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4. Pour detergent (and fabric
conditioner if used) into the
appropriate sections of the
detergent compartment.
Detergents - What kind - How much?
Use only sudsing laundry detergents!
Detergents are available in low, normal and full sudsing formulas. A detergent's ability to clean is not relate, to the amount of
suds it produces. Excess suds in a front loading washer actually interfere with cleaning action because they cushion the
tumbling of clothes. High sudsing detergents are also more difficult to completely rinse out.
Use 1/4 to 1/2 of the recommended U.S. detergents
Because of the Asko washer's low water consumption and the fact that all
the wash water and detergent are completely circulated repeatadly through
the laundry, ensuring that all the detergent is fully utilized, detergent usage
is cut by 50% to 75%.
Different brands of detergents recommend using different amounts. Read
all package labels carefully. The first time you use any detergent, start
with 1/4 of the recommended amount. (For example: If the label says use
1 cup, use 1/4 cup.)
If the detergent produces a good, low level of suds, you may add slightly
more detergent if you have very hard water or if your clothes are not
getting perfectly clean. It is advisable to check your water hardness with
Fabric softeners
the local water department.
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Main wash
detergent
Use 1/3 to 1/2 of the recommended amount of
fabric softener, because of the low water usage
Recommended detergents
of the Asko washer. Fabric softeners are
Avoid normal and full sudsing detergents. The chart below lists several low available in several concentrations.Read the
'sudsing detergents that have been successfully tested in the Asko washer,
tabels carefully and use only 1/3 to 1/2 of the
along with the recommended amounts.
recommended amount. (For example: If the
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softening
is desired, try adding
slight
Fab (powder)
1/4 cup to 1/2 cup
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Amway SA8 (powder)
1-2 tablespoons (1/8 cup)
more the next time.
Fresh Start (powder)
2 tablespoons (1/8 cup) to 1/4 cup
All (powder)
1/4 cup to 1/2 cup
* Add slightly less additional detergent for prewash
Oversudsing
The use of anything other than a low sudsing
In general, liquid detergents tend to be higher sudsing than powders.Do
detergent can cause severe oversudsing. If this
not use powder detergents that do not wash completely out of the
happens, run the wash through one or more
detergent cup as the machine fills with water.
rinse programs (starting on 5) until items are
saas
thoroughly rinsed. Then, run the empty washer
Liquid detergents
through an entire wash program (starting on 1)
Liquid detergents tend to more suds than powder
to clear the machine of any remaining high
detergents. When trying a detergent for the first
sudsing detergent.
time, start out with a very small amount, such as 1
to 2 tablespoons.
Liquid detergent can used for all programs without
Clean the detergent
pre-wash. Add it into the main wash compartment.
compartment regularly
The use of bleaches is not necessary with these
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machines, nor is it recommended.
Note: Detergents: Using more detergent does not
2. Select any program.
improve the washing performance, but merely
3. Clean the compartment with a
imposes an extra load on the environment. Try
brush while water flows through
reducing the amount of detergent you use, and
it.
increase it only if the results are unsatisfactory.
4, When finished, select Drain to
pump the water out of the
machine.
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