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.

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.

Cleaning the filter

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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Zanussi 436, TC470 manual Maintenance and Cleaning, External cleaning, Emptying the water reservoir, Cleaning the filter

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