HINTS AND TIPS
Washing hintsResistant white and coloured synthetics can normally
be washed at 60°C but also in this case 40°C is
You are advised not to leave your laundry too long,sufficient if the laundry is not excessively dirty.
especially when damp. Damp laundry produces moult
and unpleasant smells.Delicate synthetics, synthetics with non-fast colours
and woollen garments must never be washed above
Moult stains cannot be removed.40°C.
Sort your laundry.As you already know, your washing machine can also
wash with cold water. However, it must be remembered
Study carefully the chart in this booklet explaining thethat the detergents currently on the market have not
symbols used on clothes labels (see page 14).
The following points are particularly important :been designed for cold washes and that in winter,
when the water is very cold, they may not dissolve
- a line under the bowl means that the garment cannotadequately.
be washed using programmes for resistant fabrics
such as cotton and linen;We suggest the use of liquid detergents.
- do not mix coloured garments with whites;How much laundry can be washed in
- anticrease materials like polyester/cotton should be
treated as synthetics;one load?
- non-resistant fabrics like acrylic and most curtainStrictly speaking you should always weigh your laundry.
materials should be treated as delicate fabrics;The drum will take a maximum of 5 kg of cotton and
- the wool programme is designed specifically for purelinen. For synthetics and delicate fabrics, the maxi-
new wool. Other types of wool and wool mixtures maymum load is 2,5 kg and for wool, 1 kg.
shrink or felt if machine-washed.
Woollen garments should be spun briefly immediatelyAs weighing can be complicated, we suggest you
after washing.estimate the weight according to how full the drum is:
Prewashcotton and linen : drum full not too tighty packed
resistant synthetics : no more than 2/3 of the drum
Prewash is not normally necessary. Your new washing
machine combined with modern detergents will givedelicate fabrics and wool : no more than 1/2 of the
perfect washing results without prewash, thus savingdrum.
energy, time, water and detergent.
However, when the laundry is particularly dirty (forBefore placing the laundry in the ma-
example if you have to wash mechanics' overalls orchine:
butchers' aprons), you are advised to use prewash
- mend all tears, holes and ladders;
with a biological detergent.- secure loose buttons and close poppers and zips;
- do not wash frayed garments - mend hems before
Temperatureswashing;
We suggest that white cotton and linen, if it is not- remove all small objects from pockets. Nails, pins,
excessively soiled, can be washed at 60° instead ofclips and similar objects can seriously damage your
90°C. There should be no reduction in performance,washing machine and laundry;
but there will be an energy saving of approximately- remove curtain hooks;
30%.- wash coloured garments and in particular those with
The same applies to a lesser extent to fast colourednon-fast colours separately when washing for the first
garments.time. They are likely to lose colour the first time they are
They usually require a temperature of 60°C but if theywashed.
are not excessively dirty, you will have satisfactory- treat obstinate stains such as grass, rust, tar, paint,
results at 40°C.ink etc. with a stain remover before washing.
Garments with non-fast colours should not be washed
at temperatures above 40°C. If fast and non-fast
colours are washed together, they should be treated
as non-fast colours and therefore the temperature
should not exceed 40°C.
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