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Laundry Additives
All additives – detergent, fabric softener, and pretreatments (e.g. OxiClean®) are added in the front corners. Your option selections will determine when each additive is automatically dispensed at its optimal time in the wash or rinse cycle.
Pretreatment or Liquid
Bleach Compartment
DO NOT put detergent packets in dispenser
compartments. Laundry detergent packets should only be added directly to the wash tub following the manufacturer’s directions.
Single Use Pretreatment or Liquid Bleach
To add either liquid pretreatment or liquid bleach to the next load, pour only one of them in the left rear compartment and press the Pretreat/Bleach button either once to light the pretreat light (above button) or twice to light the bleach light (below button). The liquid will be added at the optimal time (pretreatment - early or bleach – late) in the wash cycle.
Pretreatment option
1Check clothing care labels for special instructions.
2Measure liquid pretreatment carefully, following instructions on the bottle.
3Before starting the washer, pour measured amount of pretreatment directly into the compartment.
Bleach option
The water fill dilutes liquid
chlorine bleach as the washer fills for the wash cycle.
1Check clothing care labels for special instructions.
2Measure liquid bleach carefully, following instructions on the bottle.
Never pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly onto clothes or into the wash basket.
Do not pour powdered bleach into bleach compartment.
3Before starting the washer, pour measured amount of bleach directly into bleach compartment. Avoid splashing or
Do not mix chlorine bleach with ammonia or acids such as vinegar and/or rust remover. Mixing can produce a toxic gas which may cause death.
Single Use Wash Detergent Dispenser
To manually add either powder or liquid detergent to the next wash cycle, pour it in the left front opening. Most detergent will immediately enter the tub. The washer will flush water through
this opening just prior to the fill cycle to add any detergent that did not fall into the tub.
DO NOT put detergent packets in dispenser compartments. Laundry
detergent packets should only be added directly to the wash tub following the manufacturer’s directions.
Single Wash Detergent Dispenser
Single Use Softener
To add liquid fabric softener to the next load, press the Fabric Softener button and pour the softener into the right opening. The liquid will be added at the optimum time in the rinse cycle.
NOTE: If using delay mode, add liquid softener to the dispenser and then fill the dispenser to the MAX fill level with water.
DO NOT put detergent packets in dispenser compartments. Laundry
detergent packets should only be added directly to the wash tub following the manufacturer’s directions.
Single Use Softener
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