GE Spacemaker WSM2700L Use And Care Manual page 10

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If yourclothesandhousehold items
don'tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing, y ouwillprobablyre-wash
them... andthatmeansyou'llwaste
energy.Remember t o sortyour
clothescarefully, a ndloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles, u se
enoughdetergent a ndchoosea
water temperature
warmenoughto
re[ease ad get ridof soil.
@ UseHOTwash—140°F. (60°C.)—
ona regularbasisonlywhenwashing
heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.
~Under normal s oil
conditions,
washin waterabove80°F.(27°C.).
Thisgenerallymeansusingthe
WARM washtemperature setting
on yourwasher—temperatures
approximately 95°F.(35"C.).If you
noticethatsoilhas accumulated
afterseveralconsecutive washings,
useHa washoccasionally, i f safe
for fabrics.
@ Alwaysrinsein COLDwater.
Thetemperatureof the rinsedoes
notaffectcleaning.
@
Tryto washlessoften.Save
articlesof the sametypeoffabric
untilyouhavea fullload.
~If youmustwashsmallerloads,
adjustthe amountof water.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwater
levels.
@ Washin off-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycan tellyouwhich
are the off-peakhours.
~Sortclothesbyweight s oyouwon't
havetorunanextracycleforoneor
twoheavier, s lower-drying i tems.
~Donotoverload dryer.Thedrum
shouldbenomorethanhalffullof
wetarticles.Forefficient d rying,
clothesneedtotumblefreely.
Overloading prolongs dryingtime
andproducesuneven drying.
~UseAutomatic DryingCycle
whenever p ossibletohelpprevent
overdrying andsaveenergy.
@ Tohelpprevent i roning,remove
garmentsimmediately atendof
dryingcycleandplaceonhangers.
@ D~ yourclothesinconsecutive
loads.Usinga "warm"dryerwill
saveenergy.
oCleanlintfiltereachtimeyoudry.
@ C1ean dryerexhaust. ducting
atleastoncea year.Apartially
cloggedexhaustcanlengthen
dryingtime.