HINTS AND TIPS
Washing hintsResistant white and coloured synthetics can
You are advised not to leave your laundry too long,normally be washed at 60°C but also in this case
40°C is sufficient if the laundry is not excessively
especially when damp. Damp laundry producesdirty.
moult and unpleasant smells.Delicate synthetics, synthetics with non-fast
Moult stains cannot be removed.
colours and woollen garments must never be
washed above 40°C.
Sort your laundry.As you already know, your washing machine can
Study carefully the chart in this booklet explainingalso wash with cold water. However, it must be
the symbols used on clothes labels (see page 14).
The following points are particularly important :remembered that the detergents currently on the
market have not been designed for cold washes
- a line under the bowl means that the garmentand that in winter, when the water is very cold,
cannot be washed using programmes for resistantthey may not dissolve adequately.
fabrics such as cotton and linen;We suggest the use of liquid detergents.
- do not mix coloured garments with whites;
- anticrease materials like polyester/cotton should
How much laundry can be washed
be treated as synthetics;
- non-resistant fabrics like acrylic and most curtainin one load?
materials should be treated as delicate fabrics;Strictly speaking you should always weigh your
- the wool programme is designed specifically forlaundry.
pure new wool. Other types of wool and woolThe drum will take a maximum of 5 kg of cotton and
mixtures may shrink or felt if machine-washed.linen. For synthetics and delicate fabrics, the
Woollen garments should be spun brieflymaximum load is 2,5 kg and for wool, 1 kg.
immediately after washing.
As weighing can be complicated, we suggest you
Prewashestimate the weight according to how full the drum
Prewash is not normally necessary. Your newis:
washing machine combined with modern
cotton and linen : drum full not too tighty packed
detergents will give perfect washing results withoutresistant synthetics : no more than 2/3 of the
prewash, thus saving energy, time, water and
detergent.drum
However, when the laundry is particularly dirtydelicate fabrics and wool : no more than 1/2 of
(for example if you have to wash mechanics'the drum.
overalls or butchers' aprons), you are advised to
use prewash with a biological detergent.Before placing the laundry in the
machine:
Temperatures- mend all tears, holes and ladders;
We suggest that white cotton and linen, if it is not- secure loose buttons and close poppers and
excessively soiled, can be washed at 60° insteadzips;
of 90°C. There should be no reduction in perfor-- do not wash frayed garments - mend hems
mance, but there will be an energy saving ofbefore washing;
approximately 30%.- remove all small objects from pockets. Nails,
The same applies to a lesser extent to fast colouredpins, clips and similar objects can seriously damage
garments.your washing machine and laundry;
They usually require a temperature of 60°C but if
they are not excessively dirty, you will have- remove curtain hooks;
satisfactory results at 40°C.- wash coloured garments and in particular those
Garments with non-fast colours should not bewith non-fast colours separately when washing for
washed at temperatures above 40°C. If fast andthe first time. They are likely to lose colour the first
non-fast colours are washed together, they shouldtime they are washed.
be treated as non-fast colours and therefore the- treat obstinate stains such as grass, rust, tar,
temperature should not exceed 40°C.paint, ink etc. with a stain remover before washing.
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