Prior To Using For The First Time; Sorting And Preparing Laundry - Electrolux EDI 96150 W User Manual

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Prior to using for the first time

In order to remove any residues which
may have been produced during pro-
duction, wipe the dryer drum with a
damp cloth or carry out a brief drying
cycle (30 MIN) with damp cloths in the
machine.

Sorting and preparing laundry

Sorting laundry – general
• Sorting by fabric type:
– Cotton/linen for programmes in the
COTTON programme group.
Drying in the tumble
dryer possible in
principle
Important: Do not place in the
appliance any wet laundry which is
not specified on the care label as
being suitable for tumble-drying.
This appliance can be used for all wet
laundry items which are labelled as
suitable for tumble-drying.
• Do not dry new, coloured textiles
together with light-coloured laundry
items. Textile colours may bleed.
• Do not dry cotton jersey and knitwe-
ar with the EXTRA programme.
Items may shrink!
• Wool and wool-like textiles can be
dried using the
gramme. Before the drying cycle
spin the woollen textiles as well as
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1. Turn the programme knob to
2. Press the TIME button repeatedly
until 0.30 appears in the display.
3. Press the START/PAUSE button.
– Mixed fibres and synthetics for pro-
grammes in the
programme group.
• Sorting by care label. The care labels
mean:
Dry at reduced
Dry at normal
temperature (press
temperature
SPECIAL CARE button!)
possible (max. 1200 rpm). Only dry
woollen textiles together which are
similar or the same with respect to
material, colour and weight. Please
dry heavy laundry items made of
wool separately.
Special notes about Iron Aid
• The following textiles cannot be tre-
ated using an Iron Aid programme:
woollen knitwear, leather, textiles
with large metal, wooden or plastic
parts, textiles with rusting metal
parts, oilskins or wax cotton gar-
WOOL pro-
ments.
TIME.
SYNTHETICS
Drying in the
tumble dryer
not possible