Miele PW 5065 manual Poor wash results

Frequently asked questions

Poor wash results

Issue	Possible cause	Solution
The laundry does not	Liquid detergents do	– Use powder bleach.
get clean with liquid	not contain bleaching	(Be sure this is suitable
detergent.	agents. Fruit, coffee	according the fabric care
	and tea stains may not	labels of the laundry.)
	be removed.	– Fill compartment j with
		powder bleach and use a
		dispenser ball for the
		liquid detergent.
		– Never put liquid
		detergent and bleach
		together in the same
		wash compartment.
Laundry has a gray	– Not enough	– Add more detergent to
sticky residue.	detergent was used	laundry with grease
	to dissolve greasy	stains or use a liquid
	deposits in heavily	detergent.
	soiled laundry.
	– The laundry was	– Run a 140°F program
	soiled with grease	with liquid detergent to
	(oils, lotions).	clean the washer before
		using it for laundry again.
There is white detergent	The powder detergent	– After drying, remove
residue on dark laundry.	was not completely	white residues with a
	dissolved because of	clothes brush.
	hard water. These	– In the future, use liquid
	residues are difficult to	detergent.
	remove.
Items with greasy	– Add a Pre-wash to the program. Use liquid
soiling are not clean	detergent for the pre-wash.
after a wash program.	– Use a powder detergent for the main wash.
	Use detergent which is specially formulated for
	heavily soiled work clothes. Contact the detergent
	manufacturer for more information.

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