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4-7. TROUBLE SHOOTING AGAINST COMMON WASHING PROBLEMS
Many washing problems involve poor soil & stain removal, residues of lint and scum, and fabric damage. For
satisfactory washing results, follow these instructions.
WASH PROBLEM
Problems
Poor soil
removal
• Not enough Detergent
• Wash Water
Temperature too low.
• Overloading the washer
• Incorrect wash cycle
• Incorrect sorting
• Stain not pre treated.
Possible Causes
Solutions & Preventive Measures
• Use correct amount of Detergent for load size, amount of soil and
water Hardness.
• Use WARM or HOT water for normal soil.
Different Water Temperature may be required according to soil
type.
(refer to page 10)
• Reduce load size.
• Wash with JEAN or SOAK & JEAN wash cycle for heavy soiled
laundry.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled ones.
• Pretreat stain and heavy soil according to directions shown on
page 9.
Blue, Grey, or
Brown Stains
• Undiluted fabric softener
dispensed directly onto
fabric
• Rub the stain with bar soap. Wash.
• Do not overfill fabric softener dispenser and do not pour liquid
fabric softener directly onto fabric.
See page 12 for more instructions.
Black or Gray
marks on
clothes
• A buildup caused by the
interaction of fabric
softener and Detergent
can flake off and mark
clothes
• Not enough Detergent
• Refer to the recommendations against Scrud(waxy buildup).
(refer to scrud page12.)
• Use correct amount of Detergent for load size, amount of soil
and water Hardness.
Yellow or
brown rust
stains
• Iron or manganese in
water supply, water
pipes, or water heater
• To restore discolored load of whites, use rust remover safe for fabric.
• Install nonprecipitating water softener or an iron filter in your
water supply system for an ongoing problem.
• Before washing, run water for a few minutes to clear lines.
Lint
• Incorrect sorting
• Tissues left in pocket
• Overloading the washer
• Wash lint givers eg towels, flannelette sheets, separately from
lint collectors eg synthetic fabrics and remove tissues in pockets
before wash. See page 9 for sorting and caring before loading.
• Do not overload the washer
Residue or
Detergent
• Overloading the washer
• Undissolved Detergent
• Too much Detergent
• Do not overload the washer.
• Some Detergents need to be pre-dissolved, check the Detergent
instructions. Try pre-dissolving the detergent in warm water.
• Increase Water Temperature using HOT water safe for fabric.
• Use proper amount of Detergent.
Holes, tears,
or snags
• Incorrect use of chlorine
bleach.
• Unfastened zippers,
hooks, buckles
• Ribs, tears and broken
threads
• Overloading the washer
• Degradation of fabric
• Never pour chlorine bleach directly on fabric.
See page 11 for adding liquid bleach.
• Fasten zippers, hooks, and buckles.
• Remove objects in pockets. See page 9 for caring before
loading.
• Do not overload the washer.
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