Maytag MHW5500FC Use & Care Guide - Page 10

Items to wash, using default, cycle settings, Cycle, Temperature, Level, Available, Options, Cycle

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Items to wash using default cycle settings: No clothes in washer Cycle: Clean Washer with affresh® Wash Temperature:* Spin Speed:*** Soil Level: Available Options: Fresh Hold® Delay Hrs. Wet load of clothes Drain & Spin Swimwear, items that need rinsing Drain & Spin with Extra Rinse Clothing, bedding and towels requiring sanitization Sanitize N/A Extra Hot Hot Warm Cool Cold Extra Hot Max Extract™/ Extra High High Med Low None Max Extract™/ Extra High High Med Low None N/A Extra Heavy Med Light Fresh Hold® Delay Hrs. Fresh Hold® Delay Hrs. Max Extract™/ Extra High High Med Low None Extra Heavy Med Light Steam for Stains** Fresh Hold® Extra Rinse Delay Hrs. *All temperature selections feature a Cold rinse. **The Steam for Stains option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected. ***Spin speed varies by model. Cycle Details: U se this cycle every 30 washes to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. This cycle uses a higher water level. Use with affresh® washer cleaner tablet or regular liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of your washer. This cycle should not be interrupted. See "Washer Care." IMPORTANT: Do not place garments or other items in the washer during the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle. Use this cycle with an empty wash tub. Do not use thickened, easypour, or no-splash bleach when running the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle as excess suds may occur. See "Washer Care" in "Washer Maintenance." U se Drain & Spin to remove excess water from the load. Spin speed can be set to a lower setting. S elect Drain & Spin, then select Extra Rinse to add water. The cycle includes an extra-high-speed spin. For some fabrics, you may wish to set the spin speed to a lower setting. T his cycle eliminates 99.99% of the most common bacteria found in clothes, sheets, and towels. The extra hot wash temperature ensures sanitization. Check recommended wash temperature of your items. Bacteria tested were K. pneumonia, P. aureginosa, and S. aureus. Continued on next page 10

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Items to wash
using default
cycle settings:
Cycle:
Wash
Temperature:*
Spin
Speed:***
Soil
Level:
Available
Options:
Cycle Details:
No clothes
in washer
Clean
Washer
with
affresh
®
Fresh Hold
®
Delay Hrs.
Use this cycle every 30
washes to keep the inside
of your washer fresh and
clean. This cycle uses a
higher water level. Use
with affresh
®
washer
cleaner tablet or regular
liquid chlorine bleach to
thoroughly clean the inside
of your washer. This cycle
should not be interrupted.
See “Washer Care.”
IMPORTANT:
Do not place
garments or other items
in the washer during the
Clean Washer with affresh
®
cycle. Use this cycle with
an empty wash tub. Do
not use thickened, easy-
pour, or no-splash bleach
when running the Clean
Washer with affresh
®
cycle
as excess suds may occur.
See “Washer Care” in
“Washer Maintenance.”
Wet load of
clothes
Drain
& Spin
N/A
Max Extract™/
Extra High
High
Med
Low
None
N/A
Fresh Hold
®
Delay Hrs.
Use Drain & Spin to remove
excess water from the load.
Spin speed can be set to a
lower setting.
Swimwear, items
that need rinsing
Drain
& Spin
with
Extra
Rinse
Extra Hot
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Max Extract™/
Extra High
High
Med
Low
None
Extra
Heavy
Med
Light
Fresh Hold
®
Delay Hrs.
Select Drain & Spin, then
select Extra Rinse to add
water. The cycle includes an
extra-high-speed spin. For
some fabrics, you may wish
to set the spin speed to a
lower setting.
Clothing,
bedding and
towels requiring
sanitization
Sanitize
Extra Hot
Max Extract™/
Extra High
High
Med
Low
None
Extra
Heavy
Med
Light
Steam for
Stains**
Fresh Hold
®
Extra Rinse
Delay Hrs.
This cycle eliminates
99.99% of the most
common bacteria found
in clothes, sheets, and
towels. The extra hot
wash temperature ensures
sanitization. Check
recommended wash
temperature of your items.
Bacteria tested were K.
pneumonia, P. aureginosa,
and S. aureus.
*All temperature selections feature a Cold rinse.
**The Steam for Stains option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected.
***Spin speed varies by model.
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