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Sorting laundry
Sort your laundry according to the care
instructions and manufacturer's
information on the care labels,
depending on:
■ Type of fabric/fibre
■ Colour
Note: Laundry may discolour. Wash
white and coloured items separately.
Wash new coloured items separately
the first time you wash them.
■ Soiling
Wash laundry with the same level of
soiling together.
Some examples of soiling levels can
be found in the chapter
– Light: Do not need to pretreat.
– Normal: Soiled laundry.
– Heavy: Load less laundry, need
to pretreat or soak laundry firstly.
– Stains: Remove/pretreat stains
while they are fresh. First dab
with soapy water; do not rub.
Then wash the items of laundry
with the appropriate programme.
Stubborn or dried-in stains can
sometimes only be removed by
washing several times.
■ Symbols on the care labels
Preparing laundry for drying
Note: To ensure an even drying result,
sort the laundry according to the:
■ Type of fabric
■ Care symbols which are indicated on
the care labels.
Only dry laundry which is labelled
“dryer-proof” or which has the following
care symbols:
■ a : Dry at normal temperature
■ ` : Dry at low temperature (delicate
drying)
The following textiles should not be
dried:
■ b = care symbol “Do not dry”
■ Delicates (silk, synthetic curtains).
■ Textiles which contain foam rubber
or similar materials.
■ Textiles which were treated with
flammable liquids, e.g. with stain
remover, petroleum ether, thinners.
Risk of explosion!
■ Textiles which still contain hairspray
or similar substances.
Notes
■ Before drying, hand-washed textiles
must be spun at the appropriate spin
speed.
■ Before drying, spin at the optimum
speed. A spin speed of more than
1000 rpm is recommended for
cotton, more than 800 rpm for easy-
care textiles.
■ Do not iron washing immediately
after drying. It is recommended to
roll the washing up first to distribute
residual moisture evenly.
■ To ensure a good drying
performance, quilts, terry cloths and
other large textiles should be dried
separately. Do not dry more than 6
terry cloths (or 4 kg).
■ Do not exceed the maximum load.
M Suitable for normal washing
process;
e.g. ic Cottons programme
N A gentle washing process is
required;
e.g. f Easy Care programme
O An especially gentle washing
process is required;
e.g. “ Delicate/
Silk programme
W Suitable for washing by hand;
e.g. h Wool programme
Ž Do not machine wash.
