TROUBLESHOOTING
COMMON WASHING PROBLEMS (CONT.)
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| Load is tangled/ | • Overloading. | • Loads should move freely during |
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| wash. Wash smaller loads. | ||
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| • Clothes wrapped around agitator. | • Do not wrap items around agitator. | ||
| Clogged dispensers | • Not diluting softener. | • Dilute fabric softener in the dispenser. |
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| or bleach leaking. | • Use of color safe bleach in chlorine | • Add powder or liquid color safe bleach | ||
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| bleach dispenser. | directly to the basket. Do not use | ||
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| chlorine bleach dispenser for color | ||
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| safe bleach. | ||
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| • Improper use of chlorine bleach. | • Always measure bleach before adding | ||
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| to the dispenser. Carefully pour into | ||
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| the dispenser. Wipe up bleach spills. | ||
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| Gray whites, | • Dye transfer. | • Sort dark clothes from whites and | ||
| dingy colors. |
| lights. | ||
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| • Wash temperature too low. | • Use hot or warm washes if safe for | ||
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| fabric. Hot water should be at least | ||
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| 130°F (54°C) to clean heavy or | ||
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| greasy soils. | ||
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| • Not enough detergent. | • Use more detergent for washing | ||
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| heavy soils in cold or hard water. | ||
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| • Hard water. | • Use more detergent when washing | ||
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| in hard water. | ||
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