Sorting Wash Loads, Fabric Care Labels

HOW TO USE

SORTING WASH LOADS

Fabric Care Labels

Many articles of clothing include a fabric care label. Using the chart below, adjust the cycle and option selections to care for your clothing according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.

Grouping Similar Items

For the best washing results, and to reduce the possibility of damage to clothing, care should be taken to sort the clothing into loads that are made up of similar items. Mixing different fabric types and/or soil levels can result in poor wash performance, color transfer or discoloration, fabric damage or linting. Fabrics should be sorted into groups as described below.

Colors

Sort articles by color. Wash dark clothes together in a separate load from light colors or whites. Mixing dark clothes with light clothes can result in dye transfer or discoloration of the lighter clothes.

Soil Level

Wash heavily soiled clothing together. Washing lightly soiled clothing in the same load with heavily soiled clothing could result in poor wash performance for the lightly soiled clothing.

Fabric Type

Delicate articles should not be mixed with heavier or sturdier fabric types. Washing delicates in a load with heavy fabrics can result in damage to the more delicate fabrics. Washing heavier fabrics in a delicate load can result in poor wash performance for the heavier fabrics and possible damage to the delicates.

Lint Type

Some fabrics attract and bind lint to them while others give off lint in the laundry process. Avoid mixing these lint collectors and lint producers in the same load. Mixing these fabrics will result in pilling and linting on the lint collectors. (For example, lint collector – knit sweater; lint producer – terrycloth towels.)

Loading the Washer

•Check all pockets to make sure that they are empty. Items such as clips, matches, pens, coins, and keys can damage both your washer and your clothes.

•Close zippers, hooks, and drawstrings to prevent these items from snagging or tangling on other clothes.

•Pretreat heavily stained areas for best results.

•Combine large and small items in a load. Load large items first.

•Large items should not be more than half of the total wash load.

•The drum should not be tightly packed with items. The door of the washer should close easily.

•To prevent an out-of-balance load, do not wash single items. Add one or two similar items to the load. Large, bulky items, such as a blanket, comforter, or bedspread, should be washed individually.

•Do not wash or spin waterproof items, such as rain coats, sleeping bags, etc.

•When unloading the washer, check under the door seal for small items.

NOTE: Make sure that the door seal area is clear when closing the door. Overloading the washer can cause items to get caught between the door and the seal. This can damage both the items and the seal.

•DO NOT OVERLOAD THE DRUM

•MAKE SURE CLOTHING IS NOT

CAUGHT IN THE DOOR GASKET

Sort Laundry...

by Colors	by Soil	by Fabric	by Lint

Whites	Heavy	Delicates	Lint Producer
Lights	Normal	Easy Care	Lint Collector
Darks	Light	Sturdy