White-Westinghouse WWX645RB Owner's Manual page 16

lrreversible condition
Overloading the washer
lrreversible
conditlon
sun degradation
Holes, tears or
snaqs
lncorrect
use of chlorine bleach
Rips, tears and
brokenthreadsin
seams
May be
rrreversible
if
rips, tears and
seams cannot be mended.
May be irreversible
iI
holes, tears
and
snaps cannot be mended.
Never
pour llquid chlorine
bleach
directly
on laundry load.
Use
the bleach dispenser
in
thewasheror
dilutewith
at least
4
parts
water before adding
to the wash water.
For powdered bleach,
follow
package
directions.
Fasten
zippers, buckles, hooks and
ey6
before adding
to washer.
Mend any visible damage before
washing,
especially
open
seams
that will fray and
become difficult
to mend.
Let
wash load
circulate
freely.
Use
the
proper water
level
lor
the
size
of
load
being washed.
Check items like curtains
beforewashing
by
gently pulling the fabric to
determine
condition.
lfcurtains
can be
washed,
use
gentle
cycle.
Unrastened
zipp€rs, hooks and
belt
lrreversible
conditpn
buckles can snag knits.
Lint accumulation on the
wash load
lmproper sorting; mixing
itemsthat give
off lint,
such as bath
to\ €ls,
sweaters,
and flannels,
with
synthetics, velours,
corduroys, and other napped fabrics
that attract lint.
Dryitems.
Remove
lintwith
a
lint brush
or roller. Wash
wth
detergent
and use
,abric
softener in
thefinal rinse.
Dry
in
drye..
Wash items
that give
off lint
in
separate
loads
from
synthetic
or
napped fabrics.
Turn lint collectors inside out.
wash very
heavy
lint
shedders, such
as
blankets, chenille bedspreads
or
rugs
separately.
Tissues
in pocket. Remove tissues and
wash items Check pockets and removetissues before
washing.
Overloading
of
washer or
dryer.
Wash
and
dry
lewer
items
in
a
load.
wash
and
dryfewer
items in
a
load
Use
properamountof waterlorsize of
load.
Use
proper amount o, water
lor
size
of
load.
Not enough detergent.
lncreaseamount
of
detergent
rn
order
toholdlint
in
solution during
washing.
lncrease
amount ot detergent in order
to
hold lint in
solution durinq washing.
Undissolved detergent
has
lett
a
residue
resembling lint.
Wash load
in
hottest water
safe
lor
tabric.
Use
hot
or
warm wash water
to
dissolve
detergent.
To use
cold wash water, dissolve
detergent
rn a
smallamountot hotwater
before adding
n
to
washer.
Add
a
nonpredpitatinq water softener
to the
wash
water.
Detergents
are
more effective
at
removing
soil
and
lintwhen
used in sottened
water.
Static cling
is
aftracting
lint wash
using
fabric
softener in
thelinal
rinse.
Use
liquidlabricsoftener
in the
finalrinse
Load
washed too long
Reduce
agitation time
Decrease
agitation time to
reduce
pilling
Some synthetic
and
permanent
press
items
have
a
natural tendency
to
'pill'
(fibers break off
the
surrace
ol
the
tabrrc. ballup
and
clingto
the surface,
rather than
breaking
off
like
natural
fibers),
Pilling Lint
may
be attracted to the pills. To
remove
the lint,
use
a lint
brush
o.
roller.
Pilling isa wear
problem
which cannot be
(ompletely
prevented.
lt
is a
natural
characteristic
of
some synthetic
and
permanent
pre5s
fabri6.
Use
fabric
softener
in
the
washer
to
lubricate the fibers.
when
ironing,
use a spray
starch
ortabric
,inrsh
on
collars
and cuffs.
Pilljng is due
to
abrasion
from
normal
wear and
is
commonlyfound
on
socks,
cuf{s, sweaters, collars, underarms, or
other
areas subject
to
abrasion.
Polka dots
(small circles
appearing on
wash load afGr wash cycle
ends)
Water temperature is too low.
Not
enough water or detergentto hold soil
and lint in solution.
water
is
hard.
wash
in
the
hottest water safe
for
fabric and use the correct amount
of
detergent- lncrease water level.
Use
hottest water
safe
tor
fabric. Select
proper water
level. use
an
adequate
amount
of
detergent.
Add
a
non-
precipitating water conditioner.
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