Washing Procedures
To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to
persons, read these IMPORTANT SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
this Use and Care Guide before operating your washer.........
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Sort laundry
into loads that
can be washed together.
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- Place delicate and small items such as bras,
hosiery and baby socks in a
mesh bag.
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- Sort items
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cle and water
temperature.
- Separate white, light and colorfast items from dark
and non-colorfast items.
- Separate items that shed lint from items that
attract lint. Casual, synthetic, knit, and cordu-
roy items will pick up lint from towels, rugs, and
bedspreads.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled items.
- Separate lacy, sheer, loosely knit, or delicate items
from durable items.
- Do not machine wash items containing fiberglass.
Small particles of fiberglass left in the drum may
transfer to fabrics in other loads and cause skin
irritation and/or damage to fabrics.
Prepare items for washing.
- Empty pockets.
(Mesh bag not included.)
3
Pretreat
stains and heavy soil.
- See Stain Removal Guide_
in this guide for
safe, successful
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stain removal
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instructions.
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Add a measured
amount
of detergent
to the
wash tub before
adding
the laundry
load.
For best
results
Use a low-sudsing, high efficiency deter-
gent to prevent oversudsing. Look for this
symbol on the detergent label: _
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- Follow detergent manufacturer's directions. The
amount required depends on type of detergent,
load size and soil level, and water hardness.
If desired, add liquid bleach to bleach dispenser.
- Before adding the wash load, add liquid bleach to
bleach dispenser located in left front corner under
the lid:
- Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach
towels.
- Close zippers, fasten hooks, button buttons, tie
strings and sashes, and remove non-washable
trims and ornaments.
- Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage
during washing.
- Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
- Refer to bleach manufacturer's directions for quan-
tity to add.
- Then add 1 cup (240 ml) water to flush the dis-
penser.
- Do not use powdered bleach in the bleach dispens-
er. Add powdered bleach to the empty tub.