3.9 Washing machine programmes Washer-dryers only: SOI/DT 2002-05 eb 19 599 35 23-17 Pre-wash (not for wool and, in some cases, delicate fabrics) 1. Water fill with detergent introduced from the pre-wash compartment 2. Brief heating phase and hot wash (30 - 40°C) 3. Drain 4. (Brief spin) Wash 1. Water fill with detergent introduced from the wash compartment 2. Heating and hot wash - 30÷90°C for cotton and linen - 30÷60°C for synthetic fibres - 30÷40°C for wool, silk and delicate fabrics 3. Maintenance phase (mechanical action after the heating phase) 4. Cooling water fill (in cotton cycles, reduces the temperature of the drain water, in synthetic cycles as an anti-crease cycle) 5. Drain 6.
Brief spin (cotton/linen only) 1st rinse 1. Water fill (and, if selected, introduction of bleach for cotton/linen only) 2. Cold wash 3. Drain 4. Brief intermediate spin (if selected - cotton/linen only) 2nd (3rd) rinse 1. Water fill 2. Cold wash 3. Drain 4. Brief intermediate spin (if selected - cotton/linen only) Final rinse (softener) (Rinse-hold) Final spin 1. Water fill to softener compartment 2. Cold wash 1. In cotton/linen cycles, the programme generally passes to the subsequent phase; it stops with water in the tub (rinse-hold) only if this function has been selected (certain models only) 2.
The cycle generally stops with water in the tub (rinse-hold) for synthetic, delicates and wool cycles if there is no rinse-hold button or selector. If these are featured (rinse-hold, delicate spin, anti-crease etc.), the cycle may stop or pass to the subsequent phase according to the option selected. 1. Drain 2. Final spin - at maximum speed for cotton/linen - brief and at reduced speed for synthetics, delicates and wool (certain models only) STOP Drying 1. Drying with heating at reduced power for cotton/linen; half-power for synthetic fabrics 2. Cooling phase STOP