LAVATHERM 37700 Ablufttrockner Vented Tumble Dryer Gebrauchsanweisung Operating Instructions
Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions through carefully, before using the appliance. Please ensure you fully understand the safety instructions on the first pages of these operating instructions! Retain this instruction book for future reference, and pass on to any future owners. 1 The warning triangle and/or the key words (Warning!, Caution!, Important!), emphasize information which is important for your safety or the correct functioning of the appliance.
Content Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Packaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Environmental protection tips . . . . . . . .
Content Something not working? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Replace the interior light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Door Reversal Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Programming possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Special accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important Safety Information 1Important Safety Information The safety of AEG electrical appliances complies with the established technical principles and statutory equipment safety regulations. Nevertheless, as manufacturer we have to draw your attention to the following safety instructions. General safety • Repairs of the dryer may be carried out only by trained personnel. Incompetently carried out repairs can entail considerable hazards for the user.
Important Safety Information Safety of children • Children are often not aware of the dangers involved when handling electrical equipment. Therefore provide the necessary supervision of children when operating the appliance and do not let children play with the dryer – there is a danger that children could become trapped inside the appliance. • Packaging parts (e.g. films, styropore) can be dangerous for children. Danger of suffocation! Keep packaging parts out of reach of children.
Important Safety Information Installation and connection • Please follow the separate Installation and connection instructions. If necessary get some advice from your local chimney sweep or building authorities. • If the tumble dryer has to be carried, first remove the base strip! • Check the tumble dryer fortransport damages. Under no circumstances should you connect a damaged appliance! Please contact your supplier in the event of damages.
General Information 3General Information • Starched washing leaves traces of starch on the drum and therefore should not be placed in the tumble dryer. • If you exceed the maximum load stipulated in the program table your washing is more likely to get creased! For very delicate fabrics you should only fill in 1.5kg washing at the most. • For your information: 70 per cent of fabric wear is caused by being worn, 20 per cent by washing and only 10 per cent by being dried in a tumble dryer.
Disposal 2Disposal Packaging Dispose of the packaging material! Dispose of the packaging material of your tumble dryer correctly. All the packaging materials used are harmless to the environment and can be recycled. • Plastic parts are marked with standard international abbreviations: – >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material – >PS< for polystyrene, e.g. padding material (always CFC-free) – >POM< for polyoxymethylene, e.g.
Environmental protection tips 2 Environmental protection tips • Your laundry will become light and soft in the tumble dryer even without a fabric softening agent. • Loosen your laundry before loading it into the dryer. This helps to prevent lengthy running times and creasing. • Ensure your laundry is well spun. In the following table we give an overview of specific electric consumption data depending on the spinning speed.
Environmental protection tips • Select the appropriate drying program for the type and quantity of laundry. The dryer will then operate as economically as possible. Some typical consumption values: Fill weight in kg Duration in Minutes Power consumption in kWh 2 R COTTONS CUPBOARD DRY1 5 80 3.3 4 R COTTONS HAND IRON1 5 65 2.5 2.5 35 1.
The chief features of your appliance The chief features of your appliance • Program or time setting via the program selector • P AUDIBLE SIGNAL can be selected in addition; an intermittent audible signal is sounded after the end of the program. • W SPECIAL CARE button for gentle drying of sensitive fabrics • < QUICK button for quick drying • ] DELAY TIMERion: Program start delayed by 1 to 19 hours (e.g.
Description of the appliance Description of the appliance Front view Fluff filter Control panel Interior Light Rating plate Feet (all height-adjustable) Removable Plinth Reversable door 49
Description of the appliance Control panel A B C D A Program selector: for setting the drying program O: Light R: Programmes for cottons S: Programmes for easy care fabrics V: Cool air B Drying degree indicator: Shows the achieved extent of drying; this enables you to take-out individual pieces of laundry at the right time during the drying process.
Before using the appliance for the first program; with postponed start time (DELAY TIMER button) indication of the number of hours left until the drying program starts; an error code is displayed in the case of a disturbance (C and a number). D Program run display and Display block: The currently running phase of the drying process is indicated.
Brief operating instructions Brief operating instructions • Ensure the laundry is well spun before tumble drying. • Prepare the laundry. • Load the laundry. • Select the drying program – on the program selector. – If required press the buttons P AUDIBLE SIGNAL, W SPECIAL CARE, < QUICK. • Pre-select the start time? • Start the program. While the program is running you can open the door to take-out laundry or add more laundry. At the end of the program: • Remove the laundry. • Clean the fluff filter.
Drying Drying Prepare the laundry • To prevent tangled bundles of laundry: Close zip fasteners; button-up bed linen and pillow cases; tie-together loose tapes, e.g. aprons. • Empty all pockets. • Remove all metal objects (paper clips, pins, etc.). • Turn clothing consisting of double-layer fabric inside out (such as cotton-lined anoraks with the cotton layer facing outwards). The fabrics will dry better. • Loosen the laundry.
Drying • P AUDIBLE SIGNAL button During the crease-protection phase (immediately after the drying process), an acoustic signal is sounded at certain intervals (see "End of drying process"). • W SPECIAL CARE button This program operates with reduced heat. Press the W SPECIAL CARE button for fabrics bearing the care symbol S. Gentle drying is advisable for heat-sensitive fabrics (such as acrylic and viscose). The W SPECIAL CARE button has no effect if the < QUICK button has already been pressed.
Drying Start time pre-selection With the start time pre-selection you can program the start delay of the drying program in the range from 1 to 19 hours. 0 Setting the program. 0 Hold the ] DELAY TIMER button depressed until the desired number of hours of delay of the program start appears in the display field for [ PROG. TIME. 0 Press the X/i START/PAUSE button. After elapse of the set number of hours the dryer automatically starts the set drying program. The [ PROG.
Drying Removing laundry or loading laundry when necessary You can interrupt the drying process at any time to remove some of the laundry or to add more laundry. 3 You can see by looking at the display field [ PROG. TIME, how long the drying program will probably still take. This display becomes increasingly accurate, the longer the drying process has already been running. 0 Open the door. 1 Caution! The laundry and the drum may be hot. 0 Remove or add more laundry. 0 Close the door.
Drying Clean the fluff filter To ensure efficient operation of the tumble dryer, clean the fluff filter after each drying program. Also check whether there are any remnants or fluff from the washing in the drum; remove immediately. 0 Press the catch of the filter lid downwards. The filter lid will open. 0 Take-out the fluff filter. 0 Remove fluff out of the fluff filter, with a moistened hand. 0 Re-insert the fluff filter. 0 Press against the filter lid until it catches into the locking device.
Program tables Program tables Program group 1-5 R COTTONS care symbols R, Q; maximum load 5 kg Program Laundry Type Examples for 1 R EXTRA DRY Heavy weight or mult-layered Towelling material, bath robes fabrics 2 R CUPBOARD Fabrics of medium weight, articles not made up of mult- Towel laundry, hand towels layers DRY 3 R DAMP Lightweight materials requiring ironing Cotton shirt and underwear 4 R HAND IRON Normal cotton and linen articles Sheets and pillowcases, tablecloths 5 R MACHINE Cotton
Program tables TIME programs care symbols R, S1, Q; loads less than 1kg You can select 20, 40 and 60 minutes program duration for additional drying of individual pieces of laundry or to dry small quantities. 1) Press the W SPECIAL CARE button! V COOL AIR Program The laundry is treated for 10 minutes in cold air; for smoothing creased clothing.
A small glossary of textile information A small glossary of textile information Care symbols Ensure articles to be dried are suitable for tumble drying. If they are one of the following symbols should be present on the care label: Q This fabric can be tumble dried. The fabric manufacturer does not stipulate if the piece of laundry should be dried on a normal or gentle program.
Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning the filter area 1 Important! A small amount of fluff may reach the area around the filter in spite of the fluff filter. Therefore you should clean the entire filter area from time to time, or at least every three months. 0 Remove the fluff filter. 0 Hold the filter lid by the top and pull it forwards until it is released from both holders. 0 Remove the fluff from the entire filter area – preferably with a vacuum cleaner.
Something not working? Something not working? If the tumble dryer is not working correctly please carry out the following checks before calling an engineer. Symptom Possible cause The appliance is not plugged in Plug in the appliance The fuse has blown Check the fuse The X/i START/PAUSE button has not been The tumble dryer will not start pressed The results are unsatisfactory The drying result is unsatisfactory; the washing is still damp.
Something not working? Symptom Possible cause Is the tumble dryer plugged in The drum illumination does not work The drying process takes unusually long The door cannot be closed The door cannot be opened with the ?DOOR button Solution Plug in the tumble dryer The program selector is in Turn the program selector the Y OFF position dial to OLIGHT The bulb needs replacing Replace bulb Spent air removal disturbed Make sure that there are no kinks in the spent air hose and/or clean the spent air remov
Something not working? Symptom The drying process takes unusually long. 4.5 hours after the beginning of the drying process: - END display flashes - acoustic signal sounds - discontinuation of the drying process - error code C6 is displayed Possible cause W SPECIAL CARE button pressed and too much laundry filled-in Solution Check the program selection: W SPECIAL CARE button appropriate only for laundry amounts up to 2.
Door Reversal Instructions Door Reversal Instructions The door opening direction can be changed if required. 1 Warning! Before reversing the door, isolate the appliance from the mains supply. Proceed as follows to reverse the door opening direction: ACB F E H D J G F E ACB 0 Un-screw the screws A on the front panel of the appliance. 0 Take-off the door by displacing it horizontally. 0 Un-screw the screws B on the inside of the door and take-off the hinges C.
Door Reversal Instructions 0 Take-out the latched catch covering J and pull-off the plug. 0 Connect the door catch H and the catch covering J on the respective opposite side to the plug, insert into the break-out and screw-down or latch into position. 0 Push the door with the hinges into the breakouts provided for them in the front panel of the appliance and firmly attach it with the screws. 0 After changing-over the door, check that the ?DOOR button functions correctly.
Programming possibilities Programming possibilities The electronic control system of your laundry dryer provides you with the possibility to adapt some functions of the dryer permanently to your requirements.
Special accessories Purpose Execution Adjusting the drying result: If at the end of the programme you always want the washing to be somewhat dryer or somewhat damper than with the standard setting and you want to adjust the tumble dryer’s recognition of the degree of dryness accordingly: 1) turn the programme selector to the O LIGHT position. 2) Hold down the ] DELAY TIMER button for five seconds. The current setting appears in the ] PROG.
Technical data Technical data Height x Width x Depth Depth with the door open Height adjustable from Empty weight Load (depending on the program) 85x60x60cm 117cm 1.0/–0.4cm approx. 40 kg max. 5kg (Different loads in some countries are due to different measuring methods) Power consumption in acc. with IEC 1121 s.e. 3.
Index A S Acrylate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Acrylic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Anorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 AUDIBLE SIGNAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Solvent(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 SPECIAL CARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 Sponge rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service In the chapter "Troubleshooting" some disturbances have been summarised, which you can solve yourself. If you do not find any helpful information there, please contact your local customer service centre. It is nearby and if necessary can reach you quickly. (Addresses and phone numbers can be found in the Warranty Conditions/Service Departments) Be well prepared before you phone. This facilitates the diagnosis and the decision as to whether a customer service visit is necessary.
AEG Hausgeräte GmbH Postfach 1036 D-90327 Nürnberg http://www.aeg.hausgeraete.
