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WASHING HINTS
6.
Follow the wash code symbols on each
garment label and the manufacturer’s
washing instructions. Sort the laundry as
follows: whites, coloureds, synthetics,
delicates, woollens.
6.1 Sorting The Laundry
6.2 Temperatures
90°C
Temp Soil level
60°C
50°C
40°C
30°C
Cold
For normally soiled, colourfast
garments (e.g. shirts, night
dresses, pajamas....) in linen,
cotton or synthetic fibres and
for lightly soiled white cotton
(e.g.underwear).
For delicate items (e.g. net
curtains), mixed laundry
including synthetic fibres and
woollens bearing the label pure
new wool, machine washable,
non-shrink.
For normally soiled white
cottons and linen (e.g. teacloths,
towels, tablecloths, sheets...).
Never wash whites and coloured
fabrics together. Whites may lose their
“whiteness” in the wash.
New coloured items may run in the first
wash; they should therefore be
washed separately the first time.
Button up
pillowcases, close
zip fasteners,
hooks and poppers.
Tie any belts or
long tapes.
Remove persistent stains before
washing.
Rub particularly soiled areas with a
special detergent or detergent paste.
Treat curtains with special care.
Remove hooks or tie them up in a bag
or a net.
Make sure that no
metal objects are
left in the laundry
(e.g. coin, hair clips,
safety pins, pins).
6.3 Before Loading The
Laundry
Recommended loads are indicated in the
program charts on page 11.
General rules:
Washing a maximum load makes the
most efficient use of water and energy.
For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the
load size.
Cotton, linen
drum full but not too
tightly packed;
Clothes Load Quantity
Synthetics
drum no more than
half full;
Delicate fabrics
and woollens
drum no more than
one third full.
6.4 Maximum Loads
Blood
: treat fresh stains with cold water.
For dried stains, soak overnight in water
with a special detergent then rub in the
soap and water.
Stubborn stains may not be removed by
just water and detergent. It is therefore
advisable to treat them prior to washing.
6.5 Removing Stains
Wash bras, pantyhose
and other delicates in a
mesh laundry bag,
which you can purchase
from your supermarket.
Make sure that you wash lint collectors
separately from lint producers.
