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Remove the laundry from the drum and care- fully check that the drum is empty. If you do not intend to carry out another wash, close the water tap. Leave the door open to pre- vent the formation of mildew and unpleasant smells.
Stand by : once the programme has finished after a few minutes the energy saving system will be enabled. The brightness of the display is reduced. By pressing any button the appli- ance will come out of the energy saving sta- tus.
Helpful hints and tips
Sorting out the laundry
Follow the wash code symbols on each gar- ment label and the manufacturer’s washing instructions. Sort the laundry as follows: whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates, wool- lens.
Removing stains
Stubborn stains may not be removed by just water and detergent. It is therefore advisable to treat them prior to washing.
Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For dried stains, soak overnight in water with a stain remover product then rub in the soap and water.
Oil based paint: moisten with benzine stain remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab the stain; treat several times.
Dried grease stains: moisten with turpentine, lay the garment on a soft surface and dab the stain with the fingertips and a cotton cloth.
Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust removing product used cold. Be careful with rust stains which are not recent since the cellulose structure will already have been damaged and the fabric tends to hole.
Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well (white cottons and fast coloureds only). Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach (white cottons and fast coloureds only). Ball point pen and glue: moisten with ace- tone1), lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab the stain.
Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above, then treat stains with methylated spirits. Treat any residual marks with bleach.
Red wine: soak in water and detergent, rinse and treat with acetic or citric acid, then rinse. Treat any residual marks with bleach.
Ink: depending on the type of ink, moisten the fabric first with acetone1), then with acetic acid; treat any residual marks on white fab- rics with bleach and then rinse thoroughly. Tar stains: first treat with stain remover, me- thylated spirits or benzine, then rub with de- tergent paste.
Degrees of water hardness
Water hardness is classified in
Characteristic | Degrees of water hardness | ||
German °dH | French °T.H. | ||
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Very hard | > 21 | > 37 | |
A water softener must be added when water has a
ted (reduced) to degree of hardness soft.
1) do not use acetone on artificial silk