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PROBLEM
WRINKLING IN
PERMANENT PRESS
ITEMS
AND “NO-IRON”
SNAGS,
HOLES,
TEARS,
RIPS
OR
EXCESSIVE
WEAR
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
AND
REMEDY
Leaving clothes in dryer after tumbling stops. Remove and hang clothes immediately.
Too many clothes in dryer. Dry only one washer load at a time.
Do
not combine loads.
Improper loads. Avoid laundering heavy Permanent Press items, such as work
clothes, with lighter Permanent Press items such
as
shirts or blouses.
Do
not wash
Permanent Press with regular laundry.
Too many clothes in washer. Permanent Press loads should always
be
smaller than
regular loads.
.
.
no more than medium loads to give clothes room to move freely.
Incorrect wash and dry cycles. Use Permanent Press Wash cycle which provides a
cooldown rinse to minimize wrinkling.
Also
use
Permanent Press Dry cycle.
Incorrect water level. Use Large Water Level
for
Medium Load, Medium Level
for
Small Load.
Repeated washing in too hot water. Wash in cold or
warm
water with plenty
of
detergent.
Accumulation
of
lime scale due to use
of
carbonate detergents. If you must use a
non-phosphate detergent, avoid the use
of
high-carbonate-built detergent.
Failure
to
use fabric softener.
Proper
use will minimize wrinkling.
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remove
wrinkles:
Retumble on “Permanent Press” setting.
Rerinse and
dry
on “Permanent
Press”
setting.
If
unsuccessful, retumble
on
high heat for
10-12
minutes and hang immediately.
Iron carefully.
Send to dry cleaners
for
pressing.
Some wrinkles may remain which cannot be removed.
Pins
on
garments
or
sharp objects left in pockets. Check to make sure all such objects
are
removed. Also check
wash
tub.
Snaps,
hooks,
sharp buttons, belt buckles,
zippers.
Fasten hooks, zippers and
buttons. Remove sharp buttons and belt buckles. This
is
especially important in
washing knits which snag easily.
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knits
inside out.
Holes with random square shapes with yellow discoloration may
be
caused
by
improper use
of
chlorine bleach. Use only correct amount
of
bleach, using Bleach
Dispenser. Never add undiluted bleach
to
wash tub or allow clothes to come into
contact with undiluted bleach.
Do
not wipe up bleach spills with clothes.
Chemicals such
as
hair
bleach,
dye,
p&ent
wave-solutions,
battery
acids and
toilet
bowl
cleaners
may
cause
fibric holes.
Rinse
all
towels and other articles
that
came in contact with
these
chemicals before putting them in wash.
Do
not
contaminate
clothing articles with these chemicals.
Small, unnoticed tears may enlarge during washing process. Check garments before
washing and mend all rips and tears.
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