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PROBLEM |
| POSSIBLE CAUSE |
LINT OR RESIDUE |
| ● Incorrect sorting of clothes. Separate lint producers (such as terry towels and |
ON CLOTHES |
| chenille) from lint receivers (such as |
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| ● Washing too long, especially for smaller loads. For normal soil, wash one minute |
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| per pound of dry clothes. |
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| c Use of |
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| precipitate which can be mistaken for lint. Use a phosphate or liquid detergent; use |
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| warmer wash water or soften water with an installed mechanical softener or a |
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| packaged water softener. |
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| ● Powdery residue from granular detergent may appear to be lint, Predissolve granular |
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| detergent in hot water before adding to washer; make sure detergent is completely |
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| dissolved before adding clothes; switch to liquid or cold water detergent or use |
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| warmer wash water. See Detergent section. |
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| ● Overloading will cause abrasion which creates excessive lint. Wash fewer items |
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| with correct water level. |
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| ● Too much bleach. Use correct amount of bleach according to package directions. |
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| c Not enough detergent to hold lint in suspension during wash cycle. Increase amount |
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| of detergent. See Detergent section. |
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| ● Incorrect use of fabric softener. If used in wash cycle, softeners may react with |
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| detergent to create a white deposit. Use softeners in rinse cycle only unless package |
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| specifies adding to wash cycle. See Other Laundry Products section. |
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| ● Pilling usually on |
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| like lint. Turning clothes |
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| ● Static electricity caused by overdying will cause attraction. Use fabric softener in |
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| rinse cycle. |
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GREASY OR OILY |
| These are sometimes called “Invisible Stains” because you may not notice them before |
STAINS ON |
| washing clothes. However, if oily soils are not completely removed in wash cycle, |
LAUNDERED |
| the oily spots may pick up dirt from the wash water. The spots will then be very visible. |
GARMENTS |
| They are not caused by the washer. Wash synthetic garments as soon as possible after |
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| wearing. Use more detergent than normal and hottest water fabric can stand. If spots |
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| appear, rub in undiluted liquid detergent, let stand 30 minutes and rewash with extra |
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| detergent using hottest water fabric can stand. Or launder with SPOTSCRUBBER cycle. |
GRAYED CLOTHES Q Insufficient detergent. You may nmd to increase amount of detergent used if load is larger than norrnd, if soils are oily or heavier than average, if water level is large or if water is Hard to Extremely Hard.
●Water not hot enough for type of load. Be sure water heater is set to deliver hot water to the washer at
●Poor or inferior detergent. Change to phosphate detergent, if possible. Follow these steps:
1.Use water conditioner (such as Calgon brand).
2.Pretreat stains.
3.Use the hottest water possible.
4.Use bleach where possible.
5.Use presoak aids.
6.Install water softener.
●Washer overloaded. Clothes cannot move freely to loosen and remove soil, causing gray appearance. Follow correct loading procedures for size of load.
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