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FABRIC CARE CHART
The following symbols provide garment care direction. The Clothing care labels include symbols for
washing, bleaching, drying and ironing, or dry cleaning when necessary. The use of symbols ensures
consistency among garment manufacturers of domestic and imported items. Follow care label directions to
maximize garment life and reduce laundering problems.
Wash Cycle Special Instructions
Warning Symbols for
Laundering
Normal Line Dry/ Hang to Dry Do Not Wash
Permanent Press /
Wrinkle Resistant /
Wrinkle Control
Drip Dry Do Not Wring
Gentle/Delicates Dry Flat Do Not Bleach
Hand Wash Heat Setting Do Not Tumble Dry
Water Temperature**
High
No Steam (added to
iron)
Hot Medium Do Not Iron
Warm Low Dryclean
Cold Any Heat Dry Clean
Bleach
No Heat/Air Do Not Dry Clean
Any Bleach (when
needed)
Iron-Dry or Steam
Temperatures
Line Dry/ Hang to Dry
Only Non-Chlorine
(color-safe)
Bleach (when needed)
High Drip Dry
Tumble Dry Cycle Medium Dry Flat
Normal
Low
Permanent Press/
Wrinkle Resistant/
Wrinkle Control
Gentle/ Delicates
** The dot symbols represent appropriate wash water temperatures for various items. The temperature range for
Hotis105°-125°F/41°-52°C,forWarm85°-105°F/29°-41°CandforCold60°-85°F/16°-29°C.
(Washwatertemperaturemustbeaminimumof60°F/16°Cfordetergentactivationandeectivecleaning.)
The clothes washer can not ensure these temperatures because the actual temperature of the water entering
your washer depends on water heater settings and regional water supply temperatures. For example, cold
waterenteringthehomeinthenorthernstatesduringwintermaybe40°F/4°Cwhichistoocoldforeective
cleaning. In this situation, you will need to adjust the water temperature by selecting a warm setting, adding
some hot water to the MAX FILL line, or using your Washer’s heating option, if available.
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