Clothing Concerns - Speed Queen frontload washer User Manual

Clothing Concerns

To keep clothes looking white or bright, use good washing practices at all times to prevent a gradual
build-up of soil or water hardness minerals on them. If you notice that your clothes are not as bright as
they should be, take corrective measures immediately.
Problem
Gray or Dingy Clothes
Yellowed Clothes
Clothes Tearing or Damaged
Excessive Lint
Wrinkling
Cause
Insufficient Detergent
Improper Sorting
Water Not Hot Enough
Unremoved Soil
Clothes Stained from Iron in the
Water
Older Clothes
Improper Use of Chlorine Bleach
Insufficient Precare
Improper Sorting
Insufficient Detergent
Mixing Fabric Types
Improper Sorting
Improper Cycle
Improper Temperature
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Solution
Add recommended amount of low-sudsing
detergent to dispenser drawer before loading
clothes. Mild detergents are not suitable for
average soil.
Wash whites separately. Separate light from
heavily soiled items. Clothes can pick up soil
from dirty wash water.
White clothes will stay whiter with hot wash
water. Increase temperature.
Skin soil is hard to remove. Check hem edge of
sheets and pillowcases, bottom end of t-shirts,
etc. If this portion is white and center is yellow,
the fabric contains unremoved soil. Use
sufficient detergent and a hot wash. Chlorine
bleach or powered bleach may be needed.
To test for an iron stain, use a rust remover
that is recommended for use with washing
machines on a portion of the garment. Follow
bottle directions for larger items.
Some white fabrics turn yellow with age and
cannot be whitened.
No correction for bleach damaged clothes.
Always keep level at or below maximum in bleach
dispenser compartment.
Fasten all hooks and zippers. Mend tears.
Remove objects from pockets.
Fabrics that shed lint cannot be washed with
fabrics that receive lint.
Use enough detergent so lint remains
suspended in water and flushed out. Do not
oversuds the water.
Knits and permanent press attract lint. Wash
these only with similar items. Use fabric
softener in dispenser drawer.
Heavy items like towels should not be washed
with light items like nightgowns.
Make sure cycle selected is appropriate for
type of clothes.
Using a warm or cold wash and a cold rinse
reduces wrinkling.