How to sort laundry

Cotton fabrics
Items	Program	Explanation
White towels, bathroom rugs and mats	95° with prewash	High temperatures, prolonged intensive tumbling, high spinning frequency (rpm)
Bright coloured kitchen cloths, aprons, kitchen gloves / mittens	80°	high temperatures dissolve fatty stains
Work wear, cotton track suits	60° with prewash	Prewash for more heavily soiled fabrics
Socks, underwear Bedding, bedcovers Bright coloured cotton T-shirts	60°
Slightly soiled clothes requiring only freshening up	30° reduced to 17 minutes	Short program, low temperature

Items	Program	Explanation
Non-delicate sports jerseys	60° mix	Tumbling rhythm adjusted to modern fabrics, low spinning frequency (rpm)
Pullovers, track suits Blouses Corduroy Jeans	40° mix	Tumbling rhythm adjusted to modern fabrics, low spinning frequency (rpm), temperature sufficient to remove most daily dirt and is not detrimental to most fabrics
Men's shirts	30° mix
New clothes to be only rinsed before the first use	Cold prewash	Low power consumption, cold water does not harm the clothes

Items	Program	Explanation
Women's underwear, brassieres, silk nightgowns Blouses, silk shirts	30° sensitive
Woollen clothing, woollen bedding	30° wool	Low-frequency spinning adjusted to wool
Curtains Clothes that are not machine washable	30° hand wash