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aundry Tips
This section reviews proper laundering techniques, gives you additional washing informa-
tion, and discusses solutions to common laundering problems.
IN THISSECTION
Page
Before you wash .............................. 14
Water guidelines .............................. 15
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Using laundry aids ........................... 16
Washing special-care items ............ 18
Before you wash
Preparing clothes for washing
• Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid
snagging other items. Remove pins, buck-
les, and other hard objects to avoid scratch-
ing the washer interior. Remove un-wash-
able trim and ornaments.
• mpty pockets and turn
them inside out.
, Turn down cuffsand brush
away lintand dirt.
• Turn syntheticknits inside
out toavoid pilling.
• TIS stringsand sashes so they will nottangle.
• Mend tears, loose hems, and seams.
• Treat spots and stains. (See pages 19-21 for
pretreatment and stain removal information.)
• Stained or wet garments should be washed
promptly for best results.
Sorting
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly
soiled ones even ifthey would normally be
washed together. Separate lint givers
(towels, chenille) from linttakers (cordu-
roy, synthetics, permanent
press). When possible, turn
lintgivers inside out.
• Separate dark from light
colors, colorfast from
noncolorfast.
• Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy
cottons, knits, delicate items).
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• Drop items intowasher loosely. Fill to the
__._ op of the basket, but do not
pack or wrap items around
the agitator. Items should
move easily through wash
water for best cleaning and
wrinkle-free results. Watch for roliover.
Items should sink and reappear later.
• Load washer properly. Overloading can:
- cause poor cleaning.
- increase wrinkling.
- create excessive lint.
- wear out items faster (because of pilling).
• Load by the amount of space items take
up, not by their weight.
• Mix large and small items in each load.
Load evenly to maintain washer balance.
An off-balance load can make
the machine vibrate during
spin. To reduce wrinkling,
permanent press and syn-
thetic knits should have more
room to move in the water than heavy
items (towels, jeans).
• Do not select a load size that istoo small
for the wash load. Usa a large load size
setting for permanent press clothes.
• Reduce wash time when using a small
load size setting. Loads with only a few
small items need less wash time.
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