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LAUNDRY TIPS
Preparing clothes for washing
Follow these recommendations to help you prolong the life of
your garments.
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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. Remove non-washable trim
and ornaments.
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Empty pockets and turn them inside-out.
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Turn down cuffs; brush away lint and dirt.
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Turn synthetic knits inside-out to avoid pilling.
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Tie strings and sashes so they will not tangle.
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Mend tears, loose hems, and seams.
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Treat spots and stains.
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Stained or wet garments should be washed promptly for best
results.
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Mix large and small items, avoid washing single items, and
load evenly.
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Wash small items, such as infant socks, in mesh garment
bags. Use more than one garment bag, and fill each with
equal amounts of material.
Sorting
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Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones, even if
they would normally be washed together. Separate lint-givers
(towels, chenille) from lint-takers (corduroy, synthetics,
permanent press). When possible, turn lint-givers inside-out.
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Separate dark colors from light colors, colorfast items from
noncolorfast items.
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Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy cottons, knits, delicate
items).
Unloading
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Remove clothes from washer after the cycle is completed.
Metal objects such as zippers, snaps, and buckles may rust if
left in the washer basket for a long time.
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When unloading garments, occasionally check under the
rubber rim at the front of the tub for small items.
Loading
Wool Woolens with a felt-free finish, identified as
machine washable
✔ ✔
Active Wear Use this cycle to wash small loads of exercise
wear or other high-performance clothing that
require gentle fabric care.
✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Soak Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or
nylon
✔
Rinse/Spin Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or
nylon
✔ ✔
Drain/Spin Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or
nylon
✔
*Prewash and Auto Soak cannot be selected at the same time.
CYCLE SUGGESTED LOAD TYPE AVAILABLE OPTIONS
Delay Wash Prewash* Auto Soak* Extra Rinse
Loading suggestions (maximum size loads).
Heavy Work Clothes
4 jeans
4 workpants
4 workshirts 2 sweatpants
2 sweatshirts
Towels
10 bath towels
10 hand towels 14 washcloths
Mixed Load
3 sheets (1 king, 2 twin)
4 pillowcases
3 shirts
3 blouses 9 T-shirts
9 shorts
10 handkerchiefs
Quick Wash cycle
(2-3 garments) 2 dress shirts
1 pair dress pants