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WRINKLING IN
PERM PRESS AND
“NO-IRON” ITEMS
(continued)
SHRINKAGE,
GENERAL
SHRINKAGE,
KNITS
CLOTHES TAKE
TOO LONG TO DRY
WASHER OR DRYER
WON’T START
POSSIBLE CAUSE
●
Incorrect water
level.
Use large level for medium
load;
medium level for
smrdl
load.
. Repeated washing in
too
hot water. Wash in cold or warm water with plenty of detergent.
c
Accumulation of lime scale due to use of carbonate detergents. If a non-phosphate
detergent must be used, avoid the use of a carbonate-built detergent.
To remove stubborn
wrinkle+
●
Retumble
small
loads on automatic dry setting.
●
Rerinse
and dry on automatic dry setting.
●
If unsuccessful,
retumble
on high heat for
1012
minutes and hang immediately.
●
Eon
carefully.
●
Send to cleaners for pressing.
●
Some
wrin~es
may remain
which cannot be
removedy
*NOTE:
If
~o”
follow
g~
laundry
pwedu~s
and
permanent press clothes still
come
out
wri~led,
the
finish
may
not be good q~lity.
Mso,
in permanent press synthetic/cotton blends, the cotton
~tion
of
tie
fabric can eventuality
wear away leaving
only
the
synthetic. Since the cotton has resin finish that imparts the memory, a
loss
or decrease of
permanent press
~rformance
will result.
●
Some
fabrics will shrink whether washed in a washer or by hand; others may be
stiely washed but will shrink in a dryer. Follow garment manufacturers’ care
instructions
exactiy.
If in doubt, do not machine wash or dry.
c
Rel~ation
sh-ge
can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly stretched
and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment maybe pressed back
into shape after each wash and dry cycle.
●
Progressive
or delayed shrinkage
is
caused
when starch or sizing (in some fabrics)
is
gradudly
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.
●
Controls improperly set. Check
dl
controls to make sure they are correctly set for
the load you want to dry.
●
hnproper
ducting. Make sure dryer is
ducted
in accordance with
Instrdlation
Instructions.
●
Obstruction in exhaust ducting. Make
swe
ducting
is
clean and free of obstruction,
make sure damper in outside
wdl cap operates easily. If
meti
flexible
ducting is used,
be sure it is not kinked and it is installed according to
~stdlation 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.
●
hnproper
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.
●
Dryer door is open. Dryer will not run with door open, Make sure
tint
filter is in proper
position. Make sure washer
tid
is closed. Washer will fill but will not spin with
lid
open.
If
you
need more
help...call,
toll free: GE Answer
Center@
800.626.2000 consumer information service
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