Warnings, 4-5 General safety To minimise the risk of fire Maintenance and Care, 6-7 TDHP 871 Switching off the electricity Cleaning the filter after each cycle First time you turn on your dryer Empty the water container after each cycle...
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 ● built according to international safety loading it. standards. The back of the dryer could ● These warnings are given for safety become very hot. Never touch it reasons and must be followed carefully.
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 ! Failure to empty the water container may cause the following: ! Unplug your dryer when not using it, - The dryer will stop heating (so the load may still when cleaning it and during all be damp at the end of the drying cycle).
Maintenance and Care Water container Filter Heat pump filter unit Air intake Heat pump filter unit cover Handle Clips Check the drum after each cycle Quick Tips Remember to clean the door filter and Turn the drum manually in order to remove small items ●...
Dryer Description To open the door The features Water container Rating plate Press and release the front panel in position shown Model & Serial numbers Heat Pump Heat Pump Air intake Filter Unit Filter cover grille (cover open) Heat Pump Filter cover Filter handle (Pull to open) Adjustable Feet...
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 (if option Post Care selected). END OF CYCLE, CREASE CARE END OF CYCLE, CLEAN FILTER AND EMPTY WATER BOTTLE Timed drying After selecting a programme that has a Timed Dry option, press the...
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. Programme Options available Dryness Levels available ✓ (default highlighted ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ - High ✓...
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Start and Programmes Wool Programme This is a programme for tumble dryer safe garments marked with the symbol ● It can be used for load sizes up to 1kg (approximately 3 sweaters). ● We recommend that garments are turned inside out before drying. ●...
Start and Programmes 88:88 The Controls TIME DISPLAY ● The display shows either the amount of time delay ! Warning, after pressing the Start/Pause button , the remaining or an indication of the amount of time left for a programme cannot be changed. drying programme (see The Display).
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. ●...
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Product Data... (EU Regulation 392/2012) Brand Hotpoint Models TDHP 871 Rated capacity of Cotton laundry for the standard programme at full load 8 kg Energy efficiency class A+ The weighted Annual Energy Consumption (AE ) 305.5 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.