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Maytag MDE 9901 Use & Care Manual

Maytag MDE 9901 Use & Care Manual

Maytag tumble dryer use & care guide
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  • Page 1 Use & Care Guide Tumble Dryer MAYTAG MDE 9901...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS READ FIRST 1 Before tumble drying for the first time 3 2 Safety instructions General, Installation, Safety, Interrupting a programme, Transport/Winter storage, Packing materials, Disposal 3 Child safety General, Child lock 4 Parts of the tumble dryer 5 Panel 6 LC display INSTALLATION See Installation Instructions...

  • Page 3: Before Tumble Drying For The First Time

    1 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING THE FIRST TIME READ THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Please read through this Use and Care Guide before attempting to use the machine, particu- larly Chapter 2, Safety instructions, and 3, Children’s safety. DO NOT TUMBLE-DRY Some fabrics are sensitive to tumble drying. Check the Recommended washing marking on the items concerned, and study Chapter 7, Be- fore tumble drying.

  • Page 4: Safety Instructions

    2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL • Study and save this Use and Care Guide for future reference. • Electrical installation, if required, must be carried out by an authorized electrician. • The machine may only be used for tumble drying in accordance with this Use and Care Guide.

  • Page 5: Children's Safety

    3 CHILDREN’S SAFETY GENERAL Do not allow children to play with the tumble dryer. The tumble dryer is fitted with a magnetic catch, which allows the door to be opened from the inside. The door is equipped with a switch, which automatically stops the tumble dryer when the door is opened.
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  • Page 7: Parts Of The Tumble Dryer

    4 PARTS OF THE TUMBLE DRYER 1. FLUFF-FILTER HOLDER 2. DATA PLATE 3. CONDENSATION WATER CONTAINER 4. PANEL 5. OUTER DOOR 6. INTERIOR LIGHTING (ON THE INSIDE) 7. FAN (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER) 8. CONDENSER (BEHIND THE LOWER COVER) 9. LINT FILTER...

  • Page 8: Panel

    5 PANEL 1. INDICATOR LAMP ON/OFF 2. MAIN POWER SWITCH 3. PROGRAMME SELECTOR BUTTONS P4-P4 4. DISPLAY 5. START BUTTON 6. LC-DISPLAY 1. TEXT FIELD INDICATING PROGRAMME, OPTIONS AND FAULT MESSAGES, ETC. 2. INDICATES THAT 3 IS SHOWING THE SELECTED TIME FOR A TIMED DRY OR AN AIR FLUFF PROGRAMME 3.

  • Page 9: Before Tumble Drying

    7 BEFORE TUMBLE DRYING Before you start tumble drying, here is some advice that can be useful. SPIN-DRIED? Items that are to be tumble dried should first be spin-dried, preferably at 800 revs per minute or more. Better spin drying saves both energy and drying time.
  • Page 10 PROGRAMMES Your choice of programme will depend on what you wish to do with the fabrics after tumble drying. The available programmes are Extra dry, Dry, Normal dry, Iron dry, Timed dry and Air fluff. Extra dry This programme is designed for washing that is extremely difficult to dry, eg, jeans with very thick seams.

  • Page 11: Re, Drying Time

    Anti-crease programme Using the Anti-crease programme you can pre- vent garments from lying still and becoming un- necessarily creased at the end of tumble drying. This is a helpful option if you cannot take out garments promptly at the end of the tumbling phase.

  • Page 12: Tumble Dry

    8 TUMBLE DRY TUMBLE DRYING WITH EASY CONTROL Easy tumble drying by pushing a few buttons Your tumble dryer works like a radio with pre- set tuning. Instead of radio stations, however, you select your preferred drying programme in this case. We have preset the with four common programmes.
  • Page 13 START TUMBLE DRYING Press the button. The text at the lower edge of the display indicates that the programme has star- ted. The text field of the display shows the cur- rent stage of the programme while it is in pro- gress.

  • Page 14: Cleaning The Lint Filter

    CLEANING THE LINT FILTER 1. Grasp the filter handle and pull towards you. 2. Pull the filter up out of the holder. 3. Open the filter and brush away the lint with your hand. 4. Fold the filter together and put it back in the filter hol- der.
  • Page 15 DELAYED START (1-24 HOURS) If Delayed start is set to 5 hours, for example, this means that the machine will start the pro- gramme 5 hours after you press the ton. If you wish to delay the start of any program- me temporarily, you should proceed as follows before pressing the button:...

  • Page 16: Consumption Values - Pre-Set Drying Programmes 1

    The cotton fabrics are, before tumble drying, spin-dried at 800 and 1600 rpm (long spin) with MAYTAG washing machine. Other fabrics (creasfree and acrylics) are, before tumble drying, spin-dried at 800 rpm (short spin) with MAYTAG washing machine. PROGRAMME WASHING...

  • Page 17: Making Your Own Drying Programmes 1 7 - 2

    10 MAKING OWN DRYING PROGRAMMES We have preset with the most com- mon drying programmes; see the table below. These programmes usually suit most users. You can also create your own programmes to suit you and your washing needs even better. You can select a different type of programme, for example a Timed dry programme and an Air fluff programme, or you can alter settings and...
  • Page 18 AVAILABLE SETTINGS AND OPTIONS Setting/Option Description Programme types Available programmes are described in a separate table. Change of programme type resets all options and settings to their original values. Temperature, low/normal Drying temperature. Delayed start If you select a delayed start of five hours, for example, the (0-24 hours) machine will start five hours after you pressed the start button.

  • Page 19: Interrupt Input

    CREATE YOUR OWN DRYING PROGRAMME 1. Press one of the buttons which you wish to store your programme. You can select any button you like if you only want to make a temporary programme. 2. Index forward with the Menu first setting or option that you wish to change.

  • Page 20: Reset Programme

    RESET PROGRAMME If you wish to revert to the settings which a pre- set programme had at the time when the dryer was supplied, you can reset the programme. Proceed as follows: 1. Hold down the programme button (P1-P4) for the programme that you wish to reset. 2.
  • Page 21 MENU SYSTEM FOR CHANGING A PRESET PROGRAM Select Program Select Menu program to be changed Menu (For a temporary Select Time change, select any button). Menu Select Temperature Menu Select Delayed start Menu Select Buzzer Menu Select Anti-crease Menu Select Cooling Menu Change with: Enter...
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  • Page 23: Care And Cleaning

    11 CARE AND CLEANING CLEANING THE LINT FILTER Clean the lint filter after each tumble drying operation. If your water is very hard a deposit of lime may be formed on the filter. Check when clea- ning lint from the filter if there is any sign of lime, if so wash the lint filter by hand to remove any deposits.

  • Page 24: Cleaning The Fan

    CLEANING THE FAN The fan should be cleaned at least once a year. If you have any household pets the fan must be cleaned more often. 1. Turn off the main power switch. 2. Remove the lower cover. 3. Remove the safety screw (1). Prise out the four clips in the order shown and remove the fan cover.

  • Page 25: Cleaning The Condenser

    CLEANING THE CONDENSER The condenser should be cleaned at least three times a year. . If you have any household pets the condenser must be cleaned more often. 1. Turn off the main power switch. 2. Remove the lower cover. 3.

  • Page 26: Trouble Shooting

    12 TROUBLE SHOOTING THE MACHINE WILL NOT START Check that: • The door is properly closed. • The main switch is pressed in. • You have correctly set the required program- me or the required time in the timed dry pro- gramme.

  • Page 27: Fault Indications

    FAULT INDICATIONS Error messages appear in the display text field if faults occur while a programme is in progress. To exit the error messages after correcting the fault as described below, switch the machine off or change the programme. The error messages that can be displayed are: Maximum programme time.

  • Page 28: Set Programme

    buttons. RESET PROGRAMME If you wish to revert to the settings which a pre- set programme had at the time when the dryer was supplied, you can reset the programme. Proceed as follows: 1. Hold down the programme button for the programme that you wish to reset.

  • Page 29: Technical Information

    13 TECHNICAL INFORMATION TECHNICAL DATA Height: Width: Depth: Weight: Drum volume: Max drying capacity: Speed: Rated power: Material: Cylinder and water container Material: Outer cover Positioning: Drain Interior light: STANDARD TESTS Europe: Drying performance: Energy declaration: Procedure for acoustic measurement: 850 mm 595 mm 585 mm...

  • Page 30: Service And Guarantee

    See chapter 12, Trouble shoo- ting. If you do require service, telephone your local MAYTAG retailer or the MAYTAG representa- tive for your country. See guarantee card for address and telephone number. BEFORE CONTACTING THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT...

  • Page 31: Index

    16 INDEX Chapter Acetate 7,15 Acrylate 7,8,15 After tumble drying 8,15 Air fluff programme 7, 8, 10 Altering settings Anti-crease programme 7,8,10 Before tumble drying the first time Before tumble drying Belts Change programme after starting Children’s safety Child safety start Cold ironing Coloured washing Condensation water container...

  • Page 32: Quick Guide

    15 QUICK GUIDE 1. Sort the fabrics. 2. Turn on the main switch 3. Open the door, load the fabrics and close the door again. Close the door carefully, and avoid slamming it. 4. Select a programme. The dryer has four pre-set programmes; see the table.

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