Before washing
A Sort the laundry
^ Empty all pockets.
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Foreign objects (e.g. nails,
coins, paper clips, etc.) can cause
damage to garments and compo-
nents in the machine.
^ Badly soiled areas, e.g. collars and
cuffs, and water soluble stains can
be pre-treated with bar soap, liquid
detergent or detergent mixed into a
solution or paste.
With particularly stubborn stains ask
your dry cleaner for advice.
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Do not use solvent-based clean
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ing agents in this machine.
^
Sort the laundry by colour and by
care label symbol. Most garments
have a textile care label in the collar
or side seam.
Dark textiles often contain excess dye
and should be washed separately sev
-
eral times before being washed to
-
gether with other garments. Always
wash whites and coloureds separately.
Delicate textiles should be washed sep
-
arately in a delicates programme (use a
washing bag where appropriate).
– Curtains:
Remove lead weights and strips or
place in a laundry bag.
– Underwiring and collar stiffeners:
Any loose wiring in bras, shirt collar
stiffeners, etc. should be removed or
sewn in.
–
Knitted garments, trousers and
jeans, T-shirts and sweat shirts:
Turn inside out, if recommended by
the manufacturer.
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Close any zips, fasten hooks and
eyes etc before washing.
–
Fasten duvet covers to prevent
smaller items rolling up inside them.
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Do not wash any items in this
machine which are specified by the
manufacturer as non-machine
washable on the care label. (h
symbol)
How to wash correctly
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