GE WWA5304V Installation instructions

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Agitator 23
ApplianceRegistration 2
CareandCleaning 23
ControlsSettingGuide 6,7
use Of
CycleSettings 5
Detergents,other Additives 11-15
Energy-SavingTips 8
Filter-F10Pan 4, 10
HardWater 14
LimestoneDeposits 12,23
LoadingtheWasher 4, 10
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
Moving&\hcationTips 23
OperatingInstructions 4,5
ProblemSolver
ie~air Service 18-22
23
SafetyInstructions 3,4
SoakSetting 8
Sorting 4,9
Stains 16
StainRemovalGuide 17
UserMaintenanceInstructions 23
Warranty BackCover
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andmaintainyournewwasher
properly.
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questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
wneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber-)
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Myou a
washer...
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
washer.
savetime
Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages18through22. It listscauses
ofminoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
lowerMlsidenearthefronl.
Thesenumlxxsarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductownership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
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thisbook,call
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AllwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
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withthe
Moreit iswwd.Ifyoudidnot
receiveanInstallationInstructions
sheetwithyourwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingtheservice
locationnearestyou.
–Properly Cmlfilrm
withallgoverning8mdesand
Followdetailsh
–Install Orst@rewhere!itwillnot
beexposedtotempe~~~~e~Mow
freezirlgor
–Connectto aproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpowersuppl~
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
–Connect toadequateplumbing
anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin
theInstallationInstructions.
sTllrnOffwaterfaucetswhen
thewasheris notinusetorelieve
pressureonhosesandvalves,andto
minimizeleakageifahoseorvalve
shouldbreakorrupture.
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Nthkl is‘wedlilywmm’
mlnotmm’
t-o bide, mill’withthis
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BeforedhCflrdi~g~W~~~$r9 or
from St?rvicesIWEJlo’ve
a~~fjjp ~~ laundry~i~s(suchas
detergents,bleache$,fabricsotiner$,
etc,)outofthereachofchildrefi,
preferablyinal~~~ab~et. Observe
allwarningscmcontainerlabe~sto
avoidpersonalinjury.
*Keep~,eareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree
fiorntheaccum~a~onof~ombustib~e
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
~KeepmeflooraroundYOM
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
*T. ~nifize thepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupl$~ “
beforeattemptinganyrnaintena~ce
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
IW3’TE:TurningtheCycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesNCW
disconnecttheappliancefrornthe
powersupply.
~~~ notbmper with‘controls.
aDOnotoperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.
QI~e~erclimbonorstandOnthe
washertop.
=DOnotwashfWx@assartic!esin
yourwasher.Skinirritationcould
rm.dtfromthe particles
thatmaybepicked.upbyclothing
duringsubswpent f~~~~~e~~~~.
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LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
WATER III LEVEL HEAVV DIJTV LARGE CAPACITY WASHER
H,t wc* UC* PERMANENT PRESS WITH COOL DOWN
WASH/RiNSE ❑TEMPERATURE
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Sort clothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountOf
soil,accordingtoinstructionson
page9.
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undersideofthelidis agoodplace
loputthepanwhileloadingor
unloadingclothes.
N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyiternstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.
Seepage15forinformation
onhowto usebleachandfabric
softener.
*Closelid, washerwillfillbut
notagitateor spinwithlidopen.
the
UsetheControlsSettingGuideon
pages6and7tohelpyoumakethe
properselections.
@SekxtWaterLe~e}.
SMALL:Washerislessthan
1/2fullofclothes.
MEDIUM:13etweefl1/2and
2/3full.
LARGE:Over 2A’sfull.
SelectWash/~nse
Temperature.
PushCycleSelectork-nObin
andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.
PullCycleSelector~oboutto
startthewasher.Ifyouwishtochange
settingafterwasherhasstarted,push
CycleSelectorknobinto stopthe
washerandresettothenewposition.
Settingcanbechangedat anytime.

-Provideslongerwashtin-wfor
mostcottons;linens,workand
playclothes.
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fREGULAR ,
CYCLE
RI
SIAR1 SOA
IIGHT
Rmi Cydk-–
Forpermanentpressanddclicatw.
Anextendedcool-downsprayrime
isprovidedtominimizethesetting
ofwrinkles.
Plms
CYCLE
N
I
Usewithmostsoakingaidsto
loosenembeddedsoilsandstains,
[REGULAR -“’-”-7?
CYCLE
INORMAL /
HEAVY
inEhdISetting
Regular Pam.Press
Cycle
Selector Heavy Normal LightSoil Soak Sturdy Delicate
Settings
wash 19 15 610 4
Spin 31/~ 31/2 31/. ~1/~ 2%2
Rinse 31/2 31/2 31/~ 31/2 31/2 31/2
Spin 777741/2 41/2
TotalTime 35 31 22 1! 221/* j61/2
rwYrm:
~Totaltixneincludespausesbetweeneachphaseofcycle.
@Totaltimedoesnutincludewaterfilltime, Filltimesvarydependingonhousehold
wtiterpressureandyourselectedwaterlevel.
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cycle
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Regular(:yd!
RegularCycle
cycle setting
——.—— ——-
L.4.Mid
CottonsandLinens
White/Colorfast
Bright/Noncolorfast HotorWarm WarmorCold NormalScliing
NornMlor LightSoilSetting
———.. ——-
Workc]othes
Heavysoil
Averagesoil Normaitbl’S11141IOMJS;HCWyIhi”
iill d’f~~ IO;KI$
NormalSetting
Regular
cycle
Regularcycle
—
PermPressCycle
PermPressCycle
PermanentPress,TreatedCottons,
BlendswithCottons
Heavyoroilysoil
Averageorlightsoil
Synthetics—Polyester,Nylon,
AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics
Sturdy
Delicates
Hot
Warm SturdySetting
DelicateSetting —
PermPressCycle
PermPressCycle
PermPressCycle
SturdySetting
DelicateSetting
DelicateSetting
Warm
Warm
Siiks,Wools;BlendsofSilk
andWool
RayonandAcetate
Warm
DelicateSetting
Warm PermPressCycle
SturdySetting
Down-filledgarments,ifmachine
washingisrecommended Warm PermPressCycle
NormalorLightSoilSetting,dependingonamount
BabyClothes—Sturdy,suchas
Diapers,Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,
Sheets,ReceivingBlankets,
Coveralls
RegularCycleHot ofsoil
DelicateSetting
LightSoilSetting
BabyClothes–Delicate
Blankets-Wool,Part-Wool,Cotton
Warm PermPressCycle
Warm RegularCycle
LightSoilSetting
Blankets—Synthetic,Electric Warm RegularCycle
DelicateSetting
Curtains–DO NOTMACHINE
WASHFIBERGLASS
Chenille1.3edsprcxis,Rob&4’
Siipcovcrs,Draperies,Mhmats
andRugs**
HotorWarm PcrmPressCycie
HotorWarm
Ho[orWarm
PcrmPressCycle DelicateSetting
RegularCycle
RcguiarCycle
NormalSetting
ColdorWarm NormalSetting
Denims(especiallyIndigo13iuc
.Jeuns)nndotherfabricsthatbkxxl
l%rmPressCycle DelicateSettingRubber-coatedItcxns,Laminated
Fabrics.Vinyl.Plmticsan(i
Ar[iclcswiIhPlas(icTrim
Warm
SturdyorDclicatcSetting,dependingonamount
ofsoil
\ViiI’111 PcrlnPressCycle

Ikd’1 .————
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Liquidchlorinetype.
Oniynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.
—
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
—
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
Nobleach
Seldomneeded.Ifneeded,useonly
non-chlorinebleach.
Nobleach
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.
N()bkxich
Nobhxwh
Whiteorcolorfast,liquid chlorinetype.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Whiteorcolorfast.liquidchlorinetype.
Noblc:ich
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spedi!
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Ifcolorfastisunusuallysoiled,uschotwater.Uscmnxhnun~detergentrccomnlcnd~dcm
page13. ———
use maximunld~terger~trecommendedinchartonpage13+
——
smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommend@inchartonpage13.
Ifunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedincharton
page13.Smallloadsreducewrinkling.
Washonlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.FO11OWinStmctionscarefillY+ EE&W—
Washinyourwasheronlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.
Washfrequentlytofiuffupthedownandretainthegarment’swarmth.Washseparately.Wet
downgivesoffanodorwhichmaybeabsorbedbyothergarments.Odordisappearswhen
garmentisdry.Treatheavilysoiledareaswithliquiddetergentorpastemadeofwaterand
granulardetergent.Closezippers.Wash2or3atatimeoraddtowelstobalance.
GARMENTMUSTBETUMBLEDRIED.
Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent.Dobabyclothesseparately.Pretreatspots.
Rinsediapers,nightgowns,padsandsheetsafteruse”Keepdiapersinacoveredpailofcold
waterandconditioningagentlikeBorateembrand.
Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent.Dohand-knitgarmentsbyhand.
Fillwasher,adddetergent,allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket.Dooneblanketatatime.
Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
Onelectricblanket,sewastrongpieceofclothoverplugtoprotectblanketandwasherfrom
damage.Dooneblanketatatime.Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
Vacuumoutloosedirtbeforewashing.
Washonly2or3rugsormatsatonetime.Shakebeforewashingtoremoveexcessdirt.
Fornew“indigoblue”jeans,washatleast3timesinverysmallloadswithfullwaterfill.
Jea~)sneedample room tomovetoavoidwhitelinesatcreases.Maydiscolorplastic*washer
parts.Subsequentwashingswillreducediscolorations,butwillprobablyneverelimlnateit.
Tilestainedpartswillnotdiscolorsubsequentwashingloads.
TumbleonFLUFF(NoHeat).
Pillowsaremade ofdifferentmaterials–da~ron,fiber,foam,polyester,naturalfeathersand
down.hlanypillowscanbemachinewashed,butmanufadwe~”s
‘carelabdsmustbefollowed
c(Jr@llj!Ifwashingisrccomrnendcd,checkpillowsforweakseamsorholesandmendto
prm’cntescapeoffca$hersorfilling.Fillwasher,adddetergentandagitateforseveralminutes
tociissolvcdctcr:cnt. Addtwopillowsatatimetobalanceload,usehighwaterlevel.
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tothe
CYCLE
L.- NORMJN /
HEAVT
~gLs~~~99settingtmqxxm.m
willautomaticallybecold.
*~f~~o~~~wa~ soakis~es~~,~&
theWASHRINSEmhamum
switchto c’EKIT/COLIY’or
“WARMKXXJY’andturnthe
cycleSek?ctorKnobto “NORMAL”
intheRegularCycle.Wartthe
washer.Afterwasherfillsand
beginstoagitate,pushintheCycle
SelectorKnobandturnto “SOAK’
PullouttheCycleSelectorKnob
tocompletethecycle.
@For an extendedSW&jallowthe
washertofillandagitateforafew
minutestodissolvethesoaking
agent.‘MenpushintheCycle
SelectorKnobtostopthewasher
(keeplidclosed)andallowto soak
foraslongasdesired.Afterdesired
soakperiod,pullouttheCycle,
SelectorKnobtocompletethe
cycle.
Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Remembertosortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selcctcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
~i+atertemperaturewarmenoughto
rekise andgelrz”dofsd
*UseHotWash-up to 150°F.-on
[l/zgK/arba$i$dy when washing
heavilysoiledm-ticks—suchas
wok andplayciothes.
~Trytowashlessoften.Save
articlesofthesametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafullload.
@
If youmustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwater
levels.
~Washinoff-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich
aretheoff-peakhours.
.

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from
LINTPRODUCE~~—Suchas
terrytowelingandchenille—give
uplint.
LINTC!OLLE~~S— suchas
man-madefibersandnapped
fabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy
—attractlint.Thesemustbe
washedseparately.
Formore onlint
mltrds seepage18.
sortby
Separate
from
from
from
separate
from
Stxtbycolor
Separate
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Lights
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andbuttons.
*Do anynecessarymending-rip%
hems,tears.
Checkallitemsforareasofhewy
soilor stain.
@Removestains.ForSTAIN
REMOVALGI.JIIY3,SEEI?AGB17.
TurnPolyKnitsinside-outto
minimizefabricsurfacedamage.
and ll%e-tr@atilV&––
agad. wayto loosendeepsoils
and stains.
Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent
orspecialsoakingagentisanother
wayto removeheavysoils,
embeddeddirtandevensome
stains.
Soakingcanbeeitheracomple@~y
separatewashingstepor aprelim-
inarysteptoacompletewashcycle.
Fordetailedinformationonhow
tosoakinyourwasher,seepage8.
FOR ON
SOAm~ AGENm, SEE
PAGE15.
ISIPre-treatheavysoilbyrubbingin
asmallamountofliquiddetergent
orapastemadeofwaterandpowder~
detergentor soap.Forbestresults,
wait1/2hourbeforewashing.

~Loadclothesdry.
@Tkkeaproperlysortedgroupof
ckxhesanddropthemlooselyin
thewashbasketinthisorder:
Lqe km-like sheets.DOnot
wraparoundtheagitator.
Snx~llItems-—likewashcloths.
Thisillustration,withclothesiust
reachingtheClothesRetaining
Ring,showsaproperload.Clothes
haveampleroomtomovebecause
theyarenotpackeddown,nor
wrappedaroundtheagitator.
Clothesare loadeddry sincewet
itemsareapttopackdownwhich
encouragesoverloading.Thissize
loadrequiresafullwaterfill.
isthe bestsi$?x?bad of
rnedhmt7or’
small?Savetime,energyand
byavoidingextrauseof
thewasher.Trytowashafullload
ofclothes.Ifyoucanit isbetterto
saveclothesuntilyouhaveafull
load.Ifyoumustwashsmaller
loads,savewater,energyand
detergentbyadjustingthewater
levclforthesizeoftheload.See
p~g~4“.
ifyouaremachine-washing
PermanentPressclothesthatyou
plantolinedryordrip-dry,use
extracaretominimizewrinkling
inthewashprocess:
@Becareful nottooverload
washer.PermanentPressclothes
musthaveampleroomtomove
freely,AMediumsizePermanent
Pressloadisthelargestthatshould
bewashed.
*Usemorewaterthanyouwould
foraregularload.?JseaMedium
WaterLevelforaSmallLoad;a
LargeWaterLevelforaMedium
Load.
~Removeclothespromptlyas ‘
soonaswasherstopsandhang
immediately.
Toadd itemsafter*6!washerhls
started.
@Turnoffthewasher.
~CarefidlyremovetheFiher-Flo
pan.
@Addanyadditionalarticlesby
submergingnexttotheagitator.
~ReplacetheFilter-Flopanand
restartthewasher.
NOTE:Do notusetheFiker-Flo
panasawashbasket.Do notput
anyitemsto bewashedinthe
Filter-F1opan.
NOI’E:Whenwashingstockings,
pantyhoseandothereasilytangled
items,alwayshandleseparately.TO
minimizetangling,werecommend
theuseofanetlaundrybag.

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LiquidDetergenk
Smps
A!!vmtages
Performwellinhardorsoftwater
Washalltypesoffabricswell.
Canbeusedinhot,warm,or
coldwater.
Performsatisfactorilyinsoft
ormoderatelyhardwater.
Insomeareasonlynon-phosphate
productsareavailable-
Performwellinsoftwater.
Offerbetterperforrn~cein
hardwaterthanpowdered
non-phosphatetypes.
Cleanssyntheticsandfabric
blendswell.
Areexcellentasconcentrates
forremovingspots.
Completelydissolveevenin
coldwater.
Performwellinsoftwater.
Arenotavailabkhsomearms.
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mv=
Generallydonotcleanwellin
hardwater.
lvlaybedifficdtt odissolve, <
especiallyincoldwatm.
Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater.
Thosecontainingsodium
carbonateasaningredientmay
causehaimfullimqstonedeposits
onclothesandwasherwhen
combinedwithhardwater.
(SeepageU.)
——
Generallydonotcleanwellin
medium-hardorhardwater.
Maycombinewithwater
hardnessmineralstoform
stickysoapcurd.

Isyourwaterhard?Ifit is,and washerSW%KXXThehardness (1!ormoregrains)andifyouwash
ifyouuseacarbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing justdfewkwdsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwill frequencywilldeterminehow seelimestonebuikhipsinJustafew
mostprobablynoticelimestone* rapidlythelimestonewillbuild months.
depositscmyourclothesand up.IfyourwaterisVHW HARD
Ef%?dsam
ARhoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
sGivesastiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fabricssuchastoweling.
@Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
@Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesawhite,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresukofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
~~educeswrinkle-resistanceOf
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessoffiame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
(m washer
*Unsightlybuilduponall washer
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
sMat-like,crustyformationscaused
bylintadheringtothesticky
limestonedeposits.
=Increasedservicecallsbecause
0[limestonedepositsinthepump,
rccircuhitionwaterhoses,filters
:i[]dotkr washerparts.
methods
to
rawe lh-mstone
@Useapowderedphosphate
detergentor aliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
@Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
~UseaPackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
GoO’tiM%BSllillgpm%kx%
my delay Iimestme damage
to dotks
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetheror notyouhave
hardwaterorusecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150”F.forcottons.
Thisalsoimprovesoily-soil
removal.
*Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretouscbleachon bleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
@Adddetergentandallowwasher
tofillandagitateforthreeor four
minutestodissoivedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
@Increaseamountofdetei”gent.
Sccguideonoppositepagefor
r~~~lm]~~e~dcddetergentanmunts
inrelationtowaterhardness.
@Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks,
packagedwakrconditioners,prewash
soilandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads,
Washverydillyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
~Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessinclothes.
Hovvtopartially restore clothes
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepartiaHy
restoredbysoakinginasolution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottap-waterfor15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
@Do notusevinegarsoak
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrinkle-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
‘LlME5TOfilE-technicallycalledCALCIUMCARBONATE–iscausedbythe
reaction of the calcium in the hardwaterwiththesodiumcarbonateinthedetergent.
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Tk use&a Wffici(mtalnourltof
deterg~n!isoneofthemost
importantthingsyoucandoto
makesureyourwashcomesout
clean.
required
varies
[email protected]to:
1.IVaterhardness
2. AmountOfSOil
3.Nzeofload
4. Typeofdetergent
5. WashTemperature
Usemore detergentif
youhave..●
LHardwater
2. Largeloads
3. Greasyoroilysoils
4. Lowerwashtemperature
5. Lowphosphatedetergent,
detergeilt
produces toomanysuds,
switchioa10Wsudsingdettirgent
brand,andfollowinstructkmson
package.
Usingtoolittledetergentisa
commoncauseoflaundryproblems.
Alwaysmeasuredetergentina
standardmeasuringcup.
Phm detergwlfinthefikerpanfOr
normaicondition%but,forbest
results,puti[next.tatheagitator
aftertheclotheshavebeenloaded+
Hyourdetergentdoesn’tdissolve
well,predisso~ve(hedetergentin
hotwater,thenpourdirectlyinto
thewashbasket.
of for soil. k.md
WaterLevelSetting
Water
Hardness Large Medium Small
VERY
HARD 2cups 1%cups 1%cups
HigMWsing 10-20Gr.
PowderType HARD 1%$cups 1%cups 74cup
4-10Gr.
SOFT 1cup 1cup ‘/2 cup
O-4Gr.
L4wdhlsing o-1o 1cup %cup %cup
C09:cen[rated
!?owderType Grains
o-1o
LIQUID Grains FOLLOWPACKAGEDIRE~o~S
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LUserecommendedamountof
detergentforyourloadandwater
hardnessasshowninguide.
2. Whenusingotherdetergent
types-lowandnormdsuds,powders,
liquids,non-phosphatepowders—
followrecommendationsonpackage.
3. Forhardwatertreatment,see
page14.
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More youcandecidewhattoda
sbouthardwater,youneedtoknow
ifyouhaveitand,ifso,howhard
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it1s.
~Hyouliveina.municipalarea,
contactyourwatercompany.
*~fyouljv~ in aruralarea,orin
somesuburbanareas,ccmtactyour
countyagent.
‘Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘s0
manygrains’pergallon”and
meansthis:
Oto3grainspergallon-SOFT
4to 10grains-I-IARD
II to 19grains–VERYHARD
zograinsandover—~
EXTREMELYHARD
IfyourwaterisSOFT,youhave
noproblem.Youcanusesoapor
detergentasyoupreferandforget
allabouthardwater,Ifyouhave
HARDwater—lessthanK)grains—
andyouusephosphatedetergent,
youalsohavenoproblem.
But,ifyouhavemorethan10
grains,youwillneedtosoftenyour
waterwitheither.. .
LAninstalledwatersofkmerin
yourhome,or
2. Theuseofa packagedwater
softener.
For mwater
softerners~see‘&MeMow.
Grainsof
hardness o–lo 1O–I5 15-20 20–25 25–30 over30
Whenusing %cup
o*Acup %cup 1Cup 1cupplus1tablespoonforevery5grainsabove
withdetergent (60ml) (120ml) (160ml) (240ml) 30(24Qmlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
Whenusing Y3 cup %cup %cup 1cup 1%cups 1%CUpS plUS1tablespoonforevew5t@ns above
withsoap (80ml) (160ml) (180ml) (240ml) (360ml) 30(300mlplus15mlforeachextra5grains)
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Laundry
prflductand type
BLEACH
ChlorineLiquid
suchasCloroxbrand
Non-chlorinesuchas
Clorox2brand
FABR.ICNXTTENERS
Rinseadditivesuchas
DownyBrand
WashAdditivesuchas
RainBarrelbrand
!V!JWI’lZER
UhlorineBleach,
wchasCloroxbrand
WATERSOIIWENE13
ion-precipitating
suchasCalgonbrand
Precipitatingsuchas
Boraxbrand
Howtouseit
Dilutebleachwithatleastonequart
(0.96liter)waterandmidafterwash
actionhasstartedanddetergentis
dissolved,
Followpackagedirections.
Putbleachintowasherwithdetergent.
Mixrecommendedamountwithone
cup(240ml)waterandaddatstartof
rinsecycle.
FollowPackagedirections.
Addduringwashcycle.
Useincaseofinfectionand
contagiousdisease.
SeeunderBleachabove.
Followpackagedirections.
IAddatstartofwashcycle.
IFollowpackagedirections.
Usewithdetergentorsoapinwashcycle.
ISOAKAGENT
SuchasBizbrand
PRETREATING,STAIN
ANDSPOTI?EIMOVERS
SuchasSpray‘nWash
and K2Rbrands
t
FOIIOWpackagedirections.
‘IWW3ANDDYE%
WwdcredsuchasRit
find‘I”intcxbrtinds
Followpackagedirections.Treatonly
heavilysoiledareas.Checkgarments’
carelabelsforinstructions.
IFollowpackagedirections.
NOTE:Tintedgarmentsmaynotbe
colorfast.Washseparately.
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1)Donotpourundilutedliquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto
washerorondryclothes. ,,
2)%mwoftodtiy’swashablefabricsshouldnotbechlorine
bleache(isuchas: 100%cottonflarne-retardantchildren’s
sleepwear,silk,wool,mohajr,spmiex, leather,ornon-fast
colors.Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric,
3)CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsforspecial
instructions,
1)Maybeusedonallkindsoffabrics.
2)Ismosteffectiveinhotwater.
1)Helpsmakeclothesfluffjandsoft.
2)Reducesstaticelectricity.
3)Usecarefully.Toomuchmaycausestainingon
someclothes.
4)Donotpourdirectlyonclothes.
5)Forthoserecommendedforaddingtothewashcycle,
suchasRainBarrelbrand,followmanufacturer’s
instructionsexactly.
Guardsagainstinfectionbykillingmostbacteriaand
viruses:
Suspendshardnessmineralsinsolution,keeping
waterclear.
Combineswithwaterhardnessmineralstoformprecipitate
whichgivescloudyormilkyappearancetowater.
CAUTION:Washercontrolpanelsandfinishesmaybe
damagedbysomelaundrypretreatmentsoilandstain
removerproductsifsuchproductsaresprayedonorhave
directcontactwiththewasher.Applythesepretreatment
productsawayfromwasher.‘I’hefabricmaythenbewashed
normally.Damagetoyourwashercausedbypretreatment
productsisnotcoveredbyyourwarranty.
Cleanwashertoavoiddiscolorationofnextload.Go
throughcompletecycle(5-minutewash)usinghotwater,
1/2cup(120ml)detergent,1cup(240ml)bleach.Wipe
>xteriorparts.Caution:Tintingmaydiscolorplasticin
washer.Subsequentwashingswillreducediscoloration
xit maynevereliminateit.
~l:(:rmore in!~)rination on sani[kcrs, send forGovernmentBulletin,#57i3,“SanitationinHomeLaundering’availablefromthe
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1. Trytoremovestainsassoonas
possible.Thefreshertlwstain,the
easieritis$0remove.
2. Beforeattemptingtoremove
anystain,takethesesteps:
*Findthefabricandtie fjniShin
thechartcmthenextpage,anduse
onlyrecommendedmethods.
*Checkthecarelabelinstructions
thatcamewiththegarment.
*Teststainremovalproductona
hiddeninsideseamoronasample
ofthematerial.
sAvoiduseofhotwate~on
unknownstain.Itcansetsome
stains.
3. Followstainremovalwitha
thoroughrinsing.
4. Washwithrecommended
amountofsoapordetergent.
Mix1/4cup(60ml)chlorine
bleachwithonegalkm(3.8liter)of
coolwater—approximately80°F.
(27°C.)-in asinkorpan.Soak
stainedareafor5minutesand
launderinwasher.
The’Casetithe “Wisibk” Stain.
Foodorcookingoilsonyour
syntheticgarmentsmaycausestains
whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand
whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou
putyourclothesintothewasher.
Ifthesestainsamnotcompletely
removedinthewash,theoilyspots
maypickupdirtfromthewash
water.‘Thentheywillbecomevery
visibleandyoumaythinktheywere
causedbythewashcycleitself.
Oncethesespds becomevisible,
howcanyouremovethem?
@Rubinundilutedliquiddetergent
andletstand30minutes.
~Re-wash using hottestwaterthe
fabriccanstand.
How canyoupreventthese
‘cAfter-You-Wash”stains?
*Increasetheamountofdetergent
normallyused.
~Increasewatertemperaturewhere
fabricwiHpermit.
Seenextpagefor
StainRemmdGuide.
Formoracompleteinformationon
stainremoval,requestgovernment
bulletin,“RemovingStainsFrom
Fabrics;’054D.Toobtainacopy
writeto:ConsumerInformation
Center,Pueblo,Colorado81009.
Availableatlowcost.
~Washsyntheticgarmentsmore
often.
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Adhesives
(ChewingGum,etc.)
Anti-perspirants,
Deodorants
Blood
Chocolate,Cream,
IceCreamandMilk ‘
CoffeeandTea
Cosmetics:EyeShadow,
Lipstick,Mascara,Liquid
orPancakeMakeup,Rouge,
Powder;Crayon;Grease,
Oil,Tar,CodLiverOil.
FreshFruit,FruitJuices,
Wine,Vegetables,orFood
Coloring
Grass,FoJiage,Flowers,
Mildew,Scorch
Ink, Ballpoint
paintandVarnish
Whiteand Fabrics
SeeClmtmlSetting Guide, Mach on Page 7-..-.—-—
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RubWithiceorim]ncrs~ in verycold water.~.!~du{/IOOil~~
carefi[l}~scrapeoffusmucha[iksiveorgutuaspossibk.Sp~xl~e
withasafedrycleaningtluid,*thenlaunder.
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Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Rinse.Ifstah~remains,blrx.tch
accordingtoStainRemovalHintonoppositepage,Ifcolorhas
changed,youmaj’beabletorestoreitbyspongingwith
ammonia3*Rinsethoroughly. —
Soakincoldwater,thenlaunderinwarmwater.Ifstainremains,
bleachaccordingtoStainRemovalHintonoppositepage,launder.
Soakincoldwater.Treatstainwithasafedrycleaningfluid$;
Applyundihttedliquiddetergent,launder,dry.Bleachaccording
toStainRemovalHintonoppositepage,launderanddry.
Withoutcream:BleachaccordingtoStainRemovalHinton
oppositepage.Launder.Witicream;FO11OWguidedirectionsfor
cream.
Treatstainwithsafedrycleaningfluid:%Applyundilutedliquid
detergent;launderanddry.BleachaccordingtoStainRemoval
Hintonoppositepage.
Soakstainincoolwater.Ifstainremains,bleachaccordingtoStain
RemovalHintonoppositepage,launder.
Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Launder.(Treatmildewspots
whiletheyarefresh,beforemoldhasachancetoweakenfabric.)I
eithertypestainremains,bleachaccordingtoStainRemovalHint
onoppositepage,launder.(Severescorchcannotberemoved.)
Perspiration
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Freshstains:Placestainfacedownonanabsorbenttoweland
spongewithdrycleaningfluid~orusespraycleaner.APPIY
undilutedliquiddetergent.Oldstains;bleachaccordingtoStain
RemovalHintonoppositepage.
Softenwithoil, lardor Vaseline,thenspongewithturpentineor
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%vneaswhileandbleachablcfabrics
exceptusenon-chlorinebleach.
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Spongeorsoakincoolwater,thenlaunder.
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Soakincoldwater.Spongewithasafedry
cleaningfluid$Applyundilutedliquid
detergent.Launderinwarmwater.
Spongewithwarmwater.Ifstainremains,
applywarmglycerine,letstand30minutes
andrinsewell,orspongewithasafedry
cleaningfluid.*Launder.
Spongewithasafedrycleaningfluid?
Thenlaunderinwarmdetergentwater.
Spongewithwarmwater.Bleachremaining
stainwithnon-chlorinebleach.
Spongewithwarmwater.Applyundiluted
Ziquiddelergerzt.Bleachremainingstain
withnon-chlorinebleach,thenlaunder.
Oldmildewstainscanseldomberemoved.
Scorchcanseldomberemoved.
Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics
exceptlaunderusingnon-chlorinebleach.
Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics.
bananaoil. Launderinwarmwater.
Applyundilutedliquiddetergentandlaunderinwarmwater.If Launderinwarmwater.Rinsewell.Bleach
colorhaschangedyoumaybeabletorestoreitbytreatingwith withnon-chlorinebleach.
**Ifanyshin rcmains,treatwithsafedry
ammoniaorvinegar.
cleaningfluid’sorbleachaccordingtoS~~inRemovalHinton
oppositepoge.Iaundcranddry.
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Rust Applyrustremover:**
usingmanufacturer’sdirections.Rinseand Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics.
launder.
$Cau[il}:l:Becausecleaning
flui(is(ml tobetoxic.besure you are in2wellwmtihrtcdroomwhenusingthem.Nocleaningfluidshouldbeusedunlessuser is
f:ll]lilii}t< with the limitationsid requiredcautions(~lsl]all)’printedonltibel).Uscextremecautionwithflammable
compounds.
IJndmnocircumstarrcwslmukifabricscontaining
flirrnnmblcmiit~l”i~ls (waxes,c~mningfluids,etc.)bewashedinwasher.
‘‘Do notIilixchlorine191c:icllwith:Imnloni[lor ilCidS stich as vincga[” and/orrustrcmovcl”.
Mixingcanproducea.toxicgaswhichmaycausedeath.

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LINTORRESIDUE
ONCLOTHES
GREASYOROILY
STAINSON
LAUNDERED
GARMENTS
GRAYEDCLOTHES
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*washing ~00 long,especiallyforsmaller1Oadsc
Fornormalsoil,washmmminuteper
poundofdryck~!hes.
@Useofnon-phosphatedetergentswhichcombinewithhardnessmineralstoforma
precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint.Useaphospbfitcorliquiddetergent;use
warmerwashwatermsoftenwaterwithaniristalledmechanicalsoftenerorapackaged
watersoftener.
~Powderyresiduefromgranulardetergentmayappeartobelint.Predisso~vegranular
detergentinhotwaterbeforeaddingtowasher;makesuredetergentiscompletely
dissolvedbeforeaddingclothes;switchtoliquidorcoldwaterdetergentorusewarmer
washwater.Seepage13.
eOverloadingwillcauseabrasionwhichcreatesexcessivelint.Washfeweritemswith
correctwaterlevel.
~Toomuchbleach.Usecorrectamountofbleachaccordingtopackagedirections.
[e-mail]310UIItOf
detergent.Seepage13.
eIncorrectuseoffabricsoftener.Ifusedinwashcycle,softenersmayreactwith
‘detergenttocreateawhitedeposit.Usesoftenersinrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage
specifiesaddingtowashcycle.Seepage15.
@Pillingusuallyonpolyester-cottonblendsiscausedbynormalwearandmayIooklike
lint.Turningclothesinside-outmayprovidesomehelp.
~Staticelectricitycausedbyoverdyingwillcauseattraction”UsefabricSOftenerin
rinsecycle.
Theseare~rnetimes called“InvisibleStains”becauseyoumaynotnoticethembefore
washingcrothes.However,ifoilysoilsarenotcompletelyremovedinwashcycle,the
oilyspotsmaypickupdirtfromthewashwater.Thespotswillthenbeveryvisible.They
arenolcausedbythewasher.Washsyntheticgarmentsassoonaspossibleafterwearing.
Usemoredetergentthannormalaridhottestwaterfabriccanstand.Ifspotsappear,rubin
un(.lilutcdliquiddetergent,letstand30minutesandrewashwithextradetergentusing
hottestwaterfabriccanstand.
~Insufficientdetergent.Youmayneedtoincreaseamountofdetergentusedifloadis
largerthannormal,ii’soilsareoilyorheavierthanaverage,ifwaterlevelislargeorif
waterisHardtoExtremelyHard.
@Waternothotenoughfortypeoflo:id.Besurewaterheaterissettodeliverhotwaterat
thewasher at 14.0°-150”F.Donotwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—suchas
djshwashirtg or farnilybaths--+-eheavy.
~~oororirlrci-iordcterge~t,(%nge tophosphatedetergent,ifpossible.FOl~OWthesestePs:
1. tJsc iv:~tcrcollditi{~nel..(suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Prc-treatstains
:;, ~T~~Ilo[lcs[ivatei”possihk
4. USCi~[eachfvhcre~90ssiblc
5. I-]scpre-scn!:~~ids
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GRAYED
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(Ccmtimled)
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~Washermwlmded. Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresf“~rsizeofkind,
@Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent,UswdlyaXl-minutesoakissuffleient,
However,‘whenusingextendedsoda forheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
@Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoaphosphatedetergent,or followsixstepsatthe
bottomofpage18.
@Washingtookmgmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
sDetergentdissolvestoos]ow~y,~et~rg~~tMustbep~esentinthewashsolutionatthe
startofagitation.Seepage13.
*TOrestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
LPutclothesinwasher.FillwithHOTwater.CheckManufacturer’sCareLabelsto
determineifhotwaterissuitableforgarment.
@Addanon-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCaigonwithphosphate—
use2%timesasmuchasyouneedfornormalwatersoftening.
@Donotusedetergentor soap.
@Allowclothestogothroughcompletecycle.
*Repeat,if necessary.
A.If youprefertousetheSoakSetting,seepage8.Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentorprewash.detergentandallowclothesto soakforabout20minutes.
@Incompleteremovalofbodysoilduetoconstantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
hen-iofT-shirtorpillowcase.If theyarewhiteandcenterisyellow,itcontainsbody
oil.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GrayedClothes;’above.
@Chlorinebleachmayyellowsomefabricswithresinfinishes.Useoxygenbleach
[suchasClorox2brand).RefertoGarmentManufacturer’sCareInstructions.Restore
:olorusingcolorremover(suchasRitorTintexbrands),followpackagedirections.
gIronormanganeseinwatermaycauseoverallyellowingoryellowspots.
1.Useextradetergentplusanon-precipitatingwatersoftenerdissolvedinwater
beforeaddingclothes.Usenon-chlorinebleach.
2. Haveaspecialfilterorchemicalfeederinstalledinyourhometoremoveironand
manganesefromwater.
3. Runhotwaterforafewminutestocleanironresiduebuildupinlines;drainwater
heateroccasionally.
4. ‘lb spots:spreadstainedportionoverpanofboilingwaterandsqueeze
kmonjuicethroughsta}n.TOremoveoverallyellow, useacommerciallyavailable
rustscaleremover,followingpackageinstructions.Ifporcelaindamagecanoccur,do
notuseinthewasher;useaplasticcontainer.
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PROBLEM
BLUEC?RGRAY
COLORSTAINS
SHRINKAGE,
GENERAL
SHRINKAGE,
KNITS
WRINKLINGIN
PERMANENTPRESS
AND “NO-U20N”
ITEMS
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Improperuseof fabricMkm3r. Neverpour fabricsoftenerclircxtly on Cloihes; alwtiys
dilutebeforeaddingtorinsewattir.Seepage15.‘Ibremovestainwclmpemstained
areaandrubwithundilutedliquiddetergent.W-wash,usingchhminebleachifstife
forfabric.
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Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedinawashermb~’hand;othersmaybesafely
washedbutwillshrinkinadryer.FollowGarmentManufacturer’sCareInstructions
exactly.If indmabt,donotmachinewashordry. —.
@shrinkagecanoccurinknitfiibricsthathavebeenimproperlystretched
andekmgat~dbythemanufacturer,Whenthisocc~rs,garmentmaybepressedback
intoshapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.
@Progressiveor delayedshrinkage is causedwhenstarchor sizing(insomefabrics)
isgraduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedinoldergarmentsthathavebeen
washedmanytimeswithoutpreviousshrinkage.Treatasforlle~axationShrinkage
above.
@Shrinkagecausedbyoverheatingoccursincertainknitfabricsthathavebeenheat-
shaped.Whenwashing,dryingor ironingtemperaturesexceedthetemperaturesused
toshapeset, shrinkagemayoccur.Thiscannotbecorrected,butitcanbepreventedby
washingincoolor warmwater;dryingonLowor Delicateheat.
@Leavingclothesindryeraftertumblingstops.Removeandhangclothesimmediately.
~Toomanyclothesindryer.Dryonlyonewasherloadatatime.Donotcombineloads.
[e-mail]anentPressitems,suchaswork
clothes,withlighterPermanentPressitemssuchasshirtsorblouses.Donotwash
PermanentPresswithregularlaundry.
@Toomanyclothesinwasher.PermanentPressloadsshouldalwaysbesmallerthan
regularloads.. .nomorethanmediumloadstogiveclothesroomtom~vefreely.
~Incorrectwashanddrycycles.UsePermanentPressWashcyclewhichprovidesa
cooidownrinsetominimizewrinkling.AlsousePermanentPressDrycycle.
@Incorrectwaterlevel.UseLargeWaterLevelforMediumLoad,MediumLevelfor
SmallLoad.
~Repeatedwashingintoohotwater.Washincoldorwarmwaterwithplentyof
detergent.
~Accumulationoflimescaleduetouseofcarbonatedetergents.Ifyoumustuseanon-
phosphatedetergent,avoidtheuseofhigh-carbonate-builtdetergent.
*F%ilureto usefabricsoftener.Properusewillminimizewrinkling.