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Helpful Information
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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
non-colorfast fabrics*)
•Whites
•Lights
•Darks

Separate by fabric type

•Cottons and linens
•Permanent press cottons
and blends
•Synthetic and poly knits
•Delicates

Separate lint producers from

lint collectors

•Lint producers: terry cloth and
chenille
•Lint collectors: velveteen and
corduroy

Sort by weight

•Heavy Items
•Light Items
*Non-colorfast fabrics may bleed or fade. Sort by
individual color.

Sorting

•Avoid drying very 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.
•Do not dry the following items:
•Fiberglass items
•Woolens
•Rubber coated items
•Plastics
•Items with plastic trim
•Foam-filled items

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