CYCLE GUIDE
For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load |
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Not all cycles and options are available on all models. |
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Items to wash: |
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| Wash Temp*: |
| Spin |
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Sturdy fabrics, colorfast |
| Power Wash® |
| Hot |
| High |
| Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. |
items, towels, jeans |
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| Warm |
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| Cool |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Casual and mixed loads, |
| Deep Water |
| Hot |
| Low |
| Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily soiled |
jeans, towels, sturdy |
| Wash |
| Warm |
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| Cool |
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| Tap Cold |
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Large items such as |
| Bulky/Sheets |
| Hot |
| High |
| Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters. |
sheets, sleeping bags, |
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| Warm |
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| The washer will fill with enough water to wet down the load before the wash |
small comforters, jackets, |
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| Cool |
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| portion of the cycle begins, and uses a higher water level than other cycles. |
small washable rugs |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Cottons, linens, and |
| Normal |
| Hot |
| High |
| Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This |
mixed garment loads |
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| Cool |
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| Cold |
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| Wrinkle Control |
| Hot |
| Low |
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perm press, linens, |
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| Warm |
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| blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. |
synthetics |
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| Cool |
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| Hand Wash |
| Hot |
| Low |
| Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating “Machine | |
handwash fabrics |
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| Warm |
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| Washable Silks” or “Gentle” cycle on the care label. Place small items in |
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| Cool |
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| mesh garment bags before washing. This cycle uses a higher, preset water |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Bright or darkly colored |
| Cold Wash |
| Cold |
| High |
| Cold water with an additional wash action gently lifts stains while caring for |
cottons, linens, casual |
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Heavily soiled fabrics |
| Soak |
| Hot |
| No Spin |
| Use this cycle to soak small spots of set in stains on fabrics. The |
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| Warm |
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| Cool |
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| expired, water will drain, but the washer will not spin. Cycle is |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Swimsuits and items |
| Rinse & |
| Cold rinse only |
| High |
| Combines a rinse and high speed spin for loads requiring an |
requiring rinsing |
| Spin |
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| additional rinse cycle or to complete a load after power interruption. |
without detergent |
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| Also use for loads that require rinsing only. |
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| Drain & |
| N/A |
| High |
| This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy fabrics or | |
garments or |
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| after cancelling a cycle or completing a cycle after a power failure. |
No clothes in washer |
| Clean Washer |
| Hot |
| Low |
| Use this cycle every 30 washes to keep the inside of your washer fresh |
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| Warm |
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| affresh® |
| Cool |
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| Cleaner tablet or liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of |
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| Cold |
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| your washer. This cycle should not be interrupted. See “Washer Care.” |
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| Tap Cold |
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| IMPORTANT: Do not place garments or other items in the washer during |
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| the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle. Use this cycle with an empty wash |
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NOTE: If you are using fabric softener, be sure to select the Fabric
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