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 size 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 washing machine's
automatic load control system will re-
duce the amount of water and energy
used.
– Use the
Express 20
programme for
small, 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 wash-
ing machine, carry out a hot wash
above 60 °C at regular intervals. The
washing machine's
indicator light
will come on to remind you to carry
out a hot wash.
Selecting the correct extra option
(Short, Soak)
Select:
– A wash programme together with the
Short
extra option for light soiling
where there are no obvious marks.
– A wash programme without any extra
options for normal to heavy soiling
with visible marks.
– A wash programme together with the
Soak extra option for heavily soiled
laundry.
In the Cottons programme, turn the se-
lector to
with pre-wash
to select the
Pre-wash
extra option for laundry with
large amounts of soiling (e.g. dust,
sand).
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.
