General washing and drying information
Sorting
Always sort loads for drying according to the type of textile (check the care labels) and how much you want to dry them. Load items loosely into the drum. Do up zip fasteners and tie loose ribbons, tapes or fabric belts. Close any tapes or fasteners on duvet covers and pillow cases to prevent smaller items from getting trapped inside.
Spinning (water extraction)
Loads should be well spun. The higher the spin speed, the faster your tumble dryer will dry the load, and the more
Getting the load size right
An overloaded tumble dryer will cause creasing. Drying loads which are too small is uneconomical.
Fluff
The first time you use the tumble dryer, you will probably be surprised at the amount of fluff produced. This is perfectly normal, and does not mean that your tumble dryer is wearing out your clothes. When garments are worn and washed by hand or machine, fibres and fluff are released, but remain on the surface of the material. If dried outdoors on a line these fibres will be blown away by the wind. In a tumble dryer the fluff is collected in the filter and accumulates through the drying process.
Items which should not be tumble dried
Items which are especially delicate, such as curtains of synthetic fabric, woollen garments, silk, textiles with a metal component, nylon socks/stockings.Garments made mostly from foam rubber or
Obviously, you must not dry garments in the machine which are unsuitable for tumble drying. These are usually labelled with this symbol.
Garments which have been treated with flammable liquids (benzine, alcohol, stain removal products) should not be dried in the tumble dryer on account of the risk of fire. Always follow the recommendations of the garment/item manufacturer.
Tumble drying beneficial
Do not tumble dry
Dry flat
Shrinkage
To avoid shrinking, garments should not be overdried. Always check the care labels on your fabrics.
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