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CYCLE GUIDE
Settings shown in bold are default settings for that cycle.
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: | Wash Temp*: | Spin | Cycle Details: |
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Overly soiled garments, | Power Wash® | Hot | High | Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. |
items that need |
| Warm |
| process may take longer for some items than for others because they |
additional cleaning |
| Cool |
| will absorb more water than other fabric types. |
effort |
| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Casual and mixed loads, | Deep Water Wash | Hot | Low | Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily soiled |
jeans, towels, sturdy |
| Warm |
| mixed loads. |
fabrics |
| Cool |
| than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Large items such as | Bulky/Sheets | Hot | High | Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters. |
sheets, sleeping bags, |
| Warm |
| The washer will fill with enough water to wet down the load before the |
small comforters, jackets, |
| Cool |
| wash portion of the cycle begins, and uses a higher water level than |
small washable rugs |
| Cold |
| other cycles. |
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| Tap Cold |
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Cottons, linens, and | Normal | Hot | High | Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This |
mixed garment loads |
| Warm |
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| Cool |
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| Tap Cold |
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Wrinkle Control | Hot | Low | Use this cycle to wash loads of | |
perm press, linens, |
| Warm |
| blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. |
synthetics |
| Cool |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Hand Wash | Hot | Low | Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating “Machine | |
handwash fabrics |
| Warm |
| Washable Silks” or “Gentle” cycle on the care label. Place small items |
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| Cool |
| in mesh garment bags before washing. This cycle uses a higher, preset |
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| Cold |
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| Tap Cold |
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Bright or darkly colored | Cold Wash | Cold | High | Cold water with an additional wash action gently lifts stains while caring |
cottons, linens, casual |
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| for fabrics. Settings may be adjusted as desired, but must use only cold |
and mixed loads |
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Heavily soiled, colorfast | Sanitize with Oxi | Hot | High | Use this cycle to eliminate 99.9% of bacteria when used in conjunction |
fabrics |
| Warm |
| with the Timed Dispensers Oxi option. Preset cycle setting must be used |
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| Cool |
| to achieve the proper sanitization. Be sure to add an Oxi product to the |
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| Cold |
| Liquid Chlorine Bleach dispenser. |
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| Tap Cold |
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Swimsuits and items | Rinse & | Cold rinse only | High | Combines a rinse and high speed spin for loads requiring an additional |
requiring rinsing without | Spin |
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| rinse cycle or to complete a load after power interruption. Also use for |
detergent |
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| loads that require rinsing only. |
Drain & | N/A | High | This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy fabrics or special- | |
or dripping wet items | Spin |
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| care items washed by hand. Use this cycle to drain washer after cancelling |
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| a cycle or completing a cycle after a power failure. |
No clothes in washer | Clean Washer | Hot | Low | Use this cycle every 30 washes to keep the inside of your washer fresh |
| with | Warm |
| and clean. This cycle uses a higher water level. Use with affresh® Washer |
| affresh® | Cool |
| Cleaner tablet or liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of |
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| Cold |
| your washer. This cycle should not be interrupted. See “Washer Care.” |
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| Tap Cold |
| IMPORTANT: Do not place garments or other items in the washer |
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Heavily soiled fabrics | Soak | Hot | No Spin | Use this cycle to soak small spots of set in stains on fabrics. The washer |
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| Warm |
| will use intermittent agitation and soaking. After time has expired, water |
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| Cool |
| will drain, but the washer will not spin. Cycle is complete. |
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NOTE: If you are using fabric softener, be sure to select the Timed Dispensers Fabric Softener option. *All rinses are cold.
**Spin speed is integrated into the cycle and can not be selected.
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