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Sorting and loading
You may notice that your CleanSmart™ clothes washer behaves differently from your previous
washer. Your CleanSmart™, like all High Efficiency washers, has fully automatic water level selection.
This means that, like front loaders, the selection of the water level is left entirely up to the washer.
This ensures optimum wash performance and water savings. Should you wish to use more water,
simply select High Efficiency OFF (where available). Refer to ‘High Efficiency Off’, page8.
Sorting and loading explained
Your CleanSmart™, like front loading machines, uses much less water and energy than traditional
top loading clothes washers. It is important that you sort your wash load to ensure optimum
wash performance.
Sheets – Separate out sheets and duvet covers and use the SHEETS cycle which has been
especially designed for these items. Ensure that duvet / doona covers are buttoned or domed
closed before placing in the machine. To get the best possible wash, load these items
individually as ‘parcels’ toward the outer edge of the bowl (ie to the side of, not directly across
the low profile agitator) and in layers (two items per layer).
Coloured items – Dye or colour run can be a problem with High Efficiency washers, so
separate highly coloured garments especially when they are new and have not been washed
many times. Choose the REGULAR cycle, High Efficiency OFF and COLD wash temp. Most dye
transfer occurs when clothes are left too long in the machine at the completion of the cycle so
try not to leave your coloured clothes lingering in the washer.
Bulky items – Duvets / doonas, sleeping bags, water-proof items, ski jackets, blankets and
throws are all items which tend to behave unusually in a clothes washer. The lighter items tend
to float, while a large blanket can get very heavy and make spinning difficult. Your CleanSmart™
has a specific BULKY cycle option designed to help take care of these washing challenges.
Creasables – When you are concerned about creasing or wrinkling of items we recommend
you use the EASY IRON or HANDWASH cycles. Alternatively, select one of the Conventional
cycles (ie High Efficiency OFF). The extra water used by these cycles will help to reduce
creasing. Reducing the SPIN SPEED of the wash may also help (refer to page 24).
Jeans – These heavy items can be responsible for damaging other items in the wash and
require special attention when it comes to washing them. We feel that they should be washed
separately using the REGULAR cycle, High Efficiency OFF and COLD wash temp, or using the
BULKY cycle (with COLD wash temp).
Hint:turn your jeans inside-out before washing to help maintain their appearance.
Soil – Very dirty, sandy or linty loads are best washed separately to prevent transfer onto other
garments. It may be that you have new towels that create lots of lint, or very sandy beach
gear. We suggest selecting High Efficiency OFF in these circumstances or selecting the fabric
softener rinse as this will give an extra deep rinse (ie ensure the SOFTENER option is selected).
Note: there is no need to add fabric softener to the dispenser in this instance (refer to page 16).
Very dirty loads should be washed separately. HEAVY soil level should be selected to provide
some extra agitation (refer to page 23). We recommend selecting the DUAL WASH option for
extra dirty loads (refer to page 17).
Delicates – To take extra special care of delicate items, we suggest using the HANDWASH cycle.
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