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English 9
To minimize the risk of fire in a tumble dryer, the following should be
observed
CAUTION
Items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oil constitute a fire 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 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 vegetable 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. 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 flammable or explosive substances should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Highly flammable 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 fire 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 specifically 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 fitted with foam rubber pads, pillows, galoshes and rubber-coated tennis
shoes should not be placed in a tumble dryer.
Do not dry unwashed items in the tumble dryer(or washing machine drying mode,etc).
Items that have been soiled with substances such as cooking oil, acetone, alcohol, petrol, Kerosene, spot
removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers should be washed in hot water with an extra amount of
detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer.
Items such as foam rubber(latex foam), shower caps, waterproof textiles, rubber backed articles and
clothes or pillows fitted with foam rubber pads should not be dried in the tumble dryer.
Fabric softeners, or similar products, should be used as specified by the fabric softener instructions.
The final part of a tumble dryer cycle occurs without heat(cool down cycle) to ensure that the items are left
at a temperature that ensures that the items will not be damaged.
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