Maytag MHWE550W Use and Care Guide - Page 18

Heavy Duty Use this cycle to wash loads of sturdy, colorfast fabrics, and heavily soiled garments. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling, optimal wash time, and extra high speed spin to shorten drying times. If the water temperature is lower than needed for this cycle, the heater will warm the water to the optimum temperature. Normal/Casual Use this cycle to wash normally soiled cottons and linens. This cycle combines mediumspeed tumbling and high-speed spin. Delicate Use this cycle to wash no-iron fabrics and garments labeled "Permanent Press" or "Wrinkle Free" or that indicate using a "Gentle" cycle on the care label. This cycle combines low-speed tumbling and medium-speed spin to help reduce wrinkling. Quick Wash Use this cycle to wash small loads of lightly soiled garments that are needed in a hurry. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling, a shortened wash time, and extra high speed spin to shorten drying time. Power Wash Use this cycle to wash small loads of heavily soiled work wear such as overalls, coveralls, sweatshirts, pants and outdoor garments. This cycle combines warm water temperature, optimal rinses, and longer cycle time to help ensure the removal of all soil and stains from your laundry. Clean Washer with AFFRESH™ Use this cycle once a month to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. This cycle uses a higher water level in combination with AFFRESHTM washer cleaner or bleach and steam, to thoroughly clean the inside of your washer. This cycle should not be interrupted. See Cleaning Your Washer in the Washer Care section. IMPORTANT: Do not place garments in the washer during the Clean Washer cycle. Rinse & Spin Use this cycle to get a rinse and spin only. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling and extra high speed spin. If desired, you can reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the Spin Speed modifier. A Rinse & Spin cycle is useful for: „ Loads that need rinsing only, like swimsuits. NOTE: For more delicate loads, when using a Rinse & Spin cycle to rinse swimwear, change the Speed Spin Modifier setting to Medium or Low to avoid fabric stress. „ Adding fabric softener to a load. Drain & Spin Use this cycle to drain your washer or to drain and spin your wash load. The spin speed is preset to extra high. If desired, you can reduce the spin speed by selecting the speed you want from the Spin Speed modifier. NOTE: Loads of synthetics, delicate fabrics, hand washables, and washable woolens should be drained with no spin or low spin speed to avoid fabric stress. Soak Use the Soak cycle to remove small spots of set-in stains on fabrics. This cycle provides a soak time with warm or cold water followed by drain. Extra water, a short tumbling phase for equal distribution of the laundry, and a soaking time without drum movement improve the removal of set-in stains. Drain without spin assures gentle treatment, even for delicate articles. Preset cycle settings Each cycle has a preset Soil Level (cycle time), Water Temperature, and Spin Speed. The preset settings provide the recommended fabric care for the selected cycle. See chart. Cycles Soil Level (cycle time) Water Temp Spin Speed Whitest Whites Normal (1:20) Hot/Cold Max Extract Heavy Duty Heavy (1:20) Warm/Cold Max Extract Normal/Casual Normal (0:50) Warm/Cold Max Extract Delicate Normal (0:40) Warm/Cold Medium Quick Wash Light (0:30) Warm/Cold Max Extract Power Wash Heavy (1:55) Hot/Cold Max Extract Clean Washer with AFFRESH™ N/A (1:05) Sanitize N/A Rinse & Spin N/A (0:22) Cold/Cold Max Extract Drain & Spin N/A N/A (0:13) Max Extract Soak Normal (0:30) Warm/Cold No Spin To change the preset cycle settings Press the selector of each setting until the desired setting illuminates. Normal Washer Sounds As with any new product, you will hear sounds that you are not accustomed to. You may hear various sounds when the door is locked and unlocked, and during the washing, rinsing, and spinning process. Between changes in wash actions, there will be momentary pauses. You will hear water spraying and splashing during the wash and rinse cycles. These new sounds and pauses are part of normal washer operation. 18