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SORTING AND LOADING
Before you load
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Check pockets for items that could damage your clothes or get caught in the dryer.
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Close zippers, hooks and eyes, and other fastenings (ie fasten the openings of duvet/
doona covers), and remove loose bra wires. These may damage both your dryer and
your clothes.
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Check the lint filter is clean and the water tank is empty (if the dryer is not set up to
drain automatically).
Loading
Garments need to be loaded correctly to minimise creasing and wrinkling, and to
ensure the load is dried evenly.
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Allow enough room in the dryer for clothes to tumble freely. (Hint: load the dryer in
terms of the space the garments take up when dry, rather than when they are wet).
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Shake clothes out and load individually to help items dry evenly and reduce tangling.
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Only dry a sheet load up to a maximum of 4kg in the dryer at one time.
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Hang garments as soon as the drying cycle is complete to reduce the need for ironing.
IMPORTANT!
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Never put dripping wet clothes in or on top of the dryer as excess water may cause
an electrical hazard.
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Do not place an item in your dryer unless the care label specifically states it is safe
to do so.
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Do not dry curtains in your dryer. Sunlight makes them brittle and they may
disintegrate during drying.
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Do not overload your dryer beyond its rated capacity (eight kilograms of dry clothes).
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Do not under any circumstances dry an electric blanket or any other electrical,
plastic or rubber items in your dryer.
Drying times
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Drying very small loads is inefficient. Try to dry medium to large loads.
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Heavier items (towels, flannelette sheets) will take longer to dry than light items
(synthetics and polyester cotton sheets and shirts).
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Drying times can be reduced by spinning the wash load at the highest spin speed
suitable for the load type in your washing machine.
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Check bulky items during the cycle to ensure even drying, pause the dryer and
reposition the item if necessary.
Drying duvets/doonas and other bulky items
Depending on the size, you may need to use a commercial dryer at the laundromat.
Add your bulky item to the dryer along with dryer balls (or tennis balls) to help evenly
distribute the filling and cut down dryer time. Dry at low-medium temperature only,
stopping regularly to check.
IMPORTANT!
Do not leave your dryer unattended while tumbling bulky items.
Remove the duvet/doona from the dryer every half hour or so and fluff to redistribute
the filling. Return items to the dryer and continue the cycle. This will ensure that your
duvet/doona dries evenly.
