●
Plastic detergent dispensers should
not remain in the drum during the
drying cycle, as the plastic used is not
designed to withstand the heat. If you
wish to wash-through-to dry you
should use the conventional detergent
dispenser drawer.
CAUTION!
-
Never stop a washer-dryer before
the end of the drying cycle unless all
items are quickly removed and
spread out so that the heat is
dissipated.
-
Do not dry cloths in washer-dryer
with dry clean solvents. Also, do not
use laundry enhancement products
during the drying cycle.
To minimize the risk of fire in a
washer-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
placed in a washer-dryer. Oil-affected
items can ignite spontaneously,
especially when exposed to heat
sources such as in washer-dryer. The
items become warm, causing an
oxidation creates heat. If the heat
cannot escape, the items can become
hot enough to catch fire. Piling,
stacking or storing oil-affected items
can prevent heat from escaping and
so create a fire hazard.
●
If it is unavoidable that fabrics contain
vegetable or cooking oil or have been
contaminated by hair care products
be placed in washer-dryer, it should
first be washed in hot water with extra
detergent - this will reduce, but not
eliminate the hazard. The "cool down"
cycle of washer-dryer is used to
reduce the temperature of the items.
It should not be removed from the
washer-dryer or piled or stacked
while hot.
●
Items that have been previously
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in or
spotted with petrol/gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents or other flammable
or explosive substances should not be
placed in washer-dryer.
●
Highly flammable substances
commonly used in domestic environ-
ments include acetone, denatured
alcohol, petrol/gasoline, kerosine, spot
removers (some brands), turpentine,
waxes and wax removers.
●
Items containing foam rubber (also
known as latex foam) or similarly
textured rubber, like materials should
not be dried in a washer-dryer on a
heat setting.
●
Foam rubber materials can produce
fire by spontaneous combustion when
heated.
●
Fabric softeners or similar products
should not be used in a washer-dryer
to eliminate the effects of static
electricity unless this practice is
specifically recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or
product.
●
Undergarments that contain metal
reinforcements should not be placed
in a washer-dryer. Damage to the
washer-dryer can result if metal
reinforcements come loose during
drying. When available a drying rack
could be used for such itmes.
●
Plastic articles such as shower caps
or babies' waterproof napkin covers
should not be placed in washer-dryer.
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