GE WA9895S - Manual (Page 14)

HOW TO SORT
Sort by Surface Texture
LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and
Separate up lint.
LINT COLLECTORS—such as man-made fibers and
napped fabrics like velveteen and corduroy—attract
lint. These must be washed separately.
For more information on lint control, see The
Problem Solver section.
In addition to sorting
reduce lint collection,
it is recommended
that fabrics of similar
construction be
washed together
whenever possible.
Sort Soil
Sort by Color
Separate
For instructions
on different fabrics
and loads, see the
Fabric and Cycle
Settings guide.
It pays to check and prepare clothes for washing.
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Empty pockets, brush out cuffs, zip zippers, snap
snaps, hooks and buttons.
Do any necessary mending—rips, hems. tears.
Check all items for areas of heavy soil or stain.
Remove stains. Use the SPOTSCRUBBER
that is designed to remove stains and stubborn soil
automatically, and refer to the Stain Removal Guide
when you elect to pretreat and scrub stains by hand.
Turn knits inside-out to minimize fabric surface
damage.
Soaking and Pretreating—a good way to loosen
deep soils and stains.
A thorough soaking with detergent or special
soaking agent is another way to remove heavy soils,
embedded dirt even some stains.
Soaking can be either a completely separate washing
step or a preliminary step to complete wash cycle.
For detailed information on how to soak in your
washer, see the
to Use the Soak Cycle section.
FOR INFORMATION on SOAKING AGENTS,
see the Other Laundry Products Guide.
Pretreat heavy soil by rubbing in a amount
of liquid detergent or a paste made of water and
powdered detergent or soap. For best results, wait
1/2 hour before washing. Or wash small, extremely
loads in the Mini-Basket tub using the
SPOTSCRUBBER
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