AEG LAVATHERM 59840 User manual

LAVATHERM 59840
User manual Condenser Dryer with
Heat Pump

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.
In addition to this you find environmental and energy saving aspects as an integral
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 futureowner 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
What is shown in the display 9
Before first use 10
Sorting and preparing laundry 11
Programme chart 12
Daily use 15
Switching machine on / switching light on 15
Opening loading door / loading laundry 15
Selecting the programme 15
Setting dryness level 16
Setting the pre-drainage spin speed 16
Setting long anti-crease function 17
Buzzer 17
Time 17
Setting delay timer 18
Setting child lock 18
Starting the programme 19
Changing programme 19
Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 19
Drying cycle complete / removing laundry 20
Care and cleaning 21
Cleaning fluff filter 21
Cleaning the door seal 23
Emptying the condensate tank 23
Cleaning heat exchanger filter 24
Cleaning the drum 26
Clean operating screen and housing 27
What to do if ... 28
Troubleshooting by yourself 28
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Changing the bulb for interior lighting 29
Machine settings 31
Technical data 32
Consumption values 33
Hints for test institutes 33
Installation 34
Transporting the appliance 34
Appliance positioning 34
Removing transport safety packaging 35
Electrical connection 36
Permanent connection 37
Changing door stop 37
Special accessories 38
Environment 40
Packaging material 40
Old appliance 40
Environmental tips 41
Guarantee/Service 42
Guarantee/Customer Service 42
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND 42
European Guarantee 44
Service 45
www.electrolux.com 45
Subject to change without notice
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. Risk of
fire!
•Risk of electric shock! Do not spray down the appliance with jets of water.
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.
6Important safety information

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

Control panel
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1Programme knob and OFF switch
2Function buttons
3START PAUSE button
4DELAY START button
5Status led
6Display
What is shown in the display
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Control panel 9

1time to end / error message
2cycle phase status
3options
4warnings
5spin speed selection
6dryness selection
Before first use
WARNING!
If the appliance was not transported in an upright position, leave it to stand for 12
hours before connecting it to the electricity supply and using it for the first time,
so that the oil can flow back to the compressor. Otherwise the compressor could
be damaged.
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.
10 Before first use