Laundry Tips
This section reviews proper laundering techniques and gives you additional washing
information.
Preparing clothes for washing
l Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid l Tie strings and sashes so they will not
snagging other items. Remove tangle.
pins, buckles, and other hard l Mend tears, loose hems, and seams.
objects to avoid scratching the
l Treat spots and stains. (See ?Removing
washer interior. Remove non- Stains? on pages 17-l 9.)
washable trim and ornaments.
l Stained or wet garments should be
l Empty pockets and turn them inside out. washed promptly for best results.
l Turn down cuffs, brush away lint and dirt.
l Turn synthetic knits inside out to avoid pilling.
Sorting
l Separate heavily soiled items from lightly l Separate dark colors from light colors,
soiled ones, even if they would colorfast items from noncolorfast items.
normally be washed together. l Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy
Separate lint givers (towels, cottons, knits, delicate items).
chenille) from lint takers
(corduroy, synthetics, perma-
nent press). When possible, turn lint givers
inside out.
Loading
l Drop items into washer loosely. Fill to the l Load by the amount of space items take
top of the basket (top row of up, not by their weight.
holes). Do not wrap items l Mix large and small items in each load.
around the agitator. Items Load evenly to maintain
should move easily through washer balance. An off-
q wash water for best cleaning ) balance load can make the
and wrinkle-free results. Items should sink \ --? washer vibrate during spin.
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and reappear later. l!iE!
l Load washer properly and select correct l Use a large load size setting to reduce
load size setting. Overloading or packing wrinkling with permanent press clothes and
the machine, and selecting a setting too
some synthetic knits. These items should
small for the wash load can:
have more room to move in the water than
- cause poor cleaning. heavy items (towels, jeans).
- increase wrinkling.
l Reduce wash time when using a small
- create excessive lint. load size setting. Loads with only a few
small items need less wash time.
- wear out items faster (because of pilling).
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