Planning notes / Whole-item loads

Decide the groups before packing the loads

A weight calculation cannot decide what belongs together.

Start with the garments and the instructions that apply to them. The American Cleaning Institute describes sorting by colour and fabric-care instructions as an early laundry step. LoadLoom does not read labels or infer compatibility from a garment name.

A group is your decision

Create a group only after checking which items can share the same treatment. Use a name and note that mean something to you, such as a specific program or a set you have already separated. Different group names remain separate in the calculation, even if their entered weight limits happen to be equal.

Use the right limit

The machine-group limit is a value you enter for that particular group and program. It is not automatically taken from a machine's headline capacity. Check your appliance instructions and the conditions of the intended program before entering a limit. The tool does not increase it or decide how full the drum should look.

Keep special handling outside

A Separate handling group is never packed into machine loads. Use it to keep those pieces visible without treating them as ordinary machine items. The label is an organisational choice, not a recommendation for a cleaning method.

For broader sorting context, see ACI Laundry Basics and Maytag's sorting guide. Follow the actual garment and appliance instructions.