Frigidaire FFLG3900UW Complete Owners Guide - Page 14

WASHER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Common Washing Problems (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES SOLUTIONS PREVENTIVE MEASURES Pilling • Pilling is normal • Use a lint brush or shaver • Use fabric softener (Fibers ball with synthetic and to remove pills. in washer to lubricate up and cling permanent press fibers. to fabric) fabrics due to abra- • When ironing, use sion from normal spray starch or fabric wear. finish on collars and cuffs. • Turn items inside out to reduce abrasion. Residue or powder on • Undissolved deter- • Rewash load. gent. • Increase water temperature using hottest dark items; • Some granular water safe for fabric. Stiff, harsh detergents can • DO NOT overload fabrics combine with hard water minerals to washer. • Use liquid detergent or form a residue. use non precipitating • Overloading the water conditioner with washer. powder detergent. Unexpected • Poor movement of • Rearrange load and • Add items one at a washing re- large items during rewash. time, each tightly sults of large wash action. bunched into its own items • Large items loaded "ball" to allow beneficial incorrectly in a flat item interaction. fashion. • Avoid loading items in a flat, laid-out fashion. Wrinkling • Overloading the • Reduce load size. • DO NOT overload washer. • Rinse in cold water with washer. • Incorrect wash liquid fabric softener using • Remove items from cycle for wash load. the casual or delicate cycle. washer as soon as cycle is completed. • Use liquid fabric soft- ener. Yellow build- • Agitation time • Soak in detergent booster • Select correct wash up of body too short. or product containing soil on syn- • Water temperature enzymes. cycle. • Use correct amount thetic fabrics too low. • Wash in hottest water of detergent. • Not enough safe for fabric using • Wash synthetics detergent. casual cycle. • Increase detergent. frequently using hot or warm water. • Add bleach safe for fabric or treat with color remover. Yellow or • Iron or manganese • To restore discolored load • Use non precipitating brown rust stains in water supply, of whites, use rust remover water softener. water pipes, or wa- safe for fabric. • Before washing, run ter heater. • DO NOT use chlorine hot water for a few bleach to remove rust minutes to clear lines. stains. It may intensify • Drain water heater discoloration. occasionally. • For an ongoing prob- lem, install iron filter in your water supply system. 14