Hotpoint AQCF 852 BI, AQCF 852 BU Laundry, Sorting your laundry, Wash care labels

Laundry

Sorting your laundry

•Check symbols on clothing labels to make sure that the articles can be tumble dried.

•Sort laundry by fabric type.

•Empty pockets and check buttons.

•Close zippers and hooks and tie loose belts and strings.

•Wring out each item in order to eliminate as much excess water as possible.

￿Do not load dripping wet clothes into the dryer.

Maximum load

Do not load more than maximum capacity.

These numbers refer to dry weight:

Natural fibres: 8 kg max (18 lb)

Synthetic fibres: 3 kg max (6.6 lb)

￿Do not overload the dryer as this could result in reduced drying performance.

Typical weights

Note: 1kg = 1000g; (1 lb = 16 oz.)

Clothes

Blouse	Cotton	150g	(5 oz)
	Other	100g	(3 oz)
Dress	Cotton	500g	(1lb 2 oz)
	Other	350g	(12 oz)
Jeans		700 g (1 lb 6 oz)
10 Nappies		1000 g (2 lb 6 oz)
Shirt	Cotton	300g	(10 oz)
	Other	200g (7 oz)
T - Shirt		125 g (4 oz)

Household items

Duvet cover	Cotton	1500g (3 lb 5 oz)
(Double)	Other	1000g (2 lb 3 oz)
Large Tablecloth		700 g (1 lb 6 oz)
Small Tablecloth		250	g (9 oz)
Tea Towel		100	g (3 oz)
Bath Towel		700 g (1 lb 6 oz)
Hand Towel		350 g (12 oz)
Double Sheet		500 g (1 lb 2 oz)
Single Sheet		350	g (12 oz)

At the end of a drying cycle, cottons could still be damp if you grouped cottons and synthetics together. If this happens simply give them an additional short period of drying.

Note: The last 10 minutes of any time set is the Cool Tumble so allow for this when setting the time, as this period will not dry your laundry.

Wash care labels

Look at the labels on your garments, especially when tumble drying for the first time. The following symbols are the most common:

May be tumble dried.

Do not tumble dry.

Tumble dry at high heat setting.

Tumble dry at low heat setting.

What not to tumble dry in your dryer:

•Articles that contain rubber or rubber-like materials, or plastic film (pillows, cushions, or PVC rainwear); any other flammable objects, or objects that contain flammable substances (towels soiled with hairspray).

•Glass fibres (certain types of draperies).

•Items that have been Dry Cleaned.

•Items with the ITLC code (“Special clothing items”) . These can be cleaned with special at-home dry cleaning products. Follow instructions carefully.

•Large bulky items (pillows, cushions and large bedspreads. Sleeping bags and duvets can be dried using the Duvet programmes as described on page 8). These expand when drying and would prevent airflow through the dryer.

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