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Washing tips
What not to wash in your appliance?
- Torn, frayed or unhemmed items; in order to wash items
of this kind, wrap them in a linen bag to prevent them from
tearing during the wash.
- Dark coloured items with white items. Dark items should
be washed separately.
Curtains
Curtains tend to crease badly. Try this washing hint to prevent
creases: fold the curtains carefully and place in a pillow case
or loose mesh bag; wash separately ensuring that the weight
is no more than a half wash load.
Quilts, tennis shoes and wind-cheaters
Contrary to common belief, goose or duck down quilts and
wind-cheaters, can in fact be machine washed, provided
the instructions shown on the label are followed carefully.
Remember however to load no more than 2-3 kg of laundry
and to repeat the rinse cycle once or twice following with a
gentle spin. In the case of tennis shoes, wipe off mud and
then machine wash with denims or heavy fabrics (but not
white fabrics).
Stain removal
The most common stains will disappear during the wash. If
they are particularly stubborn, soak the garment in water
and rub a little detergent onto the stain before putting it in
the washer-dryer.
Greasy marks (especially old ones) need treating with a stain-
remover. Be careful not to mark the fabric with remover.
Pre-treatment for awkward stains
- Ink: ball point/felt tip; Put a few drops of nail varnish remover
or surgical spirit onto a piece of cotton wool and dab the
stain. Wash at 90°C (NB. This is only suitable for colourfast
cottons)
- Tar and oil; Scrape off any thick tar or oil on the surface.
Soften the remainder with margarine or butter and wipe
away with a clean cloth. Treat any residual stain with
turpentine, then wash according to the fabric
- Wax; Scrape off, then put the stained garment between
two pieces of blotting paper and press with a hot iron. Dab
the stain immediately with cotton wool dipped in turpentine
- Chewing gum; Apply nail varnish remover to the gum,
then remove it carefully
- Lipstick; Pretreat with a liquid detergent using the dosing
ball, rub vigorously and rinse before washing
- Grass; Soak in a warm washing solution using a biological
washing product, then wash according to the fabric.
Alternatively, saturate the stain with white methylated spirit.
Rinse and wash normally
- Paint: Water based latex, acrylic and school paints, emulsion
paints; Treat stains while still wet. Rinse thoroughly under
running water to flush out the paint, then wash according
to the fabric.
Oil based paint/varnish; Sponge with white spirit or paint
brush cleaner before washing in the normal way.
Do not exceed the recommended weights
shown in the table
For best washing results, do not exceed the recommended
weights shown in the table; the weights shown refer to dry
laundry.
Maximum dry laundry
load
heavy fabrics
maximum 5 kg
delicate fabrics
maximum 2 kg
pure new wool
maximum 1 kg
mixed loads
maximum 2,5 kg
How heavy is your
laundry?
1 sheet 400-500 g
1 pillow case 150-200 g
1 table cloth 400-500 g
1 bathrobe 900-1200 g
1 bathroom towel150-250 g
