Advice And Tips Before Washing; Laundry Label Symbols; Sorting Your Laundry; Clothing - Asko W8844 XL Operating Instructions Manual

ADVICE AND TIPS BEFORE WASHING

LAUNDRY LABEL SYMBOLS

Examples of washing instructions and recommended programmes. Always follow the washing instructions for each
garment.

Laundry labels

Material
Cotton, linen, white and light-coloured items.
Cotton, linen, cotton/polyester.
Light and dark-coloured garments.
Acrylic, viscose, modal, acetate, polyester, polyamide and
elastane. Light and dark-coloured garments.
Wool, silk and other very delicate garments
or
Here are some tips that may help you before washing.

SORTING YOUR LAUNDRY

Sort items according to:
• how soiled they are
• colour
• material

CLOTHING

1. Do up zips and close Velcro straps so that they don't
harm fabrics.
2. New coloured items may contain excess dye and
should therefore be washed separately the fi rst few
times.
3. Turn delicate items inside out. This reduces the risk
of burling and fading.
4. Empty pockets and wash them inside out if possible.
LAUNDRY LABELS
Look at the item's laundry label. The table below shows
suitable wash programmes for diff erent materials and
wash loads. Using modern washing machines and
detergents, for example compact detergents, you can
usually wash at lower temperatures. It is a good idea
to use trial and error to fi nd out what produces the best
results.
Program
Everyday wash 60 °C to 90 °C
Quick 60 °C
Easy Care 40 °C
Wool/hand wash 30 °C to 40 °C

COLOURED COTTON

Coloured cotton garments labelled with washing
instruction 60 °C must be washed at 60 °C initially to
remove any excess dye. Failure to observe this advice
could lead to the colour running. Use detergent without
bleach to preserve the colour of the fabric.

UNBLEACHED LINEN

Unbleached linen fabrics should be washed at 60 °C,
using detergent without bleach or optical brighteners.
Heavily soiled linen can be washed at higher
temperatures, but not too often as the heat may destroy
the sheen and strength of the linen.

WOOL

These fabrics are labelled for either machine wash or for
hand wash. The machine's Wool/hand wash programme
is at least as gentle as washing by hand. Wool is
especially sensitive to processes such as washing. If
you do not wish to spin dry, you can squeeze out the
water using terry towels. In this case select No spin.
However, most garments can withstand a short spin.
Choose a short spin by selecting a spin speed of 800
rpm or less.
RAYON FIBRES AND SYNTHETIC
FIBRES
Materials made of rayon fi bres, such as viscose, and
some synthetic fi bres are very delicate and require much
space so as not to crease. Only half fi ll the drum when
washing and choose a spin speed of 800 rpm or lower.
NOTE!
Viscose and acetates are fragile when wet.
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