Understanding Your Washer - Whirlpool LC4900XK Use & Care Manual

Convertible compact washer
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can
be washed
and
dried
together
See the Laundry
Guide
for informa-
tion and
samples
of typical
loacs
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Try to mix large
and
small
Items for
best
movement
in the washer
2. Measure
Detergent;
Add to
Washer
Basket.
l
See detergent
Information
on page
6 and
In Section
IV of the Laundry
Guide
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Add
dry
bleach
or water
condo-
tioner
(not fabric
softener]
If used.
Follow the package
directions
carefully.
3. Dilute Liquid
Bleach
Before Add-
ing to the Washer
Basket.
l
See the "Laundry
Aids"
section
of the
Laundry
Guide
for more
InformatIon
4. 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 washerto
shake
during
spinning
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Load
without
packing
so Items
can
move
freely
for best cleaning
and
least
wrinkling.
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
This portobie
compact
washer
mav t3e different
from ones you have
used before
It rolls back
ar,C forth on
casters
and hooks to a faucet
You con
trol the wash and rinse temperatures
by controlling
the temperature
of water
from the faucet
It can also be used as a portable
with two water
Inlet hoses. Then you
control
dash
and rinse swater tempera-
tures with the WATER TEMP Dial
Or it can be permanently
Installed
with parts
ovalIable
at your
dealer
THIS lise
cnc!
Cure
~&de
suggests
temperature
settings,
load
sizes and
detergent
amounts
It shows
what the
washer
does
In each
cycle.
and wher
to change
the water
temperatures
for
best washing
resusts
As a Portable,
One Faucet
Connection:
-?e AosQer
rests 3r casters
Thy
J:rcrs
4
a oa :be dasher
?S T~OYL
t ai;& ana forth
but not from slae tc
side
Ti-IS helps keep
the washe:
from
-"Tc:lng
while
It IS running
Us-#g the washer
on a le :el f oor
\.,,'I help reduce
\/lbratlon
and
move-
TIept atirIng
spinning
Connecting
the Washer:
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Llf+ the hcses off the storage
rack or
t"le back
of the washer
l
A*tach
the hose connector
tc the
faclce? adapter
by pulling
down
or ?he
lscking
collar
lifting
up on the connec-
'31 Jr?11 I: snaps
Into place
Release
:he lscklng
collar
Water Flow Button
l
Slowly
turr +he water
faucet
on to full
if your slnK has a spray
hose, it should
be disconnected
or replaced
with a
high pressure
hose
Water
pressure
can
break
a standard
spray
hose
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Pull the electric
power
supply
cord
from its storage
area
in the back
of the
dasher
l
Plug the cord
into a grounded
outlet
See Installation
InstructIons
for proper
outlet
and
complete
Information
Disconnecting
the Washer:
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Unplug
the electric
power
supply
cord
and
put it back
in its storage
area.
l
Turn the water
faucet
off
l
Press the red Water
Flow Button to
empty
water
pressure
from the hose
l
Move
the locking
collar
down
and
DUII down
on the connector

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