Care And Cleaning; Garment Labels; Drying Cycle Duration; Additional Drying - AEG LAVAMAT 11842 VIT User Manual

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Care and cleaning

• Avoid drying dark clothes with light coloured fluffy items such as towels as these can
attract the fluff.
• Remove the laundry when the appliance has finished drying.
• To avoid a static charge when drying is completed, use either a fabric softener when you
are washing the laundry or a fabric conditioner specifically for tumble dryers.
• Garments padded with foam-rubber or materials similar to foam-rubber must not be
machine dried; they represent a fire hazard.
• Also, fabrics containing residue of setting lotions or hair sprays, nail solvents or similar
solutions must not be machine dried in order to avoid the formation of harmful vapours.
The detergent and any additives must be placed in the appropriate compartments of the
dispenser drawer before starting the wash programme.
If using liquid detergents, a programme without prewash must be selected.
Your appliance incorporates a re-circulation system which allows an optimal use of the
concentrated detergent.
Follow the product manufacturer's recommendations on quantities to use and do not ex-
ceed the «MAX» mark in the detergent dispenser drawer.

Garment labels

For drying, follow the indications given on the manufacturer's labels:
• = May be tumble dried
• = Drying at high temperature
• = Drying at reduced temperature
• = Do not tumble dry.

Drying cycle duration

The drying time may vary depending on:
• speed of the final spin
• dryness degree required (iron dry, store dry)
• type of laundry
• weight of the load size .
The average drying time for a timed drying are indicated in the «Drying programmes» chap-
ter. The experience will help you to dry your laundry in a more suitable way, according to
the different fabrics. Take note of the duration drying time of the already performed cycles.

Additional drying

If the laundry is still damp at the end of the drying programme, select a short drying cycle
again.
WARNING!
Do not over dry the laundry in order to avoid creasing of fabrics or garment's shrinking.
CARE AND CLEANING
You must DISCONNECT the appliance from the electricity supply, before you can carry out
any cleaning or maintenance work.