Electrolux EWX 14450 W - Manual (Page 22)

22 electrolux washing hints and drying hints
Preparing the drying cycle
As a dryer, the machine works on th e
condensation principle.
Therefore, the water tap must be
open and the drain hose must drain
water into a sink or into the drain
pipe, even during the drying cycle.
Attention!
Before starting the drying programme,
reduce the loads of washed laundry, in
order to obtain good performances.
Laundry not suitable for drying
• Particularly delicate items such as
synthetic curtains, woollen and silk, gar-
ments with metal inserts, nylon stoc-
kings, bulky garments such as anoraks,
bedcovers, quilts, sleeping bags and
duvets must not be machine dried.
• Avoid drying dark clothes with light
coloured fluffy items such as towels as
these can attract th
e fluff.
• Remove the laundry when the
appliance has finished drying.
• To avoid a static charge when drying
is completed, use either a fabric softe-
ner when you are washing the laundry
or a fabric conditioner specifically for
tumble dryers.
• Garments padded with foam-rubber
or materials similar to foam-rubber must
not be machine dried; they represent a
fire hazard.
• Also, fabrics containing residues of
setting lotions or hair sprays, nail sol-
vents or similar solutions must not be
machine dried in order to avoid the for-
mation of harmful vapours.
Garment labels
For drying, follow the indications given
on the manufacturer’s labels:
May be tumble dried
Drying at high temperature
Drying at reduced temperature
Do not tumble dry.
Drying cycle duration
The drying time may vary depending on:
• speed of the final spin
• dryness degree required (iron dry,
store dry)
• type of laundry
• weight of the load size
The average drying time for a timed
drying are indicated in the «Drying pro-
grammes» chapter
. The experience will
help you to dry your laundry in a more
suitable way, according to the different
fabrics
. Take note of the duration drying
time of the already performed cycles.
Additional drying
If the laundry is still damp at the end of
the drying programme, select a short
drying cycle again.
Attention! Do not over dry the
laundry in order to avoid creasing
of fabrics or garment’s shrinking .
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