18
PREPARATION
PR E PA RAT IO N
Sorting
wash loads
Precautions
for
fabric
care
before
wash
cycle
Read and observe
the following
to prevent
shrinkage
or damage
to clothes.
•
Check all pockets
to make
sure that they are empty
-Items
such as clips, matches,
pens, coins, and keys can
damage
both your
washer
and your clothes
•
Close zippers,
hooks,
and drawstrings
to prevent
these
items from
snagging
or tangling
on other clothes.
•
Pretreat
heavily
stained
areas before
washing
- Doing so will produce
clean, stain-free
results.
• Combine
largeand small items ina load Lead largeitems
first.
•
Large items should
not be more than
half of the total
washload
•
The washer
can be fully loaded,
but the drum
should
not be
tightly
packed
with items.
-The door of the washer
should
close
easily.
•
Do not wash
single items,
except
for bulky
items such as
blankets
Make
sure to wash
laundry
in similar types
of
loads.
- Washing
a single small
item may result
in the tub
becoming
unbalanced,
vibrating
and making
a noise.
•
Do not wash waterproof
clothes.
- This may cause
abnormal
vibration,
or may cause the load
to bounce,
which
could damage
the tub
•
Check if there
are any other foreign
objects
in the door seal
and take extra care that clothes
do not get caught
there
- Foreign objects
in the door seal may stain clothes,
and
water
may leak if clothes
get caught
in the door seal
•
Wash underwear
or small,
light items
in a laundry
net.
- Small, light items
may get caught
in the door seal, and a
brassiere
hook may damage
other
items or the tub.
Brush heavy soil, dust, or hair off fabrics
before washing.
- Laundry
may not wash
clean if there
is dirt or sand on
the fabrics,
or they may damage
due to particles
rubbing
against
sheer fabrics.
Wash blankets
individually.
- Washing
more
than one blanket
together
may produce
unclean
results
due to tangling
or an unbalanced
load
Always
separate
fabrics
according
to their colors
and wash
them
separately
to prevent
colors from running,
- Fabrics
may damage
or become
stained
due to fabric dyes
running,
or due to foreign
objects
transferring
from one
fabric to another,