TROUBLESHOOTING
COMMON WASHING PROBLEMS (CONT.)
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| Residue or lint | • Improper sorting. | • Sort lint givers (towels, chenille) from |
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| lint takers (corduroy, synthetics). Also | |||
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| sort by color. | ||
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| • Overloading. | • Lint can be trapped in load if over- | ||
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| loaded. Wash smaller loads. | ||
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| • Paper or tissue in pockets. | • Clean out pockets before washing. | ||
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| • Not enough detergent. | • Use enough detergent to hold | ||
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| lint in water. | ||
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| • Detergent not dissolving. | • Use wash water warmer than 70°F | ||
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| (21°C). | ||
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| • Wash water colder than 70°F (21°C). | • Use wash water warmer than 70°F | ||
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| (21°C). |
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| Tearing | • Overloading. Improper use of washer. | • Loads should move freely during | |||
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| wash. Wash smaller loads. | ||
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| • Improper use of chlorine bleach. | • Do not pour chlorine bleach directly | ||
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| on load. Wipe up bleach spills. | ||
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| Undiluted bleach will damage fabrics. | ||
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| • Sharp items not removed from pockets; | • Clean out pockets before washing. | ||
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| fasteners not fastened. | Zip zippers before washing. | ||
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| • Items damaged before washing. | • Mend rips and broken threads in | ||
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| seams before washing. |
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| Stains on load | • Use of liquid fabric softener. | • Do not use liquid fabric softener. Use | |||
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| a fabric softener sheet in the dryer | ||
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| • Iron (rust) in water. | instead. | ||
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| • Install an iron filter. | |||
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| • Not enough detergent used, causing soil | • Use enough detergent to remove soil | ||
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| to be redeposited. | and hold it in suspension. | ||
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| • Dye transfer due to not sorting loads | • Sort dark clothing from whites and | ||
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| properly. | lights. | ||
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| • Dye transfer due to not unloading | • Unload the washer as soon as it | ||
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| washer promptly. | stops. | ||
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| Load is wrinkled | • Not removing load promptly. | • Unload the washer as soon as it | |||
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| • Wrong spin speed for fabrics being | stops. | ||
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| • Use a setting with a low spin speed. | |||
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| • Overloading. | • Loads should move freely during | ||
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| wash. Wash smaller loads. | ||
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| • Wash water not warm enough to relax | • If safe for fabric, use 100°F (38°C) | ||
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| wrinkles. | wash water. Use cold rinse water. | ||
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| • Hoses reversed. | • Reverse hoses. | ||
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