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| Before | you | dry | .12 | Saving | energy | 15 | |
| Drying | items | .13 | Vacation | care | 15 | ||
| Using | dryer | fabric | softeners.. | ......................... .15 | Solving | laundering problems | .16 |
This section reviews proper drying techniques, gives you additional drying information, and discusses causes or solutions to common drying problems.
Before you dry
Before using your dryer, see pages 3 and 4 for Important Safety Information.
Drying tips
l Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid snagging other items. Remove pins, buckles, and other hard objects to avoid scratching the dryer drum. Remove heat- sensitive trim that can
be damaged by drying.
l Check garments to make sure all spots and stains were removed during the wash. If stains were not removed, do not tumble dry. Heat may permanently set stains. Soiled items can also leave stains on the dryer drum. These stains can be picked up by other items in the load.
l Sharp or metal objects can damage your dryer. Check pockets for pins, clips, money, bolts, nuts, etc., and turn pockets inside out. Do not lay these objects on your dryer after emptying pockets.
l Tie strings and sashes so they will not tangle.
l Turn lint takers and dark items inside out to help prevent lint pickup.
l Place small items such as baby socks or hankies in a mesh bag for easier removal.
l Articles to be ironed should be removed from the dryer while still damp.
Sorting
l Separate dark from light colors; colorfast
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. Separate lint givers (towels, chenille) from lint takers (corduroy, synthetics, permanent press). When possible, turn lint takers inside out.
Load sizes
l Mix large items with smaller items. Load the dryer by the amount of space items take up, not by their weight. Do not overload the dryer. Overcrowding causes uneven drying and wrinkling,
and can cause items to wear out faster (because of pilling).
l You may need to rearrange large items (sheets, blankets, tablecloths) during a cycle to reduce balling or rolling up.
l Reduce wrinkling of permanent press and synthetics by drying smaller loads and removing items from the dryer as soon as tumbling stops.
l For better tumbling action when drying only a few small items, add one or two
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