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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Maytag FRONT-LOADINGAUTOMATICWASHER manual Laundry Guide, Cycle Suggested Load Type Available Options