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C
ommon washing problems
Many washing problems involve poor soil & stain removal, residues of lint and scum, and fabric damage.
For satisfactory washing results, follow these instructions.
WASH PROBLEM
Problems
Possible Causes
Poor soil Removal • Not enough
Detergent
• Wash Water
temperature too low.
• Overloading the washer
• Incorrect wash cycle
• Incorrect sorting
• Do not pretreated stain
Blue Stains
• Undiluted fabric softener
dispensed directly onto
fabric
Black or gray
• A buildup caused by the
marks on clothes
interaction of fabric
softener and Detergent
can flake off and mark
clothes
• Not enough Detergent
Yellow or brown
• Iron or manganese in
rust stains
water supply, water
pipes,or waster supply,
water heater
Lint
• Incorrect sorting
• Tissues left in pocket
• Overloading the washer
Residue or
• Overloading the washer
Detergent
• Un dissolved Detergent
• Use too much Detergent
Holes, tears, Or
• Incorrect use of chlorine
snags
bleach.
• Unfastened zippers,
hooks, buckles
• Ribs, tears and broken
threads
• Overloading the washer
• Degradation of fabric
Solutions & Preventive Measures
• Use correct amount of Detergent for load size, amount of soil
and water Hardness.
• Use Warm or Hot water for normal soil.
Different Water Temperature may be required according to
soil type. (Refer to page 10)
• Reduce load size.
• Wash with Duvet or PreWash+Normal or Soak & Duvet wash
cycle for heavy soiled laundry.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones.
• Pretreat stain and heavy soil according to directions shown
on Page 9
• Rub the stain with bar soap. Wash.
• Do not overfill fabric softener dispenser and do not pour liquid
fabric softener directly onto fabric. See page 12 for more
instructions.
• Keep the recommendations against Scrub (waxy buildup).(refer
to scrub page 12.)
• Use correct amount of Detergent for load size, amount of soil
and water Hardness.
• To restore discolored load of whites, use rust remover safe
for fabric.
• Install non precipitating water softener or an iron filter in your
water supply system for an ongoing problem.
• Before washing, run water for a few minutes to clear lines.
• Wash lint givers eg towels, flannelette, sheets, separately from
lint collectors eg synthetic fabrics and remove tissues in pockets
before wash. See page 9 for sorting and caring before loading.
• Do not overload the washer
• Do not overload the washer.
• Some Detergents need to be per-dissolved, check the Detergent
instructions. Try pre-dissolving the Detergent.
• Increase Water Temperature using HOT water safe for fabric.
• Use proper amount of Detergent.
• Never pour chlorine bleach directly on fabric. See page 11 for
adding liquid bleach.
• Fasten zippers, hooks, and buckles.
• Remove objects in pockets. See page 9 for caring before loading.
• Do not overload the washer.
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