LG WT-H550 - Troubleshooting; Common Washing Problems

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ommon washing problems _
| Many washing problems involve poor soil & stain removal, residues of lint and scum, and
fabric damage. For satisfactory washing results, follow these instructions.
WASH PROBLEM
Problems Possible Causes
Solutions & Preventive Measures
Poor soil * Not enough Detergent
removal • Wash Water Temperature
too low.
• Overloading the washer
• Incorrect wash cycle
■ Incorrect sorting
• Do not pretreat stain
• Use correct amount of Detergent for load size, amount of
soil and water Hardness.
• Different Water Temperature may be required according to
soil type.
• Reduce load size.
• Wash with JEAN or SOAK & JEAN wash cycle for heavy
soiled laundry.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones.
• Pretreat stain and heavy soil according to directions shown
on page 9.
Blue Stains • Undiluted fabric softener
dispensed directly onto
fabric
• Rub the stain with bar soap. Wash.
• Do not overfill fabric softener dispenser and do not pour
liquid fabric softener directly onto fabric.
See page 12 for more instructions.
Black, Brown or • A buildup caused by the
mark on interaction of fabric softener
gray marks on and can ^ Qff
clotnes and mark clothes
• Not enough Detergent
• Keep the recommendations against Scrud(waxy buildup),
(refer to scrud pagel2.)
• Use correct amount of Detergent for load size, amount of soil
and water Hardness.
Yellow or ■ Iron or manganese in
brown rust water supply, water pipes,
stains or water heater
• To restore discolored load of whites, use rust remover safe
for fabric.
• Install nonprecipitating water softener or an iron filter in
your water supply system for an ongoing problem.
• Before washing, run water for a few minutes to clear lines.
Lint • Incorrect sorting
• Tissues left in pocket
• Overloading the washer
• Wash lint givers eg towels, flannelette sheets, separately
from lint collectors eg synthetic fabrics and remove tissues in
pockets before wash. See page 9 for sorting and caring
before loading.
• Do not overload the washer
Residue or * Overloading the washer
Detergent • Undissolved Detergent
• Use too much Detergent
• Do not overload the washer.
• Some Detergents need to be pre-dissolved, check the Detergent
instructions. Try pre-dissolving the Detergent.
• Increase Water Temperature using HOT water safe for fabric.
• Use proper amount of Detergent.
Holes, tears, • Incorrect use of chlorine
or snags bleach.
• Unfastened zippers,
hooks, buckles
• Ribs, tears and broken
threads
• Overloading the washer
■ Degradation of fabric
• Never pour chlorine bleach directly on fabric.
See page 11 for adding liquid bleach.
• Fasten zippers, hooks, and buckles.
• Remove objects in pockets. See page 9 for caring before
loading.
• Do not overload the washer.
Troubleshooting