CYCLE GUIDE

For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed.

Not all cycles and options are available on all models.

Items to wash:

Cycle:

Temp*:

Spin

Cycle Details:

 

 

 

Speed:

 

Sturdy fabrics,

Heavy

Hot

High

Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. This cycle

colorfast items,

Duty

Warm

 

combines fast-speed tumbling, longer wash time, and

towels, jeans

 

Cold

 

high-speed spin to shorten drying times.

 

 

 

 

 

Cottons, linens,

Normal

Hot

High

Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed

sheets, and mixed

 

Warm

 

fabric loads. This cycle combines medium-speed tumbling,

garment loads

 

Cold

 

high-speed spin, and a load cooling process to reduce

 

 

 

 

wrinkling.

 

 

 

 

 

Machine-wash

Delicate

Hot

Low

Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating

silks, lingerie,

 

Warm

 

“Machine Washable Silks” or “Gentle” cycle on the care

washable wools

 

Cold

 

label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before

 

 

 

 

washing.

 

 

 

 

 

Swimsuits and

Rinse &

Cold

High

Combines a rinse and high-speed spin for loads requiring

items requiring

Spin

 

 

an additional rinse cycle or to complete a load after power

rinsing without

 

 

 

interruption. Also use for loads that require rinsing only.

detergent

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dripping wet or

Drain &

N/A

High

This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy

hand-washed

Spin

 

 

fabrics or special-care items washed by hand. Use this

items

 

 

 

cycle to drain washer after cancelling a cycle or completing

 

 

 

 

a cycle after a power failure.

 

 

 

 

 

No clothes in

Clean Washer

N/A

High

Use monthly with Affresh® washer cleaner to clean the

washer

with Affresh®

 

 

interior of the washer. Make sure no clothes are in washer.

*All rinses are cold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Amana W10410362A warranty Cycle Guide, Speed, Hot, Cold