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Sort items by recommended water temperatures
and wash time.
• Separate white, light, and colorfast items from
dark and noncolorfast items.
• Separate items which shed lint from items
which attract lint. Permanent press, synthetic,
knit and corduroy items will pick up lint from
towels, rugs and chenille bedspreads.
• Separate heavily soileditems from lightly soiled
items.
• Separate lacy, sheer and loosely knit items
from sturdy items.
• Do not machine wash items containing
fiberglass. Small particles of fiberglass left in
the drum may stick to fabrics in other loads and
cause skin irritation.
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2. Prepare items for washing.
• Empty pockets.
• Brushoff lint anddirt. Shakeoutrugsand beach
towels.
• Close zippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and
sashes, and remove nonwashable trims and
ornaments.
• Remove pins, decorative buttons, belt buckles,
and other objects which could be damaged.
This also helps protect other items in the wash
load.
• Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage
during washing.
• Place delicate items such as bras, shoulder
pads, hosiery, and belts in a mesh bag to
prevent tangling during the wash cycle.
• Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.
See Stain Removal for details.
4. Add laundry load to washer.
• Combine large and small items in a load. Load
large items first. Large items should notbe more
than half the total wash load.
• Washing single items such as a sweater, towel
or jeans maycause an out-of-balance load. Add
1 or 2 similar items to help balance the load.
• Single heavy items such as a bedspread can be
washed separately.
• The washer can be fully loaded, but the items