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Important safety instructions
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Safety instructions for use
WARNING
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 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 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 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 dryers should be used to
reduce the temperature of the items. They
should not be removed from the tumble
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 a tumble dryer.
Highly flammable substances commonly
used in domestic environments include
acetone, denatured alcohol, petrol/gasoline,
kerosene, spot removers (some brands),
turpentine, waxes and was removers.
• Items containing foam rubber (also
known as latex foam) or similarly
testured rubber like materials should
not be dried in a tumble dryer on a heat
setting. Foam rubber materials can, when
heated, produce fire by spontaneous
combustion.
• Fabric softeners or similar products
should not be used in a tumble 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 tumble dryer. Damage to the tumble
dryer can result if metal reinforcements
come loose during drying. When available
a drying rack could be used for such
items.
• Plastic articles such as shower caps or
babies waterproof napkin covers
should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
• Rubber-backed articles, clothes fitted
with foam rubber pads, pillows,
galoshes and rubber-coated tennis
shoes should not be placed in a tumble
dryer.
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