What Happens In Each Cycle - Whirlpool LC4500XM Use & Care Manual

What happens in each cycle
Each cycle has different agitation and spin speeds designed for different
kinds of fabrics. Numbers on the dial in each cycle are the minutes of WASH
agitation time.
When the Cycle Control Knob is set to a number and pulled out, the washer
fills before agitation and timing start. After agitation starts, the knob turns
NORMAL Cycle
High agitation and spin
speeds help remove
heavy soils and spin Water
from heavy or sturdy
cotton fabrics.
PERMANENT PRESS Cycle
SHORT Cycle
I I
Cooling of the wash
water before the spin
helps keep wrinkles from
setting into permanent
press fabrics.
Shorter wash and spin
times gently wash deli-
cate items and washable
synthetic knits. Wash
nylon hose or panty hose
in a net laundry bag.
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains
4-10 Grains IO-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds %-=Ll cup
%-I cup 1 cup
[ 125-175 mL) (175250 ml) (250 ml]
Normal Suds 1 cup I%-1% cups
I'/2
cups
(250 ml) (300-350 mL)
(350 mL)
High Suds
l-IV4
cups
1%
cups 1% cups
(250-300 mL)
(350 mL) (425 ml)