Miele W 1514 operating instructions An unsatisfactory wash result

Problem solving guide

An unsatisfactory wash result

Problem	Possible cause	Remedy
Liquid detergent	Liquid detergents	– Use a general purpose
does not give the	usually contain no	detergent containing a
required result.	bleaching agents.	bleaching agent.
	They do not remove	– Pour stain removers into
	fruit, coffee and tea	compartment j of the
	stains.	dispenser drawer and liquid
		detergent into a dispenser ball.
		– Never put stain removers and
		liquid detergent together in the
		dispenser drawer.
Grey, greasy	Insufficient amounts of	– Use more detergent.
particles cling to	detergent were used	– Before washing the next load
washed laundry.	to break down the	run a Cottons 95°C programme
	particles of grease in	with powder detergent but
	heavily soiled laundry.	without a load.
A stale smell is in	Low temperature	– Before washing the next load
the drum and on	washing.	run a Cottons 95°C programme
laundry.		with powder detergent but
		without a load.
White residues	The detergent	– Try and brush off the residues
which look like	contained compounds	with a soft brush once the
powder detergent	(zeolites) to aid water	laundry is dry.
are seen on dark	softening which are	– Wash dark textiles using a
textiles after	not soluble in water.	detergent which contains no
washing.	They have ended up	zeolites. Liquid detergents
	on the laundry.	usually contain no zeolites.
		– Use the Dark garments
		programme.
Clothes are coming	Programme was	– Reduce quantity of clothes in
out creased.	overloaded.	drum.
	The wrong	– Check care labels and the
	programme was used.	programme chart.
		– Use easy iron conditioners.

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