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| PROBLEM | POSSIBLE CAUSE |
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| WRINKLING IN | • Incorrect water level. Use large level for medium load; medium level for small load. |
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| PERM PRESS AND | • Repeated washing in too hot water. Wash in cold or warm water with plenty of detergent. |
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| To remove stubborn wrinkles— |
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| • Retumble small loads on automatic dry setting. |
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| • Rerinse and dry on automatic dry setting. |
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| • If unsuccessful, retumble on high heat for |
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| • Iron carefully. |
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| • Send to cleaners for pressing. |
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| • Some wrinkles may remain which cannot be removed.* |
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| *NOTE: If you follow good laundry procedures and permanent press clothes still come out wrinkled, the finish |
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| may not be good quality. Also, in permanent press synthetic/cotton blends, the cotton portion of the fabric can |
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| eventually wear away leaving only the synthetic. Since the cotton has a resin finish that imparts the memory, a loss |
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| or decrease of permanent press performance will result. |
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| SHRINKAGE, | • Some fabrics will shrink whether washed in a washer or by hand; others may be |
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| GENERAL | safely washed but will shrink in a dryer. Follow garment manufacturers’ care |
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| SHRINKAGE, | • Relaxation shrinkage can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly stretched |
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| KNITS | and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment may be pressed back |
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| • Progressive or delayed shrinkage is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) |
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| is gradually removed by laundering. May be noticed in older garments that have been |
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| washed many times without previous shrinkage. Treat as for Relaxation Shrinkage above. |
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| • Shrinkage caused by overheating occurs in certain knit fabrics that have been |
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| used to set the shapes, shrinkage may occur. This cannot be corrected, but it can be |
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| prevented by washing in cool or warm water and drying on low or delicate heat. |
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| CLOTHES TAKE | • Controls improperly set. Check all controls to make sure they are correctly set for |
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| TOO LONG TO DRY | the load you want to dry. |
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| • Improper ducting. Make sure dryer is ducted in accordance with Installation Instructions. |
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| • Obstruction in exhaust ducting. Make sure ducting is clean and free of obstruction, and |
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| make sure damper in outside wall cap operates easily. If metal flexible ducting is used, |
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| be sure it is not kinked and that it is installed according to Installation Instructions. |
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| • Blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers. Check household fuses or circuit breakers. |
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| Most electric dryers use two. It is possible for one to be blown or tripped and the |
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| dryer to still tumble without heat. |
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| • Improper sorting. Do not mix heavy, |
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| • Too many items in dryer. Dry only one washer load at a time. Do not combine loads. |
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| • Too few items in dryer. If drying only one article, add two or more similar articles |
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| even if dry, to ensure proper tumbling. |
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| • Clothes were excessively wet when they were put into the dryer. |
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| WASHER OR DRYER | • Dryer door is open. Dryer will not run with door open. Make sure lint filter is in proper |
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| WON’T START | position. Make sure washer lid is closed. Washer will fill but will not spin with lid open. |
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