Asko T720 User manual

TumbleDryerASKOT720
DEAR ASKO CUSTOMER!
Welcome to the family of ASKO customers. We trust that you will have many useful years with your new
tumble dryer. This tumble dryer incorporates many features, and to get the best benefit from all the
different functions we recommend that you study the User and care guide before attempting to use the
machine.

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CONTENTS
READ FIRST
1 Before tumble drying the first time 3
2 Safety instructions 4
General.Installation.Safety.Children’s
safety. Interrupting a program. Trans-
port/Winter storage. Packing materi-
al. Disposal.
3 Parts of the dryer 6
4 Panel 7
INSTALLATION
See instructions for installation.
TUMBLE DRYING
5 Before tumble drying 8-10
Spin-dried? Recommended washing
marking.Sorting.Programs.Options.
Temperature. Drying time.
6 Tumble dry 11-12
Puttinginthewashing.Selectoptions.
Select temperature. Select time . Start
tumbledrying.Tumbledryingcomple-
ted.Aftertumbledrying.Cleaningthe
lint filter. Emptying the condensation
water tank. Hints.
7 Consumption values 14
CARE
8 Care and cleaning 15-17
Cleaning the lint filter. Emptying the
condensationwatertank.Cleaningthe
outside of the machine. Cleaning the
fan. Cleaning the condenser.
PROBLEMS?
9 Trouble shooting 18-19
Machine will not start. Overheating
protection. Tumble drying takes too
long.
MISCELLANEOUS
10 Technical information 20
Technical data. Standard tests.
11 Service and guarantee 21
12 Quick guide 22
13 Index 23

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1BEFORETUMBLEDRYINGTHEFIRSTTIME
DO NOT TUMBLE DRY
Somefabrics aresensitive totumble drying. Al-
wayscheckand follow the recommendedwash-
ing marking on the items concerned, and study
Chapter 5, Before tumble drying.
NOTE.
When you start the tumble dryer the first time,
or after a long period when it has not been in
use,youmayhearalightrumblingnoise.Thisis
quitenormal and thesoundwill disappearafter
a few drying operations.

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2SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
GENERAL
• Study and save this Use and Care Guide for
future reference.
• Electrical installation, if required, must be
carried out by an authorized electrician.
• The machine may only be used for tumble
drying in accordance with this Use and Care
Guide.
INSTALLATION
Seetheaccompanyinginstallationinstructions.
SAFETY
This tumble dryer may not be used for drying
fabrics that have been dry-cleaned at home, or
which can be suspected of containing residues
offlammablefluids.
The tumble dryer is fitted with an overhea-
tingprotectiondevice,whichswitchesthemach-
ine OFF in the event of excessive temperature.
AfloatvalveswitchesthemachineOFFif the
condensationwaterhosebecomesclogged,orif
there is danger of water flowing over from the
condensation water tank.
CHILDREN’S SAFETY
Do not allow children to play with the tumble
dryer.
The tumble dryer is fitted with a magnetic
catch,whichallows the door tobeopenedfrom
the inside.The door is equipped with a switch,
which automatically stops the tumble dryer
whenthe dooris opened.Themachine will not
start automatically on closing the door (eg, if a
child should close the door from the inside).
INTERRUPTING A PROGRAM
The easiest way to stop the tumble dryer is to
open the door, causing the drum to stop auto-
matically. If you wish to continue the drying
process, just close the door and press the Start
button and the machine will start where it was
interrupted.
You can also stop the tumble dryer by pres-
sing the button.
TRANSPORT/WINTER STORAGE
If the machine is to be transported or stored
during the winter, on unheated premises, ensu-
re that the condensation water tank is drained.
PACKING MATERIAL
Sort the packing material for recycling accor-
ding to recommendations by the local authori-
ties.
DISPOSAL
When the tumble dryer is no longer useful and
istobescrappeditshouldimmediatelybemade
unusable.
Get in touch with the refuse collection servi-
ce or your local authorities for advice on how
to scrap the tumble dryer in a proper manner
forrecycling.
The tumble dryer is made and marked to
facilitate recycling.

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1.FLUFF-FILTERHOLDER
2.DATAPLATE
3.CONDENSATION WATER TANK
4.PANEL
3PARTSOFTHETUMBLEDRYER
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5. OUTER DOOR
6. FAN (BEHIND THE FRONT PANEL)
7. CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER)
8. LINT FILTER
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1.CONDENSATION WATER TANK
2.INDICATION LAMPON/OFF
3. MAIN SWITCH
4. BUZZER
5. ANTI-CREASE PROGRAM
6.QUICKCOOLING
7. START BUTTON
8. TEMPERATURE/AIRING KNOB
9. PROGRAM TIME KNOB
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5BEFORETUMBLEDRYING
Before you start tumble drying, here is some
advice that can be useful.
SPIN-DRIED?
Items that are to be tumble dried should first
bespin-dried, preferably at800revsperminute
or more so as to save both time and energy.
RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING
Material suitable for tumble drying
The symbol above indicates that the material
can be tumble dried. Cotton fabrics, towelling
and synthetic fibres are best suited to tumble
drying. Clothes and fabrics become softer and
fluffierwhentumbledriedthanwhendriedona
line.
NOTE.
Wear and tear of fabrics in a tumble dryer is
minimal. The lint caught in the lint filter con-
sists of dust and fibre residue that has been for-
med when the fabrics were in use.
Material which should not be tumble
dried
Thissymbol indicates thatthematerial willnot
withstand tumble drying.
Certain materials will melt or become dan-
gerously flammable if heated, while others will
loose their shape or shrink.
Do not tumble dry...
• Materials that are marked “Do not dry close
to heat”.
• Items that have been dry-cleaned at home.
• Foam plastic.
• Glass-fibre materials.
• Woollen items, because of the risk of felting.
SORTING FABRICS
Themost evenresults areobtained if allarticles
are of the same material.
Close zip-fasteners, button up garments, tie
belts, and sort the fabrics and adapt the load
and the temperature as indicated in the table
below.
PROGRAM
Thelenghtoftheprogramthatyoushouldchoo-
se depends on what you wish to do with the
fabrics after tumble drying. Dry different times
for different materials to find the right combi-
nation.See alsoChapter 7,Consumption valu-
es, for recommended program times.
NOTE.
Knitted fabrics in particular are
liable to shrink. Choose shorter
program time for these materials.
Always stretch garments out di-
rectly after drying.
FABRICS LOAD TEMPERATURE
White, colour- Cotton and 1/1 (5.0 kg) Normal
ed and synthe- linen
tic washing Polyester/ 1/2 (2.5 kg) Normal
cotton
Delicate and Acrylic, rayon, 1/2 (2.5 kg) Low
mild washing acetate, etc.
Sort a suitable amount and type of fabric.

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Timed program
Whenusingatimedprogramwithmixedwash-
ing it may happen that some of the items will
not be sufficiently dried. Such items can suita-
blyby driedby runningthem inthe timedpro-
gram for a further 10 minutes or so.
NOTE.
When using the timed program it is possible to
over-dry fabrics if you set too long a time.This
can cause fabrics to shrink or crease and feel
rough.Syntheticmaterialscanalsobecomechar-
ged with static electricity. Set a shorter time if
you tumble dry at Temperature Normal.
Air fluff program
Usethe Airfluff programjust toshake dustout
of garments, air them or soften them up.
OPTIONS
Quick cooling
You can choose quicker cooling if you wish.
Normal cooling lasts 18 minutes and Quick
cooling lasts 9 minutes. This option cannot be
selected in combination with the Anti-crease
program, see below.
Buzzer
The machine offers you the possibility of hea-
ring when the drying program ends. Press the
Buzzer button to give a three second acoustic
signal when the program is completed.
Anti-crease program
Usingthe Anti-crease programyou can prevent
garments from lying still and becoming unne-
cessarily creased at the end of tumble drying.
This is a helpful option if you cannot take out
garments promptly at the end of the tumbling
phase. This option cannot be selected in com-
bination with Quick cooling.
The drum will continue to rotate intermit-
tently at the end of the drying program, ie, th-
ree seconds every minute for one hour.
Ifyouhave pressedtheBuzzerbutton, abuz-
zer will sound each time the drum rotates as a
reminder that the drying program has ended.
TEMPERATURE
YoucanchoosetemperatureNormal( )orLow
().
DRYING TIME
Drying time depends on a number of factors,
suchas the amountof washing, howdamp it is,
the type of fabrics, rated power of the machine
and temperature and humidity of the input air.
It also depends,naturally, on how dry you want
the washing to be when you take it out of the
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6TUMBLE DRY
Step by step instructions to help you achieve
the best drying results.
1 - PUTTING THE WASHING IN
Turn on the main switch first, , then open
thedoorandputthewashingin.Closethedoor.
2 - SELECT OPTIONS
By setting the Temperature/Airing knob and
pressing suitable option buttons you can choo-
se a program to suit just your washing.
Options
Quick cooling
Youhavethe possibility ofselecting Quickcoo-
ling. Normal cooling lasts 18 minutes. Press
the Quick cooling button and cooling will last
9 minutes. This option cannot be selected in
combination with the Anti-crease program, see
below.
Buzzer
If you press the Buzzer button there will be a
three second acoustic signal when the program
is completed.
Anti-crease program
This option will make the drum continue to
rotate three seconds every minute at the end of
the drying program. This option cannot be se-
lectedincombination withQuickcooling.The
program prevents garments from lying still and
becoming creased. This is a helpful option if
you cannot take out garments promptly at the
end of the tumbling phase.
Ifyouhave pressedtheBuzzerbutton, abuz-
zer will sound each time the drum rotates in
this phase, ie, as a reminder that the drying
program has ended.
3 - SELECT TEMPERATURE
With the Temperature/Airing knob you can
choose temperature Normal, , or Low, , or
Airfluffprogramonly, .
Use the airing program if you only wish to
shake dust out of garments, air them or soften
them up.
4 - SELECT TIME
Set the desired time for tumble drying or the
Air fluff program with the program time knob.
The program length that you should choose
depends on what you wish to do with the fa-
brics after tumble drying. Dry different times
for different materials to find the right combi-
nation.See alsoChapter 7,Consumption valu-
es, for the recommended program times.
In Chapter 12, Quick guide, there is a table
whereyou canfill in different drying timesthat
you have found suitable for different fabrics.
NOTE.
When using the timed program it is possible to
over-dry fabrics if you set too long a time.This
can cause fabrics to shrink or crease and feel
rough.Syntheticmaterialscanalsobecomechar-
ged with static electricity. Find a time that suits
you by choosing a shorter time to begin with.
Also set a shorter time if you tumble dry at
Temperature Normal.

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5 - START TUMBLE DRYING
Close the door and press the Start button.
Stopping to put in more washing
Openthe door and the drum will stopautoma-
tically. To restart, close the door and press the
Start button.
6 - TUMBLE DRYING COMPLETED
Open the door and take out the washing.
7 - AFTER TUMBLE DRYING
• Turn OFF the main power switch, .
• Cleanthe lint filteraftereach tumbledrying.
If the lint filter becomes clogged the overheat
protection device may trigger. The filter must
then be cleaned and the device must be reset to
enable the machine to be started, see Chapter
9, Trouble shooting.
• Emptythecondensationwatertankaftereach
tumledrying.
CLEANING THE LINT FILTER
1.Graspthe filterhandleand pull towardsyou.
2.Pull the filter up out
of the holder.
3.Open the filter
and brush away the
lintwithyourhand.
4.Fold the filter together and put it back in
the filter holder.
EMPTYING THE CONDENSATION WATER TANK
Empty the condensation water tank after each
tumbledrying.
Pull out the condensation water tank, empty
the water and put the tank
back.
If the tank becomes too full the program will
be interrupted. Empty the tank and press the
Start button and the program will continue

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fromwhere itwas interrupted,see also Chapter
9, Trouble shooting.
NOTE
Do not pull out the condensation water tank
while the tumble dryer is running.
HINT
Thecondensation waterissoft, andis therefore
suitableforuseina steam iron. Strainthe water
through a coffee paper filter.
If you want the water to be emptied automa-
tically, see the Installation instructions.

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The following conditions apply for the consumption values indicated below:
Temperature of intake air: 23ºC
Humidity of intake air: 60 %
Drying temperature: Normal ( ),Low ( )
Element power: 1900W, 240 V.
Cotton fabrics spin-dried, prior to tumble drying, at 800 and 1600 revs per minute (low spin) in
ASKO washing machine.
Otherfabrics (non-ironand acrylic)spin-dried, priorto tumble drying, at 800revs perminute (short
spin) in ASKO washing machine.
7CONSUMPTIONVALUES
MATERIAL LOAD POWERCONSUMPTION RECOMMENDED PROGRAM
(approx. kWh) TIME (approx. minutes)
800 rpm - 1600 rpm 800 rpm - 1600 rpm
Cotton, linen, 1/1 (5.0 kg) 3.1 - 2.4 84 - 66
Non-iron, polyester/ 1/2 (2.5 kg) 1.2 --- 30 ---
cotton,
Acrylic, rayon, 1/2 (2.5 kg) 1.7 --- 114 ---
acetate,

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CLEANING THE LINT FILTER
Clean the lint filter after each tumble drying
operation.
If your water is very hard a deposit of lime
may be formed on the filter. Check when clea-
ning lint from the filter if there is any sign of
lime,if sowashthelintfilterbyhandtoremove
any deposits.
1.Graspthe filterhandleand pull towardsyou.
2.Pull the filter up out of
the holder.
3.Open the filter and brush away the lint with
yourhand.Rinsethe filter toremoveanydepo-
sit of lime.
4.Fold the filter together and put it back in the
filter holder.
8CARE-CLEANING
EMPTYING THE CONDENSATION WATER TANK
Empty the condensation water tank after each
tumbledrying.
Pull out the condensation water tank, empty
the water and put the tank back.
If the tank becomes too full the program will
be interrupted. Empty the tank and press the
Start button and the program will continue
fromwhere itwas interrupted,see also Chapter
9,Trouble shooting.
NOTE.
Do not pull out the condensation water tank
while the tumble dryer is running.
CLEANING THE OUTSIDE OF THE MACHINE
Use a mild detergent to clean the panel and the
outside of the machine. Do not use any sol-
vents, they can damage the machine. Do not
spray the machine with water.
NOTE.
Do not allow dust to accumulate round the
machine. Keep clean and cool around the tum-
ble dryer. Dust, heat and moisture prolong the
dryingtime.

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CLEANING THE FAN
The fan should be cleaned at least once a year.
If you have any household pets the fan must be
cleaned more often.
1.Turn OFF the main power switch.
2.Remove the lower cover.
3.Screw out the safety screw (1), fold out the
four lugs (2)
and take off
the fan cover.
4.Unscrew the nut while holding the fan.
5.Take out the fan and clean it with a brush
and water.
6.Put the fan back into place and screw on the
nut.
7.Put the fan cover back into place, ensuring
that the lugs
hold the cover
inposition,and
screw the safe-
ty screw back in.
8.Fit the lower cover back in place.

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UPP
UP
OBEN
CLEANING THE CONDENSER
The condenser should be cleaned at least three
timesa year.If youhaveanyhousehold pets the
condenser must be cleaned more often.
1.Turn OFF the main power switch.
2.Remove the lower cover.
3.Turn the two levers anticlockwise to open
the conden-
ser cover.
4.Take the condenser out and rinse the con-
denserfins clean, eg, using a hand-held shower.
Do not poke
anything bet-
ween the fins,
you might da-
mage the con-
denser. Do not
use any sharp ob-
ject when cleaning the fins.
NOTE.
Do not attempt to clean the condenser in a
dishwasher.
5.Refit the condenser, taking care to fit it the
right way up.
The top of the
condenser is
marked “upp”,
“up”and“oben”.
6.Fit the lower cover back in place.
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THE MACHINE WILL NOT START
Check that:
• The door is properly closed.
• The main switch is pressed in.
• You have correctly set the required time in
the timed program.
• The condensation water tank is emptied.
• The electric plug, if any, is plugged into its
socket.
• All fuses are intact. Switch two fuses over to
check. It is not always possible to see directly if
a fuse has blown.
• Theoverheating device hasnot triggered, see
below.
OVERHEATING PROTECTION
The overheating protection device switches
OFF the tumble dryer if the temperature beco-
mes too high, eg, because the lint filter is clog-
ged. If this happens, clean
the filter, empty the con-
densation water tank and
clean the condenser, see
Chapter 8, Care and clea-
ning.Thenresettheoverhea-
tingdevicebypressingtherub-
ber diaphragm on the back of the machine.
9TROUBLESHOOTING
TUMBLE DRYING TAKES TOO LONG
Empty the water container and check that the
lint filter and the condenser are not clogged,
see Chapter 8, Care and Cleaning. Excessive
drying times can also be caused by the machine
being installed in a very confined space and by
the air in the room (which cools the machine)
becomingtoowarm.Inthissituationmakesure
that ventilation is improved, eg, by opening
doors and/or windows.

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10TECHNICALINFORMATION
TECHNICAL DATA
Height: 850 mm.
Width: 595 mm.
Depth: 585 mm.
Weight: 47kg.
Drumvolume: 111 litre.
Dryingcapacity: 5.0 kg.
Speed: 52 r/min.
Rated power: See data plate.
Rated power, element: See data plate.
Material: Drum Stainless steel.
Material: Outer cover Powder-lacquered and hot-galvanized steel
sheet or stainless steel.
Positioning: Washing tower, free-standing or built-in
Drain: 2.0 m rubber hose.
STANDARD TESTS
Australia: AS/NZS 2442.1.
Drying performance and energy declaration: Programtime 120minutes,5.0kgcotton,tem-
perature Normal.
Procedure for acoustic measurement: IEC 60 704-2-6