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Sorting Laundry
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Look for a care label on your clothes.
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This will tell you about the fabric content
of your garment and how it should be
washed.
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Symbols on the care labels.
Wash temperature
Normal machine wash
Permanent press
Delicate
Hand wash
Do not wash
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Sorting laundry.
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To get the best results, sort clothes into
loads that can be washed with the same
wash cycle.
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Different fabrics need to be washed at
varying temperatures and spin speeds.
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Always sort dark colours from pale
colours and whites. Wash separately as
dye and lint transfer can occur causing
discolouration of white and pale garments.
If possible, do not wash heavily soiled
items with lightly soiled ones.
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Soil (Heavy, Normal, Light) :
Separate clothes according to amount of
soil.
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Colour (White, Lights, Darks):
Separate white fabrics from coloured
fabrics.
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Lint (Lint producers, Collectors):
Wash lint producers and lint collectors
separately.
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Caring before loading.
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Combine large and small items in a load.
Load large items first.
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Large items should not be more than half
the total wash load. Do not wash single
items. This may cause an unbalanced
load. Add one or two similar items.
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Check all pockets to make sure that
they are empty. Items such as nails, hair
clips, matches, pens, coins and keys can
damage both your washing machine and
your clothes.
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Close zippers, hooks and strings to make
sure that these items don’t snag on other
clothes.
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Pre-treat dirt and stains by brushing a
small amount of detergent dissolved water
onto stains to help lift dirt.
CAUTION
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Do not wash or spin any item labeled or known
to be water-proof or water-resistant, even if the
product care label on the item permits machine
washing. Failure to follow these instructions
could result in severe damage to your laundry,
your washing machine and/or property damage
as a result of abnormal vibration of the washing
machine.
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Examples of water-proof or water-resistant
items include certain mattress pads, mattress
covers, rain gear, camping gear, skiing
apparel, outdoor gear and similar items.
