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Use and Care Guide
Drying cabinet
MDE 1100AES
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Contents How to use the drying cabinet . . . . . 19 Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Setting pause and restart . . . . . . 19 Important safety information . . . . . . 4 Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Description of the drying cabinet . . . . 5 Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Some advi
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Safety Instructions Read this manual very carefully and follow the instructions provided. Especially important information is indicated by the accompa- nying symbols and text WARNING or ATTENTION. Symbols WARNING ATTENTION Indicates a risk of personal injuries or Other important remarks serious damage to the product if the instructions are not followed. Advice and instructions about the best way to use the product and avoid operating disorders. Important safety information
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Description of the drying cabinet 9 1 10 2 3 4 11 12 5 6 13 7 8 1. Exhaust collar 9. Air intake 2. Drying cabinet model 10. Control panel 3. Hanger hooks 11. Door 4. Identification plate (inside) 12. Door hanger for lighter items 5. Upper hanger section 12. Glove hanger 6. Middle hanger section 7. Lower hanger section 8. Shoe rack 5 DC XXXX
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Control panel 1 2 1. Temperature setting 2. Timer 6
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Where to install it If the drying cabinet is to be installed with a connection to exhaust air ventilation, this must be available on the premises. See futher section “Ventilation alterna- tives”, page 9. A grounded electrical outlet must be within 79 in. (2 meters) of the drying 595 mm cabinet’s upper section. A 79-in. (2-me- 640 mm ter) grounded power cord with a plug is connected at the top of the drying cabi- net. If the electrical outlet is not located as above, the location mu
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Electrical requirements User’s responsibility It is the responsibility of the user to contact a WARNING qualified electrician if the electric outlet socket is not easily accessible as laid down in this Connect to grounded wall outlet . manual Do not use an adapter or an extension cord. Electrical connection Check that mains supply complies with The drying cabinet must be connected to the data on the identification plate and a 230 Volt single-phase 50 Hz grounded also that the main lea
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Ventilation alternatives Moist air can be discharged in two ways: Ventilation out into the room where the drying cabinet is located Connection to a vent duct (exhaust air ventilation) Ventilation out into the room where the drying cabinet is located Do not hesitate to open doors or windows The ventilation pipe must reach the out- in the room for optimum ventilation. side of the cabinet mounting unit. In the case of an inbuilt drying cabinet, Be sure that there is a good supply of air
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Connection to a vent duct When the cabinet is on, 45 m³ of humid air are ATTENTION evacuated per hour. So make sure that air can penetrate into the room to replace the humid The drying cabinet must not be connected to the fireplace chimney air given off by the drying cabinet. The drying cabinet can be connected to a vent duct in two ways: With a draft stabilizer The ventilation duct valve is replaced by a draft stabilizer (included in the delivery). See also the section ’Connect Ventilation’
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Permanently installed and connected to a vent duct (only certain markets) When the drying cabinet is permanently con- nected to the vent duct, the entire room is ATTENTION ventilated through the drying cabinet. Only the evacuation hose delivered The ventilation duct valve is replaced by an with the cabinet must be used. (For adapter (not included). the markets where such an article is included) See also the section ’Connect Ventilation’ page 17. Do not assemble the ventilation duct valve
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Installation Unpacking WARNING WARNING The packing material such as plastic The cabinet can easily tip over since it or frigolite should be kept out of is not yet solidly screwed into place. children´s way. Take off all the packing material; do not After unpacking, check that the drying use a sharp tool which could damage the cabinet is free from defects. The distribu- product. tor should immediately be notified of any damage, defects or even missing parts. Check that the drying cabin
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Placing the door the other way round The door can be hung on its hinges on the 5. Completely unscrew the glove hangers left or the right. on the inside of the door and turn them completely around. The glove hangers are 1. Lay the drying cabinet on its back side. fastened into place with four screws. 2. Disengage the hinge pin of the bottom 6. Rotate the door, fi t it into place and fi x it hinge (1) and lift the door off. fi rmly by means of the lower hinge pin 3. Take off the plastic plu
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Horizontal adjustment 1 1. Lift out the shoe rack. 2. Control that surfaces are horizontal by placing a bubble level parallel to the walls and parallel to the back and the door. 3. Use the Allen wrench provided, and cor- rect the position of all four adjustable feet through the holes in the base plate of the drying cabinet (use pliers if necessary). 4. Press the four protective caps down firmly into the holes. 3 2 1. Shoe rack 2. Bubble level 3. Allen wrench Mounting 1. Take out the upper h
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Mounting into custom cabinetry 1. Keep the adhesive tape on the door until the drying cabinet is in place. Place the cabinet 1 so that its front is properly aligned with the cabinetry facing. 2. Plug the connection cord into the socket and take care to be sure that the cord is not stuck and can easily be unplugged. 3. Take off the adhesive tape and open the door. Draw out the upper hanging section. Measure and note down the distance bet- ween the back wall of the drying cabinet and the
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7. Fix the two parts of the wooden strip in part of the drying cabinet fits well into the place using two screws, each of them custon cabinetry.. screwed into the wall behind the drying 9. Adjust the position of the drying cabinet cabinet, so that they correspond with the horizontally according to the instructions holes marked as in point 4. Use screws in the section ”Horizontal adjustment” of a suitable length. and screw the drying cabinet firmly down 8. Push back the drying cabinet into
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Ventilation connection The exhaust collar is designed to be If the drying cabinet is installed in a screwed in place with two screws to custom cabinetry, fit the exhaust collar the drying cabinet’s top plate. There are through the vent opening in the upper predrilled holes in the exhaust collar part of the cabinetry when the drying and top plate. cabinet is moved to its final location. 1. Place the exhaust collar over the hole in the drying cabinet’s top plate, align the screw holes and
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Final check 1. Check that all parts are mounted. If not If the cabinet is not giving out any - go through all the steps once more. heat, even though the temperature 2. Check that no packing material is left lying selector knob is activated and the fan around. is functioning, turn the temperature selector knob back to zero and wait 3. Use a mild washing up product with warm 30 minutes. Then try again by first water and wash the drying cabinet inside putting the temperature selector kno
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How to use the drying cabinet Starting Stopping 1. Place the articles to be dried in the drying Open the door and turn the time switch back cabinet and shut the door. See also the to ’0’.’ section ”Loading”. 2. Set an appropriate temperature and drying time. See the section ’Setting the tempe- rature selector knob’. Setting pause and restart If you have made a pause in the drying Pause: Open the door process, when it starts again, the Restart: Shut the door. drying cabinet carries on from
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Do not overload the drying cabinet. The items will become creased and drying uneven. Instead, leave a certain distance between items of washing, if this is pos- sible If there is a risk that certain articles give off their colour, free space should be left around them. Avoid drying thick clothes at the same time as lighter articles for they have completely different drying times. Remember not to hang knitted articles. These can be needlessly stretched when they are heavy with wa
