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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)
• Mix large and small items in each load.
Load evenly to maintain washer balance.
An unbalanced load can make the washer vibrate
during spin.
• Reduce wash time when using a small load size
setting. Load with only a few small items needs less
wash time.
• Use a large load size setting to reduce wrinkling
with permanent press clothes and some synthetic
knits.These items should have more room to move
in the water than heavy items. (towels, jeans)
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• Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid snagging
other items.
Remove pin, buckles, and other hard objects to avoid
scratching the washer interior.
• Empty pockets and pull them inside out.
• Turn down cuffs and turn synthetic knits inside out to
avoid pilling.
• Tie strings and sashes to avoid tangling.
• Treat spots and stains.
(See “Removing stains” )
Preparing clothes for washing
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones, even if they would normally be washed together.
• Separate dark colors from light colors, colorfast items from non-colorfast item.
Sorting
Soil (Heavy, Normal, Light)
Separate clothes according to amount of soil.
Color (White, Lights, Darks)
Separate white clothes from colored clothes.
Lint (Lint producers, Collectors) Wash lint producers and lint collectors separately.
