Preparation Before Wash - ECOSTAR WM08-700 Owner's Instruction Manual

Preparation Before Wash

Care Labels
Look for a care label on your clothes. This will tell you about the fabric content of your garment
and how it should be washed.
Sort clothes into loads that can be washed with the same Wash cycle, Water Temperature and
spin speed.
Cloth Sorting for Wash
To get the best results, different fabrics need to be washed in different ways.
Dirt/SOIL
(Heavy, Normal, Light)
COLOR
(Whites, Lights, Darks)
LINT
(Lint producers, Collectors)
Lint Producers
Lint Collectors
Check Cloths before Loading
Clear all pockets of cloth & make sure they are empty. Things such as nails, hair clips, matches, pens,
coins, and keys can damage both your washer and your clothes.
Repair any torn garments or loose buttons. Tears or holes may become larger during washing.
Remove belts, under wires, etc. to prevent damage to the machine or your clothes.
Pre-treat dirt and stains on cloths.
Make sure the clothes are washable in water.
Check the Washing instructions.
Remove tissues if found in pockets.
Caution
Do not wash or spin any item labeled or known to be water-proof or water-resistant, even if the product
care label on the item permits machine washing. Failure to follow these instructions could result in severe
damage to your laundry, your washer and/or property damage as a result of abnormal vibration of the washer.
- Examples of Water-proof or Water-resistant items include certain mattress pads, mattress covers, rain gear,
camping gear, skiing apparel, outdoor gear and similar items.
Pre-treatment of stains or heavy soil
Pre-treat shirt collars and cuffs with a pre-wash product or liquid Detergent when placing them in the Washer.
Before washing treat special stains with bar soaps, liquid Detergent or a paste of water and grainy detergent.
Use a pre-treat soil and stain remover.
Treat stains AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The longer they are left the harder they are to remove.
Loading in Washing Machine
Do not wash fabrics containing flammable materials (Waxes, cleaning fluids, etc.)
Cloth Load Size
The WATER LEVEL should just cover the clothes. Adjust the load size accordingly, loosely load clothes no higher
than the top row of holes in the washer tub. To add items alter Washer has started, press Start button and submerge
additional items. Close the lid and press Start button again to restart.
Light weight and Large-sized clothing
Clothes like downs and Woolens are light weight, large and float easily. Use a nylon net and
Wash them in a small amount of Water. If the laundry floats during the Wash cycle, it may become
damaged. Use dissolved Detergent to prevent the Detergent from clumping.
Long length laundry items
Use nylon nets for long, DELICATE items. For laundry with long strings or long length, a net will
prevent tangling during washing. Fasten zippers, hook, and strings to make sure that these
items don't snag on other clothes.
Nylon net is not supplied by EcoStar.
Never place items in the washer that are dampened with gasoline or other flammable fluids. No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils). Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
Separate clothes according to the type and amount of soil
Separate white fabrics from colored fabrics.
Separate lint producers and lint collectors.
Terry cloth, Chenille, Towels, Nappies, Diapers
Synthetics, Corduroy, Permanent Press, Socks
WARNING
Fire Hazard
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