Use and Care

Washing Concerns

To keep clothes looking white or bright and to prevent a gradual build-up of soil or water hardness minerals

on them, use proper washing practices at all times. If you notice that your clothes are not as bright as they should be, take corrective measures immediately.

Problem

Cause

Solution

 

 

 

Gray or Dingy

Too Little or Too Much Detergent

Add recommended amount of low-sudsing detergent to

Clothes

 

dispenser drawer before loading clothes. Mild detergents are

 

 

not suitable for average soil.

 

 

 

 

Improper Sorting

Wash whites separately. Separate light from heavily soiled

 

 

items. Clothes can pick up soil from dirty wash water.

 

 

 

 

Water Not Hot Enough

White clothes will stay whiter with hot wash water. Increase

 

 

temperature.

 

 

 

Yellowed Clothes

Unremoved Soil

Skin soil is hard to remove. Check hem edge of sheets and

 

 

pillowcases, bottom end of t-shirts, etc. If this portion is white

 

 

and center is yellow, the fabric contains unremoved soil. Use

 

 

sufficient detergent and a hot wash. Chlorine bleach or

 

 

powdered bleach may be needed.

 

 

 

 

Clothes Stained from Iron in the

To test for an iron stain, use a rust remover that is

 

Water

recommended for use with washing machines on a portion of

 

 

the garment. Follow bottle directions for larger items.

 

 

 

 

Older Clothes

Some white fabrics turn yellow with age and cannot be

 

 

whitened.

 

 

 

Clothes Tearing or

Improper Use of Chlorine

No correction for bleach damaged clothes. Always keep level

Damaged

 

at or below maximum in bleach dispenser compartment.

 

 

 

 

Insufficient Precare

Fasten all hooks and zippers. Mend tears. Remove objects

 

 

from pockets.

 

 

 

Excessive Lint

Improper Sorting

Fabrics which shed lint should not be washed with fabrics

 

 

that receive lint.

 

 

 

 

Insufficient Detergent

Use enough detergent so lint remains suspended in water and

 

 

flushed out. Do not oversuds the water.

 

 

 

 

Mixing Fabric Types

Knits and permanent press attract lint. Wash these only with

 

 

similar items. Use fabric softener in dispenser drawer.

 

 

 

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