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As a general rule, if clothes are sorted properly for the washer, they are sorted properly for the dryer.
Sort by color
(Separate colorfast from
●Whites
●Lights
●Darks
Separate by fabric type
. Cottons and linens
●Permanent press cottons and blends
. Synthetic and poly knits
●Delicates
●Avoid drying veq small loads.
. Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra cycle for one or two heavier, slower drying items.
. Do not add fabric softener sheets once the load has become warm. This may cause fabric softener stains.
. Do not overload. This causes inefficient operation and unnecessary wrinkling. Clothes need to tumble freely.
Separate lint producers from lint collectors
●Lint producers: terry cloth and chenille
●Lint collectors: velveteen and corduroy
Sort by weight
. Heavy Items
●Light Items
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. Do not dry the following items:
. Fiberglass items
●Woolens
. Rubber coated items
●Plastics
. Items with plastic trim
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