AEG LAVAMAT 40820 - Manual (Page 12)

User’s instructions
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5. Washing guide
5.1. Sorting and preparing your washing
• Sort the washing by type and care symbol (see chapter 5.4: Inter-
national symbols for care of textiles): normal wash for strong
washing that can resist energetic wash and spin; delicate wash for
delicate washing that should be treated more carefully. For mixed
loads composed of articles of different types of fibers, choose a
program and temperature suitable for the most fragile fiber.
• Wash white washing and color washing separately. Otherwise, the
white washing may be colored or look gray.
• New clothes very often have too much color. Preferably wash new
clothes separately for the first time. Respect "wash separately" and
"wash several times separately" care instructions.
• Empty pockets and spread out the washing.
• Take off all loose buttons, pins and hooks and eyes. Close zip faste-
ners, tie knots in laces and straps.
• Turn clothes made of several layers of textiles (sleeping bags, ano-
raks, etc.), colored hosiery and wool and textiles with add-on deco-
rations, inside out.
• Wash small delicate items (socks, tights, bras, etc) in a washing net.
• Treat curtains with special care. Remove curtain hooks and put net
curtains in a net bag or a sachet.
5.2. Washing load depending on the nature of the
material
The quantity of washing that you put in your drum must not exceed
the maximum capacity of your washing machine. This capacity may
vary depending on the nature of your textiles. Reduce the quantity of
washing if it is very dirty or if you have terry cloth type materials.
Not all textiles have the same volume and the same water retention ca-
pacity. This is why in general the drum should be filled:
• completely, but without excessive pressure for cotton and linen,
and for mixed washe,
• half full for treated cottons and synthetic fibers,