Miele W 487 WPS, 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 water, time and energy
used. This may mean that the time
left shown in the display is adjusted
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 amounts of
detergent which may be
recommended by the manufacturer
on the packaging.
– Reduce the amount of detergent with
smaller loads (as indicated in the
display).
Additional options (Soak, Pre-wash,
Intensive)
Select:
a wash programme without any
additional options for light to normal
soiling where there are no obvious
stains.
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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