Laundry Tips; Preparing Clothes For Washing - Whirlpool 2LSR5233BN0 Guía De Uso Y Cuidado

Laundry Tips

This section reviews proper laundering techniques and gives you additional washing information.

Preparing clothes for washing

• Close zippers, snaps, and hooks to avoid
snagging other items.
Remove pins, buckles, and
other hard objects to avoid
scratching the washer
interior. Remove non-
washable trim and ornaments.
• Empty pockets and turn them inside out.
•
Turn down cuffs, brush away lint and dirt.
Sorting
• Separate heavily-soiled items from lightly-
soiled ones, even if they
would normally be washed
together. Separate lint
givers (towels, chenille)
from lint takers
(corduroy, synthetics,
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Drop items into washer loosely. Fill to the top
of the basket, but do not wrap
items around the agitator.
Items
through wash water for best clean-
ing and wrinkle-free results. Items
should sink and reappear later.
•
Load washer properly and select correct load
size setting. Overloading or packing the
machine, and selecting a setting too small for
the wash load can:
– cause poor cleaning.
– increase wrinkling.
– create excessive lint.
– wear out items faster (because of pilling).
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should move easily
• Turn synthetic knits inside out to avoid
pilling.
• Tie strings and sashes so they will not
tangle.
• Mend tears, loose hems, and seams.
•
Treat spots and stains. (See "Removing
Stains" on page 14.)
•
Stained or wet garments should be washed
promptly for best results.
permanent press). When possible, turn lint
givers inside out.
• Separate dark colors from light colors,
colorfast items from noncolorfast items.
• Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy
cottons, knits, delicate items).
•
Load by the amount of space items take
up, not by their weight.
•
Mix large and small items in each load.
Load evenly to maintain
washer balance. An off-
balance load can make the
washer vibrate during spin.
•
Use a large load size setting to reduce
wrinkling with permanent press clothes and
some synthetic knits. These items should
have more room to move in the water than
heavy items (towels, jeans).
• Reduce wash time when using a small load
size setting. Loads with only a few small
items need less wash time.