Sorting The Laundry; Degrees Of Soiling; Removing Stains; Loading The Laundry - Bosch Vision 300 Operating, Care And Installation Instructions Manual

Sorting the laundry

According to color and degree of
soiling
NOTICE
Items of clothing may become
discolored. Never wash new
multi colored items together with
other items.
White items may become gray if
washed with dark items. Always wash
white and colored items separately.

Degrees of soiling

Lighter Soiling
No recognizable dirt or staining.
Laundry may have some body odor.
- Light summer clothing.
- T shirts, shirts and blouses that
have been worn for up to one day.
- Bed linen and guest towels that
have been used for one day.
Normal Soiling
Visible dirt and/or some light
recognizable staining.
- T shirts, shirts and blouses that
are very sweaty or have been worn
several times.
- Dish towels, hand towels and bed
linen that have been used for up to
one week.
- Sheer curtains (without smoke
staining) that have not been
washed for up to 6 months.
Heavy Soiling
Dirt and/or staining recognizable.
- Kitchen hand towels that have
been used for several days or
show visible signs of soiling.
- Cloth napkins.
- Bibs.
- Children's outer clothing or
sportswear with grass and soil
stains.
- Work clothes such as used for
outdoor work or yard work.
Typical stains
- Sauces, tea, coffee, red wine, fruit,
vegetables.
- Blood, egg, milk, starch
(containing protein/ carbohydrate).
- Soot, soil, sand (pigments), red
clay.

Removing stains

If possible, pretreat stains while they
are still fresh.
First, dab soapy water onto the stain.
Do not rub.
Subsequently, wash the items of
clothing using the appropriate cycle.
Occasionally, several wash cycles may
be required in order to remove
persistent, dried-on stains.
Sorting laundry according
to care label specifications
Fabric Types
Machine Wash, Cottons
Machine Wash,
Permanent Press
Machine Wash, Delicates
Hand Wash
Temperatures
Cold
Warm
Hot
Do not wash clothes in washing
machine if the care label says Do Not
Wash" or the DO NOT WASH symbol
Ú is on the care label.

Loading the laundry

d WARNING
TO AVOID EXPLOSION HAZARD!
Items of clothing that have been
pretreated with solvent based
cleaning agents, e.g. stain remover
and dry cleaning solvents, represent
an explosion hazard once loaded
into the washing machine.
Therefore, these items must first be
rinsed thoroughly by hand.
NOTICE
Loose debris in the washing
machine drum can damage the
laundry. Before loading the laundry,
check that there is no debris in the
drum.
Open the door.
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Place items loosely into the drum.
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Mix up large and small items.
Items of varying size will distribute
better during the spin cycle.
For best results, it is recommended to
load the drum depending on the fabric
type.
Ó Full Load
Cotton and Linens
Ô
½ Load
Permanent Press, Synthetic Blends
Ò
and Knitwear
Ì
D Load
Wool, Delicates, Silk
Do not exceed the maximum load
for the selected cycle. Overloading
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will cause poor wash results and
will increase wrinkling.
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Load the drum at least half full for
q
Â
Cotton and Permanent Press
cycles. Small loads will tend to
create an unbalance condition.
Close the door completely. The
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door should close easily. It should
not be necessary to force the door
to close.
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Do not trap any items of clothing
between the door and rubber seal.
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