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This chart suggests fabric loads and drying temperatures.
SUGGESTED
TYPE OF LOAD
FABRIC-TEMP SELECTOR
COTTONS - LINENS
EXTRA HEAVY - Bedspreads,
mattress pads, quilts.
HEAVYWEIGHT FABRICS - Towels,
jeans, corduroys, work clothes
REG
MEDIUMWEIGHT COTTONS -
Sheets, pillowcases, cotton
underwear, diapers
LIGHTWEIGHT COTTONS -‘i&;&i; ‘.
organdies, lingerie
PERMANENT PRESS, SYNTHETICS
AND BLENDS
HEAVY
HIGH
HEAVYWEIGHT FABRICS -Work clothes,
jackets, raincoats
MEDIUMWEIGHT FABRIC& ‘i S’hiis, play’
clothes, sheets, slacks
LIGHTWEIGHT FABRICS - Lingerie,
blouses, dresses
PERM’T
PRESS
MED
KNITS
HEAVYWEIGHT - Cottons, rayons,
blends.T-shirts,slacks, shirts
LIGHTWEIGHT - Synthetics [polyester,
acrylic, etc.) and blends, lingerie,
blouses, dresses
KNITS
GENTLE
LOW
LIGHTWEIGHT AND DELICATE FABRICS
XNITS
Sheer Curtains (2 or 3 panels)
GENTLE
Gauze,lace,etc.
LOW
RUBBER, PLASTIC, HEAT-SENSITIVE
FABRICS
FLUFF
FOAM RUBBER - Pillows, bras,
A18
stuffed toys
PLASTIC - Shower curtains,
tablecloths ,.,,.,..,.............,..
RUBBER-BACKED RUGS
OLEFIN, POLYPROPYLENE, SHEER NYLON
Drying these and other heat-sensitive
materials can damage them or be a FIRE HAZARD.