PREPARATION BEFOREWASHING
1. Fabric Care Labels
Look for a care label on your clothes
This will tell you about the fabric content of your garment
and how it should
be washed
2, Sorting
To get the best res{_lts, sort clothes into loads that can be washed with the same wash cycle,
Different
fabrics need to be washed
in different
ways
Always sort dark colors from pale colors and whites. Wash separately
as dye and lint transfer
can occur causing
discoloration
of white clothing
If possible,
do not wash heavily soiled items with Iightiy soi}ed ones
Soil (Heavy
Normal
Lighl)
Separale
clolhes according
lo amount
of soil.
[
Colnr (White, L ighls, Darks)
Separate
while fabrlc_ from colored
fabrics.
]
Lint (Lint Producers,
Colleclors)
Wash lint producers
am! lint coileclors
separately,
3. Check before loading
Combine
targe and small items in a !oad
Load large items first
Large items should not be more than half the total wash load,
Do not wash single items This may cause an out-of-balance
load Add one or two similar items
• Check all the pockets to make sure that they are
empty Things such as clip, matches, pens,
coins, and keys can damage both your washer
and your clothes
• Close zippers, hooks, and strings to make sure
that these items do not snag on other clothes
• Pretreat dirt and stains by brushing a little
detergent dissolved in water onto stains like
collars and cuffs to help lift dirt
NO_I E: Do not watCh or spin water-proof
clothes°
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