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As a general rule, if clothes are
sorted properly for the washer, they
are sorted properly for the dryer.
Sort by color
(Separate colorfast from
non-colorfast fabrics*)
Whites
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Lights
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Darks
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Separate by fabric type
Cottons and linens
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Permanent press cottons
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and blends
Synthetic and poly knits
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Delicates
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Avoid drying very small loads.
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Sort clothes by weight so you
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won't have to run an extra cycle
for one or two heavier, slower
drying items.
Do not add fabric softener sheets
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once the load has become warm.
This may cause fabric softener
stains.
Do not overload. This causes
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inefficient operation and
unnecessary wrinkling. Clothes
need to tumble freely.
Separate lint producers from
lint collectors
Lint producers: terry cloth and
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chenille
Lint collectors: velveteen and
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corduroy
Sort by weight
Heavy Items
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Light Items
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* Non-colorfast fabrics may bleed or fade. Sort by
individual color.
Do not dry the following items:
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Fiberglass items
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Woolens
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Rubber coated items
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Plastics
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Items with plastic trim
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Foam-filled items
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