Operating instructions

Packing material
Sort waste materials in accordance with local
guidelines.
Recycling
This machine is manufactured and labelled for
recycling. In order to prevent injuries, the machine
must be made unusable once the decision has
been taken to dispose of it. Contact your local
authority for information about where and how
your machine can be recycled correctly.
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Items that have been spotted or soaked with
vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard
and should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously,
especially when exposed to heat sources such
as in a tumble dryer. The items become warm,
causing an oxidation reaction in the oil. Oxida-
tion creates heat. If the heat cannot escape,
the items can become hot enough to catch fire.
Piling, stacking or storing oil-affected items
can prevent heat from escaping and so create
a fire hazard. If it is unavoidable that fabrics
that contain vegetable or cooking oil or have
been contaminated by hair care products be
placed in a tumble dryer they should first be
washed in hot water with extra detergent - this
will reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard. The
’cool down’ cycle of tumble dryers should be
used to reduce the temperature of the items.
They should not be removed from the tumble
dryer or piled or stacked while hot.
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Items that have been previously cleaned in,
washed in, soaked in or spotted with
petrol/gasoline, dry-cleaning solvents or other
flammable or explosive substances should not
be placed in a tumble dryer. Highly flammable
substances commonly used in domestic envi-
ronments include acetone, denatured alcohol,
petrol/gasoline, kerosene, spot removers
(some brands), turpentine, waxes and wax re-
movers.
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Items containing foam rubber (also known as
latex foam) or similarly textured rubberlike
materials should not be dried in a tumble dryer
on a heat setting. Foam rubber materials can,
when heated, produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.
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Fabric softeners or similar products should not
be used in a tumble dryer to eliminate the ef-
fects of static electricity unless this practice is
specifically recommended by the manufacturer
of the fabric softener or product.
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Undergarments that contain metal reinforce-
ments should not be placed in a tumbledryer.
Damage to the tumble dryer can result if metal
reinforcements come loose during drying.
When available a drying rack could be used
for such items.
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Plastic articles such as shower caps or babies’
waterproof napkin covers should not be placed
in a tumble dryer. Rubber-backed articles,
clothes fitted with foam rubber pads, pillows,
galoshes and rubber-coated tennis shoes
should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Vented dryers
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There has to be adequate ventilation to avoid
the back flow of gases into the room from ap-
pliances burning other fuels, including open
fires, when operating the tumble dryer
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The exhaust air must not be discharged into a
flue which is used for exhausting fumes from
appliances burning gas or other fuels
Caution!
Air from the tumble dryer must not be fed through
ducts used for equipment that burns gas or other
fuels.
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Safety instructions