Laundry Tips
This section reviews proper laundering techniques and gives you additional washing information.
Preparing clothes for washing
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Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid snagging
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For unstable dyes, india ink, denims, noncolorfast
other items. Remove pins, buckles, and
garments, turn items inside out.
other hard objects to avoid scratching the
washer interior. Remove non-washable
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Tie strings and sashes so they will not tangle.
trim and ornaments.
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Mend tears, loose hems, and seams.
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Treat spots and stains. (See “Removing Stains” on
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Empty pockets and turn them inside out.
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Turn down cuffs, brush away lint and dirt.
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Stained or wet garments should be washed promptly
for best results.
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Turn synthetic knits inside out to avoid pilling.
Sorting
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Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones,
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Separate dark colors from light colors, colorfast items
even if they would normally be washed from noncolorfast items.
together. Separate lint givers (towels,
chenille) from lint takers (corduroy,
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Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy cottons, knits,
synthetics, permanent press). When
delicate items).
possible, turn lint givers inside out.
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Drop items into washer loosely. Fill to the top of the
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basket (top row of holes). Do not wrap
items around the agitator. Items. should
move easily through wash water for best
cleaning and wrinkle-free results. Items
should sink and reappear later.
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Load washer properly and select correct load size
setting. Overloading or packing the machine, and
selecting a setting too small for the wash load can:
- cause poor cleaning.
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increase wrinkling.
- create excessive lint.
- wear out items faster (because of pilling).
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Load by the amount of space items take up, not by
their weight.
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Mix large and small items in each load. Load evenly
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to maintain washer balance. An off-
balance load can make the washer
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Use a large load size setting to reduce wrinkling with
permanent press clothes and some synthetic knits.
These items should have more room to move in the
water than heavy items (towels, jeans).
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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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