Electrolux EWC1350: Helpful hints and tips

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Helpful hints and tips

Sorting out the laundry

Washing a maximum load makes the most

efficient use of water and energy.

Follow the wash code symbols on each gar-

For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the load

ment label and the manufacturer’s washing

size.

instructions. Sort the laundry as follows:

whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates,

Laundry weights

woollens.

The following weights are indicative:

Temperatures

The following weights are indicative:

for normally soiled white cot-

bathrobe 1200 g

95° or 90°

tons and linen (e.g. tea cloths,

quilt cover 700 g

towels, tablecloths, sheets...)

man’s work shirt 600 g

for normally soiled, colour fast

garments (e.g. shirts, night

sheet, man’s pyjamas 500 g

dresses, pyjamas....) in linen,

60°/50°

tablecloth 250 g

cotton or synthetic fibres and

for lightly soiled white cotton

pillow case, towelling towel,

200 g

(e.g. underwear)

night dress, man’s shirt

for delicate items (e.g. net cur-

tea cloth, ladies’ briefs, nap-

100 g

tains), mixed laundry including

kin, blouse, men’s underpants

40°-30°-

synthetic fibres and woollens

Cold

bearing the label «pure new

Removing stains

wool, machine washable, non-

Stubborn stains may not be removed by just

shrink»

water and detergent. It is therefore advisable

to treat them prior to washing.

Before loading the laundry

Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For

Never wash whites and coloureds together.

dried stains, soak overnight in water with a

Whites may lose their «whiteness» in the

special detergent then rub in the soap and

wash.

water.

New coloured items may run in the first wash;

Oil based paint: moisten with benzine stain

they should therefore be washed separately

remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and

the first time.

dab the stain; treat several times.

Make sure that no metal objects are left

Dried grease stains: moisten with turpen-

in the laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins,

tine, lay the garment on a soft surface and

pins).

dab the stain with the fingertips and a cotton

Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners,

cloth.

hooks and poppers. Tie any belts or long

Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a

tapes.

rust removing product used cold. Be careful

Remove persistent stains before washing.

with rust stains which are not recent since the

Rub particularly soiled areas with a special

cellulose structure will already have been

detergent or detergent paste.

damaged and the fabric tends to hole.

Treat curtains with special care. Remove

Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well

hooks or tie them up in a bag or net.

(whites and fast coloureds only).

Maximum loads

Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach

Recommended loads are indicated in the

(whites and fast coloureds only).

washing programme charts.

Ball point pen and glue: moisten with ace-

1)

General rules:

tone

, lay the garment on a soft cloth and

•

Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly

dab the stain.

packed;

Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above,

• Synthetics: drum no more than half full;

then treat stains with methylated spirits.

•

Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no

Treat any residual marks with bleach.

more than one third full.

1) do not use acetone on artificial silk