Disposal Hotpoint Guarantee, 19 Hotpoint After Sales Service, 20 ! Keep this instruction booklet on hand in order to refer to it when necessary. Take it with you when you move, and should you sell this appliance or pass it on to another party, make sure that this booklet is supplied along with the dryer so that the new owner may be informed about warnings and suggestions on how the appliance works.
Important Information For your Condenser dryer to operate efficiently, you must follow the regular maintenance schedule shown below: Fluff Filter... ! You MUST clean the fluff filter after EVERY drying cycle. STEP 1. STEP 2. STEP 3. STEP 4. Open the door of your Remove the filter.
Average condensation efficiency (%) : full load (C ) 84, partial load (C ) 84, weighted (C ) full & partial load 85 dry1/2 Airborne acoustical noise emissions 69 dB(A) re 1 pW This data is also available on the website http://www.hotpoint.eu/hotpoint/...
Installation Where to put your dryer Electrical connections Place your dryer at a distance from gas ranges, ● Make sure of the following before you insert the plug stoves, heaters, or cook tops because flames can into the the electrical socket: damage the appliance.
Dryer Description The features Water container Rating plate Model & Serial numbers Filter Condenser cover handle (Pull to open) Condenser cover Air intake grille Control panel PROGRAMME Display Unit Selection Buttons CHILD LOCK & ON/OFF OPTIONS START/PAUSE Button Buttons & Lights Button &...
The Display Selecting your language The first time you turn on your dryer you should select your preferred language from the available list. To change: the language current selection must flash, on the first line of the display. - Press the On/Off button to turn off the display then press and hold all 3 buttons: Heat Level, Timed Dry...
The Display Programme progress The second line of the display shows the status of the programme as it progresses: (long messages scroll across the line) COOL TUMBLE Heat & Enjoy programme HEATING READY END OF CYCLE, CREASE CARE (if option Crease Care selected). END OF CYCLE, CLEAN FILTER AND EMPTY WATER BOTTLE Timed drying After selecting a programme that has a Timed Dry option,...
The Display Warnings The second line of the display also gives warnings and reminders: (reminders occur at the end of the programme) END OF CYCLE, CLEAN FILTER AND EMPTY WATER BOTTLE ● Reminder that the water container should be emptied and the filter cleaned every time you use the dryer (see Maintenance).
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Start and Programmes Programmes Table ! If the Display is not lit; Press the ON/OFF button and then select programme. Dryness Levels available Programme Options available ✓ (default highlighted ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - High ✓...
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Start and Programmes Programmes Table ! If the Display is not lit; Press the ON/OFF button and then select programme. Programme Options available Dryness Levels available ✓ (default highlighted ✓ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✗ ✗ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓...
Start and Programmes Baby Delicates Programme This is a programme for drying your baby’s small delicate items of clothing and bedding (Cotton and Chenille) ● and for drying your delicate clothes. DO NOT dry items such as bibs and nappy pants with plastic coverings. ●...
Start and Programmes Easy Iron Programme ‘Easy Iron’ is a short 10 minute programme (8 minutes of heat followed by a 2 minute cool tumble period) which fluffs the fibres of clothing that have been left in the same position/location for an extended period of time. The cycle relaxes the fibres and makes them easier to iron and fold.
Laundry Sorting your laundry Wash Care Labels Check symbols on clothing labels to make sure Look at the labels on your garments, especially when ● that the articles can be tumble dried. tumble drying for the first time. The following symbols Sort laundry by fabric type.
Laundry Special clothing items Dryness: If you are going to iron some of your ● clothes, they can be taken out while still a bit Blankets and Bedspreads: acrylic items (Acilan, damp. Others can be left longer if you need them Courtelle, Orion, Dralon) must be dried with special to be completely dry.
Warnings and Suggestions To minimise the risk of fire in your tumble dryer, the ! The appliance has been designed and built according following should be observed: to international safety standards. Tumble dry items only if they have been washed with ●...
Maintenance and Care Switching off the electricity Cleaning the drum ! Unplug your dryer when not using it, when cleaning ! Do not use abrasives, steel wool or stainless steel it and during all maintenance operations. cleaning agents to clean the drum. A coloured film may start to appear on the stainless Clean the filter after each cycle steel drum, this may be caused by a combination of...
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. ●...
Service Before calling the Service Centre: Spare Parts Use the troubleshooting guide to see if you can This dryer is a complex machine. Repairing it yourself ● solve the problem yourself (see Troubleshooting). or having a non-authorised person try to repair it could If not, turn off the dryer and call the Service Centre cause harm to one or more persons, could damage ●...
5 Year Parts Guarantee Hotpoint also offers you a FREE 5 year parts guarantee. This additional guarantee is conditional on you registering your appliance with us and the parts being fitted by one of our authorised engineers. There will be a charge for our engineer’s time.
Service Hotline on 08448 224 224 (Republic of Ireland 0818 313 413) for telephone assistance, or, where necessary, to arrange for an engineer to call. After Sales Service No one is better placed to care for your Hotpoint appliance during the course of its working life than us - the manufacturer. Essential Contact Information...
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