Maytag MHWE900VJ Use and Care Guide - Page 17

Cycles can be selected by turning the Cycle control knob to the desired cycle. Each cycle is designed for different types of fabric and soil levels. whitest whites delicate uickwash handwash 7_(_ WOOl soal drain & spin rinse & spin :lean washer with_f_$h Joor locked press pause to unlock Each cycle has a preset Soil Level (cycle time), Water Temperature, and Spin Speed, and may have preset options. The preset settings provide the recommended fabric care for the selected cycle. The preset settings can be changed anytime before START is pressed. Not all options and modifiers are available with all cycles. (To change settings after the cycle has started, press PAUSE once, then select the desired settings. Press START again to continue the cycle.) Whitest Whites This cycle is especially designed for cleaning loads of soiled white fabrics with the addition of bleach. Hot washing temperatures assure optimal bleach activity. An additional rinse provides optimal rinse performance to avoid chlorine residues on your laundry. This cycle combines speed tumbling, longer wash time, and fast-speed spin to shorten drying time. Heavy Duty Use this cycle to wash loads of sturdy, colorfast fabrics, and heavily soiled garments. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling, longer 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. 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. 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 low-speed spin to help reduce wrinkling. Wool Use this cycle to clean machine washable woolen garments. Check the care instructions to make sure that garment is washable. This cycle features gentle tumbling and low-speed spin to provide optimum garment care. Handwash Use this cycle to clean hand washable and special-care garments. Similar to the way garments are hand washed in a sink, the wash action of this cycle combines periods of low-speed tumbling and soaking. I.ow-speed spin helps reduce wrinkling. 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. Clean Washer Cycle Use this cycle once a month to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. This cycle uses a higher water [eve[ in combination with Affresh TM washer cleaner 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: • I.oads that need rinsing only. • 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 modifien NOTE: I.oads of synthetics, delicate fabrics, hand washables, and washable woolens should be drained with no spin or low spin speed to avoid fabric stress.