Miele T 4453 C Operating Instructions Manual page 8

Warning and Safety instructions
Always close the door after use.
This way you will avoid the danger
of:
– anyone sitting or leaning on the door,
which can cause the machine to tip
up,
– children climbing onto or into the
dryer or hiding things in it.
There is danger of fire with fabrics
which:
– contain a large proportion of rubber,
foam rubber or rubber like materials.
– have been treated with inflammable
cleaning agents.
– have been splashed with hair
lacquer, hair spray, nail varnish
remover or similar substances.
– which contain padding or fillings
(e.g. pillows, jackets). If these were
damaged the filling could leak with
the risk of igniting in the dryer.
– are soiled with oil or grease.
In areas which may be subject to
infestation by cockroaches or other
vermin, pay particular attention to
keeping the appliance and its
surroundings in a clean condition at all
times. Any damage which may be
caused by cockroaches or other vermin
will not be covered by the appliance
guarantee.
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To minimize the risk of fire in a
tumble dryer, the following
should be observed:
– 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. Oxidation creates heat. If
the heat cannot escape, the items
can become hot enough to catch
fire. Pilling, 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.