How To Load Your Washer; Of Clothes - Hotpoint WLW331OB Use And Care Manual

How to load your washer

Load clothes dry.
. Take a properly sorted group of
clothes and drop them loosely in
the wash basket in this order:
Large Items—like sheets. Do not
wrap around the agitator.
Small Items—like washcloths.
Medium Size Items—like towels.
Here is a typical full load:
3 Double Sheets
4 Long Sleeve Shirts
3 Boxer Shorts
6 Standard Pillow Cases
5 T-shirts
2 Pair Trousers
3 Handkerchiefs
This illustration, with clothes just
reaching the Clothes Retaining
Ring, shows a proper load. Clothes
have ample room to move because
they are not packed down, nor
wrapped around the agitator.
Clothes are loaded dry since wet
items are apt to pack down which
encourages overloading. This size
load requires a full water fill.
What is the best size load of
clothes—large, medium, or
small? Save time, energy and
detergent by avoiding extra use of
of clothes. If you can it is better to
save clothes until you have a full
load. If you must wash smaller
loads, save water, energy and
detergent by adjusting the water
level for the size of the load. See
page 4.
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Special recommendations
for washing permanent press
if you do not have a dryer.
If you are machine-washing
Permanent Press clothes that you
plan to line dry or drip-dry, use
extra care to minimize wrintiing
in the wash process:
Be careful not to overload
washer. Permanent Press clothes
must have ample room to move
freely. A Medium size Permanent
Press load is the largest that should
be washed.
Use more water than you would
for a regular load. Use a % Full
Water Level for a Small Load; a
Full Level for a Medium Load.
Remove clothes promptly as
soon as washer stops and hang
immediately.
To minimize wrirdding, use the
Permanent Press cycle with its
gentle agitation and spin speeds.
To add items after the washer has
. Turn off the washer.
Add any additional articles by
submerging next to the agitator.
Restart the washer.
panty hose and other easily tangled
items, always handle separately. To
minimize tangling, we recommend
the use of a net laundry bag.