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PROBLEM
SHRINKAGE,
KIWI'S
WRINKLING IN
PERMANENTPRESS
AND "NO-IRON"
ITEMS
POSSIBLE CAUSE
AND
REMEDY
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e ~e~axationshrin~ge canOCCL1~
in I@t
fklbrjcs t hat
have
beenimproperly stretched
andelongated bythemanufacturer. Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback
intoshapeaftereachwashanddry cycle.
@ Progressiveor
delayedshrinkageis
causedwhenstarchor sizing(insomefabrics)
is graduallyremoved bylaundering. M aybenoticedin oldergarments thathavebeen
washed manytimeswithout p revious s hrinkage. TreatasforRelaxation S hrinkage a bove.
~
Shrinkage caused by overheating
occursin certainknitfabritsthathavebeenheat-
shaped.Whenwashing, d ryingor ironingtemperatures e xceedthetemperatures u sed
to shapeset, shrinkage mayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butit canbe prevented by
washingin coolor warmwater;dryingon Lowor Delicateheat.
.
~Leavingclothesin dryeraftertumblingstops.Remove andhangclothesimmediately.
* Toomanyclothesin dryer.Dryonlyonewasherloadat a time.Do notcombine loads.
~Improperloads.Avoid laundering heavyPermanent P ressitems,suchas work
clothes,withlighterPermanent P ressitemssuchas shirtsor blouses.Do notwash
PermanentPresswithregularlaundry.
~Toomanyclothesin washer.Permanent P ressloadsshouldalways be smallerthan
regularloads. . .no morethanmediumloadsto giveclothesroomto movefreely.
~Incorrectwashanddry cycles.UsePermanent P ressWashcyclewhichprovidesa
cooldown rinseto minimizewrinkling. A lsousePermanentPressDry cycle.
~Incorrectwaterlevel.UseLargeWaterLevelfor MediumLoad,MediumLevelfor
SmallLoad.
@ Repeatedwashingin toohotwater.Washin coldor warmwaterwithplenty
of detergent.
~Accumulation of limescaledueto useofcarbonatedetergents. I f youmustusea
non-phosphate detergent,avoidthe useofhigh-carbonate-built detergent.
~ Failureto use fabricsoftener.Properusewillminimizewrinkling.
Toremovewrinkles:
1.
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5.
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Returnbleon "PermanentPress"setting.
Rerinseand dry on "PermanentPress" setting.
If unsuccessful,retumblconhighheatfor 10to 12minutesandhangimmediately.
km carefully.
Sendto dry cleanersfor pressing.
Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotbe removed.
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