Maytag MHW5500FC Use & Care Guide - Page 15

Add HE detergent, Load laundry into washer

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3. Load laundry into washer 4. Add HE detergent Optimal Dispense Drawer Place a load of sorted items loosely in the washer. Items need to move freely for best cleaning and to reduce wrinkling and tangling. Close the washer door by pushing it firmly until the latch clicks. ■■Depending on load type and cycle, the washer can be fully loaded but not tightly packed. Washer door should close easily. See "Cycle Guide" for loading suggestions. ■■Mix large and small items and avoid washing single items. Load evenly. ■■Wash small items in mesh garment bags. For multiple items, use more than one bag and fill bags equally. Optimal Dispense cartridge Single load powdered HE detergent Select detergent dispenser based on type of HE detergent used (either liquid or powdered). See "Using the Optimal Dispense Drawer" section on how to use the dispenser. Dispenser Drawer Liquid HE detergent Powdered HE detergent Adjust the selector, based on type of HE detergent used (either liquid or powdered). See "Using the Dispenser Drawer" section on how to use the dispenser. NOTE: Do not add single-dose laundry packets, Oxi-type boosters, color-safe bleach, or fabric softener crystals to dispensers. They will not dispense correctly. 15

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Select detergent dispenser based on type of HE detergent
used (either liquid or powdered). See “Using the Optimal
Dispense Drawer” section on how to use the dispenser.
4.
Add HE detergent
Single load
powdered
HE detergent
Optimal Dispense
cartridge
NOTE:
Do not add single-dose laundry packets, Oxi-type
boosters, color-safe bleach, or fabric softener crystals to
dispensers. They will not dispense correctly.
Adjust the selector, based on type of HE detergent used
(either liquid or powdered). See “Using the Dispenser
Drawer” section on how to use the dispenser.
Powdered
HE detergent
Liquid
HE detergent
Optimal Dispense Drawer
Dispenser Drawer
Place a load of sorted items loosely in the washer. Items need
to move freely for best cleaning and to reduce wrinkling and
tangling. Close the washer door by pushing it firmly until the
latch clicks.
n
Depending on load type and cycle, the washer can be fully
loaded but not tightly packed. Washer door should close
easily. See “Cycle Guide” for loading suggestions.
n
Mix large and small items and avoid washing single items.
Load evenly.
n
Wash small items in mesh garment bags. For multiple items,
use more than one bag and fill bags equally.
3.
Load laundry into washer