Whirlpool WTW4800XQ Owners Manual - Page 5

Cycle Guide - wash time

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CYCLE GUIDE For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Items to wash: Sturdy fabrics, colorfast items, towels, jeans Cottons, linens, sheets, and mixed garment loads Lightweight cotton fabrics No-iron fabrics, cottons, perm press, linens, synthetics Lightly-soiled no-iron fabrics and synthetics Machine-wash silks, lingerie, washable wools Heavily soiled fabrics Swimsuits and items requiring rinsing without detergent Dripping wet or hand-washed items Cycle: Normal Heavy Normal Regular Normal Light Casual Regular Casual Light Delicate Soak Rinse & Spin Drain & Spin Temperature*: Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Cold rinse only Spin Speed: High Cycle Details: Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. This cycle uses spray rinses only. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener. High Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This cycle uses spray rinses only. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener. High Use this cycle for lightly soiled mixed loads. This cycle uses spray rinses only. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener. Low Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener. Low Use this cycle to wash lightly-soiled loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener. Low Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating "Machine Washable Silks" or "Gentle" cycle on the care label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before washing. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener. No Spin Use this cycle to soak small spots of set in stains on fabrics. The washer will use intermittent agitation and soaking. After time has expired, water will drain, but the washer will not spin. To set a follow-up cycle, select Drain & Spin, add additional detergent and select a cycle based on fabric type. High Combines a rinse and high speed spin for loads requiring an additional rinse cycle or to complete a load after power interruption. Also use for loads that require rinsing only. N/A High This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy fabrics or special-care items washed by hand. Use this cycle to drain washer after cancelling a cycle or completing a cycle after a power failure. NOTE: Be sure to select Fabric Softener Added-Yes, if adding fabric softener to load. *All rinses are cold. 5

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CYCLE GUIDE
Items to wash:
Cycle:
Temperature*:
Spin
Speed:
Cycle Details:
Machine-wash
silks, lingerie,
washable wools
Delicate
Low
No-iron fabrics,
cottons, perm
press, linens,
synthetics
Cottons, linens,
sheets, and mixed
garment loads
Lightly-soiled
no-iron fabrics
and synthetics
Sturdy fabrics,
colorfast items,
towels, jeans
Heavily soiled
fabrics
Casual
Regular
Normal
Regular
Casual
Light
Normal
Heavy
Soak
Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled garments indicating
“Machine Washable Silks” or “Gentle” cycle on the care
label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before
washing. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if using fabric
softener.
Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as
sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent
press, and blends. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if
using fabric softener.
Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric
loads. This cycle uses spray rinses only. Select Fabric
Softener Added-Yes if using fabric softener.
Use this cycle to wash lightly-soiled loads of no-iron fabrics
such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes,
permanent press, and blends. Select Fabric Softener
Added-Yes if using fabric softener.
Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. This cycle
uses spray rinses only. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes if
using fabric softener.
Use this cycle to soak small spots of set in stains on
fabrics. The washer will use intermittent agitation and
soaking. After time has expired, water will drain, but the
washer will not spin. To set a follow-up cycle, select Drain &
Spin, add additional detergent and select a cycle based on
fabric type.
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Low
High
Low
High
No Spin
For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed.
Not all cycles and options are available on all models.
Lightweight
cotton fabrics
Normal
Light
Use this cycle for lightly soiled mixed loads. This cycle
uses spray rinses only. Select Fabric Softener Added-Yes
if using fabric softener.
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
High
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
NOTE:
Be sure to select Fabric Softener Added-Yes, if adding fabric softener to load.
*All rinses are cold.
Swimsuits and
items requiring
rinsing without
detergent
Rinse &
Spin
Combines a rinse and high speed spin for loads requiring
an additional rinse cycle or to complete a load after power
interruption. Also use for loads that require rinsing only.
Cold rinse only
High
Dripping wet or
hand-washed
items
Drain &
Spin
This cycle uses a spin to shorten drying times for heavy
fabrics or special-care items washed by hand. Use this
cycle to drain washer after cancelling a cycle or completing
a cycle after a power failure.
High
N/A