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GE MINI BASKET MA5800G Use And Care Manual page 19

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Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelyto loosenand removesoil, causing
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grayappearance;Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeof load.
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@ Impropersoakingwith insufficientdetergent.Usuallya W-minutesoakis sufficient.
However, w hen usingextendedsoaksfor heavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use
twicetherecommendedamountof detergent.
~Useof soapin hard water.Switchto a phosphatedetergent,or followsix stepsat the
bottomof page18.
@ Washing too longmayresultin increasedsoildeposition.Use shorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
~Detergentdissolvestoo slowly.Detergentmustbe presentin the washsolutionat the
startof agitation.Seepage 13.
@ Torestoregrayedclothes,follow-one oftheseprocedures:
1. Put clothesin wa$her.Fillwith EKJFwate?.CheckMan~facturers' C are Labelsto
determineif hot wa~r-issuitiblefor garment.
~Adds non-precip@ingtypeof water@tener s~chas Calgonwithphosphate—
use 2%times as rnuchas yQunekdfor normalwatersdlening.
@ Do not use d~tergent o r soap.
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@ Allowclothesto go throughcomplete'@cle.
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@ Repeat,if necessary. -
2. If youpreferto use the SoakS&ting,see page8. ?Jsethe watersoftenerin placeof
soakagentor prewashdetergent,aqd allowclothesto soakfor about20 minutes.
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3. Usethe Mini-Basket t ub—seepage8.Ini~easede~erg~nt. ,
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@ Incompleteremovalof bodySoil-due tbc6ns@nt'useJ& insufficient , detergent. C heck
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hemof T-shirtor pillowcase.If theyare whiteap~centeris yellow,it containsbody
oil. Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedures',on " Qrayed Clothes;'above.
@ Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomg&bricswi~ resin finishes:Use oxygenbleach,
~ (stichas.Clorox2 brand). Referto G&inentMahufactiwers' Care Instructions.Restore
colo~usingcolorremover(suc~;,as R it or Tiitei. bran@),followpackagedirections.
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@ Iron or manganesein watermay+u~~ ovikiill ~ ellowiigoi yellowspots.
" 1. Use extradetergentplusa n~n-precipitatirig w ater softenerdissolvedin water
beforeaddingclothes.Use non-tihkyitie bl~aqli. . .,
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2. Havea specialfilteror chemictilfeederirist@lbd i n~our hometo removeiron and
mangapesefromwater.
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3. Runhot waterfor a fewminutesto cleaniron residuebuildupin lines; drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. TOremovespots: spreadstainedpofiio~overpan ofboilingwaterand squeeze
Iemonjuicethroughstain. Toremove6veraliyellow,use a commerciallyavailable
rust scaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.If porcelaindamagecan occur,
do notuse in the washer;use a plasticcor$airier.
BLUEOR GRAY
Improperuse of fabricsoftener.Neverpour fabricsofie&r directlyon clothes;always
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dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage 15.lb removestains: dampenstainedarea
m~d rub withundihtedliquiddetergent. R e-wash, u singchhkinebleachif safefor ihbric.
SHRINKAGE,
$&me fabricswill shrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybe safely
GENERAL
washedbut will shrinkin a dryer. FollowGarmentManufacturers' C areInstructions
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exactly. I f in doubt, do not machinewashor dry.

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