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Sorting your laundry – Hotpoint TFA34 User Manual

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Sorting your laundry

1. Always separate laundry into the correct fabric groups before

washing and drying.

2. See that all zips are closed, hooks and eyes are fastened and belt,

strings etc. are tied loosely in bows, you will normally have done this
for each item before the washing stage.

3. It is important to extract as much water as possible from each item

before drying. This saves you time and money.

4. Make sure that the items to be dried are suitable for tumble drying, or

are not of a type requiring ‘special attention’ (see“Wash Care Labels”
section).

Your dryer will hold a load of 5kg (11lb) dry weight of natural fabrics. if
you are drying items of man-made fibres (synthetic or acrylics), the
maximum load should not exceed 3kg (6.6lb) dry weight.
This difference is that man-made fibres require more space to tumble-dry
without creasing.

To help you estimate how many items it takes to make up a drying load,
the charts below show the approximate weights of some everyday
washing items.

If you group small cotton or terry-towelling items with a synthetic
fabric load they could be damp at the end of the drying cycle. If this
happens simply give them an additional short period of drying to finish
them off.

Maximum
load size

Typical load

WARNING: CLOTHES SHOULD NEVER BE LOADED DRIPPING
WET

WARNING: DO NOT OVERLOAD AS THIS COULD RESULT IN
REDUCED DRYING PERFORMANCE AND A POSSIBLE FIRE
HAZARD.

Clothes

Blouse

Cotton

150g

5oz

Other

100g

3

1

/

2

oz

Dress

Cotton

500g

1lb 2oz

Other

350g

12oz

Jeans

700g

1lb 6oz

10 Nappies

1000g 2lb 3oz

Shirt

Cotton

300g

10

1

/

2

oz

Other

200g

7oz

T-Shirt

125g

4

1

/

2

oz

Household Items

Duvet cover

Cotton

1500g 3lb 5oz

(Double)

Other

1000g 2lb 3oz

Large Tablecloth

700g

1lb 6oz

Small Tablecloth

250g

9oz

Tea Towel

100g

3

1

/

2

oz

Bath Towel

700g

1lb 8oz

Hand Towel

350g

12oz

Double Sheet

500g

1lb 2oz

Single Sheet

350g

12oz