Please note: Always check the garment care label for best results.

• Sort clothes first

  For more efficient washing and to prevent problems with incompatible colors or fabrics:

  1. Sort by color:

     Whites and pastels together, Same-color brights, Dark colors together. Multi-colored clothes that have lots of white and dark colors are best washed separately the first time. If the dye does not bleed or run, it can be washed along with whites the next time.

  2. Sort by fabric type:

     Separate delicate or lightweight fabrics from heavy ones. Don’t wash lint producers (such as towels) in a load of lint-attracting clothes (corduroy).

  3. Heavily Soiled:

     Separate for special pre-treatment or simply to prevent transfer of dirt and/or bacteria (such as with diapers) onto less soiled clothes.

• Inspect clothes carefully.

  Remove contents of pockets. Pretreat all stains. Repair any ripped clothing.

• Choose the water temperature carefully.

  You don’t need to wash in hot water unless the stains are particularly greasy. Use warm or cold water for most wash cycles and use only cold water for rinses, since the temperature of the rinse water doesn’t affect cleaning. This saves energy and money!

• Wash full loads.

  Don’t be afraid to fill your washer to capacity. Washing one large load takes less energy than washing two smaller loads.

• Make sure the water level matches the load level.

  Too many clothes and not enough water means clothes won’t wash or rinse properly. Clothes must be able to circulate so dirt and detergent will go down the drain, not back on the clothes.