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contents
Agitator 22 SafetyInstructions 3,4
Appliance Registration 2 SoakSetting 8
Care and Cleaning 22 Sorting 4,9
Consumer Services 23 Stains 16
Controls Setting Guide 6,7 Stain RemovalGuide 17
CycleSettings 5 Storage &Vacation Tips 22
Detergents, Other Additives 11-15 User Maintenance Instructions 22
Energy-SavingTips 8 Warranty Back Cover
Filter-F1o”Pan 4,8, 10
14
Hard Water
Limestone Deposits 12,22
Loading the Washer 4, 10
Model and Serial Numbers 2
Operating Instructions 4,5
Pre-Treating 7
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to WARl$UNG-Torecluce theriskoffire,ekctricshock,ork@ry topersons, readtheIMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRIJCTIONS beforeoperatingthisappliance. W%terL3ve/ Wash/Rinse Temp. > MEDIUM ‘~HOT m-z ‘F’-nf$? “’”’s’’’’” *+ on Al!lo[slPARINsl * A&A +i’1)’’.,, “’”(l?”’”” — 0, mm — J Extra Clean Cycle w \ .mmclro$lu! m“!osw N~E: Do notusetheFilter-FIo SelectWashandRinse sorting and LQtiding Temperature. panasa washbasket.Donotput @ Sortclothescarefdly byfabric &y itemsto be washedin the- PushCycleSelectorknobin type
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Extrack?m fcyck— ‘da Qdes- Press cyd3-’— Formodernfabricswithheavyor Forpolyesterknits,delicatesand Formostcottons,linensandwork oilysoil.A secondrinseisprovided permanentpress.Anextended andplayclothes.Threesoillevel tohelpremovetheadditional cool-downsprayrinseisprovided settingsareprovided,butyoucan detergentthatis requiredfor tominimizethesettingofwrinkles. settheselectorin-between,if thesesoils. Selectionofthesesettings desired.Selectionofthesesettings automatically providesforGentle automa
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Wmh water C@! cycle setting Load Temperature CottonsandLinens NormalorLightSoilSetting White/Colorfast Hotor Warm RegularCycles Warmor Cold RegularCycles Normalor LightSoilSetting BriM/Non-coIorfmt WorkClothes,Dungarees, etc. Setat Start Heavysoil Hot ExtraCleaningCycle NormalSetting Average soil HotorWarm RegularCycles PermanentPress,TreatedCottons, BlendswithCottons ExtraCleaningCycle Setat Start Heavyor oilysoil Hot Average or lightsoil Warm Permanent PressCycle Setat Start Synthetics-Polyest
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. Refer to care Labels Bk?ad Liquidchlorinetype. If colorfastisunusually soiled,usehotwater.Usemaximum detergent recommended on page13. Onlvnon-chlorine bleachwhenneeded. Whiteor colorfast,iiquidchlorinetype. Usemaximum detergent recommended inguideonpage13. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach whenneeded. Smallloadsreducewrinkling. Usemaximumdetergent recommended inguideonpage13. Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach UseExtraCleaningCycle—see page5. whenn
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— F STAfiT Regular Cycles w Soak Cycle & * o LIGHT SOIL a NORMAL ~ s HEAVY 6 8 -q @40F Oe START F; ~W&34~CYCLE”temperature ~Foranextendedsoak,allowthe TheFilter-Flopanisthelintfilter. willautomatically becold. washertofillandagitatefora few PositiontheFilter-Flopanonthe minutesto dissolvethesoaking agitatorafterloadingclothesinto e If ahotorwa~ soakisdesired,set agent.ThenpushintheCycle thewasher.Lintiseasilyseenand theWMH/RINSE TEMPERATURE SelectorKnobto stopthewasher removedafterthewashisfinis
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byMill Sort bySdw? texture Aithesfor washing. m Separate Separate @Empty pockets,brushoutcuffs, ~“ zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks ~ . w _– andbuttons. -... e D. anynecessa~ mending—rips, hems, tears. from from Check all itemsfor areas of heavy soilor stain. e Remove stains.ForSTAIN REMOIVAL GUIDE,SEEPAGE17. Tkn PolyKnitsinside-out to from minimizefabricsurfacedamage. LINTPRODUCERS— Suchas terrytowelingandchenille-give SoakingandPre-treating— uplint. a goodwaytoloosendeepsoik3 andstains. LINTCOLLECXM
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Special for ‘wa$hing pr%ss if you doniit-hm’e a dry% If you are machine-washing PermanentPress clothesthat you plantolinedryor drip-dry,use extracaretominimizewrinkling inthewashprocess: @ Becarefi.d nottooverload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely.A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould be washed. @ Usemorewaterthanyouwould fora regularload.Usea Medium WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfora Medium Load. ~ Removeclothes promptly as soon as washer st
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Dk%Mhan*es Advantages Products Are not availablein someareas. Performwellinhardorsoftwater Phosphate— PowderedDetergents Washalltypesoffabricswell. Canbeusedinhot,warm,or coldwater. Generallydonotcleanwellin Performsatisfactorily insoft Non-Phospkite— hardwater. ormoderately hardwater. Rmkw’IDete~ents Maybedifficultto dissolve, In someareasonlynon-phosphate especiallyin cold water. productsareavailable. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater. Thosecontaining sodium carbonateasaningredient may causeharmfulli
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(11or moregrains)andifyouwash washersurfaces.Thehardness Isyourwaterhard?If itis, and just a fewloadsa week,youmay ofyourwaterandyourwashing ifyouusea carbonatetypenon- seelimestonebuildupsinjusta few frequency willdeterminehow phosphate detergent,youwill rapidlythelimestone willbuild months. mostprobablynoticelimestone* up.If yourwaterisVERYHARD depositsonyourclothesand Recommended n@hds to @ Increase useofbleaches, presoak+ Efkds (II’I domes packaged waterconditioners, prewash reducelinRstoneb
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Howtousedetergent—graa~~ar If therecommended amountof Theuseofa sufficientamountof orpowdered: detergent producestoomanysuds, detergentisoneofthemost switchtoa lowsudsingdetergent important thingsyoucandoto Add detergentnextto the agitator brand,andfollowinstructions on makesureyourwashcomesout after the clotheshavebeen loaded. package. clean. If your detergentdoesn’tdissolve AmountIwpired Wwies well, predissolvethe detergentin accordingto: hot water,then pour directly into ~ thewashbasket. i. W
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you it? Beforeyoucan decide what to do If your wateris SOFT, youhave no problem. Youcan use soap or about hard water, you need to know if you haveit and, if so, how hard detergentas you.prefer and forget it is. all abouthard water.If youhave FIAR13 water—less than 10grains— @If youlive in a municipalarea, and you use phosphatedetergent, contactyour water company. you also haveno problem. o If youlive in a rural area, or in But, if youhavemore than 10 some suburban areas, contactyour grains, you
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Laundry productandtype Howto Useit specialinstructions BILEMXI ChlorineLiquid Dilutebleachwithat leastonequart 1)Donotpourundiluted liquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto washeror ondryclothes. suchasCloroxbrand (0.96liter)waterandaddafterwash actionhasstartedanddetergent is 2) Someoftoday’s washable fabricsshouldnotbechlorine bleachedsuchas: 100% cottonflame-retardant children’s dissolved. sleepwear, silk,wool,mohair,spandex,leather,or non-fast colors.Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric. 3)CheckManufa
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1. Trytoremovestainsassoonas Stain RemovalHint— possible.Thefresherthestain,the Using ChlorineBleach for see m!xtpage for easierit is toremove. Whitead! Bkachabk Fabrics. Shin Removal(X&k. 2. Beforeattempting toremove Mix1/4cup(60ml)chlorine anystain,take thesesteps: bleachwithonegallon(3.8liter)of coolwater-approximately80”F. ~Findthefabric~d thefinishin (27°C.)-in a sinkor pan. Soak thechartonthenextpage,anduse stainedareafor 5minutesand onlyrecommended methods. launderin washer. @ Checkthecar
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stain mite and E’abrk!s other Wmhabk M’ah%!s see control settingGuide, Bleach onPage 7 I Sameaswhiteandbleachable fabrics. Adhesives Rubwithiceor immerseinverycoldwater.Usedulltoolto (Chewing Gum,etc.) carefillyscrape ofas muchadhesiveor gumaspossible, Sponge witha safedrycleaningfluid,*thenlaunder. 1 Anti-perspirants, Applyundiluted liquiddetergent.Rinse.If stainremains,bleach Sameaswhiteandbleachable fabrics exceptusenon-chlorine bleach. Deodorants according toStainRemoval Hintonoppositepage.I
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use IPRmmm POSSIBLEG$JLJSE ANDREMEDY RJ3SIDUE@ Incorrect sorting ofclothes. Separatelint-producers(suchas terry towelsand chenille) LINTOR CN4CLOTHES frornlint-receivers (suchasrnan-rnade fab~ics, velveteen, corduroy). ~wastingtooiong,especi~y forsm~lerloads.Fornormalsoil,washonefinute Per poundofdryclothes. detergentswhich combine Witi hadness mineralsk)fo~ a s use ofnon.phosphate precipitatewhichcan bemistakenforlint. Use a phosphateorliquiddetergent; use warmerwashwateror softenwaterwithan in
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PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE ANDREMEDY GRAYED CLCYI’HES @ Washeroverloaded. Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing (continued) grayappearance. FO11OW correctloadingproceduresforsizeofload. ~@ Impropersoakingwithinsufikientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minute soakis sufficient. However, whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse twicetherecommended amountofdetergent. ~Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoa phosphate detergent,or followsixstepsatthe bottomofpage18. e washing tcm long ma
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(continued) PROBLEM SHMNKAGE, Mwrs andelongated bythem-anui%cturer. Whenthisocctm,garmentmaybepressedback intoshapeaftereachwashanddrycycle.~ @ Progressivem deiayed is kused when-starch or,sizing@.somefabrics) oldergarments thathavebeen is graduallyremovedbylaundering.Maybenoticedin washedmany times withoutpreviousshrinkage.!Ileat.asfor RelaxationShrinkage 4 above. ~ $~~age ~W~ed by ove~~~~~~goccurs in certain-knitfabricsthathavebeenheat- shaped.Whenwashing,d~ing or ironing&m@eratures exceedtie
