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PERFECTEMPPLUS
Possible Causes
What ToDo
PeffecTemp
Plus wash
The washer is in a cold
" This is nomml.
The PeffecTemp
Plusteamre
is designed
temperature
is incorrect
rinse cycle
not to activate (lining
a cold rinse cycle to improve
the
energ_ efficienc}
of your washex:
(Review PerfecTemp
All the water ha the household
• Wait until the water in the water heater
is heated
to the
Plus in the About washer
water heater
has been
used
correct
temperatm'e.
features section)
PERFORMANCE
Possible Causes
What ToDo
Clothes too wet
Incorrect
spin speed
• Make sure the spin c) cle selected
matches
the load you
selected
are washing.
Some tid)rics will feel wetter when
rinsed
with coM water:
Colored spots
Incorrect
use of fabric
• Check rid)tic softener
package
for instructions
and fi)lh)w
softener
directions
for using dispense_:
• Pretreat
stain and rewash.
Dye trmlsfer
" Sort whites or lightly colored
items from
dark cohn_.
Grayed oryellowed
Not enough
detergent
• Use more
detergent
(especially
with larger h)ads).
clothes
Be sure to fi)llow detergent
manufactm'er's
directions.
Hmxl water
• Use a water conditioner
like (_algon brand
or install
a water
sottenei:
Water is not hot enough
• Make sure water heater
is deli',ering
water at
o_
0o_
120°F-140°F
(48 C-6
C).
Washer
is overloaded
• Select h)ad size to match
ch)thes
load.
Detergent
is not
• Add detergent
as wash basket fills with water before
dissolving
you h)ad ch)thes.
Dye _'aJasfer
• So_x clothes 1)v cohn: If rid)tic lal)el states wash separately,
trustable
(l_es ma_ be indicated.
Lint or residue on
Clothes
axe air or line dried
• If you do not (hy _om" clothes with a clothes (h') e_; yore"
clothes
ch)thes may retain
more
lint.
Incorrect
sorting
* Separate
lint pro(luce_
from lint collecting.
Washing
too long
* Wash small h)ads ti)r a shmter
time than laroer_ h)ads.
Detergent
not dJssotvhag
* Add detergent
as wash basket fills with water; before
you
load clothes.
• T_a' a liquid detergent.
•
[.[se
_V_lI311eI"
water
teilll)erat/u'e.
Overloading
• I,oad clothes
no higher
than the top row of holes in the
washer 1)asket.
• Make sm'e load size selected
matches
clothes
load size.
Incorrect
use of fabric softener
* Check fid)ric softener
package
fi)r instructions
and tOllow
directions
for using dispense_:
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