Indesit IDV-75-(EU): Warnings

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Warnings

! This appliance has been designed and built according to

warm items inside.

international safety standards. These warnings are given for

• Clean the filter after each use (see

safety reasons and must be followed carefully.

Maintenance).

General safety

• Do not allow lint to collect around the dryer.

•This appliance can be used by children

• Never climb on top of the dryer. It could

aged from 8 years and above and

result in damage.

persons with reduced physical, sensory or

• Always follow electrical standards and

mental capabilities or lack of experience

requirements (see Installation).

and knowledge if they have been given

supervision or instruction concerning use of

• Always buy original spare parts and

the appliance in a safe way and understand

accessories (see Service).

the hazards involved.

To minimise the risk of fire in your tumble

• This tumble dryer has been designed for

dryer, the following should be observed:

home, and not professional, use.

• Tumble dry items only if they have been

• Do not touch the appliance while barefoot

washed with detergent and water, rinsed

or with wet hands or feet.

and been through the spin cycle. It is a fire

hazard to dry items that HAVE NOT been

• Unplug the machine by pulling on the plug,

washed with water.

not the cord.

• �Do not dry garments that have been treated

•Children should be supervised to ensure

with chemical products.

that they do not play with the dryer.

• Do not tumble dry items that have

•Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be

been spotted or soaked with vegetable

made by children without supervision.

or cooking oils, this constitutes a fire

•Children of less than 3 years should be

hazard. Oil-affected items can ignite

kept away from the appliance unless

spontaneously,especially when exposed to

continuously supervised.

heat sources such as a tumble dryer. The

• The appliance must be installed correctly

items become warm, causing an oxidisation

and have proper ventilation. The air intake

reaction with the oil, Oxidisation creates

vents behind the machine, the outlet

heat. If the heat cannot escape, items can

vents and the vent tube should never be

become hot enough to catch fire. Piling,

obstructed (see Installation).

stacking or storing oil-effected items can

• Never direct the vent tube outlet towards

prevent heat from escaping and so create

the air intake at the back of the machine.

a fire hazard.If it is unavoidable that fabrics

• Never allow the tumble dryer to recycle

containing vegetable or cooking oil or those

exhaust air.

that have been contaminated with hair care

• Never use the dryer on carpeting where the

products be placed in a tumble dryer they

pile height would prevent air from entering

should first be washed with extra detergent

the dryer from the base.

- this will reduce, but not eliminate the

• Check to see if the dryer is empty before

hazard. They should not be removed from

loading it.

the dryer and piled or stacked while hot.

•

The back of the dryer could become very

• Do not tumble dry items that have

hot. Never touch it while in use.

previously been cleaned in or washed in,

soaked in or soiled with petrol/gasoline,

• Do not use the dryer unless the filter, is

dry cleaning solvents or other flammable

securely in place (see Maintenance).

or explosive substances. Highly flammable

• Do not overload the dryer (see Laundry for

substances commonly used in domestic

maximum loads).

environments including cooking oil,

• Do not load items that are dripping wet.

acetone, denatured alcohol, kerosene,

• �Carefully check all instructions on clothing

spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax

labels (see Laundry).

removers. Ensure these items have been

washed in hot water with an extra amount

• Do not tumble dry large, very bulky items.

of detergent before being dried in the

• Do not tumble dry acrylic fibres at high

tumble dryer.

temperatures.

• �Do not tumble dry items containing foam

• Do not turn off the dryer when there are still

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rubber (also known as latex foam), or

similarly textured rubber like materials.

Foam rubber materials can, when heated,

produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

• �Fabric softener or similar products should

not be used in a tumble dryer to eliminate

the effects of static electricity unless the

practice is specifically recommended by the

manufacturer of the fabric softener product.

• Do not tumble dry undergarments that

contain metal reinforcements eg. bras

with metal reinforcing wires. Damage to

the tumble dryer can result if the metal

reinforcements come loose during drying.

• �Do not tumble dry rubber, plastic articles

such as shower caps or babies waterproof

covers, polythene or paper.

• Do not tumble dry rubber backed articles,

clothes fitted with foam rubber pads,

pillows, galoshes and rubber coated tennis

shoes.

• Remove all objects from pockets such as

lighters and matches.

WARNING: Never stop the dryer before the

end of the drying cycle unless all items are

quickly removed and spread out so that the

heat is dissipated.

Save energy and respect the environment

• Wring out all items to eliminate excess water before

tumble drying (if you use a washing machine first, select

a high spin cycle). Doing this will save time and energy

during drying.

• Always dry full loads - you save energy: single items or

small loads take longer to dry.

• Clean the filter after each use to contain energy

consumption costs (see Maintenance).