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Prepare the Washing Cycle
shing Cycle
Sort and Prepare the Washing
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Sort the washing according to care codes and
type (see ”Washing Types and Care Codes”).
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Empty pockets.
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Remove metal parts (paper clips, safety pins
etc.).
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To prevent washing damage and washing snags:
Close zip fasteners, button closed bed covers
and pillow cases, and tie together ribbons, e.g. on
aprons.
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Use clothing made of double-layer fabric (sleep-
ing bag, anorak etc.).
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On knitted, coloured textiles and on wool and tex-
tiles with fitted decorations: Turn inside out.
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Wash small and sensitive items (baby socks,
stockings, tights, bras etc.) in a washing net, a
cushion with a zip fastener or in larger socks.
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Treat curtains with particular care. Remove small
metal rollers or small, burred rollers or tie them in
a net or in a bag. We cannot accept any liability
for damage.
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Do not wash coloureds and whites together in
one washing cycle. Otherwise, whites will discol-
our or turn grey.
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New coloureds often contain surplus dye. It is
best to wash such items separately the first time.
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Mix small and large items of washing! This
speeds up theeffect of washing and the washing
is more favourably distributed during spinning.
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Loosen up the washing before loading it into the
washing machine.
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Put the washing into the drum folded out.
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Pay attention to the care instructions ”Wash sep-
arately” and ”Wash separately several times”!
Types of washing and care symbols
Care symbols help you to choose the correct wash
programme. Washing should be sorted by type and
according to care symbols. The temperatures indi-
cated on the care symbols are the maximum wash
temperatures.
Cottons
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Cotton and linen items with this care symbol are not
sensitive to machine washing or high temperatures.
The COTTONS/LINENS (Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs)
programme is suitable for this type of washing.
Coloureds
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Cotton and linen items with this care symbol are not
sensitive to machine washing. The COTTONS/LIN-
ENS (Koch-/Buntwäsche, Couleurs) programme is
suitable for this type of washing.
Easy-Care washing
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Materials such as fine cotton, cotton-blend fabrics,
viscose and synthetics with these care symbols
require a gentler machine wash. The EASYCARE/
EASY IRON (Pflegeleicht/Leichtbügeln, Textiles
Mélanges/Facile à Repasser) programme is suitable
for this type of washing.
Delicates
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Materials such as layered fibres, microfibres, viscose,
synthetics and net curtains with this care symbol
require careful handling. The DELICATES (Fein-
wäsche, Délicat) programme is suitable for this types
of washing.
Wool/Silk and especially sensitive wash-
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Fabrics such as wool, wool blends and silk with
these care symbols are particularly sensitive to
machine washing. The WOOL/SILK (Wolle/Seide,
Laine/Soie)
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(Handwash) programme is suitable for
these types of fabrics.
Important.
Materials with the care symbol
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(Do
not wash) must not be washed in the washing
machine.
