User manual SINGER 144W204

[. . . ] 1 Important Information GB For your Condenser dryer to operate efficiently, you must follow the regular maintenance schedule shown below: Fluff Filter. Refit the filter - NEVER run the dryer without the filter in position. Failure to clean the filter after EVERY drying cycle will affect the drying performance of your machine. - It will take longer to dry and as a result will use more electricity during drying. [. . . ] Open the door make sure the filter is clean and in place and the water container is empty and in place (see Maintenance). Load the machine and make sure items are not in the way of the door seal. Choose the drying time by checking the Drying Guide table for the type of fabric you are drying (see Laundry). During the drying programme, you can check on your laundry and take out items that are dry while others continue drying. When you close the door again, press the START button in order to resume drying. About 10 minutes before the programme is completed, it enters the final COOL TUMBLE phase (fabrics are cooled), which should always be allowed to complete. Note: The COOL TUMBLE programme can be used to refresh fibres of clothing. - Set the TIMER with the cool tumble symbol inline with the indicator at Step 5 above* if you need this feature. 6 Laundry Sorting your laundry Check symbols on clothing labels to make sure that the articles can be tumble dried. — Wring out each item in order to eliminate as much excess water as possible. — Wash Care Labels Look at the labels on your garments, especially when tumble drying for the first time. It is a fire hazard to dry items that HAVE NOT been washed with water. — Do not tumble dry items that have been spotted or soaked with vegetable or cooking oils, this constitutes a fire hazard. Oil-affected items can ignite spontaneously, especially when exposed to heat sources such as a tumble dryer. The items become warm, causing an oxidisation reaction with the oil, Oxidisation creates heat. Piling, stacking or storing oil-effected items can prevent heat from escaping and so create a fire hazard. If it is unavoidable that fabrics containing vegetable or cooking oil or those that have been contaminated with hair care products be placed in a tumble dryer they should first be washed with extra detergent - this will reduce, but not eliminate the hazard. The cool tumble phase should be used to reduce the temperature of the items. They should not be removed from the dryer and piled or stacked while hot. — Do not tumble dry items that have previously been cleaned in or washed in, soaked in or soiled with petrol/gasoline, dry cleaning solvents or other flammable or explosive substances. Highly flammable substances commonly used in domestic environments including cooking oil, acetone, denatured alcohol, kerosene, spot removers, turpentine, waxes and wax removers. Ensure these items have been washed in hot water with an extra amount of detergent before being dried in the tumble dryer. [. . . ] Empty the water container after each cycle Pull the container out of the dryer and empty it into a sink or other suitable drain. Always check and empty the container before you start a new drying programme. Cleaning the dryer External parts in metal or plastic and rubber parts can be cleaned with a damp cloth. — Periodically (every 6 months) vacuum the front air intake grille, to remove any build up of fluff, lint or dust. [. . . ]