Helpful Hints And Tips - Zanussi ZWT 71401 WA User Manual

Helpful hints and tips

Sorting out the laundry
Follow the wash code symbols on each garment
label and the manufacturer's washing instruc-
tions. Sort the laundry as follows: whites, col-
oureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.
Temperatures
for normally soiled white cottons
95° or 90° and linen (e.g. tea cloths, towels,
tablecloths, sheets...)
for normally soiled, colour fast
garments (e.g. shirts, night dres-
ses, pyjamas....) in linen, cotton or
60°/50°
synthetic fibres and for lightly
soiled white cotton (e.g. under-
wear)
for delicate items (e.g. net cur-
tains), mixed laundry including
40°-30°- Cold synthetic fibres and woollens
bearing the label «pure new wool,
machine washable, non-shrink»
Before loading the laundry
Never wash whites and coloureds together.
Whites may lose their «whiteness» in the wash.
New coloured items may run in the first wash;
they should therefore be washed separately the
first time.
Make sure that no metal objects are left in
the laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins,
pins).
Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners,
hooks and poppers. Tie any belts or long tapes.
Remove persistent stains before washing.
Rub particularly soiled areas with a special de-
tergent or detergent paste.
Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks
or tie them up in a bag or net.
Maximum loads
Recommended loads are indicated in the wash-
ing programme charts.
General rules:
• Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly
packed;
• Synthetics: drum no more than half full;
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• Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no
more than one third full.
Washing a maximum load makes the most effi-
cient use of water and energy.
For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the load size.
Laundry weights
The following weights are indicative:
The following weights are indicative:
bathrobe
quilt cover
man's work shirt
sheet, man's pyjamas
tablecloth
pillow case, towelling towel,
night dress, man's shirt
tea cloth, ladies' briefs, napkin,
blouse, men's underpants
Removing stains
Stubborn stains may not be removed by just
water and detergent. It is therefore advisable to
treat them prior to washing.
Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For
dried stains, soak overnight in water with a spe-
cial detergent then rub in the soap and water.
Oil based paint: moisten with benzine stain
remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab
the stain; treat several times.
Dried grease stains: moisten with turpentine,
lay the garment on a soft surface and dab the
stain with the fingertips and a cotton cloth.
Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust
removing product used cold. Be careful with
rust stains which are not recent since the cellu-
lose structure will already have been damaged
and the fabric tends to hole.
Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well
(whites and fast coloureds only).
Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach
(whites and fast coloureds only).
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