Operating Your Washer - Frigidaire 137168300B Use & Care Manual

Operating Your Washer

WARNING
To reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock or injury to
persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS in
this Use and Care Guide before operating your washer.
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Sort laundry into loads that can
be washed together.
• Sort items
by recom-
mended cycle
and water temperature.
• Separate white, light and colorfast items from dark
and non-colorfast items.
• Separate items that shed lint from items that at-
tract lint. Casual, synthetic, knit, and corduroy
items will pick up lint from towels, rugs, and che-
nille 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 fi berglass.
Small particles of fi berglass left in the drum may
transfer to fabrics in other loads and cause skin
irritation.
2
Prepare items for washing.
• Empty pockets.
• Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach
towels.
• Close zippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and sashes,
and remove non-washable trims and ornaments.
• Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage dur-
ing washing.
• Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
• Place delicate and small items such as bras, hosiery
and baby socks in a mesh bag.
3
Pretreat stains and heavy soil.
• See Stain Removal Guide in this guide
for safe, success-
ful stain removal
instructions.
4
Add laundry load to washer.
• Combine large and small items in a load.
• Load large items fi rst. Large items should not be
more than half the total wash load.
• Washing single items such as a sweater, towel or
jeans is ineffi cient and may cause an out-of-bal-
ance load. Add 1 or 2 similar items to help balance
the load.
• Wash a single heavy item such as a king-sized
comforter, bedspread or sleeping bag separately.
• The washer can be fully loaded, but the items
should not be tightly packed. The door should close
easily.
(Mesh bag not included.)
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