Washer and Dryer Repair
To our valued customers-
In addition to providing you with an excellent and reliable professional service on any washing machine, dryer, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, oven, range and more, Northern Refrigeration and Appliance Repair strives also to provide helpful assistance where ever it can in areas associated, expected and requested by it's grateful customers as a way of saying thank you for their loyalty since 1967. We share these tips with you to be helpful and are open to learning about still more of them so that we can share them with others to continue to express our gratitude. Please email them to 800-fix-that@gmail.com.
All the best,
George Secher
Washing Machine Tips |
Dryer tips |
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Preparation
*Check the label for proper care instructions including water temperature and the cycle to set it at.
* Treat problematic/ resistant stains before washing by rubbing with straight liquid detergent before placing in wash.
* Check all pockets before washing to be sure things like lipstick, lip balm, a stick of gum, crayons, pens, etc.
* Do not allow metal object in laundry including hair clips, pins & safety pins, coins etc.
* Close all zippers, hooks & propers
* Button all pillow cases
Sorting
* Sort the laundry in groups: whites, colored, synthetics, dedicates and woolens.
* Never wash white and colored items together.
* New colored items should be washed separately the first time to avoid color running and continued to till all bleeding of color stops.
* Wash garments that generate lint such as fleece, sweat clothes, and towels separately.
* Separate man made items from natural fibers, (such as cotton), to prevent prevent the oils released from the natural from getting into and causing stains in the man made materials such as polyesters.
* Select a variety of large and small items to allow then to move around more freely during the washing cycle. Loading
* Although Loading a washer to absolute capacity solves time and energy, overloading also causes inefficiency by not allowing the clothes to properly swish around. Dropping them loosely into the tub instead will greatly enhance the washing machine's cleaning ability. This is particularly true with permanent press in color retention ability.
* Load synthetics to no more than half way and delicates and woolens one 1/3 tub.
* Heavily soiled clothing should be washed in a reduced load size.
* Cleaning is enhanced by mixing large and small items together, and loading the clothes evenly
* Avoiding the placement of large items such as towels on one side and light weight underwear on the other avoiding putting the tub out of balance.
Special care items
* Plastic items: pants, bibs, and vinyl backed items should be washed for only around 4 minutes and then tumbled with no heat in the dryer.
* Woolen items should be soaked in detergent water for 10 to 15 minutes and then go into the normal rinse cycle.
* Flame retardant sleepwear should not be washed with soap, doing so will leave a reside that will interfere with it's flame retardant properties.
Rinsing
Rinsing can always be in cold water - (it actually helps prevent clothes from wrinkling).
Cold water washing
Cold water washing is adequate for most loads as long as long as the water is at least 70 degrees Fahrenheit with liquid detergent, however powered detergents will need a warm temperature to properly dissolve them. Hot water is normally not necessary unless disinfecting cloth diapers, bedding and whites.
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Preparation
* A high washer spin speed or double spinning the clothes will use less energy than the extra drying required if you do not.
* Shake out garments as they are taken from the washer before putting them into the dryer to avoid slower longer drying while also preventing wrinkling.
* A large dry towel placed in the load will absorb moisture speeding up drying time, (two or three towels for larger loads).
* Clean lint trap before each use
Sorting
* Try to keep like items together - Light weight things with other light weight things - thick towels with other thick things, etc.
* Permanent press should not be placed with towels.
* Lingerie should be dried separately.
Loading
* Larger loads dry more economically but to large of a load will cause lint problems on garments. What ever fits comfortably in the dryer should be the "rule of thumb".
* Avoid putting wet items in a partially finished load, drying them separately will be the better choice.
Drying tips
* Dry clothes only long enough to dry them, drying beyond that point will shorten the life of the garments, increase static cling, cause shrinkage and can actually set wrinkles.
* If garments have been dried to long causing them to wrinkle, throw a damp towel into the load and run for 1/4 hour intervals until all wrinkles are removed.
* Hang or fold all garments immediately after drying to avoid causing wrinkles.
* Removing items from dryer while still slightly damp they will need less ironing especially if they are hung up immediately.
* Dry woolen items only 10 or 15 minutes at the most removing them while still damp and before they are very warm to hang up.
* Blankets should be removed before completely dry and spread over a flat surface to dry.
Efficiency and economy steps
* Locate dryer in a heated and/ or insulated space so that it will not need to work as hard, reducing operating expense.
* Cleaning the dryer filter before each use increases efficiency and reduces lint on garments.
* Periodically check the outside dryer vent to be sure it is clean and the flapper opens and closes easily, if not replace the hood it to prevent heat lose.
* Electric dryers, (only), can serve as a supplemental heat source during winter months with no hazard by merely disconnecting the vent hose.
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