Maytag 8182969 Delicate, Silk, Wool, Handwash, Soak, Rinse/Spin, Drain/Spin, Normal Washer Sounds

Delicate

Use this cycle to wash no-iron fabrics and garments labeled “Permanent Press” or “Wrinkle Free” or that indicate using a “Gentle” cycle on the care label. This cycle combines low-speed tumbling and low-speed spin to reduce wrinkling.

Silk

Use this cycle to clean washable silk garments. (Check label instructions to make sure that garment is washable.) This cycle gently tumbles and drains without spinning to gently clean garments and minimize wrinkling. Because there is no spinning action, garments will contain a higher amount of water at the end of this cycle.

Wool

Use this cycle to clean machine washable woolen garments. (Check the care instructions to make sure that garment is washable.) This cycle features gentle tumbling and low-speed spin to provide optimum garment care.

Handwash

Use this cycle to clean hand washable and special-care garments. Similar to the way garments are hand washed in a sink, the wash action of this cycle combines periods of low- speed tumbling and soaking. Low-speed spin reduces wrinkling.

Soak

Use the Soak cycle to remove small spots of set-in stains on fabrics. This cycle provides a soak time with warm or cold water followed by drain. Extra water, a short tumbling phase for equal distribution of the laundry, and a soaking time without drum movement improve the removal of set-in stains. Drain without spin assures gentle treatment, even for delicate articles.

Rinse/Spin

Use this cycle to get a rinse and spin only. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling and extra high speed spin. If desired, you can reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the SPIN SPEED modifier.

A Rinse/Spin cycle is useful for

■Loads that need rinsing only.

■Adding fabric softener to a load.

Drain/Spin

Use this cycle to drain your washer or to drain and spin your wash load. The spin speed is preset to extra high. If desired, you can reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the SPIN SPEED modifier.

NOTE: Loads of synthetics, delicate fabrics, hand washables, and woolens should be drained with no spin or low spin speed to avoid fabric stress.

Preset cycle settings

Each cycle has a preset Soil Level (cycle time), Water Temperature, and Spin Speed. The preset settings provide the recommended fabric care for the selected cycle. See chart.

Cycle	Soil Level	Water Temp	Spin
	(cycle time)		Speed
Sanitary	Normal	Super Hot/Cold	Extra High†
	(1:55)
Whitest	Normal	Hot/Cold	Extra High†
Whites	(1:00)
Heavy	Normal	Hot/Cold	Extra High†
Duty	(1:15)
Normal/	Normal	Warm/Cold	High
Casual	(0:40)
Rapid	Less soil	Warm/Cold	Extra High†
Wash	(0:35)
Delicate	Normal	Warm/Cold	Medium
	(0:35)
Silk	Normal	Cold/Cold	No Spin
	(0:26)
Wool	Normal	Cold/Cold	Medium
	(0:30)
Handwash	Normal	Cold/Cold	Extra Low
	(0:30)
Soak	Normal	Warm/Cold	No Spin
	(0:30)
Rinse/Spin	Normal	Cold/Cold	Extra High
	(0:21)
Drain/Spin	Normal	N/A	Extra High
	(0:11)

†Spin speeds may vary on some models.

To change the preset cycle settings

Press the selector of each setting until the desired setting glows.

Normal Washer Sounds

As with any new product, you will hear sounds that you are not accustomed to. You may hear various sounds when the door is locked and unlocked, and during the washing, rinsing, and spinning process. Between changes in wash actions, there will be momentary pauses. You will hear water spraying and splashing during the wash and rinse cycles. These new sounds and pauses are part of normal washer operation.

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