Selecting A Fabric Speed And Cycle Time - Whirlpool Gold GSW9545JQ0 Use & Care Manual

8. Push in the Cycle Control knob and turn it to the wash cycle
you want. Reduce the wash time when using a small load size
setting. See "Selecting a Fabric Speed and Cycle "rime."
Pull out the Cycle Control knob to start the washer.
To stop or restart your washer
• To stop the washer at any time, push in the Cycle Control
knob.
• To restart the washer, close the lid (if open) and pull out
the Cycle Control knob.
S lec t!% a a.d Cycle June
This section describes the available wash cycles and will help
you make the best cycle selections for your wash loads. The
FABRIC/SPEED SELECT is used with the Cycle Control knob to
design a cycle to match the fabrics and soil levels in your load.
• The washer pauses briefly throughout each cycle. These
pauses are normal. Refer to "Normal Washer Sounds" to
learn more about the sounds you may hear during a wash
cycle.
• Refer to "Understanding Washer Cycles" to learn what
happens during a wash cycle,
Perm Press Delicates
High LoW
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Fabric/Speed Select
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Super Wash 18 ! _
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Cycle Control knob
Normal cycle
The Normal cycle is used with the FABRIC/SPEED SELECT to
provide the best wash and spin action for your load. Select 6, 10,
12 or 14 minutes of wash time depending on the soil levels in
your load. (See chart.)
Super Wash - Select the 18-minute Super Wash feature to wash
heavily soiled loads that need maximum soil removal.
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FABRIC/ CYCLE LOAD TYPE
SPEED CONTROL
Setting Setting
Cotton Super Wash Sturdy fabrics
Maximum soil removal
Perm Press Heavy Sturdy fabrics
or Cotton Removes heavy soils
Perm Press Regular/ Cottons
or Cotton Heavy Removes moderate to heavy
soils
Perm Press Regular Permanent Press Synthetic
or Cotton Removes moderate soils
Delicates Light Delicate Washable knits
Linens
Gentle cleaning for light soils
Better water removal for
faster drying times
Hand- Light Handwashables
washabies Gentle cleaning for special-
care items
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Rinse & Spin cycle
When washing heavily soiled clothes, or washing special-care
items, you may find an extra rinse and spin is needed. Choosing
Spin Only can help shorten drying times by removing excess
water.
• For a rinse and spin, turn the Cycle Control knob to RINSE
ONLY.
• For a spin only, turn the Cycle Control knob to SPIN ONLY.
NOTE: Rinse water temperature and spin speed will be the same
as your previous wash cycle unless new selections are made.
Soak cycle
The Soak cycle features brief periods of agitation and soak time
to help remove heavy soils and stains that need pretreatment.
Select 10 or 22 minutes of soak time, depending on the soil level
of your load.
For high speed agitation, set the FABRIC/SPEED SELECT to
CO'I-rUN or PERM PRESS.
For low speed agitation, set the FABRIC/SPEED SELECT to
DELICATES.
For intermittent agitation, set the FABRIC/SPEED SELECT to
HANDWASHABLES.
• Select a Soak/Prewash Temperature to match the type of
fabric and soils in your load,
• Use the amount of detergent or presoak additive
recommended by manufacturer.
• The Soak cycle automatically advances into the Pre-Wash
cycle.
• After the cycle ends, set a new wash cycle.
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