Electrolux LAVATHERM 58840R User manual

LAVATHERM 58840R
User manual Condenser Dryer with
Rack

Dear Customer
Thank you for choosing one of our high-quality products.
With this appliance you will experience the perfect combination of functional
design and cutting edge technology.
Convince yourself that our appliances are engineered to deliver the best
performance and control - indeed we are setting the highest standards of
excellence.
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part of our products.
To ensure optimal and regular performance of your appliance please read this
instruction manual carefully. It will enable you to navigate all processes perfectly
and most efficiently. To refer to this manual any time you need to, we recommend
you to keep it in a safe place. And please pass it to any future owner of the appliance.
We wish you much joy with your new appliance.
The following symbols are used in this user 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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Contents
Operating Instructions 5
Important safety information 5
Product description 8
Control panel 9
What is shown in the display 10
Before first use 10
Sorting and preparing laundry 10
Programme overview 12
Daily use 16
Switching machine on / switching light on 16
Opening loading door / loading laundry 16
Selecting the programme 16
Setting dryness level 17
Setting the pre-drainage spin speed 17
Selecting additional options 17
DELICATE 18
LONG ANTI-CREASE 19
SENSITIVE 19
BUZZER 19
Time 20
Setting delay timer 20
Setting child lock 20
Starting the programme 21
Changing programme 21
Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 22
Drying cycle complete / removing laundry 22
Drying rack 23
Care and cleaning 25
Cleaning fluff filter 25
Cleaning the door seal 27
Emptying the condensate tank 27
Cleaning heat exchanger 28
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Cleaning the drum 29
Clean operating screen and housing 30
What to do if ... 31
Troubleshooting by yourself 31
Changing the bulb for interior lighting 33
Machine settings 34
Technical data 35
Consumption values 35
Hints for test institutes 36
Installation 36
Appliance positioning 36
Removing transport safety packaging 37
Drying rack unpacking 37
Electrical connection 38
Changing door stop 38
Special accessories 40
Environment 41
Packaging material 41
Old appliance 41
Environmental tips 42
Service 43
4Contents

Operating Instructions
Important 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 im-
portant 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 ev-
eryone 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.
• This appliance is not intended for use by persons (including children) with re-
duced physical, sensory or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have
been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the appliance by a per-
son responsible for their safety.
• 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.
• 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 such as foam rubber (latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber
backed articles and clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not
be dried in the tumble dryer.
• 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 mal-
functioning. Contact your local Service Centre. Always insist on genuine spare
parts.
Important safety information 5

• Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil acetone, petrol,
kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed
in hot water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble
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 substance are volatile, they could cause an explosion. Only tumble dry
items washed with water.
•Risk of fire: 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
WARNING!
Never stop a tumble dry before the end of the drying cycle unless all items are
quickly removed and spread out so that the heat is dissipated.
Installation
• This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when moving it.
• When unpacking the appliance, 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.
• The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat ( cool down cycle ) to
ensure that the items are left at a temperature that ensures that items will not
be damaged.
• 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.
6Important safety information

• 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 instruc-
tions on each garment label.
• Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.
• 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.
• Fabric softeners, or similar products should be used as specified by the fabric
softener instructions.
•Caution -hot surface : Do not touch the door light cover surface when the
light is switched on.
1)
Child safety
• This machine is not intended for use by young children or infirm persons without
supervision.
• 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.
1) Only dryers equipped with internal drum light.
Important safety information 7

Product description
1Control panel
2Drawer with condensed water container
3Fine strainer (lint filter)
4Lamp for inside light
5Large mesh filter (lint filter)
6Drying rack
7Loading door (reversible)
8Micro-fine filter (lint filter)
9Rating plate
10 Button for opening door in plinth
11 Heat exchanger covered by base door
12 Air slots
13 Screwed feet (with height adjustment)
2
4
6
8
9
11
1
3
5
7
10
12
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8Product description

Control panel
1Programme knob and OFF UIT switch
2Function buttons
3START PAUSE START PAUZE button
4DELAY START STARTUITSTEL button
5Status led
6Display
564
321
Control panel 9

What is shown in the display
1time to end / error message
2cycle phase status
3options
4warnings
5spin speed selection
6dryness selection
Before first use
In order to remove any residues which may have been produced during production,
wipe the dryer drum with a damp cloth or carry out a brief drying cycle (30 MIN)
with damp cloths in the machine.
Sorting and preparing laundry
Sorting laundry
• Sort by fabric type:
–Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS KATOEN pogramme group.
–Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in SYNTHETICS SYNTHETISCH pro-
gramme group.
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• Sorting by care label. The care labels mean:
Drying in the tumble
dryer possible in prin-
ciple
Drying at normal
temperature
Drying at reduced
temperature (set
DELICATE DELICAAT
option)
Drying in the tumble
dryer not possible
Do not place in the appliance any wet laundry which is not specified on the care
label as being suitable for tumble-drying.
This appliance can be used for all wet laundry items which are labelled as suitable
for tumble-drying.
• Do not dry new, coloured textiles together with light-coloured laundry items.
Textile colours may bleed.
• Do not dry cotton jersey and knitwear with the EXTRA programme. Items may
shrink!
•Wool and wool-like textiles can be dried using the WOOL RACK DROOGREK
WOL programme. Before the drying cycle spin the woollen textiles as well as
possible (max. 1200 rpm). Only dry woollen textiles together which are similar
or the same with repect to material, colour and weight. Please dry heavy laundry
items made of wool separately.
Preparing laundry
• To avoid laundry becoming tangled: close zips, button up duvet covers and tie
loose ties or ribbons (e.g. of aprons).
• Empty pockets. Remove metal items (paper clips, safety pins, etc).
• Turn items with double-layered fabrics inside out (e.g. with cotton-lined anoraks,
the cotton layer should be outermost). These fabrics will then dry better.
Sorting and preparing laundry 11

Programme overview
Programmes
max. load (weight when dry)
Additional functions/options
Application/properties
Care mark
DRYNESS DROOGTEGRAAD
RPM T/MIN
DELICATE
1)
LONG ANTI-CREASE
SENSITIVE
1)
BUZZER
TIME TIJD PROGR.
DELAY START STARTUITSTEL
COTTONS KATOEN
EXTRA EX-
TRA
DROOG
7 kg • • • • • • - •
Thorough drying of thick or
multi- layered fabrics, e.g. terry
towelling items, bathrobes.
STRONG
INTENSIEF
DROOG
7 kg • • • • • • - •
Thorough drying of thick fab-
rics, e.g. terry towelling items,
towels.
CUPBOARD
KAST-
DROOG
7 kg • • • • • • - •
Thorough drying of fabrics of
even thicknesses, e.g. terry tow-
elling items, knitwear, towels.
IRON
STRIJK-
DROOG
7 kg • • • • • • - •
For thin fabrics which are also
to be ironed, e.g. knitwear, cot-
ton shirts.
SYNTHETICS SYNTHETISCH
EXTRA EX-
TRA
DROOG
3 kg • • • • • • - •
Thorough drying of thick or
multi-layered fabrics, e.g. pull-
overs, bedding, table linen.
2)
CUPBOARD
KAST-
DROOG
3 kg • • • • • • - •
For thin fabrics which are not
ironed, e.g. easy care shirts, ta-
ble linen, baby clothes, socks,
lingerie with bones or wires.
2)
IRON
STRIJK-
DROOG
3 kg • • • • • • - •
For thin fabrics which are also
to be ironed, e.g. knitwear, cot-
ton shirts.
2)
TIME
TIME TIJD
PROGR. 7 kg - - • • - • • •
For further drying of individual
items of laundry or for volumes
of less than 7 kg.
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Programmes
max. load (weight when dry)
Additional functions/options
Application/properties
Care mark
DRYNESS DROOGTEGRAAD
RPM T/MIN
DELICATE
1)
LONG ANTI-CREASE
SENSITIVE
1)
BUZZER
TIME TIJD PROGR.
DELAY START STARTUITSTEL
FRESHEN
UP OPFRIS-
SEN
1 kg - - • • - • - •
For refreshing or gently clean-
ing textiles with commercially
available dry cleaning products.
SPECIAL
MICRO-FI-
BER MI-
CROFIBRE
1 kg • • •
3)
• - • - •
For thin fabrics, polyester and
polyamide, which are not
ironed.
MIXED MIX 3 kg • • •
3)
• - • - • For drying cotton and synthetic
fabrics, uses low temperature.
BED LINEN
BEDLINNEN 3 kg • • • • - • - •
Bed linen (single and double
sheet, pillowcase, bedspread,
duvet cover).
VISCOSE 1 kg • • •
3)
• - • - • For thin fabrics, viscose, and
polyester, which are not ironed.
JEANS 7 kg • • • • • • - •
For leisure clothing, such as
jeans, sweat-shirts, etc., of dif-
ferent material thicknesses (e.g.
at the neck, cuffs and seams).
SPORTS
LIGHT
LICHTE
SPORT-
KLEDING
2 kg • • •
3)
• - • - • For sportswear, thin fabrics,
polyester, which are not ironed.
Programme overview 13

Programmes
max. load (weight when dry)
Additional functions/options
Application/properties
Care mark
DRYNESS DROOGTEGRAAD
RPM T/MIN
DELICATE
1)
LONG ANTI-CREASE
SENSITIVE
1)
BUZZER
TIME TIJD PROGR.
DELAY START STARTUITSTEL
SHIRTS
HEMDEN
1.5
kg
(or 7
shirt
s)
• • •
3)
• - • - •
Special program with anti-
crease mechanism for easy care
fabrics such shirts and blouses;
for minimum ironing effort. The
results depends on the type of
fabric and its finish. Place fab-
rics in the dryer straight after
spinning; once dried,
immediately remove fabrics
and place on a clothes hanger.
EASY IRON
PLUS GE-
MAKKELIJK
STRIJKEN
PLUS
1 kg
(or 5
shirt
s)
• • •
3)
• - • - •
Special program with anti-
crease mechanism for easy care
fabrics such shirts and blouses;
for minimum ironing effort. The
results depends on the type of
fabric and its finish. Place fab-
rics in the dryer straight after
spinning; once dried,
immediately remove fabrics
and place on a clothes hanger.
SHOES
RACK
SPORTS-
CHOENEN
1 kg - - •
3)
- - • • •
For gentle drying of one pair of
sport shoes, washed and spin-
dried at 1000 rpm. Programme
run times: between 30 and 180
minutes.
14 Programme overview

Programmes
max. load (weight when dry)
Additional functions/options
Application/properties
Care mark
DRYNESS DROOGTEGRAAD
RPM T/MIN
DELICATE
1)
LONG ANTI-CREASE
SENSITIVE
1)
BUZZER
TIME TIJD PROGR.
DELAY START STARTUITSTEL
WOOL
RACK
DROOGREK
WOL
1 kg - - •
3)
- - • • •
For drying woollen fabrics after
they have been washed, using
warm air at minimum
mechanical load (Follow sec-
tion “Sorting and preparing
washing”). Recommendation:
Remove fabrics immediately
after drying, as no anti-crease
programme follows. Pro-
gramme run times: between 30
and 180 minutes.
1) DELICATE and SENSITIVE cannot be selected together
2) select DELICATE
3) set by default
Programme overview 15

Daily use
Switching machine on / switching light on
Turn the programme selector to any programme or turn it to LIGHT LICHT AAN. The
machine has been switched on. When the loading door is opened, the drum is
illuminated.
Opening loading door / loading laundry
1. Open loading door:
Use force to push against the loading
door (push point)
2. Load your laundry (do not force it in).
CAUTION!
Do not jam laundry in between the load-
ing door and rubber seal.
3. Close loading door securely. Lock
must audibly lock.
Selecting the programme
Use the programme selector to set the pro-
gramme you require. The estimated time to
end of the programme appears in the LCD in
h:mm format (hours:minutes).
During the cycle time elapses by steps of one
minute; less than 1 hour the leading zeros are
not shown (ex. “59”, “5”, “0”).
SPORT
FACILE A REPASSER
CHEMISES
TEXTILES MELANGES
DRAPS
RAFRAICHIR
PRET A RANGER
PRET A REPASSER
PRET A RANGER
PRET A REPASSER
SYNTHETIQUES
SEC
TRES SEC
TRES SEC
COTON
ECLAIRAGE
ARRET
CHAUSSURES DE SPORT
LAINE AVEC PANIER
MINUTERIE
SPORTSCHOENEN EXTRA DROOG/
INTENSIEF DROOG
KASTDROOG
STRIJKDROOG
STRIJKDROOG
EXTRA DROOG
KASTDROOG
OPFRISSEN/
HEMDEN
MICROFIBRE
MIX
LICHTE
DROOGREK WOL LICHT AAN/
GEMAKKELIJK
VISCOSE
BEDLINNEN
JEANS
KATOEN/
UIT
SYNTHETISCH
SPORTKLEDING
STRIJKEN PLUS
TIJD PROGR./
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Setting dryness level
If laundry comes out of the machine too
damp after a standard drying programme,
you can increase the drying result by using
the DRYNESS DROOGTEGRAAD function.
Laundry becomes drier as you move from
MIN to MAX.
Press the DRYNESS DROOGTEGRAAD button
repeatedly until the desired dryness level
(MIN, MED or MAX) is shown in the display.
When humidity adjustment is not foreseen on
the related program, bar frame with AUTO
text is shown.
Setting the pre-drainage spin speed
If the washing in the washing machine was
initially drained prior to the drying cycle, the
dryer can be set according to the spin speed
of the initial drainage procedure. The higher
the spin speed was, the shorter the pro-
gramme length for the drying cycle.
Press the RPM T/MIN button a number of
times until the desired spin speed of the initial
drainage is displayed. No value is shown if no spin speed is selected.
In certain programmes the spin speed has not
effect (time controlled cycles), its selection
can be not selectable and only three dashes
are visualized. Available selections:
Selecting additional options
The additional options available for the drying programmes are DELICATE, LONG
ANTI-CREASE, SENSITIVE and BUZZER
1. By turning the knob choose a drying programme.
Daily use 17

2. To set the option press OPTION OPTIE button. You will see available options
shown as icons on the screen:
DELICATE LONG ANTI-
CREASE
SENSITIVE BUZZER
DELICATE icon flashes. Flashing icon means: selected but not active. To
activate selected OPTION OPTIE press OK button. Activated option is visible as
flashing icon with dash beneath.
3. Press alternately OPTION OPTIEbutton to select appropriate options an OK but-
ton to activate it. Active options are always on as icons with dash beneath.
4. Option selection mode is finished when you go trough all of them or you stop
selecting. Only activated option icons are on.
Some options cannot be selected together as DELICATE and SENSITIVE. Some of
them are not selectable with certain programmes.
To deselect an option follow the same steps. Option icon should disappear.
DELICATE
For especially gentle drying of sensitive fab-
rics with the care label and for tempera-
ture-sensitive textiles (e.g. acrylic, viscose).
Programme is executed with reduced heat.
DELICATE is only suitable for use with loads
of up to 3kg.
When the option is active, the DELICATE
icon is on.
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LONG ANTI-CREASE
A long anti-crease phase lengthen the anti-
crease phase (30 min.) at the end of the drying
additionally by 60 minutes. The drum rotates
at intervals during this phase. This keeps the
laundry loose and free of creases. Phase lasts
in total 90 minutes. The laundry can be re-
moved at any time during the anti-crease
phase.
When the option is active, the LONG ANTI-CREASE icon is on.
SENSITIVE
For gentle drying of fabrics that are
frequently worn. Programme starts on full
heat setting, which is then reduced as the
programme progresses to be kind to the
washing.
When the option is active, the SENSITIVE
icon is on.
BUZZER
The appliance is supplied with the BUZZER
function deactivated.
To activate buzzer choose BUZZER option.
When the option is active, the BUZZER
icon is on.
The buzzer sounds or plays a tune during:
–cycleend
– anti-crease phase and when phase starts
or ends
– cycle interruption by a warning
–alarm
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Time
To select the programme duration after set-
ting the TIME TIJD PROGR. programme. You
can select a programme duration from 10
mins to 3 hrs in 10-minute steps.
1. Turn the programme knob to the TIME
TIJD PROGR. programme. The blinking 10'
above TIME TIJD PROGR. button is on.
2. Press the TIME TIJD PROGR. button
repeatedly until the desired programme duration is shown in the display, e.g.
20 for a programme of 20 minutes.
If the programme duration is not selected, the duration is automatically set to 10
mins.
Setting delay timer
With the DELAY STARTUITSTEL button,
you can delay the start of a programme
by between 30 minutes (30') and a maxi-
mum of 20 hours (20h).
1. Select the programme and additional
functions.
2. Press the DELAY STARTUITSTEL button as many times as necessary until the
required start delay appears on the display, e.g. 12h if the programme is to be
started in 12 hours.
If the display is showing 20h and you press the button again, the time delay
will be cancelled. The display will show 0'and then the duration of the se-
lected programme.
3. To activate the delay timer, press the START PAUSE START PAUZE button. The
amount of time remaining until the programme is set to start is continuously
displayed (e.g. 15h, 14h, 13h, … 30' etc).
Setting child lock
The child lock can be set to prevent a programme being accidentally started or a
programme in operation being accidentally changed. The child lock function locks
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