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INSTALLATION
Positioning
The appliance may be placed in any room, provided the
following precautions are taken.
The appliance expels hot, very moist air. The rest of the
house must be able to easily absorb this moisture.
Normally, absorption is only possible in houses where
there is very little humidity. Otherwise, the room must
have ventilation towards the outside; generally, an open
door or window is enough.
The capacity of the venting circuit must be at least
150 m*/hour. Check that the air inlet and outlet vents
are unobstructed.
The best way of evacuating the moisture is through a
vent hose to the outside of the building. Use a special
100 mm diametre flexible hose (available on request by
your local dealer) connected to one of the air outlet
vents with the collar supplied.
The unused outlet vent(s) must be covered.
Never connect the air vent hose into an existing
discharge pipe or duct, as this could be dangerous,
might disturb neighbours and could cause the dryer to
malfunction.
The maximum length of the vent hose may be:
4 metres with 2 bends, or
2 metres with 3 bends.
Advice. If the hose is long and the room temperatu-
re low, the moisture might condense to water inside
the hose. This is an unavoidable
natural pheno-
menon. To prevent this water from lying in the hose
or flowing back into the tumble dryer, it is advisable
to drill a small hole (dia. 3 mm) in the lowest point of
the hose and to place a small container below it.
Connect the other end of the hose to an opening in a
door or window. Fit a suitable shield or point the hose
downwards
to prevent any rain water and wind from
getting in.
Rain and wind shields for placing over openings usually
consist of valves or movable flaps. Periodically check
the shield since strong winds and other factors (rust,
dirt) can sometimes prevent it from opening, so causing
problems with air venting.
{f you use a rain shield, check that the openings in it are
large enough to allow air to escape. Openings which are
too small restrict the flow of air.
Problems can be encountered in rooms fitted with a very
powerful central extractor fan. If you find that drying
times are too long, switch off the extractor or close its
grille whilst the tumble dryer is in use.
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A highly effective solution is to simply poke the vent
hose through a window or skylight. This might however
cause problems in winter because the dryer will draw in
very cold (and often also very damp) air through the
open window, so increasing drying times and leading to
very high energy consumption.
If the dryer is fitted next to kitchen units, make sure
that the vent hose is not squashed. It the hose is
partially squashed,
drying
efficiency
will be
reduced,
resulting
in longer drying times and
higher energy consumption.
If the hose
is completely
squashed,
the safety
cut-outs with which the machine is fitted may ope-
rate.
Condensation discharge through a vent hose
Condensation may be discharged either through a vent
outlet provided at the back or through the front or right
side outlet.
The vent hose collar is placed in the rear vent outlet.
Remove
the collar by
pulling it out of the vent
outlet. Attach the collar to
the vent hose until tight.
Fit the collar into the required vent outlet by proceeding
as follows:
Condensation discharge at the back
Push the vent hose with
the collar firmly into the
vent outlet.
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