Electrolux TAL1E100 User manual

TAL1E100
user manual
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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Contents
Safety information..............................5
Product description ...........................7
Control panel.....................................8
Use ..............................................9-13
Drying hints ................................14-15
Drying programme .....................16-17
Programme information ...................18
Care and cleaning ......................19-20
Something not working ..............21-22
Technical data .................................23
Consumption values ........................24
Installation ..................................25-27
Environment concerns.....................28
Guarantee conditions .................29-30
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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• 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 reduced
physical, sensory or lack of experience
and knowledge, unless they have been
given supervision or instruction
concerning use of the appliance by a
person 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).
• tems 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
malfunctioning. Contact your local
Service Centre. Always insist on genuine
spare parts.
• 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.
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Da an ng ge er ro of fe ex xp pl lo os si io on n: :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.
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Ri is sk ko of ff fi ir re e: :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
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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.
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• 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.
•If the tumble dryer is placed on top of a
washing machine, it is compulsory to use
the stacking kit (optional accessory).
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•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 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.
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• 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.

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Product description
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Control panel
Fluff filters
Door
(opening direction can
be changed)
Adjustable feet
Rating plate
Drum light
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Power supply cable
Rear vent outlet
Ring nut
Intake grille
Side vent outlet
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Control panel
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- TROCKNEN - Drying
- ABKÜHLEN - Cooling
- ENDE -End
- SIEB - Filtres
Start/Pause button
Display
Delay start button
Delicate button
Quick button
Buzzer button
Door button
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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, were commend that you to
place a few damp cloths inside the
appliance and dry for 30 minutes.
There may be dust inside a brand
new tumble dryer.
Daily Use
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.
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Turn the programme selector dial to the
required programme.
The light Start/Pause starts to flash.
The selector dial is divided into following
sections:
 Baumwolle / Cottons
 Mischgewebe/Synthetics
 Zeit /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.
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Can be used to finish off drying if necessary.
Select the 90 or 60 minute programme for
cottons or the 30 minute programme for
synthetics. To cancel a programme which is
running, turn the programme selector dial to
“RESET”. At the end of drying, turn the
selector dial to “RESET” to switch the
machine off before removing the laundry.
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Depending on the programme, different
functions can be combined. These must
be selected after choosing the desired
programme and before depressing the
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Start/Pause button. When these buttons
are pressed, the corresponding pilot lights
come on. When they are pressed again, the
pilot lights go out.
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Se el le ec ct tD Do oo or r
Press this button to open the door. The
light above the button will light up.
Opening the door by means of this
button is possible only if the tumble
dryer is on (programme selector dial
set to a programme or drying
time)
If you open the door during a pro-
gramme, in order to restart the pro-
gramme you must re-press the
START/PAUZE button again after hav-
ing closed the door.
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Se el le ec ct tt th he eB Bu uz zz ze er r
When the drying cycle has finished, an
intermittent audible signal will sound.
By depressing buzzer 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
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Se el le ec ct tt th he eQ Qu ui ic ck kb bu ut tt to on n
By depressing this button the drying
time is reduced in the following
COTTON programmes:
• Extratrocken / extra dry
• Starktrocken /ready to wear
• Schranktrocken /store dry
The corresponding light illuminates.
This option cannot be selected togeth-
er with S
Sc ch ho on n/low temperature function
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Se el le ec ct tD De el li ic ca at te e
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.
This function cannot be used with
K
Ku ur rz z/quick drying.