Hotpoint WLW5700R Use And Care Manual

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Agitator

Appliance Registration

Bleach Dispenser

Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

Cycle Settings

Detergents, Other Additives 15-19

Energy-Saving Tips

Fabric Softener Dispenser

Hard Water

Limestone Buildup

Loading the Washer

Model and Serial Numbers 2

Operating Instructions

9,26

Pretreating

Problem Solver

Rapid Wash Cycle

Safety Instructions

Soak Setting

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Stains

Stain Removal Guide

Storage and Vacation Tips

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User Maintenance Instructions 26

warranty

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Page 1 o — . How to get the best from Contents Use and Care Agitator 9,26 Pretreating 11, 13, 19 Appliance Registration Problem Solver 22-26 of Model Bleach Dispenser Rapid Wash Cycle 5,7,9 Care and Cleaning Safety Instructions Consumer Services Soak Setting Controls Setting Guide 10, 11 4.13...
Page 2: Model And Serial Numbers
Save time and money. Write down the model Read this book carefully. and serial numbers. Before you request service . . . It is intended to help you check the Problem Solver operate and maintain your You’ll find them on a label on section.
Page 3 WARNING-To reduce the risk Do not wash or dry articles that of fire, electric shock, or injury to have been cleaned in, washed in, persons when using your app~ance, . Use this appliance only for its intended purpose cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.) which may as described in this Use and Care Book.
Page 4: Sorting And Loading
(continued) Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents, bleaches, fabric softeners, malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has etc.) out of the reach of children, missing or broken parts, including a damaged preferably in a locked cabinet. cord or plug. Observe all warnings on container Never climb on or stand on the washer top.
Page 5: Setting The Controls
Sorting and Loading (continued) For information on bleaches See How to Use Bleach See How to Use Fabric Softener Dispenser section and fabric softeners, see Other Dispenser section for Laundry Products section. information on the for more information on the Fabric Softener Dispenser.
Page 6 Light, Medium and Heavy Soil Cycles— For most cottons, linens, and work and play clothes. Longer wash times plus an extra deep rinse, spray rinse and spin provide thorough washing and detergent removal. For fabrics with heavy or oily soil. Agitation an automatic extra rinse and spin help remove any detergent left after the first rinse and spin.
Page 7 For those articles that would normally be washed by hand. Use with HANDWASH agitator only. Rapid Wash Cycl- For small, lightly soiled loads you need in a hurry Washes, rinses and spin dries clothes in only 17’/z minutes (plus fill time). Use with HANDWASH agitator only.
Page 8: Bleach Dispenser
How to Use the Bleach Dispenser Use this dispenser HIGH WATER LEVEL—1 K cup(310 ml) liquid with liquid bleach LOW WATER LEVEL—2/3 cup (170 ml) liquid only. If you prefer to use powdered bleach, pour it into the wash Pour measured amount of liquid bleach directly into basket along with bleach dispenser.
Page 9: Agitator
HOW TO USE THE HA~WASH SYSTEM such as lingerie, panty hose, girdles, (up to 2 pounds) Delicate loads Small loads of regdar fabrics blouses, sweaters, socks, shirts, baby clothes and (.9 kg). other small, delicate hand-washables. How to Wash a Small Load of Regular Fabrics or Delicate Hand-Washables —Select desired Fabric Care Rograms and Options according to the fabrics you are washing.
Page 10: Cycle Selection
CONTROLS SETT~G G~E Controls Setting Guide for different fabrics and loads Load Cycle Selection Cottons and Linens White/Colorfast Cottons Colorfast Heavy Soil, Medium or Light Setting Heavy Soil, Medium or Light Setting Cottons Non-Colorfast Work Clothes Heavy soil Cottons Colorfast Average soil Cottons Colorfast Medium Setting...
Page 11 Refer to Garment Manufacturers’ Care Labels Bleach Liquid chlorine type. If colorfast is unusually soiled, use hot water. Use maximum detergent recommended in Detergent Guide. Use SUPERCYCLE. See Tips to Help You Select Settings section. Only non-chlorine bleach when needed. Use Extra Rinse if desired.
Page 12 If your clothes and household Try to wash less often. Save Use Hot Wash—up to 150°F. items don’t look clean and fresh articles of the same type of fabric until you have a full load. after washing, you will probably rewash them..
Page 13 HOW TO SORT CLOT~S Sort by Sutiace Texture LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and chenille—give up lint. LINT COLLECTORS—such as man-made fibers and napped fabrics like velveteen and corduroy— attract lint. These must be washed separately. For more information on lint control, see The Problem Solver section.
Page 14: Operating Instructions
HOW TO LO~ YOUR WAS~R Load clothes dry. This illustration, with clothes just reaching the Clothes Retaining Take a properly sorted group of Ring, shows a proper load. Clothes clothes and drop them loosely in have ample room to move because the wash basket in this order: they are not packed down, nor Large Items—like sheets.
Page 15: Liquid Detergents
Disadvantages Products Advantages Are not available in some areas. Phosphate- Perform well in hard or soft water. Powdered Detergents Wash all types of fabrics well. Can be used in hot, warm, or cold water. Generally do not clean well in Perform satisfactorily in soft hard water.
Page 16: Limestone Buildup
USE OF CA~ONATE DETERGENTS Is your water hard? If it is, and if you use a carbonate type non-phosphate detergent, you will most probably notice limestone* deposits on your clothes and washer surfaces. The hardness of your water and your washing frequency will determine how rapidly the limestone will build up.
Page 17 How to Partially Restore Clothes Once clothes have developed limestone deposits, CAUTIONS: they may be partially restored by soaking in a solution of two cups (480 d) of vinegar in one gallon (3.8 liters) Do not use vinegar soak solution in washer. of hot tap water for 15 minutes.
Page 18: Hard Water
Before you can decide what to do about hard If your water is SO~, you have no problem. You water, you need to know if you have it and, if can use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget all so, how hard it is.
Page 19 Laundry Product and ~pe How to Use It BLEACH 1) Do not pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly into Chlorine liquid washer or on dry clothes. such as Clorox brand (0.96 liter) water and add after wash action has started and detergent is 2) Some of today’s washable fabrics should not be chlorine bleached such as: 100% cotton flame-retardant children’s dissolved.
Page 20: Stains
Test stain removal product on a hidden inside Try to remove stains as soon as possible. The fresher the stain, the easier it is to remove. seam or on a sample of the material. 2. Before attempting to remove any stain, take Avoid use of hot water on unknown stains.
Page 21 Stain Other Washable Fabrics White and Bleachable Fabrics See Controls Setting Guide. Adhesives Rub with ice or immerse in very cold water. Use dull tool to Same as white and bleachable fabrics. (Chewing Gum, etc.) with a safe dry cleaning fluid,* then launder. Same as Antiperspirants, Apply undiluted liquid detergent.
Page 22 QUESTIONS? USE T~S PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Incorrect sorting of clothes. Separate lint producers (such as terry towels and ON CLOT~S chenille) from lint receivers (such as man-made fabrics, velveteen, corduroy). Washing too Iong$ especially for sma~er loads. For normal soil, wash one minute per pound of dry clothes.
Page 23 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE * Improper soaking with insufficient detergent, Usa@ly a 30-rninute soak is suficient. (continued) However, when using extended soaks for heavily sofied garments, you may need to usfi * Use of soap in hwd water, Switch to a phosphate detergent, or folIow six steps at bottom of opposite page, Detergent dissolves too slowly.
Page 24 (continued) POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM washed but wi~ shrink in a dryer. Follow Garment Manufacturer’s Care hstructions exactly. If in doubt, do not machine wash or dry, can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly stretched Relaxation shrinkage and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment maybe pressed back caused when starch or sting (in some fabrics) Progressive or delayed shrinkage is is gradu~y removed by laundering.
Page 25 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE SNAGS, HOLES Small, unnoticd tears may etiarge during washing process. Check garmeuts before TEARS, MPS OR washing and mend all rips and tears. EXCESSIVE WEAR Chemicals such as hair bleach, dye, permanent wave solutions, battery acids md (continued) toilet bowl cleaners may cause fabric holes.
Page 26: User Maintenance Instructions
(continued) PROBLEM WATER LEAKS Make sure hose confections are tight at faucets. * Make sure end of drain hose is correctly inserted in and secured to drain facility. Make sure washer is level md firm to the floor with rubber foot pads in place and WASHER IS NOISY stops and tie spin brake inside the transmission “locks in.
Page 27: Consumer Services
47,000 Genuine Renewal Parts... and all are fully war- Upon request, we will provide Braille ranted. VISA, MasterCard and controls for a variety of Hotpoint Discover cards are accepted. appliances, and a brochure to assist in User maintenance instructions planning a barrier-free kitchen fbr persons with limited mobility 10 ob.
Page 28 YOUR HOTPOINT AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHER WARRANTY proof of original purchase date such as Save your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. This warranty is extended to WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY the original purchaser and any...

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