SORTING WASH LOADS
Fabric Care Labels
Many articles of clothing include a fabric care label. Using the chart below, adjust the cycle and options selections to
care for your clothing according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
Fabric Care Labels
Machine wash
cycle | Normal | Permanent press/ | Gentle/ |
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| wrinkle resustant | delicate |
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H | h | Donot | wash | Doeat wring |
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Water |
| @ @ @ | @ @ | @ | |
temperature |
| Not | Warm Cold/coo, | ||
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| (50°0/120°F) | (40°0/105°F) | (30°C/85°F) | |
Bleach | A |
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| Any bleach | Only | |||
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Grouping Similar Items
For the best washing results and to reduce the possibility of damage to the clothing, care should be taken to sort the clothing into loads that are made up of similar items. Mixing different fabric types and/or soil levels can poor wash performance, color transfer or discoloration, fabric damage or
lilting. Fabrics should be sorted into groups as described below.
Colors
Sort articles by color. Wash dark clothes together in a separate load from light colors or whites. Mixing dark clothes with light clothes can result in dye transfer or discoloration of the lighter clothes.
Soil Level
Wash heavily soiled clothes together. Washing lightly soiled clothes in the same load with heavily soiled clothes could result in poor wash performance for the lightly soiled clothing.
Fabric Type
Delicate articles should not be mixed with heavier or sturdier fabric types. Washing delicates in a load with heavy fabrics can result in damage to the more delicate fabrics. Washing heavier fabrics in a delicate load can result in poor wash performance for the heavier fabrics and possible damage to the delicates.
Lint Type
Some fabrics attract and bind lint to them while others give off lint in the laundry process. Avoid mixing these lint collectors and lint producers in the same load. Mixing these fabrics will result in pilling and lilting on the lint collectors. (For example, lint collector - knit sweater; lint producer - terrycloth towels)
Loading the Washer
•Check all pockets to make sure that they are empty. Items such as clips, matehes, pens, coins, and keys can damage both your washer and your clothes.
•Close zippers, hooks, and drawstrings to prevent these items from snagging or tangling on other clothes.
•Pretreat heavily stained areas for best results.
•Combine large and small items in a load. Load large items first.
•Large items should not be more than half of the total wash load.
•The washer can be fully loaded, but the drum should not be tightly packed with items. The door of the washer should close easily.
•To prevent an
•Do not wash or spin waterproof items, such as rain coats, sleeping bags, etc.
•When unloading the washer, check under the door seal for small items.
NOTE: Make sure the door seal area is clear when closing the door. Overloading the washer can cause items to get caught between the door and the seal. This can damage both the items and the seal.
DO NOT OVERLOAD THE DRUM
MAKE SURE CLOTHING IS NOT
CAUGHT IN THE DOOR GASKET
by Colors | by Soil | by Fabric | by Lint |
Whites | Heavy | Delicates | Lint Producer |
f Sort Laundiy... | Easy Care | Lint Collector | |
Lights | Normal | ||
Darks | Light | Study |
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