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We recommend that you remove these
stains before you put the items in the
appliance.
Special stain removers are available. Use
the special stain remover that is applica-
ble to the type of stain and fabric.
16.3 Detergents and additives
• Only use detergents and additives
specially made for washing machines.
• Do not mix different types of deter-
gents.
• To help the environment, do not use
more than the correct quantity of de-
tergent.
• Obey the instructions that you find on
the on packaging of these products.
• Use the correct products for the type
and colour of the fabric, the pro-
gramme temperature and the level of
soil.
• If you use liquid detergents, do not set
the prewash phase.
• If your appliance has not the deter-
gent dispenser with the flap device,
Water hardness table
Level
1
2
3
4
16.5 Drying hints
Prepare the drying cycle
• Open the water tap.
• Do a check if the connection of the
drain hose is correct. Refer to installa-
tion chapter for more information.
• For the maximum laundry load of the
drying programmes, refer to the dry-
ing programmes table.
Do no not set a drying programme for
this laundry:
– Very delicate items.
– Synthetic curtains.
– Woollen and silk items.
Type
°dH
soft
0-7
medium
8-14
hard
15-21
very hard
> 21
add the liquid detergents with a dos-
ing ball.
16.4 Water hardness
If the water hardness in your area is high
or moderate, we recommend that you
use a water softener for washing ma-
chines. In areas where the water hard-
ness is soft it is not necessary to use a
water softener.
To know the water hardness in your area,
contact your local water authority.
Obey the instructions that you find on
the packaging of the products.
Equivalent scales measure the water
hardness:
• German degrees (°dH).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol for each litre - inter-
national unit for the hardness of wa-
ter).
• Clarke degrees.
Water hardness
°T.H.
mmol/l
0-15
0-1.5
16-25
1.6-2.5
26-37
2.6-3.7
> 37
>3.7
– Pieces of clothing with metal inserts.
– Nylon stockings.
– Quilts.
– Bed covers.
– Duvets.
– Anoraks.
– Sleeping bags
– Fabrics with residue of hair sprays, nail
solvents or similar.
– Garments with foam-rubber or materi-
als similar to foam-rubber.
Clarke
0-9
10-16
17-25
>25