Washing Procedures
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Sort laundry into loads that can be
washed together•
Empty pockets.
Place delicate items in a mesh bag.
° Follow the guidelines below for preparing the wash load.
° Read the Operating Instructions card for operating your specific model•
° Always read and follow fabric care and laundry product labels.
To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons, read
Important Safety Instructions, pages 3-4, before operating this washer•
1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together.
Sort items by recommended water temperatures and wash time.
• Separate white, light, and colorfast items from dark and noncolorfast
items.
° Separate items which shed lint from items which attract tint. Permanent
press,synthetic, knit and corduroy items will pick up lint from towels, rugs
and chenille bedspreads.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled items.
° Separate lacy, sheer and loosely knit items from sturdy items.
• Do not machine wash items containing fiberglass. Small particles of
fiberglass left in the drum may stick to fabrics in other loadsand cause skin
irritation.
2. Prepare items for washing.
° Empty pockets.
• Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach towels.
• Closezippers, fasten hooks, tiestrings and sashes,and remove nonwashable
trims and ornaments.
• Remove pins, decorative buttons, belt buckles, and other objects which
could be damaged. This also helps protect other items in the wash load.
• Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage during washing.
• Place delicate items such as bras, shoulder pads, hosiery, and belts in a
mesh bag to prevent tangling during the wash cycle.
° Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.
see Stain Removal, pages 7-8, for details.
4. Add laundry load to washer.
• Combine large and small items in a load. Load large items first. Large items
should not be more than half the total wash load.
• Washing single items such as a sweater, towel or jeans may cause an out-
of-balance load. Add 1 or 2 similar items to help balance the load.
• Single heavy items such as a bedspread can be washed separately.
• Thewasher can be fully loaded, but the items shoutd not betightly packed.
The door shoutd close easily.
Add laundry load to washer.
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