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1 Safety precautions
To minimize the risk of fire in a tumble dryer, the following should be
observed:
• 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 es-
cape, the items can become hot enough to
catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing oil-af-
fected 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.
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