Whirlpool WTW5500BW Use & Care Guide - Page 5

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SPIN The washer spins the load at increasing speeds for proper water removal, based on selected cycle and spin speed. LID LOCK To allow for proper load sensing, the lid will lock and the Lid Lock light will turn on. This light indicates that the lid is locked and cannot be opened. DONE Once the cycle is complete, this light will come on. Remove the load promptly for best results. If you need to open the lid, press START/PAUSE/ UNLOCK. The lid will unlock once the washer movement has stopped. This may take several minutes if the load was spinning at high speed. Press START/PAUSE/UNLOCK again to resume the cycle. CYCLE GUIDE For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Recommended settings for best performance are shown in Bold. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Items to wash: Cycle: Wash Temp*: Spin Speed: Cycle Details: Casual and mixed loads, jeans, towels, sturdy fabrics Deep Water Wash Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Low Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily soiled mixed loads. Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types. Sturdy fabrics, colorfast items, towels, jeans Super Wash Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold High Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types. Large items such as sheets, sleeping bags, small comforters, jackets, small washable rugs Bulky Items Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold High Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters. The washer will fill with enough water to wet down the load before the wash portion of the cycle begins, and uses a higher water level than other cycles. No-iron fabrics, cottons, perm press, synthetics Casual Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Low Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. Cottons, linens, and mixed garment loads Normal Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold High Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This cycle uses spray rinses. Small loads, cottons, polyester, perm press Quick Wash Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Low Use this cycle to wash small, lightly soiled loads of 2-3 items that are needed in a hurry. This cycle features a spray rinse. Machine-wash silks, hand-wash fabrics Delicate Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold 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. This cycle uses a higher, preset water level. Swimsuits and items requiring rinsing without detergent Rinse & Spin Cold rinse only 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. Hand-washed garments or dripping wet items Drain & Spin 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. No clothes in washer Clean Washer with affresh® Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Low 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 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. Bright or darkly colored cottons, linens, casual and mixed loads Cold Wash Cold High Cold water with an additional wash action gently lifts stains while caring for fabrics. Settings may be adjusted as desired, but must use only cold water settings. NOTE: If you are using fabric softener, be sure to select the Fabric Softener option. *All rinses are cold. 5

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LID LOCK
To allow for proper load sensing, the lid will lock and the Lid Lock
light will turn on. This light indicates that the lid is locked and
cannot be opened.
If you need to open the lid, press START/PAUSE/
UNLOCK. The lid will unlock once the washer
movement has stopped. This may take several
minutes if the load was spinning at high speed.
Press START/PAUSE/UNLOCK again to resume
the cycle.
CYCLE GUIDE
SPIN
The washer spins the load at increasing speeds for proper
water removal, based on selected cycle and spin speed.
DONE
Once the cycle is complete, this light will come on.
Remove the load promptly for best results.
For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed.
Recommended settings for best performance are shown in
Bold
.
Not all cycles and options are available on all models.
NOTE:
If you are using fabric softener, be sure to select the Fabric Softener option.
*All rinses are cold.
Casual and mixed loads,
jeans, towels, sturdy
fabrics
Deep Water
Wash
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Low
Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily soiled
mixed loads. Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items
than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types.
Sturdy fabrics, colorfast
items, towels, jeans
Super Wash
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
High
Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Water-level sensing
process may take longer for some items than for others because they will
absorb more water than other fabric types.
Large items such as
sheets, sleeping bags,
small comforters, jackets,
small washable rugs
Bulky Items
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
High
Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters.
The washer will fill with enough water to wet down the load before the wash
portion of the cycle begins, and uses a higher water level than other cycles.
No-iron fabrics,
cottons, perm press,
synthetics
Casual
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Low
Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts,
blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends.
Cottons, linens, and
mixed garment loads
Normal
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
High
Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. This
cycle uses spray rinses.
Small loads, cottons,
polyester, perm press
Quick Wash
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Low
Use this cycle to wash small, lightly soiled loads of 2-3 items that
are needed in a hurry. This cycle features a spray rinse.
Machine-wash silks,
hand-wash fabrics
Delicate
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
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. This cycle uses a
higher, preset water level.
Swimsuits and items
requiring rinsing
without detergent
Rinse &
Spin
Cold rinse only
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.
Hand-washed
garments or
dripping wet items
Drain &
Spin
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.
No clothes in washer
Clean Washer
with
affresh
®
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Low
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 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.
Bright or darkly colored
cottons, linens, casual
and mixed loads
Cold Wash
Cold
High
Cold water with an additional wash action gently lifts stains while caring for
fabrics. Settings may be adjusted as desired, but must use only cold water
settings.
Items to wash:
Cycle:
Wash Temp*:
Spin
Speed:
Cycle Details: