Operating Your; Washer; Using Your Washer - Whirlpool Two Speed Automatic Washers User & Care Manual

O
PERATING
U
SING YOUR WASHER
wWARNING
Fire Hazard
Never place items in the washer that are
dampened with gasoline or other
flammable fluids.
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any
type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
Doing so can result in death, explosion,
or fire.
1.
Pour measured detergent into the detergent
To use liquid detergent:
•
Insert the liquid detergent adapter (labeled A in
Liquid detergent Flow
adapter diverter
B
A
Powdered
detergent
dispenser
Y W
OUR ASHER
dispenser or adapter.
The detergent is
dispensed automatically
at the beginning of the
wash cycle.
•
Follow detergent
manufacturer's
directions.
illustration) and flow
diverter (labeled B in
illustration) into the
powdered detergent
dispenser. The dis-
penser holds 125 mL
(1/2 cup).
wWARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into an earthed plug socket outlet.
Do not remove earth pin.
Do not use an adapter.
Do not use an extension cord.
Failure to follow these instructions can
result in death, fire, or electrical shock.
To use powdered detergent:
•
Remove flow diverter and liquid detergent
adapter. Add detergent directly to the dispenser.
2.
Drop a sorted load of clothes loosely into your
•
Items should move easily through the wash water.
Overloading can cause poor cleaning.
•
To reduce wrinkling of permanent press clothes
and some synthetic knits, use a large load size to
provide more space (see step 6).
washer, filling to the
top row of holes.
•
Load evenly to main-
tain washer balance.
An off-balance load
can make the washer
vibrate during spin.
•
Mix large and small
items. Larger items
such as sheets should
be loaded last.
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