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Care labels
Care labels will tell you about the fabric of the
garment and how it should be washed. Please
read them carefully.
Soil
Sort clothes according to the type and amount of
soil. Some soils suit warmer washes, eg. oily soils,
while others are best washed in cold water, eg.
mud, blood.
Colour
Sort white/light-coloured fabrics from coloured
fabrics.
Lint
ALWAYS wash lint givers and lint collectors
separately (especially if intending to wash a
number of colours). Where possible, turn lint
collectors inside out.
Before you load
Check pockets
Loose items can damage both your AquaSmart™
and your clothes.
Close zippers, hooks and eyes
This is to make sure that these items do not snag
on other clothes.
Mend any torn garments or loose buttons
Tears or holes may become larger during washing. Remove any loose bra wires as they can
damage your washing machine and/or dryer.
Pretreat any stains
Make sure you use an appropriate surface to apply treatments. Do not use the lid of the machine,
as damage may occur.
For a balanced load
Place items directly into the wash bowl.
Do not wrap large items, such as sheets, around the low profile agitator.
Place them around the edge of the bowl.
A mixture of small and large items will wash the best (remember to separate out
sheets and select the SHEETS cycle for these).
Important!
Please do not, under any circumstances, attempt to wash an electric blanket in your
AquaSmart™ washer. It is not recommended that you wash curtains in your AquaSmart™.
Sunlight makes them brittle and they may disintegrate during washing.
Lint Givers Lint Collectors
Towels Synthetics
Chenille Corduroy
Nappies Polyester cottons
Machine Washable
Warm 40°C max
Warm Rinse Well
Normal Spin
Do not bleach
Do not tumble dry
Dry in shade
Warm iron
Dry Cleanable
Examples of care label symbols.
You may notice that your AquaSmart™ clothes washer behaves differently from your previous washer.
Your AquaSmart™, like all High Efficiency washers, has a fully automatic water level. This means
that, like front loaders, the selection of the water level is left entirely up to the washer. This
ensures optimum wash performance and water savings. Should you wish to use more water,
simply select a Conventional cycle (refer to Conventional mode, page 7).
Sorting and loading explained
Like front loading machines your AquaSmart™ uses much less water and energy than traditional
top loading clothes washers. It is important that you sort your wash load to ensure optimum
wash performance.
SHEETS – Separate out sheets and duvet covers and use the SHEETS cycle which has been especially
designed for these items. Ensure that duvet/doona covers are buttoned or zipped up. To get the best
possible wash for sheets, load these items around the edge of the bowl rather than directly across
the low profile agitator.
COLOURED ITEMS – Dye or colour run can be a problem with High Efficiency washers, so separate
highly coloured garments especially when they are new and have not been washed many times.
Choose the COLOURS cycle. Most dye transfer occurs when clothes are left too long in the machine
at the completion of the cycle so try not to leave your coloured clothes lingering in the machine.
BULKY ITEMS – Duvet/doona, sleeping bags, ski jackets/blankets and throws are all items which
tend to behave unusually in a clothes washer. The lighter ones tend to float, while a large blanket
can get very heavy and make spinning difficult. Your AquaSmart™ has a specific BULKY cycle option
designed to take care of these washing challenges.
CREASABLES – When you are concerned about creasing or wrinkling we recommend you use the
EASY IRON cycle. Alternatively, select one of the Conventional cycles. The extra water used by these
cycles will help to reduce creasing. Reducing the spin speed of the wash may also help
(refer to page 25 (LCD) or 38 (LED)).
JEANS – These heavy items can be responsible for damaging other items in the wash and require
special attention when it comes to washing them. We feel that they should be washed separately
using the COLOURS cycle or the JEANS cycle (LCD models only, see page 28). Hint: turn your jeans
inside-out before washing to help maintain their appearance.
SOIL – Very dirty, sandy, or linty loads are best washed separately to prevent transfer onto other
garments. It may be that you have new towels that create lots of lint or very sandy beach gear. We
suggest using a Conventional cycle in this circumstance or selecting the fabric softener rinse
as this will give an extra deep rinse. (ie. turn SOFTENER ON. Note: there is no need to add fabric
softener to the dispenser in this instance. Refer to pages 25 (LCD) or 38 (LED)).
DELICATES – To take extra special care of delicate items, we suggest using the DELICATE cycle.
A HANDWASH cycle is also available (LCD models only, see page 28).
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