An unsatisfactory wash result
Problem
Possible cause
Remedy
Liquid detergent
does not give the
required result.
Liquid detergents usu-
ally contain no blea-
ching agents. They do
not remove fruit, cof-
fee and tea stains.
–
Use a general purpose deter-
gent containing a bleaching
agent.
–
Pour stain removers into com-
partment
j
of the dispenser
drawer and liquid detergent
into a dispenser ball.
–
Never put stain removers and li-
quid detergent together in the
dispenser drawer.
Grey, greasy parti-
cles cling to was-
hed laundry.
Insufficient amounts of
detergent were used
to break down the par-
ticles of grease in hea-
vily soiled laundry.
–
Use more detergent.
–
Before washing the next load
run a
Cottons 95°C
programme
with powder detergent but wit-
hout a load.
A stale smell is in
the drum and on
laundry.
Low temperature was-
hing.
–
Before washing the next load
run a
Cottons 95°C
programme
with powder detergent but wit-
hout a load.
White residues
which look like
powder detergent
are seen on dark
textiles after was-
hing.
The detergent contai-
ned compounds (zeo-
lites) to aid water sof-
tening which are not
soluble in water. They
have ended up on the
laundry.
–
Try and brush off the residues
with a soft brush once the laun-
dry is dry.
–
Wash dark textiles using a de-
tergent which contains no zeoli-
tes. Liquid detergents usually
contain no zeolites.
–
Use the
Dark garments
pro-
gramme.
Clothes are coming
out creased.
Programme was over-
loaded.
–
Reduce quantity of clothes in
drum.
The wrong programme
was used.
–
Check care labels and the pro-
gramme chart.
–
Use easy iron conditioners.
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