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Special stains

Felt-tip and ball-tip pens: rub it with a cloth soaked in alcohol.

Candle wax: cover the stain with blotting paper and iron over it at a temperature sui- table for the cloth. Repeat the operation if necessary.

Resin, grease and skin cream: clean it with a petroleum-based stain remover and then wash the garment.

Tar: rub butter into it, leave it for a while to take effect, and then wash the garment.

Blood, milk and egg: soak the stain in cold water and then was the garment with an enzyme-enriched detergent at a tempera- ture from 50ºC to 60ºC, providing that the garment can be washed at this temperatu- re.

Fruit, coffee and wine: these stains usually disappear after a few washes.

Should you have a stain which cannot be washed or which is particularly critical, ask a specialist for advice. But whatever you do,

DO NOT USE CHEMICAL PRODUCTS IN THIS WASHING MACHINE.

Practical tips for loading garments into the drum

Whenever it is possible for you to do so, it is recommendable to put the maxi- mum load into your washing machine. This will reduce the water and energy consumption considerably.

Whenever you are washing very dirty garments or any soft, fluffy items (towels, etc.), we would advise you to put in less than the recommended load

We recommend you to always load gar- ments of different sizes together in the same wash. This reinforces the action of the wash, favours an even distribution of items inside the drum for the spin dry, thereby making the washing machine work more silently.

General washing tips

When washing garments together whose recommended washing tempe-

ratures are different, you must always choose the lowest temperature.

In general, bleaches can only be used for washing resistant white cloths such as cotton, linen, etc.

Select the Delicate Programmes for washing, synthetic, mixed and delicate fibres, as this will prevent creases which are difficult to iron out.

It is recommendable to end the

Delicate and Very Delicate Programmes with a short spin cycle, which will make the rinses more effi- cient, and the water will be more tho- roughly wrung out from the garments.

General tips

Maintenance

Before any cleaning or maintenance opera- tion, it is advisable to disconnect the was- hing machine from the mains.

Cleaning

After each time you use the washing machine, leave the loading door open so that air can circulate freely around the insi- de of the machine.

From time to time it is a good idea to carry out a complete Washing Cycle using a deli- ming product. This will lengthen your was- hing machine’s working life.

Cleaning the outside

To clean the outside of the washing machi- ne, use lukewarm soapy water, or any mild cleaning agent which is neither an abrasive nor a solvent. Then wipe it down with a clean cloth.

Cleaning the detergent drawer

Whenever any residues of any washing product can be seen in the DETERGENT DRAWER, it is time for it to be cleaned, which should be done as follows:

1.- Detach the drawer from the machine by pulling the flap outwards.

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