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Sorting laundry for
drying
Only dry laundry that is labelled
"suitable for tumble-drying"
or which
has the following care symbols:
Do
not
wash the following fabrics in the washer-dryer:
– Laundry with the care symbol
b
.
– Airtight fabrics (e.g. rubber-coated fabrics).
– Delicate materials (silk, curtains made from synthetic fabrics) -
they
may crease.
– Dripping-wet laundry -
high energy consumption
– Wool or fabrics containing wool.
Preparing laundry for
washing
Loose foreign bodies (e.g. coins, paper-clips, needles, nails) may damage
the laundry and components of the washer-dryer (e.g. the drum).
Empty the pockets of all items.
Brush any sand out of pockets and collars.
Pretreat any stains.
Close zips, do up cover buttons.
Remove curtain fittings or place curtains in a laundry bag.
Wash the following in a laundry bag/pillowcase:
– Delicates, e.g. tights, curtains,
– Small items, e.g. socks or handkerchiefs,
– Underwired bras (the underwiring may come loose during the
washing process and cause damage).
Turn trousers, knitwear and jersey fabrics, e.g. hosiery,
T-shirts or sweatshirts, inside out.
Preparing laundry for
drying
– Only dry fabrics that have already been washed, rinsed and spun.
– Also spin delicate fabrics before drying.
– Sort the items for washing according to material and desired level of
dryness to ensure even drying.
Loading the laundry
Before loading the washer-dryer, make sure that there are no foreign
bodies or pets in the drum.
Risk of explosion.
Items that have been treated with cleaning agents
containing solvents, e.g. stain removers, must be carefully rinsed out by
hand before they are loaded into the washer-dryer.
Unfold the laundry and place it loosely in the drum. Load a mixture of
small and large items.
Observe the maximum drum loads,
Programme table
→
page
28.
Take care not to trap items of laundry between the door and the rubber
seal.
Close the door. You will hear it click shut.
Measure out and add detergent and care products for just a washing
programme or a combined washing and drying programme.
Turn on the tap.
Sorting laundry according to
the information on the care
labels
Care label
Type of laundry
a
Dry at normal temperature.
`
Dry at low temperature (delicate drying).
