Blomberg WAF 1320 A Mode D'emploi page 13

• Use the detergent manufacturer's dos-
ing cup and follow the instructions on
the package.
Choice of detergent
The type of detergent used depends on
the type of textile, colour, degree of soiling
and desired washing temperature.
• Use regular detergent for cottons (60 -
95 °C), otherwise use special detegent
for coloured and delicate wash.
• Wash woollens only with a special de-
tergent for woollens.
• Detergents using a modular system al-
low you to add bleach and softener in-
dividually.
• Use only detergents suitable for wash-
ing machines.
Detergent quantity
The amount of washing detergent to use
depends on the amount of laundry, the
degree of soiling and water hardness.
3 Ask your local waterworks for the cur-
rent level of water hardness.
Water hardness levels
1 soft
2 medium
3 hard
4 very hard
• It is absolutely necessary you propor-
tion as recommended on the packing!
• For small amounts of laundry or only
slight soiling use accordingly less de-
tergent.
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Dose highly concentrated detergents
very precisely.
Too much detergent causes an excessive
amount of foaming, bad washing and rins-
ing results and a strain on water resources.
Too little washing detergent causes laun-
dry to turn grey and calcification of the
machine.
0...1.3 0... 7
1.3...2.5 7...14
2.5...3.8 14...21
> 3.8 > 21
mmol/l °dH
Fabric softener
Fabric softener is added into the middle
compartment of the detergent dispensing
drawer.
• Proportion as recommended on the
packing!
• Fill only up to the mark level (»max«).
• Dilute viscous fabric softener with wa-
ter before adding.
3
If you use dryer or dry your laundry
outdoors, you do not need fabric sof-
tener.
Starch
• Add liquid starch and fininshing agent
into the middle compartment.
• Mix powdered starch according to the
directions on the package and like fab-
ric softener, add to the middle com-
partment.
• Never use fabric softener and starch
together in the same washing cycle.
• Wipe off the drum after using starch.
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