Cycle Selection (Con't)
Perm Press
Perm Press Cycle provides 10 minutes of reversing tumble wash
action for cottons and blends with a no-iron finish followed by a
Cool Down rinse, 2 additional rinses and a final spin. To minimize
wrinkling, the Warm Rinse and Extra Spin are not available with
this cycle. The Extra Rinse and Easy iron options can be selected.
Quick
Quick Cycle provides 5 minutes of reversing tumble wash ac-
tion for lightly soiled items that must be laundered quickly, fol-
lowed by 3 rinses and a final spin.
Delicate
This cycle provides 10 minutes of gentle reversing wash action
for knits and delicates, followed by 3 rinses and a final spin. To
protect your delicate items, a hot water wash is not available. The
Extra Rinse and Easy Iron options are available.
Handwash
Select the Handwash Cycle for items labeled "Hand Washable".
Ten minutes of occasional tumbling are followed by 3 rinses and
a slow final spin. To protect your hand washables, a hot water
wash and the Extra Spin option are not available. The Extra
Rinse is an available option.
Touch Up
Use this cycle to refresh items that are not soiled, such as clean
garments removed from luggage or storage containers, seasonal
items from closets, or wet loads forgotten in the washer. Use half
the detergent dose to prevent oversudsing. Three minutes of
regular reverse tumble action are followed by 2 rinses and a final
spin. The Extra Spin option is not available with this cycle.
Drain/Spin
Use the Drain/Spin cycle as a follow-up to a No Spin selection or
anytime you want to drain water from the washer and spin out the
load. Select the spin speed appropriate to the load.
Rinse/Spin
Select Rinse Spin for loads that need a cold water rinse or to add
fabric softener that may have been omitted in a regular cycle. Add
the fabric softener to the dispenser chamber. Select the spin
speed appropriate for the load.
Soak
Use this cycle to soak heavily soiled and stained items before
washing. Only cold water is available with this cycle because
warmer water may set some stains. Add half the detergent
dose and a deterent booster, if desired, to the detergent
compartment. Six minutes of regular reverse tumble action are
followed by 30 minutes of occasional tumbling as the load
soaks. The water will drain out and the load will spin slowly for
a short time. Follow Soak with a complete wash cycle suitable
for the load and a full detergent dose.
Wool
Select the Wool cycle for washable wool items. Ten minutes of
occasional tumbling are followed by 3 rinses and a slow final
spin. If Warm/Warm is selected, all three rinses are warm water.
If Cold/Cold is selected, all three rinses are cold water. Warm/
Cold, Hot/Cold, Extra Spin, and Hang Dry are not available options.
Water will not enter the bleach chamber of the dispenser. If an
additional rinse is desired, select Extra Rinse.
Silk Cycle
Select the Silk cycle for washable silk items. Six minutes of
gentle reversing tumble wash action in cold water is followed
by 3 rinses and an automatic Extra Rinse. Chlorine bleach will
not be dispened in this cycle. The water will drain out at the
end of the cycle, but the drum will not spin. The garments will
be very wet.
Note: Washing wool or silk garments labeled "Dry Clean Only"
or using chlorine bleach can result in permanent damage.
Bulky
This cycle is designed for bulky items such as comforters,
blankets, mattress pads, sleeping bags and similar items.
minutes of normal reversing tumble wash action are followed by
5 minutes of gentle tumbling, 3 rinses and a final spin. The Extra
Rinse and Extra Spin options are available with this cycle.
Sport
This cycle is designed for small loads of lightweight, synthetic
apparel worn for working out, running, swimming, cycling,
tennis and similar activities when removal of light soil and
perspiration are important. Items will occacionally tumble
slowly as they soak for 10 minutes. Reverse tumble wash
action will continue for 6 minutes followed by 3 rinses and a
final spin. A hot water wash is not available with this cycle.
For best results, select a detergent that contains enzymes and
the hottest wash water safe for the load. Add a detergant
booster, color safe bleach or odor eliminator with the detergent
if needed. Chlorine bleach should not be used on items
containing Lycra™. Fabric softeners reduce wicking and are
not recommended for garments made to pull moisture away
from the body.
Towel
Select the Towel cycle for towel loads. 20 minutes of reversing
tumble wash action are followed by 3 rinses plus an automatic
extra rinse and a final spin
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Jeans
Select the Jeans cycle for denim garments with light to normal
soil. For heavily soiled jeans, select the Heavy cycle. Five
minutes of delicate reversing tumble wash action are followed
by 6 to 8 minutes of regular tumbling, 3 rinses and a final spin. To
prevent shrinkage and fading,
cycle.
The Extra Rinse and Extra Spin options are available with
this cycle.
Cycle Settings
Appropriate wash and rinse water temperatures, final spin
speed and soil level settings for each cycle will automatically
be displayed when a cycle is selected. To change the preset
selections, press the TEMP, SPIN and SOIL buttons to scroll to
the desired setting. If a setting is not appropriate for that
cycle, the indicator will not light up.
To change a setting after the cycle starts, press PAUSE/
CANCEL once before making the adjustment. Changes made
to the cycle will automatically be remembered each time the
cycle is selected in the future.
Ten
Wash / Rinse Water Temperatures
Select a wash water temperature according to fiber content,
colorfastness and soil level. For best results, follow the care
label instructions and use the hottest water safe for the
fabric. A cold water rinse saves energy and reduces
wrinkling.
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Hot/Cold Heavily soiled, white/colorfast cotton and perm
press loads.
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Warm/Cold Normally soiled, white/colorfast cotton and perm
press loads.
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Cold/Cold Lightly soiled, non-colorfast items, knits,
delicates, hand washables, washable silk and wool.
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Warm/Warm Washable woolens.
Auto Temperature Control
Improves washer performance by utilizing sensors to precisely
measure water temperatures. Water temperature can be affected
by the water heater setting and its distance from the washer,
water usage in other parts of the home and seasonally low
ground water temperatures in some geographic areas. Because
detergents work best in wash water at a minimum of 65° F,
select settings with the
symbol for regulated wash
and final rinse water temperatures
Hot
120° F
Warm
90° F
Cold
65° F
PN 13452400B (0501)
Hot/Cold is not available in this