Washing And Drying Advice; Loading Your Washing Machine; Sorting The Laundry - Hoover Nextra Mode D'emploi

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Washing and Drying advice

The following tips are designed to assist in getting the best results from your
machine whilst utilising it in the most environmentally-friendly and
economical way. It is also important to understand the items to avoid in your
laundry, to ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of your machine.

Loading your washing machine

To make further reductions of energy, water and detergent consumption, we
recommend that you put a full load into your machine. Energy savings of up
to 50% can be achieved by washing one full load compared to two half loads.
Do not overload the machine as this will reduce the quality of the wash and
may cause damage to the machine and your laundry.
When is prewashing really needed?
Only with particularly dirty loads! Energy savings of 5 to 15% are made by not
selecting the prewash option for less dirty laundry. Pre-treat awkward stains
with a washable stain remover.
Which wash temperature should you choose?
Using stain removers before machine washing reduces the need to wash at
temperatures over 60°C.
Using a 40°C wash temperature can make energy savings of up to 50%.
Heavily soiled laundry
To ensure the best performance when washing a particularly dirty load, we
recommend that you reduce the amount of items to be put into the machine.
Allowing more space in the drum the items can circulate more freely and will
wash cleaner.

Sorting the laundry

Items to avoid
We recommend that you do not wash underwired bras in the machine. Should
the wires become detached it could cause damage to your clothes and the
machine. If the washcare label states that the bra is machine washable then
we advise placing it in a wash bag.
Recommendations
Always follow the wash care labelling on the garments.
Fasten zips, tie strings and close press studs to prevent tangling. Ensure that
pockets are emptied of loose change and other small items.
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