Indesit IDC85S User Guide

The 

knob sets the drying time: rotate it clockwise, 

, until the indictor is pointing to the drying 

time you want to select.

The Empty Water indicator light signals that the water container is 

full and must be emptied. The light will take a few seconds to go 

out after replacing the empty water container, the dryer must be 

running for this to happen.

Note: If the water container fills up the indicator lights, the heat is 

turned off and your laundry will not dry.

1. Plug the dryer into the electrical socket.
2. Sort your laundry according to fabric type.
3.  Open the door and make sure the filter is clean and in place.
4.  Load the machine and make sure items are not in the way of the 

door seal. Close door.

5.  Set the temperature with the HEAT button. High heat for Cotton. 

Low heat for delicates, synthetics and acrylics.

6. Select a drying time by rotating the TIMER knob clockwise. 

The tables below show APPROXIMATE drying times in minutes. 

Weights refer to dry garment weights.

7.  Press the 

 button to begin. 

During the drying programme, you can check on your laundry 

and take out items that are dry while others continue drying. 

When you close the door again press the 

 button in order 

to resume drying.

8.  About 10 minutes before the programme is completed it enters 

the final 

 phase (fabrics are cooled) which should 

always be allowed to complete.

9.  Open the door and take the laundry out. Clean and replace the 

filter. Empty and replace the water container.

10. Unplug the dryer.

Laundry

Natural fibres: 8kg max  Synthetic fibre: 3kg max

Standard Cotton - High (full) Heat     

Drying times 800-1000rpm spin in washing machine

1kg

2kg

3kg

4kg

30-40mins

40-55mins

55-70mins

70-80mins

5kg

6kg

7kg

8kg

80-90mins

95-120mins

120-140mins

130-150mins

Synthetics - Low (gentle) Heat

Drying times on reduced spin in washing machine

1kg

2kg

3kg

40-50mins

50-70mins

70-90mins

Look at the labels on your garments when tumble drying. The 

following symbols are the most common.

May be tumble dried

Do 

 tumble dry

Tumble dry at high heat setting

Tumble dry at low heat setting

1.  Articles that contain rubber or rubber-like materials or plastic 

film, any flammable articles or objects that contain flammable 

substances.

2. Glass fibres.

3. Items which have been dry cleaned.

4.  Large bulky items (quilts, sleeping bags, etc). These expand 

when drying and prevent airflow through the dryer.

Troubleshooting

Before you call the service centre go through the following 

troubleshooting suggestions:

The dryer won’t start.

• The plug is not in the socket or making contact.
• There has been a power failure.
•  The fuse has blown. Try to plug another appliance into the 

socket.

•  You are using an extension cord? Try to plug the dryer directly 

into the socket.

• The timer knob has not been set properly.
• The start button has not been pressed.
•  The door is not closed securely.

It is taking a long time to dry.

• The filter has not been cleaned.
•  The water container needs emptying? The empty water light  

is on?

•  The condenser needs cleaning.
• The temperature setting is not correct.
• The correct time has not been selected.
• The air intake grill is obstructed.
• The items were too wet.
• The dryer was over loaded.