Maytag 3LWTW4840YQ Cycle Guide, Items to wash, Temperature, Spin, Cycle Details, Speed

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:	Temperature*:	Spin	Cycle Details:
			Speed:
Heavily soiled	Super	Hot	High	Provides maximum wash time and action for tough stains
fabrics	Wash	Warm		and soils. Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items.
		Cool
		Cold
Sturdy fabrics,	Normal	Hot	High	Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. This cycle
colorfast items,	Heavy	Warm		uses spray rinses only. Use this cycle for cleaning the
towels, jeans		Cool		interior of the washer. See "Washer Care."
		Cold
Cottons, linens,	Normal	Hot	High	Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric
sheets, and mixed	Regular	Warm		loads. This cycle features a spray rinse.
garment loads		Cool
		Cold
Lightweight	Normal	Hot	High	Use this cycle for lightly soiled mixed loads. This cycle
cotton fabrics	Light	Warm		features a spray rinse.
		Cool
		Cold
No-iron fabrics,	Casual	Hot	Low	Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as
cottons, perm	Regular	Warm		sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent
press, linens,		Cool		press, and blends.
synthetics		Cold
Lightly-soiled	Casual	Hot	Low	Use this cycle to wash lightly-soiled loads of no-iron fabrics
no-iron fabrics	Light	Warm		such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes,
and synthetics		Cool		permanent press, and blends.
		Cold
Large items such	Bulky	Hot	Low	Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and
as sheets, sleeping	Items	Warm		small comforters. The washer will fill with enough water
bags, small		Cool		to wet down the load before the wash portion of the cycle
comforters, jackets,		Cold		begins, and uses a higher water level than other cycles.
small washable
rugs
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		Cool		label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before
		Cold		washing. This cycle features a spray rinse.
Heavily soiled	Soak	Hot	No Spin	Use this cycle to soak small spots of set in stains on
fabrics		Warm		fabrics. The washer will use intermittent agitation and
		Cool		soaking. After time has expired, water will drain, but the
		Cold		washer will not spin. Cycle is complete.
Swimsuits and	Rinse &	Cold rinse only	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.

NOTE: Be sure to select Fabric Softener Added-Yes, if adding fabric softener to load. *All rinses are cold.

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