reparation BeforeWashing
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• Check all po ckets to make sure that they are emtpy. Things such as nails, hairclips,, matches,
pens, coins, and keys can damage both your washer and your clothes.
• Mend any torn garments or loose buttons. Tears or holes may become larger during washing.
• Remove belts, underwires, etc. to prevent damage to the machine or your clothes.
• Pretreat any dirt and stains.
•
Make
sure the
clothes
are
washable in water.
•
Check the
washing instructions.
•
Remove tissue in pockets.
To get the best results, different fabrics need to be washed in different ways.
• SOIL (Heavy, Normal, Light)
COLOR (Whites, Lights, Darks)
LINT (Lint Producers, Collectors)
Separate clothes according to the type and amount of soil.
Separate white fabrics from colored fabrics.
Separate lint producers and lint collectors.
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•
Lint Produ cers
Lint Collectors
Terry cloth, Chenille Towels, Nappies, Diapers
Synthetics, Corduroy, P ermanent Press, Socks
WIRE
Sorting
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Look for acare label on your clothes This will tell you about the fabric content of your g arment
and how it should be washed.
Sort clothes into loads that can be washed with the same wash cycle, Water Temperature and spin speed.
Care Labels
Use nylon nets for long, DELICATE items. For laundry with long strings or long length , a net will prevent
tangling during washing.
Fasten zippers, hook, and strings to make
sure that these items don't snag on other clothes.
Nylon net is not supplied by LG.
Clothes like downs
and woollens
are light weight, large
and float easily. Use
a nylon net and
wash them in a
small amount of water. If the laundry floats during the
wash cycle, it may
become damaged. Use dissolved Detergent to prevent the
Detergent from clumping.
Light and Large-sized clothing
Long laundry items
Do not wash fabrics
containing flammable materials (waxes
,
cleaning fluids
,
etc
.
)
.
Load Size
The WATER LEVELF should just cover the clothes. Adjust the load size accordingly. Loosely load clothes not higher
than the top row of holes in the washer tub. To add items after washer has started, press Start button and submerge
additional items. Close the lid and press Start button again to restart.
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• Pretreat shirt collars
and cuffs
with a pre-wash product or liquid Detergent when placing them in the
washer.
Before
washing treat special stains
with bar soaps, liquid Detergent or a paste of water and granular Detergent.
•
Use
a pretreat soil and stain remover.
Treat stains
AS SOON
AS POSSIBLE. The longer they are left the harder they are to remove.
(For more detail refer to page13)
Pretreatment on stains or heavy soil
Before Starting to Wash
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