With the help of the following notes minor faults in the performance of the
appliance, some of which may result from incorrect operation, can be put right
without contacting the Service Department.
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Repair work to electrical appliances should only be carried out by a
suitably qualified person in strict accordance with current local and national
safety regulations. Repairs and other work by unqualified persons could be
dangerous. The manufacturer cannot be held liable for unauthorised work.
General problems
Problem Possible cause Remedy
The programme does
not start.
No obvious cause.
–
Is the dryer switched
on?
– Is the plug correctly
inserted into the socket
and switched on?
– Is the door closed
properly?
– Has the fuse or circuit
breaker tripped?
Power cut. A programme which was running previously will
continue automatically when power is restored to the
tumble dryer as long as the Cooling down phase had
not been reached.
Items made of synthetic
fibres are charged with
static electricity after
drying.
Synthetic fibres tend to
attract static charge.
Static charge can be
reduced by adding a
fabric conditioner to the
final rinse in the washing
programme or a fabric
conditioner sheet to the
load when drying.
The Start button
indicator light flashes
slowly.
The dryer is in Standby
mode.
This is quite normal and
not indicative of any fault.
See "Programmable
functions".
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