Notes; Moving The Ironer; Preparation Of The Working Area; Preparing The Laundry - Miele HM 21-100 Operating Instructions Manual

Notes

Moving the ironer

The ironer is fitted with four rollers.
^ Hold the ironer by the handle to push it or
to pull it towards you.
To overcome obstacles such as carpet
edges and doorways, but also to steer it:
^ Tilt is slightly.

Preparation of the working area

Setting up your working area in as practical
and convenient way as possible will ensure
greater efficiency when ironing.
A height adjustable chair will ensure a
comfortable ironing position for all users.
The machine should be installed to give
maximum light to the feed-in table.
Make sure the ironer is level and secure to
prevent it rolling away from you.
Place close at hand:
– The laundry basket with pre-sorted
laundry.
– A suitable table for placing ironed laundry
on. Small items can be hung over the
swing out bar.
– Keep a spray bottle of water handy for
redamping laundry if necessary.

Preparing the laundry

Correct preparation of the laundry is
essential for successful ironing.
Before ironing the laundry should be:
– Damped down
– Pulled into shape and smoothed out
– Sorted
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Damping down
The laundry needs to be sufficiently damp
so that when it is passed through the rotary
ironer at the correct temperature it comes
out smooth and dry. Dampen the laundry as
you would for hand ironing, preferably
several hours beforehand so that it achieves
a uniform degree of dampness throughout.
More advice on correct dampness
Material
Silk Wrap in a damp cloth to
avoid water marks
Synthetic Slightly damp to dry
fabrics e.g.
dralon, nylon,
polyester etc.
Wool Press under a damp cloth
(e.g. trousers)
Cottons Slightly damp
Linen Quite damp
Useful tips
If a tumble dryer is being used, select a
"Machine iron" programme.
Use warm water if preparation time is short
and also to redampen.
Sorting
Sort the laundry according to size and to
how much heat is required for ironing.
First iron synthetic fibres such as nylon,
polyester and artificial silk which only require
a low temperature. Then iron silk, wool,
cotton and linen at increasing temperatures.
Iron starched items last of all to avoid any
starch deposits from affecting the finish of
other items.
Dampness
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