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Prewash Cycle (cont)
The Prewash water temperature is the same as
the wash water temperature selected. To avoid
setting protein stains, select cold water.
This cycle should always be followed by a
complete wash cycle using the recommended
amount of detergent.
Power Wash Cycle
Up to 18 minutes of reversing tumble action for most
fabrics. A spray rinse, three rinses, three spins, a
pause and a brief tumble complete the cycle. Select
or
Final Spin as desired.
SLOW, NORMAL
FAST
Wash provides up to 18 minutes of
Heavy
reversing tumble action for heavily soiled fabrics.
Wash provides up to 6 minutes of reversing
Short
tumble action for lightly soiled fabrics.
Load the washer, fill the dispenser, and select the
proper settings. Turn the cycle selector to the desired
setting and pull out the knob.
Eco Cycle
Choose Eco Cycle and the
settings to conserve
additional time, water, and energy. Eco Cycle
provides up to 13 minutes of reversing tumble action
for regular and perm press items. Three rinses, three
spins, a pause and a brief tumble complete the cycle.
Select FAST
Final Spin.
Use the Delay Start feature to select a wash time
during off-peak energy hours. The start of the Eco
Cycle can be delayed for 2 to 6 hours.
Load the washer, fill the dispenser, and select the
proper settings. Turn the cycle selector to the desired
time delay setting and pull out the knob. The timer
will automatically advance to the Eco Cycle setting.
Delicates and Hand Washables Cycle
Up to 11 minutes of gentle tumble action for the
gentle care of knit, delicate and hand washable items.
A spray rinse,two rinses,two spins, a pause and a brief
tumble complete the cycle. Select
or
Final Spin as desired.
FAST
Controls
Always follow instructions on fabric care labels.
There is no need to select a water level
Note:
because the washer automatically adjusts the
water level to the type and size of wash load.
- This determines water
WASH/RINSE TEMPERATURE
temperatures for washing and rinsing. For example,
the Warm/Cold setting provides a warm water wash
and a cold water final rinse.
Detergents are not as effective at wash water
Note:
temperatures below 65°F (18.3°C).
The following chart suggests wash/rinse temperatures
for basic fabric types.
Fabric Type
Heavily soiled white/colorfast
cotton, perm press
Normally soiled white/colorfast Warm/Cold *
cotton, perm press
Lightly soiled/noncolorfast
fabrics, knits, delicates,
hand washables
Washable woolens
* unregulated or Automatic Wash Temperature
- A signal will sound at the end of the
CYCLE SIGNAL
cycle when the Cycle Signal is set to
Auto Temp Control
The normal temperature of warm and cold wash water
can be affected by the hot water heater setting and
seasonally low ground water temperatures in some
geographic areas. Since detergents work best in wash
SLOW, NORMAL
water at a minimum of 65° F, select an
to regulate the temperature of the warm and
Control
cold wash water in any cycle.
Wash water in the
T e m p
W a r m / W a r m
approximately 100° F. and the wash water in the
Temp Cold/Cold
70° F. Rinse water temperatures are not regulated.
EXTRA RINSE
rinsing is desired to remove excess dirt and detergent
from heavily soiled loads.
Select
Extra Rinse YES
an extra rinse in Power Wash or Delicates/Hand
Washables cycle.
Select
an extra rinse is not desired.
FINAL SPIN
Wash/Rinse
options available for each cycle. Note: The speeds
Temperature
will vary from cycle to cycle. For example,
spin speed is much faster than
FAST
Hot/Cold
Washables FAST
SLOW
items which may wrinke easily.
NORMAL
Cold/Cold *
FAST
water extraction and decrease drying time.
INDICATOR LIGHTS
Warm/Warm*
appropriate portions of each cycle:
and
FINAL SPIN
Door Lock Indicator
selector knob is pulled out, and turns off at the
.
ON
end of the cycle.
Auto Temp
Auto Temp Warm/Cold
settings is regulated to
setting is regulated to approximately
- Use Extra Rinse when additional
to automatically include
to conserve water when
Extra Rinse NO
- There are three final spin speed
Regular
Delicates/Hand
spin speed.
is recommended for hand washables and
is recommended for most loads.
provides a faster spin speed to increase
will turn on during the
WASH, RINSE
. When the door is closed, the
lights up when the cycle
P/N 134186000A (0210)
and
Auto
Auto
,

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