Siemens WT4HXEL9DN User Manual And Installation Instructions

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  • Page 1 Tumble dryer WT4HXEL9DN User manual and installation instructions Register your product on My Siemens and discover exclusive services and offers. siemens-home.bsh-group.com/welcome The future moving in. Siemens Home Appliances...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Futher information and explanations are available online: Table of contents 1 Safety ...........  4 8 Dryness level......  29 1.1 General information.... 4 8.1 Changing the dryness level.. 29 1.2 Intended use...... 4 8.2 Adjusting the dryness level .. 29 1.3 Restriction on user group.. 4 9 Programmes ......  30 1.4 Safe installation ......
  • Page 3 14 Crease-removal function ..  39 19.3 Water tank filter .....  52 14.1 Starting a programme with 19.4 Moisture sensor.....  52 the crease-removal function ..  40 19.5 Condensation container fil- 14.2 Filling the water tank .....  40 ter ..........  53 15 Wool basket......  41 20 Troubleshooting......  54 15.1 Inserting the wool basket ..
  • Page 4: Safety

    en Safety 1 Safety Observe the following safety instructions. 1.1 General information ¡ Read this instruction manual carefully. ¡ Keep the instruction manual and the product information safe for future reference or for the next owner. ¡ Do not connect the appliance if it has been damaged in transit. 1.2 Intended use Only use this appliance: ¡...
  • Page 5: Safe Installation

    Safety en 1.4 Safe installation WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! Incorrect installation is dangerous. ▶ Connect and operate the appliance only in accordance with the specifications on the rating plate. ▶ Connect the appliance to a power supply with alternating cur- rent only via a properly installed socket with earthing. ▶...
  • Page 6 en Safety ▶ If the power cord is too short and a longer one is not available, please contact an electrician to have the domestic installation adapted. WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The high weight of the appliance may result in injury when lifted. ▶...
  • Page 7: Safe Use

    Safety en CAUTION ‒ Risk of cutting! Touching sharp edges on the appliance may lead to cuts. ▶ Do not touch the sharp edges on the appliance. ▶ Wear protective gloves when installing and transporting the ap- pliance. 1.5 Safe use WARNING ‒ Risk of electric shock! If the appliance or the power cord is damaged, this is dangerous.
  • Page 8 en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of explosion! If there is coal dust or flour in the air around the appliance, this may cause an explosion. ▶ Keep the area around the appliance clean during operation. WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! Condensation water from this appliance is not suitable for drinking and may be contaminated with fluff.
  • Page 9: Safe Cleaning And Maintenance

    Safety en WARNING ‒ Risk of fire! If drying is interrupted early, the laundry is not cooled sufficiently and may ignite. ▶ Do not interrupt the drying programme early. ▶ If drying is interrupted early, remove the laundry immediately and spread it out. CAUTION ‒ Risk of injury! The covering plate may break if you stand on or climb onto the appliance.
  • Page 10 en Safety WARNING ‒ Risk of injury! The use of non-original spare parts and non-original accessories is dangerous. ▶ Only use the manufacturer's original spare parts and original ac- cessories. WARNING ‒ Risk of poisoning! Poisonous fumes may be given off if you use cleaning agents that contain solvents.
  • Page 11: Preventing Material Damage

    Preventing material damage en Clean the appliance with nothing ▶ 2 Preventing material but water and a soft, damp cloth. Remove all detergent residue, damage ▶ spray residue or other residues im- mediately if they come into contact ATTENTION! with the appliance. The functionality of the appliance may be impaired if you use the wrong quantity of fabric softener, de-...
  • Page 12: Energy Saving Mode

    en Installation and connection Remove any packaging and pro- Dry the filters in the filter system of tective covers completely from the the base unit → Page 36 thoroughly appliance. after cleaning. → "Disposing of packaging", a If the filters are damp, this extends Page 11 the programme duration and in- creases energy consumption.
  • Page 13: Requirements For The Install- Ation Location

    Installation and connection en Included with Description Installation loca- Requirements the appliance tion Water drain hose On the floor Place the appli- with connection ance on a clean, adapter, fixing level and firm material and el- surface. bow. Align the appli- → "Water drain ance → Page 16.
  • Page 14: Water Drain Hose

    en Installation and connection Requirements Installation loca- Requirements ¡ The appliance and the accessory tion have been unpacked. Against a wall Do not trap the → "Unpacking the appliance", hoses and power Page 12 cord between the ¡ The appliance is installed at the in- wall and the ap- stallation location.
  • Page 15 Installation and connection en Push the water drain hose as far Insert the stopper into the recess as it will go into the connecting in the top. piece. Insert the condensation container Empty the condensation container → Page 39. → Page 38. Connect the appliance to the water outlet.
  • Page 16: Aligning The Appliance

    en Installation and connection 4.5 Aligning the appliance Note: You can use the Y-distrib- In order to reduce vibrations and utor → Page 34 noises, align the appliance correctly. to connect the To align the appliance, turn the ap- ▶ water drain hose pliance feet. Check that the appli- of an additional ance is level using a spirit level.
  • Page 17 Installation and connection en Unscrew the door. Lift the door out of the door ring. Turn the door ring by 180  Changing the door hinge and door insert the door into the door ring hook ⁠ . Unscrew the door hinge and the door hook.
  • Page 18: Connecting The Appliance To The Electricity Supply

    en Installation and connection Screw on the door hinge and the Insert the door lock on the oppos- door hook. ite side. Screw on the door lock cover. Changing the door lock Unscrew the door lock cover. Screw on the door. Remove the door lock.
  • Page 19 Installation and connection en The connection details of the appli- ance can be found under Tech- nical data → Page 63. Check the mains plug is inserted properly.
  • Page 20: Appliance

    en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5 Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.1 Appliance You can find an overview of the parts of your appliance here. On certain models, specific details such as the colour and shape may differ from those pictured. Ventilation opening Maintenance flap on the base unit → Page 50 Air channel cover (do not re-...
  • Page 21: Wool Basket

    Familiarising yourself with your appliance en 5.2 Wool basket Securing foot Wool basket Insert Tab for securing in the hook 5.3 Control panel You can use the control panel to configure all functions of your appliance and to obtain information about the operating status. Programmes → Page 30 Programme selector → Page 35...
  • Page 22: Operating Logic

    en Familiarising yourself with your appliance 5.4 Operating logic In addition to the actual functions of the buttons on the display, you can also use these buttons to select pro- gramme settings in the main menu and settings in the sub-menus. Main menu To select programme settings, press the buttons above or below the sym- bols.
  • Page 23: Display

    Display en 6 Display The display shows the current settings, options or relevant information. Example: Display Display Designation Description 0:40 Programme dura- Expected programme duration or pro- tion/programme gramme time remaining in hours and time remaining minutes. 20 min Timed programme The timed programme is set. → "Timed programmes", Page 31 0:45h Programme end...
  • Page 24 en Display Display Designation Description C/board Dryness level: The dryness level is activated. Dry Extra Cupboard Dry → "Buttons", Page 27 Plus Adjust dry- Dryness level ad- The adjusted dryness level is activated. ing level justed → "Dryness level", Page 29 Gentle drying Gentle drying is activated for delicate fab- rics.
  • Page 25 Display en Display Designation Description Remote start Remote start is activated. → "Buttons", Page 28 Energy manager The appliance is connected to the smart energy system (energy manager). ⁠ ⁠ Navigation Selecting settings. → "Operating logic", Page 22 ⁠ Other programme Activate, deactivate or adjust other pro- settings gramme settings.
  • Page 26: Buttons

    en Buttons 7 Buttons Below is an overview of the buttons and their setting options. With the button, you can open the sub-menu for additional programme set- tings. The additional programme settings are listed in the overview for the but- tons. Button Selection Description ¡...
  • Page 27: Dryness Level

    Buttons en Button Selection Description ¡ Save Press the button for ap- prox. 3 seconds to save ¡ Adjust your customised pro- gramme settings. → "Saving the pro- gramme settings", Page 35 Briefly press the button to set customised pro- gramme settings for your programme.
  • Page 28 en Buttons Button Selection Description Up to 24 hours Set the programme end time. The programme duration is already included in the set number of hours. Once the programme has started, the pro- gramme duration is dis- played. ¡ Activate → "Remote start", ¡...
  • Page 29: Changing The Dryness Level

    Dryness level en 8 Dryness level Each automatic programme has a specified dryness level. The dryness level defines how dry or damp your laundry is after the programme ends. Dryness level Laundry Drying result C/board Multi-layered, thick laundry The laundry is dry. Dry Extra that does not dry readily.
  • Page 30: Programmes

    en Programmes 9 Programmes You can dry your fabrics using either an automatic programme or a timed pro- gramme. 9.1 Automatic programmes Automatic programmes are pro- Tips grammes in which humidity sensors ¡ Select the dryness level according measure the residual moisture in the to the type of fabric or the desired laundry during the drying cycle.
  • Page 31: Timed Programmes

    Programmes en Programme Description Max. load (kg) Once the laundry is dry, iron it or hang it up. The residual moisture is then distrib- uted evenly. Super 40' Dry items made of synthetics and light cotton. Towels Dry hard-wearing, heat-resistant towels and dressing gowns made of cotton or linen.
  • Page 32: Laundry

    en Programmes Programme Description Max. load (kg) Wool in Basket Dry items made of wool or containing One item wool. of laundry Note: Dry these items only using the wool basket. → "Wool basket", Page 41 Business smartFinish Reduce creasing and air-borne odours on One suit dry suits, jackets and trousers that have or two...
  • Page 33 Programmes en Programme Description Max. load (kg) Time Program Warm Dry all types of fabric except for wool and silk. Suitable for pre-dried or slightly damp laundry and for drying off multi-layered, thick laundry. Note: This programme is suitable for dry- ing using the wool basket. → "Wool basket", Page 41 intelligentDry After you have washed your laundry in the...
  • Page 34 en Accessories 10 Accessories Use original accessories. These have been made especially for your appli- ance. Note: Some accessories are avail- able in other colours. Contact → "Customer Service", Page 61. Order number Connection kit To save space, stack the WZ27410 appliance on a suitable washing machine of the same width and depth and that is from the...
  • Page 35: Preparing The Laundry

    Laundry en Note: The lighting for the drum goes 11 Laundry out automatically. 12.2 Setting a programme 11.1 Preparing the laundry Turn the programme selector and ATTENTION! set the required programme. Objects remaining in the laundry may → "Programmes", Page 30 damage the laundry and the drum. If required, adjust the programme Remove all items from any pock- ▶...
  • Page 36: Loading Laundry

    en operation Press and hold for ap- you want to avoid or cancel the ▶ prox. 3 seconds. cooling process, open the door. → "Display", Page 24 Press to call up the Open the door. saved programme. Add or remove laundry. Note: To overwrite the saved pro- Close the door.
  • Page 37 operation en ¡ If you do not clean the appliance Pull the fluff collector out horizont- as described, the appliance's func- ally. tionality may be impaired. Requirement: The display shows the following during operation: "Please clean lint filter" . Open the base unit → Page 50. Remove the fluff.
  • Page 38: Condensation Container

    en operation Clean the filter thoroughly under Close the base unit → Page 51. running water and then dry it off. 12.12 Condensation con- tainer Condensation forms during drying, which your appliance uses for auto- matic cleaning. By default, the con- densation is collected in the appli- ance's condensation container.
  • Page 39: Childproof Lock

    Childproof lock en Empty the condensation container. 13 Childproof lock Secure your appliance against being operated unintentionally using the controls. 13.1 Activating the childproof lock Press and hold the two 3 sec. ▶ buttons for approx. 3 seconds. a The display shows a The control elements are locked. Check the condensation container filter → Page 53 regularly and a The childproof lock remains active...
  • Page 40: Crease-Removal Function

    en Crease-removal function with a crease-removal function for Remove the laundry. any laundry that has not been worn → "Unloading the laundry", for long. Page 36 The results of the crease-removal 14.1 Starting a programme function may vary depending on with the crease-removal the type of fabric, the amount of laundry and the selected pro- function gramme.
  • Page 41: Wool Basket

    Wool basket en Add approx. 180 ml cold drinking 15.1 Inserting the wool bas- water through the front opening, using the water jug provided. Open the door. Make sure that the drum is empty. Insert the feet of the wool basket into the holes in the air channel cover.
  • Page 42: The Wool Basket

    en Wool basket Requirement: The wool basket is in- Laundry item Programme serted into the appliance. duration in → "Inserting the wool basket", hours:minutes Page 41 Sports shoes Approx. 1:30/ Place the laundry into the wool max. 2:00 with basket, either directly or using the airing insert.
  • Page 43: Home Connect

    Remove the in- in the digital instruction manual by soles or heel scanning the QR code in the table of cushions. contents or on siemens-home.bsh- Place a rolled-up group.com . hand towel in the wool basket to The Home Connect services are not create an in- available in every country.
  • Page 44: Setting Up The Home Connect App

    en Home Connect 16.1 Setting up the 16.3 Activating Wi-Fi on the Home Connect app appliance Install the Home Connect app on Note: When Wi-Fi is activated, the en- your mobile device. ergy consumption increases in com- parison to the values specified in the consumption value table. Press and hold for approx.
  • Page 45: Remote Start

    Home Connect en ¡ The washing machine and dryer 16.6 Remote start must be connected to your home Enable the appliance for remote start network and registered in your via the Home Connect app. Home Connect app. Note Using the intelligent programme Remote start is deactivated for safety recommendation reasons in the following Set the...
  • Page 46: Remote Diagnostics

    en Basic settings 16.8 Remote diagnostics 17 Basic settings Customer Service can use Remote You can configure the basic settings Diagnostics to access your appliance for your appliance to meet your if you contact them, have your appli- needs. ance connected to the Home Con- nect server and if Remote Dia- 17.1 Overview of the basic gnostics is available in the country in...
  • Page 47: Overview Of The Basic Settings

    Appliance care en Press 3 sec. to call up the Basic setting Description main menu. Connect to the Connect your ap- pliance to the Home Connect 18 Appliance care app. → "Setting up The appliance offers cleaning pro- Home Connect", grammes for basic and intensive ap- Page 44 pliance care.
  • Page 48: Preparing For Appliance Care

    en Appliance care Remove the stopper from the re- Intensive appliance care pro- ‒ cess in the top. gramme 18.3 Running the basic appli- ance care programme To remove any dirt deposits in the appliance, you can run the basic ap- pliance care programme. Notes ¡...
  • Page 49: Running The Intensive Appli- Ance Care Programme

    Appliance care en a "Finished, remove washing"  ap- Starting the intensive appliance pears on the display and a signal care programme tone sounds once the appliance Requirements care programme has ended. ¡ The appliance care programme is Pull out the condensation con- ready.
  • Page 50: Cleaning And Servicing

    en Cleaning and servicing Continuing the intensive 19 Cleaning and servi- appliance care programme cing Pour approx. 1.5 litres of hot tap water into the condensation con- To keep your appliance working effi- tainer. ciently for a long time, it is important Hold the filled condensation con- to clean and maintain it carefully.
  • Page 51 Cleaning and servicing en Open the maintenance flap. Cleaning the base unit You can remove any visible dirt in the base unit. Open the base unit → Page 50. Clean the opening with a soft, damp cloth. If you place a cloth beneath the maintenance flap, you can collect the remaining water from the base unit.
  • Page 52: Water Tank Filter

    en Cleaning and servicing Close the lever for the heat ex- Pull out the filter. changer. Clean the filter under warm, run- Close the maintenance flap. ning water or in the dishwasher. Fit the filter. 19.3 Water tank filter Insert the condensation container → Page 39.
  • Page 53: Condensation Container Filter

    Cleaning and servicing en Empty the condensation container. ATTENTION! Hard or rough objects may damage → "Emptying the condensation the moisture sensor. container", Page 38 Do not use hard or rough objects, ▶ abrasive cleaning products or steel wool for cleaning. Note: If you do not clean the appli- ance as described, the appliance's functionality may be impaired.
  • Page 54: Troubleshooting

    en Troubleshooting 20 Troubleshooting You can rectify minor faults on your appliance yourself. Read the troubleshoot- ing information before contacting after-sales service. This will avoid unneces- sary costs. WARNING Risk of electric shock! Incorrect repairs are dangerous. Repairs to the appliance should only be carried out by trained specialist ▶...
  • Page 55 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The appliance is not Check the circuit breaker in the fuse box. ▶ working. There has been a power cut. Check whether the lighting in your kitchen or other ▶ appliances are working. Appliance paused, but Cooling process active.
  • Page 56 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting "Please empty con- Route the water drain hose without kinks. densate container" Water drain hose is not connected correctly. and programme ter- Ensure that the water drain hose is connected cor- ▶ minated. rectly. → "Connecting the water drain hose", Page 14 Water drain hose is blocked.
  • Page 57 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting The drying time is too The base unit's filter is soiled. long. → "Cleaning the filter system on the base unit", ▶ Page 36 The ambient temperature is greater than 30 °C. Ensure that the ambient temperature is below 30 ▶...
  • Page 58 en Troubleshooting Fault Cause and troubleshooting The drying time is too Remote start is activated and the ambient temperature long. is lower than 16 °C. Ensure that the ambient temperature is above 16 ▶ °C or start the next drying process within 2 hours. → "...
  • Page 59 Troubleshooting en Fault Cause and troubleshooting Water overflows when The water tank has been filled. filling the water tank. Note: The overflowing water is harmless. Do not pour any more water into the water tank. ▶ The water tank filter is soiled. → "Cleaning the water tank filter", Page 52.
  • Page 60: Transportation, Storage And Disposal

    en Transportation, storage and disposal Empty the condensation container 21 Transportation, stor- → Page 38. age and disposal Insert the condensation container → Page 39. Disconnect the appliance's mains 21.1 Preparing the appliance plug from the power supply. for transportation a The appliance is now ready to be transported.
  • Page 61: Customer Service

    Customer Service en Information about current disposal 22.1 Product number (E-Nr.) methods are available from your and production number specialist dealer or local authority. (FD) This appliance is la- You can find the product number (E- belled in accordance Nr.) and the production number (FD) with European Directive on the appliance's rating plate.
  • Page 62 en Consumption values 23 Consumption values The programme The actual values may deviate from Cotton +   "C/board Dry" the indicated values depending on (denoted by the arrow symbol) is the type of fabric, composition of suitable for drying cotton laundry with laundry to be dried, residual moisture a normal dampness level, and is the in the fabric, set degree of dryness,...
  • Page 63: Technical Data

    Technical data en Programme Final Load Spin Initial Pro- Energy mois- (kg) speed mois- gramm con- ture (rpm) ture e dura- sump- level level tion tion (h:min) (kWh/ cycle) Cotton +   12.0 1000 1:39 0.67 Iron dry Cotton +   12.0 3:09 1.45...
  • Page 64: Declaration Of Conformity

    BSH Hausgeräte GmbH hereby de- A detailed Declaration of Conformity clares that the appliance with Home can be found online at siemens- Connect functionality conforms to the home.bsh-group.com/uk/ among the basic requirements and other relev- additional documents on the product ant provisions of Directive 2014/53/ page for your appliance.
  • Page 68 Valid within Great Britain: Imported to Great Britain by BSH Home Appliances Ltd. Grand Union House Old Wolverton Road Wolverton, Milton Keynes MK12 5PT United Kingdom Manufactured by BSH Hausgeräte GmbH under the trademark licence of Siemens AG *9001791371* 9001791371 (030126)

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