Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and pass it on to any future owners. Transport damages After unpacking the machine please check it is not damaged.
Contents Important safety information Maintenance and Cleaning ..4-5 ....13 External cleaning ..........13 Disposal ............5 Cleaning the filter ..........13 Cleaning the condenser unit ......13 Tips for environmental protection Emptying the water reservoir ......13 Your new tumble dryer ......6 Something not working? ....14 Description of the appliance ....6...
Contact your local Electrolux • If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, Service Centre. Always insist on genuine Electrolux please adjust the feet in order to allow air to spare parts.
Child safety • When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the electrical supply cable and destroy the plug with • Children are often not aware of how dangerous the remaining cable. Disable the door catch in electrical appliances can be. When the machine is order to prevent children from becoming trapped working, children should be carefully supervised inside while playing.
Your new tumble dryer This tumble dryer will give your wash that soft, relaxed feel whatever the weather. Extremely high quality standards both during development and manufacturing guarantee a long service life for your appliance. Maximum economy in the operation of your dryer is achieved through very frugal electricity consumption and short drying times.
Installation Positioning Stacking kit It is recommended that, for your convenience, the A special stacking kit is available through your machine is positioned close to your washing dealer, to enable the mounting of the dryer on top of machine. your washing machine. The tumble dryer must be installed in a clean place, where dirt does not build up.
The control panel EDC 506 E 1 Door opening button 5 “Drying” light To open door, press this button. Should the door be This light indicates that the machine is performing opened while the appliance is working, the tumble the drying programme.
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9 Programme and time selector dial It allows you to select an automatic drying (graduation in letters) or a time controlled drying (graduation in minutes). Automatic drying (electronic programmes) The appliance operates in these programmes by means of dampness sensors. All you have to do is to set the selector dial to the programme required (A, B, C or D), according to the type of laundry and the degree of drying required (see programme table).
Programme chart Automatic drying (electronic programmes) Degree of drying Max-load Type of laundry Programme required Cotton & linen extra dry store dry B (*) iron dry C (*) Synthetics store dry D (*) (*) According to CEI 1121 Standards. Time controlled drying Cotton and linen Max-load Degree of drying...
After each use Operating sequence • Switch the appliance off by turning the programme Before using your tumble dryer for the first time, we selector dial to “0”. The mains-ON light goes out. recommend to place a few damp cloths inside the •...
• Easy-care items, too, e.g. shirts, should be briefly Useful hints pre-spun before drying (depending on crease resistance approx. 30 seconds or using the special • Try to load to the maximum capacity of the brief spin programme of your washing machine). machine as small loads are uneconomical.
Maintenance and Cleaning You must disconnect the appliance from the Also clean the outside, removing all fluff. electricity supply, before you can carry out any Clean the rubber seal round the porthole door and cleaning or maintenance work. the seal of the condenser in the inner door with a damp cloth.
Something not working? Before contacting your local Electrolux Service Centre, please make the following checks: Problem Possible cause • The dryer does not work: • The door is open. • The plug is not fitted into the wall socket. • There is no electricity supply from the wall socket.