Miele W 1612 - Manual (Page 29)

The right amount to dispense will
depend on the following:
– How soiled the laundry is
lightly soiled
No visible dirt or stains. Possibly
slight body odour.
moderately soiled
Visibly dirty and/or just a few light
stains.
heavily soiled
Visibly dirty and stained, with dried-
on soiling.
– The size of the load
– The water hardness
If you do not know the water
hardness level in your area, contact
your local water utility.
Water hardness levels
Range Total hardness
in ppm
Total harndess
in grains/
gallon US
soft (I) 0 - 130 0 - 8,4
medium (II) 130 - 250 8,4 - 14
hard to very
hard (III)
more than 250 more than 14
Water softener
If your water is in class II or III, you can
add a water softener to help cut down
on the use of detergent. Consult the
package for dosing. First add the
detergent, then add the water softener.
In this case, you can dose the
detergent as you would for class I.
Washing with several
components
If you are using several different
products in the wash (e.g., special
application detergents), Miele
recommends loading the products in
the following order into compartment
j:
1. Detergent
2. Water softener
3. Stain remover
This will help the products flow
smoothly into the wash drum.
Detergent
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