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AEG LAVATHERM 8040 TW ELECTRONIC User Information

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  • Page 1 LAVATHERM 8040 TW ELECTRONIC Condenser Dryer with Heat Pump User Information...

  • Page 2: Dear Customer

    Dear customer, Please read this User Information carefully and keep it to refer to at a later date. Pass this User Information on to any subsequent owner of the appli- ance. The following symbols are used in the text: Safety instructions Warning: Notes that concern your personal safety.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Instructions for use ........Safety .
  • Page 4 Installation and connection instructions ....26 Installation safety instructions ........26 Transporting the appliance .

  • Page 5: Instructions For Use

    Instructions for use 1 Safety Before first starting up • Note the ”Installation and connection instructions” • Before first starting up, check the machine for any damage incurred during transport. Never connect up a damaged machine. If parts are damaged, contact your supplier. Intended use •...

  • Page 6: Disposal

    • Clean the fluff filter in the base of the appliance regularly. • With stacked washer and dryer: Do not place objects on the dryer. These may fall off during operation. • The covering bonnet of the bulb for the drum light must be screwed down tightly.

  • Page 7: Environmental Tips

    Old appliance The symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product may not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of elec- trical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product.

  • Page 8: Description Of Machine

    Description of machine Drawer containing Operating screen condensate tank Fine strainer (lint filter) Lamp for inside light Large mesh filter Micro-fine filter (lint filter) (lint filter) Type plate Loading door (interchangeable Base door stop) upstream of Screwed feet fluff filter and (with height heat exchanger adjustment)

  • Page 9: Before The First Drying Cycle

    Before the first drying cycle If the appliance was not transported in an upright position, leave it to stand for 12 hours before connecting it to the electricity supply and us- ing it for the first time, so that the oil can flow back to the compressor. Otherwise the compressor could be damaged.

  • Page 10: Overview Of Programmes

    Overview of programmes Additional functions Care Programme Application/properties symbols EXTRA DRY Drying thick or multi-layered tex- (EXTRA- • • • tiles, e.g. terry towelling items, TROCKEN) bathing costumes. INTENSIVE Drying thick textiles, e.g. terry • • • (STARK- towelling items, towels. TROCKEN) STORAGE Drying textiles of even thickness-...
  • Page 11 Additional functions Care Programme Application/properties symbols m l n For drying individual items of laundry 30 MIN • • or for small volumes of less than 1kg. Special programme for leisure cloth- LEISURE ing, such as jeans, sweat-shirts, etc., • •...

  • Page 12: Drying

    Drying Switching machine on / switching light on Turn the programme selector to any programme or turn it to LIGHT (BE- LEUCHTUNG). The machine has been switched on. When the loading door is opened, the drum is illuminated. Opening loading door / loading laundry 1.

  • Page 13: Selecting Additional Functions

    Selecting additional functions INTENSITY (RESTFEUCHTE) For precise setting of the residual moisture content of the laundry, the degrees of dryness +, ++ or +++ can be set in addition to most programmes. Laundry becomes dri- er from + to +++. 1.

  • Page 14: Setting Time Delay

    Setting time delay With the DELAY TIMER (ZEITVORWAHL) button, you can delay the start of a programme by between 30 minutes (30' and a maximum of 23 hours (23h). 1. Select the programme 2. Press the DELAY TIMER (ZEITVORWAHL) button as many times as neces- sary until the required start delay appears on the multi display, e.g.

  • Page 15: Putting In Extra Items Or Taking Items Out Before End Of Programme

    Putting in extra items or taking items out before end of programme 1. Open door. Warning! Laundry and drum can become hot. Risk of burns! 2. Load or remove laundry items. 3. Close door securely. 4. Press the START/PAUSE button to continue the drying cycle. Drying cycle complete / removing laundry Once the drying cycle is complete, the END (ENDE) and CREASE GUARD (KNITTERSCHUTZ) displays light up.

  • Page 16: Cleaning And Maintenance

    Cleaning and maintenance Cleaning fluff filter To ensure that the dryer works perfectly, the fluff filters (micro-fine fil- ter and fine strainer) must be cleaned after every drying cycle. Caution! Never operate the dryer without fluff filters or with damaged or blocked fluff filters.

  • Page 17: Cleaning The Door Seal

    Clean the entire filter area The strainer area does not have to be cleaned after every drying cycle, but should be checked regularly and cleaned of fluff if necessary. 6. To do this, grip the top of the large mesh filter and pull it forwards un- til it comes loose from the two brackets.

  • Page 18: Emptying The Condensate Tank

    Emptying the condensate tank Empty condensate tank after every drying cycle. If the condensate tank is full, an active programme will break off auto- matically and the EMPTY WATER (BEHÄLTER) display will light up. In or- der to continue the programme, the condensate tank must first be emptied.
  • Page 19 Important • Operating when the fluff filter is clogged with fluff can damage the dryer. This also increases energy consumption. • Never operate the dryer without the fluff filters. • Do not use the dryer without the filter mat. A dirty heat pump re- quires more energy and can only be cleaned up by means of a costly process.
  • Page 20 6. To clean the filter mat: Remove filter mat from filter hous- ing. To do this, press the pressure points on the sides and pull the fil- ter mat and frame up and out of the housing. 7. Take the filter mat out of the frame and wash it by hand or use a vacu- um cleaner, when it is has dried out.

  • Page 21: Cleaning The Drum

    Cleaning the drum Caution! Do not use abrasives or steel wool to clean the drum. Lime in the water or cleaning agents may form a barely visible lining on the inside of the drum. The degree to which the laundry has been dried is then no longer detected reliably.
  • Page 22 Problem Possible cause Remedy Select a different programme the next time you dry (see Wrong programme selected. “Overview of programmes” section). Lint filter clogged. Clean lint filter. Fluff filter blocked with Clean the fluff filter. fluff. Observe recommended load- Incorrect volume of laundry. Drying results unsatis- ing volumes.

  • Page 23: Changing Bulb For Inside Light

    Problem Possible cause Remedy Drying cycle ends Select time programme or shortly after pro- Not enough washing load- higher drying level (e.g. INTEN- gramme starts. END ed or washing loaded is too SIVE DRY [STARKTROCKEN] in- (ENDE) display illumi- dry for selected programme. stead of STORAGE DRY nated.

  • Page 24: Programming Options

    Programming options Objective Implementation 1. Turn the programme selector to any programme. 2. Press the AUDIBLE SIGNAL (SIGNAL) button and hold Permanently program in down for approx. 5 seconds. the audible signal which A brief signal sounds several times. The AUDIBLE SIGNAL reminds you that the (SIGNAL) display flashes several times.

  • Page 25: Technical Data

    Technical Data This appliance complies with the following EU directives: – 73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive – 89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Directive 92/31/EEC – 93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive Height x width x depth 85 x 60 x 60 cm Depth with loading door open 109 cm...

  • Page 26: Installation And Connection Instructions

    Installation and connection instructions 1 Installation safety instructions • Before first starting up, all parts of the transport safety equipment must be removed. The machine may otherwise be damaged. • Before starting up for the first time, ensure that the nominal voltage and type of current specified on the machine type plate match the nominal voltage and type of current at the installation site.

  • Page 27: Removing Transport Safety Equipment

    Removing transport safety equipment Caution! Before first starting up, all parts of the transport safety equipment must be removed. 1. Open loading door 2. Pull off adhesive strips from inside machine on top of drum. 3. Remove foil hose and polystyrene padding from the machine.
  • Page 28 1. Open loading door 2. Unscrew hinge A from the front of the machine and take off the load- ing door. 3. Remove cover plates B and C. To do this, insert a thin screwdriver into the slots as shown in the illustra- tion, press downwards slightly and pry out the cover plates.

  • Page 29: Special Accessories

    These intermediate installation kits can be used to arrange the dryer and an automatic AEG-Electrolux washing machine (60cm wide, front loading) as a space-saving washer/dryer stack. The automatic washing machine is at the bottom and the dryer is at the top.

  • Page 30: Customer Services

    Customer Services Servicestellen Points de Service Servizio dopo vendita 5506 Mägenwil/Zürich 1028 Préverenges 6916 Grancia Industriestrasse 10 Le Trési 6 Zona Industriale E 9000 St. Gallen Vonwilstrasse 15 4127 Birsfelden Hauptstrasse 52 8604 Volketswil Hölzliwisenstrasse 12 6032 Emmen Buholzstrasse 7000 Chur Comercialstrasse 19 3063 Ittigen/Bern Ey 5...

  • Page 31: Service

    Service In the event of technical faults, please first check whether you can remedy the problem yourself with the help of the operating instruc- tions (section “What to do if…”). If you were not able to remedy the problem yourself, please contact the Customer Care Department or one of our service partners.
  • Page 32 USD 14 billion in more than 150 countries around the world. AEG Hausgeräte GmbH Postfach 1036 D-90327 Nürnberg http://www.aeg-electrolux.de © Copyright by AEG 822 944 757-01-010306-03 Subject to change without notice...

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