Laundry Tips
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Before | you wash | 14 | |||
Removing | stains | 15 | |||
Water | usage | guide | 18 | ||
Using | laundry | aids | 19 | ||
Washing | items | .2Q | |||
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Solving | laundering | problems | ...................... .22 | |
Caring | for | your washer | .23 | |
Saving | energy | .23 | ||
Winterizing | your | washer | .23 | |
This section reviews proper laundering techniques, gives you additional washing information and discusses solutions to common laundering problems.
Before you wash
Preparing clothes for washing
l Empty pockets and turn them inside out.
l Turn down cuffs and brush away lint and dirt. l Turn synthetic knits inside out to avoid pilling.
. Close zippers, snaps and hooks to avoid snagging other items. Remove pins, buckles and other hard objects to avoid scratching the washer interior.
. Remove unwashable trim and ornaments.
l Tie strings and sashes so they will not tangle.
l Mend tears, loose hems and seams.
l Treat spots and stains. (See page 15 for pretreatment and stain removal information.)
l Stained or wet garments should be washed promptly for best results.
Sorting
l Separate dark from light colors, colorfast from noncolorfast.
l Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy cottons, knits, delicate items).
l Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones even if they would normally be washed together.
l Separate lint givers (towels, chenille) from lint takers (corduroy, synthetics, permanent press). When possible, turn lint givers inside out.
Loading
l Load washer properly. Overloading or packing can:
l Load by the amount of space items take up, not by their weight.
l Drop items into washer loosely. Fill to the top of the basket, but do not pack or wrap items around the agitator.
l Items should move easily through wash water for best cleaning and
l Mix large and small items in each load. Load evenly to maintain washer balance. An off- balance load can make the machine vibrate during spin.
l To reduce wrinkling, permanent press and synthetic knits should have more room to move in the water than heavy items (towels, jeans).
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