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Laundry Tips
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In This
Section
Page
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Before you wash ..............................................
.12
Removing
stains ..............................................
.13
Water usage guide ............................................
16
Using laundry
aids ..........................................
.17
Washing
special-care
items ........................... .18
Solving
laundering
problems
...................... .28
Caring for your washer
.................................
21
Care during periods
of non-use
.................. .21
Saving energy
...............................................
.21
This section reviews proper laundering
techniques,
gives you additional
washing
information,
and
discusses
solutions
to common
laundering
problems.
Before
you wash
Preparing
clothes
for washing
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Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid
snagging
other items. Remove
pins, buckles, and other hard
objects to avoid scratching
the washer interior. Remove
unwashable
trim and
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Empty pockets and turn them inside out.
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Turn down cuffs and brush away lint and dirt.
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Turn synthetic
knits inside out to avoid pilling.
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Tie strings and sashes so they will not tangle.
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Mend tears, loose hems and seams.
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Treat spots and stains. (See page 13 for
pretreatment
and stain removal information.)
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Stained or wet garments
should be washed
promptly
for best results.
Sorting
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Separate
heavily soiled items from lightly
soiled ones even if they would
normally
be washed together.
Separate
lint givers (towels,
chenille) from lint takers (cordu-
roy, synthetics,
permanent
press). When possible,
turn lint givers
inside out.
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Separate
dark from light colors, colorfast from
noncolorfast.
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Sort by fabric and construction
(sturdy
cottons, knits, delicate
items).
Loading
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Drop items into washer loosely. Fill to the top
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of the basket, but do not pack or
wrap items around the agitator.
Items should move easily
through wash water for best
cleaning
and wrinkle-free
results. Watch for rollover. Items should sink
and reappear
later.
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Load washer properly.
Overloading
or
packing can:
-cause
poor cleaning.
-increase
wrinkling.
-create
excessive
lint.
-wear
out items faster (because
of pilling).
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Load by the amount of space items take up,
not by their weight.
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Mix large and small items in each load. Load
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evenly to maintain washer
balance.
An off-balance
load
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can make the machine vibrate
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during spin. To reduce wrinkling,
permanent
press and synthetic
knits should have more room to move in the
water than heavy items (towels, jeans).
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