Preliminary Preparation; Sorting The Laundry; Preparing Laundry For Washing; Tips For Energy And Water Saving - Beko B5DT510446W User Manual

5 Preliminary Preparation

Please read the "Safety Instruc-
tions" section first

5.1 Sorting the Laundry

• Sort laundry according to type of fabric,
colour, and degree of soiling and allow-
able water temperature.
• Always observe the instructions given on
the garment care labels.

5.2 Preparing Laundry for Washing

• Laundry items with metal attachments
such as, underwiring, belt buckles or
metal buttons will damage the product.
Remove the metal pieces or wash such
clothes by putting them in a laundry bag
or pillow case.
• Take out all substances in the pockets
such as coins, pens and paper clips, and
turn pockets inside out and brush. Such
objects may damage the product or
cause noise problem.
• Put small size clothes such as infant's
socks and nylon stockings in a laundry
bag or pillow case.
• Place curtains in without compressing
them. Remove curtain attachment items.
Curtain attachment items may cause
pulling and tearing on the curtain.
• Fasten zippers, sew loose buttons and
mend rips and tears.
• Wash "Machine washable" or "Hand
washable" labelled products only with an
appropriate programme. Dry these types
of clothes by hanging them or laying
them flat. Do not dry them in the ma-
chine.
• Do not wash colours and whites together.
New, dark coloured cottons release a lot
of dye. Wash them separately.
• Only use paints / colour changing agents
and descalers suitable for use in ma-
chines. Always observe the instructions
on the packaging
• Tough stains must be treated properly
before washing. If you are not sure,
check with a dry cleaner.
• Wash trousers and delicate laundry
turned inside out.
• Laundry that are subjected to materials
such as flour, lime dust, milk powder, etc.
intensely must be shaken off before pla-
cing into the product. Such dusts and
powders on the laundry may build up on
the inner parts of the product in time and
can cause damage.
• Before washing laundry made of angora
wool, keep them in the freezer section of
the refrigerator for few hours. This will re-
duce pilling

5.3 Tips for Energy and Water Saving

Following information will help you use the
product in an ecological and energy/water-
efficient manner.
• Operate the product in the highest load
capacity allowed for the programme you
have selected, but do not overload. See
"Programme and consumption table"
• Observe the temperature instructions on
the detergent packaging.
• Wash slightly soiled laundry at low tem-
peratures.
• Use faster programmes for small quantit-
ies of lightly soiled laundry.
• Do not use prewash and high temperat-
ures for laundry that is not heavily soiled
or stained.
• If you plan to dry your laundry in a dryer,
select the highest spin speed recommen-
ded during washing process.
• Do not use more detergent than the re-
commended on the detergent packaging.

5.4 Start Up

Before starting to use the product make
sure that the preparations described in sec-
tion "Environmental Instructions" and "In-
stallation". To prepare the product for
washing laundry, perform first operation in
Drum Cleaning programme. If this pro-
gramme is not available in your product, ap-
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