User Manual Tumble Dryer
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user manual Tumble Dryer EDC67550W 2 electrolux Electrolux. Thinking of you. Share more of our thinking at www.electrolux.com Contents Important safety information 2 Cleaning and maintenance 10 Environment 3 What to do if ... 12 Product description 5 Technical data 14 Control panel 6 Machine settings 15 Before first use 6 Hints for test institutes 15 Programme chart 6 Installation 16 Sorting and preparing laundry 7 Service 17 Daily use 8 Subject to change without notice Important safety information Important! In the interest of your safety dry the following items: Cushions, quilts and to ensure the correct use, before and the like (these items accumulate heat). installing and first using the appliance, • Items such as foam rubber (latex foam), read this user manual carefully, shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber including its hints and warnings. To backed articles and clothes or pillows fit- avoid unnecessary mistakes and ted with foam rubber pads should not be accidents, it is important to ensure that dried in the tumble dryer. all people using the appliance are • Always unplug the appliance after use, thoroughly familiar with its operation clean and maintenance. and safety features. Save these • Under no circumstances should you at- instructions and make sure that they tempt to repair the machine yourself. Re- remain with the appliance if it is moved pairs carried out by inexperienced persons or sold, so that everyone using it through may cause injury or serious malfunction- its life will be properly informed on ing. Contact your local Service Centre. Al- appliance use and safety. ways insist on genuine spare parts. • Items that have been soiled with substan- General safety ces such as cooking oil acetone, petrol, • It is dangerous to alter the specifications or kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, wax- attempt to modify this product in any way. es and wax removers should be washed in • This appliance is not intended for use by hot water with an extra amount of deter- persons (including children) with reduced gent before being dried in the tumble dry- physical, sensory or lack of experience and er. knowledge, unless they have been given • Danger of explosion: Never tumble dry supervision or instruction concerning use items that have been in contact with in- of the appliance by a person responsible flammable solvents (petrol, methylated for their safety. spirits, dry cleaning fluid and the like). As • Make sure that small pets do not climb into these substance are volatile, they could the drum. To avoid this, please check into cause an explosion. Only tumble dry items the drum before using. washed with water. • Any objects such as coins, safety pins, • Risk of fire: items that have been spotted nails, screws, stones or any other hard, or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil sharp material can cause extensive dam- constitute a fire hazard and should not be age and must not be placed into the ma- placed in the tumble dryer. chine. • If you have washed your laundry with stain • In order to avoid danger of fires caused by remover you must execute an extra rinse excessive drying, do not use appliance to cycle before loading your tumble dryer. electrolux 3 • Please make sure that no gas lighters or • Only dry fabrics which are designed to be matches have accidentally been left in machine dried. Follow the instructions on pockets of garments to be loaded into ap- each garment label. pliance • Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer. Warning! Never stop a tumble dry • Do not overload the appliance. See the before the end of the drying cycle relevant section in the user manual. unless all items are quickly removed • Clothes which are dripping wet should not and spread out so that the heat is be placed in the dryer. dissipated. Risk of fire! • Garments which have been in contact with • Risk of electric shock! Do not spray volatile petroleum products should not be down the appliance with jets of water. machine dried. If volatile cleaning fluids are Installation used, care should be taken to ensure that • This appliance is heavy. Care should be the fluid is removed from the garment be- taken when moving it. fore placing in the machine. • When unpacking the appliance, check that • Never pull the power supply cable to re- it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not use it move the plug from the socket; always and contact the Service Centre. take hold of the plug itself. • All packaging must be removed before • Never use the tumble dryer if the power use. Serious damage can occur to the supply cable, the control panel, the work- product and to property if this is not ad- ing surface or the base are damaged so hered to. See relevant section in the user that the inside of the tumble dryer is ac- manual. cessible. • The final part of a tumble dryer cycle oc- • Fabric softeners, or similar products curs without heat ( cool down cycle ) to should be used as specified by the fabric ensure that the items are left at a temper- softener instructions. ature that ensures that items will not be • Caution - hot surface : Do not touch the damaged. door light cover surface when the light is • Any electrical work required to install this switched on (only dryers equipped with in- appliance should be carried out by a quali- ternal drum light). fied electrician or competent person. Child safety • Care must be taken to ensure that the ap- • This machine is not intended for use by pliance does not stand on the electrical young children or infirm persons without supply cable. supervision. • If the machine is situated on a carpeted • Children should be supervised to ensure floor, please adjust the feet in order to al- that they do not play with the appliance. low air to circulate freely under the appli- • The packaging components (e.g. plastic ance. film, polystyrene) can be dangerous to chil- • After having installed the appliance, check dren - danger of suffocation! Keep them that it is not pressing or standing on its out of children’s reach. electrical supply cable. • Keep all detergents in a safe place out of • If the tumble dryer is placed on top of a children’s reach. washing machine, it is compulsory to use • Make sure that children or pets do not the stacking kit (optional accessory). climb into the drum. Use • This appliance is designed for domestic use. It must not be used for purposes other than those for which it was designed. Environment The symbol on the product or on its not be treated as household waste. Instead packaging indicates that this product may it should be taken to the appropriate 4 electrolux collection point for the recycling of electrical >PE<, >PS<, etc. Please dispose of the and electronic equipment. By ensuring this packaging materials in the appropriate con- product is disposed of correctly, you will help tainer at the community waste disposal fa- prevent potential negative consequences for cilities. the environment and human health, which Environmental tips could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. For more • In the dryer, laundry becomes fluffy and detailed information about recycling of this soft. Fabric softeners are not therefore product, please contact your local council, needed when washing. your household waste disposal service or the • Your dryer will function most economically shop where you purchased the product. if you: – always keep the ventilation slots on the Old appliance base of the dryer unobstructed; Warning! – use the loading volumes specified in the programme overview; Remove mains plug from socket when you – ensure you have good ventilation in the have no further use for the machine. Cut off installation room; mains cable and dispose of together with – clean the micro-fine filter and fine strain- plug. Destroy loading door hook. Children er after each drying cycle; cannot then lock themselves in the machine – spin the laundry well before drying. and put their lives at risk. Energy consumption depends on spin- Packaging material ning speed set in washing machine. The packaging materials are environmentally Higher spinning speed - lower energy friendly and can be recycled. The plastic consumption. components are identified by markings, e.g. electrolux 5 Product description 1 6 7 2 8 9 3 10 4 5 11 1 Control panel 7 Drum light 2 Fluff filters 8 Push button for base door opening 3 Loading door (reversible) 9 Rating Plate 4 Ventilation grille 10 Heat exchanger 5 Adjustable feet 11 Heat exchanger door 6 Drawer with condensed water container 6 electrolux Control panel 1 2 4 5 3 1 Programme knob and On/Off switch 4 Indicator lights 2 DELAY TIMER button 5 Function buttons 3 START/PAUSE button Before first use In order to remove any residues which may 1. Turn the programme knob to TIME have been produced during production, wipe (TIME) . the dryer drum with a damp cloth or carry out 2. Press the START/PAUSE (START/ a brief drying cycle (30 MIN) with damp cloths PAUSE) button. in the machine. Programme chart Programme Application/properties max. load max. Care label Care (dry clothes) (dry Cottons Thorough drying of thick or multi- layered fabrics, e.g. terry 7 kg Extra (Extra) towelling items, bathrobes. Strong 7 kg Drying thick textiles, e.g. terry towelling items, towels. (Strong) Thorough drying of fabrics of even thicknesses, e.g. terry Cupboard 7 kg (Cupboard) towelling items, knitwear, towels. For thin textiles which are still to be ironed, e.g. knitted items, 7 kg Damp (Damp) cotton shirts. For thin fabrics which are also to be ironed, e.g.