User manual Condenser Dryer TK 6241
Dear customer, Please read these operating instructions carefully and pay particular attention to the safety notes indicated in the first pages. We recommend that you keep this instruction booklet for future reference and pass it on to any future owners. Transport damages After unpacking the machine please check it is not damaged. If in doubt, do not start it but contact your local Service Centre.
Important safety information Important! In the interest of your safety and to ensure the correct use, before installing and first using the appliance, read this user manu al carefully, including its hints and warnings. To avoid unnecessary mistake s and acci dents, it is important to ensure that all people using the appliance are thoroughly familiar with its operation and safety features.
• • • • • • tion in the user manual. The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat ( cool down cycle ) to ensure that the items are left at a temperature that ensures that items will not be damaged. Any electrical work required to install this appliance should be carried out by a qualified electrician or competent person. Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does not stand on the electrical supply cable.
Product description 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 9 8 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 Control panel Drawer with condensed water container Fine strainer (lint filter) Large mesh filter (lint filter) Micro-fine filter (lint filter) Rating plate 7 8 9 10 11 Loading door (reversible) Base door upstream of heat exchanger Button for opening door in plinth Air slots Screwed feet (with height adjustment)
Control panel 5 Aus Mischgewebe/ Synthetiques Arrêt Extratrocken / Três sec 3h Schranktrocken / Prêt à ranger Bügeltrocken / Prêt à repasser 30 Min.
Before first use In order to remove any residues which may have been produced during production, wipe the dryer drum with a damp cloth or carry out a brief drying cycle (30 MIN) with damp cloths in the machine. Sorting and preparing laundry • - Sort by fabric type: Cotton/linen for programmes in COTTONS BAUMWOLLE programme group. Mixtures and synthetics for programmes in SYNTHETICS MISCHGEWEBE programme group.
BUZZER SIGNAL DELAY ZEITVORWAH • Thorough drying of thick or multi- layered fabrics, e.g. terry towelling items, bathrobes. CUPBOARD DRY 6 kg SCHRANKTROCKEN • • • Thorough drying of fabrics of even thicknesses, e.g. terry towelling items, knitwear, towels. 6 kg • • • For normal thickness cotton or linen laundry, e.g. bedding, table linen. 3 kg • • • Thorough drying of thick or multi-layered fabrics, e.g. pullovers, bedding, table linen.
DELAY ZEITVORWAH • • • Bed linen (single and double sheet, pillowcase, bedspread, duvet cover). JEANS 6 kg • • • For leisure clothing, such as jeans, sweat-shirts, etc., of different material thicknesses (e.g. at the neck, cuffs and seams). 1) select DELICATE SCHON Application/properties Care mark BUZZER SIGNAL 3 kg Programmes DELICATE SCHON Additional functions/options BETTWÄSCHE BED LINEN SPECIAL max.
Daily use Switching machine on / switching light on Turn the programme selector to any programme or turn it to LIGHT ON. The machine has been switched on. When the loading door is opened, the drum is illuminated. DELICATE (SCHON) function Opening loading door / loading laundry 1. Open loading door: Use force to push against the loading door (push point) For especially gentle drying of sensitive fabcare label and for temperarics with the ture-sensitive textiles (e.g. acrylic, viscose).
The programme can no longer be changed directly once the programme has started. If nevertheless there is an attempt to change the programme on the programme knob or if an function button (excluding the BUZZER SIGNAL button) is pressed, led above START PAUSE START PAUZE button starts flashing temporarily in yellow. The drying programme is not however affected by this (laundry protection).
Care and cleaning Cleaning fluff filter The filters collect all the fluff which accumulates during drying. To ensure that the dryer works perfectly, the fluff filters (micro-fine filter and fine strainer) must be cleaned after every drying cycle. The warning led is on to remind you this operation. Caution! Never operate the dryer without fluff filters or with damaged or blocked fluff filters. 1. Open loading door 2.
Warning! The condensate is not suitable for drinking or for preparing foodstuffs. 1. Take out drawer containing condensed water container completely 1 and pull up the condensed water container’s drainage pipe as far as it will go 2. 2 8. Remove fluff from the entire filter area. It is best to use a vacuum cleaner for this purpose. 9. Press both journals of the large mesh filter into the brackets on the loading door until they snap into place. 10. Re-insert fine strainer. 11.
Caution! Operating when the heat exchanger is blocked with fluff can damage the dryer. This also increases energy consumption. 1. Open door. 2. Open door in plinth. To do this, press the release button on the bottom of the door aperture and open the door in the plinth to the left. Caution! Do not use sharp objects to clean. The heat exchanger could develop leaks. 7. Clean heat exchanger. It is best to use a brush or to rinse thoroughly with a hand-held shower. 8.
What to do if ... Troubleshooting by yourself If, during operation, the dryer shows an error (one or more leds flashing on the control panel), check first of all whether you can remedy the problem yourself by means of the table below. If you cannot solve the Problem Dryer does not work. problem: Switch the machine off and on again. Reset programme. Press the START PAUSE START PAUZE button. If the error is still shown, please contact our after-sales service and inform them which leds are flashing.
Problem Possible cause Programme inactive, empty water Condensate tank is full. tank warning led is lighting. Drying cycle ends shortly after programme starts. Remedy Empty condensate tank, then start programme with START PAUSE START PAUSE button. Not enough washing loaded or washing loaded is too dry for selected programme. Select time programme or higher drying level (e.g. EXTRA DRY EXTRATROCKEN instead of CUPBOARD DRY SCHRANKTROCKEN. Lint filter clogged. Clean lint filter.
Machine settings Setting BUZZER SIGNAL permanent off Implementation 1. Turn the programme selector to any programme. 2. Press simultaneously the DELICATE SCHON and BUZZER SIGNAL buttons and hold down for approx. 5 seconds the result can be following: - diode above BUZZER SIGNAL button starts lighting BUZZER SIGNAL permanently on. - lighting diode comes off - BUZZER SIGNAL permanentl off. 3. The buzzer is by default always off.
Technical data This appliance conforms with the following EU Directives: – 73/23/EEC dated 19.02.1973 Low Voltage Directive – 89/336/EEC dated 03.05.1989 EMC Directive inclusive of Amending Directive 92/31/EEC – 93/68/EEC dated 22.07.1993 CE Marking Directive Height x width x depth 85 x 60 x 58 cm Depth with loading door open 109 cm Height can be adjusted by 1.5 cm Weight when empty approx. 40 kg Loading volume (depends on programme) max.
Installation Appliance positioning • It is recommended that, for your convenience, the machine is positioned close to your washing machine. • The tumble dryer must be installed in a clean place, where dirt does not build up. • Air must be able to circulate freely all round the appliance. Do not obstruct the front ventilation grille or the air intake grilles at the back of the machine. • To keep vibration and noise to a minimum when the dryer is in use, it should be placed on a firm, level surface.
Warning! The power supply cable must be accessible after installing the machine. Changing door stop Warning! Before changing the door stop, disconnect the mains plug. 1. Open loading door. 2. Unscrew hinge A from the front of the machine and take off the loading door. 3. Remove cover plates B. To do this, insert a thin screwdriver into the slots as shown in the illustration, press downwards slightly and pry out the cover plates. 4.
Installation kit for external condensate drain Attached to your product Installation kit 12512251/. for direct draining of condensate into a basin, siphon, gully, etc. The condensate tank then no longer has to be drained, it must however remain in its intended position in the machine. Refer to the “Machine settings” section for how to deactivate the empty water tank alert led Behälter. Max. displacement height: 1 m from the base of the dryer; max. displacement length: 2.
Guarantee Conditions 2 year warranty covering household appliances. We would like to congratulate you on your purchase of a FORS product. You have made a good choice and selected a product of extremely high quality, which also rates excellently in the area of ecobalance. We provide a two-year warranty covering the operating ability and operational safety of this appliance insofar as we guarantee that the appliance is free from material defects and manufacturing defects.
Customer Service Centre FORS AG/SA Schaftenholzweg 10 2557 STUDEN Telefon: 032 374 26 26 Telefax: 032 374 26 70 www.fors.ch Customer service (FORS-Service-Hotline): 0800 55 46 50 Service In the event of technical faults, please first check whether you can remedy the problem yourself with the help of the operating instructions (section “What to do if…”). If you were not able to remedy the problem yourself, please contact the Customer Care Department or one of our service partners.
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