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4. USING THE APPLIANCE FOR WASHING

4.1 PREPARING THE ITEMS FOR WASHING

1. Subdivide the items for washing by fabric type and colour fastness.

2. Wash white and coloured items separately. New coloured items should be washed sep-

arately the first time. Normally, items carry labels with washing instructions. The following

is a short description of the symbols used on these labels.

WASHING

BLEACHING

Bleaching allowed

Machine wash at max.

60°C

IRONING

Hot iron

planchar

Machine wash at max.

30°C

DRY CLEANING

Any solvent

No limpiar

en seco

Machine wash, delicate cy-

cle at max. 40°C

Machine wash, delicate cy-

cle at max. 30°C

DRYING

High temperature

High tempera-

ture

High temperature

High tempe-

rature

Do not wash

Warning!

 Do not wash unhemmed or torn items as they may fray.

 Unrelated items in the wash may damage the garments or parts of the washer-dryer. So:

empty pockets and turn them inside-out, and remove wheels from curtains or wrap them in

a mesh bag.

 Wash very small items (belts, handkerchiefs, socks, padded bras, etc.) in a white canvas

bag. Fasten press-studs and zips and sew on loose buttons.

 The use of modern detergents and the correct washing temperature is generally suffi-

cient to remove stains from fabrics. However, some difficult stains such as grass, fruit, egg,

blood, rust, ballpoint pen, etc. should be dealt with before washing. Depending on the

type of fabric, there are a large number of commercial stain removers on the market.

In all cases, stains should be cleaned or diluted at once, since the older they are, the

harder they are to remove.

 Failure to comply with washing guidance symbols may result in damage to the

items washed.

Wool – Only wool marked as pure new wool, with the mark, or labelled "shrink-proof,

machine-washable" can be washed in a washing machine on the specific programme; other

types of wool should be hand-washed or dry-cleaned.