I try to wash sheets in my Fl with other heavier things. For instance, I'll wash a pair of sheets with a heavy towel or two. Or I'll throw in half a dozen men's dress shirts.

I do absolutely nothing to arrange the load other than making sure that the sheets are actually seperated from each after being pulled off the bed. I load by putting each large piece in individually; for smaller items (T-shirts) I'll grab a bunch and stuff them in together.

I don't have any problem with tangling unless I make the load too big.

I dry sheets on the line, but give them a 5 - 10 minute toss in the dryer beforehand. After pulling the items out of the washer, I re-stuff them in the dryer loosely, not all in a ball from the washer. But other than that I don't find tangling is really an issue.

I think washing the sheets folded would lead to poor cleaning.

To try an untangle the tangling issue I would try these steps: reducing load size, dividing large objects among a couple of loads, and try variations of combining larger, heavier items with sheets until you get to the right combo.

HTH,

Molly

I bought a Maytag Bravos HE toploading washer in May, and I've washed and dried sheets many times since then. I wash only sheets and pillowcases together, no other items - and I have zero tangling, even less than with my old traditional non-HE toploaders. I use the 'sheets' cycle on the washer, load them as the book says to, and they wash, rinse, and spin beautifully. Same great results with the matching dryer.