Whirlpool 3950306 warranty Understanding normal washer sounds

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OPERATING YOUR WASHER

Rinse and Spin feature

When using extra detergent for heavily soiled clothes, or washing special-care items, you may find an extra rinse and spin is needed. For an additional rinse, push in the Cycle

Control Knob and turn clockwise to any of the dots, as illustrated. Pull out the Cycle Control Knob. The washer will fill to the selected load size, agitate, drain, and spin.

Drain and Spin feature

A drain and spin may help shorten drying times for some heavy fabrics

or special-care items by removing excess water. To add a drain and spin, push in the Cycle Control Knob and

turn clockwise to any of the dashes, as illustrated. Pull out the Cycle Control Knob. The washer will drain, then spin.

Understanding normal washer sounds

Your new washer may make sounds that your old one didn’t. Because the sounds are unfamiliar, you may be concerned about them. Don’t be; most of them are normal.

The following describes some of the sounds you may hear and what causes them.

During drain

The rate that water is drained from your washer depends on your installation. If water is drained quickly from the washer, you may hear air being pulled through the pump. This happens during the end of draining.

During washing

When you select a small load size setting for a small wash load, your washer has a lower water level. With this lower water level, you may hear a clicking sound from the upper portion of the agitator.

After drain and before spin

When the cycle changes from draining to spinning, you may hear gears engaging.

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