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22 OPERATION
Sorting Laundry
CAUTION
• The tub should not be tightly packed with items.
The lid of the washer should close easily.
• Use the Bulky/Large cycle in the Main Washer
for buoyant or nonabsorbent items such as
pillows or comforters. Refer to owner's manual
included with washing machine. Failure to follow
this caution can result in leakage.
Grouping Similar Items
For the best washing results, and to reduce the
possibility of damage to clothing, care should be
taken to sort the clothing into loads that are made up
of similar items.
Mixing different fabric types and/or soil levels can
result in poor wash performance, color transfer,
discoloration, fabric damage or linting. Fabrics should
be sorted into groups as described below.
Colors
Sort articles by color. Wash dark clothes together in a
separate load from light colors or whites. Mixing dark
clothes with light clothes can result in dye transfer or
discoloration of the lighter clothes.
Soil Level
Wash heavily soiled clothing together. Washing lightly
soiled clothing in the same load with heavily soiled
clothing could result in poor wash performance for
the lightly soiled clothing.
Fabric Type
Delicate articles should not be mixed with heavy
or sturdy fabric types. Washing heavy fabrics in a
delicate load can result in poor wash performance
for the heavy fabrics and possible damage to the
delicates.
Lint Type
Some fabrics attract and bind lint to them while others
give off lint in the laundry process. Avoid mixing these
lint collectors and lint producers in the same load.
Mixing these fabrics will result in pilling and linting on
the lint collectors. (For example, lint collector—knit
sweater; lint producer—terry cloth towels.)
Sort Laundry
By colors By Soil By Fabric By Lint
White Heavy Delicates
Lint
Producer
Lights Normal Easy Care
Lint
Collector
Darks Light Sturdy
Fabric Care Labels
Many articles of clothing include a fabric care label.
Using the chart below, adjust the cycle and option
selections to care for your clothing according to the
manufacturer’s recommendations.
Category Label Directions
Washing
Hand wash
Machine wash, Normal cycle
Perm Press/Wrinkle Resistant
setting (which has a cool down
or cold spray before the slower
spin)
Gentle/Delicate setting (slow
agitation and/or reduced wash
time)
Do not wash
Do not wring
Water
Temperature
Hot
Warm
Cold/Cool
Bleach
Symbols
Any bleach (when needed)
Only non-chlorine bleach
(when needed)
Do not bleach
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