Electrolux 137519000 A (1112) - Manual (Page 7)

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• See Stain Removal Guide in this guide for
safe, successful stain removal instructions.
4. Add laundry load to washer.
Operating Instructions
OPERATING YOUR WASHER
1. Sort laundry into loads that can be
washed together.
Operating Your Washer, continued
(Mesh bag not included.)
WHITES
CASUAL
COLORS
TOWELS
• Sort
items by
recom-
mended
cycle and water temperature.
• Separate white, light and colorfast items
from dark and non-colorfast items.
Separate items that shed lint from items
that attract lint. Casual, 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, loosely knit, or delicate
items from durable items.
• Do not machine wash items containing fi ber-
glass. Small particles of fi berglass left in the
drum may transfer to fabrics in other loads
and cause skin irritation.
2. Prepare items for washing.
• Empty pockets.
• Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and
beach towels.
• Close zippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and
sashes, and remove non-washable trims and
ornaments.
• Mend rips and tears to prevent further dam-
age during washing.
• Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
• Place delicate and small items
such as bras,
hosiery and baby
socks in a mesh
bag.
3. Pretreat stains
and heavy
soil.
• Combine large and small items in a load.
• Load large items fi rst. Large items should
not be more than half the total wash load.
• Washing single items such as a sweater,
towel or jeans is ineffi cient and may cause
an out-of-balance load. Add 1 or 2 similar
items to help balance the load.
• Wash a single heavy item such as a king-
sized comforter, bedspread or sleeping bag
separately.
• The washer can be fully loaded, but the
items should not be tightly packed. The door
should close easily.