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Washing delicates
(Wool/Silk and Delicates programmes)
* These programmes rock the drum gently for best results on delicate
laundry.
Delicate laundry loads:
●Wool/silk–2kg or less : Delicates – 3.5kg or less
Tips for Wool/Silk programme:
●Approximateweights:
Wool sweater
400g
Silk blouse
200g
Trousers
400g
<Adding delicate laundry
items to the drum>
●Closezipsandbuttons.
●Additemsonebyoneontopofeach
other.
* Don’t overload the drum – it may
cause excessive vibration or damage
to the washing machine.
●Whichdetergenttouse
●Forwoolitems,useamildliquiddetergent.Other
detergents may damage your clothes.
●WithWool/SilkandDelicatesprogrammes,youmay
need to use the Extra Rinse cycle to remove excess
detergent from your clothes. This depends on the
amount of detergent you use, and the amount of
foam that develops in the main wash cycle.
●
To do this, once the programme has finished, select
the Wool/Silk programme to rinse again. Then select
Rinse using the MODE button and press START.
Tips for hanging delicate items to dry
●Hangwhiteorlight-colourclothes,woolandnylonawayfromdirectheat
or sunlight.
●Afterwashing,smoothcreasesandfoldsoutofwoolandnylonclothes,
and return them to their normal shape before hanging in the shade.
(This saves ironing too.)
Hang wool items
without folds or
creases.
Useahangerforshirts,blousesand
trousers.
Youcanwrapatowel
round the hanger to fit
the shoulder width of your
clothes, so they retain their
shape as they dry.
Spread woollen items
such as sweaters out
to dry.
●Ifclothingshrinksinthewash
Spread the item out to its original size on an ironing board, and
use dress pins to hold the size and shape. Then use an iron to
steam the item and leave it to dry.
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