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LAVATHERM T500
Kondensationstrockner
Condensatiedroger
Sèche-linge à condensation
Condenser dryer
Gebrauchsanweisung
Gebruiksaanwijzing
Mode d’emploi
Operating Instructions
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Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions through carefully. Please make sure you read the safety instructions on the first pages of these operating instructions! Keep the operating instructions for future reference. Pass them on to any future owners. With the warning triangle and/or by means of key words (Danger!, 1 Caution!, Attention!), information is emphasized which is important for your safety or the correct functioning of the appliance. It is essential that this informa
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Content Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Environmental protection tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Construction of the appliance . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Content Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Changing-over the door stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 Special accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Kit for external condensate drain-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Kits Washing/drying column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Safety instructions 1 Safety instructions The safety of AEG electrical appliances complies with the established technical principles and statutory equipment safety regulations. Nevertheless, as manufacturer we have to draw your attention to the following safety instructions. General safety Repairs of the dryer may be carried out only by trained personnel. Incompetently carried out repairs can entail considerable hazards for the user. Please get in touch with our customer service or with a
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Safety instructions Safety of children Children are often not aware of the dangers involved when handling electrical equipment. Therefore provide the necessary supervision of children when operating the appliance and do not let children play with the dryer – there is a danger that children could become trapped inside the appliance. Packaging parts (e.g. films, styropore) can be dangerous for children. Danger of suffocation! Keep packaging parts out of reach of children. Make sure that
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Safety instructions Installation and connection First take-off the base shroud before carrying the dryer! Check the dryer for Transportation damage. Never connect-up a damaged appliance! Contact your supplier if the appliance is damaged. Do not set-up the dryer in frost-endangered rooms! Set-up the dryer horizontal! Do not place the dryer on high-pile carpet floors! This would hinder air circulation at the ventilation slots! If the dryer is placed adjacent to a gas, coal or electri
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General information 3 General information Starched washing leaves traces of starch on the drum and therefore should not be placed in the tumble dryer. If you exceed the maximum load stipulated in the program table your washing is more likely to get creased! For very delicate fabrics you should only fill in 1.5kg washing at the most. When using so-called "fabric conditioner sheets", a deposit on the fluff filter may result, which can cause a blockage. We therefore recommend not using f
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Disposal 2 Disposal Dispose of the packaging material! Dispose of the packaging material of your tumble dryer correctly. All the packaging materials used are harmless to the environment and can be recycled. Plastic parts are marked with standard international abbreviations: – >PE< for polyethylene, e.g. sheet wrapping material – >PS< for polystyrene, e.g. padding material (always CFC-free) – >POM< for polyoxymethylene, e.g. plastic clips Cardboard packaging is manufactured from recycled
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Environmental protection tips 2 Environmental protection tips When washing, do not use soft rinsing agent! Your laundry will become light and soft in the laundry dryer even without a soft rinsing agent. Just try it! Loosen your laundry! Loosen your laundry before filling it into the dryer. This avoids lengthy running times and creasing. Pre-dry your laundry adequately! A general rule is: The better you spin-dry your laundry before final drying, the more economical will be the function of
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Environmental protection tips Choose the right drying program! Choose the right drying program for the kind and quantity of laundry. The dryer will then operate as economically as possible. Some typical consumption values: Power Fill weight Duration in Drying program consumption in kg Minutes in kWh 1 5 90 3.5 2R COTTONS CUPBOARD DRY 1 5 70 2.8 4R COTTONS HAND IRON 2 2.5 35 1.3 7S EASY CARES CUPBOARD DRY 1) pre-dried at 800 revolutions per minute 2) pre-died at 1000 revolutions per minut
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Construction of the appliance Construction of the appliance Front view Condensate container Fluff filter Operator control mask Type plate Ventilation slots Base mask Fill-in door Feet detachable (Stop exchangeable) (all height-adjustable) 108
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Construction of the appliance Operator control mask A B D C E A Program selector: for setting the drying program BW: SPECIAL CARE button: For sensitive fabrics CX: START button: For starting the program. DZ: EMPTY WATER display: Empty the container! E OPERATING indicator: Is lit when the program selector is not set to Y OFF. 109
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Before the first drying process The program selector Setting Y OFF: The laundry dryer is switched off Program group 1-5 R COTTON: Here you find the programs for drying cotton and linen fabrics; fill-in weight up to 5kg. Program group 6-8 S EASY CARES: Here you find all programs for drying mixed fabrics and synthetics; fill-in weight up to 2.5kg. Time programs: forum after-drying of laundry or for drying fill-in quantities less than 1kg. COOL AIR Program V: for smoothing crease
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Brief operating instructions Brief operating instructions Remove as much water as possible from the laundry before drying. Preparing the laundry. Filling-in the laundry. Set the drying program on the program selector. – Press the W SPECIAL CARE button? Starting the program. While the program is running you can open the fill-in door to take-out laundry or put-in more laundry. After the end of the program: Take-out the laundry. Empty the condensate container. Clean the fluff filte
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Drying Drying Preparing the laundry To prevent tangled bundles of laundry: Close zip fasteners; button-up bed linen and pillow cases; tie-together loose tapes, e.g. of aprons. Empty all pockets. Remove all metal objects (paper clips, safety pins, etc.). Turn clothing consisting of double-layer fabric inside out (such as cotton-lined anoraks with the cotton layer facing outwards). These fabrics then dry better. Loosen the laundry. Open the fill-in door To open the fill-in door: Pre
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Drying W SPECIAL CARE button The currently set program is executed with reduced heating power. Press the W SPECIAL CARE button for textiles with the care symbol S. Drying with special care is also recommended for temperature-sensitive textiles (such as acrylate and viscose). Start the drying program 0 Press the X START button. The drying program starts. 113
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Drying Take-out laundry or put-in laundry when necessary You can interrupt the drying process at any time to take out some laundry or to put in more laundry. 0 Open the fill-in door. Caution! The laundry and the drum may be 1 hot. 0 Take out or put in some laundry. 0 Close the fill-in door. 0 Press the X START button to resume the drying process. End of the drying process The cooling phase starts shortly before the end of the drying process: The heater is switched-off during this phase. Act
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Drying Empty the condensate container Caution! The condensate is not suitable for drinking or for use with 1 foodstuffs. Make it a habit to empty the condensate container after every drying process. This avoids automatic interruption of the drying process when the condensate container is full. 0 Grasp the handle flap of the condensate container and pull-out the latter completely. 0 Push the cover of the condensate container to the side and pour-out the condensed water. 0 Re-insert the co
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Drying Clean the fluff filter To ensure unimpeded air circulation during the drying process, clean the fluff filter after each drying process. Also check whether there are any remnants or fluff from the washing in the drum; remove immediately. 0 Press the unlatching button of the filter lid downwards. The filter lid jumps open. 0 Take-out the fluff filter. 0 Remove fluff out of the fluff filter, best with the moistened hand. 0 Re-insert the fluff filter. 0 Press against the filter lid until
