Warnings
! This appliance has been designed and built according to
international safety standards. These warnings are given for
safety reasons and must be followed carefully.
GENERAL SAFETY
This
appliance can be used by children aged from
8 years and above and persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or lack
of experience and knowledge if they have been
given supervision or instruction concerning use
of the appliance in a safe way and understand the
hazards involved.
This
tumble dryer has been designed for home,
and not professional, use.
Do not
touch
the appliance while barefoot or with
wet hands or feet.
Unplug
the machine by pulling on the plug, not
the cord.
Children
should be supervised to ensure that
they do not play with the dryer.
Cleaning
and user maintenance shall not be
made by children without supervision.
Children
of less than 3 years should be kept
away from the appliance unless continuously
supervised.
The appliance
must be installed correctly and
have proper ventilation. The air intake vents
behind the machine, the outlet vents and the vent
tube should never be obstructed
Never
direct the vent tube outlet towards the air
intake at the back of the machine.
Never
allow the tumble dryer to recycle exhaust air.
Never
use the dryer on carpeting where the pile
height would prevent air from entering the dryer
from the base.
Check
to see if the dryer is empty before loading it.
The back
of the dryer could become very hot.
Never touch it while in use.
Do not use
the dryer unless the filter is securely
in place
Do not overload
the dryer
Do not load
items that are dripping wet.
Carefully
check all instructions on clothing labels
Do not
tumble dry large, very bulky items.
Do not
tumble dry acrylic fibres at high
temperatures.
Do not
turn off the dryer when there are still
warm items inside.
Clean
the filter after each use
Do not allow
lint to collect around the dryer.
Never
climb on top of the dryer. It could result in
damage.
Always
follow electrical standards and
requirements
Always
buy original spare parts and accessories
To minimise the risk of fire in your tumble
dryer, the following should be observed:
Tumble dry
items only if they have been washed
with detergent and water, rinsed and been
through the spin cycle. It is a fire hazard to dry
items that HAVE NOT been washed with water.
Do not
dry garments that have been treated with
chemical products.
Do not
tumble dry items that have been spotted
or soaked with vegetable or cooking oils, this
constitutes a fire hazard. Oil-affected items can
ignite spontaneously,especially when exposed to
heat sources such as a tumble dryer. The items
become warm, causing an oxidisation reaction
with the oil, Oxidisation creates heat. If the heat
cannot escape, items can become hot enough to
catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing oil-effected
items can prevent heat from escaping and so
create a fire hazard.If it is unavoidable that fabrics
containing vegetable or cooking oil or those that
have been contaminated with hair care products
be placed in a tumble dryer they should first be
washed with extra detergent - this will reduce,
but not eliminate the hazard. They should not
be removed from the dryer and piled or stacked
while hot.
Do not
tumble dry items that have previously
been cleaned in or washed in, soaked in or
soiled with petrol/gasoline, dry cleaning solvents
or other flammable or explosive substances.
Highly flammable substances commonly used
in domestic environments including cooking
oil, acetone, denatured alcohol, kerosene, spot
removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers.
Ensure these items have been washed in hot
water with an extra amount of detergent before
being dried in the tumble dryer.
Do not
tumble dry items containing foam rubber
(also known as latex foam), or similarly textured
rubber like materials. Foam rubber materials
can, when heated, produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.
Fabric
softener or similar products should not be
used in a tumble dryer to eliminate the effects of
static electricity unless the practice is specifically
recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric
softener product.
Do not
tumble dry undergarments that contain
metal reinforcements eg. bras with metal
reinforcing wires. Damage to the tumble dryer
can result if the metal reinforcements come loose
during drying.
Do not
tumble dry rubber, plastic articles such
as shower caps or babies waterproof covers,
polythene or paper.
Do not
tumble dry rubber backed articles, clothes
fitted with foam rubber pads, pillows, galoshes
and rubber coated tennis shoes.
Remove
all objects from pockets such as lighters
and matches.
WARNING:
Never stop the dryer before the end
of the drying cycle unless all items are quickly
removed and spread out so that the heat is
dissipated.
Check the vent tube and any permanent venting fixture to make sure that there has been no
accumulation of fluff or lint. Remove lint that collects around the filter and the outlet vents
.
