GE Unitized Spacemaker WSM2420, Use And Care Manual

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It pays to check and prepare
clothes for washing.

• Empty pockets, brush out cuffs,

zip zippers, and fasten snaps,
hooks and buttons.

• Do any necessary mending—rips,

hems, tears.

• Check all items for areas of heavy

soil or stain.

• Remove stains. See Stain

Removal Guide.

• Turn poly knits inside-out to

minimize fabric surface damage.

EXTRA CLEANING

(See Tips to Help You Select
Settings section for instructions.)

See Stain Removal Guide.

See Fabric and Cycle Settings guide.

See The Problem Solver section.

Soaking and Pretreating—a good
way to loosen deep soils and stains.

A thorough soaking with detergent
or special soaking agent is another
way to remove heavy soils,
embedded dirt and even some stains.

Soaking can be either a completely
separate washing step or a 
preliminary step to a complete wash
cycle. For detailed information on
how to soak in your washer, see
How to Use the Soak Cycle.

FOR INFORMATION ON
SOAKING AGENTS, see Other
Laundry Products Guide.

• Pretreat heavy soil by rubbing 

in a small amount of liquid
detergent or a paste made of water
and powdered detergent or soap.
For best results, wait 1/2 hour
before washing.

Sort by Surface Texture

Separate

LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and
chenille—give up lint.

LINT COLLECTORS—such as man-made fibers and
napped fabrics like velveteen and corduroy—attract
lint. These must be washed separately.

For more information on lint control, see The
Problem Solver section.

Separate

In addition to sorting to
reduce lint collection,
it is recommended 
that fabrics of similar
construction be 
washed together
whenever possible.

from

from

Delicates

Cottons &

Linens

Perm Press

Cottons &

Blends

Synthetics &

Poly Knits

from

Separate

from

Lightly

Soiled

Medium

Soil

Heavy 

Soil

from

Separate

For instructions 
on different fabrics
and loads, see the
Fabric and Cycle
Settings guide.

from

from

Non- 

Colorfast

Whites

Lights

Darks

from

from

Lint

Producers

Lint

Collectors

Sort by Fabric

Sort by Soil

Sort by Color

HOW TO SORT CLOTHES

W
asher—Suggested Fabric and Cycle Settings 

Sorting