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Guide to the appliance
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Guide to the appliance
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Guide to the appliance
Environmentally conscious drying Energy saving tips
The sensitive system automatically ad- Make sure that your laundry is thor-
justs drying to suit the water quality. oughly spun before drying. You will
The water conductivity is measured, save up to 35% energy and time if
and registered by the control which laundry is spun at full spin speed in-
then compensates to achieve a uniform stead of at 600 rpm. Load according to
residual moisture level. The Novotronic the optimum amount of washing for the
control offers 9 programmes with elec- programme to be selected. Underload-
tronic moisture measuring and 2 timed ing is uneconomical. Overloading gives
programmes. The automatic reversing a poorer quality of drying and may
action turns the drum clockwise and cause unnecessary creasing.
anti-clockwise to loosen the laundry
and prevent damp patches and thus to Before using for the first time
ensure even drying results.
Important: The appliance must be
properly installed and connected to
the electricity supply.
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Warning and safety instructions
The electrical safety of this ma- Always close the door after use.
chine can only be guaranteed This way you will avoid the danger
when continuity is complete between of anyone sitting or leaning on the door,
the appliance and an effective earthing which can cause the machine to tip up.
system which complies with local and
Do not install the machine in a room
national regulations. It is most import-
where the temperature may drop
ant that this basic safety requirement is
below freezing. At very cold tempera-
regularly tested by a qualified electri-
tures the machine may be difficult to
cian. The manufacturer can not be held
start. At very cold temperatures the ma-
responsible for the consequences of an
chine may be difficult to start. Laundry
inadequate earthing system.
will not dry and the “anti-crease” indica-
The machine is built in accordance tor light will flash to indicate there is a
with current safety requirements. problem. Freezing condensed water in
Unauthorised repairs could result in un- the pump, hoses and in the condensed
foreseen dangers for the user, for water container can lead to damage.
which the manufacturer can not accept
Make sure the drain hose is se-
responsibility. Repairs should only be
curely attached if you hang it in a
undertaken by a Miele approved engin-
sink or basin (external drainage of con-
eer.
densed water) to avoid the hose slip-
In the event of a fault or for clean- ping and the water causing damage.
ing purposes, the machine is only
Condensed water is not drinking
completely isolated from the electricity
water. It can cause health prob-
supply either when:
lems in people and animals.
– the plug is withdrawn, or:
– it is switched off at the mains Using accessories
– the mains fuse is withdrawn.
Accessory parts may only be fitted
when expressly approved by
Use Miele. If other parts are used, guaran-
There is a danger of fire with fab- tee, performance and product liability
rics, which: claims may be invalidated.
– contain rubber, foam rubber or rub-
ber-like materials Disposal of your old machine
– have been treated with inflammable Before discarding an old machine
cleaning agents unplug it. Render the plug useless.
– have been splashed with hair lac- Cut off the cable directly behind the ap-
quer, hair spray, nail varnish remover pliance to prevent misuse.
or similar.
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Notes on laundry care
Before drying, check the drying symbol Note
on the textile care label.
Some woven and loopknit materials
Significance of symbols: tend to shrink to varying extents de-
pending on their quality. This tendency
q = Dry at normal temperature
is exaggerated by over-drying.
r = Dry at low temperature
s = Do not tumble dry When purchasing woven materials, it is
advisable to take their shrinkage
If no symbol is featured dry at your own
properties into account.
risk applying the following principles:
Starched washing can also be dried in
– Cottons and minimum iron items
the tumble dryer. In order to achieve
should be dried at a normal tempera-
the usual finish, double the amount of
ture at the appropriate programme
starch should be used.
setting.
Select the most suitable programme for
– For delicate fabrics, e.g. acrylic
hand or machine ironing.
fibres, the low temperature setting
should be selected. Minimum iron items should be spun for
10 to 30 seconds before being tumble
The following fabrics should not be
dried. Such fabrics tend to crease if
dried in a tumble dryer:
overdried. These items should be given
– Woollens and wool blends only a short period in the dryer, and
These fabrics tend to become matted taken out slightly damp. The “Minimum
and shrink. iron Normal” programme is recom-
mended.
– Items filled with down
The fine fabric interior tends to shrink, Minimum iron shirts in 100 % cotton
depending on the quality involved. may crease during tumble drying de-
pending on the quality and weave.
– Pure linen
These items should only be machine- Minimum iron fabrics tend to crease
dried if specified as suitable by the more, the greater the load. This is par-
manufacturer on the textile care label, ticularly true of very delicate fabrics.
as the surface of the fabric may other- The load should be reduced to 1.5 kg
wise tend to “roughen”. or, if necessary, to 1 kg. The “Hand
iron” setting is recommended for these
types of garment. In extreme cases do
not tumble dry these garments.
Dark-coloured garments should be
dried separately from light-coloured
garments.
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Loading the machine Unloading the machine
Load the laundry very loosely into the At the end of the programme remove
drum. the washing from the machine. If this is
not done, the machine automatically
Duvet covers and pillowcases should
proceeds into an intermittent anti-
be fastened before drying in order to
crease action for 60 minutes. This en-
prevent small items from being rolled in-
tails the drum being rotated at short in-
side them.
tervals in order to reduce the possibility
of the formation of creases.
Once the laundry has been removed,
check that the drum is empty. Any
items left in the drum could be dam-
aged through overdrying in the next
programme.
Clean the fluff filter after each drying
cycle to prevent excessive energy con-
sumption and longer programme run-
ning times.
The door should always be closed after
use.
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Programme selection
Selecting a programme After drying:
This tumble dryer is fitted with an elec- Turn the programme selector switch
tronic sensor system. The required de- to “Finish”.
gree of dryness is measured and moni- Switch the machine off.
tored electronically so that the heating Clean the fluff filter.
element is switched off as soon as it is
reached. The drying cycle automati- Opening the door during a pro-
cally finishes with a cooling down gramme
period. This may be followed by the
If the door is opened during a pro-
anti-crease action cycle.
gramme the programme will have to be
The following drying programmes are started again:
available:
Close the door.
Press “Start”.
Cottons The selected programme restarts.
six drying levels from “Extra dry” to
The programme is not continued if:
“Machine iron”
- There is a power failure lasting more
Minimum iron than 30 minutes.
three drying levels from “Normal+” to - The programme has already reached
“Hand iron” the “Cooling down” or “Anti-crease”
stage.
Timed drying
15 mins cool air and 20 mins warm air To reselect a different programme
during drying:
Low temperature Set the programme selector switch
to the required programme.
By selecting “Low temperature” the
The new programme starts from the be-
temperature can be lowered for deli-
ginning.
cate fabrics (e.g. acrylic).
To cancel a programme
Correct procedure:
Turn the programme selector switch
Load the drum
to “Finish”.
Close the door
Switch on the machine
Select a programme by turning the
selector switch clockwise or anti-
clockwise.
Select “Low temperature” if required.
Press “Start”.
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Programmes - Cottons
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Programmes - Minimum iron and timed drying
Hand iron
Minimum iron shirts, table cloths, etc.
made of blended woven or knitted fab-
rics, e.g. cotton/synthetics, which are
still to be hand-ironed.
max. 2,5 kg
Note for all three programmes:
With blended fabrics consisting of wool
and synthetics, consult the manufac-
turer’s instructions, as the wool compo-
nent may become matted.
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Programmes - Consumption data
Cottons
Minimum iron
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Emptying the condensed water container
During the programme, water is con- When the container is empty, release
densed and collected in a container on the cap. The spout closes automati-
the left behind the fascia panel. The cally.
container holds approx. 4 litres and
Push in the container until it clicks
should be emptied after each drying
into place.
programme.
Should the container be inadvertently
full when the tumble dryer is started or
if it becomes full during operation:
The “Empty out container” indicator
light comes on
Note:
The water collected in the container
has been distilled by evaporation and
can be used in a steam iron or humidi-
fier, for example.
The following points should be remem-
bered:
The laundry should be thoroughly
rinsed before it is loaded in the tumble
Pull out the container dryer.
As a precautionary measure, the water
should be passed through a fine sieve
or coffee filter in order to strain out any
very small particles of fluff from the
water which might otherwise cause
damage.
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Cleaning and care
The fluff which occurs during drying is
collected in the fluff filter in the door.
Clean the filter after every programme
to save time and energy.
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Cleaning and care
Heat exchanger
The heat exchanger should be cleaned
once or twice a year.
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Cleaning and care
Pull out the heat exchanger – and along the two long sides
Stand the heat exchanger
lengthwise on a towel until it is quite
dry
Replace the heat exchanger in the
reverse order.
Attempt to pull forward the heat ex-
changer and the flap to check that both
are firmly positioned, as otherwise
water may leak from the machine.
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Problem solving guide
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Problem solving guide
To open the door in the event of The “Anti-crease” indicator lamp in
power failure the sequence indicator display starts
flashing.
Release the “On/Off” button and
then press it in again.
Press the“Start” button.
If the indicator lamp starts flashing
again, this indicates a fault in the ma-
chine. Please then contact your Miele
Dealer or the Miele Service Dept.
The double seal may lead to the build- Should the drum door open again, this
up of condensate. Laundry being must be due to a technical fault and
removed from the machine may come the Service Dept. should be contacted.
into contact with these water droplets.
They will, however, dry off in a matter of
minutes.
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Problem solving guide After-sales service
The interior drum lighting fails to In the event of any faults which cannot
function. be remedied, or if the appliance is
under guarantee, please contact:
The bulb may be defective.
Replace it as follows: – your Miele Dealer or
Switch off the machine or disconnect – the nearest Miele Service Depart-
from the mains supply. ment (see back cover for the ad-
dress).
Open the door.
When contacting the Service Depart-
ment, please quote the Model and Ser-
ial nos. of your appliance, both of
which are shown on the data plate on
the right hand side below the opening
to the drum.
Example:
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Installation
Important
The grille below the drum door should
never be blocked, as this will prevent a
sufficient intake of cold air.
Building under
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Electrical connection
Electrical connection U.K. marked with the letter N or coloured
black.
This tumble dryer is supplied ready for
The wire which is coloured brown must
connection to an a.c. single phase 230 V,
be connected to the terminal which is
50 Hz supply. The machine is supplied
marked with the letter L or coloured red.
with a 2 m long mains cable with
moulded plug and the fuse rating is 13 A.
All electrical work should only be carried WARNING
out by a suitably competent person, in THIS APPLIANCE MUST BE EARTHED.
accordance with national and local
safety regulations. Non-rewireable plugs BS 1363
Connection should be made via a If this machine or appliance is fitted
fused plug and a suitable switched with a non-rewireable plug, the follow-
socket which is easily accessible. ing information applies:
For extra safety it is advisable to install
If the socket outlets are not suitable for
a residual current device (RCD) with a
the plug supplied with this product, it
trip current of 30 mA.
must be cut off and an appropriate
The voltage, rated load and fuse rating
plug fitted.
are given on the data plate. Please en-
sure that these match the household The plug cut from the flexible cord
mains supply. should be disposed of and on no ac-
count be inserted into a 13 A socket
Important elsewhere in the house (electric shock
hazard).
The wires in the mains lead are col-
oured in accordance with the following The fuse cover must be refitted when
code: changing the fuse, and if the fuse
cover is lost, the plug must not be used
Green/yellow = earth
until a suitable replacement is ob-
Blue = neutral
tained. The colour of the correct re-
Brown = live
placement cover is that of the coloured
As the colours of the wires in the mains insert in the base of the plug, or the col-
lead of this appliance may not corre- our that is embossed in words in the
spond with the coloured markings ident- base of the plug (as applicable to the
ifying the terminals in your plug, pro- design of plug fitted).
ceed as follows:
The correct fuse rating of the replace-
The wire which is coloured green and ment fuses that are ASTA approved to
yellow must be connected to the termi- BS 1362 should be fitted. Replacement
nal in the plug which is marked with the fuse covers may be purchased from
letter E or by the earth symbol zor col- your local electrical suppliers, elec-
oured green or green and yellow.The tricity showroom, or Miele Service
wire which is coloured blue must be Agent.
connected to the terminal which is
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External drainage of condensed water
The condensed water can be drained Push the drain hose onto the drain
off directly if the machine is installed outlet. Make sure that the hose is
near a sink, drain outlet, etc. firmly secured by the clip and not
kinked.
Accessories supplied:
- 2 m drain hose
- Hose clamp
- Rubber connection sleeve
- Hose clip
Installation:
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External drainage of condensed water
The machine is fitted with a non-return Connection to wash basin drain outlet
valve as standard to prevent water from
flowing back into the machine (eg. if
the machine is connected to a siphon).
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Technical data
Height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.0 cm (adjustable +1/-0.5 cm)
Width . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.5 cm
Depth (incl. distance from wall) . . . . . . 60.0 cm
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 kg
Drum volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 l
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 kg dry weight
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Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rated load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See data plate
Fuse rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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