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@Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedinawmheror byhand;othersmayhe
safelywashedbutwillshrinkina dryer.Followgarmentmanufacturers’care
instructionsexactly.Ifindoubt,donotmachinewashor dry,
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~~~~~k~g~cai~occur in knit fdbrics that havebeenirn~ro~er]ystretched
andelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback
intoshapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.
e~ogr~~ive ~lcdelayed~hl~inkageiscausedwhenstarchorsizing(insomefabrics)
isgraduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedinoldergarmentsthathavebeen
washedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.TreatasforRelaxationShrinkageabove.
~Shrinkage
caused byoverheatingoccursincertainknitfabricsthathavebeenheat-
shaped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
toshapeset,shrinkagemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
washingincoolorwarmwater;dryingcmlowor delicateheat.
e ~on~rolsimproperly set. ~~ec~all controlstomake surethey arecorrectlysetfor
theloadyouwantto dry.
*Improperducting.MakesuredryerisductedinaccordancewithInstallation
Instructions.
e ~bstmctioninexhaust
ducting. M&e sureduc~ing k cleanandfreeofobstruction,
makesuredamperinoutsidewallcapoperateseasily.Ifmetalflexibleductingisused,
besureit isnotkinkedandisinstalledaccordingtoInstallationInstructions.
@Blownfusesortrippedcircuitbreakers.Checkhouseholdfusesorcircuitbreakers.
Mostelectricdryersusetwo.It ispossibleforonetobeblowrior tripped,andthedrye~
to stiiltumblewithoutheat.
@Impropersorting.Donotmixheavy,hard-to-dryitemswithlightweightarticles.
~Toomanyitemsindryer.Dryonlyonewasherloadatatime.Do notcombineloads.
@Toofewitemsindryer.If dryingonlyonearticle,addtwomoresimilararticles,even
ifdry,to insurepropertumbling.
@If yourdryerisoperatingona208-voltcircuit,iongerdryingtimescanbeexpected.
~Clotheswereexcessivelywetwhentheywereputintothedryer.
@Temporarystart-upsound.Dryerdrumismountedon fourspeciallycompounded
rubberwheels.Afterextendedstorageandexposuretoextremetemperatures,a
:humpingnoisemayoccurwhendryerisfirststarted.Thiswillsoondisappear.
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