Electrolux EIFLS60JIW Complete Owner's Guide (English) - Page 22

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22 Care & Cleaning Inside Routine Cleaning (Preventative) To help prevent odors, mold or mildew, leave the door open for a few hours after use or whenever the washer is not in use. CAUTION ENTRAPMENT and TIP-OVER HAZARD An open door could entice children to hang on the door or crawl inside the washer. If there are no small children present, you may leave the door ajar to prevent mildew and odor build up. TO REFRESH OR CLEAN INSIDE OF WASHER To clean and freshen the washer, perform the CLEAN WASHER cycle. For best results use the CLEAN WASHER cycle once a month. To begin the cycle, press select when prompted during automated reminder mode or manually select the cycle by following these directions: REMOVE "LIQUID ONLY" DISPENSER CUP Enter specialty cycle mode as described earlier in Operating Instructions and select CLEAN WASHER. The LCD screen will display "SYSTEM CLEAN". IMPORTANT Items left in washer while performing the CLEAN WASHER cycle will cause a severe out-of-balance situation that could damage the washing machine. If installed, remove the "MAIN WASH - LIQUID ONLY" cup from the dispenser. REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM WASH DRUM before filling the "MAIN WASH" detergent chamber with one (1) cup of liquid chlorine bleach OR one (1) pouch of TIDE® WASHING MACHINE CLEANER. DO NOT use both. Press start to begin. For best results Immediately follow up with a Spin Only cycle. Select fresh rinse on max spin speed with no detergent or bleach to help clear any residual bleach left after the CLEAN WASHER cycle. "MAIN WASH" COMPARTMENT WARNING HARMFUL VAPOR HAZARD Do not use or mix liquid chlorine bleach with other household chemicals such as toilet cleaners, rust removers, acid or products containing ammonia. These mixtures can produce dangerous fumes which can cause serious injury or death. NOTE If the CLEAN WASHER cycle is cancelled or paused during the cycle, the washer will go through 2 rinse cycles to clean the drum of any residual bleach before unlocking the door.

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Care & Cleaning
IMPORTANT
Items left in washer while performing the
CLEAN
WASHER
cycle will cause a severe out-of-balance
situation that could damage the washing machine.
TO REFRESH OR CLEAN INSIDE OF WASHER
To clean and freshen the washer, perform the
CLEAN
WASHER
cycle. For best results use the
CLEAN
WASHER
cycle once a month. To begin the cycle,
press
select
when prompted during automated re-
minder mode or manually select the cycle by follow-
ing these directions:
Enter specialty cycle mode as described earlier in
Op-
erating Instructions
and select
CLEAN WASHER
. The
LCD screen will display “
SYSTEM CLEAN
”.
To help prevent odors, mold or mildew, leave the
door open for a few hours after use or whenever the
washer is not in use.
Inside Routine Cleaning (Preventative)
REMOVE “LIQUID ONLY”
DISPENSER CUP
“MAIN WASH”
COMPARTMENT
CAUTION
ENTRAPMENT and TIP-OVER HAZARD
An open door could entice children to hang on the
door or crawl inside the washer. If there are no small
children present, you may leave the door ajar to
prevent mildew and odor build up.
If installed, remove the “
MAIN WASH - LIQUID ONLY
cup from the dispenser.
REMOVE ALL ITEMS FROM
WASH DRUM
before filling the “
MAIN WASH
” deter-
gent chamber with one (1) cup of liquid chlorine bleach
OR
one (1) pouch of TIDE® WASHING MACHINE
CLEANER.
DO NOT
use both. Press
start
to begin.
Immediately follow up with a
Spin Only
cycle. Select
fresh rinse
on
max
spin
speed with no detergent or bleach to help clear any
residual bleach left after the
CLEAN WASHER
cycle.
For best results
NOTE
If the
CLEAN WASHER
cycle is cancelled or paused
during the cycle, the washer will go through 2 rinse
cycles to clean the drum of any residual bleach before
unlocking the door.
WARNING
HARMFUL VAPOR HAZARD
Do not use or mix liquid chlorine bleach with
other household chemicals such as toilet
cleaners, rust removers, acid or products
containing ammonia. These mixtures can
produce dangerous fumes which can cause
serious injury or death.