Miele T 1515 Notes on laundry care, The following fabrics should not be dried in a tumble dryer

Notes on laundry care

Before drying, check the instructions on the fabric care label.

The following fabrics should not be dried in a tumble dryer:

–Woollens and wool blends

These fabrics tend to become matted and shrink.

–Items filled with down

The fine fabric interior tends to shrink, depending on the quality of the item involved.

–Pure linen

These items should only be machine- dried if specified as suitable by the manufacturer on the textile care label. The surface of the fabric may other- wise tend to become “rough”.

Miele dryers have been designed to dry laundry free of static cling, without the use of dryer softener sheets or simi- lar products. The dryer continuously monitors the moisture content of the laundry, and automatically shuts off the heat when the selected degree of dry- ness is reached. Through the use of a cool down period, (where the machine operates without heat), cool, static free laundry is the end result. Dryer softener sheets perform the same function by depositing a chemical residue on both the clothes and the interior of the dryer. Over time, this coating may lead to per- formance reductions in the dryer.

If fabric softening is desired, it is more convenient, economical and beneficial to the clothing if a liquid softener is auto- matically dispensed while the clothes are in the washing machine. Please see the washing machine operating instructions for directions on how to automatically dis- pense a liquid softener.

Notes:

Knitted fabrics and flannel sheets tend to shrink when washed for the first time and also when dried. They should not be overdried (Extra dry)!

Starched laundry can also be dried in the tumble dryer.

Permanent press items should be briefly spun in the washing machine be- fore drying. Items which are prone to creasing should not be dried in the “PERMANENT PRESS- Normal +” - Pro- gram.

Drip-dry shirts made of pure cotton may tend to crease, depending on the quality of their finish.

These items should be dried in a “Hand iron”program.

Permanent press fabrics tend to crease more as the size of the load increases. This is particularly true of very delicate fabrics. The load should be reduced to 1.5 kg or, if necessary, to 1 kg.

Do not dry new dark-colored fabrics together with light-colored items as they may discolor.

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