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Sorting
Sort items according to colour, fabric type, and soil type. Wash fine, delicate fabrics
separately from thick, heavy fabrics. Always separate coloured items from whites, especially
when they are new. Colour run could be an issue if you wash items at higher temperatures.
Some soils, like mud and blood are best washed in cold water. Oily soils (eg some foods
and marks on shirt collars) are best washed in warm water. The care label will advise on
how the garment should be washed.
WASH PREPARATION
ITEMS/WASH
REQUIREMENTS
SUGGESTED CYCLE
AND OPTIONS*
SUGGESTED
TEMPERATURE
Towels, sheets, pillowcases
Everyday, 1100 or 1400 rpm
30°C or 40°C
Bulky items – doonas, duvets,
sleeping bags
Bulky
30°C or 40°C
Shirts, pants, other creasables
Easy Iron or Steam Refresh, 800 rpm
30°C or 40°C
Woollens, silks
Wool, Handwash, 500 rpm
30°C or 40°C
Delicates, fine fabrics
Delicate, Wool or Handwash
30°C
Jeans
Everyday or Heavy
Cold or 30°C
Highly coloured items
Everyday
Cold or 30°C
Handkerchiefs, nappies, bedding and
facemasks
Sanitise
75°C
Whites, cotton items
Cottons, 1100 or 1400 rpm
40°C or 60°C
Sensitive skin or extra rinsing
Sanitise, Cottons, Rinse+, 1400 rpm
40°C
Asthma/allergies
Sanitise, Cottons, Rinse+
60°C
Lightly soiled items
Quick 30, Quick 15, Speed
30°C
Muddy, sandy or linty items
Everyday with Pre Wash and Rinse+
Cold
Unpleasant odour in washer
Drum Clean
90°C
*Cycles and spin speeds available will depend on your washer model
Before you load
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Check pockets for items that could damage your clothes or get caught in the washer.
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Close zippers, hooks and eyes, and other fastenings (ie fasten the opening of duvet/
doona covers), and remove loose bra wires. All these can damage both your washer
and your clothes.
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Place delicate items, such as lingerie, in a mesh laundry bag before placing in the washer.
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Pre-treat any stains, taking care not to spray pre-treaters on your washer as they can
cause damage to the plastic surfaces.
Loading
Your washer will be more efficient when washing larger loads, so try to collect enough
items to loosely fill the drum when the items are dry.
