Low Consumption Mode - Electrolux 6 Series Service Manual

The, by now hot air is circulated by the fan (6) and passes through the washing in the drum (3) absorbing
humidity and reaches the steamer (1) humid and hot. The latter which is now at a lower temperature thanks
to the expansion of the gas ensures that all the humidity in the circulating air condenses.
The condensed water created is collected in a tray (4) and conveyed via a pump to the tank (5) located
above the drum.
At this point, the air is now cold and dry and goes through the capacitor (2) again, once again overheating
before entering the drum (3) and the gas now cooled in the steamer (1) returns to the compressor where it
will once again be compressed and sent into the capacitor (2) re-starting the cycle.
The entire gas evaporating and compressing system is kept in balance by a NTC (9) located at the entrance
to the capillary (8). This collaboration with the main circuit board ensures that if the outgoing temperature
from the capacitor surpasses a certain level a fan (10) located in front of the compressor starts working and
lowers the temperature.
In the models with auxiliary capacitor, the operating principle remains the same and the only single variant is
in the auxiliary capacitor positioned in series to the main capacitor. This ensures that the whole system is
better balanced, thus increasing performance.

3.2 Low consumption mode

In order to minimise electricity wastage when the cycle is not running, appliances in this platform offer two
ways of enabling a low consumption mode:
1. Stand-Off
When the appliance is switched off at the ON / OFF button, it is in the "Stand-Off" or "virtual" off status.
The LEDs and the LCD screen are turned off and the buttons are disabled, although the main circuit
board and certain electrical components are electrically powered.
You have to fully unplug the appliance to cut off the power supply.
2. Automatic turn off.
Automatic turn off together with the Zero Watt circuit works as follows:
 By pressing the ON / OFF button to turn off the appliance, the supply voltage is cut off and the
tumble dryer is secured (motor off, display off, etc...), the cycle and any options selected are reset,
so that the next time the appliance is turned on, it is ready to perform a new programme.
 After 5 minutes, at the setting stage, no further instructions are given to the appliance and the
programme and selected options are cancelled and the basic programme re-appears when turned
on again.
 5 minutes after the cycle ends, no command is sent to the appliance and all the settings are stored
so that when the appliance is turned on again, the user can see if the cycle ended normally and if it
should be started again.
 If an alarm goes off when a wash programme is running, the automatic off is disabled and an alarm
is displayed.
These operations are carried out in order to save energy in compliance with the < 50 mW energy
consumption standards.
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