Before Ironing; Preparation Of The Working Area; Preparing The Laundry; More Advice On Correct Dampness - Miele HM 16-80 Operating Instructions Manual

Preparation of the working
area
To ensure an even distrubution of steam
make sure the ironer is level and secure
and that it cannot roll sideways.
A height-adjustable chair is useful and
also a flat surface, e.g. a table, to lay
the ironed laundry on.
Place close at hand:
– a basket with the laundry ready for
ironing to the left of the rotary ironer,
– a surface for the ironed laundry to
the right of the rotary ironer.
Shirts, overalls and blouses etc., should
be hung on coathangers immediately
after ironing.
Small items can be hung over the swing
out bar.
Have some water ready for redamping
the laundry if necessary.

Preparing the laundry

Correct preparation of the laundry is es-
sential for successful ironing.
Before ironing, the laundry should be:
– damped down if you are ironing with-
out steam
– pulled into shape and smoothed out
– sorted
Damping down when ironing without
steam
The laundry needs to be sufficiently
damp, so that when it is passed just
once through the rotary ironer at the
correct temperature, it will come out
smooth and dry. Dampen the laundry
as you would for hand ironing, prefera-
bly several hours beforehand so that
the articles achieve a uniform degree of
dampness throughout.
If a tumble dryer is being used, select a
"Machine iron" programme.
Use warm water if preparation time is
short and also to redampen.

More advice on correct dampness

Material
Silk
Synthetics e.g.
Dralon, Nylon,
Polyester etc.
Wool
(e.g. trousers)
Cotton
Linen

Before ironing

Dampness for ironing
wrap in a damp cloth to
avoid water marks
slightly damp to dry
press under a damp cloth
slightly damp
quite damp
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