Drying cycles
Your dryer has a number of drying cycles to suit your laundry needs. Selecting the most appropriate cycle for each particular load will help ensure you get the best result.
Cycle | Designed For | Description | Max. Load Size (KG) | Default Dryness Level* | Default Temperature |
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Everyday** | Everyday cotton clothing | High heat cycle for rapid drying of everyday clothing. | 8 | Dry | High |
Heavy | Heavy durable garments, eg tea towels, jerseys, rugby shorts, jeans. | Longer, high heat cycle for heavy fabrics and denims. | 8 | Dry/ Extra Dry | High |
Delicate | Delicate clothing items, eg synthetics, silk and fine fabrics. | Short, cool cycle for carefully drying delicate and heat sensitive fabrics. | 4 | Dry | Low |
Easy Iron | Business shirts and clothing that creases easily. | Short medium heat cycle with the Wrinkle Free option selected for easily creasable items. | 4 | Damp/Dry | Medium |
Sheets | Sheets, pillowcases and duvet/doona covers. | High heat cycle with reversing, to improve the movement of large items such as sheets and duvet/doona covers and help reducing tangling. | 4 | Dry | High |
Towels | Towels | High heat cycle for drying thick, absorbent items such as towels. | 6 | Dry | High |
Bulky | Bigger items like jackets and duvet/doona covers. | A medium heat cycle for the special care of bulky items. | 4 | Dry | Medium |
Sports | Sports clothing, eg running gear. | A low heat cycle designed to care for synthetic sports clothing. | 4 | Dry | Low |
Wool | Woollen items, eg jerseys. | A low heat cycle for use with the drying rack to dry machine washable woollen items without tumbling. User selectable drying times of 30 – 150 minutes. | 3 | N/A | Low |
Rack Dry | Items that cannot be tumbled, eg shoes, delicate jerseys. | Specifically for using the drying rack so you can dry items flat without them tumbling. | 3 | N/A | Low |
Freshen | Items that have been in storage or have not been worn/used for some time. | A short cycle with a burst of heat followed by cool air to help de-wrinkle and refresh items. | 2 | N/A | High |
Time Dry 30 | Drying items for a selected time period. | A cycle with user select 10 – 150 minute drying times. | 8 | N/A | High |
Air Dry | Drying items for a specific time period, without heat. | 40 minute tumble with no heat. | 4 | N/A | No Heat |
* Dryness level is only an option on automatic sensing cycles. On ‘Time Dry’ and the ‘Rack Dry’ cycle, dryness will vary depending on the load and its initial moisture content.
** Everyday, Dry, High dry temp is the recommended cycle for everyday cotton items.