LG WT7100CW Owners Manual - Page 17

Sorting Laundry CAUTION ••The washer can be fully loaded, but the tub should not be tightly packed with items. The lid (door) of the washer should close easily. ••Use the Bedding cycle for buoyant or nonabsorbent items such as pillows or comforters. Failure to follow this caution can result in leakage. ••Clothing or articles that are waterproof or water resistant must be washed in the Waterproof cycle only. (e.g. water resistant clothing, mattress covers, outdoor clothes, plastic mats, etc.) Otherwise, it may result in personal injury or damage to the washer, clothes, walls, floor, and surrounding objects due to abnormal vibration. Grouping Similar Items For the best washing results, and to reduce the possibility of damage to clothing, care should be taken to sort the clothing into loads that are made up of similar items. Mixing different fabric types and/or soil levels can result in poor wash performance, color transfer, discoloration, fabric damage or linting. Fabrics should be sorted into groups as described below. Colors Sort articles by color. Wash dark clothes together in a separate load from light colors or whites. Mixing dark clothes with light clothes can result in dye transfer or discoloration of the lighter clothes. Soil Level Wash heavily soiled clothing together. Washing lightly soiled clothing in the same load with heavily soiled clothing could result in poor wash performance for the lightly soiled clothing. Fabric Type Delicate articles should not be mixed with heavy or sturdy fabric types. Washing heavy fabrics in a delicate load can result in poor wash performance for the heavy fabrics and possible damage to the delicates. Lint Type Some fabrics attract and bind lint to them while others give off lint in the laundry process. Avoid mixing these lint collectors and lint producers in the same load. Mixing these fabrics will result in pilling and linting on the lint collectors. (For example, lint collector-knit sweater; lint producer-terry cloth towels.) OPERATION 17 Sort Laundry By Colors By Soil White Heavy Lights Darks Normal Light By Fabric Delicates Easy Care Sturdy By Lint Lint Producer Lint Collector Fabric Care Labels Many articles of clothing include a fabric care label. Using the chart below, adjust the cycle and option selections to care for your clothing according to the manufacturer's recommendations. Category Washing Water Temperature Bleach Symbols Label Directions Hand wash Machine wash, Normal cycle Perm Press/Wrinkle Resistant setting (which has a cool down or cold spray before the slower spin) Gentle/Delicate setting (slow agitation and/or reduced wash time) Do not wash Do not wring Hot Warm Cold/Cool Any bleach (when needed) Only non-chlorine bleach (when needed) Do not bleach ENGLISH