Water Hardness; Drying Hints; Garment Labels; Drying Cycle Duration - AEG L 75480 WD Manual De Instrucciones

gramme temperature and the level of
soil.
• 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.

12.4 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-
Water hardness table
Level Type
1 soft
2 medium
3 hard
4 very hard

12.5 Drying hints

Prepare the drying cycle
• Open the water tap.
• Do a check if the connection of the
drain hose is correct. Refer to installa-
tion chapter for more information.
• For the maximum laundry load of the
drying programmes, refer to the dry-
ing programmes table.
Do no not set a drying programme for
this laundry:
– Very delicate items.
– Synthetic curtains.
– Woollen and silk items.
– Pieces of clothing with metal inserts.
– Nylon stockings.
– Quilts.
– Bed covers.
– Duvets.
– Anoraks.
– Sleeping bags
– Fabrics with residue of hair sprays, nail
solvents or similar.
ness is soft it is not necessary to use a
water softener.
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
– Garments with foam-rubber or materi-
als similar to foam-rubber.

12.6 Garment labels

When you dry ther laundry, obey the in-
dications on the labels of the manufac-
turers:
•
•
perature
•
temperature
•
dried.

12.7 Drying cycle duration

The drying time can change depending
on:
• speed of the last spin
• dryness level
• type of laundry
• weight of the load size
GENERAL TIPS
Refer to the «Drying programmes» table
to find the average drying times.
mmol/l
0-1.5
1.6-2.5
2.6-3.7
>3.7
= The item can be tumble dried
= The drying cycle is at high tem-
= The drying cycle is at reduced
= The item can not be tumble
ENGLISH
23
Clarke
0-9
10-16
17-25
>25