Electrolux EDC 77150W User manual

User Manual
EDC 77150W
Tumble Dryer
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Welcome to the world of Electrolux
Thank you for choosing a first class product from Electrolux, which
hopefully will provide you with lots of pleasure in the future. The
Electrolux ambition is to offer a wide variety of quality products that
make your life more comfortable. You find some examples on the
cover in this manual. Please take a few minutes to study this manual
so that you can take advantage of the benefits of your new machine.
We promise that it will provide a superior User Experience delivering
Ease-of-Mind. Good luck!
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4 contents electrolux
Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel.....................................7
Use....................................................8
Drying hints .....................................12
Drying programme .....................14-15
Programme information...................16
Care and cleaning ...........................17
Something not working....................18
Technical data .................................23
Consumption values........................24
Installation .......................................25
Environment concerns.....................27
Guarantee conditions ......................28
Customer service centres................29
The following symbols are used in this 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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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
important 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 everyone 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.
●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.
●Clean fluff filters after using tumble
dryer. To prevent fire risks, do not
use the appliance if the fluff filters are
damaged.
●As some bulky items such as
duvets and eiderdowns should be
dried in large commercial machines
because of their bulk, check with
the manufacturer of the item if it is
suitable for drying in a domestic
machine, even if the dry weight of
the item is within the limit advised.
●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 containing rubber foam or
materials similar to rubber foam.
●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 malfunctioning.
Contact your local Service Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.
●DDaannggeerrooffeexxpplloossiioonn::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.
●RRiisskkooffffiirree: 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
Installation
●This appliance is heavy. Care should
be taken when moving it.
●When unpacking the appliance,
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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.
●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
●After having installed the appliance,
check that it is not pressing or
standing on its electrical supply
cable, inlet hose and drain hose.
●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 instructions on each
garment label.
●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.
Child safety
●This machine is not intended for use
by young children or infirm persons
without supervision.
●Young 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.
●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
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Product description
Control panel
Fluff filters
Rating Plate
Condenser unit
Water reservoir
Adjustable feet
6
5
4
3
2
1
1
3
2
4
5
6
Control panel
Programme selector dial
Delicate button
Dryness button
Buzzer button
Long Anti Crease button
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4
3
2
1
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9
Start/Pause button
Delay button
Indicator lights
Display
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8
7
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Use
First Use
●Ensure that the electrical connections
comply with the installation
instructions.
●Remove the polystryrene block and
any material from the drum.
●Before using your tumble dryer for
the first time, werecommend that you
to place a few damp clothsinside the
appliance and dry for 30 minutes.
There may be dust inside a brand
new tumble dryer.
Daily Use
Load the laundry
Connect the appliance.
Open the door (see picture).
Place the laundry in the drum, one item
at a time, shaking them out as much as
possible. Close the door. Please check
the laundry does not get
caught between the door and filter.
Select the required programme
Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme.
The light Start/Pause starts to flash.
The selector dial is divided into following
sections:
Cottons
Synthetics
Time
Special
Allows you to select electronically
controlled or time controlled drying.
Turn the dial to the required programme
or time.
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The appliance runs these programmes
with the help of probes which detect the
degree of dampness of the laundry.
Simply select the programme according
to the type of laundry and degree of
drying required.
The selector dial can be turned either
clockwise or anticlockwise. The lights Drying,
Cooling and End/Anticrease come on.
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At the end of the programme the
selector dial must be turned to
position O, to switch the machine off.
Attention!
If you turn the programme selector dial
to another programme when the machine is
working, the lights of the programme progress
display start to flash. The machine will
not perform the new selected programme.
Programme Option buttons
Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must
be selected after choosing the desired
programme and before depressing the
Start/Pause button.
When these buttons are pressed, the
corresponding pilot lights come on.
When they are pressed again, the pilot
lights go out.
Select Delicate
Pressing this button allows drying to be
performed at a lower temperature, for
delicate items.
The corresponding pilot light comes
on. This option can also be used for
time controlled drying.
DELICATE is only suitable for use with
loads of up to 3kg!
Select the Buzzer
When the drying cycle has finished, an
intermittent audible signal will sound.
By depressing button the acoustic
signal is switched off in the following cases:
• when selecting the programme
• when depressing the buttons
• when the programme selector dial is
turned to another position during the
programme or when you depress an
option button during the cycle
• at the end of the programme.
The corresponding light comes on
Select the Dryness
Press the Dryness button repeatedly, to
select the desired option. The relevant
light will light up. Laundry becomes
dryer from MIN to MAX.
When the programme has finished the
pilot lights End is on.
Select the Long Anti Crease button
If the Long Anti Crease programme has
been selected, programme duration
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time of 10 minutes up to 180 minutes
can be set by intervals of 10 minutes. If
no programme duration time has been
selected, a programme duration time
of 30 min. is automatically adjusted.
Select the Start/Pause
Press this button to start the dryer after
having selected the programme and
the options.
The relevant light will stop flashing.
If the programme selector dial is turned
to another position, when the machine is
running, the buzzer will sound and the
programme phase indicator lights will flash.
The drum turns alternately in both direc-
tions during drying.
All drying programmes end with a 10 minute
cooling phase (light Cooling is on).
You may remove the laundry after this
phase.
The display t will show the symbol
End/Anticrease, and and illumi-
nate and the buzzer sounds
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In both cases the light of the Start/Pause
button flashes to remind you that the
start button needs to be pressed again.
Select the Delay Start
With the DELAY button, you can delay the start of
a programme by between 30 minutes (30' and a
maximum of 20 hours (20H).
1.Select the programme
2.Press the DELAY button as many times as nec-
essary until the required start delay appears on
the multi display, e.g. 12H if the programme is to
be started in 12 hours.
3 If 20H is displayed and you press the button
again, the time delay will be cancelled. The display
will show 0' and then the duration of the selected
programme.
3.To activate the delay timer, press the
START/PAUSE button. The amount of time
remaining until the programme is set to start is
continuously displayed (e.g. 12H, 11H, 10H, …
30' etc).
If you wish to add some laundry while the
machine is performing the countdown, after
having done so and having closed the door,
press START/PAUSE again, in order to allow
the machine to complete the remaining
countdown time.
Display
The display shows the following information:
• duration of selected programme
• delayed start
Level of
Dryness
DELAY
START Child-Lock
Cooling
Current Time
Drying
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