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Wash Cycle
The wash cycle controls the length of the washing process. The knob can be turned in
either direction.
The chart below will help you match the wash cycle setting with your clothing.
COTTONS
For heavy to lightly soiled cottons, household linens, work and play clothes.
EASY CARE
For wrinkle-free and permanent press items, and knits.
HANDWASH
For items labeled handwashable with light soils. Provides period of agitation and soak during
wash and rinse.
DELICATES
For lingerie and special-care fabrics with light to normal soil. To protect delicate fabrics, the washer
automatically runs at Gentle/Slow, regardless of Wash/Spin speed selection.
PREWASH
Automatically advances into the
COTTONS
wash cycle. Use to wash heavily soiled clothes twice with
detergent in each cycle.
To deliver extra detergent:
Liquid Detergent
– Place in fabric softener dispenser for use in second wash.
DO NOT
use dispenser for fabric softener.
Powder Detergent
– Place extra detergent in tub for use in first wash (approximately 1
1
⁄
2
times normal
amount recommended).
SOAK
For heavily soiled clothes. Washer fills with water to soak for a specified period of time, then spins
water out to complete the cycle.
About the washer control settings.
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