SERVIS S328514MLW - Preparing and Sorting the Laundry; Sorting by Colour and Soiling

Preparing and sorting the laundry
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Sorting the laundry according to
colour and degree of soiling
Sort laundry items according to color, degree of
soiling and recommended wash temperature range.
 Items of clothing can become discoloured.
 Never wash new multi-coloured items together
with other items.
 Wash white items separately from colored items.
Otherwise, white items may tend to become grey.
Degree of soiling
 Light soiling
No visible soiling or stains, but may have absorbed
some odor. This could include light weight
summer clothes such as T-shirts, shirts, or blouses
worn only once. Also to freshen bed linen or guest
towels
 Normal soiling
Visible soiling and/or a few light stains. This could
include clothing such as T-shirts, shirts, or blouses
that nave been sweated in or worn several times.
Also tea towels, hand towels or bed linen used for
up to one week or more. Curtains without stains
that have not been washed for up to a half year.
 Heavy soiling
Visible soiling and stains. This could include
kitchen towels, fabric napkins, baby bibs,
children’s outer clothing or football jerseys and
shirts stained with grass or dirt. It could also
include working clothes such as overalls and
jeans and other clothing worn for outside work
and activities.