About Clothes For Which Care Should Be Taken When Washing - Toshiba AW-SD150SBA Service Manual

About Clothes for Which Care Should be Taken When Washing

Recently, more users think, in this environment where clothes types are diversified, that anything can be
washed with a fully automatic washing machine and actually wash various types of clothes in a washing
machine.
However, a fully automatic washing machine cannot wash every type of cloth that is said to be washable.
Please be reminded of the followings, which are also noted in the owner's manual.
Clothes Symptoms
No.
1 Waterproof type sheets, Injury hazard due to abnormal vibration
mats and clothing during spin process.
If waterproof clothes are spun, the water
in the clothes cannot be removed as this
type of cloth does not absorb water and thus
water starts rotating in the wash tub. If spinning by high-speed
rotation is performed in such a condition, the balance may be lost or
great vibration is applied to the tub itself because of sudden removal
Ex. Cover for cars, sauna
of water. Abnormal vibration (impact) thus occurs on the washing
suits, rain coat, ski wear,
machine and this could result in not only damage on washing
sleeping bag, etc.
machine and tear and wear of clothing but also personal injury.
2
Clothing made of Clothing made of synthetic fabric may come
out of the tub due to centrifugal force during
synthetic fabric such as
spinning and this could damage the clothing.
polyester and nylon
<Symptom where the tub cover is damaged
Ex. Wind breaker, shirt,
may also occur.>
etc.
3
Clothing made of thick
As clothing made of thick fabric becomes bulky,
fabric
it has a tendency to become difficult to be
agitated compared to other types of clothing.
Particularly when it is washed together with
other types of clothes, it becomes further
difficult to be agitated and could be damaged
by coming out of the tub during spin process
due to centrifugal force.
<Symptom where the tub cover is damaged may also occur.>
4 Clothes that is hard to Items that still float even if pressed by hand cannot be washed.
absorb water
Such items may come out of the tub during spin process and the
clothes, water tub cover or inner lid could be damaged.
Ex. Pillow, doll, cushion,
etc.
5 Clothing which carries a
In the case where this type of clothing is washed in heavy water flow,
laundry symbol denoting
i.e., standard course, it may shrink or be damaged even if it is put
hand wash or gentle
inside the laundry net.
machine wash
6
Large item
Blanket
Unless otherwise stated, this type of item may come out the tub and
Ex. Blanket, curtain, etc.
be damaged if a blanket net is not used.
<Symptom where the tub cover is damaged may also occur.>
One-Point Information
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Notes on clothes
No washing of waterproof
type sheets, mats and
clothing.
No washing
Warning stated on the
owner's manual.
(Hand wash or seeking
laundry service by a
specialist is recom-
mended.)
If there is a large amount
to be washed, reduce the
amount.
Push a small amount
inside the tub to wash.
Do not wash together with
other types of clothes.
(It is recommended to
wash thick clothes alone
without mixing other
types.)
Do not wash items that
still float if pressed by
hand.(Hand wash is
recommended.)
Select a course with
gentle water flow (such
as gentle course)
following the laundry
symbol or instruction.
Wash a large item using
the blanket course.
Use a blanket net unless
otherwise stated.