Whether you’re a seasoned laundry pro or living on your own for the first time, understanding the symbols on your Candy washing machine can be a challenge.
Perhaps you lost your manual or inherited a used machine without the instructions. Either way, decoding the symbols on your washing machine is essential to getting the most out of your appliance and ensuring that your clothes are cleaned effectively.
With a little bit of knowledge and guidance, you can easily decipher the symbols on your Candy washing machine. In this guide, you’ll learn the symbols you’re likely to encounter on your washing machine and explain what each means.
Resistant Fabrics
Overview: The Resistant Fabrics programme, represented by a cloud over a chevron, is designed for a thorough wash with efficient rinsing and water removal.
Best for: This programme is ideal for washing durable and resistant fabrics such as denim, towels, and bed linens.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Resistant Fabrics programme ensures a maximum wash and efficient rinsing, leaving your clothes clean and fresh. The final spin removes more water, reducing drying time. However, this programme is unsuitable for delicate fabrics, which may cause damage or shrinkage.
Synthetics
Overview: The Synthetics programme, represented by the image of a beaker, allows for mixed loads of different fabrics and colours, optimizing water levels and reducing creases.
Best for: This programme is best for washing synthetic fabrics such as polyester, nylon, and spandex, as well as mixed loads of various fabrics and colours.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Synthetics programme offers the convenience of washing different fabrics and colours together while providing optimal water levels and rotation movements to ensure a thorough and efficient wash. The spin cycle also reduces the formation of creases in the fabrics, making ironing easier. However, some delicate fabrics may not be suitable for this program, and it is important always to check the care label on your clothing to avoid damage or shrinkage.
Rinse Cycle
Overview: The Rinse programme, represented by dashed lines radiating toward a drum, performs three rinses with an intermediate spin and is ideal for rinsing any fabric.
Best for: This programme is best used for rinsing any type of fabric, especially after a hand wash.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The rinse programme is great for ensuring that your fabrics are thoroughly rinsed, leaving no traces of detergent or dirt behind. However, this programme does not perform a wash cycle, so it is only suitable for rinsing clothes that have already been washed.
Spin Only
Overview: The Spin programme, represented by a spiral symbol, is designed for a maximum spin only.
Best for: This programme is best used for quickly removing excess water from your clothes after washing.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Spin programme is great for saving time by quickly and efficiently removing excess water from your clothes, reducing drying time. However, it does not include a wash cycle, so it is not suitable for cleaning your clothes. It is important to note that the maximum spin may not be suitable for delicate fabrics, as it can cause damage or shrinkage.
Drain Only
Overview: The Drain programme, represented by a tub with an arrow pointing down through the centre, is designed for draining water only.
Best for: This programme is best used when you need to empty the water from the washing machine without washing or spinning your clothes.
Benefits/Drawbacks: This is the setting to use if you need to move your washing machine or clean the drum. However, this programme does not clean or spin your clothes, so it is not suitable for regular use. If your washing machine has an automatic pumping system, it will drain the water automatically at the end of the wash cycle, so you may not need to use the Drain programme very often.
Drain and Spin
Overview: The Drain + Spin programme, represented by a spiral over a tub with an arrow pointing down, completes the drain and a maximum spin.
Best for: This programme is best used when you need to remove excess water from your clothes without washing them.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The programme completes the drain and a maximum spin, ensuring that your clothes are wrung out and ready for drying. Additionally, the SPIN SELECTION button allows you to delete or reduce the spin, preventing damage to delicate fabrics.
Delicates Cycle
Overview: The Delicates programme, represented by the feather symbol, is designed for washing delicate fabrics with reduced drum rotation and high water levels for optimal performance. The reduced drum rotation and high water levels ensure that your clothes are washed gently and effectively minimizing the risk of shrinkage or damage.
Best for: This programme is best used for washing delicate fabrics such as silk, lace, and cashmere.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Delicates programme is great for cleaning your delicate clothes without damaging them. However, this programme may take longer than other programmes, as it is designed to be gentle on your clothes.
Woolmark/Wools
Overview: The Woolmark programme, represented with a bolt of wool thread, is dedicated to washing wool fabrics that can be washed in a washing machine. The programme performs a gentle wash cycle suitable for wool fabrics, without causing shrinkage or stretching.
Best for: This programme is best used for washing woollen fabrics that are safe to be washed in a washing machine.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Woolmark programme is specially designed to care for your woollen fabrics, ensuring they are washed effectively while minimizing the risk of damage. However, it’s important to note that not all woollen fabrics can be safely washed in a washing machine, so always check the care label on your clothing before using this programme.
Hand Wash
Overview: The Hand Wash programme, represented by a graphic of a hand over a tub, is designed for washing clothes that are labelled as hand wash only, using a gentle wash cycle with 30°C water, 3 rinses, and slow spin to prevent damage and stretching..
Best for: This program is best used for washing clothes labelled as hand wash only, such as delicate fabrics and lingerie.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Hand Wash programme is a great alternative to hand washing your clothes, providing a gentle wash cycle specifically designed for delicate fabrics. This programme may take longer than other programmes, as it is designed to be gentle on your clothes.
Sports Attire
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Overview: This symbol can either be the word SPORTS, all capitalized. Or, it may be represented by the symbol of a t-shirt with a tennis racket and 30° on it. It depends on your model. The Sports programme is specially designed to wash mixed sportswear fabrics that cannot be washed on hotter programmes, removing dirt and stains caused by sports activities.
Best for: This programme is best used for washing mixed sportswear fabrics that cannot be washed on hotter programmes, such as gym clothes, athletic wear, and activewear.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The programme is designed to wash mixed sportswear fabrics that require a cooler wash, preventing damage and shrinkage. However, it’s important to note that some heavily soiled clothes may still require pre-treatment or a separate wash cycle.
Hygiene
Overview: The Hygiene programme, represented by a cross within a circle at 60°, is designed for sanitizing durable fabrics. It’s recommended to use powder detergents to increase the effectiveness of sanitizing.
Best for: This programme is best used for sanitizing durable fabrics such as towels, bed linens, and work clothes.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Hygiene programme is great for sanitizing your clothes, and removing bacteria and germs that can cause unpleasant odours and illnesses. The programme is designed for durable fabrics, ensuring that your clothes are sanitized effectively without causing damage or shrinkage. It’s important to note that it may not be suitable for delicate fabrics, as it may cause damage or shrinkage.
colours
Overview: The Colours programme, represented by a white shirt and a dark shirt with 40°, allows for mixed loads of different fabrics and colours, optimizing water levels and reducing colour bleeding during the wash and rinse cycles.
Best for: This programme is best used for washing mixed loads of different fabrics and colours, including bright and dark colours.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Colours programme offers the convenience of washing different types of fabrics and colours together while ensuring that the colours don’t bleed. However, it’s important to note that some heavily soiled clothes may still require pre-treatment or a separate wash cycle.
Daily Wash 44′
Overview: The Daily Wash programme, represented by the number 44′, is designed for a complete washing cycle at 40°C, with a maximum load of 2kg and mixed fabrics and colours, using a 30% detergent dose.
Best for: This program is best used for daily washing of small loads of mixed fabrics and colours.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Daily Wash programme is great for quick and easy washing of small loads of mixed fabrics and colours. The program is designed for a complete washing cycle at 40°C, ensuring that your clothes are thoroughly cleaned without causing damage or shrinkage. However, it may not be suitable for delicate fabrics, as it may cause damage or shrinkage.
FAST 32′
Overview: The Fast 32′ programme, represented by the number 32′, is designed for a complete washing cycle of lightly soiled fabrics in approximately 32 minutes, using a maximum load of 2 kg and a 20% detergent loading dose.
Best for: This programme is best used for quick and efficient washing of lightly soiled fabrics, such as cotton and mixed fabrics.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Fast 32′ programme is great for saving time by providing a complete washing cycle in approximately 32 minutes. It’s important to note that this programme may not be suitable for heavily soiled clothes or larger loads.
Rapid 14′
Overview: The Rapid 14′ programme, represented by a vial and the number 14′, is designed for a complete washing cycle of small loads in just 14 minutes, including wash, rinse, and spin.
Best for: This programme is best used for quickly washing small loads of lightly soiled clothes.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The programme includes wash, rinse, and spin cycles, ensuring that your clothes are cleaned and ready to wear. Keep in mind that this programme may not be suitable for heavily soiled clothes or larger loads.
Rapid 30′
Overview: The Rapid 30′ programme, represented by a vial symbol and the number 30′, is designed for a complete washing cycle of slightly dirty cotton and mixed fabrics in just 30 minutes, including wash, rinse, and spin. With this programme, it is recommended to use only 20% of the detergent normally used to avoid waste, helping to save on detergent costs.
Best for: This programme is best used for quick and efficient washing of slightly dirty cotton and mixed fabrics.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The Rapid 30′ programme is great for saving time by providing a complete washing cycle in just 30 minutes, making it ideal for slightly dirty cotton and mixed fabrics. Remember that this programme may not be suitable for heavily soiled clothes or larger loads.
Rapid 59′
Overview: The Rapid 59′ programme, represented by a vial and the number 59′, is specially designed to maintain high-quality wash performance while greatly reducing the wash time, and is best used for reduced loads.
Best for: This programme is best used for quickly washing reduced loads while maintaining high-quality wash performance.
Benefits/Drawbacks: Although this isn’t as fast as one of the other settings for doing a quick load of laundry, it can still cut down time on laundry day. It is suited for heavier soiled clothing than the other rapid settings. However, it isn’t suitable for delicates or a large load.
ECO 40 to 60
Overview: The ECO 40-60 programme, represented by the word ECO over the numbers 40 and 60, is designed to clean normally soiled cotton laundry declared to be washable at 40°C or 60°C in the same cycle while complying with EU Ecodesign legislation.
Best for: This program is best used for washing normally soiled cotton laundry that is labelled to be washable at 40°C or 60°C.
Benefits/Drawbacks: The ECO 40-60 programme is an environmentally friendly choice. The program allows you to wash clothes that are labelled to be washable at 40°C or 60°C in the same cycle, saving time and energy. It’s worth noting that the ECO 40-60 programme is specifically designed for normally soiled cotton laundry, and may not be the best option for heavily soiled clothes or delicate fabrics.
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