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FABRIC & CONSTRUCTION
SOILS
LINT
Terrycleth Parma P_ess
Cheni_fe Synlhellcs
FMnnet Velveteen
Fleece Fabric Corduroy, ere
PREPARE
WASH LOAD
o Close zippers, unbutton buttons,
and remove detachable trim-
mings. Empty pockets and turn
inside out.
I_kCAUTIONI Remove all items
from garments and fabrics to be
washed or dried, such as facial
tissues, matches, crayons, nails,
safety pins or any metallic or hard
objects which might damage clothes
or appliance.
* Remove stains (see page 7).
,, Pretreat very dirty areas (cuffs,
collars, underarms, children's
socks, oil and grease spots) with
detergent-water paste or full
strength liquid detergent (see
Laundry Aids and Uses, page 6)°
,, When washing woolens, dilute
all-purpose detergent before
treating spot. Excessive rubbing
will cause shrinkage.
o Permanent Press items require
special care (see page 9).
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[,_CAUTION i Certain pretreat-
ment products can damage washer's
plastic and painted finishes. Directly
apply pretreatment products to
stained fabric but away from
washer. After pretreatment, wash
and dry fabric as usual Damage to
washer caused by pretreatment
products is not covered by war-
ranty.
SOAK HEAVILY
SOILED AND
STAINED AREAS
= Soaking helps loosen and remove
certain kinds of dirts and stains.
a Use laundry detergent products,
diluted bleach or ammonia.
DO NOT USE CHLORINE
BLEACH AND AMMONIA
IN SAME LOAD--
POISONOUS FUMES CAN
OCCUR.
o Soaking does not replace wash-
ing. Always wash load after soak-
ing, using detergent.
LOAD ARTICLES
LOOSELY
= Load articles no higher than top
row of circular holes in wash tub.
= Do not put items on top of
agitator or wind them around it.
= Mix large articles with small ones.
Large items should be no more
than half total load.
WATER LEVEL
The water level control can be set to
provide the proper amount of wash
and rinse water for specific wash
load sizes, Select water level that
will cover top of dry load. The
bulkiness of wash loads is important
when determining a water level.
.articles such as pillows, blankets
and rugs are more absorbent and re-
quire larger amounts of water° For
best results when washing bulky
items, set Water Level control at
highest fill level.
RIGHT
WRONG
WATER
TEMPERATURES
Water temperature is a very impor-
tant factor. Approximate water
temperatures are suggested in the
chart below°
FAHRENHEIT
140__°° NOT
100 °
WARM
70-_° COLD
Use Control
Settings chart on
page 8 to help
determine correct
wash and rime
temperature for
fabrics°
When using water temperature
colder than 60° F, read instructions
on detergent containers for cold
water wash or the following may
occur:
• Detergents may not dissolve well,
leaving spots or streaks of deter-
gent on articles.
° Soils are difficult to remove.
= Some fabrics will retain wear
wrinkles and may have increased
pilling°