Kenmore 134454200 Use & Care Manual page 6

5. Add detergent, bleach and fabric softener to automatic dispenser following these steps:
A. OPENINGANDCLOSINGTHEDISPENSERDRAWER B.
Slowly open the dispenser drawer by first sliding the
safety latch to the right, then pulling the drawer out
until it stops,
After adding laundry products, slowly close the
dispenser drawer Closing the drawer too quickly could
result in early dispensing of the bleach and fabric
softener
Note: From time to time you may see water in the bleach
and fabric softener compartments This is a result of the
siphoning action and is part of the normal operation of
the washer
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DETERGENT
Detergent is flushed from the dispenser at the beginning
of the cycle Either powdered or liquid detergent can be
used Note: Liquid detergent will drain into the washer
drum as it is added
Add a low-sudsing, high-efficiency detergent made for
front-loading washers to the dispenser chamber. Look
for this symbol on the detergent label
Use the cap or scoop provided by the
detergent manufacturer to measure the
amount recommended
• Color-safe bleach, water conditioner, detergent booster
and enzyme products may be added to the detergent
compartment Avoid mixing liquids and powders
• Detergent usage may need to be adjusted for water
temperature, water hardness, load size and soil level.
For best results, avoid oversudsing
C. LIQUIDBLEACH
If desired, measure out the recommended amount of
liquid chlorine bleach (not to exceed 1/3 cup (80 mL))
and pour it into the center compartment labeled "Liquid
Bleach" and marked with this symbol, t/_
Fill to the mininum fill line (MIN.}for small loads Fill to
the maximum fill line (MAX.) for large loads Do not
exceed the maximum fill line. Overfilling can cause early
dispensing of the bleach which could result in damaged
clothes.
Do not pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly
onto the load or into the drum. Fabric damage can
Occur
Do not use powdered or liquid color safe bleach in
the dispenser.
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FABRICSOFTENER
If desired, pour the recommended amount of fabric
softener into the compartment labeled "Fabric Softener"
and marked with this symbol I_.
Fill to the mininum fill line (Mllq) for small loads. Fill to
the maximum fill line (MAX.) for large loads. Do not
exceed the maximum fill line Overfilling can cause early
dispensing of the fabric softener which could result in
stained clothes
Do not pour fabric softener directly on the wash
load.
Use of a fabric softener dispensing ball is not
recommended in tumble action washers.