PROBLEM
IN
PERMANENT
AND “NO-IRON”
ITEMS
SNAGS, HOLES,
TEARS,
OR
EXCESSWE WEAR
CAUSE AND REMEDY
●
Leaving clothes in
after tumbling stops. Remove and hang clothes immediately.
●
Too many clothes in dryer. Dry
one washer load at a time. Do not combine loads.
●
Improper loads. Avoid laundering heavy Permanent Press items, such as work
clothes, with lighter Permanent Press items such as
or blouses. Do not wash
Permanent Press with regular laundry.
●
Too many clothes in washer. Permanent Press loads should always be smaller than
regular loads. . . no more than medium loads to give clothes room to move freely.
wash and dry cycles. Use Permanent Press Wash cycle which provides a
rinse to minimize
use Permanent Press Dry cycle.
Incorrect water level. Use Full Water Level for Medium Load, Medium Level for
Small
●
Repeated washing in too hot water. Wash in cold or warm water with plenty
of detergent.
●
of lime scale due to use of carbonate detergents. If you must use a
non-phosphate detergent, avoid the use of high-carbonate-built detergent.
●
Failure to use
softener. Proper use
minimize
To remove
1.
on “Permanent Press” setting.
2.
and dry on “Permanent Press” setting.
3.
for
minutes and hang immediately.
4. Iron carefully.
5. Send to dry
for pressing.
6. Some
remain which cannot be removed.
●
Pins on garments or sharp objects left in pockets.
make sure all such objects
are removed.
washtub.
Snaps, hooks, sharp Wrens, belt
zippers.
hooks, zippers and
Remove sharp
buttons
belt
is
washing knits
snag easily.
knits inside out.
with random square shapes with
discoloration maybe caused by
improper use of
bleach. Use
correct
of bleach, using
Dispenser. Never add
bleach to wash tub or allow clothes to come into
contact with undiluted bleach.
not wipe up
with clothes.
●
Chemicals such as hair bleach, dye, permanent wave
battery acids and
toilet bowl cleaners may cause fabric holes. Rinse
towels and other articles that
came in contact with these chemicals before putting them in wash. Do not contaminate
clothing articles with these chemicals.
unnoticed tears may enlarge during washing process. Check garments before
washing and mend
rips and tears.
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