly iron creased fabrics in a cold air flow.
Lightly moisten the creases.

Wash load Spin speed
1 Time duration in minutes
in kg in min ' 1
Normal
S-button
5.0
800 75
1000
70
1200
65
1400 60
2800*
55
2.0 800
40
70
1000
35
65
1200
30 60
1400
30
55
2800*
25
50
2.5**
Short spin
30
50
5.0
800
65
1000 55
1200
50
1400 45
2800* 40
2.0
800
30 65
1000 30
55
1200
25 50
1400
25
45
2800*
20
40
2.5**
Short spin
25
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Switching off
the machine
Cooling phase and anti-crease sequence
Shortly before the programme end, my heating system is switched
off to cool your laundry. Unless you immediately remove your laun¬
dry from my drum when the drying sequence has ended, the 30-
minute anti-crease programme automatically follows. During this
sequence the alternately reversing tumbling action of the drum
continuously loosens the laundry so that it remains fluffy and
crease-free until taken out. When the anti-crease programme has
ended, I automatically switch myself off. You should remove your
laundry from my drum by this time to avoid creasing.
Programme end
You switch me off by turning my programme selector switch to the
0 position. My drum lighting is then also switched off. My operating
indicator goes out.
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Cleaning the fluff filter
Abraded fabric - 70% generated during wearing, 20% during
washing, and only 10% during drying (source: HEA, Hauptbera-
tungsstelle fur Elektrizitatsanwendung e. V. Frankfurt (electricity use
advice centre) - arises in the form of fluff and collects in the fluff filter
inside the machine door. To ensure trouble-free air circulation, you
must clean my fluff filter after every drying sequence. To do this, fold
up the filter cover (coarse filter) and remove the fluff from the fine filter.
Removal of fluff will be made easier if you moisten your hand or use
a damp cloth. After cleaning, fold down the coarse filter and re¬
engage it securely.
Cleaning, maintenance, and care
To clean the interior of the drum, we recommend you wipe it out
regularly with a cloth soaked in vinegar.
Cleaning
the interior of
the drum
Never clean my control panel or controls with commercial furniture
polishes or harsh cleansers. Should cleaning be necessary, just use
a damp cloth.
Cleaning the
control panel
and controls
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Faults you
can rectify
yourself
Stacking kit
Installing
undera
worktop
If you think your tumble dryer is not
working properly...
... if the dryer does not work?
■ Have you plugged in the machine?
■ Have you set the drying time?
■ Have you pressed the start button?
■ Have you closed the door properly?
■ Is the fuse in the fuse box in good working order?
... if the machine does not dry satisfactorily?
■ Have you set the right drying time?
■ Have you cleaned the fluff filter?
■ Have you used the recommended wash load?
■ Have you properly spin-dried the laundry before drying?
... if the drum lighting does not work?
■ Have you plugged in the machine?
■ Have you turned the programme selector switch from the
0 position?
■ Does the bulb still work or does it need to be changed? In this
case, use only a 10 W bulb which you can order from our cus¬
tomer service department under ET-No. 647078970.
Caution: Before replacing it, pull out the plug!
Special accessories
You can order the following special accessories via your retailer:
Your tumble dryer can be stacked together with any LAVAMAT fully
automatic washing machine of the current or previous series by
means of a space-saving stacking kit.
Two different kits are available:
1. Stacking kit with retractable panel (E-No. 607 899978)
2. Stacking kit without retractable panel (E-No. 916018900)
You can install me in kitchen furniture runs. After removing my work¬
top, you must cover the electrical parts with an earthed cover sheet
(ET-No. 647 405423).
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