Zanussi FJS 974 N: Use

Laundry weights

Washing hints

The following weights are indicative:

Bathrobe 1200 g

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Sorting the laundry

Napkin 100 g

• Follow the wash code symbols on each garment

Quilt cover 700 g

label and the manufacturer’s washing instructions.

Sheet 500 g

• Sort the laundry as follows:

Pillow case 200 g

whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.

Tablecloth 250 g

Towelling towel 200 g

• Never wash whites and coloureds together.

Tea cloth 100 g

Whites may lose their “whiteness” in the wash.

Night dress 200 g

• New coloured items may run in the first wash; they

Ladies’ briefs 100 g

should therefore be washed separately the first

Man’s work shirt 600 g

time.

Man’s shirt 200 g

• Make sure that no metal objects are left in the

Man’s pyjamas 500 g

laundry (e.g. hair clips, safety pins, pins).

Blouse 100 g

Men’s underpants 100 g

• Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, hooks

and poppers. Tie any belts or long tapes.

• Remove persistent stains before washing. Rub

Removing stains

particularly soiled areas with a special detergent

or detergent paste.

Stubborn stains may not be removed by just water

and detergent. It is therefore advisable to treat them

• Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks or

prior to washing.

tie them up in a bag or net.

Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For dried

stains, soak overnight in water with a special

Temperatures

detergent then rub in the soap and water.

60°-95° for normally soiled white cottons and

Oil based paint: moisten with benzine stain

linen (e.g. tea cloths, towels,

remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab the

tablecloths, sheets...)

stain; treat several times.

60° for normally soiled, colour fast

Dried grease stains: moisten with turpentine, lay

garments (e.g. shirts, night dresses,

the garment on a soft surface and dab the stain with

pyjamas....) in linen, cotton or synthetic

the fingertips and a cotton cloth.

fibres and for lightly soiled white cotton

Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust

(e.g. underwear).

removing product used cold. Be careful with rust

(cold) for delicate items (e.g. net curtains),

stains which are not recent since the cellulose

30°-40° mixed laundry including synthetic

structure will already have been damaged and the

fibres and woollens bearing the label

fabric tends to hole.

«pure new wool, machine washable,

Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well (whites

non-shrink».

and fast coloureds only).

Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach (whites and

Maximum loads

fast coloureds only).

Ball point pen and glue: moisten with acetone (*),

Recommended loads are indicated in the

lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab the stain.

programme charts.

Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above, then treat

General rules:

stains with methylated spirits. Remove any residual

Cotton, linen: drum full but not too tightly packed;

marks from white fabrics with bleach.

Synthetics: drum no more than half full;

Red wine: soak in water and detergent, rinse and

Delicate fabrics and woollens: drum no more than

treat with acetic or citric acid, then rinse. Treat any

one third full.

residual marks with bleach.

Washing a maximum load makes the most efficient

use of water and energy.

For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the load size.

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