Maytag MAF 9801 - Manual (Page 10)

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Wool and silk
Wool and silk are sometimes marked machine
wash, and sometimes hand wash. The Wool and
Hand programmes of the machine are at least
as gentle as washing by hand.
Wool is particularly sensitive to mechanical
processing. If you wish to avoid spin drying,
you can press out the water instead using terry
towelling. In this case, you should select No
Spin. See Chapter 9, Washing, for details of
how to select this setting.
Most garments will tolerate a short spin, ho-
wever. The Wool and Hand programmes al-
ways include a short spin.
Man-made fibres and synthetic fibres
These materials require a lot of space if they are
not to crease. Fill the drum only to half load
when washing man-made/synthetic fibres. Se-
lect a short spin by selecting a spin speed of 800
revolutions/minute or lower.
NOTE
Viscose and acetate are brittle when wet.
HIGH WATER LEVEL
If you require more water for the main wash
and rinsing, you can use the High water level
option. See Chapter 11, Making your own pro-
grammes, for details of how to select this op-
tion.
High water level is always used in the Wool
and Hand programmes.
AVOID CREASES WASHING
You should use the Anti-crease option to avoid
creased washing. This option means that the
washing will continue to be rotated for two
hours after the programme has ended. See Chap-
ter 11, Making your own programmes, for de-
tails of how to select this option.
MINIMIZING ALLERGY HAZARDS
This washing machine offers a Super rinse
function. You should use this to take account
of persons with a sensitive skin, for example
persons with allergies and infants. See Chapter
11, Making your own programmes, for details
of how to select this option.
SAVE TIME
Use the White/Coloured programme to save
time. This programme has a shorter main wash
than Normal, but it is often sufficient for nor-
mally soiled washing.
ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY
You can save a lot of energy by not using a
stronger programme than necessary.
- Without increasing the temperature, the wash-
ing effect can be increased by selecting the E2
option. You will then save energy without lo-
sing any washing effect.
See Chapter 11, Making your own washing pro-
grammes, for details of how to select E2.
- Select a fast spin speed to reduce the energy
consumption for subsequent drying in a tumble
dryer or a drying cabinet.
- Select Quick if you simply need to freshen up
shirts or training kit, etc. You will save both
water and energy.