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6_ safety information
safety information
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-affected 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-affected 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 rubber. Like
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 effects of static electricity unless this practice is specifi cally recommended by the
manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.
Undergarments that contain metal reinforcements should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
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.
CAUTION
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