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Separate drying
The separate drying programme
should be run if the load in the wash
programme is greater than the max-
imum load permitted for drying, or if
you only want to dry part of the load
that was washed.
1. Prepare the laundry
Sort the laundry
Sort the laundry according to type of
fibre/weave and the residual moisture
content.
This will help you achieve an even dry-
ing result.
Before drying, check the drying sym-
bol on the care label.
If there is no care label, the article
should only be tumble dried in a pro-
gramme specially designed for it.
Tips on drying
– Do not put soaking wet items into the
machine to dry them. Spin them thor-
oughly for at least 30 seconds after
washing.
– Woollens and wool blends tend to
become matted and shrink if tumble
dried. Only dry these in the Woollens
programme.
– Pure linen should only be tumble
dried if specified as suitable by the
manufacturer on the care label, as the
surface of the fabric may otherwise
become rough.
– Loopknit garments (e.g. T-shirts and
underwear) tend to shrink depending
on their quality. Do not over-dry these
textiles. When purchasing these gar-
ments it is advisable to take their
shrinkage properties into account.
– Starched laundry can be tumble
dried. To achieve the usual finish,
double the amount of starch should
be used.
– New dark coloured items should not
be tumble dried with light coloured
items to avoid the risk of them caus-
ing discolouration. This also prevents
the risk of dark coloured fibres set-
tling on light coloured items and vice
versa.
– Observe the maximum load for drying
quoted in the "Programme chart".
Drying results and creasing are af-
fected by the size of the load. The
smaller the load the better the result.
Reducing the size of the load will en-
sure particularly even and crease-free
drying.
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