Preparing to wash, Preparing garments for washing

4Preparing to wash

Preparing garments for washing

C Before placing the clothes in the drum, make sure all the pockets are empty.

C Any small objects may block the drain pump.

• Sort your clothes according to colour.

Wash whites and coloured separately.

Sorting the clothes

• Sort the clothes according to fabric and how they are made:

We recommend using the delicate programmes for sensitive fabrics. There is a special wool programme for woollens.

C Make sure beforehand

that your woollens can be machine- washed.

Before using the drying programme, first check the label on the garment to make sure it can be tumble dried.

•Sort clothes according to how soiled they are.

Wash lightly soiled garments using a short programme.

Use a programme without prewash for medium-soiled garments. Wash heavily soiled garments using a long programme with prewash.

C We recommend loading the washing machine to its full capacity. This means savings on water and energy.

C Whenever possible, we recommend that you wash garments of different sizes within the same wash programme. This improves the washing action and also aids the correct distribution of the garments in the drum when spin-drying, and the washing machine will therefore be quieter.

C It is a good idea to put small garments in a wash bag.