AEG LAVATHERM T30 Operation manual

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Tumble dryer
User Information
PERFEKT IN FORM UND FUNKTION
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Dear customer,
Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular attention
to the safety notes indicated in the first pages.
We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and
pass it on to any future owners.
Transport damages
After unpacking the machine please check it is not damaged. If in doubt, do
not start it but contact your local Service Centre.
The symbols you will see on some paragraphs of this booklet have the follow-
ing meaning:
The warning triangle emphasize information that is particularly impor-
tant for your safety or correct functioning of the appliance.
The information marked with this symbol provides additional instruc-
tions and practical tips on the use of the appliance.
Tips and information about economical and ecological use of the
machine are marked with this symbol.
Our contribution to the protection of the environ-
ment: we use recycled paper.
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Contents
Important safety information ............4
Disposal............................................................5
Tips for environmental protection 6
Description of the appliance ............7
Installation ......................................................8
Positioning ............................................................8
Fitting the vent hose ........................................9-10
Door reversal ......................................................11
Stacking kit ..........................................................11
Electrical connection ..........................................12
Use......................................................................13
The control panel................................................13
Drying times ..................................................14-15
Operating sequence............................................16
Useful hints ........................................................18
Maintenance and Cleaning ..............20
External cleaning ................................................20
Cleaning the door ..............................................20
Cleaning the filter................................................20
Something not working?....................21
Technica specifications ......................22
Contents
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Important safety information
Important safety information
Installation
• 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.
• This tumble dryer is designed to be vented through to the open air. It should
have its own ventilation system which should not be joined with any other
ventilation system connected to any other appliance.
Use
• This appliance is designed for domestic use only. If the machine is used for
any other purposes or is not used correctly, the manufacturer accepts no
responsibility for any damage that might occur.
• Always unplug the appliance after use.
• Clothes which are dripping wet should not be placed in the 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 substances are volatile, they could cause an explosion.
Tumble dry only items washed with water.
• Please make sure that no gas lighters have accidentally been left in pockets
of garments to be loaded into appliance.
• Leave the door slightly ajar when the appliance is not being used. This will
allow the seal to be preserved.
• Clean fluff filter after using tumble dryer. To prevent fire risks, do not use
the appliance if the fluff filter is damaged.
• Do not allow fluff to accumulate around the dryer.
General safety
• It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt to modify this product in
any way.
• 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 Electrolux Service Centre. Always insist
on genuine Electrolux spare parts.
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Disposal
Child safety
• Children are often not aware of how dangerous electrical appliances can
be. When the machine is working, children should be carefully supervised
and not be allowed to play with the appliance.
• The packaging components (e.g. plastic film, polystyrene) can be danger-
ous to children - danger of suffocation! Keep them out of children’s reach.
• Make sure that children or pets do not climb into the drum.
• When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the electrical supply cable
and destroy the plug with the remaining cable. Disable the door catch in
order to prevent children from becoming trapped inside while playing.
Disposal
• Packaging materials
The materials marked with the symbol are recyclable.
This means that they can be recycled by disposing of them properly in appro-
priate collection containers.
• Machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your coun-
try tidy!
Old machine
Use authorised disposal sites for your old appliance. Help to keep your country
tidy!
The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product
may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the
applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic
equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health,
which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this
product. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please
contact your local city office, your household waste disposal service or the shop
where you purchased the product.
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Tips for environmental protection
Tips for environmental protection
To save energy and to help protect the environment, we recommend that you
follow these hints:
• Try to load the maximum capacity of the machine as small loads are
uneconomical.
• Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin speed, the lower the
electricity consumption and the shorter the drying times.
• Do not over-dry laundry, this avoids creasing and saves energy.
Select the drying programme according to the type of laundry and the
required degree of dryness.
• To utilize the maximum load, laundry which is to be dried ready to put away
(store dry) can be dried together with items to be ironed. To do this, select
the programme for iron-dry, remove the iron-dry items at the end of the pro-
gramme and then finish-dry the rest of the load.
• Clean the filter regularly to avoid excessive drying times and high electricity
consumption.
• Ventilate the room well. The room temperature should not exceed +35°C
during drying
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Description of the appliance
Description of the appliance
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1 Worktop
2 Half Power Button
3 Start Button
4 Mains-On Light
5 Time Selector Dial
6 Rating Plate
7 Fluff filter
8 Door Handle
9 Adjustable feet
11 Side vent outlets
12 Ring nut
13 Rear vent outlet
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Installation
Installation
Positioning
It is recommended that, for your convenience, the machine is positioned
close to your washing machine.
Whilst drying, the tumble dryer will expel a certain amount of warm, very
moist air, and this should be removed from the room as quickly as possible to
prevent condensation. In an extremely well ventilated room or close to an
open window, this may occur naturally.
However, in general, it is better to carry the dryer's exhaust outside via the
100 mm diameter flexible hose supplied with the appliance; ending either
temporarily at an open window, or permanently at a fixed ventilation grille, fit-
ted to an exterior wall or window.
The tumble dryer must be installed in a clean place, where dirt does not build
up.
Make sure there are no obstructing items or material near the air-intake lou-
vres provided at
the back (e.g. paper, rags etc.).
To keep vibration and noise to a minimum when the dryer is in use, it should
be placed on a firm, level surface.
Once in its permanent operating position,
check that the dryer is absolutely level with
the aid of a spirit level. If it is not, raise or
lower the feet until it is
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The feet must never be removed.
Do not restrict the floor clearance through deep-pile carpets, strips of
wood or similar. This might cause heat build-up which would interfere
with the operation of the appliance.
Important
When operating the tumble dryer, the room temperature must not exceed
35°C, as it may affect the performance of the appliance.
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Advice: If the hose is long and the room temperature low, the moisture might
condense to water inside the hose. This is an unavoidable natural phe-
nomenon. To prevent this water from Iying in the hose or flowing back into
the tumble dryer, it is advisable to drill a small hole (dia.
3 mm) in the lowest point of the hose and to place a small container below
it.(See picture, point B).
Once connected to the dryer, run the vent hose to the desired outlet point,
ensuring that the run’s overall length is less than 2 m, and that it contains no
more than two bends. As to the outlet itself, if you have decided on a fixed
wall/window grille, a good local builder’s merchant should be able to supply
you with the necessary fittings and installation advice.
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Fitting the vent hose
To simplify the installation, there is a choice of vent outlets: one at the back,
the others in the left and right-hand side.
Connect the hose to whichever is the more convenient by pulling the ring nut
(A) from the vent outlet at the back, screwing it on to the hose and pushing it
firmly back into place.
The unused vents should now be sealed with the special snap covers provid-
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It is important not to connect the vent hose to, for example, a
cooker hood, or a chimney or flue pipe designed to carry the
exhaust from a fuel burning appliance.
Note that to avoid condensation problems, it is essential that the dryer be fit-
ted with the flexible hose to carry its “exhaust” at least beyond the kitchen
units; preferable outside the kitchen.
In order to prevent the appliance from overheating, it is important that the
steam exhaust is unobstructed.
Therefore, in case of a permanent hose fitted to an exterior wall or ceiling, it
must be ensured an exhaust capacity of at least 150 m3/h.
If the dryer is fitted next to kitchen units, make sure that the vent hose
is not squashed. If the hose is partially squashed, drying efficiency will
be reduced, resulting in longer drying times and higher energy con-
sumption.
If the hose is completely squashed, the safety cut-outs with which the
machine is fitted may operate.
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Door reversal
To make it easier to load or unload the laundry the door can be reversed.
This operation must be carried out by qualified personnel.
Operate as follows:
- Remove the door by unscrewing the two screws (1) fastening the hinge to
the cabinet (Fig. A).
- Remove the safety catch (2) and the plug (3) by bending the two fastening
tags (Fig. A).
- Refit the safety catch (2) and plug (3) on the door by reversing their posi-
tions (Fig. B).
- Remove the plastic plate (4) by unscrewing the two fastening screws (Fig.
A).
- Refit the plastic plate (4) on the opposite side
(Fig. B).
- Refit the door by screwing in the two screws (1) which fasten the door to
the cabinet (Fig. B).
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Stacking kit
A special stacking kit is available through your dealer, to enable the mounting
of the dryer on top of your washing machine.
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Electrical connection
This machine is designed to operate on a 220 V, single-phase, 60 Hz supply.
Check that your domestic electrical installation can take the maximum load
required (2.2 kW), also taking into account any other appliances in use.
The appliance is supplied with a 13amp plug fitted.
In the event of having to change the fuse in the plug supplied, a 13amp ASTA
approved (BS1363A) fuse must be used.
Should the plug need to be replaced for any reason, proceed as described
below.
The wires in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following
code:
Green and Yellow - Earth
Blue - Neutral
Brown - Live
GREEN & YELLOW
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CORD CLAMP
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The wire coloured green and yellow must be connected to the terminal
marked with the letter «E» or by the earth symbol or coloured green and
yellow.
The wire coloured blue must be connected to the terminal «N» or coloured
black.
The wire coloured brown must be connected to the terminal marked «L» or
coloured red.
Upon completion there must be no cut, or stray strands of wire present and
the cord clamp must be secure over the outer sheath
WARNING:
A cut off plug inserted into a 13 amp socket is a serious
safety (shock) hazard.Ensure that the cut off plug is dis-
posed of safely.
WARNING: THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
The manufacturer declines any liability should this safety
measure not be observed
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The control panel
1 Half Power Button
Press this button to reduce the temperature when drying particularly delicate
cotton or linen items.
In this case you should select a longer drying time.
On the programmes for synthetics the temperature is automatically reduced.
Therefore it is not necessary to depress this button.
2 Start Button
Press this button to start the dryer after having
selected the programme.
If the door of the appliance is opened while the
programme is running, this button must be
pressed again after closing the door in order to
restart the programme from the point at which it
was interrupted.
3 Mains-On Light
This lights up when the machine starts operating and goes out at the end of
the programme.
4 Drying Time Selector Dial
The selector dial incorporates two drying cycles, one of up to 120 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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To set the machine to the selected time, turn the dial clockwise until the time
you want coincides exactly with the pointer.
NEVER attempt to turn the dial in an anticlockwise direction.
When selecting the drying time, you should remember that it includes a 10
minute cooling phase (position on the dial).
This phase should not be shortened, stopped or avoided, as this could cause
skin burns or damages to the laundry.
Additional drying
If at the end of the programme the laundry is still too damp, set the dial for a
further period of drying (remembering to take into account the cooling period).
Drying Times
Cotton and Linen
Selector dial: up to 120 minutes
Degree of dry-
ing required Degree of spin given rpm Quantity kg Drying times mins
Store dry
800/900 5 95-115
2,5 60-75
1000/1200 5 90-110
2,5 55-70
Iron dry
800/900 5 80-100
2,5 40-55
1000/1200 5 75-95
2,5 35-50
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Synthetics
Selector dial: up to 100 minutes
Never overfill the drum (do not load large quilts, for example).
The laundry must be suitably spin dried 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
- The degree of dryiness required.
Drying times are given as a guide only. Experience will soon enable you to esti-
mate 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 dryness 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.
Degree of drying
required Degree of spin given rpm Quantity kg Drying times mins
Store dry 650 2.5 50-60
1 30-35
Iron dry 650 2.5 40-50
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Operating sequence
Before starting up for the first time it is advisable lo load a few moist cloths
into the dryer and to let it run for about 20 minutes. This ensures that no dust
and dirt is left in the drum.
1. Load the laundry
Open the door by pulling the catch forwards.
Load the items one at a time, shaking them out loosely and close the door.
Please check the laundry does not get caught between the door and filter.
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2. Select the required option.
3. Select the drying time
Turn the selector dial clockwise to the desired time, in the high or low tem-
perature section, depending on the laundry: the mains-on light illuminates and
the machine starts operating.
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4. When drying is completed
The machine stops automatically, the mains-on light goes out.
If the laundry is still too damp, select a further brief drying time, bearing in
mind that during the last 10 minutes the dryer carries out the cooling and anti-
crease treatment phase.
Clean the filter after every drying programme.
A clean filter ensures correct functioning of the appliance.
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Useful hints
• Try to load to the maximum capacity of the machine as small loads are
uneconomical.
For information, here is a list of the average weights of some common
laundry items.
• 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, eider-
downs, 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
Sheet 700 - 1000 g
Tablecloth 400 - 500 g
Kitchen towel 70 - 120 g
Table napkin 50 - 100 g
Towelling hand towel 150 - 250 g
Bathrobe 1000 - 1500 g
Man’s shirt 200 - 300 g
Pillowcase 100 - 200 g
Man’s pyjamas 400 - 500 g
Ladies’ nightdress 200 - 250 g
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• 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 of 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 of 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 sof-
tener 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 20 minutes. This will be necessary particularly for multilayered
items (e.g. collars, pockets, etc.).
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Maintenance and Cleaning
Maintenance and Cleaning
You must disconnect the appliance from the electricity supply, before you
can carry out any cleaning or maintenance work.
External cleaning
Use only soap and water and then dry thoroughly.
Important: do not use methylated spirit, diluents or similar products.
Cleaning the door
Clean periodically the interior part of the door to remove any fluff.
Accurate cleaning ensures correct drying.
Cleaning the filter
Your dryer will only function well if the filter is clean.
The filter collects all the fluff which accumulates during drying and it must
therefore be cleaned at the end of each programme before removing the
laundry with a damp cloth.
The filter cannot be removed.
Do not be alarmed by the amount of fluff. It is not due to excessive wear
caused by the dryer. All fabric loses fluff when drying but it goes un-noticed in
the air. In a tumble dryer it simply collects in the filter.
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