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Efficient washer loads in 6 steps: fill without overloading

Sort clothes and use reasonably full loads within your washer's rated capacity to reduce wasted cycles.

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ENERGY STAR

Original source guidance: Efficient washer loads in 6 steps: fill without overloading

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ENERGY STAR advises running full loads where possible. Do not confuse a full load with an overloaded drum: follow your machine's rated load and program instructions for cleaning and rinsing performance.

Your try-it-at-home checklist

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1. Read your model manual for its rated load and special limits for bedding, wool or quick cycles.
2. Sort by color, fabric, soil level and garment-care label before combining compatible items.
3. Load clothes loosely, allowing them to move; never exceed the machine's rated capacity or pack the drum tightly.
4. When practical, consolidate compatible small loads into a properly full load, keeping heavily soiled pieces separate when needed.
5. Measure detergent for load size and soil level using the detergent and washer instructions; more is not automatically better.
6. Select an appropriate cycle and unload promptly; check the separate capacity limit of any tumble dryer.

Original source guidance: Efficient washer loads in 6 steps: fill without overloading

Your try-it-at-home checklist

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