Indesit IDPE845A1ECOUK User Guide

! This appliance has been designed and built 

according to international safety standards. 

These warnings are given for safety reasons 

and must be followed carefully.

General safety
• This appliance can be used by children 

aged from 8 years and above and 

persons with reduced physical, sensory or 

mental capabilities or lack of experience 

and knowledge if they have been given 

supervision or instruction concerning use of 

the appliance in a safe way and understand 

the hazards involved.

•  This tumble dryer has been designed for 

home, and not professional, use.

•  Do not touch the appliance while barefoot 

or with wet hands or feet.

•  Unplug the machine by pulling on the plug, 

not the cord.

• After using the dryer, turn it off and unplug 

it. Keep the door closed to make sure that 

children do not use it as a toy.

•  Children should be supervised to ensure 

that they do not play with the dryer.

• Cleaning and user maintenance shall not be 

made by children without supervision.

•Children of less than 3 years should be 

kept away from the appliance unless 

continuously supervised.

•  The appliance must be installed correctly 

and have proper ventilation. The air intake 

at the front of the dryer should never   be 

obstructed (see Installation).

•  Never use the dryer on carpeting where 

the pile height would prevent air from 

entering the dryer from the base.

•  Check to see if the dryer is empty before 

loading it.

•  

 The back of the dryer could become 

very hot. Never touch it while in use.

•  Do not use liquid fabric softeners in the 

dryer; add it to the final rinse of your wash.

•  Do not overload the dryer (see Laundry for 

maximum loads).

•  Do not load items that are dripping wet.
•  Carefully check all instructions on clothing 

labels (see Laundry).

•  Do not tumble dry large, very bulky items.
•  Do not tumble dry acrylic fibres at high 

temperatures.

•  Do not turn off the dryer when there are still 

warm items inside.

•  Clean the filter after each use (see 

Maintenance).

•  Empty the Water Container after each use 

(see   Maintenance).

•  Clean the Heat Pump filter unit at regular 

intervals (see Maintenance).

•  Do not allow lint to collect around the dryer.
•  Never climb on top of the dryer. It could 

result in damage.

•  Always follow electrical standards and 

requirements (see Installation).

•  Always buy original spare parts and 

accessories (see Service).

WARNING: Never stop the dryer before the 

end of the drying cycle unless all items are 

quickly removed and spread out so that the 

heat is dissipated.

To minimise the risk of fire in your tumble 

dryer, the following should be observed:

•  Tumble dry items only if they have been 

washed with detergent and water, rinsed and 

been through the spin cycle. It is a fire hazard 

to dry items that HAVE NOT been washed 

with water.

•  Do not dry garments that have been treated 

with chemical products.

•  ●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. If the heat 

cannot escape, items can become hot 

enough to catch fire. 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 withhair care products 

be placed in a tumble dryer they should first 

be washed with extra detergent - this will 

reduce, but not eliminate the hazard. 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.

•  Do not tumble dry items containing foam 

rubber (also known as latex foam), or 

similarly textured rubber like materials. 

Foam rubber materials can, when heated, 

produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

•  Fabric softener or similar products should 

not be used in a tumble dryer to eliminate 

the effects of static electricity unless the 

practice is specifically recommended by 

the manufacturer of the fabric softener 

product.

•  ●Do not tumble dry undergarments that 

contain metal reinforcements eg. bras 

with metal reinforcing wires. Damage to 

the tumble dryer can result if the metal 

reinforcements come loose during drying.

•  ●Do not tumble dry rubber, plastic articles 

such as shower caps or babies waterproof 

covers, polythene or paper.

•  ●Do not tumble dry rubber backed articles, 

clothes fitted with foam rubber pads, 

pillows, galoshes and rubber coated tennis 

shoes.

•  ●

Remove all objects from pockets such as 

lighters and matches.

! WARNING: Never stop the dryer before 

the end of the drying cycle unless all 

items are quickly removed and spread 

out so that the heat is dissipated.

•  Wring out all items to eliminate excess water before        

    tumble drying (if you use a washing machine first, select  

    a high spin cycle). Doing this will save time and energy  

    during drying.

•  Always dry full loads - you save energy: single items or  

    small loads take longer to dry.

•  Clean the filter after each use to contain energy  

     

    consumption costs (see Maintenance).