Indesit IDVL75BRS(UK) User Guide

Warnings 

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 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.

•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 

vents behind the machine, the outlet 

vents and the vent tube should never be 

obstructed (see Installation).

• Never direct the vent tube outlet towards 

the air intake at the back of the machine.

• Never allow the tumble dryer to recycle 

exhaust air.

• 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 the dryer unless the filter, is 

securely in place (see Maintenance).

• 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).

• 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).

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 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. 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.

Save energy and respect the environment

•  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).