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mps to HelpYouselectsettings Knits fCycle– Regular CycIe– @ P.sh Cy.le SelectorKnobin Provideslongerwashtimefor A combinationofagitationand afidturnc16ckwise toyourselected soakformoreeffectivepolyester washsetting. mostcottons,linens,workand playclothes. knitslaundering. - START I ~ Knits @ PullCycleSelectorKnobout to startthewasher.If youwishto changesettingafterwasherhas started,pushCycleSelectorKnob I into stopthewasherandresetto Penn Press Cycle— Prewash and Soak Cycles— thenewposition.Sett
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Controksetting Guidefor different fabricsandlea* Wiishlspin WashWakr had sped ‘Rmpxatur4F Cycle. cycle setting CottonsandLinens White/Colorfast Normal Hotor Warm RegularCycle Normalor LightSoilSetting Bright/Non-colorfast Normal Warmor Cold RegularCycle Normalor LightSoilSetting Workclothes, Heavysoil Normal Hot RegularCycle Normalforsmallloads;Heavyfor allotherloads Average soil Normal Hotor Warm RegularCycle NormalSetting PermanentPress,TreatedCottons, BlendswithCottons Heavyor oilysoil Normal
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RefertoGarmentManufacturers’care Labels Bkach speck-dInstructions Liquid chlorine type. If colorfastis unusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended onpage15. Onlynon-chlorine bleachwhenneeded. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage15. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach whenneeded. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage15. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach whenn
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Howto Usethe Hem’to twethe Howto wethe Premfieat Cycles BleachDkperMer Fabricsoftener Dkpemer ~Loadclothesintothewasher. ~Positionthe FabricSoftener @ Usethisdispenserwithliquid bleachonly.If youpreferto~se Dispenseronthe Fiker-Flopan. e Put soakingagentin the Filter- powderedbleach,pourit intothe e Po”hr manufacturer’s recommended Flo pan. Filter-Flopanor washbasketalong amountoffabricsoftenerintoa withyourdetergent.Do notput ~Selectdesiredspeed,water standardmeasuringcup. powderedbleachintothe
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Howtome theSu&Returnfeature TheSUDSRETURNfeature If yourclothesandhouseholditems permitsyouto savethewashwater don’tlookcleanandfreshafter forreusewitha secondloadof washing,youwillprobablyre-wash clothes. them... andthatmeansyou’llwaste energy.Rememberto sortyour @ OnlyWASHwaterfromthe clothescarefidly,andloadthem REGULARCYCLEcanbe saved. properly,selectcorrectcycles,use enoughdetergentandchoosea @ A set-tubwitha minimum @ Pull CycleSelectorKnoboutto watertemperaturewarmenough capacityof21gallo
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Howtome theMini-BaskeV tub — TheMini-BasketTh’ tub,designed 8. Closelid andsetcontrolsas forsmallloadsof regularfabrics follows : or delicatehand-washabies, cm beusedwithanycycleexceptthe E%=e=treat Cycles. Verieble Water Level EXTRA L4RGf — REST LMGf TypicalMti-Baske~tub e41cET ~ WIm!M wash loads e“ f: SM,UL ~ SmallIloads ofregularfabrics (Up tO~ % pounds). 4. Afterloadingclothesin the Mini-Basket tub,be sureto replace –Set WaterLevelto “MINI- @ Delicateloadssuchaslingerie, theFilter-Flopan. Th
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Howtosort theclothes sort bySI.di.Mx t-extl.m) sort by soil Mpaystocheckandprepare clothesforwashing. Separate Separate * Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs, zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks andbuttons. @Doanynecessarymending—rips, hems,tears. from from Checkallitemsforareasofheavy soilor stain. @Removestains.For STAIN REMOVAL GUIDE,SEEPAGE19. TurnPolyKnitsinside-outto from minimizefabricsurfacedamage. LINTPRODUCERS— Suchas terry towelingandchenille—give SoakingandPre-treating– up lint. a goodwayto loosendeep
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. .— — special recommendations for washing permanent press if you donothavea dryer. If youaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou plantolinedry or drip-dry,use extracareto minimizewrinkling in thewashprocess: @ Becarefulnottooverload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomto move freely.A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadis thelargestthatshould be washed. @ Usemorewaterthanyouwould fora regularload.Usea Medium WaterLevelfor a SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfora Medium Load. ~Removeclothes
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Factors to Comider in selecting detewenband Products Disadvantages lPhospk@-— Performwellinhardorsoftwater Arenotavailable insomeareas. PowderedDetergents Ixa Washalltypesoffabricswell. Canbeusedinhot,warm,or coldwater. Generallydonotcleanwellin Nm-Phosphtm!- Performsatisfactorily insoft Powdered Detergents or moderatelyhardwater. hardwater. Maybedifficulttodissolve, In someareasonlynon-phosphate especiallyincoldwater. productsareavailable. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater. Thosecontainingsodium carbo
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Theresults Ofcontinued I.Miwof carbonate deteQents 1syourwaterhard?If it is, and washersurfaces.The hardness (11or more.grains)andif youwash ifyouusea carbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing just a fewloadsa week,youmay phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few mostprobablynoticelimestone* rapidlythelimestonewillbuild months. depositson yourclothesand up.If yourwateris VERYHARD Effects on Cklthi!s @ Increaseuseofbleaches, presoaks, Recommendedmetho
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If therecommended amountof Howto usedetergent—granular l’heuseofa sufficientamount or powdered: ofdetergentis oneofthemost detergentproducestoomanysuds, importantthingsyoucandoto switchto a lowsudsingdetergent Placedetergentinthe filterpan for makesureyourwashcomesout brand,andfollowinstructionson normalconditions,but, forbest clean. package. results,put it nextto the agitator Amount requiredvaries aftertheclotheshavebeenloaded. .- according to: If yourdetergentdoesn’tdissolve ——— 1.Waterhardnes
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.Hard water—do youhave it? Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo If yourwateris SOFT,youhave abouthard water,youneedtoknow no” problem.Youcanusesoapor ifyouhaveit and,‘ifso, howhard det&gentas youpreferandforget it is. all ab~uthardwater.If youhave IiARDwater—less than-10 grains— @ If youlivein a municipalarea, andyouusephosphatedetergent, contactyourwatercompany. youalsohaveno problem. *If youlivein a ruralarea,or in But, if youhavemorethan 10 somesuburbanareas,contactyour grains,youwillneedtosofienyour c
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other laundryprodueb !LaUmhy productmidtype Howto useit Specialinstructions BLEACH UseyourBleachDispenseraccordingto 1)Donotpourundilutedliquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto ChlorineLiquid washeror ondryclothes. suchasCloroxbrand instructionsonpage8. -– -- 2) Someoftoday’s washablefabricsshouldnotbechlorine bleachedsuchas: 100%cottonflame-retardant children’s sleepwear, silk,wool,mohair,spandex,leather,or non-fast - –— colors.Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric. EEiY- - 3) CheckManufacturers’ CareLab
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L Trytoremovestainsas soonas StainRemovalHint– Seenextpagefor possible.Thefresherthe stain,the UsingChlorineIHeachfor easierit is to remove. WhiteandBleachaldeFabrics. StainRemovalGuide. 2. Beforeattemptingto remove Mix 1/4cup (60ml)chlorine Formorecompleteinformationon anystain,take these steps: bleachwithonegallon(3.8liter)of stainremoval,requestgovernment bulletin,“RemovingStainsFrom coolwater—approximately 80”F. @ Findthe fabricandthe finishin Fabrics;’054D,Toobtaina copy (27°C.)-in a sinkor
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.— Questiom? ~ use Thk Problemsolver -—. - PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE ANDREMEDY I-XVI’ OR REMDUE @Incorrect sortingofclothes.Separatelint-producers (suchasterrytowelsandchenille) ON CLOTHES fromlint-receivers (suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy). @Washing toolong,especiallyforsmallerloads.Fornormalsoil,washoneminuteper poundofdryclothes. ~Useofnon-phosphate detergents whichcombinewithhardnessmineralstoforma precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint.Useaphosphateorliquiddetergent;use warmerwashwatero
