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Clothes Care
Loa
d
too wet
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Di
d
you use the right cycle for the loa
d
b
eing washe
d
?
Select a cycle with a higher spin speed.
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Di
d
you wash a single item or
b
ulky items or have you
overloa
d
e
d
the washer?
A single item, bulky items, or overloading may cause
imbalance. Add items or try to evenly distribute your wet
laundry in the drum, and start a Rinse/Drain & Spin cycle. If
the laundry is still wet, take half of the load out of the washer
and try again.
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Di
d
you use HE
d
etergent?
Suds during rinse and spin cycles can reduce spin speed. Use
HE detergent.
Resi
d
ue, lint, stains on loa
d
; gray whites,
d
ingy colors
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Di
d
you a
dd
d
etergent to the
d
ispenser?
For best results, add detergent to the detergent compartment.
Do not add detergent to the washer drum.
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Di
d
you sort properly?
Sort lint givers (towels, chenille) from lint takers (corduroy,
synthetics). Transfer of dye can occur when mixing whites and
colors in a load. Sort dark clothes from whites and lights.
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Di
d
you overloa
d
the washer?
Do not overload the washer. The washer can be fully loaded,
but not tightly packed. The wash load must be balanced. Lint
can be trapped in the load if overloaded.
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Check the following:
Was paper or tissue left in pockets?
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Di
d
you use enough HE
d
etergent?
Follow manufacturer’s recommendations for the type of load
you are washing. For best performance, use only High
Efficiency detergent. Use enough HE detergent to remove soil
and hold it in suspension.
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Do you have har
d
water?
Use more detergent for washing heavy soils in cold or hard
water.
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Is your water col
d
er than 60°F (15.6°C)?
Wash water colder than 60°F (15.6°C) may not completely
dissolve the detergent. Use hot or warm washes if safe for the
fabric load. Make sure your hot water system is adequate to
provide a hot water wash.
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Are you using a low spee
d
wash cycle?
Powdered detergents may not dissolve well in a slow-speed
cycle. For best results, use liquid detergent for slow-speed
cycles such as Delicate.
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Di
d
you unloa
d
the washer promptly?
To avoid transfer of dye, unload the washer as soon as it
stops.
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Di
d
you use a fa
b
ric softener
d
ispensing
b
all?
Dispensing balls will not operate correctly with this washer.
Add liquid fabric softener to the fabric softener compartment.
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Di
d
you use pow
d
ere
d
d
etergent in a low-spee
d
cycle?
Consider using liquid detergent.
Loa
d
is wrinkle
d
, twiste
d
, tangle
d
■
Di
d
you unloa
d
the washer promptly?
Unload the washer as soon as it stops.
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Di
d
you use the right cycle for the loa
d
b
eing washe
d
?
Use the Delicate cycle with a low spin speed to reduce
wrinkling.
■
Di
d
you overloa
d
the washer?
The wash load must be balanced and not overloaded. Loads
should tumble freely during washing.
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Was the wash water warm enough to relax wrinkles?
If safe for load, use warm or hot wash water.
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Are the hot an
d
col
d
water hoses reverse
d
?
Check that the hot and cold water hoses are connected to the
right faucets. A hot rinse followed by spin will cause wrinkling.
See “Connect the Inlet Hoses.”
