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Preparing clothes for washing
To obtain the best wahing results, you must operate your washer properly.
This section gives you this important information.
OPERATING YOUR WASHER
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Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid
snagging other items.
Remove pins, buckles, and other hard
objects to avoid scratching the washer
interior
.
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Empty pockets and turn them inside out.
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Turn down cuffs and turn synthetic knits
out to avoid pilling.
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Tie strings and sashes so they will not
tangle.
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Treat spots and stains.
(see "Removing stains" on page14)
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Drop items into washer loosely. Items
should move easily through wash water
for best cleaning and wrinkle-free results.
•
Load washer properly and select correct
load size setting.
Overloading and selecting a setting too
small for the wash load can:
- cause poor cleaning
- increase wrinkling
- create excessive lint
- wear out items faster (because of pilling)
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Mix large and small items in each load.
Load evenly to maintain washer balance.
An off balance load can make the washer
vibrate during spin.
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Reduce wash time when using a small
load size setting. Loads with only a few
small items need less wash time.
•
Use a large load size setting to reduce
wrinkling with permanent press clothes
and some synthetic knits. These items
should have morroom to move in the
water than heavy items (towels, jeans)
•
Separate heavily soiled items from, lightly soiled ones, even if they would normally be
washed together
.
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Separate dark colors from light colors, colorfast items from non-colorfast item.
