Frigidaire ATF705X, User Manual

8

Washing Hints

Before loading the laundry

Never wash whites and coloureds together. Whites may lose 
their «whiteness» in the wash.
New coloured items may run in the fi rst wash; they should 
therefore be washed separately the fi rst time.

Make sure that no metal objects are left in the laundry (e.g. hair 
clips, safety pins, pins). Button up pillowcases, close zip fasteners, 
hooks and poppers. Tie any belts or long tapes.

Remove persistent stains before washing. Rub particularly 
soiled areas with a special detergent or detergent paste.
Treat curtains with special care. Remove hooks or tie them 
up in a bag or net.

Maximum Loads 

Recommended loads are indicated in the «Programme 
Table».

General rules:
Cotton, linen:

 drum full but not too tightly packed;

Synthetics

: drum no more than half full;

Delicate fabrics and woollens:

 drum no more than one third full.

Washing a maximum load makes the most effi cient use of 
water and energy. For heavily soiled laundry, reduce the load 
size.

Laundry weights

The following weights are indicative:

Sorting The Laundry 

Follow the wash code symbols on each garment label and 
the manufacturer’s washing instructions. Sort the laundry as 
follows: whites, coloureds, synthetics, delicates, woollens.

Temperatures

Sanitary

for normally soiled white cottons and linen 
(e.g. tea cloths, towels, tablecloths, sheets...)

60°

for normally soiled, colour fast garments (e.g. 
shirts, night dresses, pyjamas....) in linen, 
cotton or synthetic fi bres and for lightly soiled 
white cotton (e.g. underwear).

Cold-30°-40°

for delicate items (e.g. net curtains), mixed 
laundry including synthetic fi bres and wool-
lens bearing the label «pure new wool, ma-
chine washable, non-shrink».

bathrobe

1200 g

napkin

100 g

quilt cover

700 g

sheet

500 g

pillow case

200 g

tablecloth

250 g

towelling towel

200 g

tea cloth

100 g

night dress

200 g

ladies’ briefs

100 g

man’s work shirt

600 g

man’s shirt

200 g

man’s pyjamas

500 g

blouse

100 g

man’s underpants

100 g

Removing Stains

Stubborn stains may not be removed by just water and deter-
gent. 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 special detergent 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 fi ngertips 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 cellulose structure will already have been 
damaged and the fabric tends to hole.

Mould stains:

 treat with bleach, rinse well (whites and fast 

coloureds only).

Grass:

 soap lightly and treat with bleach (whites and fast 

coloureds only).

Ball point pen and glue:

 moisten with acetone (*), lay the gar-

ment on a soft cloth and dab the stain.

Lipstick:

 moisten with acetone as above, then treat stains 

with methylated spirits. Remove any residual marks from 
white fabrics with bleach.

Red wine:

 soak in water and detergent, rinse and treat with ace-

tic or citric acid, then rinse. Treat any residual marks with bleach.

Ink:

 depending on the type of ink, moisten the fabric fi rst with 

acetone (*), then with acetic acid; treat any residual marks on 
white fabrics with bleach and then rinse thoroughly.

Tar stains:

 fi rst treat with stain remover, methylated spirits or 

benzine, then rub with detergent paste.

(*) do not use acetone on artifi cial silk.