Beko WDIK752451 Owners Manual - Page 15

4 Preparation 4.1 Sorting the laundry * Sort laundry according to type of fabric, colour, and degree of soiling and allowable water temperature. * Always observe the instructions given on the garment care labels. 4.2 Preparing laundry for washing • Laundry items with metal attachments such as, underwired bras, belt buckles or metal buttons will damage the machine. Remove the metal pieces or wash such clothes by putting them in a cotton laundry bag or cotton pillow case. Also these type of clothes can heat too much during drying and damage your other clothes. Do not dry such laundry in the machine. • Put small size clothes such as infant's socks and nylon stockings in cotton a laundry bag or cotton pillow case. • Place curtains in without compressing them. Remove curtain attachment items. Do not dry tulle curtains in your machine. • Fasten zips, sew loose buttons and mend rips and tears. • Wash "machine washable" or "hand washable" labelled products only with an appropriate programme. Dry these type of clothes by hanging or laying down. Do not dry them in the machine. • Do not wash colours and whites together. New, dark coloured cottons release a lot of dye. Wash them separately. • Only use the dyes / colour changers and descaling agents which are appropriate to machine wash. Always follow the instructions on the package. C INFORMATION • Laundry that is subjected to heavy deposits of materials such as flour, lime dust, milk powder, etc. Must be shaken off before placing into the machine. Such dusts and powders on the laundry may build up on the inner parts of the product in time and can cause damage. • Keep laundry items made of Angora wool in the freezer for a few hours before washing. This will reduce pilling. • Wash trousers and delicate laundry turned inside out. • Tough stains must be treated properly before washing. If unsure, check with a dry cleaner. • Take out all substances in the pockets such as coins, pens and paper clips, and turn pockets inside out and brush. Such objects may damage the product or cause noise problem. 4.3 Tips for energy and water saving Following information will help you use the product in an ecological and energy/waterefficient manner. • Operate the product in the highest load capacity allowed for the programme you have selected, but do not overload. See, "Programme and consumption table". • Observe the temperature instructions on the detergent packaging. • Wash slightly soiled laundry at low temperatures. • Use faster programmes for small quantities of lightly soiled laundry. • Do not use prewash and high temperatures for laundry that is not heavily soiled or stained. • If you plan to dry your laundry in a dryer, select the highest spin speed recommended during washing process. • Do not use more detergent than the recommended on the detergent packaging. 15 / EN Washer-Dryer / User Manual