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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE
WRINKLING IN • Incorrect water level. Use high level for medium load; medium level for small load.
PERM PRESS AND
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Repeated washing in too hot water. Wash in cold or warm water with plenty of detergent.
“NO-IRON” ITEMS
• Accumulation of lime scale due to use of carbonate detergents. Avoid the use of a
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carbonate-built detergent.
To remove stubborn wrinkles—
• Retumble small loads on automatic dry setting.
• Rerinse and dry on automatic dry setting.
• If unsuccessful, retumble on high heat for 10-12 minutes and hang immediately.
• Iron carefully.
• Send to cleaners for pressing.
• Some wrinkles may remain which cannot be removed.*
*NOTE:
If you follow good laundry procedures and permanent press clothes still come out wrinkled, the finish
may not be good quality. Also, in permanent press synthetic/cotton blends, the cotton portion of the fabric can eventually
wear away leaving only the synthetic. Since the cotton has resin finish that imparts the memory, a loss or decrease of
permanent press performance will result.
SHRINKAGE, • Some fabrics will shrink whether washed in a washer or by hand; others may be
GENERAL safely washed but will shrink in a dryer. Follow garment manufacturers’ care
instructions exactly. If in doubt, do not machine wash or dry.
SHRINKAGE, • Relaxation shrinkage can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly stretched
KNITS and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment may be pressed back
into shape after each wash and dry cycle.
• Progressive or delayed shrinkage is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics)
is gradually removed by laundering. May be noticed in older garments that have been
washed many times without previous shrinkage. Treat as for Relaxation Shrinkage above.
• Shrinkage caused by overheating occurs in certain knit fabrics that have been
heat-shaped. When washing, drying or ironing temperatures exceed the temperatures
used to set the shapes, shrinkage may occur. This cannot be corrected, but it can be
prevented by washing in cool or warm water; drying on low or delicate heat.
CLOTHES TAKE • Controls improperly set. Check all controls to make sure they are correctly set for
TOO LONG TO DRY the load you want to dry.
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Improper ducting. Make sure dryer is ducted in accordance with Installation Instructions.
• Obstruction in exhaust ducting. Make sure ducting is clean and free of obstruction;
make sure damper in outside wall cap operates easily. If metal flexible ducting is used,
be sure it is not kinked and it is installed according to Installation Instructions.
• Blown fuses or tripped circuit breakers. Check household fuses or circuit breakers.
Most electric dryers use two. It is possible for one to be blown or tripped, and the
dryer to still tumble without heat.
• Improper sorting. Do not mix heavy, hard-to-dry items with lightweight articles.
• Too many items in dryer. Dry only one washer load at a time. Do not combine loads.
• Too few items in dryer. If drying only one article, add two or more similar articles
even if dry, to insure proper tumbling.
• If your dryer is operating on a 208-volt circuit, longer drying times can be expected.
• Clothes were excessively wet when they were put into the dryer.
WASHER OR DRYER •
Dryer door is open. Dryer will not run with door open. Make sure lint filter is in proper
WON’T START
position. Make sure washer lid is closed. Washer will fill but will not spin with lid open.
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