Miele T 430 User manual

Operating instructions
for vented tumble dryer
T 430
It is essential to read these opera-
ting instructions before installing or Q\
using the machine to avoid the risk
of accident, or damage to the
machine. M.-Nr. 0457 710
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Contents
Guide to the appliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
For the user
Warning and safety instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Notes on laundry care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Loading and unloading washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programme selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Programmes for Cottons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Programmes for Minimum iron and timed drying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Consumption data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning and care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Problem solving guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
For the installer/electrician
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Installation - venting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Electrical connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Help to protect our environment!
Disposal of the packing material
The packaging used to protect the machine during transport largely consists of
the following recyclable materials:
- Corrugated paper/card
- Polystyrene - CFC-free
- Polyethylene foil - transparent
- Fibreboard (solvent free)
- Untreated wood
- Packaging straps: Polyamide (blue), Polypropylene (black)
Rather than just throwing these materials away please take them to the nearest col-
lection point for specific waste.
Disposal of your old appliance
Old appliances contain materials which can be recycled. Please contact your
local authorities or scrap merchant about potential recycling schemes, before dis-
posing of the appliance.
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Guide to the appliance
1 a.c. connection cable (2 m long) with plug
2 Control panel
3 Drum door
4 Exhaust connection rear, right and left
5 Height-adjustable screw feet
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Guide to the appliance
Pushbuttons
Door
opens the door
On/Off
for switching the appliance on and off.
Low temperature
low temperatures for delicate fabrics,
e.g. acrylics.
Buzzer
sounds when the drum turns during the
intermittent anti-crease action period.
Start
starts a drying programme
Programme sequence indicator lights
On
Drying
Cooling down
Anti-crease/Finish
Programme selector switch
Cottons
Extra dry
Normal+
Normal
Hand iron r
Hand iron rr
Machine iron
Minimum iron
Normal+
Normal
Hand iron
Timed drying
15 mins cool air
20 mins warm air
Drying stage display
This shows the stage of drying
reached. For programmes “Normal +”
and “Extra dry” the indicator light re-
mains at the “Normal” position.
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Guide to the appliance
Environmentally conscious
drying
The sensitive system automatically ad-
justs drying to suit the water quality.
The water conductivity is measured,
and registered by the control which
then compensates to achieve a uniform
residual moisture level. The Novotronic
control offers programmes with elec-
tronic moisture measuring and 2 timed
programmes. The automatic reversing
action turns the drum clockwise and
anti-clockwise to loosen the laundry
and prevent damp patches and thus to
ensure even drying results.
Energy saving tips
Make sure that your laundry is thor-
oughly spun before drying. You will
save up to 35% energy and time if
laundry is spun at full spin speed in-
stead of at 600 rpm.
Load according to the optimum amount
of washing for the programme to be se-
lected. Underloading is uneconomical.
Overloading gives a poorer quality of
drying and may cause unnecessary
creasing.
Before using for the first time
Important:
The appliance must be properly in-
stalled and connected to the elec-
tricity supply.
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Warning and safety instructions
Please read the operating instruc-
tions before using the tumble dryer
for the first time. They contain im-
portant information about the safety,
use and maintenance of the ma-
chine. This will avoid the risk of acci-
dents and damage to the machine.
Keep these operating instructions in
a safe place and ensure that new
users are familiar with the content.
Pass them on any future owner of
the machine.
Correct usage
The tumble dryer is only intended
for drying fabrics, which have
been washed in a water solution,
marked on the manufacturer’s wash
care label as being suitable for tumble
drying. Any other applications may be
dangerous. The manufacturer is not
liable for damage resulting from im-
proper use or operation.
Do not let small children play with
the machine and its controls or
operate it. Please supervise its use by
the elderly or infirm.
Technical safety
Before connecting the machine, en-
sure that the connection data on
the data plate (fusing, voltage and fre-
quency) matches the mains electricity
supply. If in any doubt, consult a quali-
fied electrician.
The electrical safety of this ma-
chine can only be guaranteed
when continuity is complete between
the appliance and an effective earthing
system which complies with local and
national regulations.
It is most important that this basic
safety requirement is regularly tested
by a qualified electrician.
The manufacturer can not be held re-
sponsible for the consequences of an
inadequate earthing system.
The machine is built in accordance
with current safety requirements.
Unauthorised repairs could result in un-
foreseen dangers for the user, for
which the manufacturer can not accept
responsibility. Repairs should only be
undertaken by a Miele approved engin-
eer.
Adequate ventilation is essential,
especially where another ap-
pliance which also uses the room air
(eg gas, oil or coal fired heater, con-
tinuous flow or other water heater), is in-
stalled in the same or an adjacent room.
To ensure safe operation, and to pre-
vent gases being given off by these ap-
pliances being drawn back into the
room, an underpressure of 0.04 mbar is
the maximum permissible. Ventilation
can be maintained by air inlets which
can not be blocked, in windows, doors
and outside wall vents, or by an auto-
matic window opening arrangement
when the tumble dryer is switched on.
If in doubt, the advice of a competent
builder, or for gas, a “Corgi” installer (in
the U.K.) must be sought.
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Warning and safety instructions
In the event of a fault or for clean-
ing purposes, the machine is only
completely isolated from the electricity
supply either when:
– the plug is withdrawn, or
– it is switched off at the mains
– the mains fuse is withdrawn.
Faulty components must only be
exchanged for Miele original spare
parts. Only when these parts are fitted
can the safety standards of the ma-
chine be guaranteed.
Use
There is a danger of fire with fab-
rics, which:
– contain rubber, foam rubber or rub-
ber-like materials
– have been treated with inflammable
cleaning agents
– have been splashed with hair lac-
quer, hair spray, nail varnish remover
or similar.
Always close the door after use.
This way you will avoid the danger
of anyone sitting or leaning on the door,
which can cause the machine to tip up.
Vented dryers must be installed
with a suitable venting system. If
the machine is not correctly ducted it
will draw damp exhaust air back into
the drum, increasing running time and
energy consumption quite consider-
ably. If moist air is passed back into the
room this may lead to long-term dam-
age of walls.
Do not install the machine in a
room where the temperature may
drop below freezing. At very cold tem-
peratures the machine may be difficult
to start. Laundry will not dry and the
"anti-crease"-indicator will flash to indi-
cate a problem.
The exhaust air must not be
vented into a chimney or vent flue
which is in use. Neither should it be
connected to ducting which ventilates
rooms with fireplaces.
It would be dangerous if smoke or ex-
haust fumes were drawn back into the
room.
Using accessories
Accessory parts may only be fitted
when expressly approved by
Miele. If other parts are used, guaran-
tee, performance and product liability
claims may be invalidated.
Disposing of your old machine
Before discarding an old machine
unplug it. Render the plug useless.
Cut off the cable directly behind the ap-
pliance to prevent misuse.
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Notes on laundry care
Before drying, check the drying symbol
on the textile care label.
Significance of symbols:
q = Dry at normal temperature
r = Dry at low temperature
s = Do not tumble dry
If no symbol is featured dry at your own
risk applying the following principles:
– Cottons and minimum iron items
should be dried at a normal tempera-
ture at the appropriate programme
setting.
– For delicate fabrics, e.g. acrylic
fibres, the low temperature setting
should be selected.
The following fabrics should not be
dried in a tumble dryer:
– Woollens and wool blends
These fabrics tend to become
matted and shrink.
– Items filled with down
The fine fabric interior tends to
shrink, depending on the quality in-
volved.
– Pure linen
These items should only be machine-
dried if specified as suitable by the
manufacturer on the textile care
label, as the surface of the fabric
may otherwise tend to “roughen”.
Note
Some woven and loopknit materials
tend to shrink to varying extents de-
pending on their quality. This tendency
is exaggerated by over-drying.
When purchasing woven materials, it is
advisable to take their shrinkage
properties into account.
Starched washing can also be dried in
the tumble dryer. In order to achieve
the usual finish, double the amount of
starch should be used.
Select the most suitable programme for
hand or machine ironing.
Minimum iron items should be spun for
10 to 30 seconds before being tumble
dried. Such fabrics tend to crease if
overdried. These items should be given
only a short period in the dryer, and
taken out slightly damp. The “Minimum
iron Normal” programme is recom-
mended.
Minimum iron shirts in 100 % cotton
may crease during tumble drying de-
pending on the quality and weave.
Minimum iron fabrics tend to crease
more, the greater the load. This is par-
ticularly true of very delicate fabrics.
The load should be reduced to 1.5 kg
or, if necessary, to 1 kg. The “Hand
iron” setting is recommended for these
types of garment. In extreme cases do
not tumble dry these garments.
Dark-coloured garments should be
dried separately from light-coloured
garments.
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Loading the machine Unloading the machine
Load the laundry very loosely into the
drum.
Duvet covers and pillowcases should
be fastened before drying in order to
prevent small items from being rolled in-
side them.
Important: Please check that items
of laundry cannot be trapped by the
door as this will cause damage to
the fabric.
At the end of the programme remove
the washing from the machine. If this is
not done, the machine automatically
proceeds into an intermittent anti-
crease action for 60 minutes. This en-
tails the drum being rotated at short in-
tervals in order to reduce the possibility
of the formation of creases.
Once the laundry has been removed,
check that the drum is empty. Any
items left in the drum could be dam-
aged through overdrying in the next
programme.
Clean the fluff filter after each drying
cycle to prevent excessive energy con-
sumption and longer programme run-
ning times.
The door should always be closed after
use.
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Programme selection
Selecting a programme
This tumble dryer is fitted with an elec-
tronic sensor system. The required de-
gree of dryness is measured and moni-
tored electronically so that the heating
element is switched off as soon as it is
reached. The drying cycle automat-
ically finishes with a cooling down
period. This may be followed by the
anti-crease action cycle.
The following drying programmes are
available:
Cottons
six drying levels from “Extra dry” to
“Machine iron”
Minimum iron
three drying levels from “Normal+” to
“Hand iron”
Timed drying
15 mins cool air and 20 mins warm air
Low temperature
By selecting “Low temperature” the
temperature can be lowered for deli-
cate fabrics (e.g. acrylic).
Correct procedure:
Press the "ON/OFF" button.
Press the "Door" button.
Open the door and load the drum.
Close the door.
Select a programme by turning the
selector switch clockwise or anti-
clockwise.
Select “Low temperature” if required.
Press “Start”.
After drying:
Turn the programme selector switch
to “Finish”.
Switch the machine off.
Clean the fluff filter.
Opening the door during a pro-
gramme
If the door is opened during a pro-
gramme the programme will have to be
started again:
Close the door.
Press “Start”.
The selected programme restarts.
The programme is not continued if:
– There is a power failure lasting more
than 30 minutes.
– The programme has already
reached the “Cooling down” or “Anti-
crease” stage.
To reselect a different pro-
gramme during drying:
Set the programme selector switch
to the required programme.
The new programme starts from the be-
ginning.
To cancel a programme
Turn the programme selector switch
to “Finish”.
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