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4. USING THE APPLIANCE FOR WASHING
4.1 PREPARING THE ITEMS FOR WASHING
1. Subdivide the items for washing by fabric type and colour fastness.
2.
Wash white and coloured items separately. New coloured items should be washed sepa-
rately the first time. Normally, items carry labels with washing instructions. The following
is a short description of the symbols used on these labels.
Do not wash unhemmed or torn items as they may fray.
Unrelated items in the wash may damage the garments or parts of the washing machine.
So: empty pockets and turn them inside-out, and remove wheels from curtains or wrap
them in a mesh bag.
Wash very small items (belts, handkerchiefs, socks, padded bras, etc.) in a white canvas
bag. Fasten press-studs and zips and sew on loose buttons.
The use of modern detergents and the correct washing temperature is generally suffi-
cient to remove stains from fabrics. However, some difficult stains such as grass, fruit,
egg, blood, rust, ballpoint pen, etc. should be dealt with before washing.
Depending on
the type of fabric, there are a large number of commercial stain removers on the
market. In all cases, stains should be cleaned or diluted at once, since the older
they are, the harder they are to remove.
Failure to comply with washing guidance symbols may result in damage to the
items washed.
Wool
– Only wool marked as pure new wool, with the
mark, or labelled "shrink-proof,
machine-washable" can be washed in a washing machine on the specific programme; other
types of wool should be hand-washed or dry-cleaned.
WASHING
BLEACHING
Machine wash at
max. 90°C
Bleaching allowed
Do not bleach
Machine wash at
max. 60°C
IRONING
Machine wash at
max. 40°C
Hot iron
Warm iron
Cool iron
Do not iron
Machine wash at
max. 30°C
DRY CLEANING
Machine wash,
delicate cycle at
max. 60°C
Any solvent
Any solvent ex-
cept trichloroe-
thylene
Petroleum
solvent and
R113
Do not dry
clean
Machine wash,
delicate cycle at
max. 40°C
Machine wash,
delicate cycle at
max. 30°C
DRYING
Hand wash
High tempe-
rature
Less than 60°C
Do not
tumble dry
Do not wash
