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Washing
Procedures
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Sort laundry into loads that can be
washed together.
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Follow the guidelines below for preparing the wash load.
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Read the Operating
Instructions
card for operating your specific model.
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Always read and follow
fabric care and laundry
product labels.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons, read
Important
Safety Instructions,
pages 2-3, before operating this washer.
1. Sort laundry
into loads
that
can be washed
together.
Sort items by recommended water temperatures and wash time.
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Separate white, light, and colorfast items from dark and noncolorfast
items.
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Separate items which shed lint from items which attract lint. Permanent
press,synthetic, knit and corduroy items will pick up lint from towels, rugs
and chenille bedspreads.
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Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled items.
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Separate lacy, sheer and loosely knit items from sturdy items.
Empty pockets.
2.
Prepare
items
for
washing.
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Empty pockets.
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Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach towels.
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Closezippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and sashes,and remove nonwashable
trims and ornaments.
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Remove pins, decorative buttons, belt buckles, and other objects which
could be damaged. This also helps protect other items in the wash load.
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Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage during washing.
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Place delicate items such as bras, shoulder pads, hosiery, and belts in a
mesh bag to prevent tangling during the wash cycle.
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Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
Place delicate items in a mesh bag.
3. Pretreat
stains and heavy
soil.
See Stain Removal, pages 6-7, for details•
4. Add laundry load to washer.
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Combine large and small items in a load. Loadlarge itemsfirst. Largeitems
should not be more than half the total wash load.
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When washing a single heavy item, add I or 2 towels to balance the load.
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The washer can be fully loaded, but the items should not be tightly packed.
The door should close easily.
Add laundry load to washer.
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