FRIGIDAIRE FFTW1001PW - Manual (Page 5)

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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fi re, electric shock or injury to
persons, read these IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
in this Use and Care Guide before operating your washer.
(Mesh bag not included.)
Washing Procedures
1 Sort laundry into loads that
can be washed together.
WHITES
CASUAL
COLORS
TOWELS
• Sort items
by recom-
mended cycle
and water
temperature.
• Separate white, light and colorfast items from dark
and non-colorfast items.
• Separate items that shed lint from items that
attract lint. Casual, synthetic, knit, and corduroy
items will pick up lint from towels, rugs, and
bedspreads.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled items.
• Separate lacy, sheer, loosely knit, or delicate items
from durable items.
• Do not machine wash items containing fi berglass.
Small particles of fi berglass left in the drum may
transfer to fabrics in other loads and cause skin
irritation and/or damage to fabrics.
2 Prepare items for washing.
• Empty pockets.
• Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach
towels.
• Close zippers, fasten hooks, button buttons, tie
strings and sashes, and remove non-washable
trims and ornaments.
• Mend rips and tears to prevent further damage
during washing.
• Turn knit items inside out to prevent pilling.
• Place delicate and small items such as bras, hosiery
and baby socks in a mesh bag.
• Follow detergent manufacturer’s directions. The
amount required depends on type of detergent,
load size and soil level, and water hardness.
5 If desired, add liquid bleach to bleach dispenser.
• Before adding the wash load, add liquid bleach to
bleach dispenser located in left front corner under
the lid:
3 Pretreat stains and heavy soil.
• See Stain Removal Guide in this guide for
safe, successful stain
removal instruc-
tions.
4 Add a measured
amount of detergent to the wash tub before
adding the laundry load.
Use a low-sudsing, high effi ciency deter-
gent to prevent oversudsing. Look for this
symbol on the detergent label:
For best results
• Refer to bleach manufacturer’s directions for
quantity to add.
• Then add 1 cup (240 ml) water to fl ush the dis-
penser.
• Do not use powdered bleach in the bleach dispens-
er. Add powdered bleach to the empty tub.