For me it was a struggle since I had never done such a thing before. So a week after moving in with my fiance I found myself in front of a washing machine whose brand I did not know and whose symbols meant nothing to me. Half an hour later and after an unsuccessful attempt to find a manual online I called the one person who knew. My mom. I described the unknown symbols on the machine and discovered that "e" stood for economy wash. Since that day I have developed my own system for washing, which for me works in the best way:
1. Unless the clothes are made of wool they can all be washed in the economy wash.
2. I have 4 main categories. Clothes, sheets, towels and underwear. Since we don't have many white clothes to have it as a category on its own i usually wash them with the dark ones and use a color catcher.
3. Sub-category: Divide the above by color. However, I always use a color catcher. Since there is only 2 of us I cannot always fill up the machine with one color of clothes.
4. Degrees. Clothes, sheets and towels at 30-40 degrees Celsius. Depends on what is written on the labels. Underwear 50 degrees.
I have also discovered that there is a wash for delicate clothes which I rarely use since most of our clothes go in the washing machine.
Conclusion:
Find a basic wash program that will work for most of your clothes. Use it for most of your clothes etc. Change the degrees accordingly.
Hope it helps!
