Common Washing - White-Westinghouse WWX645RB Owner's Manual

Common Washing Problems
Causes -
Solutions
-
Preventive Measures
The majority of
washing
problems
that
arise have
to
do
with
poor
soil
and stain removal,
residues
of lint and scum, and
fabric
damage.
For
satisfactory washing results,
follow
these suggestions
provided
by The Soap
and Detergent Association.
l{ caused
by
a
detergent or
granular
laundry product, mix
1
cup (240
ml)
white
vinegar
with
1
quart (.95
L)
of
water
in a
plastic container. Soakitem
for
t
hour; rinse.
Blue stains
Add laundry product
lirn,
then laundry
load. Start washer.
Failure
ol
blue coloring in a laundry
product
to
di$olve
or
disp€rse
rn
r/t/ater.
Dilute
fabric softener
berore
adding to
dispenser
or rinse
water.
ll caused
byfabri( softener, rub stains
with
bar soap; wash.
Use
of chlorine bleach on silk,
wool,
or
Yellowing cannot be removed
spandex items.
Do
not usechlorine bleach on silk,
woolor
spandex unless
re(ommended
on
care
label.
Discoloration
of labric
Fading, loss
of color
Use
cooler
water
water too hot tor
colored
labrics
lmproper
use
of
bleach
lrreversible
condition
lrreversible
condfion
lrreversible
condition.
ll
care label
instructions were correctly
lollow€d,
return item to the store
where it was
purchased; ask
for
a
refund or
replacement.
Unstable dye, espe(ially
neon,
fluorescent,
and bright
colors.
Full
strength application
of
laundry
pretreatment products may
remove
color.
Follow
care
label
innructions; item
may
not
be
machine washable.
Test item for
colorfastness before lriashing.
wash new items
separately
the first
few
times
to
remove
excess
dye.
Do
not pour undiluted
bleach directly
on
fabric.
Test
item for
colorfastness
b€fore
using bleach.
Use
an oryg€n
bleach.
Wash
water temperature too
low.
lncrease
wash water
temperature.
Wash
in hottest water
safe
for Iabrics
Not enough detergent Graying,
o\,/erall
lncorrect sorting has caused
transfer
o,
dye.
lncreaseamount of
detergent
and/or
Use a
sutficient amount
of detergent
use a
detergent booster or bleach.
Rewash
with
an
increased
amountol
detergent and hottest water
safe
fol
labric.
Use bleach
if sate for fabric.
Do
notdry
items. Quicklyrewash
with
detergentand
a
bleach
saferorfabric.
Severe
damaqe may
be permanent.
Separate heavily
and lightly soiled items.
use
a
sufficient amount
of
detergent,
hottest water. and
bleach
sateforfabric.
sort caretully
by
color. separate\,vhite or
vvhite background
printsthat arecolorlast,
pastels, medium
and bright colors, and
dark colors.
lncorrect sorting
has caused
transler
of soil.
Treat entrre
item with
prewash
stain
remover
or
soak
in a
concentrated
solution
of
liquid laundry detergent.
Rewash
with
an increased amou nt
of
detergent
in the hottest water
safe
for fabric.
Graying, uneven
Use a
sufficient
amountof detergentand
wash in hottest
water
safe
for tabric.
Not enough detergent after treating
with prewash
starn remover.
Wash
water temperature too
low.
tncrease wash water
temperature.
Wash in hottest
water
safe
for fabric.
Greasy, oily
nains Treat
with
prewash stain removel
or
a
Use a
sufficient amount
of
detergent
liquid laundry
detergent.
lncrease
the
amount
of detergent.
Rub
fabric softener stains
with
bar
soap; wash.
Notenough detergentto hold the soil
in solution
untl
the end of the wash
cycle.
Undiluted liquidf
abnc soft ener
poured
directly on fabric.
Do
not pour
liquid
fabric
softener
directly
oo
fabric.
Dilde fabric softener
in
disenser
or before adding to final rinse.
15