Beko DHR 73431 B User manual

DHR 73431 B
Dryer
User Manual
2960311301_EN/231116.1514
EN

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Dear Customer,
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manufactured with high quality and technology will give you the best results. We advise you
to read through this manual and the other accompanying documentation carefully before
using your product and keep it for future reference. If you transfer the product to someone
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manual and follow the instructions given therein.
Use this user manual for the model indicated on the cover page.
Read the instructions.
Explanation of symbols
Throughout this user manual the following symbols are used:
CImportant information or useful hints about usage.
AWarning for hazardous situations with regard to life and property.
BWarning against electric shock.
Warning against hot surfaces.
Warning against fire hazard.
Packaging materials of the product are manufactured from recyclable materials in
accordance with our National Environment Regulations.
Do not dispose of the packaging wastes with the domestic waste or other wastes, discard
them to the dedicated collection points designated by the local authorities.
This product was manufactured using the latest technology in environmentally friendly conditions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Important safety and
envronmental nstructons
1.1 General safety .................................................4
1.1.1 Electrcal safety ........................................5
1.1.2 Product safety ..........................................6
1.2 Mountng over a washng machne ........8
1.3 Intended use....................................................9
1.4 Chld safety.......................................................9
1.5 Complance wth the WEEE regulaton
and dsposng of the waste product.......... 10
1.6 Complance wth RoHS Drectve:......... 10
1.7 Package nformaton ................................. 10
1.8 Techncal specfcatons ...........................11
2 Your Dryer 12
2.1 Overvew..........................................................12
2.2 Package contents........................................13
3 Installaton 14
3.1 Appropriate installation location ...........14
3.2 Removing the transportation safety
assembly.................................................................14
3.3 Connecting to the drain ............................15
3.4 Adjusting the feet .......................................15
3.5 Electrical connection..................................15
3.6 Transportation of the dryer.....................15
3.7 Warnings about sounds ............................16
3.8 Changing the illumination lamp ............16
4 Electrcal Connecton 17
4.1 Attention! ........................................................17
4.2 Electrical requirements.............................17
4.3 Fitting a different plug ..............................17
4.4 Washer/dryer combination .....................17
5 Preparaton 18
5.1 Laundry suitable for drying in the dryer18
5.2 Laundry not suitable for drying in the
dryer......................................................................... 18
5.3 Preparing laundry for drying .................. 18
5.4 Things to be done for energy saving.. 18
5.5 Correct load capacity................................. 19
6 Operatng the product 20
6.1 Control panel.................................................20
6.2 Screen symbols............................................20
6.3 Preparing the machine..............................21
6.4 Programme selection ................................21
6.5 Main programmes........................................21
6.6 Extra programmes.......................................21
6.7 Programme selection and consumption
table......................................................................... 23
6.8 Auxiliary functions.....................................24
6.9 Warning symbols ........................................24
6.10 End duration...............................................24
6.11 Starting the programme........................ 25
6.12 Child Lock..................................................... 25
6.13 Changing the programme after it is
started .................................................................... 25
6.14 Canceling the programme ....................26
6.15 Programme end.........................................26
7 Mantenance and cleanng 27
7.1 Cleaning Lint Filter / Loading Door Inner
Surface ................................................................... 27
7.2 Cleaning the sensor ..................................28
7.3 Draining the water tank ...........................28
7.4 Cleaning the filter drawer ......................29
7.5 Cleaning the evaporator...........................30
8 Troubleshootng 31
9 Servce 33
Republic of Ireland ............................................. 33
Service once the manufacturers guarantee
has expired............................................................ 33
UK Mainland & Northern Ireland.................. 33
Guarantee 37

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1 Important instructions for safety
and environment
Ths secton contans safety nstructons that wll help
protect from rsk of personal njury or property damage.
Falure to follow these nstructons shall vod any warranty.
1.1 General safety
•The dryer can be used by chldren at and above 8
years old and by persons whose physcal, sensory or
mental capabltes were not fully developed or who
lack experence and knowledge provded that they are
supervsed or traned on the safe usage of the product
and the rsks t brngs out. Chldren should not play wth
the product. Cleanng and mantenance works should not
be performed by chldren unless they are supervsed by
someone.
•Chldren of less than 3 years should be kept away unless
contnously supervsed.
•Adjustable feet should not be removed. The gap between
the dryer and the floor should not be reduced wth
materals such as carpet, wood and tape. Ths wll cause
problems wth the dryer.
•Always have the nstallaton and reparng procedures
carred out by the Authorzed Servce.Manufacturer
shall not be held lable for damages that may arse from
procedures carred out by unauthorzed persons.
•Never wash the dryer by sprayng or pourng water onto t!
There s the rsk of electrc shock!

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1.1.1 Electrcal safety
AElectrcal safety nstructons should be followed
whle electrcal connecton s made durng the
nstallaton.
AThe applance must not be suppled through an
external swtchng devce, such as a tmer,or
connected to a crcut that s regularly swtched on
and off by utlty.
•Connect the dryer to a grounded outlet protected by a
fuse at the value specfed on the type label. Have the
groundng nstallaton performed by a qualfed electrcan.
Our company shall not be lable for any damages that
wll arse when the dryer s used wthout groundng n
accordance wth the local regulatons.
•The voltage and allowed fuse protecton s stated on the
type label plate.
•The voltage specfed on the type label must be equal to
your mans voltage.
•Unplug the dryer when t s not n use.
•Unplug the dryer from the mans durng nstallaton,
mantenance, cleanng and repar works.
•Do not touch the plug wth wet hands! Never unplug by
pullng on the cable, always pull out by grabbng the plug.
•Do not use extenson cords, mult-plugs or adaptors to
connect the dryer to power supply n order to decrease the
rsk of fre and electrc shock.
•Power cable plug must be easly accessble after
nstallaton.

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BDamaged mans cable should be changed notfyng
the Authorzed Servce.
BIf the dryer s faulty, t must not be operated unless
t s repared by an authorzed servce agent! There s
the rsk of electrc shock!
1.1.2 Product safety
Superheatng of the clothes nsde of the dryer can
occur f you cancel the programme or n the event
of a power falure whlst the dryer s runnng, ths
concentraton of heat can cause self-combuston and
fre so always actvate the ventlaton programme
to cool down or quckly remove all laundry from the
dryer n order to hang them up and dsspate the
heat.
Ponts to be taken nto consderaton for fre
hazard:
Below specfed laundry or tems must not be dred n
the dryer consderng fre hazard.
•Unwashed laundry tems
•Items soled wth ol, acetone, alcohol, fuel ol,
kerosene, stan removers, turpentne, paraffn or
paraffn removers must be washed n hot water
wth plenty of detergent before beng dred n the
dryer.
For ths reason especally the tems contanng the
above specfed stans must be washed very well, to
do ths use adequate detergent and choose a hgh
washng temperature.

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Below specfed laundry or tems must not be
dred n the dryer due to the fre hazard:
•Garments or pllows bolstered wth rubber foam
(latex foam), shower bonnets, water resstant
textles, materals wth rubber renforcement and
rubber foam pads.
•Clothng cleaned wth ndustral chemcals.
Items such as lghter, match, cons, metal parts,
needle etc. may damage the drum set or may lead to
functonal problems. Therefore check all the laundry
that you wll load nto your dryer.
Never stop your dryer before the programme
completes. If you must do ths, remove all laundry
quckly and lay them out to dsspate the heat.
Clothes that are washed nadequately may gnte on
ther own and even may gnte after dryng ends.
•You must provde enough ventlaton n order to prevent
gases extng from devces operatng wth other types of
fuels ncludng the naked flame from accumulatng n the
room due to the back fre effect.
AUnderwear that contans metal renforcements
should not be dred n the dryer. Dryer may be
damaged f metal renforcements come loose and
break off durng dryng.
CUse softeners and smlar products n accordance
wth the nstructons of ther manufacturers.
CAlways clean the lnt flter before or after each
loadng. Never operate the dryer wthout the lnt
flter nstalled.

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•Never attempt to repar the dryer by yourself. Do not
perform any repar or replacement procedures on the
product even f you know or have the ablty to perform
the requred procedure unless t s clearly suggested n the
operatng nstructons or the publshed servce manual.
Otherwse, you wll be puttng your lfe and others’ lves n
danger.
•There must not be a lockable, sldng or hnged door that
may block the openng of the loadng door n the place
where your dryer s to be nstalled.
•Install your dryer at places sutable for home use.
(Bathroom, closed balcony, garage etc.)
•Make sure that pets do not enter the dryer. Check the
nsde of the dryer before operatng t.
•Do not lean on the loadng door of your dryer when t s
open, otherwse t may fall over.
•The lnt must not be allowed to accumulate around the
tumble dryer
1.2 Mountng over a washng machne
•A fxng devce should be used between the two machnes
when nstallng the dryer above a washng machne. The
fttng devce must be nstalled by the authorzed servce
agent.
•Total weght of the washng machne and the dryer -wth
full load- when they are placed on top of each other
reaches to approx. 180 klograms. Place the products on a
sold floor that has suffcent load carryng capacty!
AWashng machne cannot be placed on the dryer.
Pay attenton to the above warnngs durng the
nstallaton on your washng machne.

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Installation Table for Washing Machine and Dryer
Dryer
Depth
Washing Machine Depth
62 cm 60 cm 54 cm 50 cm 49 cm 45 cm 40 cm
54 cm Can be nstalled Can be
nstalled Cannot be
nstalled
60 cm Can be nstalled Cannot be
nstalled
1.3 Intended use
•Dryer has been desgned for domestc use. It s not sutable
for commercal use and t must not be used out of ts
ntended use.
•Use the dryer only for dryng laundry that are marked
accordngly.
•The manufacturer waves any responsblty arsen from
ncorrect usage or transportaton.
•The servce lfe of the dryer that you purchased s 10 years.
Durng ths perod, orgnal spare parts wll be avalable to
operate the dryer properly.
1.4 Chld safety
•Packagng materals are dangerous for the chldren. Keep
packagng materals away from chldren.
•Electrcal products are dangerous for the chldren. Keep
chldren away from the product when t s operatng. Do
not let them tamper wth the dryer. Use the chld-proof
lock n order to prevent the chldren to tamper wth the
dryer.
CChld-proof lock s on the control panel.
(See Child lock)
•Keep loadng door closed even when the dryer s not n
use.

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1.5 Complance wth the WEEE regulaton
and dsposng of the waste product
Ths product comples wth EU WEEE Drectve
(2012/19/EU). Ths product bears a classfcaton
symbol for waste electrcal and electronc equpment
(WEEE).
Ths product has been manufactured wth hgh
qualty parts and materals whch can be reused and are
sutable for recyclng. Do not dspose of the waste product
wth normal domestc and other wastes at the end of ts
servce lfe. Take t to the collecton center for the recyclng
of electrcal and electronc equpment. Please consult your
local authortes to learn about these collecton centers.
1.6 Complance wth RoHS Drectve:
The product you have purchased comples wth EU RoHS
Drectve (2011/65/EU). It does not contan harmful and
prohbted materals specfed n the Drectve.
1.7 Package nformaton
Packagng materals of the product are manufactured
from recyclable materals n accordance wth our Natonal
Envronment Regulatons. Do not dspose of the packagng
materals together wth the domestc or other wastes. Take
them to the packagng materal collecton ponts desgnated
by the local authortes.