Washing Temperature Guide; Bleach Dispenser; Fabric Softener Dispenser And Agitator - Amana LW4302*1 Use And Care Manual

Washing Temperature Guide...
Water
Temperature Use Comments
HOT • Sturdy whites and colorfast items. • Best cleaning for heavily
(approx. 140 -0F • Work clothes, soiled items.
or 60-0C) • Soiled items. • Helps remove wrinkles
• Diapers. from permanent press.
WARM
(approx. 100-0 F
or 370-0)
• Light and moderately soiled items.
• Non-colorfast or dark colors.
• Permanent press.
• Silks, woolens, nylon, acrylic.
Reduces wrinkling.
Less fading.
COLD • Rinsing of all items. • Saves energy.
(approx. 65 ° F • Non-colorfast fabrics. • Reduces color fading.
or 18-00) • Extra sensitive clothing.
Bleach Dispenser
The bleach dispenser is located in
the left front corner, under the
loading door.
Use liquid bleach in the
dispenser.
Use no more than one cup
chlorine bleach for large loads,
three-quarters cup for medium
and one-half cup for small loads.
Be careful not to spill undiluted
bleach. It is a strong chemical and
can damage some fabrics if it is
not properly diluted.
Powdered bleach must not be
used in the bleach dispenser. Add
powdered bleach to the wash
water.
Fabric Softener
Dispenser and Agitator
To Use Dispenser
After the clothes are loaded into
the washtub and before the start
of the WASH CYCLE, pour the
proper amount of liquid fabric
softener into the bottle measuring
cap (see bottle directions). Pour
into dispenser fill opening to tip of
arrow which indicates correct fill
level. Over-filling can allow fabric
softener to spill onto the clothes.
Setting the water level to medium
or higher will result in better
performance from the fabric
softener.
The fabric softener will remain in
the dispenser during the wash fill,
agitation and spin. At the end of
the wash spin, the liquid fabric
softener will be dispensed into the
washtub through the slots in the
agitator and will be mixed with the
incoming rinse water.
To Clean The Dispenser
Remove the dispenser housing
from agitator by pulling directly
upward and at the same time
tilting slightly. This will expose the
dispenser cup, which is also
removable for cleaning (refer to
illustration). Both housing and cup
can be soaked in hot soapy water
and rinsed clean. The funnel
shape in top of agitator also
needs to be cleaned. The hole
and the slots in the two rings will
require using a small brush for
proper cleaning.
After cleaning, install dispenser
cup, then push dispenser housing
directly downward onto top of
agitator until firmly snapped
together.
Use Tips
• Fabric softener spilled onto
garments may cause staining.
To remove, soak in a soapy
solution made from Ivory or
Camay soap, or rub the stain
with a bar of either of these
soaps. Then wash.
Liquid fabric softeners will be
displayed during the final rinse
and should not be combined
with bleach, bluing, starch,
detergents, soaps or packaged
water conditioners during the
rinse.
Fabric softener is not to be
used in dispenser when using
the Soak cycle.
When adding detergent to
wash water, do not allow any to
enter into softener dispenser
cup, as softener will become
gummy.
To prevent softener buildup, the
dispenser can be filled with clean
water for automatic cleaning. This
can be done in washing cycles
other than when softener is used.
DISPENSER
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CUP
AGITATOR
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