Water Hardness; Care And Cleaning; Maintenance Wash; External Cleaning - AEG L 71470 FL Benutzerinformation

11. CARE AND CLEANING

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• If you use liquid detergents, do not set
the prewash phase.
• If your appliance has not the deter-
gent dispenser with the flap device,
add the liquid detergents with a dos-
ing ball.

10.4 Water hardness

If the water hardness in your area is high
or moderate, we recommend that you
use a water softener for washing ma-
chines. In areas where the water hard-
ness is soft it is not necessary to use a
water softener.
Water hardness table
Level Type
1 soft
2 medium
3 hard
4 very hard
WARNING!
Disconnect the appliance from the mains
supply before you clean it.
11.1 Descaling
The water we use contains limescale. If it
becomes necessary, use a water softener
to remove limescales.
Use a special product made for washing
machines. Obey the instructions that you
find on the packaging of the manufactur-
er.
Do this separately from the laundry
wash.

11.2 External cleaning

Clean the appliance only with soap and
warm water. Fully dry all the surfaces.
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To know the water hardness in your area,
contact your local water authority.
Obey the instructions that you find on
the packaging of the products.
Equivalent scales measure the water
hardness:
• German degrees (°dH).
• French degrees (°TH).
• mmol/l (millimol for each litre - inter-
national unit for the hardness of wa-
ter).
• Clarke degrees.
Water hardness
°dH °T.H.
0-7 0-15
8-14 16-25
15-21 26-37
> 21 > 37
CAUTION!
Do not use alcohol, solvents or
chemical products.

11.3 Maintenance wash

With the low temperature programmes it
is possible that some detergent stays in
the drum. Make regularly a maintenance
wash. To do this:
• Empty the laundry from the drum.
• Set the hottest cotton wash pro-
gramme
• Use a correct quantity of powder de-
tergent with biological properties.
After each wash, keep the door open for
a while to prevent mould and to let un-
pleasant smells go out.
ENGLISH
mmol/l Clarke
0-1.5 0-9
1.6-2.5 10-16
2.6-3.7 17-25
>3.7 >25
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