AEG LAVATHERM 57520 - Manual (Page 21)

Drying
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Cleaning the heat exchanger
1 Important! When the
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HEAT EXCHANGER display lights, it is
essential to clean the heat exchanger. Otherwise your dryer might suf-
fer damage. In addition energy consumption will be increased if the
heat exchanger unit is covered with fluff.
0 Open the door.
0 Press on the two tabs to unlatch and
take off the removable plinth.
0 Turn the two securing disks through a
quarter turn each outwards.
0 Pull the heat exchanger out of the base
by the handle.
0 Clean the heat exchanger, best with a
hand-held brush or by rinsing with a
hand-held shower head. The water
removal slits on the rear of the heat
exchanger must be free too.
1 Important! Do not use any sharply
pointed objects to clean the heat exchanger. They could make it leak.
0 Reinsert and push in and turn each one of the two securing disks
through a quarter turn inwards. The words "top – oben – en haut" must
be at the top.
0 Re-mount the plinth.
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Important! The dryer must not be operated without heat exchanger.
Switch-off the dryer
0 Turn the programme selector to the Y OFF position.