Electrolux EWX 12550 W User Manual page 22

22 electrolux washing hints and drying hints
Preparing the drying cycle
As a dryer, the machine works on
condensation principle.
Therefore, the water tap must be
open and the drain hose must drain
water into a sink or into the drain
pipe, even during the drying cycle.
Attention!
Before starting the drying programme,
reduce the loads of washed laundry, in
order to obtain good performances.
Laundry not suitable for drying
• Particularly delicate items such as
synthetic curtains, woollen and silk,
garments with metal inserts, nylon
stockings, bulky garments such as
anoraks, bedcovers, quilts, sleeping
bags and duvets must not be
machine dried.
• Avoid drying dark clothes with light
coloured fluffy items such as towels
as these can attract
• 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 residues 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
the fluff.
Gargment's 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
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
• wheight of the load size
The average drying time for a timed
drying are indicated in the «Drying pro-
grammes» chapter. 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 till dump at the end of
the drying programme, select again a
short drying.
Attention!
Do not over dry the laundry in
order to avoid creasing of fabrics
or garment's shrinking .
dry.