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
tumbledryer.

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