Operating Your Washer; Starting Your Washer - Whirlpool 7LSR8244EQ0 Use And Care Manual

Operating Your Washer

To obtain the best washing results, you must operate your washer properly. This section
gives you this important information. Page references are included for more information.
wWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Never place items in the washer that
are dampened with gasoline or other
flammable fluids.
Do not wash or dry items soiled with
vegetable or cooking oils because
they may contain some oil after
laundering.
Doing so can result in death,
explosion, or fire.

Starting your washer

1. Add measured detergent to the
washer. Then place a sorted load of
clothes in the washer.
• Sort and load clothes as described on
pages 16 and 17.
•
If desired, on some models you may
also add color safe bleach or extra
detergent for the Super Wash cycle.
2. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, on
models with a liquid chlorine bleach
dispenser, pour measured chlorine
bleach into the dispenser. See page 14.
•
If your model does NOT have a liquid
chlorine bleach dispenser, see page 14.
• Use only liquid chlorine bleach in the
bleach dispenser.
3. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, on
models with a liquid fabric softener
dispenser, pour measured liquid
fabric softener into the dispenser.
See page 15.
•
If your model does NOT have a liquid
fabric softener dispenser, see Step 11
and page 15.
wWARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result in death, fire, or electrical
shock.
Fabric softener
dispenser
(on some models)
continued on next page
Liquid chlorine
bleach dispenser
(on some models)
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