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~' S omefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washerm byhand;otkxs maybe
safelywashedhutwillshrinkin a dryer.Followgarmentmanufacturers' care
instructions exactly. I f in doubt,do notmachinewashor
thy.
* R&~@~
can occur-inknit
fabricsthathavebeenimproperly stretched
andelongated bythe manufacturer. Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback
intoshapeaftereachwashanddry cycle.
~~ogre~~iveor ~e~ay~d ~ hrim~geis ~aus~ whenstarch
or sizing (in some fabrics)
is graduallyremovedby laundering.May 'benoticedin older garments
thathave
been
washedmanytimeswithoutprevious shrinkage. T reatas forRelaxation S hrinkage a bove.
~Shrinkage cawed by
occursin certainknitfabricsthathavebeenheat-
shaped.Whenwashing, d ryingor ironingtemperatures exceedthetemperatures u sed
to shapeset, shrinkage mayoccur.'Ms cannotbe corrected,butit canbe prevented by
washingin coolor warm' w ater;dryingon lowor delicateheat.
@J Controlsimproperlyset. Checkallcontrolsto makesuretheyarecorrectlysetfor
theloadyouwantto dry.
~
~proper ducting.Make suredryer is ductedin accordancewith
Installation
Instructions.
a (_Jbst~ction in exhaust
ductingo Make
Sure''&cting is cleanandfree of obstmctk~,
make
suredamperin outsidewallcap operateseasily.If metalflexibleductingis used,
be sureit is notkinkedand is installedaccordingto Installation Instructions.
~Blownfises or
trippedcircuitbreakers;Check householdfuses or
circuitbreakers.
Mostelectricdryersusetwo.R is possiblefor oneto be blownor tripped,andthe dryer
to stilltinnblewithoutheat.
* Impropersorting.Do notmix heavy, h ard-to-dryitemswithlightweight a rticles.
@ Toomanyitemsin dryer.Dry onlyonewasherloadat a time.Do notcombineloads.
* TOCJ fewitemsin dryer.If dryingonlyonearticle,add twomoresimilararticles,even
if dry,to insurepropertumbling.
s If yourdryer is
operatingon
a 208-vokcircuit,longerdryingtimes
Cm be
expected.
* Clotheswereexcessively wetwhentheywereputintothe dryer.
@ Temporarystart-upsound.Dryerdrum is mountedon four speciallycompounded
rubberwheels.Afterextendedstorageandexposureto extremetemperatures, a
thumpingnoisemayoccur whendryer is first started.This willsoondisappear.
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