Nordmende WM1201SL, User Manual

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SECTION 5: WASHING YOUR LAUNDRY
Plug in the machine to the electrical supply.
Connect hoses to water supply and to drain.
First wash cycle
There may be water left inside your machine after factory testing. It is
recommended that the first wash cycle should be made without any laundry to
remove this water; pour half a measuring cup of normal all purpose detergent
into compartment 2 and select cotton program at 90°C.
BEFORE WASHING
Sorting your laundry
Sort your clothes according to their types (cotton, synthetic, sensitive,
woollen, etc.),washing temperatures and level of dirtiness.
Never wash your white and coloured clothes together.
Since your new coloured clothes may shed dye on the first wash,
wash them separately.
Be careful that no metal parts are found on or in the pockets of your
clothes, remove if there are any.
Zip up and/or button up your clothes.
Remove plastic or metal hooks from curtains or place them inside a
washing bag and tie.
Pull items like trousers,knitted fabrics, t-shirts and sweat shirts inside
out.
Wash small clothes like socks and handkerchiefs in a washing bag.
Wash up to 90 C Wash up to 60 C Wash up to 30 C Not washable in
washing machine
Placing clothes into the machine
Open the door of your machine.
Load your clothes into your machine in an even manner.
Load each item separately.
When you shut the door of your machine, be careful that no cloth is
jammed between the cover and the gasket.
Shut the door of your machine tightly otherwise your machine will not
start the washing process.
Loading detergent into the machine
The quantity of the detergent that you will put in your machine depends on the
following criteria:
Your detergent consumption will change according to the dirtiness
of your clothes. For slightly dirty clothes, do not pre-wash and put a
small amount of detergent in the compartment no.2 of the detergent
drawer.
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