Whirlpool WFW8740DW Use & Care Guide - Page 8

Cycle, Temperature, Speed, Level, Available, Options, Cycle Details, Items to wash, using default,

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Cycle Guide Settings and options shown in bold are default settings for that cycle. For best fabric care, choose the cycle, options, and settings that best fit the load being washed. Not all settings are available with each cycle, and some options cannot be used together. NOTE: All wash temperature selections feature a cold rinse. Items to wash using default cycle settings: Wash Spin Cycle: Temperature: Speed: Soil Level: Available Options: Wet load of clothes Drain N/A & Spin Extra Fast N/A TumbleFresh™ Fast Delay Wash Medium Slow Swimwear, items Drain Extra Hot Extra Fast Extra Heavy TumbleFresh™ that need rinsing & Spin Hot Fast Heavy Delay Wash with Warm Medium Normal Extra Rinse Cool Slow Light Cold Small loads of Quick Wash Extra Hot Extra Fast Extra Heavy Clean Boost 2-4 lightly soiled Hot Fast Heavy with Steam* garments Warm Medium Normal TumbleFresh™ Cool Slow Light Extra Rinse Cold PreSoak Delay Wash Sheer fabrics, Delicates Extra Hot Extra Fast Extra Heavy Clean Boost lingerie, sweaters, Hot Fast Heavy with Steam* and lightly-soiled Warm Medium Normal TumbleFresh™ shirts, blouses, Cool Slow Light Extra Rinse trousers, pants, Cold PreSoak and skirts Delay Wash Bright or darkly Cold Cold Extra Fast Extra Heavy TumbleFresh™ colored cottons, Wash Fast Heavy Extra Rinse linens, casual and Medium Normal Delay Wash mixed loads Light Cycle Details: Use Drain & Spin to remove excess water from the load. Spin speed can be set to a slower setting. Select Drain & Spin; then select Extra Rinse to add water. The cycle includes an extra-fastspeed spin. For some fabrics, you may wish to set the spin speed to a slower setting. For small loads (2-4 items) needed quickly. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling, a shortened wash time, and an extra-fast-speed spin for reduced drying times. This cycle combines slowspeed tumbling and slow-speed spin for gentle fabric care and reduced wrinkling. This cycle uses a concentrated detergent solution along with cold water throughout the cycle to gently lift out stains and care for fabrics. * The Clean Boost with Steam option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected. Load Size Recommendations For best results, follow the load size recommendations noted for each cycle. Small load: Fill the washer drum with 3-4 items, not more than 1/4 full. Medium load: Fill the washer drum up to about 1/2 full. Large load: Fill the washer drum up to about 3/4 full. Extra-large load: Fill the washer drum, but make sure clothes can tumble freely. For best results, avoid packing tightly. 8

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Load Size Recommendations
For best results, follow the load size recommendations noted for each cycle.
Small load:
Fill the washer drum with 3–4 items, not more than 1/4 full.
Medium load:
Fill the washer drum up to about 1/2 full.
Large load:
Fill the washer drum up to about 3/4 full.
Extra-large load:
Fill the washer drum, but make sure clothes can tumble freely.
For best results, avoid packing tightly.
Wet load of clothes
Drain
N/A
Extra Fast
N/A
TumbleFresh
Use Drain & Spin to remove
& Spin
Fast
Delay Wash
excess water from the load.
Medium
Spin speed can be set to a
Slow
slower setting.
Swimwear, items
Drain
Extra Hot
Extra Fast
Extra
Heavy
TumbleFresh
Select Drain & Spin; then select
that need rinsing
& Spin
Hot
Fast
Heavy
Delay Wash
Extra Rinse to add water. The
with
Warm
Medium
Normal
cycle includes an extra-fast-
Extra Rinse
Cool
Slow
Light
speed spin. For some fabrics,
Cold
you may wish to set the spin
speed to a slower setting.
Small loads of
Quick Wash
Extra Hot
Extra Fast
Extra
Heavy
Clean Boost
For small loads (2–4 items)
2–4 lightly soiled
Hot
Fast
Heavy
with Steam*
needed quickly. This cycle
garments
Warm
Medium
Normal
TumbleFresh
combines fast-speed tumbling,
Cool
Slow
Light
Extra Rinse
a shortened wash time, and
Cold
PreSoak
an extra-fast-speed spin for
Delay Wash
reduced drying times.
Sheer fabrics,
Delicates
Extra Hot
Extra Fast
Extra
Heavy
Clean Boost
This cycle combines slow-
lingerie, sweaters,
Hot
Fast
Heavy
with Steam*
speed tumbling and slow-speed
and lightly-soiled
Warm
Medium
Normal
TumbleFresh
spin for gentle fabric care and
shirts, blouses,
Cool
Slow
Light
Extra Rinse
reduced wrinkling.
trousers, pants,
Cold
PreSoak
and skirts
Delay Wash
Bright or darkly
Cold
Cold
Extra Fast
Extra
Heavy
TumbleFresh
This cycle uses a concentrated
colored cottons,
Wash
Fast
Heavy
Extra Rinse
detergent solution along with
linens, casual and
Medium
Normal
Delay Wash
cold water throughout the cycle
mixed loads
Light
to gently lift out stains and care
for fabrics.
Cycle:
Wash
Temperature:
Spin
Speed:
Soil
Level:
Available
Options:
Cycle Details:
Items to wash
using default
cycle settings:
* The Clean Boost with Steam option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected.
Cycle Guide
Settings and options shown in
bold
are default settings for that cycle. For best fabric care, choose the cycle, options, and settings
that best fit the load being washed. Not all settings are available with each cycle, and some options cannot be used together.
NOTE:
All wash temperature selections feature a cold rinse.