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Maytag MDE9601 manual

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    Oper ating Instructions T umble dr y er Dear Maytag customer , Thank you for choosing this quality product fr om Scandinavia, made in V ar a, S weden. W e want y ou to feel assur ed that the inside of your new machine is just as good as the outside and that the ethics and standar ds that went into the production of this machine ar e just as high as[...]

  • Page 2

    2 Contents Contents 2 Bef ore using y our machine for the first time 3 Do not tumble-dr y 3 Safety instructions 4 General 4 Installation 4 Safety 4 Stopping a programme 4 P acking material 4 Disposal 4 Child saf ety 5 General 5 P ar ts of the tumble dr yer 6 F ront panel 7 Options buttons 7 A dv ice a nd ti ps be f ore y ou t umb le -dry 8 Has it b[...]

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    3 See the Quick guide on the last page. Bef or e using y our machine f or the first time Do not tumble-dr y Certain materials are sensitive to tumble- dr ying. Alw a ys check and f ollow an item’ s laundr y label. Y ou can read more on page 9, “Bef ore tumble-drying”. Note! When starting the tumble dr yer f or the first time or after a long p[...]

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    4 Saf ety instructions General • Read and k eep the Use & Care Guide! • Electrical installation, if required, should be carried out by qualified pr of essionals. • The machine should only be used for tumble-dr ying as described in these instructions. • Repairs and maintenance relating to safety or perf ormance must be carried out by a q[...]

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    5 Child saf ety General Do not allow childr en to pla y with the tumble dr y er . The tumble dr y er has a magnetic catch, allowing the door to be opened fr om the inside. The door has a door-s witch that auto- matically stops the tumble dr y er when the door is opened. The tumble dr y er does not start automatically when the door closes (e.g. if a[...]

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    6 1. Fluff filter holder 2. T ype plate 3. P anel 4. Outer door P ar ts of the tumble dr y er 6 5. F an (behind the front plate) 6. Fluff filter 4 5 1 2 3[...]

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    7 F ront panel 1. Main pow er s witch 2-4. Options buttons 5. Programme selector 6. Displa y 7. Start/Stop 5 1 6 2 Options buttons 7 2. Button f or selecting Lo w T emperatur e 3. Button f or selecting Anti-crease Progr amme 4. Button f or selecting Delay ed Star t 5 h 2 3 4 4 3[...]

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    8 A dvice and tips be f ore y ou tumble-dr y Has it been spun? Items to be tumble-dried should be spun at 1000 rpm or faster . Better spinning sav es both energy and drying time. Laundr y labels Materials that can be tumble-dried This symbol means that the material is suit- able for tumble-drying. F abrics best suited to tumble-dr ying are cotton f[...]

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    9 Iron Dry This programme shuts off the heat once the load is just damp enough for ir oning or pressing. Timed dr y 60 min The Timed dr y programme has a fix ed dr y- ing time and tumble-dries the load for 60 minutes. Air fluff 60 min Use the Air fluff programme when y ou just w ant to refr esh, air or soften up items. Select options By selecting o[...]

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    10 7 1 2 Dela y ed Start Select or deselect this option by pr essing the Dela yed Start button. The machine will start the programme 5 hours after you press the selection + Start/Stop button. A lighted red field b y the button indicates that the option has been activ ated. If y ou change y our mind, press the Start/Stop button f or 3 seconds. Y ou [...]

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    11 Once dr ying has finished Switch off the main po wer s witch. Remo v e the clothes, and close the door to pre v ent small children fr om climbing into the machine. 8[...]

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    12 Consumption v alues F or the consumption v alues giv en below , the follo wing prer equisites apply: T emperature of intak e air : 20 °C . Moisture content of intak e air : 65 %. Dr ying temperature: Normal or low . Element pow er : 1950 W . Bef ore tumble-drying, cotton fabrics ar e spun at 800 and 1600 rpm (long spin). Bef ore tumble-drying, [...]

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    13 Cleaning the outside of the machine Clean the outside of the machine and the programme panel with a mild cleaner . Do not use any solv ents, as these can damage the machine. Do not hose down or spra y the machine with w ater . Note! Do not allow dust to accumulate ar ound the machine. K eep the area around the tumble dr y er clean and cool; dust[...]

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    14 T roubleshooting The machine will not start Check • that the outer door is properly closed • that the main pow er s witch is pressed • that y ou hav e set the programme correctly • that the Dela yed Start option has not been selected. If so , the time remaining until start will be shown in full hours in the displa y (e.g. 5, 4, 3h). T o [...]

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    15 T echnical inf ormation T echnical data Height: 850 mm Width: 595 mm Depth: 585 mm W eight: 47 k g Cylinder volume: 111 l Max. drying capacity: 6.0 k g RPM: 52 rpm Rated po wer: See type plate. Dr ying drum material: Stainless steel. Outer casing material: P owder-coated and hot-galv anized sheet steel or stainless steel. Setup: Stacking or free[...]

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    16 Ser vice T ype plate Bef ore contacting the service division, y ou should find out whether the fault is anything y ou can tak e care of y ourself. See the chapters “T roubleshooting” and “Car e and cleaning”. If y ou do need to contact the ser vice division after all, mak e sure y ou know the model designation, type designa- tion and ser[...]

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    17 Installation P ositioning the tumble dr yer The tumble dr y er can be positioned as freestanding or in a stack. Remember that the tumble dr y er produces heat and should theref ore not be located in a room that is too small. If the room is v ery small, dr ying will tak e longer due to the limited quantity of air . Caution! The machine must not b[...]

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    18 Break off tag A on the cup fitted on the right side and tag B on the cup fitted on the left side. Then remov e the paper from the self- adhesive surf ace under the plastic cups. 4 . Fit the plastic cups so that the “tags” mark ed with arro ws ar e against the front edge of the cov er and side edge and press firmly onto the cov er . Then brea[...]

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    19 Connection to e v acuation duct The vent hose must use the shortest and straightest route possible fr om the tumble dr y er to the e v acuation duct. T rim or cut the vent hose if it is too long. If necessar y , the vent hose can be e xtended to a maximum of 8 metres (inner diameter 102 mm). If a longer hose is needed, a larger inner diam- eter [...]

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    20 Accessories If the vent hose runs to an outlet in the w all, you can pr e v ent the inflow of cold air by fitting a v entilation grill. This grill can be installed either outside or inside. If there is only one e v acuation duct from the room, a “draught check” must be fitted. These accessories can be purchased from y our retailer . Draught [...]

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    21 Electrical installation The machine must only be connected to an earthed wall sock et. Connection on delivery The machine is supplied as single-phase, 230V , heat output 2500W (see type plate) and has a 16A fuse. Any earth fault fuses must be type A. Alternativ e connection It is possible to switch o ver from 16A (heat output 2500) to 10A (heat [...]

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    22 5 . Ne xt y ou must mo ve the plastic plugs on the upper and low er edges of the door . Use a flat scre wdriv er . 6 . Unscre w the tw o scre ws on the sides of the door , around fiv e millimetres , to allow the door magnet and cov er washer on the inside of the door to be remo v ed. 7 . Then remo v e the door magnet (1) and cov er washer (2). 1[...]

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    23 13 . Secure the hinge attachment using the scre ws in the sequence sho wn in the pic- ture . 14 . Replace the scr ew unf astened in point 11. 15 . Replace the lo w er front plate . 9 . Insert the cov er w asher in place of the door magnet. 10 . Insert the screw s so that the door mag- net and cov er washer are held in place . 11 . Remo ve the sc[...]

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    24 Own notes[...]

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    25 Own notes[...]

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    26 Own notes[...]

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    27 Search w ords A Anti-crease 7, 9 C Care 13 Child safety 5 Cleaning 10, 13 Cotton 8 D Display 7, 10 Disposal 4 Door hanging 22 Do not tumble-dry 3, 8 E Electrical installation 4, 17, 21 F F elting 8 Fluff filter 6, 13 I Installation 17, 21 L Laundry labels 3, 8 O Options 7, 9 Overheating cut-out 4, 10, 14 P P ackaging 4 Programmes 7, 9 Q Quick gu[...]

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    28 Item No .: 80 799 90. R ev . 01 W e reser ve the right to mak e changes. Printed on envir onmentally-friendly paper that meets the demands of the Swedish en vironmental or ganisations Miljöförbundet and Naturskyddsföreningen. Quick guide F abrics Sort fabrics of the same kind to ensure as uni- form drying as possible. Press the main po w er s[...]