Frigidaire FFLG3900UW Complete Owners Guide - Page 7

WASHER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Operating Your Washer WARNING To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock or injury to persons, read these IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS in this Use and Care Guide before operating your washer. WARNING DO NOT wash water-resistant and water-repellent type clothing or other materials. Failure to closely follow these instructions may result in abnormal vibrating and out-of-balance conditions that could result in physical injury, property damage, and/or appliance damage CAUTION To avoid serious personal injury, DO NOT operate washer if safety lid lock is missing, damaged or operating improperly.  NOTE To prevent injury, the lid will remain locked for up to 6 minutes after the cycle ends, to allow the wash tub to stop spinning. Safety Lid Lock STEPS TIPS IMPORTANT 1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together. • Sort by recommended 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 fiberglass. Small particles of fiberglass left in drum may transfer to fabrics in other loads and cause skin irritation and/or damage to fabrics. • DO NOT wash waterresistant and waterrepellent type clothing or other materials 2. Prepare items for washing. • Empty pockets. • Mend rips and tears to • Brush off lint and dirt. Shake out rugs and beach towels. prevent further damage during washing. • Close zippers, fasten hooks, button but- • Turn knit items inside tons, and tie strings/sashes. Remove non- out to prevent pilling. washable trims and ornaments. • Place delicate and small items such as bras and hosiery in a mesh bag (not included). 3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil. • See Stain Removal Guide in this guide for safe, successful stain removal instructions. 4. Add liquid deter- • Detergent packs can also be used but may gent or powder not fully dissolve in some cycles. detergent to • The amount of detergent required de- wash tub BEFORE pends on the type of detergent, load size, adding load. and water hardness. • Follow manufacturer's instructions for recommended amount of detergent. • Use a low-sudsing, high-efficiency detergent to prevent oversudsing. • Look for the high-efficiency symbol on the detergent label. 7