Maytag 8182969 manual Laundry Guide

Laundry Guide

Refer to this chart for suggested load types and their corresponding cycles. Listed to the right are the options available to each of these washer cycles.

CYCLE	SUGGESTED LOAD TYPE		AVAILABLE OPTIONS
		Rinse/Hold	Prewash*	Auto Soak*	Extra Rinse
Sanitary	Heavily soiled underwear, towels, work clothes,	✔	✔	✔	✔
	diapers, etc.
Whitest Whites	Heavily soiled white fabrics	✔	✔	✔	✔
Heavy Duty	Heavily soiled underwear, towels, shirts, etc.	✔	✔	✔	✔
Normal/Casual	Normally soiled blouses, shirts, overalls, etc.,	✔	✔	✔	✔
	made of polyester, nylon, cotton, linen, or
	cotton blends
Rapid Wash	Lightly soiled sports wear made of cotton,	✔		✔	✔
	polyester, nylon and cotton blends
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.
Silk	Fabrics made of silk identified as machine	✔			✔
	washable
Wool	Woolens with a felt-free finish, identified as	✔			✔
	machine washable
Handwash	Fabrics made of silk, special-care items	✔			✔
	marked “Handwashable”
Soak	Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or
	nylon
Rinse/Soak	Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or	✔			✔
	nylon
Drain/Spin	Fabrics made of cotton, linen, polyester or
	nylon

*Prewash and Auto Soak cannot be selected at the same time.

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