Washing Procedures - Frigidaire affinity Use & Care Manual

Washing Procedures

WARNING
To reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock or injury to
persons, read these IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
in this Use and Care Guide before operating your washer.
1 Sort laundry into loads that
can be washed together.
• Sort items
by recom-
mended cy-
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 fi berglass.
Small particles of fi berglass left in the drum may
transfer to fabrics in other loads and cause skin
irritation and/or damage to fabrics.
2 Prepare items for washing.
• Empty pockets.
• 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.
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,
successful stain
removal instruc-
tions.
4 Add a measured amount of detergent to the
wash tub before adding the laundry load.
For best results
Use a low-sudsing, high effi ciency deter-
gent to prevent oversudsing. Look for this
symbol on the detergent label:
• Follow detergent manufacturer's directions. The
amount required depends on type of detergent,
load size and soil level, and water hardness.
5 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:
• Refer to bleach manufacturer's directions for quan-
tity to add.
• Then add 1 cup (240 ml) water to fl ush the dis-
penser.
• Do not use powdered bleach in the bleach dispens-
er. Add powdered bleach to the empty tub.
(Mesh bag not included.)
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