Maytag manual Cycle Guide Standard Cycles, Models YMHWE201** and YMHWE251, Model YMHWE301

CYCLE GUIDE — STANDARD CYCLES

Settings and options 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.

For best performance, not all settings are available with each cycle, and some options cannot be used together.

Items to wash	Cycle:	Wash	Spin	Soil	Available	Cycle Details:
using default cycle		Temp.*:	Speed:	Level:	Options:
settings:
Sturdy garments	Allergen†	Hot	Ex High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	Uses more water to flush out allergens
and household items		Warm 1	High	Heavy	2nd Rinse	such as dust mites and pet dander from
exposed to possible		Cold 1	Medium	Normal	Cycle Signal	normally-soiled items.
allergens			Low	Light 1	Fresh Spin™
Overly soiled	Power Wash	Hot	High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle combines high and medium
garments, items		Warm	Medium	Heavy	2nd Rinse	tumbling action, with High spin speed
that need additional		Cold	Low	Normal	Prewash	and additional water in last rinse to flush
cleaning effort				Light	Cycle Signal	excess dirt from the load. For better
					Fresh Spin™	results, use this cycle combined with
						Ex Heavy 1 or Heavy Soil Level.
Heavily soiled white	Whites	Ex Hot 1	Ex High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle combines fast-speed
fabrics and garments		Hot	High	Heavy	2nd Rinse	tumbling and extra high-speed spin to
		Warm	Medium	Normal	Prewash	shorten drying time. It can be used with
		Cold	Low	Light	Cycle Signal	medium and large loads. Includes 2nd
					Fresh Spin™	Rinse option.
					Sanitize††
Sturdy colorfast fabrics	Heavy Duty	Ex Hot 1	Ex High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle combines fast-speed
and heavily soiled		Hot	High	Heavy	2nd Rinse	tumbling, longer wash time, and extra
garments, towels, and		Warm	Medium	Normal	Prewash	high-speed spin to shorten drying
jeans		Cold	Low	Light	Cycle Signal	times. It is designed for medium and
					Fresh Spin™	large loads.
					Sanitize††
Normally soiled	Normal	Hot	Ex High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle combines medium-speed
cottons, linens,		Warm	High	Heavy	2nd Rinse	tumbling and extra high-speed spin,
sheets, and mixed		Cold	Medium	Normal	Prewash	and a load cooling process to reduce
garment loads				Light	Cycle Signal	wrinkling.
					Fresh Spin™
Bright and dark color	Cold Wash	Cold	Ex High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle combines concentrated
garments			High	Heavy	2nd Rinse	fast-speed tumbling followed by
			Medium	Normal	Prewash	medium-speed wash and provides
			Low	Light	Cycle Signal	optimal cleaning while saving hot water.
			No Spin		Fresh Spin™
Normally soiled	Comforters	Hot	Ex High	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle starts with a soak to
blankets and		Warm	High	Heavy	2nd Rinse	thoroughly saturate your large load.
comforters		Cold	Medium	Normal	Prewash	This is followed by medium wash action
			Low	Light	Cycle Signal	and medium-spin speeds to maintain
			No Spin		Fresh Spin™	load balance.
Small loads of 3-5	Rapid Wash	Hot	Ex High	Heavy	Delay Start	This cycle combines fast-speed
lightly soiled		Warm	High	Normal	2nd Rinse	tumbling, a shortened wash time,
garments		Cold	Medium	Light	Cycle Signal	and extra high-speed spin to reduce
			Low		Fresh Spin™	drying time.
Sheer fabrics,	Delicate	Warm	Medium	Ex Heavy 1	Delay Start	This cycle combines low-speed
lingerie, sweaters,		Cold	Low	Heavy	2nd Rinse	tumbling and low-speed spin for
and special care				Normal	Cycle Signal	gentle fabric.
items marked “Hand				Light	Fresh Spin™
Washable”
Silk or ultra delicate	Silk	Warm	Low	Normal	Delay Start	This cycle gently tumbles and drains
fabrics labeled as		Cold	No Spin	Light	2nd Rinse	with the lowest spinning to gently clean
machine washable					Cycle Signal	garments and minimize wrinkling.
					Fresh Spin™

* All temperature selections feature a cold rinse.

1Setting on YMHWE301** model. See “Control Panel and Features” for additional information.

Models: YMHWE201** and YMHWE251**

†Allergen cycle removes more than 95.0% of common allergens based on independent 3rd party laboratory testing.

Model: YMHWE301**

†Allergen

Allergen cycle certified by NSF International, an independent, third party testing and certification organization. The certification verified that this cycle reduced tested allergens by at least 95.0% and maintained the water temperature necessary to kill dust mites. Only the Allergen cycle has been designed to meet the requirements of NSF Protocol P351 for Allergen Reduction Performance effectiveness.

††Sanitize option

This washer has a Sanitize option that is certified by NSF International, an independent, third party testing and certification organization.

The certification verifies that this option eliminates 99.9% of bacteria typically found on clothing, bedding, and towels. There is no carryover of bacteria between loads after the option is complete.

Only the Sanitize option has been designed to meet the requirements of NSF Protocol P172 Sanitization Performance of Residential and Commercial, family sized clothes washer.

Use the Sanitize option to clean heavily soiled, colorfast fabrics. This option combines a super hot water temperature to help ensure the removal of heavy soils and stains. It is recommended that you set your hot water heater to 120°F (49°C) to ensure proper performance during this option.

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