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• Pre-treat tough stains. With adequate pre-
treatment, stains and limited soiling can
be removed; the laundry can then be
washed at a lower temperature. Do not
spray stain remover on garments near
the appliance as it is corrosive to the
plastic parts.
• Wash heavy soil stains with a special
detergent.
• Be careful with curtains. Remove the
hooks and put the curtains in a washing
bag or pillowcase.
• Use a washing bag to wash small and/or
delicate items (e.g. underwired bras,
belts, tights, etc. ).
• Avoid washing garments full of long
animal hair or poor quality garments
releasing lots of fluff that could block the
drain circuit and therefore requiring the
Service assistance.
• Powder detergents for all types of fabric,
excluding delicate. Prefer powder
detergents containing bleach for whites
and laundry sanitization. At temperature
higher than 60 °C the use of powder
detergent is recommended.
• Liquid detergents, preferably for low
temperature wash programmes (60 °C
max) for all types of fabric, or special ones
for woollens only.
• The choice and quantity of detergent will
depend on: type of fabric (delicates,
woollens, cottons, etc), the colour of
clothes, size of the load, degree of soiling,
wash temperature and hardness of the
water used.
• Follow the instructions that you find on
packaging of the detergents or other
Alarm Codes and Possible failures
The appliance does not start or it stops during operation. First try to find a solution to the
problem (refer to the tables).
Warning! Deactivate the appliance before carrying out any check.
With some problems, the display shows an alarm code and the
button may flash continuously:
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treatments without exceeding the
indicated maximum level (
• Do not mix different types of detergents.
• Use less detergent if washing a small
loads, the laundry is lightly soiled or there
is large amounts of foam during washing.
• When using detergent tabs or pods,
always put them inside the drum, not in
the detergent dispenser.
• Normally soiled laundry may be washed
without prewash in order to save
detergent, water and time (the
environment is protected too!).
• Loading the appliance to the maximum
capacity indicated for each programmes
helps to reduce energy and water
consumption.
• To use the correct quantity of detergent,
refer to the quantity suggested by the
detergent producer and check the water
hardness of you domestic system.
• When you dry the laundry, obey the
indications on the labels of the
manufacturers.
• The drying time can change depending
on speed of the last spin, dryness level,
type of laundry, weight of the load.
• If, at the end of the drying programme,
the laundry is still damp, set a short
drying cycle again.
• To avoid creasing and shrinkage do not
over dry the laundry. Refer to the «Drying
programmes» table to find the average
drying times.
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