Miele W 412, Operating Instructions Manual

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Energy and water consumption
– Water consumption and energy
usage are determined by the size of
the load.
– Use the Mixed wash or the Quick
wash programme for smaller
amounts of laundry.
– When smaller amounts of laundry are
washed in the Cottons programmes,
the automatic load recognition
system will reduce the amount of wa-
ter, time and energy used. This may
mean that the programme duration
alters during the course of the wash
programme.
– Instead of the Cottons 95°C
programme, use the
Cottons 60°C
programme together with the
Intensive additional option. This will
give an energy saving of between
35% and 45%. The programme
duration will be longer. This
combination is sufficient for most
levels of soiling. For stubborn or old
stains, use the
Soak
option.
Detergent
– Do not exceed the amount of
detergent recommended by the
manufacturer on the packaging.
– Reduce the amount of detergent with
smaller loads (approx.
1
/
3
less than
the amount recommended can be
used when washing a half load).
Additional options (Soak, Pre-wash,
Intensive)
Select:
a wash programme without any
additional options for light to normal
soiling where there are no obvious
marks.
a wash programme together with the
Intensive
option for normal to heavily
soiled laundry with visible staining.
– Use the additional option Soak
instead of
Pre-wash
. If Soak is
followed immediately by a main wash
the same suds are used.
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.
Washing environmentally and economically
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