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Laundry Guide
Refer to this chart for suggested load types and their corresponding cycles. Listed to the right are the options available to each of these
washer cycles.
LAUNDRY TIPS
Preparing clothes for washing
Follow these recommendations to help you prolong the life of
your garments.
■ 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.
■ 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.
■ Stained or wet garments should be washed promptly for best
results.
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,
permanent press). When possible, turn lint-givers inside-out.
■ Separate dark colors from light colors, colorfast items from
non-colorfast items.
■ Sort by fabric and construction (sturdy cottons, knits, delicate
items).
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CYCLE SUGGESTED LOAD TYPE EXTRA
RINSE
RINSE HOLD
Whitest Whites Heavily soiled white fabrics
✔✔
Heavy Duty Normally soiled underwear, towels, shirts, etc., made of
cotton
✔✔
Normal/Casual Lightly to normally soiled blouses, shirts, overalls, etc., made
of polyester, nylon, cotton, linen, or cotton blends
✔✔
Delicate Curtains and delicate clothing, dresses, skirts, shirts and
blouses
✔✔
Hand Washables Fabrics made of silk, special-care items marked as
“Handwashable”
✔✔
Soak Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or nylon
Rinse/Spin Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or nylon
✔✔
Drain/Spin Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or nylon
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Heavy Work Clothes
4 jeans
4 workpants
4 workshirts
2 sweatpants
2 sweatshirts
Towel s
10 bath towels
10 hand towels
14 wash cloths
Mixed Load
3 sheets (1 king, 2 twin)
4 pillowcases
3 shirts
3 blouses
9 T-shirts
9 shorts
10 handkerchiefs
