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.
The energy and water consumption
will be the lowest 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 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.
– Washing at low temperatures and/or
using liquid detergents can cause
bacteria and odours to build up in the
washing machine. Miele therefore re-
commends cleaning the washing ma-
chine once every month.
The washing machine reminds you to
do so with the following message in
the display:
Hygiene info: Select "Main-
tenance" and run the "Clean machine"
programme.
.
– Use the hot water connection to save
energy
or
– an alternative water supply.
Detergent
– For precise dispensing use automatic
detergent dispensing.
– Adjust the dosage to the degree of
soiling of the laundry.
– Do not exceed the amounts of deter-
gent recommended by the manufac-
turer on the packaging.
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.
