Washing Advice; Loading Your Washing Machine - Hoover Nextra HNF 6137 Instruction Book

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Washing advice

The following tips are designed to assist in
getting the best results from your machine whilst
utilising it in the most environmentally-friendly
and economical way. It is also important to
understand the items to avoid in your laundry, to
ensure the continued safe and reliable operation
of your machine.
Loading your washing
machine
To make further reductions of energy, water and
detergent consumption, we recommend that you
put a full load into your machine. Energy savings
of up to 50% can be achieved by washing one full
load compared to two half loads.
Do not overload the machine as this will reduce
the quality of the wash and may cause damage
to the machine and your laundry.
When is prewashing really
needed?
Only with particularly dirty loads! Energy savings
of 5 to 15% are made by not selecting the
prewash option for less dirty laundry. Pre-treat
awkward stains with a washable stain remover.
Which wash temperature should
you choose?
Using stain removers before machine washing
reduces the need to wash at temperatures over
60°C.
Using a 40°C wash temperature can make energy
savings of up to 50%.
Heavily soiled laundry
To ensure the best performance when washing a
particularly dirty load, we recommend that you
reduce the amount of items to be put into the
machine. Allowing more space in the drum the
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