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This section will help you solve laundry problems and improve your drying resufts. |
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Greasy spots | Dryer fabric softeners | were used | Follow manufacturer’s | product direc- | |||||
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| Undiluted | washer | fabric softener | Dilute | fabrii | softener | before adding to | ||
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| Enough | detergent | was | used | Use | enough | detergent | lo hoid soil in the | |
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kerns were clean before they were dried
Soiled items can stain other items in the bad. They can also leave stains on the dryer drum that can be picked up by items in later loads. Dryer heat may permanently set these stains.
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| Clean | lint screen. | (See page 9.) |
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| Paper | or tissue | was in pocket | Empty | pockets | carefully. | A small | scrap | ||||||||
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| Pilling | is being | mistaken | for | lint | Pilling | (surface | fuzz) | is caused | by |
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