Whirlpool W10131548B manual Using bleach in your washing machine

Using bleach in your washing machine

There are two different types of bleach that you can use in the washing machine – safe oxygen bleach or hypochlorite (chlorine) bleach (i.e. general household bleach).

If you wish to use bleach, in addition to the detergent, this should be added at the same time as the detergent, once the machine has filled with water.

It is important that you do not add the safe oxygen bleach to the bleach dispenser, or the top of the agitator where the fabric conditioner is poured (refer to the User Manual for further information). If, however, you wish to use a chlorine bleach, you can pre-wash with the bleach (i.e. soak for 10 minutes in a bucket of cold water with half a cup of bleach) and then wash in the machine in the normal way. Or, add the chlorine bleach to the special chlorine bleach dispenser at the top of the machine (refer to the User Manual for further information) and add a detergent that does not contain bleach. It is not advisable to use chlorine bleach with a bleach containing detergent as the interaction between the two will result in poor performance. Do not add chlorine bleach to the top of the agitator where the fabric conditioner is poured (refer to the User Manual for further information).