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3-2. BEFORE STARTING TO WASH
Care Labels
• Look for a care label on your clothes.
This will tell you about the fabric content of your garment and how it should be washed.
Sort clothes into loads that can be washed with the same wash cycle, water temperature,
and spin speed.
Sorting
To get the best results, different fabrics need to be washed in different ways.
• SOIL (Heavy, Normal, Light)
Separate clothes according to the type and amount of soil.
• COLOR (Whites, Lights, Darks)
Separate white fabrics from colored fabrics.
• LINT (Lint producers, Collectors)
Separate lint producers and lint collectors.
Lint Producers
Terry cloth, Chenille, Towels, Diapers
Lint Collectors
Synthetics, Corduroy, Permanent Press, Socks
Check before Loading
• Check all pockets to make sure that they are empty. Things such as nails, hairclips, matches,
pens, coins, and keys can damage both your washer and your clothes.
• Mend any torn garments or loose buttons. Tears or holes may become larger during washing.
• Remove belts, underwires, etc. to prevent damage to the machine or your clothes.
• Pretreat any dirt and stains.
• Make sure the clothes are washable in water.
• Check the washing instructions.
• Remove any paper or tissue in the pockets.
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Loading
Do not wash fabrics containing flammable materials(waxes, cleaning fluids, etc.).
Load Size
The WATER LEVEL should just cover the clothes. Adjust the load size
accordingly. Loosely load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the
washer tub. To add items after washer has started, press the Start button and
submerge additional items. Close the lid and press the Start button again to restart.
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Do not wash waterproofed fabrics (such as skiing outfits, diapers, or nappy
auto seat covers.)
Light and Large-sized clothing
Clothes like downs and woollens are light weight, large and float easily. Use a nylon net and
wash them in a small amount of water. If the laundry floats during the wash cycle, it may
become damaged. Use dissolved detergent to prevent the detergent from clumping.
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Do not wash water-proof textilles (Skling outfit, baby diaper, nappy automobile seat covers.)
Long laundry items
Use nylon bag nets for long, DELICATES items. For laundry with long strings or long length, a bag will prevent
tangling during washing. Fasten zippers, hooks, and strings to make sure that these items don't snag on
other clothes.
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The nylon washing bag is not supplied by LG.
Pretreatment on stains or heavy soil
• Pretreat shirt collars and cuffs with a pre-wash product or liquid detergent when placing them in the washer.
Before washing treat special stains with bar soaps, liquid detergent or a paste of water and powdered detergent.
• Use a pretreat soil and stain remover.
Treat stains AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. The longer they are left, the harder they are to remove.
(For more detail refer to page 13)
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WARNING
Fire Hazard
Never place items in the washer that are
dampened with gasoline or other flammable
fluids.
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type
of oil on it (including cooking oils).
Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire.
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Using Water
Using detergent/fabric softener
Recommended detergent
Make sure to use HE (High-Efficiency) detergent for top-loading washing machines. HE detergents dissolve
more efficiently and produce fewer suds to ensure efficient washing and rinsing. Use the correct amount of
detergent as indicated on the label of the detergent packaging.
Designed specially to use only
HE (High-Efficiency) detergent
Water Temperature
• The machine sets the appropriate temperature automatically according to the wash program .
You can override the preset selection by pressing the WASH/RINSE temperature. button.
• The temperature of the water impacts the effectiveness of all laundry additives and therefore, the cleaning results.
• We recommend temperatures of:
These temperatures are not in line with
White items, diapers, underclothing and heavily soiled, colorfast items.
the hot/warm/cold as specified with our
Most items
front loaders.
Only very bright colors with light soil.
• When washing in COLD water additional steps may be needed:
- Adjust Detergent amount and pre-dissolve Detergent in WARM water
- Pretreat spots and stains
- Soak heavily soiled items
- Use appropriate bleach
* Temperature below 18°C (65°F) will not activate laundry additives and may cause lint, residue, poor cleaning, etc.
In addition, detergent manufactures and care labels define COLD water as 26~29°C (80-85°F).
If the temperature of the water in the tub is too cold for your hands, the detergent will not activate and clean
effectively.
Note
If iron is present in the water the clothes may become an all-over yellow or they may be stained with brown or
orange spots or streaks. Iron is not always visible. Installation of water softener or an iron filter may be
necessary for severe cases.
Note
• Only use HE detergents, since using a regular detergent will produce excess suds and could damage the
machine.
• HE detergents produce fewer suds, dissolve more efficiently to improve washing and rinsing performance, and
help to keep the interior of your washer clean.
• Use less detergent for soft water.
• Wipe up any spills immediately, as liquids could damage the finish and the control panel of the washing
machine.
• Using too much detergent can cause a build-up in the tub resulting in unsatisfactory performance and machine
malfunction.
• If you use a detergent that does not dissolve easily or a detergent with high viscosity, it will leave a residue on
the tub.
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Loading the dispenser
The detergent dispenser drawer of the washing machine has a
dispenser compartment for each detergent type. Add the
appropriate detergents into its respective compartments.
1 Pull out the detergent dispenser drawer.
2 Add the appropriate detergent to its allocated compartment.
- If you use a liquid detergent, check if the liquid detergent cup is in
place.
- If you use a powdered detergent, remove the liquid detergent cup
and put the powder in the main wash detergent compartment.
3 Close the detergent dispenser drawer slowly.
- Slamming the detergent dispenser drawer may result in the
detergent overflowing into another compartment or pouring into the
tub earlier than programmed.
Note
• It is normal for a small amount of water to remain in the dispenser compartments at the end of the cycle
Insert
Main Wash Powder
Detergent Compartment
Liquid Fabric
Softener
Compartment
Main Wash
Liquid Detergent
Compartment
Main Wash Detergent Compartment
This compartment holds laundry detergent for the main wash cycle, which is added to the load at the beginning of
the cycle. Always use HE (High-Efficiency) detergent with your washing machine.
Never exceed the manufacturerʼs recommendations when adding detergent. Using too much detergent can result
in detergent buildup in clothing and the washer. Either powdered or liquid detergent may be used.
Main Wash
Detergent
Fabric
Softener
Note
• Liquid or powdered color-safe bleach may be added to the main wash compartment with detergent of the
same type.
• When using liquid detergent, make sure the liquid detergent cup and insert are in place. Do not exceed the
maximum fill line.
• When using powdered detergent, remove the insert and liquid detergent cup from the compartment. Powdered
detergent will not dispense with the liquid detergent cup and insert in place.
Fabric Softener Compartment
This compartment holds liquid fabric softener, which will be
dispensed automatically during the final rinse cycle.
Note
• Always follow the manufacturerʼs recommendations when
adding fabric softener. Do not exceed the maximum fill
line. Using too much fabric softener may result in stained
clothes.
• Dilute concentrated fabric softeners with warm water.
Do not exceed the maximum fill line.
• Never pour fabric softener directly onto the load or into the
drum.
Special Guide for Stain Removal
WARNING
Do not use or mix liquid chlorine bleach with other household chemicals such as toilet cleaners, rust removers, acid,or products
containing ammonia. These mixtures can produce dangerous fumes which can cause serious injury or death.
To reduce the risk of fire or serious injury to persons or property, comply with the basic warnings listed below:
• Read and comply with all instructions on stain removal products.
• Keep stain removal products in their original labeled containers and out of children's reach.
• Thoroughly wash any utensil used.
• Do not combine stain removal products, especially ammonia and chlorine bleach. Dangerous fumes may result.
• Never wash items which have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with gasoline, dry cleaning solvents, or
other flammable or explosive substances because they give off vapors that could ignite or explode.
• Never use highly flammable solvents, such as gasoline, inside the home. Vapors can explode on contact with flames or sparks.
For successful stain removal:
• Remove stains promptly.
• Determine the kind of stain, then follow the recommended treatment in the stain removal
chart below.
• To pretreat stains, use a prewash product, liquid detergent, or a paste made from
granular detergent and water.
• Use COLD water on unknown stains because HOT water can set stains.
• Check care label instructions for treatments to avoid on specific fabrics.
• Check for colorfastness by testing stain remover on an inside seam.
• Rinse and wash items after stain removal.
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Liquid Bleach Compartment
This compartment holds liquid chlorine bleach, which will be
dispensed automatically at the proper time during the wash
cycle. Avoid overfilling or splashing when adding bleach
to the dispenser. The maximum capacity of the bleach
dispenser is one cup of bleach per wash cycle. Overfilling
could result in premature dispensing of bleach, which will
result in fabric damage.
Note
• Do not add powdered or liquid color-safe bleach to this
compartment.
• Always follow the manufacturerʼs recommendations when
adding bleach. Do not exceed the maximum fill line. Using
too much bleach can damage fabrics.
• Never pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly onto
the load or into the drum. Fabric damage can occur.
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