Miele Premier 300 Problem Possible cause Remedy Liquid detergent, Does not give, Required result

Problem solving guide

Problem	Possible cause	Remedy
Liquid detergent	Liquid detergents do not	– Use a general purpose
does not give the	contain bleaching	washing machine powder
required result.	agents. They do not	containing a bleaching
	remove fruit, coffee and	agent.
	tea stains.	– Pour stain removers into
		compartment j of the
		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	– Add more detergent.
particles cling to	detergent were used to	– Before washing the next
washed laundry.	break down the particles	load run a Cottons 95°C
	of grease in heavily	programme with powder
	soiled laundry.	detergent but without a
		load. (See also "Extra
		cleaning" in Cleaning and
		Care).
There are white	The detergent contained	– Try and brush off the
residues which	compounds (zeolites) to	residues with a soft brush
look like powder	aid water softening which	once the laundry is dry.
detergent on dark	are not soluble in water.	– Use a liquid detergent to
coloured laundry.	These have ended up on	wash dark coloured textiles.
	the laundry.	Liquid detergents usually
		contain no zeolites.

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