Maintenance and Care, 6-7 Switching off the electricity Cleaning the filter after each cycle Cleaning the heat pump filter unit Empty the water container after each cycle FTCL 87 Check the drum after each cycle Cleaning the dryer Dryer description, 8 The features...
Installation Where to put your dryer Water drain Place your dryer at a distance from gas If your dryer is installed next to a drain the water can be ● ranges, stoves, heaters, or cook tops plumbed into this drain. This does away with the need to because flames can damage the empty the water container.
Installation Electrical connections Before you start using your dryer Make sure of the following before you Once you have installed your dryer and before you insert the plug into the the electrical socket: use it, clean the inside of the drum to remove any dust Make sure your hands are dry.
Warnings ! The appliance has been designed and Check to see if the dryer is empty before ● loading it. built according to international safety The back of the dryer could standards. ● become very hot. Never touch it These warnings are given for safety while in use.
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Warnings To minimise the risk of fire in your or explosive substances. Highly flammable tumble dryer, the following should be substances commonly used in domestic observed: environments including cooking oil, Tumble dry items only if they have been acetone, denatured alcohol, kerosene, ●...
Maintenance and Care Switching off the electricity Cleaning the heat pump filter unit ! Unplug your dryer when not using it, Periodically (every 5 drying cycles) remove when cleaning it and during all the heat pump filter unit and clean any maintenance operations.
Maintenance and Care Water container Filter Heat pump filter unit Heat pump filter unit cover Clips Empty the water container after each Cleaning the dryer cycle External parts in metal or plastic and rubber parts ● Pull the container out of the can be cleaned with a damp cloth.
Dryer Description The features Water container Rating plate Model & Serial numbers Filter Heat pump filter unit cover handle (Pull to open) Air intake grille Heat pump filter unit cover Adjustable feet Control panel Empty Water Clean Filter TIMED Light DRYING LEVELS Light Clean Condenser...
Start and Programmes Dryness Sensing Levels After selecting a programme that has a Sensor Dry option, turn the selection knob to the required dryness sensing level. If the sensing option is not available with your selected programme, the buzzer will beep three times. ! Some sensing programmes do not have all seven dryness level options available.
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Start and Programmes Programmes Table ESSENTIAL PROGRAMMES - Programme Options available Dryness Levels available ✓ (default AUTO highlighted ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ ✗ Timed Drying ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ High ✓...
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Start and Programmes Silk This is a programme for drying your delicate silk. ● It can be used for load sizes up to 0.5kg. ● This programme will take about 50 minutes, but may take longer depending on the size and density of the load ●...
Start and Programmes The Controls PROGRAMMES knob High Heat ● Press this button and a high heat setting is selected and ! Warning, if after pressing the start button, the the light next to the button comes on. If the light programmes knob position is changed, the new position will NOT change the programme selected.
Laundry Sorting your laundry Drying times Check symbols on clothing labels to make sure The table (see below) presents APPROXIMATE drying ● that the articles can be tumble dried. times in Minutes. Weights refer to dry garments. Sort laundry by fabric type. ●...
Troubleshooting One day your dryer seems not to be working. Before you call your Service Centre (see Service), go through the following troubleshooting suggestions: Problem: Possible causes / Solution: The tumble dryer won’t start. The plug is not plugged into the socket, or not making contact. ●...
- in the United Kingdom: 03448 111 606 standard local rate applies - in the Republic of Ireland: 0818 313 413 local Irish rate applies For parts and accessories visit : parts.hotpoint.co.uk/shop Please remember to register your appliance at : www.hotpointservice.co.uk to activate your 10 year parts guarantee.
Product Data... (EU Regulation 392/2012) Brand Hotpoint Models FTCL87 Rated capacity of Cotton laundry for the standard programme at full load 8 kg Energy efficiency class A+ The weighted Annual Energy Consumption (AE ) 305.4 kWh Consumption per year, based on 160 drying cycles of the standard cotton programme at full and partial load, and the consumption of the low-power modes.
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