PERFORMANCE(cont.) Possible Causes What To Do
Lint or residue on Clothes are air or line dried •If you do not dry your clothes with a clothes dryer,
clothes your clothes may retain more lint.
Incorrect sorting •Separate lint producers from lint collectors.
Washing too long •Wash small loads for a shorter time than larger loads.
Detergent not dissolving •Add detergent as wash basket fills with water, before you
load clothes.
•Try a liquid detergent.
•Use warmer water temperature.
Overloading •Load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the
washer basket.
•Make sure load size selected matches clothes load size.
Incorrect use of fabric softener •Check fabric softener package for instructions and
follow directions for using dispenser.
Pilling Result of normal wear on •While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
poly-cotton blends and pilling process by washing garments inside out.
fuzzy fabrics
Snags, holes, tears, rips Pins, snaps, hooks, sharp •Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons, and zippers.
or excessive wear buttons, belt buckles, •Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets
zippers, and sharp objects and sharp buttons.
left in pockets •Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.
Undiluted chlorine bleach •Check bleach package instructions for proper amount.
•Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes
to come in contact with undiluted bleach.
Chemicals like hair bleach •Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
or dye, permanent wave washing.
solution
Wrinkling Improper sorting •Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with
light items (like blouses).
•Try a fabric softener.
Overloading or incorrect •Load your washer so clothes have enough room
water level to move freely with water covering all of the clothes.
Incorrect wash and •Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are
dry cycles washing (especially for easy care loads).
Repeated washing in •Wash in warm or cold water.
water that is too hot
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