SUGGESTED FABRIC
AND DRYING SELECTIONS
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Automatic Cottons |
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Automatic Permanent Press | • Permanent press fabrics with cotton |
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Automatic Permanent Press | • Silks and woolens |
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with Extra Care (Automatic | • Rayons and acetate |
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Timed |
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UltraCare |
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The terms Regular, Medium and Low Heat are those usually found on fabric care labels. |
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For best results, follow your fabric care labels. |
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| MAY BE |
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| MAY BE | SHOULD BE | SHOULD BE | SHOULD BE | |||
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| DRIED IN A | HUNG TO | HUNG |
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| TUMBLE | DRY. | SOAKING |
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(green) | SETTING. | (yellow) | (green) | (green) |
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*Pillows |
| Check ticking for holes or weak seams where feathers or filling could escape. DRY ONLY ONE | ||||||||
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| PILLOW AT A TIME. Set dryer for maximum time. Stop dryer occasionally and shake pillow to | ||||||||
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| redistribute filling for more even drying. Check pillow at end of drying time – if not completely dry, | ||||||||
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| return pillow to dryer and reset for more drying time. Feather pillows dry very slowly and must be | ||||||||
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| dried completely to prevent mildew. DO NOT tumble dry pillows containing kapok. |
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**Blankets | Add 2 or 4 dry towels to the blanket in the dryer. Set timer for | |||||||||
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| for more than 25 minutes. DRY ONLY ONE BLANKET AT A TIME. Remove blanket at the end of | ||||||||
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***Extra Large Items- | First setting – 20 minutes; check and redistribute load. Then set timer for 15 minutes; check load | |||||||||
Queen or King size | again. Reset timer at 5 minute intervals, checking after each 5 minutes to make sure that the articles | |||||||||
sheets; Blankets or | do not fill the dryer drum; many large items, when wet, have ample room in the dryer, but as they | |||||||||
Spreads; Mattress | dry and fluff up, they may not have room to tumble. CAUTION: If large items do not have room to | |||||||||
Covers/Pads; | tumble, the air flow may be blocked, which could result in scorching your valuable items. NOTE: | |||||||||
Snowsuits. | Mattress cover/pads should be dried alone. |
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