How to Use the Soak Cycle
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Push any Fabric Care
Selection button and
turn the Cycle Selector
knob to SOAK CYCLE.
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Be sure Extra Rinse
control is set at OFF.
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For a cold soak,
set Options control
to NORMAL.
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For a warm soak,
For a hot soak,
the COTTONS/COLORFAST
Fabric Care Selection button and turn the Cycle
Selector knob to NORMAL in the Regular Cycle.
Start the washer. After washer fills and begins to
agitate, push in the Cycle Selector knob and turn
to SOAK CYCLE. Pull out the
Selector knob
to complete the cycle.
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For an extended soak allow the washer to
and
agitate for a few minutes to dissolve the soaking
agent. Then push in the Cycle Selector knob to stop
push any Fabric Care Selection button except
washer (keep
close-d) and allow to soak for
COTTONS/COLORFAST and turn Cycle Selector
long as desired. After desired soak period, pull out
knob to NORMAL in the Regular Cycle.
the Cycle Selector knob to complete the cycle.
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Do not use the Fabric Softener Dispenser or the
Mini-Basket tub with the Soak Cycle.
ENERGY-SAVING
If your clothes and household items don’t look clean
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Wash in off-peak utility hours. Your
utility can
and fresh after washing, you
probably rewash
tell you which are the off-peak hours.
them.. and that means
waste energy. Remember
to sort your clothes carefully, and load them properly,
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Use your washer’s Normal Spin. This will remove
select correct cycles, use enough detergent and
more water during spin, which will shorten drying
a water temperature warm
to release and
cycle to save more energy. Switch to any of the
Fabric Care Programs that indicate a Normal Spin.
rid of soil.
(See Setting the Controls section.) The dryer will
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Try to wash
often. Save articles of the same type
remove any wrinkles which may result from the
fabric until you have a full load.
Spin.
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If you must wash smaller loads, adjust the amount of
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Use your Mini-Basket tub for very small loads.
water. Small loads
have lower water levels.
uses less water than the small water level in the big
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Always rinse in cold water. The temperature of the
tub on this washer. You will also save on detergent
rinse does not affect cleaning.
and energy.
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