Washing environmentally and economically
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Energy and water consumption
– To get the most out of your machine,
load the maximum dry load for the
programme you are using.
This will keep the energy and water
consumption to a minimum in relation
to the size of the load.
– When smaller amounts of laundry are
washed, the automatic load control
system will reduce the amount of wa-
ter and energy used.
– Use the
Express
programme for
smaller, lightly soiled loads.
– Modern detergents make it possible
to wash at lower temperatures (e.g.
20 °C
). Using lower temperature set-
tings will save energy.
– To maintain the hygiene of the ma-
chine, carry out a hot wash above
60 °C at regular intervals. The
in-
dicator light will come on to remind
you to carry out a hot wash.
Detergent
– Do not exceed the amounts of deter-
gent recommended by the manufac-
turer on the packaging.
– Adjust the dosage to the degree of
soiling of the laundry.
– Reduce the amount of detergent with
smaller loads (approx. ⅓ less than
the amount recommended can be
used when washing a half load).
When drying with a tumble
dryer
Selecting the highest possible spin
speed for the wash programme will
save energy when drying in a tumble
dryer afterwards.
