Helpful Hints
Your Washer Dryer features three different speeds during the wash cycle. During the Cotton cycle the drum spins at 1,200 or 800 rpm depending on how you set it. During Permanent Press the drum spins at 850 rpm. During delicates, the drum spins at 500 rpm. When drying heavy cotton articles such as bath towels or jeans, be sure the “Regular” washer setting is selected. The faster spinning will extract more water from these highly absorbent fabrics and reduce the degree of dampness as the machine goes into the drying mode. This will cut down on your drying time.
Use Liquid Fabric Softener. Fill the softener compartment up to the level marked. Using fabric softener fluffs out clothes immediately after the wash cycle. This helps speed drying time and reduce wrinkles.
This Washer Dryer is a 110 Volt machine, so the heating element requires more time to achieve full heat than a larger 220 volt unit requires. The heating element will take about 10 minutes to reach full heat.
To dry your laundry, the Washer Dryer blows heated air into the rotating drum. As the drum tumbles your laundry, the warm air dries it. If the drum is overfilled with laundry, the air is not allowed to circulate and clothes will not dry properly.
Use Low sudsing Detergent. This is recommended for all front loading washers. It ensures there is no over sudsing, which may reduce the performance of your machine. Also, this prevents damage to your machine which may be caused by excess suds entering the condensing chamber and clogging the fan blower mechanism with lint. If you have any problem obtaining low sudsing detergent, please call Equator to obtain information on our house brand, Equator low sudsing detergent. A coupon for a free box of the Equator detergent is enclosed with the warranty card.
When sorting laundry always take into consideration the quantity and type of fabric contained in the load. Highly absorbent fabrics such as those used in towels or jeans will absorb more water and become very heavy when saturated. If you notice that your clothes are taking longer than usual to dry you may be overloading the machine, or washing too many highly absorbent articles for a single load.
Dryer Efficiency
Your washer dryer operates on 110 volts and has a 1,300 watt dryer. It will take a longer time to dry clothes than a traditional dryer (which operates on 220 volts, 5,000 watts). However, with the following tips, you can increase the efficiency of the dryer.
1.DOOR REMAINS LOCKED DURING DRYING: The door is electronically kept locked drying cycle, with the Mode+Door Lock light on. This prevents any starting and shutting the heater, which in turn conserves energy by trapping the heat.
2.FABRIC SOFTENER: When the Wash and Dry cycles are set to run consecutively, the preheat function comes on automatically. In this, the heater is turned on during the last spin cycle of the wash program. In the Regular Wash program, the clothes will be getting spun at 1,200 rpm, while hot air from the dryer will be entering the drum at the same time. While centrifugal force causes clothes to stick to the sides of the drum, the hot air will “bake” them to the sides. It may take 30 minutes or more for the clothes to unstick and fall into the drum. USING LIQUID FABRIC SOFTENER
WILL CAUSE THE CLOTHES TO UNSTICK IMMEDIATELY. THIS HELPS DRY CLOTHES FASTER AND CAUSES LESS WRINKLES.
3.OVERLOADING: The drum has a capacity of 14 lbs (1.92 cu. ft.) While this is the largest drum available on any combination
4.OVER DRYING: This machine uses a condensing dryer. In this cold water is used to condense the moisture from the hot air. Since there is no external exhaust system, the moisture remains in the machine. Frequently, when it seems the clothes are damp, it is actually the remaining moisture (like dew). Take clothes out and within a few minutes they will be dry. Do not overdry the clothes.
5.USE LOW SUDSING DETERGENT: By using low sudsing detergent (Equator brand or any other), you are preventing suds from entering the condensing chamber. When suds enter the condensing chamber, lint particles can clog up the chamber and the fan blower. Over time, this reduces drying efficiency and may require the fan blower (impeller) to be cleaned.
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