Options - Whirlpool Duet GHW9100LW Use & Care Manual

Whitest Whites
This cycle is especially designed for cleaning loads of soiled
white fabrics with the addition of bleach. Hot washing
temperatures assure optimal bleach activity. An additional rinse
provides optimal rinse performance to avoid chlorine residues on
your laundry. This cycle combines fest-speed tumbling, longer
wash time and high-speed spin to shorten drying times.
Heavy Duty
Use this cycle to wash loads of sturdy, colorer fabrics and
normally soiled garments. This cycle combines fast-speed
tumbling, longer wash time, and high-speed spin to shorten
drying times.
Normal/Casual
Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrica, such as sport
shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press
blends, cottons and linens, and synthetic fabrics, This cycle
combines medium-speed tumbling, high-speed spin, and a load
cooling process to reduce wrinkling,
Delicate
Use this cycle to wash sheer fabrics and lingerie, This cycle
combines low-speed tumbling and low-speed spin for gentle
fabric care,
Hand Washablea
Use this cycle to clean hand washable and special-care
garments, Similar to the way garments are hand washed in
a sink, the wash action of this cycle combines periods of low-
speed tumbling and soaking, Low-speed spin reduces wrinkling,
Soak
Use the Soak cycle to remove small spots of est-in stains on
fabdca. This cycle provides a soak time with warm or cold water
followed by drain. Extra water, a short tumbling phase for equal
distribution of the laundry, and a soaking time without drum
movement, improve the removal of set-in stains. Drain without
spin assures gentle treatment, even for delicate articles.
Rinse/Spin
Use this cycle to get a rinse and spin only, This cycle combines
fast-spesd tumbling and high-speed spin, If desired, you can
reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the
SPIN SPEED modifier,
A Rinse/Spin cycle is useful for
a Loads that need rinsing only.
a Adding fabric softener to a load.
Drain/Spin
Use this cycle to drain your washer or to drain and spin your
wash load. The spin speed is preset to high. If desired, you can
reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the
SPIN SPEED modifier.
NOTE: Loads of synthetics, delicate fabrics, handweshables, and
woolens should be drained with no spin or low spin speed to
avoid fabric stress.
Preset cycle settings
Each cycle has a preset Soil Level (cycle time), Water
Temperature, and Spin Speed. The preset settings provide the
recommended fabric care for the selected cycle. See chart.
Cyde Soil Level Water Temp Spin Speed
(cycle time)
Whitest Normal Hot/Cold High
Whites (1:00)
Heavy Normal Hot/Cold High
Duty (0:50)
Normal/ Normal Warm/Cold High
Casual (0:40)
Delicate Normal Warm/Cold Medium
(0:35)
Hand Normal Cold/Cold Low
Washables (0:30)
Soak Normal Warm/Cold No Spin
(0:30)
Rinse/Spin Normal Cold/Cold High
(0:21)
Drain/Spin Normal N/A High
(0:11)
To change the preset cycle settings
Press the selector of each setting until the desired setting glows.
Normal Washer Sounds
As with any new product, you will hear sounds that you are not
accustomed to. You may hear various sounds when the door is
locked and unlocked, and during the washing, rinsing, and
spinning process. Between changes in wash actions, there will
be momentary pauses. You will hear water spraying and
splashing during the wash and rinse cycles. These new sounds
and pauses are part of normal washer operation.
Options
You can customize your wash by adding "Options" to your cycle
selections. You can add or change an option after starting a cycle
anytime before the selected option begins. Not all options are
available with all cycles.
• Extra RAise
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• R/riseHo/d
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a See the "Laundry Guide" for an overview of possible options
for each Wash Cycle selection.
m You can select more than one option for a cycle. Some
options cannot be added to some cycles.
a If an option is available with a selected cycle, the light for that
option will glow when selected.
a If an option is unavailable with a selected cycle, there will be a
short tone, and the light for that option will not glow when
selected.
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