Miele Novotronic T 220 Operating Instructions Manual page 6

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 lac-
quer, 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 keep-
ing 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 sponta-
neously, 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 be-
come hot enough to catch fire.
Pilling, stacking or storing oil-af-
fected items can prevent heat from
escaping and so create a fire haz-
ard.
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 dry-
ers should be used to reduce the
temperature of the items. They
should not be removed from the tum-
ble dryer or piled or stacked while
hot.