Loading Your Washer; Understanding Your Washer; Cleaning The Lint Filter - Whirlpool LA5700XK Use & Care Manual

Regular capacity automatic washer
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loading
your
Washer
For best washing
results
and
energy
savings.
sort the laundry
carefully.
1. Sort the Laundry
into loads.
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Group
the laundry
into loads
that
can
be washed
and
drted
together.
See the Laundry
Guide
for Informa-
tion and
samples
of typical
loads
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Try to mix large
and
small
Items
for
best movement
in the washer
2. Measure
Detergent;
Add to
Washer
Basket.
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See detergent
intormation
on page
6 and
In Section
IV of the Laundry
Guide
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Add
dry
bleach
or water
condl-
tloner
[not fabric
softener]
If used
Follow
the package
directions
carefully.
3. load
the Washer.
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Spread
the load
evenly
[Don't
put
all the towels
on one side
and
a few
wash
cloths
on the other.)
An unbal-
anced
load
can
cause
the washer
to
shake
during
spinning
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Load
without
packing
so items
can
move
freely
for best cleantng
and
least
wrinkling.
4. Pour liquid
Bleach
into the
Dispenser.
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See page
5 and
the
Laundry
Aids"
section
of the Laundry
Guide
for
more
information
5. Add Diluted
Fabric
Softener
only
to the Deep
Rinse Cycle.
. DO NOT ADD FABRIC
SOFTENER TO
THE WASH. Fabric
softeners
can
com-
bine
with
soap
or detergent
to make
greasy
stains
on fabrics
Understanding
your Washer
T'~Is automatic
washer
has cycle
1-t r gs with different
agl'otlon
and spin
>r~ eeds for different
fabric
types
For
1 Br'ample.
the !REGULAR HEAVY Cycle
I~x high agita:lon
and
high spin
-)F#eeds The PERMANENT
PRESS Cycle,
1~1s nigh agitation
speeds,
but low spin
q eeds
The waster
has a LOAD SIZE
SELECTOR that lets you adjust
the water
le'iel to match
the size of the load
It has a TEMPERATURE
SELECTOR.
L m:arl select
the wash and rinse water
.QIF peratures
best for the, amount
of
11 ax
fabric
type
in each
load
Sectlors
11-1 this USP (3 Core
GUI+
4 J lrIto -jetall
on the
what
and why
Y each
setting
Read
this and the i:;'up
:'J r;u,'!c:
corefully
to get the best
:learIirq
results
Cleaning
the Lint
Filter
Water
runs through
the lint filter
Nhenever
the washer
agitates
Check
it
'often io make
sure It's clean
and filter-
ag at Its best
To remove
It for cleaning,
press
the release
and
pull straight
out lnstruc-
tlons for cleaning
ore printed
on the
bottom
of the tilter

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