AEG LAVATHERM 97689IH User manual

EN User Manual

Tumble Dryer LAVATHERM 97689IH

CONTENTS

1. SAFETY INFORMATION.................................................................................................3

2. CONDITIONS OF USE....................................................................................................5

3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS................................................................................................ 5

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.............................................................................................. 7

5. ACCESSORIES.................................................................................................................8

6. CONTROL PANEL...........................................................................................................9

7. PROGRAMME TABLE................................................................................................... 12

8. OPTIONS....................................................................................................................... 14

9. BEFORE FIRST USE.......................................................................................................16

10. DAILY USE................................................................................................................... 16

11. HINTS AND TIPS.........................................................................................................19

12. CARE AND CLEANING.............................................................................................. 20

13. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................23

14. TECHNICAL DATA..................................................................................................... 25

15. INSTALLATION........................................................................................................... 25

16. WARRANTY ................................................................................................................ 26

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CUSTOMER CARE AND SERVICE

Always use original spare parts.

When contacting our Authorised Service Centre, ensure that you have the following

data available: Model, PNC, Serial Number.

The information can be found on the rating plate.

Warning / Caution-Safety information

General information and tips

Environmental information

Subject to change without notice.

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1. SAFETY INFORMATION

Before the installation and use of the appliance,

carefully read the supplied instructions. The

manufacturer is not responsible if an incorrect

installation and use causes injuries and damages. Always

keep the instructions with the appliance for future

reference.

- Read the supplied instructions.

- Caution, risk of fire!

1.1 Children and vulnerable people safety

WARNING!

Risk of suffocation, injury or permanent

disability.

•This appliance can be used by children aged from 8

years and above and persons with reduced physical,

sensory or mental capabilities or lack of experience

and knowledge if they have been given supervision or

instruction concerning use of the appliance in a safe

way and understand the hazards involved.

•Do not let children play with the appliance.

•Children of less than 3 years should be kept away

unless continuously supervised.

•Keep all packaging away from children.

•Keep all detergents away from children.

•Keep children and pets away from the appliance door

when it is open.

•If the appliance has a child safety device, we

recommend you activate it.

•Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be made by

children without supervision.

1.2 General Safety

•Do not change the specification of this appliance.

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•If the tumble dryer is put on top of a washing

machine, use the stacking kit. The stacking kit,

available from your authorized vendor, can be used

only with the appliance specified in the instructions,

supplied with the accessory. Read it carefully before

installation (Refer to the Installation leaflet).

•The appliance can be installed as freestanding or

below the kitchen counter with correct space (Refer to

the Installation leaflet).

•Do not install the appliance behind a lockable door, a

sliding door or a door with a hinge on the opposite

side, where the appliance door can not be fully

opened.

•The ventilation openings in the base (if applicable)

must not be obstructed by a carpet.

•Connect the mains plug to the mains socket only at

the end of the installation. Make sure that there is

access to the mains plug after the installation.

•Ensure you have good ventilation in the installation

room to avoid the back flow of gases into the room

from appliances burning other fuels, including open

fires.

•Exhaust air must not be discharged into a flue which is

used for exhausting fumes from appliances burning

gas or other fuels. (if applicable)

•If the supply cord is damaged, it must be replaced by

the manufacturer, its Authorised Service Centre or

similarly qualified persons in order to avoid a hazard.

•Obey the maximum load volume of 8kg (refer to the

“Programme chart” chapter).

•Do not use the appliance if industrial chemicals have

been used for cleaning.

•Wipe away lint that has accumulated around the

appliance.

•Do not run the appliance without a filter. Clean the lint

filter before or after each use.

•Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer.

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•Items that have been soiled with substances such as

cooking oil, acetone, alcohol, 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.

•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.

•Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used

as specified by the fabric softener instructions.

•Remove all objects from pockets such as lighters and

matches.

•Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of the

drying cycle unless all items are quickly removed and

spread out so that the heat is dissipated.

•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 the items will not

be damaged.

•Before maintenance, deactivate the appliance and

disconnect the mains plug from the mains socket.

2. CONDITIONS OF USE

This appliance is intended to be used in

household and similar applications such

as:

• Farm houses

• By clients in serviced apartments,

holiday apartments and other

residential type environments.

3. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

3.1 Installation

• Remove all the packaging.

• Do not install or use a damaged

appliance.

• Obey the installation instruction

supplied with the appliance.

• Always be careful when you move the

appliance because it is heavy. Always

wear safety gloves.

• Do not install or use the appliance

where the temperature is less than

5°C or higher than 35°C.

• Make sure that the floor where you

install the appliance is flat, stable,

heat resistant and clean.

• Make sure that there is air circulation

between the appliance and the floor.

• Always move the appliance vertically.

• The rear surface of the appliance

must be put against the wall.

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• When the appliance is put in its

permanent position, check if it is fully

level with the aid of a spirit level. If it

is not, adjust the feet until it is.

3.2 Electrical connection

WARNING!

Risk of fire and electrical

shock.

• The appliance must be earthed.

• Make sure that the electrical

information on the rating plate agrees

with the power supply. If not, contact

an electrician.

• Always use a correctly installed

shockproof socket.

• Do not use multi-plug adapters and

extension cables.

• Do not pull the mains cable to

disconnect the appliance. Always pull

the mains plug.

• Do not touch the mains cable or the

mains plug with wet hands.

• Only for UK and Ireland. The

appliance has a 13 amp mains plug. If

it is necessary to change the fuse in

the mains plug, use a 13 amp ASTA

(BS 1362) fuse.

• This appliance complies with the

E.E.C. Directives.

3.3 Use

WARNING!

Risk of injury, electrical

shock, fire, burns or damage

to the appliance.

• Do not dry the damaged items which

contain padding or fillings.

• Only dry fabrics which are applicable

to dry in the tumble dryer. Follow the

instructions on the fabric label.

• If you have washed your laundry with

a stain remover start an extra rinse

cycle before you start the dryer.

• Do not drink or prepare food with the

condensed water/distilled water. It

can cause health problems to people

and pets.

• Do not sit or stand on the open door.

• Do not dry dripping wet clothes in the

tumble dryer.

• Oil-affected items can ignite

spontaneously, especially when

exposed to heat sources such as in a

tumble dryer. The items become

warm, causing an oxidation reaction

in the oil. Oxidation creates heat. If

the heat cannot escape, the items can

become hot enough to catch fire.

Piling, stacking or storing oil-affected

items can prevent heat from escaping

and create a fire hazard.

• If it is unavoidable that fabrics that

contain vegetable or cooking oil or

have been contaminated by hair care

products be placed in a tumble dryer

they should first be washed in hot

water with extra detergent -this will

reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard.

3.4 Internal light

WARNING!

Risk of injury.

• Visible LED radiation, do not look

directly into the beam.

• The type of light bulb or halogen

lamp used for this appliance is only

for household appliances. Do not use

it for house lighting.

• To replace the internal light, contact

the Authorised Service Centre.

3.5 Care and cleaning

WARNING!

Risk of injury or damage to

the appliance.

• Do not use water spray and steam to

clean the appliance.

• Clean the appliance with a moist soft

cloth. Only use neutral detergents. Do

not use abrasive products, abrasive

cleaning pads, solvents or metal

objects.

3.6 Compressor

WARNING!

Risk of damage to the

appliance.

• The compressor and its system in the

tumble dryer is filled with the special

agent which is free from fluoro-chloro-

hydrocarbons. This system must stay

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tight. The damage of the system can

cause a leakage.

3.7 Disposal

WARNING!

Risk of injury or suffocation.

• Disconnect the appliance from the

mains supply.

• Cut off the mains cable and discard it.

• Remove the door catch to prevent

children and pets to get closed in the

appliance.

4. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1 2

1Water container

2Control panel

3Internal light

4Appliance door

5Filter

6The button to open the heat

exchanger door

7Airflow slots

8Adjustable feet

9Heat exchanger door

10 Heat exchanger cover

11 The knob to lock the heat exchanger

cover

12 Rating plate

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The load door can be

installed by the user in the

opposite side. It can help to

easily put and remove the

laundry or if there is a limit

to install the appliance (see

separate leaflet).

5. ACCESSORIES

5.1 Stacking kit

Accessory name: SKP11, STA8, STA9

Available from your authorized vendor.

Stacking kit can be used only with the

washing machines specified in the

leaflet. See the leaflet attached.

Read carefully the instructions supplied

with the accessory.

5.2 Draining kit

Accessory name: DK11.

It is available from your authorized

vendor (can be attached to some types

of the tumble dryers)

The accessory for through draining of the

condensed water into a basin, siphon,

gully, etc. After the installation, the water

container is drained automatically. The

water container must stay in the

appliance.

The installed hose must be on the height

from minimum of 50 cm to maximum of 1

m from floor level. The hose cannot be in

loop. Decrease the length of the hose if

necessary.

Read carefully the instructions supplied

with the accessory.

5.3 Pedestal with the drawer

Accessory name: PDSTP10.

It is available from your authorized

vendor.

To put the appliance higher at the level

what helps to easy load and remove the

laundry.

The drawer can be used for laundry

storage e.g. : towels, cleaning products

and more.

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Read carefully the instructions supplied

with the accessory.

5.4 Drying rack

Accessory name: RA6.

It is available from your authorized

vendor (can be attached to some types

of the tumble dryers). Do the check with

the vendor or on the web site if the

accessory is compatible with your

appliance.

Drying rack accessory let to dry safely in

the tumble dryer:

• sport shoes

• wool

• soft toys

• lingerie

Read carefully the instructions supplied

with the accessory.

6. CONTROL PANEL

1 2

1Programme dial

2Touch panel with the display

3Programme indicators

On/Off

button with the Auto Off

function

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6.1 The touch panel

As alternative for the buttons to set the

option you must touch the area with the

option name. Each area between the

vertical marks

senses

the user finger.

For accurate selection touch

the centre point of the area

between the vertical marks.

Do not wear gloves when

you touch the panel to set

the function. Make sure the

panel is always clean and

dry.

6.2 Display

Symbol on the display Symbol description

text bar

clock

cycle time indication

estimated hour of the programme end

estimated hour of the time programme end

time programme interval 10min. — 120min.

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