Miele T 220 operating instructions

Warning and Safety instructions

Always close the door after use. This way you will avoid the danger

of:

–anyone sitting or leaning on the door, which can cause the machine to tip up,

–children climbing onto or into the dryer or hiding things in it.

There is danger of fire with fabrics which:

–contain a large proportion of rubber, foam rubber or rubber like materials.

–have been treated with inflammable cleaning agents.

–have been splashed with hair lac- quer, hair spray, nail varnish remover or similar substances.

–which contain padding or fillings (e.g. pillows, jackets). If these were damaged the filling could leak with the risk of igniting in the dryer.

–are soiled with oil or grease.

In areas which may be subject to infestation by cockroaches or other

vermin, pay particular attention to keep- ing the appliance and its surroundings in a clean condition at all times. Any damage which may be caused by cockroaches or other vermin will not be covered by the appliance guarantee.

To minimize the risk of fire in a tumble dryer, the following

should be observed:

–Items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire hazard and should not be placed in a tumble dryer.

Oil-affected items can ignite sponta- neously, especially when exposed to heat sources such as in a tumble dryer. The items become warm, causing an oxidation reaction in the oil. Oxidation creates heat. If the heat cannot escape, the items can be- come hot enough to catch fire. Pilling, stacking or storing oil-af- fected items can prevent heat from escaping and so create a fire haz- ard.

If it is unavoidable that fabrics that contain vegetable or cooking oil or have been contaminated by hair care products be placed in a tumble dryer they should first be washed in hot water with extra detergent - this will reduce, but not eliminate, the hazard. The "cool down" cycle of tumble dry- ers should be used to reduce the temperature of the items. They should not be removed from the tum- ble dryer or piled or stacked while hot.

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