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Dryer Information
- If ducting the dryer to the outdoors, ensure adequate ventilation is
provided during operation of the appliance to avoid any backflow of gases
from fuel burning appliances.
- WARNING:The last stage of the drying cycle is a cool down phase.
Never stop a tumble clothes appliance before the end of the cycle unless
all items are removed and spread out in order to dissipate the heat.
- Do not dry Items which are unwashed.
- Do not dry items which have been cleaned with industrial chemicals.
Items that have previously been cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or
spotted with flammable liquids or solids, eg petrol/gasoline, kerosene,dry
cleaning solvents, vegetable or cooking oil, acetone, denatured alcohol,
some brands of spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers or
other flammable or explosive substances should not be placed in a tumble
dryer.
- Rubber backed articles, foam rubber (latex foam), clothes or pillows
fitted with foam rubber pads, fibreglass, shoes containing rubber, plastic,
shower caps, babies waterproof napkin covers and waterproof textiles
should not be dried in the dryer. These materials when heated can produce
fire by spontaneous combustion.
- Do not dry an electric blanket or any other electrical items in your dryer, unless
the care label specifically states it is safe to do so. Never dry these items at high
temperatures.
- Fabric Softeners or similar products should not be used in a tumble dryer to
eliminate the effects of static electricity, unless this practice is specifically
recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener product.
- Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously, especially when exposed to heat
sources such as a tumble appliance. The items become warm causing an oxidation
reaction in the oil. This oxidation 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 creating a fire hazard.
- If it is unavoidable that fabrics that contain vegetable oil, cooking oil or have been
contaminated by hair care products be placed in the appliance, they should first
be washed in hot water with extra detergent – this will reduce, but not eliminate
the fire hazard. The cool down cycle of the appliance should be used to reduce
the temperature of these items. They should not be removed from the tumble
appliance and piled or stacked while hot.
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