Helpful Hints And Tips; Detergents And Additives; Water Hardness - AEG L 98690 FL User Manual

HELPFUL HINTS AND TIPS

THE LAUNDRY LOAD
• Divide the laundry into: white, col-
oured, synthetics, delicates and wool.
• Obey the washing instructions that are
on the laundry care labels.
• Do not wash whites and coloured items
together.
• Some coloured items may run with the
first wash. We recommend you wash
them separately the first time.
• Button up pillowcases, close zippers,
hooks and poopers, and tie up belts.
• Empty the pockets.
• Any laundry with multilayered fabrics,
wool or items with painted illustrations
should be turned inside out before
washing.
• Remove persistent stains before wash-
ing.
• Rub particularly soiled areas with a spe-
cial detergent or detergent paste.
• Treat curtains with special care. Re-
move hooks or tie them up in a bag or
net.
• Do not wash in the appliance :
– Laundry without hems or tears.
– Underwire's bras.
– Use a washing bag to wash small
items.
• A very small load can cause balance
problems with the spin phase. If this oc-
curs, adjust the items in the tub man-
ually and start the spin phase again.
STUBBORN STAINS
For some stains, water and detergent is
not sufficient.
We recommend that you remove these
stains before you put the items in the ap-
pliance.
Special stain removers are available. Use
the special stain remover that is applica-
ble to the type of stain and fabric.
Water hardness table
Level
1
Type
°dH
soft 0-7

DETERGENTS AND ADDITIVES

• Only use detergents and additives spe-
cially made for front load washing ma-
chines.
• Do not mix different types of deter-
gents.
• To help the environment, do not use
more than the correct quantity of deter-
gent.
• Obey the instructions that you find on
the packaging of these products.
• Use the correct products for the type
and colour of the fabric, the pro-
gramme temperature and the level of
soil.
• If you use liquid detergents, do not set
the prewash phase.
• If your appliance does not have the de-
tergent dispenser with the flap device,
add the liquid detergents with a dosing
ball.

WATER HARDNESS

If the water hardness in your area is high
or moderate, we recommend that you use
a water softener for washing machines. In
areas where the water hardness is soft it is
not necessary to use a water softener.
To know the water hardness in your area,
contact your local water authority.
Obey the instructions that you find on the
packaging of the products.
Equivalent scales measure the water hard-
ness:
• German degrees (°dH).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol for each litre - interna-
tional unit for the hardness of water).
• Clarke degrees.
Water hardness
°T.H. mmol/l
0-15 0-1.5
ENGLISH
23
Clarke
0-9