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COMMON WASHING PROBLEMS (CONT.) |
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| Residue or lint | • Improper sorting. | • Sort lint givers (towels, chenille) from |
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| on load |
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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 | • Improper use of fabric softener. | • Dilute fabric softener and add to rinse |
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| portion of cycle only. Do not drip |
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| fabric softener on clothes. |
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| • Iron (rust) in water. | • 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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| stops. |
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| • Wrong cycle for fabrics being washed. | • Use the Permanent Press cycle or |
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| another cycle with low spin speeds to |
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| 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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