SOI/DT 2002-05 eb
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599 35 23-17
3.9 Washing
machine
programmes
Pre-wash
(not for wool and, in some
cases, delicate fabrics)
1. Water fill with detergent introduced from the pre-wash compartment
2. Brief heating phase and hot wash (30 - 40°C)
3. Drain
4. (Brief
spin)
Wash
1. Water fill with detergent introduced from the wash compartment
2. Heating and hot wash
-
30
÷
90
°
C for cotton and linen
-
30
÷
60
°
C for synthetic fibres
-
30
÷
40
°
C for wool, silk and delicate fabrics
3. Maintenance phase (mechanical action after the heating phase)
4. Cooling water fill (in cotton cycles, reduces the temperature of the drain
water, in synthetic cycles as an anti-crease cycle)
5. Drain
6. Brief spin (cotton/linen only)
1st rinse
1. Water fill (and, if selected, introduction of bleach for cotton/linen only)
2. Cold
wash
3. Drain
4. Brief intermediate spin (if selected - cotton/linen only)
2nd (3rd) rinse
1. Water
fill
2. Cold
wash
3. Drain
4. Brief intermediate spin (if selected - cotton/linen only)
Final rinse (softener)
1. Water fill to softener compartment
2. Cold
wash
(Rinse-hold)
1. In cotton/linen cycles, the programme generally passes to the subsequent
phase; it stops with water in the tub (rinse-hold) only if this function has
been selected (certain models only)
2. The cycle generally stops with water in the tub (rinse-hold) for synthetic,
delicates and wool cycles if there is no rinse-hold button or selector. If these
are featured (rinse-hold, delicate spin, anti-crease etc.), the cycle may stop
or pass to the subsequent phase according to the option selected.
Final spin
1. Drain
2. Final
spin
-
at maximum speed for cotton/linen
-
brief and at reduced speed for synthetics, delicates and wool (certain
models only)
STOP
Washer-dryers only:
Drying
1. Drying with heating at reduced power for cotton/linen; half-power for
synthetic fabrics
2. Cooling
phase
STOP
