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m~~ toHelpYou select Settiws iTaf–– @ PushCycleSelectorKnobin REGULARCYCLES– KNITSCYCLE– andturnclockwiseto yourselected Providelongerwashtimeformost A combinationofagitationand cottons,lin;ns, workandplay soakformoreeffectivepolyester clothes.“ExtraRinse”canbe knitslaundering.Plusan extended selectedif desired. cool-downsprayrinseisprovided to minimizethesettingofwrinkles. OFF* r EXTRA RINSE START SOAK ~ @ PullCycleSelectorKnobout - ‘@ $$ ‘“” **& to startthe washer.If youwishto 10 3 REGULAR CYC
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Colltroksetting Guidefor’ differentfabricsandIoa& Wadmpinwash Vvakr bad Speed Temperature* cycle’ Cyck?setting — -“”=-’~” CottonsandLinens White/Colorfast 10minutes Normal Hotor Warm RegularCycle Bright/Non-colorfast RegularCycle 10minutes Normal Warmor Cold — WorkClothes 10minutesforsmallloads, Heavysoil Normal Hot RegularCycle 17minutesforallotherloads Average soil Normal Hotor Warm RegularCycle 14minutes PermanentPress,TreatedCottons, BlendswithCottons Heavyor oilysoil Normal Hot PermPressCyc
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Bkach Special Instructions Liquid chlorinetype. If colorfastisunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended on page15. Non-chlorine type. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage15. Non-colorfast, non-chlorine type. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage15. Non-colorfast, non-chlorine type. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. If unusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdete
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Howtousethe Howtouse the EIOW tome the FabricSofkner soaksetting BleachDkDemer .a Dkpemer .- 4 REGULAR CYCLES WASH I ~ “SG4K”settingtemperatureis ~Usethisdispenserwithliquid *Positionthe l?abricSoftener controlled bytheRinsetemperature Dispenseronthe l?ilter-Flopan. bleachonly.E youpreferto;se switch.(Ifa warmsoakis desired, powderedbleach,pourit intothe ~Pourmanui%cturer’s recommended settheWASH/WNSE Fiber-Flopanor washbasketalong amountoffabricsoftenerintoa TEMPERATURE switchto withyourdeterge
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Howtowe the Mini-Basker tub The Mini-BasketT” tub, designed 8. Closelid andsetcontrolsas for small!k9ads of lwgukwfabrics follows: or delicatehand-washabks, cm be used with any cycleexceptthe VARIABLE WATER LEVEL SOAKsetting. EXTRA LARGE ~ s, RESET LARGE~ [ MINI ~ I = BASKET MEDIUM Vw#’R kxds @ t\ J — ~ Smaliloadsof regular fabrics ++ SMALL (Upto2%pounds). 4. Afterloadingclothesin the Mini-Baskettub, be sureto replace ~Delicateloadssuchas lingerie, –Set WaterLevelto “MINI- the Filter-Flopan. The
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Enegy=Saving~ps ~UseHotWash—up to 150 °F.—on If yourclothesandhouseholditems a regularbasisonlywhenwashing don’tlookcleanandfreshafter heavilysoiledarticles-such as washing,youwillprobablyre-wash them... andthatmeansyou’llwaste workandplayclothes. energy.Rememberto sortyour ~Undernormalsoilconditions, clothescarefully,andloadthem washin waterabove80°E(Z7”C.). properly,selectcorrectcycles,use Thisgenerallymeansusingthe enoughdetergentandchoosea WarmWashtemperaturesetting watertemperaturewarmenoug
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Howtosort theclothes sort by soil It pays tocheck WM! pr’epmi? clothes for Wd-hqg. Separate ~ Empty pockets,brush out cuffs, zip zippers,snap snaps, hook hooks and button buttons. @Do any necessarymending— rips, hems, tears. from from ~ Checkallitemsfor areas of heavysoilor stain. ~ Removestains. FOR STAIN REMOVALCHART, SEE PAGE 18. @Turn l?olyKnitsinside-outto from minimizefabric surfacedamage. LINT’PRoIx3cERs-such as soaking & Pn3’tmating— towelingand chenille-give terry * a good way to MM?n u
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Howtoloadyourwasher Specialrecommendations for washing prmanent press G’)EEZIII!I I@ if you do not have a dryer. If youaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou , plantolinedryor drip-dry,use extracareto minimizewrinkling A_ J L in thewashprocess: o Be Carefil not to over~oa~ washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomto move freelv.A MediumsizePermanent Pres~loadis thelargestthatshould be washed. ~Usemorewaterthanyouwould fora regularload.Usea Medium WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;an ExtraLa
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Factorsto comider in selectingdetewenb and soap Disadvantages Arenotavailable insomeareas. Performwellinhardor softwater PhosDha@-—— PmdmdDetergents Washalltypesoffabricswell. E!?as__ —— Canbeusedinhot,warm,or coldwater. Generallydonbtcleanwellin Performsatisfactorily insoft Nm-PhosplK3te— hardwater. “-’ or moderatelyhardwater. PowderedDetergents Maybedifficulttodissolve, In someareasonlynon-phosphate especiallyincoldwater. productsareavailable. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater. Thosecontainingsodium
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Theresulbof continued useofcarbonak de@=en@ (11or moregrains)andif youwash washersurfaces.Thehardness 1syourwaterhard?If it is, and just a fewloadsa week,youmay ifyouusea carbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing frequencywilldeterminehow seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few phosphatedetergent,youwill months. rapidlythelimestonewillbuild mostprobablynoticelimestone* up. If yourwateris VERYHARD depositsonyourclothesand ~Increaseuseofbleaches, presoaks, Effects (rmCMhes I@m’nMnendd methods to packag
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Howmuchdete%ent shouldyoume? Theuseof a sufficientamount If therecommendedamountof How touse detergent—granular or powdered: detergentproducestoomanysuds, ofdetergentisoneofthemost switchtoa lowsudsingdetergent importantthingsyoucandoto Placedetergentinthe filterpan for brand,andfollowinstructionson nakesureyourwashcomesout normalconditions,but, forbest package. results,putit nexttotheagitator aftertheclotheshavebeenloaded. Amount requiredvaries accordingto: If yourdetergentdoesn’tdissolve 1.Wat
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Hard water—doyouhaveit? If yourwateris SOFT,youhaveno Beforeyou can decidewhat to do about hard water,you needto problem.Youw usesoapor detergentasyouprefera.hdforget know if you haveit and, if so, how hard it is. allabout hard water.If youhave HARD water—less than 10 ~ If you livein a municipalarea, grains-and youusephosphate contact your watercompany. detergent,you alsohaveno ~ If you livein a rural area, or in problem. somesuburban areas, contact your But, if youhavemorethan 10 county agent.
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other laundryproduck Laundry product and type Howtouseit $peciaiiinstructions BLEACH ChlorineLiquid UseyourBleachDispenseraccordingto 1)Donotpourundilutedliquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto 4 suchasCloroxbrand instructionsonpage8. washeror ondryclothes. 2)Someoftoday’s washable fabricsshouldnotbe chlorine bleachedsuchas: 100%cottonflame-retardant children’s sleepwear, silk, wool,mohair,spandex,leather,or non-fast colors.Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric. 3) CheckManufacturers’ CareLabelsforspecial
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HOIV toremove shim L Tryto removestainsas soonas Stain RemovalHint— Seenext pagefor possible.Thefresherthe stain,the using CMorine Bleachh“ easierit is to remove. WhiteandBkachabkFabrics. StainRemcwalGuide. 2. Beforeattemptingto remove Mix 1/4cup (60ml)chlorine Formorecompleteinformationon stainremoval,requestgovernment anystain,take these steps: bleachwithonegallon(3.8liter)of bulletin,“Removing StainsFrom coolwater—approximately 80”E @ Findthe fabricandthefinishin (27°C.)-in a sinkorpan. Soak
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Stain removalgt~ide stain White and Bleachable Fabrics Other Washable Fabrics SeeControlSetting(hide, Bleaehon l?uge7 Adhesives Rubwithiceor immerseinverycoldwater.Usedulltoolto Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics. Chewing Gum,etc.) carefillyscrapeo~as muchadhesiveorgumaspossible.Sponge witha safedrycleaningfluid,*thenlaunder. Anti-perspirants, Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Rinse.If stainremains,bleach Sameaswhiteandbhchable fabrics Deodorants exceptusenon-chlorine bleach. accordingtoStainRemovalHin
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——.—— Questions? —— -~ UseThk Roblem Solver —~-— —. POSSIBLECAUM3 ANDREWEDY Lnw’oRREsmuE ~Incorrectsortingofclothes.Separatelint-producers (suchas terrytowelsandchenille) ONCLOTHES fromlint-receivers (suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy). ~Washingtoolong,especiallyforsmallerloads.Fornormalsoil,washoneminuteper —— poundofdryclothes. oUseofnon-phospham detergentswhichcombinewithhardnessmineralstoforma precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint.Useaphosphateorliquiddetergent;use warmerwashwateror so
