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Using Your Dryer
Check the care labels inside the garments to determine whether the garment manufacturer
recommends tumble drying (see care label section).
1. Sorting
It is best that you sort your garments before placing them into the
dryer. Sort into loads of similar types, and loads that take similar times
to dry.
Heavier items (eg towels, t-shirts and flannel sheets) are best dried
separately from lightweight items (eg synthetics, poly-cotton sheets
and shirts). This prevents the possibility of some items becoming over-
dried whilst others are still damp. It will also help to extend the life of
your clothing and linen.
Drying your clothes as soon as the washer has finished will decrease
the chance of wrinkles and the chance of dye transfer from colored
items to white items.
We recommend that articles of clothing with screen-printing are turned inside out to ensure the
screen-printing does not stick to the drum. Garments with hooks or zippers need to be fastened
and where possible turned inside out. Place undergarments in a net bag to provide protection
from other items in the load.
Use a drying rack to dry wool garments (available as an optional accessory).
2. Loading
Garments need to be loaded properly to reduce the likelihood of them
wrinkling and to ensure the load is dried evenly. Make sure there is
ample room for the garments to tumble freely while drying. Load in
terms of the space the garments take up when dry, rather than when
they are wet.
The general rule is one wash load = one dryer load.
Only load the dryer up to the top of the transparent section of
the lint bucket. Loading any higher may result in uneven drying,
tangling, wrinkling and the dryer becoming overloaded.
It is a good idea to dry ‘permanent press’ type garments together in
a separate cycle with the
WRINKLE FREE
option turned on. This will
help reduce wrinkles and the need for ironing.
Load no
higher
than here
