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CHECKING BEFORE WASHING AND
CARING FOR GARMENTS
Must follow the checkpoints in order to avoid machine problems or damages on
garments.
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If the below problems are caused by customer’s faults, separate service fee
will be charged.
Checkpoints Before Starting Washing
Check if the clothes are bleaching or not.
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Add liquid detergent to a white towel and the garment where you can’t
notice well. Then, rub together strongly. Check if the color transferred to the
towel.
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Be careful for scarves and imported clothes since they are easily
discoloring.
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Check for stains or partial dirt.
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If stains are found, use the towel wet with detergents to rub on in a single
direction.
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Before washing, the sleeves, collar, dress hem and pockets are pre-treated
by brushing with detergents.
The wrinkle-processed clothes made of wool are specially treated by fixing
them with threads before washing. The threads shall be removed after the
clothes are dried.
Not washable laundry
Clothes those are easily transformable even by soaking in water.
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Even by soaking in water, neckties, brassieres, jackets, suits and coats can
be easily transformed like shrinking and discoloring on the garment
surfaces because they are mostly made of rayon, polynosic, cuff and their
blend fabrics.
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The wrinkle-processed, embossed, or resin processed products are easy
to transform even by soaking in water.
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Easily discoloring products made of cotton and wool, wrinkled silk, leather
products, leather accessory, leather ornamented clothes and its accessory.
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Don’t wash those clothes without handling guideline or material indication
tag.
About Detergent
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When detergents are not dissolving well, use warm water (about 40
°
C) to
dissolve the detergent.
Caution
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Use an appropriate amount.
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Even if excess amount of detergent is used, there is not much difference in
washing result. It may cause damages to the garments because rinsing is
not enough.
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The bleaching agent may cause damages to garments since it is strong alkali.
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Do sufficient rinsing because the powder detergent is easily remained on
the garments causing bad odors.
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If too much detergent is used or cold water is used, it doesn't dissolve
completely and remain on the garments, hose or spin basket, causing
contamination on clothes.
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In case of reserved washing, detergents must be put in the detergent box.
If the powder detergents are spread on laundry directly, it may cause
discoloration.
CARING FOR CLOTHES BEFORE WASHING
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Must follow the checkpoints in order to avoid machine problems or
damages on garments.
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If the below problems are caused by customer's faults, separate service fee
will be charged.
Take out personal belongings from pockets.
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Caution, Check the pockets! Hairpins and
coins cause damages to clothes and washing
machine.
They make noise and problems to the
machine. Must check the pocket.
If pants zippers are open while washing, the spin basket may be damaged.
The zipper should be closed and fixed with a string before washing.
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If blue jeans and working uniform's zippers or hooks are
made of steel, they must be closed before washing.
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Wash winter jumpers, working uniforms, bed cover
sheets, and blue jeans separately.
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Fold clothes well into the spin basket. Must remove
the curtain hooks before washing.
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Turn inside out the button decorated and embroidered
clothes before washing.
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Be careful those metal decorations because they cause heavy damages
while washing.
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The long stringed clothes may tangle with other clothes. Must fix the
strings before washing.
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The metal from brassieres may stick out and damage other
clothes or the spin basket. Must use the commercial laundry
net for washing brassieres. (Use a laundry net of fine
mesh.)
Waterproof clothes (Ski Wear, Diaper Covers, Footboards)
are not allowed for washing.
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The waterproof sheet, clothes, and non water
permeable fabrics shouldn't be washed, rinsed, or
put in a spin basket. The laundry may pop out and
cause severe vibration so that a person may get
damaged and the machine, wall, and floor may break out in addition to
clothes. (Examples are diaper cover, waterproof wear, raincoat, umbrella
cover, ski wears, car cover sheet, and sleeping bags.)
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