Maytag LAT4916 Use & Care Manual page 8

Before You Call ...................................................
For problem laundry solutions (i.e. fabric damage, residue, tangling) and special laundry care proce-
dures, see the enclosed Laundry Tips pamphlet.
Check these )oints if your washer...
• Plug cord into live electrical outlet.
• Check fuse or reset circuit breaker.
• Turn the control knob to proper cycle and pull knob out to start the washer.
Won't Fill If equipped with buttons, be sure they are fully depressed.
• Turn both faucets on fully.
• Straighten inlet hoses.
• Disconnect hoses and clean screens. Hose filter screens may be plugged.
• Check fuse or reset circuit breaker.
• Turn the control knob to proper cycle and pull knob out to start the washer.
If equipped with buttons, be sure they are fully depressed.
• Close lid and pull knob out to start the washer. For your safety, washer will
Won't Agitate
not agitate or spin unless the lid is closed.
• The washer is equipped with a lid switch failure detector. If the lid switch
should malfunction, the detector will stop operations for your safety. Call for
service.
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• Unevenly distributed load. Redistribute the load, close the lid and pull knob
out. Check for leveling. Be sure water level is acceptable for load size.
• Check fuse or reset circuit breaker.
• Straighten drain hoses. Eliminate kinked hoses. If there is a drain restriction,
Won't Spin call for service.
or Drain • Close lid and pull knob out to start the washer. For your safety, washer will
not agitate or spin unless the lid is closed.
• Suds lock - caused by too much suds. Rewash without detergent. Use cor-
rect amount of a low-sudsing detergent.
• The washer is equipped with a lid switch failure detector. If the lid switch
should malfunction, the detector will stop operations for your safety. Call for
service.
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