Laundry weights
Washing hints
The following weights are indicative:
Bathrobe1200 g
Sorting the laundry
Napkin100 g
Y Follow the wash code symbols on each garmentQuilt cover700 g
label and the manufacturerOs washing instructions.Sheet500 g
Y Sort the laundry as follows:Pillow case200 g
whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.Tablecloth250 g
Towelling towel200 g
Y Never wash whites and coloureds together.Tea cloth100 g
Whites may lose their Owhiteness� in the wash.Night dress200 g
Y New coloured items may run in the first wash; they
LadiesO briefs100 g
should therefore be washed separately the firstManOs work shirt600 g
time.ManOs shirt200 g
Y Make sure that no metal objects are left in theManOs pyjamas500 g
laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins, pins).Blouse100 g
MenOs underpants100 g
Y Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, hooks
and poppers. Tie any belts or long tapes.
Y Remove persistent stains before washing. Rub
Removing stains
particularly soiled areas with a special detergent
or detergent paste.Stubborn stains may not be removed by just water
and detergent. It is therefore advisable to treat them
Y Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks orprior to washing.
tie them up in a bag or net.
Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For dried
stains, soak overnight in water with a special
Temperatures
detergent then rub in the soap and water.
60!-95!for normally soiled white cottons andOil based paint: moisten with benzine stain
linen (e.g. tea cloths, towels,remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab the
tablecloths, sheets...)stain; treat several times.
60!for normally soiled, colour fastDried grease stains: moisten with turpentine, lay
garments (e.g. shirts, night dresses,the garment on a soft surface and dab the stain with
pyjamas....) in linen, cotton or syntheticthe fingertips and a cotton cloth.
fibres and for lightly soiled white cotton
(e.g. underwear).Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust
removing product used cold. Be careful with rust
(cold)for delicate items (e.g. net curtains), stains which are not recent since the cellulose
30!-40!mixed laundry including syntheticstructure will already have been damaged and the
fibres and woollens bearing the labelfabric tends to hole.
�pure new wool, machine washable,Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well (whites
non-shrinkE.
and fast coloureds only).
Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach (whites and
Maximum loadsfast coloureds only).
Recommended loads are indicated in theBall point pen and glue: moisten with acetone (*),
lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab the stain.
programme charts.
General rules:Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above, then treat
stains with methylated spirits. Remove any residual
Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly packed;
marks from white fabrics with bleach.
Synthetics: drum no more than half full;Red wine: soak in water and detergent, rinse and
Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no more thantreat with acetic or citric acid, then rinse. Treat any
one third full.residual marks with bleach.
Washing a maximum load makes the most efficient
use of water and energy.
For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the load size.
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