Putting in the washing powder and additives, Detergent

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Putting in the washing powder and additives

Pour any washing powder or additives into the detergent drawer (Fig. 3) before star- ting the washing programme.Your washing machine’s detergent drawer has three or four compartments, depending on the model, which have the following symbols:

Compartment: Pour in the washing powder for the PREWASH.

Compartment: Pour in the washing powder for the WASH

Compartment:

Pour in any liquid

additives such as treatments, softeners, etc.

Compartment: CI Pour in liquid blea- ches, etc.

N.B.: the level of the liquids must not exce- ed the MAX SIGN (Fig. 3)

Optional drawer

Liquid detergents can also be used in your washing machine, by using a special optio- nal drawer which you can obtain by getting in touch with the TECNICAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK. This drawer must be placed in

the COMPARTMENT of the detergent drawer (Fig. 3). As for the dosage to use, always follow the manufacturer’s recom- mendations. But in no event must the level of the detergent exceed the MAX level marked on the side of the drawer.

Detergent

Only use detergents which are appropriate for washing garments in automatic washing machines, ones which are good quality and which do not produce froth. Use only neu- tral detergents for washing woollen gar- ments.

Detergent dosages

Remember that the dosage of detergent to use will always depend on:

–The amount of garments to be washed.

–The type of garments you are washing.

–How dirty the garments are.

–How hard the water is.

Using a greater amount of detergent than is necessary does not get better results from the wash, and as well as increasing the strain on your budget, it is not very envi- ronmentally-friendly.

The detergents which are most recommen- ded for washing programmes without a prewash programme are those which can be applied directly inside the drum. We recommend you in any case to follow the guidelines for whichever manufacturer’s detergent you chose to use.

The following table should help you to decide how much detergent you will need to use depending on the hardness of your local water supply and the amount of clot- hes you need to wash.