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@ Closesupervisionis necessary H’ARNING-—To reduce theriskof 7?0 Bninilnize thepossibility ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear fire, ekxtric shock,or injuryto Ofinjury: children.Donotallowchildrento r mmxms whenusingyourappliance, a Do notmixc~~orine b~eac~ with playinside,onorwiththisappliance followbasicprecautions,including ammoniaor acidssuchasvinegar oranydiscardedappliance.Dispose [hefo!kwing: and/orrustremover.Mixingcan ofdiscarded appliances andshipping or 9use this applianceonlyforMs producea
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Wash/spill 1.x9ad speed cycle CottonsandLinens White/Colorfast Normal Hot or Warm RegularCycle Bright/Non-colorfast Normal Warmor Cold RegularCycle WorkClothes Normal Hot RegularCycle 12minutesforsmallloads, Heavysoil 18minutesforallotherloads Hotor Warm RegularCycle 15minutes Average soil Normal PermanentPress,TreatedCottons, BlendswithCottons PermPressCycle Heavyor oilysoil Normal Hot PermPressCycle Average or lightsoil Normal Warm — Synthetics-Polyester,Nylon, AcrylicKnitsandWoven Fabrics Stu
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._-_ .—_— Bkw.h special Instructions Liquidchlorinetype. If colorfastisunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended on -. _ page13. Onlynon-chlorine bleachwhenneeded. ——-— Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage13. Non-coiorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach whenneeded. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage13. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach whenneeded. Whiteor colorf
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HOJV touse Howtousethe E~~wY-s~vi~gmp~:- th.eBImchmpmer soaksetting — If yourclothesandhouseholditems don’tlookcleanand freshafler washing,youwillprobablyre-wash .andthatmeansyou’llwaste them. . energy.Rememberto sortyour clothescarefi.dly, andloadthem properly,selectcorrectcycles,use enoughdetergentandchoosea watertemperature warmenoughto releaseandgetridof soil. ~ “SOAK”settingtemperaturewill ~Usethisdispenserwithliquid ~UseHotWash—up to 150 °F.—on bleachonly.If youpreferto use automatically b
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Howtoloadyourwasher special recommendations for washing permanent press if you do not kwe a dryer. If youaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou plantolinedry or drip-dry,use extracareto minimizewrinkling in thewashprocess: ~Becarefil nottooverload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomto move freely.A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould be washed. * Usemorewaterthanyouwould fora regularload.Use a Medium — WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfor a Medium Loa
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Factorsto comider in selectingdetegenk andsoap Disadvantages Adwmtages Phmphtiw-— Performwellinhardorsoftwater Arenotavailable insomeareas. Powdered Detwgents Washalltypesoffabricswell. - –-. Canbeusedinhot,warm,or _- -. coldwater. Generallydonotcleanwellin Non-Phosphate– Performsatisfactorily insoft Powdered Detergd$ or moderatelyhardwater. hardwater. In someareasonlynon-phosphate Maybedifficulttodissolve, especiallyincoldwater. productsareavailable. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater. Thosecontainings
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me ofcarbona@ (II or moregrains)andif youwash _- Isyourwaterhard?If it is, and washersurfaces.Thehardness .— ifyouuse a carbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing just a fewlo~dsa week,ybumay seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow mostprobablynoticelimestone* rapidlythelimestonewillbuild months. depo~its on y&r clothesand up.If~our wateris VERYHARD Exfed$ onClothw -mendd meti& to ~hlCI%WX3 US43 Ofbleaches, pIWOdW, packaged watercorditionem, prewash
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_ . —— . How’mt~ch dete%ent should youme? . Theuseof a sufficientamountof If therecommendedamountof Howto usedetergent—granular delergent isoneofthemostimportant detergentproducestoomanysuds, or powdered: hingsyoucandoto makesureyour switchto a low-sudsing detergent Placedetergentinthefilterpanfor washcomesoutclean. brand,andfollowinstructionson normalconditions,but, forbest package. results,put it nexttotheagitator Amountrequired varies accordingto: aftertheclotheshavebeenloaded. 1,Waterhardnes
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Hard Yvater—do YOUhaveit? Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo If yourwateris SOFT,youhave — abouthardwater,youneedtoknow noproblem.Youcanusesoapor ifyouhaveit and,if so,howhard detergentas youpreferandforget it is. all abouthard water.If youhave HARDwater—less than10grains— ~If youliveina municipalarea, andyouusephosphatedetergent, contactyourwatercompany. youalsohavenoproblem. ~If youliveina ruralarea, or in But, ifyouhavemorethan 10 somesuburbanareas,contactyour grains,youwillneedto softenyour countyag
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Laundry pl”(xkt and type m9vv to useit special instructions BLEACH ChlorineLiquid Useyour131each Dispenseraccordingto 1)Donotpourundilutedliquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto suchasCloroxbrand instructions onpage8. washeror ondry clothes. 2) Someoftoday’swashablefabricsshouldnotbechlorine bleachedsuchas: 100%cottonflame-retardant children’s sleepwear, silk, wool,mohair,spandex,leather,or non-fast colors.Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric. 3) CheckManufacturers’ CareLabelsforspecial instructions. -.
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Howtoremovestiim L Tryto removestainsassoonas MainRemovalHint— Seenextpagefor possible.Thefresherthe stain,the UsingChkwineBleachfor easierit is to remove. WhiteandBleachableFabricse StainRemoval Guide. Formorecompleteinformationon 2. Beforeattemptingto remove Mix 1/4cup (60ml)chlorine anystain,take these steps: bleachwithonegallon(3.8liter)of stainremoval,requestgovernment bulletin,“RemovingStainsFrom coolwater—approximately 80”E * Findthefabricandthefinishin (27°C.)-in a sinkor pan. Soak Fabri
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Shin removal guide -- Si.aiin white and Bleachable Fabrics —- EkeControl Setting (hide, Bleach on Page’7 other Wmhable Fabrics Rubwithiceor immerseinverycoldwater.Usedufltoolto Sameas whiteandbieachablefabrics. {Chewing Gum,etc.) carefidly scrapeoffas muchadhesiveorgumaspossible.Sponge witha safedrycleaningfluid;*thenlaunder. Anti-perspirants, Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Rinse.If stainremains,bleach Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics Dmdomnts accordingtoStainRemoval Hintonoppositepage.If colorhas
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.-2._— . —-. ————. .>. _% V*Z: - .-— ------- ——.—. *= Questions? —- .-— -— _+— ~~+ UseThisProblemSolver .— PROBI,EM POSSH3LE CAUSE ANDREMEDY aIncorrectso~ing ofc~otl-les,$+parate lint-producers (suchasterrytowekandchenille) LINTORRESIDUE fromlint-receivers (suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy). ONCLOTHES e washing too long, especially forsmallerloads.Fornormalsoil,washoneminuteper poundofdryclothes. oUseofnon.phosphate detergents Which combine With hardnessmineralstoforma precipitatewhichca
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— -%W=” .— POSSIBLE CAUSEANDREMEDY PRoBLEhl GRAYED *Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelyto loosenandremovesoil,causing grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload. CLOTHES (continued) ~Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakis sufficient. However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent. ~Useofsoapin hardwater.Switchtoa phosphatedetergent,or followsixstepsat the bottomof page18. ~Washingtoolong
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POSSIBLECAUSE ANDREMEDY PROBLEM —— SHRINKAGE, ~ Rekumtionshrinkagecanoccurin knitfabricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched KNITS andelongatedbythemanufacturer. Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback intoshapeaftereachwashanddry cycle. ~Progressive ordelayedshrinkageiscausedwhenstarchor sizing(insomefabrics) is graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybe noticedin oldergarmentsthathavebeen washedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage. Treatas forRelaxation Shrinkage above. ~Shrinkagecausedby overheating occursin
