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In Dryer Dry-Cleaning Products

Dryel and similar in dryer Dry-Cleaning products.
Dryel is an in-home dry-cleaning product for use in domestic dryers in America, produced
by Procter & Gamble. There are a number of other brands of this type of product on the
market. We have tested this product in the AeroSmart™ dryer and recommend that
consumers follow the manufacturer's recommended instructions for it's use.
Clothes are placed within a specially designed bag, with a disposable sheet that is damp
with dry-cleaning fluid. The bag is then placed in the dryer. For Dryel, P&G
recommends that the bag should be dried at a medium or high heat for 30 minutes (plus
5 minutes if needed). For AeroSmart™ the consumer should select Dry & Wear or
Casual (medium heat) cycle and 40 minute Time Dry. This will give a medium
heat for 30 minutes, plus a 10 minute cool down period. A section in the Use Guide has
been included to provide basic instructions for this type of product.
The clothes should come out slightly damp and then should be hung to reduce wrinkles.
Dryer heat activates the moist-cleansing cloth to create a gentle steam-cleaning
environment inside the Dryel Bag. The clothes are moistened with a combination of
water, preservatives, a fibre protection agent and perfume.
Dryel is a specially designed fabric care system that can be used on dry clean only and
special care fabrics such as wool, rayon, silk, linen, acetate and blends of these fabrics.
It can also be used on hand-washable items such as cotton sweaters and other special
care garments. Dryel can be used on garment accessories such as brass buttons, sequins
or shoulder pads. However, Dryel should not be used on leather, velvet, suede or fur
(www.dryel.com, April 2003).
Testing
During the recent USA field test installations Dryel was observed in a number of homes.
There are also number of other products similar to Dryel available in the USA, sold under
different brands. For this reason we tested Dryel in the laboratory to see whether In-
Home-Dry-Cleaning products could be used in the AeroSmart™ dryer.
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