Use & Care Guide Tumble Dryer MAYTAG MDE 9701 MDE 9801 CONTENTS READ FIRST 2 Safety instructions Page 4 CARE 10 Care and cleaning Page 16-18 1 Before tumble drying for the first time 3 General, Installation, Safety, Interrupting a programme, Transport/Winter storage, Packing materials, Disposal 3 Child safety 4 Parts of the tumble dryer 5 Panel 6 Option buttons INSTALLATION 5 Cleaning the lint filter, Draining the condensation water container, Cleaning the outside of the machine, Cleaning the fan, Cleaning the condenser PROBLEMS? 11 Trouble shooting 20-21 General, Child lock on Start button 6 7 7 Machine will not start, Overheating protection, Drying takes too long, Fault indication on the display, Normal indications on the display MISCELLANEOUS See Installation Instructions TUMBLE DRYING 7 Before tumble drying 8-10 12 Technical information 23 25 26 27 Technical data, Standard tests 13 Service and guarantee 14 Quick guide 15 Index Spin-dried? Recommended washing marking, Sorting fabrics, programmes, Options, Temperature, Drying time 8 Tumble dry 11-14 15 Tumble dry ­ step-by-step 9 Consumption values 2 1 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING THE FIRST TIME READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS NOTE. Please read through this Use and Care Guide before attempting to use the machine, particularly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3, Children's safety. DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY When you start the tumble dryer the first time, or after a long period when it has not been in use, you may hear a light rumbling noise. This is quite normal and the sound will disappear after a few drying operations. Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying. Check the Recommended washing marking on the items concerned, and study Chapter 7, Before tumble drying. For brief operating instructions; see Chapter 14, Quick guide. 3 2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 authorized specialist. · Damaged mains cables must only be replaced by an authorised professional. · Sufficient ventilation is required to prevent smoke from open fires or fumes from equipment burning other fuels being sucked into the room. INSTALLATION 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 restart automatically from the point at which the programme was interrupted. You can also interrupt a programme by pressing the button for three seconds. If you interrupt a programme with this button, the machine will forget where it was in the programme, and you will have to select a new programme to restart. TRANSPORT/WINTER STORAGE If the machine is to be transported or stored during the winter, on unheated premises, ensure that the water container is drained. PACKING MATERIAL See the accompanying installation instructions. SAFETY Sort the packing material for recycling according to recommendations by the local authorities. DISPOSAL This machine may not be used for drying fabrics that have been dry-cleaned at home, or which can be suspected of containing residues of flammable fluids. The tumble dryer is fitted with an overheating protection device, which switches the machine 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 When the machine is no longer useful and is to be scrapped it should be made unusable. Get in touch with the refuse collection service or your local authorities for advice on how to scrap the machine in a proper manner. The machine is made and marked to facilitate recycling. CAUTION! During the programme, the back of the tumble dryer will get very hot. Leave the machine to cool completely before touching the back. You can interrupt a drying programme by opening the door, causing the drum to stop auto- 4 3 CHILDREN'S SAFETY 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, which automatically stops the tumble dryer when 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 tumble dryer by mistake. You can do this by locking the button, as follows. Child lock On/Off: Set the programme selector knob to the position 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 press the button five times. These ten presses 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 locked: button To start the machine, you must hold the button down for three seconds. 5 4 PARTS OF THE TUMBLE DRYER 3 4 2 1 Start/Stop 8 5 6 7 1. FLUFF-FILTER HOLDER 2. DATA PLATE 3. CONDENSATION WATER CONTAINER 4. PANEL 5. OUTER DOOR 6. FAN (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER) 7. CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER) 8. LINT FILTER 6 5 PANEL 2 1 3 4 5 Iron dry Timed dry Air fluff Extra dry Dry Normal dry Stop Start MDE 9701. CONDENSER SENSOR DRY 6 7 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 6 OPTION BUTTONS 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 4 5 6 has been activated. 7 7 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING Before you start tumble drying, here is some advice that can be useful. SPIN-DRIED? Material which should not be tumbledried Items that are to be tumble dried should first be spin-dried, preferably at 800 revs per minute or more. Better spin drying saves both energy and drying time. RECOMMENDED WASHING MARKING Material suitable for tumble drying This symbol indicates that the material will not withstand tumble-drying. Certain materials will melt or become dangerously flammable if heated, while others will loose their shape or shrink. Do not tumble-dry... 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 · 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 Wear and tear of fabrics in a tumble dryer is minimal. The lint caught in the lint filter consists of dust and fibre residue that has been formed when wearing the garments. 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 below. TYPE OF FABFIC LOAD TEMPERATURE White, coloured Cotton and and synthetic linen Polyester/ cotton Delicate and mild 1/1 (6.0 kg) 1/2 (3.0 kg) Normal Normal Low Acrylic, rayon, 1/2 (3.0 kg) acetate etc. Sort a suitable amount and type of fabric. 8 PROGRAMMES Your choice of programme will depend on what you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble drying. The available programmes are Extra dry, Dry, Normal dry, Iron dry, Timed dry programme and Air fluff. Extra dry When using a timed dry programme with mixed washing it may happen that some of the items will not be sufficiently dried. Such items can suitably by dried by running the timed programme for a further 10 minutes or so. Timed dry programmes automatically operates at temperature Low, but you can change it yourself to Normal. NOTE This programme is designed for washing that is extremely difficult to dry, eg, jeans with very thick seams. NOTE Knitted fabrics in particular are liable to shrink. Use the Dry, Normal dry or Iron dry programme for these materials. Always stretch garments out directly after drying. Dry, Normal dry When using a timed programme it is possible to over-dry fabrics if you set too long a time. This can cause fabrics to shrink or crease and feel rough. Synthetic materials can also become charged with static electricity. Set a shorter time if you tumble dry at temperature Normal. Air fluff These programmes turn off the heat when the washing is dry, but not bone-dry. The Dry programme turns off the heat a little later than Normal dry. Choose what you prefer by trial and error. Use these programmes when you want dry fabrics. Iron dry Use the air fluff programme just to shake dust out of garments, air them or soften them up. To select Timed dry programme or Air fluff programme, see Chapter 10, Making own drying programmes. OPTIONS This programme turns off the heat when the washing is just damp enough for ironing or mangling. Timed dry To choose these options, see Chapter 10, Making own drying programmes. Cooling The programme length that you should choose depends on what you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble drying. Dry different times for different materials to find the right combination. You can choose between Normal cooling and Quick cooling . Normal cooling lasts 20 minutes and Quick cooling lasts 5 minutes. 9 Buzzer The machine offers you the possibility of hearing when the cooling period ends. Set the option 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 becoming 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. You can choose a programme duration of 1, 2 or 3 hours. The drum will then continue to rotate intermittently, i.e., three seconds every minute for the number of hours chosen. If you choose Buzzer ON, a signal will sound each time the drum rotates. TEMPERATURE If the actual drying time is less than that calculated, the time display may jump ahead, e.g. from 50 to 20 minutes, at the end of the program. 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 approximately (within four minutes of the start of the drying programme) and is shown on the display in intervals of five minutes. You can select Low temperature for the Extra dry, Dry, Normal dry and Iron dry programmes. DRYING TIME The drying time may be influenced by a number of factors, such as the size of the load, the program selected, the moisture content of the load, the materials being washed, connection capacity and the ambient temperature and humidity. Drying time remaining is calculated within four minutes of the start of the drying program. The estimated time is shown in the bottom righthand corner of the display, together with the ­ symbol. 10 8 TUMBLE DRY The following step-by-step instructions are provided to help you to achieve the best possible drying result. 1 5 NOTE SET THE TIME FOR AIR FLUFF AND TIMED DRY PROGRAMMES SORT FABRICS For tips and advice, see Chapter 7 ­ Before tumble drying. NOTE Empty the pockets. Coins, nails and similar items can cause damage to the machine and textiles. For the Air fluff programme and the Timed dry programme, you can set the duration by indexing forwards with the button. The selected time is shown in the display. You can select times between 5 and 90 minutes. Try different drying times for yourself. Then note the times that you find best for different fabrics. 2 3 4 TURN ON THE MAIN POWER SWITCH OPEN THE DOOR, PUT IN THE WASHING AND CLOSE THE DOOR Close the door carefully, and do not slam it. See Chapter 7 for the recommended quantity of washing ­ Before tumble drying. SELECT A PROGRAMME When using the Timed dry programme, the garments may become "over-dry" if the set drying time is too long. This can cause the fabrics to shrink or crease and take on a rough feel. ...