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DETERGENT TO BE USED AND QUANTITY
• The best washing results will be achieved by using the correct dosage of detergent .
• Use the detergent as per the instructions on the detergent packaging, However the dosage need to be adjusted during
usage to avoid effects of inadequate/excess detergent as mentioned below.
• Use liquid detergent dispenser tray ( Optional ) while using liquid detergent. It is not to be used for powder detergent.
• Pour the liquid detergent into the detergent dispenser tray and place the tray in the main wash chamber (Marked - II) of
the detergent dispenser tray before the start of the program.
• The quantity of detergent will depend on
a. Quantity of clothes being washed
b. Degree of soilage of clothes
c. Water hardness
• Hard water and heavily soiled clothes require more, while less soiled clothes requires less then recommended
quantity of detergents.
• Do not use dry cleaning agents.
• Frequent use of insufficient detergent will be noticeable as follows:
a. Washing appears grey or not properly clean
b. Grey/brown stains appear on the clothes
• Excess use of detergent will result in
a. Higher environmental pollution
b. Generation of too much foam
c. Building up of scales
d. Poor rinse quality
e. Less drying efficiency
f. Reduction in life of the Components.
FABRIC CONDITIONER
• Fabric softener, Whitening, Enzyme, Disinfectants, Bleaching, etc.
• Fill in the middle chamber of detergent dispenser tray marked .
• Conditioner should be in liquid/solution form only (powders to be mixed in water)
• Fabric softener gives a soft feel and smooth surface to fabrics.
• Whitener gives ‘Whiteness’ to white clothes and brightness to coloured clothes.
• Enzymes help to remove stains of sweat, blood etc.
• Chlorine bleach is used for white clothes and oxygen bleach is used for coloured clothes.
• A strong bleaching agent is not recommended for direct use in the washing machine.
• Extremely dirty areas in clothes can be pretreated with bleach and then to be loaded in the machine for a
regular wash.
TREATMENT OF STAINS
• Stains need to be treated immediately while they are fresh. Usually stains are categorized as absorbed stains, builtup
stains, and compound stains.
• Absorbed stains can be removed by rubbing gently a pad containing a suitable solvent over the stain from outer edge
towards centre by keeping stained cloth on absorbent fabric.
• Built up and compound stains may be removed by first carefully brushing off stained area. Then rub gently with pad
containing solvent from the back of fabric.
• It is advisable to try out the solvent on hidden part of the garment to verify its effect on clothes.
FABRIC CARE SYMBOLS
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WASHING SYMBOLS WASH TEMP MAX C ACTION
95, 60, 40 Normal
30 Gentle
Do not machine -wash Handwash
Do not wash in water
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