Kenmore 8873 Use and Care Guide - Page 15

7. Push in the Cycle Control knob and turn it clockwise to the wash cycle you want. Pull out the Cycle Control knob to start the washer. To stop or restart your washer: • To stop the washer at any time, push in the Cycle Control knob. • To restart the washer, close the lid (if open) and pull out the Cycle Control knob. This section describes the available wash cycles and will help you make the best cycle selections for your wash loads. Each cycle is designed for different types of fabric and soil levels. • The washer pauses briefly throughout each cycle. These pauses are normal. Refer to "Normal Sounds" for sounds you may hear during a wash cycle. • Refer to "Understanding Washer Cycles" to learn what happens during a wash cycle. SNN HEAVY DUTY ,IN_ 10 EGULAR PERMANENT PRESS Knit/Delicate Use this cycle for lingerie and loosely knit items. Partway through the cycle, the washer pauses and soaks the load for more gentle care of lightly soiled delicate items. Wash combines slow speed agitation for gentle soil removal and slow spin speeds to reduce wrinkling. Soak The Soak cycle features 4 minutes of agitation followed by an unlimited soak time to help remove heavy soils and stains that need pretreatment. You will need to reset the washer to a SPIN setting to remove water. • The Soak cycle should be followed by the Heavy Duty or Permanent Press or Prewash cycle with additional detergent. NOTE: Hot water is not recommended for soaking. It may set some stains. Prewash Use this cycle to get up to 4 minutes of agitation to help remove heavy soils and stains that need pretreatment. • The Prewash cycle should be followed by the Heavy Duty or Permanent Press cycle with additional detergent. iHOIT l r_GUUU110 SLI_I112 PREWASH SOAK RINSEKNIT/DELICATE Heavy Duty Use this cycle for sturdy or heavily soiled loads. Wash combines fast speed agitation and fast spin speeds. • Use the Super or Regular settings for heavily soiled and sturdy fabrics. • Use the Short setting for light soil and delicate fabrics. Permanent Press The Permanent Press Cycle includes a load cooling process that reduces wrinkling. Wash combines fast and slow speed agitation and slow spin speeds. When the timer reaches Pause, the washer will drain and pause for approximately 2 minutes while some of the wash water is drained and replaced with rinse water. When using extra detergent for heavily soiled clothes, or washing special-care items, you may find an extra rinse and spin is needed. 1. Push in the Cycle Control knob and turn it clockwise to any of the RINSE settings. • For fast agitation and spin, use the Heavy Duty cycle. • For slow agitation and spin, use the Permanent Press cycle. 2. Set the WATER LEVEL and WATER TEMP controls to the desired setting. 3. Pull out the Cycle Control knob. The washer fills to the selected load size, agitates, drains, and spins. A drain and spin may help shorten drying times for some heavy fabrics or special-care items by removing excess water. 1. Push in the Cycle Control knob and turn it clockwise to any of the SPIN settings. • For a fast spin, use the Heavy Duty cycle. • For a slow spin, use the Permanent Press cycle. 2. Pull out the Cycle Control knob. The washer drains, then spins. 15