Operating Your Washer; Starting Your Washer - Whirlpool LBR5232EQ0 Use And Care Manual

Operating Your Washer

To obtain the best washing results, you must operate your washer properly. This section
gives you this important information. Page references are included for more information.
wWARNING
Explosion Hazard
Never place items in the washer that
are dampened with gasoline or other
flammable fluids.
Do not wash or dry items soiled with
vegetable or cooking oils because
they may contain some oil after
laundering.
Doing so can result in death,
explosion, or fire.

Starting your washer

1. Add measured detergent to the
washer. Then place a sorted load of
clothes in the washer.
• Sort and load clothes as described on
pages 15 and 16. You may load clothes
to the top row of basket holes, as
shown.
• If desired, you may also add color safe
bleach.
2. Close the washer lid.
3. On washer models with a Load Size
Selector, select a setting that corre-
sponds with the size of your wash load
and the type of fabric being washed.
•
You can select either a Small or Large
load size setting, as shown.
•
To change the load size setting after the
washer has started to fill, turn the
Selector to the new setting.
wWARNING
Electrical Shock Hazard
Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet.
Do not remove ground prong.
Do not use an adapter.
Failure to follow these instructions
can result in death, fire, or electrical
shock.
Small Large
Load Size
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