Electrolux EIFLS60JIW Use & Care Manual

STAIN

   

TREATMENT

Adhesive tape, chewing 
gum, rubber cement

Apply ice. Scrape off excess. Place stain face down on paper towels. Saturate with 
prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid.

Baby formula, dairy 
products, egg

Use product containing enzymes to pretreat or soak stains. Soak for 30 minutes or 
more. Wash.

Beverages (coffee, tea,
soda, juice, alcoholic 
beverages)

Pretreat stain. Wash using cold water and bleach safe for fabric.

Blood

Rinse with cold water. Rub with bar soap. Or, pretreat or soak with product containing 
enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Candle wax, crayon

Scrape off surface wax. Place stain face down between paper towels. Press with warm 
iron until wax is absorbed. Replace paper towels frequently. Treat remaining stain with 
prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid. Hand wash to remove sol-
vent. Wash using bleach safe for fabric. 

Chocolate

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach 
safe for fabric.

Collar or cuff soil, cos-
metics

Pretreat with prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap.

Dye transfer on white 
fabric

Use packaged color remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Grass

Pretreat or soak in warm water using product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach 
safe for fabric.

Grease, oil, tar (butter, 
fats, salad dressing, 
cooking oils, car grease, 
motor oils)

Scrape residue from fabric. Pretreat. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric. For heavy 
stains and tar, apply nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid to back of stain. Replace towels 
under stain frequently. Rinse thoroughly. Wash using hottest water safe for fabric.

Ink

Some inks may be impossible to remove. Washing may set some inks. Use prewash 
stain remover, denatured alcohol or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid.

Mildew, scorch

Wash with chlorine bleach if safe for fabric. Or, soak in oxygen bleach and hot water 
before washing. Badly mildewed fabrics may be permanently damaged.

Mud

Brush off dry mud. Pretreat or soak with product containing enzymes.

Mustard, tomato

Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Nail polish

May be impossible to remove. Place stain face down on paper towels. Apply nail pol-
ish remover to back of stain. Repeat, replacing paper towels frequently. Do not use on 
acetate fabrics.

Paint, varnish

WATER BASED: Rinse fabric in cool water while stain is wet. Wash. Once paint is dry, 
it cannot be removed. OIL BASED AND VARNISH: Use solvent recommended on can 
label. Rinse thoroughly before washing.

Perspiration

Use prewash stain remover or rub with bar soap. Rinse. Wash using nonchlorine bleach 
in hottest water safe for fabric.

Rust, brown or yellow 
discoloration

Use rust remover safe for fabric. Do not use chlorine bleach because it may intensify 
discoloration.

Shoe polish

LIQUID: Pretreat with a paste of powder detergent and water. PASTE: Scrape residue 
from fabric. Pretreat with prewash stain remover or nonfl ammable dry cleaning fl uid. 
Rinse. Rub detergent into dampened area. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Tomato

Pretreat with prewash stain remover. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Urine, vomit, mucus, 
feces

Pretreat or soak in product containing enzymes. Wash using bleach safe for fabric.

Wine

Pretreat or soak in cold water. Wash in hottest water and bleach safe for fabric