Helpful Hints And Tips; Washing Programmes - IKEA Renlig IWM60 Handbuch

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Helpful hints and tips

Sorting out the laundry
Follow the wash code symbols on each gar-
ment label and the manufacturer's washing in-
structions. Sort the laundry as follows: whites,
coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.
Removing stains
Stubborn stains may not be removed by just
water and detergent. It is therefore advisable
to treat them prior to washing.
Blood: treat fresh stains with cold water. For
dried stains, soak overnight in water with a
stain remover product then rub in the soap and
water.
Oil based paint: moisten with benzine stain
remover, lay the garment on a soft cloth and
dab the stain; treat several times.
Dried grease stains: moisten with turpentine,
lay the garment on a soft surface and dab the
stain with the fingertips and a cotton cloth.
Rust: oxalic acid dissolved in hot water or a rust
removing product used cold. Be careful with
rust stains which are not recent since the cel-
lulose structure will already have been dam-
aged and the fabric tends to hole.
Mould stains: treat with bleach, rinse well
(white cottons and fast coloureds only).
Characteristic
Soft
Medium
Hard
Very hard
A water softener must be added when water has a medium-high degree of hardness. Follow
the manufacturer's instructions. The quantity of detergent can then always be adjusted (re-
duced) to degree of hardness soft.

Washing programmes

Please always refer to the care label symbol of your garment and select the washing pro-
gramme based on what it says.
1) do not use acetone on artificial silk
Grass: soap lightly and treat with bleach
(white cottons and fast coloureds only).
Ball point pen and glue: moisten with ace-
1)
tone , lay the garment on a soft cloth and dab
the stain.
Lipstick: moisten with acetone as above, then
treat stains with methylated spirits. Treat any
residual marks with bleach.
Red wine: soak in water and detergent, rinse
and treat with acetic or citric acid, then rinse.
Treat any residual marks with bleach.
Ink: depending on the type of ink, moisten the
fabric first with acetone
acid; treat any residual marks on white fabrics
with bleach and then rinse thoroughly.
Tar stains: first treat with stain remover, me-
thylated spirits or benzine, then rub with de-
tergent paste.
Degrees of water hardness
Water hardness is classified in so-called "de-
grees" of hardness. Information on hardness of
the water in your area can be obtained from
the relevant water supply company, or from
your local authority.
Degrees of water hardness
German °dH
0-7
8-14
15-21
> 21
1)
, then with acetic
French °T.H.
0-15
16-25
26-37
> 37
12