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COMMON WASHING PROBLEMS (CONT.) |
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| Load is wrinkled | • | Not removing load promptly. | • | Unload the washer as soon as it |
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| stops. |
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| • | Wrong cycle for fabrics being washed. | • | Use the Permanent Press cycle |
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| (if available) to reduce wrinkling. |
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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 warm or hot |
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| wrinkles. Using warm rinses. |
| wash water. Use cold rinse water. |
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| • | Hoses reversed. | • | Reverse hoses. |
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| Load is | • | Overloading. | • | Loads should move freely during |
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| tangled/twisted |
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| wash. Wash smaller loads. |
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| • | Clothes wrapped around agitator. | • | Do not wrap items around agitator. |
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| Gray whites, | • | Dye transfer. | • | Sort dark clothes from whites and |
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| dingy colors |
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| lights. |
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| • | Wash temperature too low. | • | Use hot or warm washes, if safe for |
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| fabric. Hot water should be at least |
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| 111°F (44°C) to clean heavy or |
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| greasy soils. |
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| • | Not enough detergent. | • | Use more detergent for washing |
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| heavy soils in cold or hard water. |
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| • | Hard water. | • | Use more detergent when washing |
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| in hard water. |
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