Using Your Dryer, Sorting | Fisher & Paykel DEIX1 specification

Using Your Dryer

Check the care labels inside the garments to determine whether the garment manufacturer recommends tumble-drying.

Sorting

It is best that you sort your garments before placing them into the dryer. Sort into loads of similar types, and loads that take similar times to dry.

Heavier items (e.g. towels, t-shirts and flannel sheets) are best dried separately from lightweight items (e.g. synthetics, poly-cotton sheets and shirts). This prevents the possibility of some items becoming over-dried whilst others are still damp. It will also help to extend the life of your clothing and linen.

Drying your clothes as soon as the washer has finished will decrease the chance of creases and the chance of dye transfer from coloured items to white items.

We recommend that articles of clothing with screen-printing are turned inside out to ensure the screen-printing does not stick to the drum. Garments with hooks or zippers need to be fastened and where possible turned inside out. Place undergarments in a net bag to provide protection from other items in the load.

Loading

Garments need to be loaded properly to reduce the likelihood of them creasing and to ensure the load is dried evenly. Make sure there is ample room for the garments to tumble freely while drying. Load in terms of the space the garments take up when dry, rather than when they are wet.

The general rule is one wash load = one dryer load. Only load the dryer up to the top of the transparent section of the lint bucket. Loading any higher may result in uneven drying, tangling, creasing and the dryer becoming overloaded.

It is a good idea to dry ‘permanent press’ type garments together in a separate cycle with the CREASABLES option turned on. This will help reduce creases and the need for ironing.

Load no higher than here