Whirlpool CATALYST manual Selecting Options, Preset cycle settings, Catalyst Cleaning Action, Soak

Preset cycle settings

Your washer has preset soil levels, load sizes and water temperatures based on the cycle selected. The preset settings provide the recommended fabric care for your load. See chart.

Cycle	Soil Level	Load Size	Water
			Temperature
Heavy Duty	More	Super Plus	Warm/Cold
Whitest	Normal	Super Plus	Hot/Cold
Whites
Normal	Normal	Super Plus	Warm/Cold
Perm. Press/	Normal	Super Plus	Warm/Cold
Casual
Quick Wash	Normal	Medium	Warm/Warm
Extra Delicate	Normal	Medium	Warm/Cold
Hand Wash	Normal	Medium	Cold/Cold
Soak	Normal	Super Plus	Warm/Cold
Rinse/Spin	None	Super Plus	Warm/Cold

To change the preset cycle settings

Press the Select pad of each setting until the desired setting glows.

Selecting Options

You can customize your wash cycle by adding one or more of the following options to your wash: CATALYST® cleaning action, Soak, Rinse/Spin or Spin.

■A single tone sounds when a selection is accepted.

■Three short tones sound if an unavailable selection is made.

CATALYST® Cleaning Action

Your washer uses CATALYST cleaning action to help ensure better soil and stain removal from your wash load. CATALYST cleaning action reduces the need for pretreatment and is safe for all fabrics. CATALYST cleaning action is pre-selected in the Heavy Duty and Whitest Whites cycles and is automatically added to the Quick Wash and Hand Wash cyles. The CATALYST option can be added to any wash cycle.

How CATALYST cleaning action works

1.Before agitation begins, detergent is automatically released into a special chamber that mixes the detergent with a small amount of water to create a sudsy cleaning solution.

2.Spinning spreads out the clothes.

3.The cleaning solution showers onto the top of the fabrics. The solution is pulled through the clothes, and the detergent enzymes attach to soils and stains, lifting them away.

4.A sensor alerts the washer when the cleaning solution completely penetrates the stains and soils and a rich, sudsy lather covers the clothes. The washer fills to the selected water level and completes the selected cycle.

NOTES:

■For best results, the load should be dry at the start of the cycle.

■Stubborn and set-in stains might require additional pretreatment.

To select or cancel CATALYST cleaning action

Press On/Off to select or cancel CATALYST cleaning action. The CATALYST option must be selected or cancelled before Start is pressed.

Soak

Use Soak for heavy soils and stains that need additional time for removal. You can add Soak to a wash cycle, or you can select a Soak only.

To add Soak to a wash cycle

When Soak is added to a wash cycle, the washer fills to the selected water level, agitates briefly and soaks for a few minutes before the wash cycle begins. The amount of soak time varies with each cycle, but is not longer than 12 minutes.

1.Select a cycle.

2.Press On/Off until the Soak light glows.

3.Press Start.

To select a Soak only

When a Soak only is selected, the washer fills to the selected water level, agitates briefly and soaks. The preset soak time is 30 minutes. If a different soil level is selected, the soak time increases or decreases, depending on the selection. After soaking, the washer agitates briefly, drains and spins. Soak only should be followed by a wash cycle, as there is no rinse.

1.Place a sorted load of clothes into the washer. Add detergent to the detergent dispenser.

2.Press On/Off until the Soak light glows. The preset settings will glow. If desired, change settings.

3.Close washer lid. Press Start.

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