20 electrolux washing & drying hints
Washing and Drying hints
Sorting the laundry
Follow the wash code symbols on each garment label and the manufacturer’s washing instructions. Sort the laundry as follows: whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.
Temperatures
Remove persistent stains before washing.
Rub particularly soiled areas with a special detergent or detergent paste. Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks or tie them up in a bag or net.
Avoid drying dark clothes with light coloured fluffy items such as towels as these can attract the fluff.
Remove the laundry when the appli- ance has finished drying.
95°
for normally soiled white cottons and linen (e.g. tea cloths, towels, tablecloths, sheets...)
for normally soiled, colour fast garments (e.g. shirts, night dresses, pyjamas....) in
To avoid a static charge when drying is completed, use either a fabric softener when you are washing the laundry or a fabric conditioner specifically for tumble dryers.
Particularly delicate items such as syn-
50°/60° linen, cotton or synthetic fibres and for lightly soiled white cotton (e.g. underwear).
thetic curtains, woollen and silk, gar- ments with metal inserts, nylon stock- ings, bulky garments such as anoraks, bedcovers, quilts, sleeping bags and duvets must not be machine dried.
30°-40°
for delicate items (e.g. net curtains), mixed laundry including synthetic fibres and woollens bearing the label «pure new wool, machine washable,
Garments padded with
Also, fabrics containing residues of set- ting lotions or hair sprays, nail solvents
Before loading the laundry
Never wash whites and coloureds together. Whites may lose their “whiteness” in the wash.
New coloured items may run in the first wash; they should therefore be washed separately the first time.
Make sure that no metal objects are left in the laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins, pins).
Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, hooks and poppers. Tie any belts or long tapes.
or similar solutions must not be machine dried in order to avoid the for- mation of harmful vapours.
For drying, follow the indications given on the manufacturer’s labels.
May be tumble dried
Drying at high temperature
Drying at reduced temperature 
Do not tumble dry
