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MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING
Important:
You must disconnect the appliance from the elec-
tricity supply, before carrying out any cleaning or
maintenance work.
External cleaning
Use only soap and water. Rinse and dry thoroughly.
Important:
Never use abrasive or caustic products.
Cleaning the filter
The tumble dryer cannot
operate efficiently with a
clogged filter. The filter
collects all the fluff which
forms during drying and it
is therefore essential to
remove and clean this fil-
ter after each drying pro-
gramme.
You should not be alarmed by the amount of fluff
which collects on the filter; this is due to normal wear-
ing of the fabrics dried and not to incorrect operation
of your machine. Rubbing of the fibres during normal
wear and washing forms fluff. If laundry is dried on a
line, this fluff simply flies away, whereas inside the
tumble dryer it collects together and swells consider-
ably as a result of the drying action.
Cleaning the condenser unit
Clean the air condenser periodically, 3 or 4 times a
year depending on how frequently the dryer is used.
Pull out the condenser, holding it at the top, and
remove all fluff. Clean it with a brush and rinse it
under the shower if necessary.
Also clean the outside, removing all fluff.
Clean the rubber seal round the porthole door and the
seal of the condenser in the inner door with a damp
cloth.
Emptying the water reservoir
Water extracted from the laundry condenses inside
the machine and is collected in a reservoir.
The reservoir must be emptied after each drying cycle
to ensure efficient operation when the machine is
next used.
If this is not done a safety device trips: pilot light
on the control panel comes on and the programme
stops, leaving the laundry damp.
The reservoir can be emptied even in the middle of a
programme.
The reservoir must be re-inserted correctly.
Handy tip: The condensed water may be used in a
steam iron or to top up a battery, etc. In this case it
must be filtered (e.g. through a coffee filter).
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