When should you separate a laundry load?

A hard conflict is not changed by the convenience setting. It means the requested machine treatment does not work for every item in that group.

The checker is a planning aid, not a replacement for the label on the individual item. When a label is more restrictive than a general pattern, use the label and separate the item if needed.

Soft warnings are different: they identify conditions that can make a shared load less desirable, but the right choice depends on the items and your preference for caution.

Unknown information is a reason to slow down rather than a reason to invent certainty. Confirm the fabric, colourfastness, or care limit when the item is valuable or the consequence of a mistake is high.

Use the checker as a review list. Separate the item that causes a hard conflict, then decide whether any remaining precaution deserves its own load today.

Use a smaller first load when you are unsure, then save a known-good routine locally after you have checked the actual labels. That keeps future planning quick without making a blanket claim about every item.