PERFORMANCE (cont.)
Possible Causes
What To Do
Grayed or yellowed
Not enough detergent
•
Use more detergent (especially with larger loads). Be
clothes
sure to follow detergent manufacturer’s directions.
Hard water
•
Use a water conditioner like Calgon brand or install
a water softener.
Water is not hot enough
•
Make sure water heater is delivering water at
120°F–140°F (48°C–60°C).
Washer is overloaded
•
Select load size to match clothes load.
Detergent is not
•
Add detergent as wash basket fills with water before
dissolving
you load clothes.
Dye transfer
•
Sort clothes by color. If fabric label states
wash separately,
unstable dyes may be indicated.
Lint or residue on
Clothes are air or line dried
•
If you do not dry your clothes with a clothes dryer, your
clothes
clothes may retain more lint.
Incorrect sorting
•
Separate lint producers from lint collectors.
Washing too long
•
Wash small loads for a shorter time than larger loads.
Detergent not dissolving
•
Add detergent as wash basket fills with water, before you
load clothes.
•
Try a liquid detergent.
•
Use warmer water temperature.
Overloading
•
Load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the
washer basket.
•
Make sure load size selected matches clothes load size.
Incorrect use of fabric softener
•
Check fabric softener package for instructions and follow
directions for using dispenser.
Pilling
Result of normal wear on
•
While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
poly-cotton blends and
pilling process by washing garments inside out.
fuzzy fabrics
Snags, holes, tears, rips
Pins, snaps, hooks, sharp
•
Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.
or excessive wear
buttons, belt buckles,
•
Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets
zippers and sharp objects
and sharp buttons.
left in pockets
•
Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.
Undiluted chlorine bleach
•
Check bleach package instructions for proper amount.
•
Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes
to come in contact with undiluted bleach.
Chemicals like hair bleach
•
Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
or dye, permanent wave
washing.
solution
Wrinkling
Improper sorting
•
Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with
light items (like blouses).
•
Try a fabric softener.
Overloading or
•
Load your washer so clothes have enough room
incorrect water level
to move freely with water covering all of the clothes.
Incorrect wash and
•
Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are
dry cycles
washing (especially for easy care loads).
Repeated washing in
•
Wash in warm or cold water.
water that is too hot
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