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How to Prepare Laundry Loads
WATER LEVEL
FOLLOW MANUFAC
TURER’S CARE LABELS
FOR LAUNDERING
FOR BEST WASHING
RESULTS—
Sort wash loads according to color,
fabric type, construction, soil, and
lint.
COLORS
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Chenille
Flannel
Fleece Fabric
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Ferma Press
Synthetics
Velveteen
Corduroy, elc.
PREPARE
WASH LOAD
• Close zippers, unbutton buttons,
and
remove
detachable
trim
mings. l^n^ty pockets and turn
inside out.
items
to be
facial
nails.
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Remove
all
from garments and fabrics
washed or dried, such as
tissues,
matches,
crayons,
safety pins or any metallic or hard
objects which might damage clothes
or appliance.
• Remove stains (see page 7).
• Pretreat very dirty areas (cuffs,
collars,
underarms,
children’s
socks, oil and grease spots) with
detergent-water
paste
or
full
strength- liquid detergent (see
Laundry Aids and Uses, page 6).
•
When washing woolens, dilute
all-purpose
detergent
before
treating spot. Excessive rubbing
will cause shrinkage.
• Permanent Press items require
special care (see page 11).
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Certain pretreat-
ment products can damage washer’s
plastic and painted finishes. Directly
apply
pretreatment
products
to
stained
fabric
but
away
from
washer. After pretreatment, wash
and dry fabric as usual. Damage to
washer
caused
by
pretreatment
products is not covered by war
ranty.
SOAK HEAVILY
SOILED AND
STAINED AREAS
• Sqaking helps loosen and remove
certain kinds of dirts and stains.
• Use laundry detergent products,
diluted bleach or ammonia.
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DO NOT USE CHLORINE
BLEACH AND AMMONIA
IN SAME LOAD-
POISONOUS FUMES CAN
OCCUR.
• Soaking does not replace wash
ing. Always wash load after soak
ing, using detergent.
LOAD ARTICLES
LOOSELY
• Load articles no higher than top
row of circular holes in wash tub.
•
Do not put items on top of
agitator or wind them around it.
• Mix large articles with small ones.
Large items should be no more
than half total load.
The wa ter level control can be set to
provide the proper amount of wash
and rinse water for spiecific wash
load sizes. Select water level that
will cover top of dry load. The
bulkiness of wash loads is important
when determining a water level.
Articles such as pillows, blankets
and fugs are more absorbent and
require larger amounts of water.
For bei:t results when washing bulky
item;), iset the Water Level control at
HIGH
WATER
TEMPERATURES
Water temperature is a very impor
tant
factor.
Approximate
water
temperatures are suggested in the
chart below.
FAHRENHEIT
140
°
100‘
70
‘
- HOT Use
Control
Settings chart on
WARM page 10 to help
determine cor
rect wash and
rinse tempera
ture for fabrics.
COLD
When
using
water
lemperature
colder than 60° F, read instructions
on detergent containers for cold
water wash or^he following may
occur:
• Detergents may not dissolve well,
leaving spots or streaks of deter
gent on articles.
• Soils are difficult to remove.
•
Some fabrics will retain wear
wrinkles and may have increased
pilling.