Preparation; Sorting Wash Loads; Precautions For Fabric Care Before Wash Cycle - LG WM3470HWA Owner's Manual

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PREPARATION

PREPARATION

Sorting wash loads

Precautions for fabric care before wash cycle

Read and observe the following to prevent shrinkage or damage to clothes.
Check all pockets to make sure that they are empty.
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-Items such as clips, matches, pens, coins, and keys can
damage both your washer and your clothes.
Close zippers, hooks, and drawstrings to prevent these
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items from snagging or tangling on other clothes.
Pretreat heavily stained areas before washing.
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- Doing so will produce clean, stain-free results.
Combine large and small items in a load. Load large items
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first.
Large items should not be more than half of the total
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washload.
The washer can be fully loaded, but the drum should not be
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tightly packed with items.
-The door of the washer should close easily.
Do not wash single items, except for bulky items such as
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blankets. Make sure to wash laundry in similar types of
loads.
- Washing a single small item may result in the tub
becoming unbalanced, vibrating and making a noise.
Do not wash waterproof clothes.
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- This may cause abnormal vibration, or may cause the load
to bounce, which could damage the tub.
Check if there are any other foreign objects in the door seal
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and take extra care that clothes do not get caught there.
- Foreign objects in the door seal may stain clothes, and
water may leak if clothes get caught in the door seal.
Wash underwear or small, light items in a laundry net.
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- Small, light items may get caught in the door seal, and a
brassiere hook may damage other items or the tub.
Brush heavy soil, dust, or hair off fabrics before washing.
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- Laundry may not wash clean if there is dirt or sand on
the fabrics, or they may damage due to particles rubbing
against sheer fabrics.
Wash blankets individually.
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- Washing more than one blanket together may produce
unclean results due to tangling or an unbalanced load.
Always separate fabrics according to their colors and wash
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them separately to prevent colors from running.
- Fabrics may damage or become stained due to fabric dyes
running, or due to foreign objects transferring from one
fabric to another.