Maytag MDE 9701 User manual

Use & Care Guide
Tumble Dryer
MAYTAG
MDE 9701
MDE 9801

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CONTENTS
READ FIRST Page
1 Before tumble drying for the first time 3
2 Safety instructions 4
General,Installation,Safety,Interruptinga
programme, Transport/Winter storage,
Packing materials, Disposal
3 Child safety 5
General, Child lock on Start button
4 Parts of the tumble dryer 6
5 Panel 7
6 Option buttons 7
INSTALLATION
See Installation Instructions
TUMBLE DRYING
7 Before tumble drying 8-10
Spin-dried? Recommended washing mar-
king,Sortingfabrics,programmes,Options,
Temperature, Drying time
8 Tumble dry 11-14
Tumble dry – step-by-step
9 Consumption values 15
CARE Page
10 Care and cleaning 16-18
Cleaning the lint filter, Draining the con-
densation water container, Cleaning the
outside of the machine, Cleaning the fan,
Cleaning the condenser
PROBLEMS?
11 Trouble shooting 20-21
Machine will not start, Overheating pro-
tection, Drying takes too long, Fault indi-
cation on the display, Normal indications
on the display
MISCELLANEOUS
12 Technical information 23
Technical data, Standard tests
13 Service and guarantee 25
14 Quick guide 26
15 Index 27

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1BEFORETUMBLEDRYINGTHEFIRSTTIME
READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read through this Use and Care Guide
before attempting to use the machine, particu-
larly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3,
Children’s safety.
DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY
Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying.
Check the Recommended washing marking on
the items concerned, and study Chapter 7, Be-
fore 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
quitenormalandthesound will disappear after
a few drying operations.
For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 14, Quick guide.

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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.
• Repairs and maintenance which affect safety
or performance must be carried out by an aut-
horized specialist.
• Damaged mains cables must only be repla-
ced by an authorised professional.
• Sufficient ventilation is required to prevent
smoke from open fires or fumes from equip-
ment burning other fuels being sucked into the
room.
INSTALLATION
Seetheaccompanyinginstallationinstructions.
SAFETY
Thismachinemaynotbeusedfordryingfabrics
that have been dry-cleaned at home, or which
canbesuspectedofcontainingresiduesofflam-
mablefluids.
The tumble dryer is fitted with an overhea-
tingprotectiondevice,whichswitchesthemach-
ine off in the event of excessive temperature.
A float valve switches the machine off if the
condensation water hose becomes clogged, or if
there is danger of water flowing over from the
container.
INTERRUPTING THE PROGRAMME
You can interrupt a drying programme by ope-
ning the door, causing the drum to stop auto-
matically. The machine will then “remember”
the point in the drying programme at which it
was interrupted. Restarting: close the door and
press the button.The machine will rest-
art automatically from the point at which the
programme was interrupted.
You can also interrupt a programme by pres-
singthe button for three seconds. If you
interrupt a programme with this button, the
machine will forget where it was in the pro-
gramme, and you will have to select a new pro-
gramme to restart.
TRANSPORT/WINTER STORAGE
If the machine is to be transported or stored
during the winter, on unheated premises, ensu-
re that the water container is drained.
PACKING MATERIAL
Sort the packing material for recycling according
to recommendations by the local authorities.
DISPOSAL
When the machine is no longer useful and is to
be scrapped it should be made unusable.
Get in touch with the refuse collection servi-
ce or your local authorities for advice on how to
scrap the machine in a proper manner.
Themachineismade and markedtofacilitate
recycling.
CAUTION!
Duringtheprogramme, the back of thetumble
dryer will get very hot. Leave the machine to
cool completely before touching the back.

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GENERAL
Do not allow children to play with the tumble
dryer.
The tumble dryer is fitted with a magnetic
catch, which allows the door to be opened from
the inside. The door is equipped with a switch,
whichautomaticallystopsthetumbledryerwhen
the door is opened. The machine will not start
automatically on closing the door (eg, if a child
should close the door from the inside).
CHILD LOCK ON BUTTON
You can prevent a child from starting the tum-
bledryerbymistake.You candothisbylocking
the button, as follows.
Child lock On/Off:
Set the programme selector knob to the posi-
tion in which it points directly upwards.
Turn off the main power switch and
then turn it on again so that the machine is in
stand-by mode.
Press the button five times, and then
pressthe buttonfivetimes.Thesetenpres-
ses must be completed within 15 seconds.
Within three seconds after pressing the
button for the last time, you must then use the
button to select Child lock On (the figure
3 appears in the display) or Off (the figure 0
appears in the display).
Start a programme with the button
locked:
To start the machine, you must hold the
button down for three seconds.
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1. FLUFF-FILTER HOLDER
2. DATA PLATE
3. CONDENSATION WATER CONTAINER
4. PANEL
5. OUTER DOOR
4PARTSOFTHETUMBLEDRYER
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6. FAN (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER)
7. CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER
COVER)
8. LINT FILTER
Start/Stop
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5PANEL
1. INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF
2. MAIN POWER SWITCH
3. PROGRAMME SELECTOR KNOB
THE PROGRAMMES ARE DESCRIBED IN
CHAPTER 7, BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING.
4. DISPLAY
5. START BUTTON WITH LED TO INDICATE
STARTED PROGRAMME
6. SETTING AND OPTION BUTTONS
7. STOP BUTTON WITH LED TO INDICATE
THAT THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETED
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6OPTIONBUTTONS
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4 5 6
1 2 3 1. TIME ADJUSTMENT BUTTON FOR TIMED
DRY AND AIR FLUFF PROGRAMME
2. ANTI-CREASE PROGRAMME BUTTON
3. DELAYED START BUTTON
4. LOW TEMPERATURE BUTTON
5. BUZZER BUTTON
6. QUICK COOLING BUTTON
The LEDs indicate that the associated choice
has been activated.
Air fluff
Timed dry
Iron dry
Normal dry
Dry
Extra dry
Start
Stop
MDE 9701. CONDENSER SENSOR DRY

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7BEFORETUMBLEDRYING
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 at800revsper minute
or more. Better spin drying saves both energy
anddryingtime.
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
fluffier when tumble-dried than when dried on
a 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 wearing the garments.
Material which should not be tumble-
dried
Thissymbolindicatesthat the material will not
withstandtumble-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
Best results are obtained if all articles 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 shown in the table be-
low.
TYPE OF FABFIC LOAD TEMPERATURE
White, coloured Cotton and 1/1 (6.0 kg) Normal
and synthetic linen
Polyester/ 1/2 (3.0 kg) Normal
cotton
Delicate and Acrylic, rayon, 1/2 (3.0 kg) Low
mild acetate etc.
Sort a suitable amount and type of fabric.

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PROGRAMMES
Yourchoiceofprogrammewilldependonwhat
you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble
drying.TheavailableprogrammesareExtradry,
Dry,Normaldry,Irondry,Timeddryprogram-
meandAirfluff.
Extra dry
Thisprogrammeis designed for washing thatis
extremely difficult to dry, eg, jeans with very
thick seams.
NOTE
Knittedfabricsinparticularareliabletoshrink.
Use the Dry, Normal dry or Iron dry program-
meforthesematerials.Always stretch garments
out directly after drying.
Dry, Normal dry
These programmes turn off the heat when the
washing is dry, but not bone-dry.
The Dry programme turns off the heat a litt-
lelater than Normal dry. Choose what youpre-
fer by trial and error. Use these programmes
when you want dry fabrics.
Iron dry
This programme turns off the heat when the
washingisjustdampenoughforironingormang-
ling.
Timed dry
The programme length that you should choose
depends on what you wish to do with the fa-
brics after tumble drying. Dry different times
for different materials to find the right combi-
nation.
When using a timed dry programme with
mixed washing it may happen that some of the
items will not be sufficiently dried. Such items
cansuitablyby driedbyrunningthetimedpro-
gramme for a further 10 minutes or so.
Timed dry programmes automatically opera-
tes at temperature Low, but you can change it
yourself to Normal.
NOTE
Whenusingatimedprogrammeitispossibleto
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
Use the air fluff programme just to shake dust
out of garments, air them or soften them up.
ToselectTimeddryprogrammeorAirfluffpro-
gramme, see Chapter 10, Making own drying
programmes.
OPTIONS
To choose these options, see Chapter 10, Ma-
kingowndryingprogrammes.
Cooling
You can choose between Normal cooling and
Quick cooling . Normal cooling lasts 20
minutes and Quick cooling lasts 5 minutes.

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Buzzer
The machine offers you the possibility of hea-
ring when the cooling period ends. Set the op-
tion Buzzer on and it will sound for three
seconds when the programme is completed.
Anti-crease
You can select the anti-crease option to
prevent the fabrics from lying still and beco-
ming creased at the end of tumble drying.This
is a helpful option if you are unable to take out
the fabrics promptly at the end of the tumbling
phase.
Youcanchooseaprogrammedurationof1,2
or 3 hours. The drum will then continue to
rotate intermittently, i.e., three seconds every
minute for the number of hours chosen.
IfyouchooseBuzzerON, a signal willsound
each time the drum rotates.
TEMPERATURE
You can select Low temperature for the
Extra dry, Dry, Normal dry and Iron dry pro-
grammes.
DRYING TIME
Thedryingtimemaybeinfluencedbyanumber
of factors, such as the size of the load, the pro-
gramselected,the moisturecontentoftheload,
the materials being washed, connection capaci-
ty and the ambient temperature and humidity.
Dryingtimeremainingiscalculatedwithinfour
minutesofthe startofthe drying program.The
estimated time is shown in the bottom right-
hand corner of the display, together with the –
symbol.
If the actual drying time is less than that calcu-
lated, the time display may jump ahead, e.g.
from 50 to 20 minutes, at the end of the pro-
gram.
If the actual drying time is longer than that
calculated, the countdown will stop at the end
of the progam until the load is dry.
Please note that times include a cooling period.
The remaining drying time is estimated ap-
proximately(withinfour minutesofthestartof
the drying programme) and is shown on the
display in intervals of five minutes.