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To minimize the risk of
fi
re in a tumble dryer,
the following should be observed:
• Items that have been spotted or soaked with
vegetable or cooking oil constitute a
fi
re hazard
and should not be placed in a tumble dryer.Oil-a
ff
ected items can ignite spontaneously, 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 become hot
enough to catch
fi
re. Piling, stacking or storing oil-a
ff
ected items can prevent heat from escaping and so
create a
fi
re hazard. 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
fi
rst be washed in hot
water with extra detergent - this will reduce, but not
eliminate, the hazard. The ’cool down’ cycle of tumble
dryers should be used to reduce the temperature
of the items. They should not be removed from the
tumble dryer or piled or stacked while hot.
• Items that have been previously cleaned in, washed
in, soaked in or spotted with petrol/ gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents or other
fl
ammable or explosive
substances should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Highly
fl
ammable substances commonly used in
domestic environments include acetone, denatured
alcohol, petrol/gasoline, kerosene, spot removers
(some brands), turpentine, waxes and wax removers.
• Items containing foam rubber (also known as latex
foam) or similarly textured rubberlike materials should
not be dried in a tumble dryer on a heat setting. Foam
rubber materials can, when heated, produce
fi
re by
spontaneous combustion.
• Fabric softeners or similar products should not be
used in a tumble dryer to eliminate the e
ff
ects of
static electricity unless this practice is speci
fi
cally
recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric
softener or product.
• Undergarments that contain metal reinforcements
should not be placed in a tumbledryer. Damage to the
tumble dryer can result if metal reinforcements come
loose during drying. When available a drying rack
could be used for such items.
• Plastic articles such as shower caps or babies’
waterproof napkin covers should not be placed in a
tumble dryer. Rubber-backed articles, clothes
fi
tted
with foam rubber pads, pillows, galoshes and rubber-
coated tennis shoes should not be placed in a tumble
dryer.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Vented dryers
• There has to be adequate ventilation to avoid the
back
fl
ow of gases into the room from appliances
burning other fuels, including open
fi
res, when
operating the tumble dryer.
• The exhaust air must not be discharged into a
fl
ue
which is used for exhausting fumes from appliances
burning gas or other fuels.
CAUTION!
Air from the tumble dryer must not be fed through
ducts used for equipment that burns gas or other
fuels.
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