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Sorting

As 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.

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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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