Solving laundering problems
Most laundering problems are easily solved. Check
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Greasy | Dryer | fabric | softeners | Follow | manufacturer’s | product | directions | |||||
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| Undiluted | washer | fabric | Dilute | fabric | softener | before adding | to | ||||
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| Enough | detergent | was used | Use | enough | detergent | to hold | soil | in the | |||
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| wash water until it drains away. Undrained | ||||||
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| soil can stick to outer tub of the washer and | ||||||
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Items were clean before they were dried
Soiled items can stain other items in the load. They can also leave stains on the dryer drum that can be picked up by items in later loads. Dryer heat may permanently set these stains.
Lint | Lint screen | is clogged |
| Clean | lint | screen. | (See | page | 8.) |
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| Load | is | properly | sorted |
| Sort | (bath | towels, | etc.) | from | lint- | ||||||||||
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| correct | dryer | settings | for | fabric. | ||||||||
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| Load | is too | big | or | heavy |
| Dry smaller | loads. | When | items | can’t | tumble | |||||||||
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| Paper | or tissue | was in pocket | Empty | pockets | carefully. |
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| Enough | detergent | was | used | Use enough | detergent | to | hold | the | lint | in the | ||||||||||
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| Pilling | is | being | mistaken | for lint | Pilling | (surface | fuzz) | is | caused | by | normal | |||||||||
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| Near and laundering. Pills do not break | |||||||||||||
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