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1 Safety precautions
• Remove objects such as lighters and matches and the like.
• Never stop a tumble dryer before the end of the drying cycle
unless all items are quickly removed and spread out so that
the heat is dissipated.
• If the appliance is installed on a carpeted floor ensure that
any ventilation openings on the base of the appliance are not
obstructed.
• If the appliance is installed in a housing, the ventilation open-
ings are to be kept free of obstruction.
• Exhaust air must not be discharged into a flue which is used
for exhausting fumes from appliances burning gas or other
fuels.
• Do not install the appliance behind a door that locks, a sliding
door or a door with a hinge that lies opposite the hinge of the
appliance.
To minimize the risk of fire in a tumble dryer, the following should be
observed:
• 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. Oxida-
tion creates heat. If the heat cannot escape, the items can be-
come hot enough to catch fire. Piling, stacking or storing oil-
affected items can prevent heat from escaping and so create
a fire hazard. If it is unavoidable that fabrics that contain ve-
getable 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.
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