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4. Damagefrom chemicalssuchas hair preparations
4. Immediatelyrinsethoroughlytowels and other
(bleach,dye,homepermanent s olution)batteryacid,
articleswhich havecome in contact with these
sometoilet bowl cleaners.
chemicalsbeforeputting them in washer.Avoid
contaminatingitems of clothing with such chemicals.
5.Small,unnoticedtwles,tearsor rippedseamsmay
5. Checkgarmentscarefullybeforeloadingwasher.
enlargeduringwashing.Manufacturingdefects
Mendall rips and tears.
unnoticedat purchasemayappearafter washing.
& Frayingof collarsand cuffs and other wearon
6.Youcan slow this deteriorationby washingsmall
Permanent P ressitems.This is due to the weakeningof
Permanent P ressloadswith a LargeWater Level.Do
the fibers by the Permanent P ressprocess.It is not
not washheavyitems such as towels with Permanent
causedby the washer.
Press,Whenpossible,removecollar stays.
7. Rcmghness o r burrson agitatordue to damage
7. Examineag'itatorfor roughnessor burrsand smooth
incurredby heavybelt buckles,etc.
by filing if necessary.
8. Maybe usingwrongcyclefor delicatefabrics.
8. UseDelicateCycle.Referto GarmentManufacturer's
CareInstructions.
9.Garmentsweakenedby aging,or by sun or
9.This is an inevitableprocessand is not causedby
atmosphere.
the washer.Youmay slow down processby useof
DelicateCycle.
10.
Toolittle water in washeror too largea load.
10.Loadwasheronly with the numberof itemsthat will
movefreelyduring agitation and select correctwater
levelfor load.
Thereis no solution oncethis type of damagehas
occurred.
WRINKLING
IN
PERMANENT PRESS
AND "NO=IRON" ITEMS
-i-o
IPREVENF
1. Remove clothes immediatelyand placeon hangers
1. Leavingclothes in dryerafter tumbling stops.
whendryerstops tumbling.
'2.Toomanyitems in dryer.
2. Dryonly one washerload at a time. Do not combine
loads.
3.Toofew items in dryer.
3. If dryingonly one article, add two or moresimilar
articles,evenif dry, to insurepropertumbling.
4. Impropersorting of load.
4. Avoid launderingheavyPermanentPressitems,such
as workciothes,with lighter PermanentPressitems,
such as shirts or blouses.Also do not wash Permanent
Pressitemswith ordinary items such as towels, bed
linens,etc.
5.Toomanyitems in washer.
5. Itemsmust haveroom to movefreely.Permanent
Pressloadsshould alwaysbe smallerthan regular
Ioads,..nomorethan medium loads.
6. Useof incorrectwashand drying cycles.
6. UsePermanentPressWashCycle.This cycle
providesa cooldownrinseto minimizewrinkling.
Also usePermanentPressDry Cycle(on models
so equipped).
7. Incorrectwater level.
7. UseLargeWater Levelfor Medium Load,Medium
Levelfor Small Loads.
8. Washingrepeatedlyin waterthat is too hot for fabric.
& Washthese fabrics in cool or warm water with plenty
of detergent.
9.Accumulationof lime scale due to useof carbonate
9. If a non-phosphate detergentmust be usedavoid the
detergents.
use of a carbonate built detergent.
10.
Failureto use fabric softener.
10.Properuse of fabric softener will minimizewrinkling.
To CORRECR
Stepsto removestubbornwrinkles:
1.
Retumbleon "PermanentPress" setting (on models
so equipped) with small load.
2, Rerinseand dry cm"PermanentPress" setting.

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