Maytag MHWZ600TE Use and Care Guide - Page 26

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Leaking • Was the door opened during"Add a garment"? Water can drip off the inside of the door, when the door is opened after the start of a cycle. • Is HE detergent being used? [he non-High Efficiency detergents can cause oversudsing which can leak from the rear of the washer. • Are the fill hoses tight? • Are the fill hose gaskets properly seated? Check both ends of each hose. See "Connect the Inlet Hoses." • Is the drain hose properly installed? [he drain hose should be secured to the drainpipe or laundry tub. See "Secure the Drain Hose." Is the sink or drain clogged? Sink and drainpipe must be able to carry away 17 gal. (64 L) of water per minute. If clogged or slow, water can back up out of drainpipe or sink. Check household plumbing (laundry tubs, faucets, drainpipe, water pipes) for leaks. Dispenser operation • Did you follow the manufacturer's directions when adding detergent and fabric softener to the dispensers? Measure detergent and fabric softener. Slowly pour into the dispensers. Wipe up all spills. Dilute fabric softener in the fabric softener dispenser. • Did you put powdered or liquid color-safe bleach into the liquid chlorine bleach dispenser (on some models)? Add powdered or liquid color-safe bleach to the Main Wash compartment. Do not use the chlorine bleach dispenser for color-safe bleach. • Is the fabric softener dispenser clogged? Clean the fabric softener dispenser. See "Washer Care" for details. • Are the laundry products in the correct dispenser compartment? Add the correct amounts of detergent, fabric softener or liquid chlorine bleach to the correct compartments. Add powdered or liquid color-safe bleach to the Main Wash compartment. • Is there water in the dispenser at the end of the cycle? A small amount of water will remain in the dispenser compartment. This is normal. Washer odor • See "Cleaning Your Washer." • Are you using HE detergent? Use of non-HE detergent can cause a film residue which can result in odor. • Did you leave the door open after use? This washer has a tight seal to avoid water leaks, lb avoid odors leave the door open to allow the washer to dry between uses. Door won't unlock • Did all of the water drain out of the washer during the spin? Select RINSE & SPIN, and then select EXTRA RINSE (to turn off the rinse option) to remove any water remaining in the washer. The washer door will unlock at the end of the drain. • Is the door locked and is the "Add a garment" light on? Press PAUSE/CANCEl once. The door will unlock. Washer won't run, fill, rinse or tumble; washer stops Electrical Shock Hazard Plug into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Do not remove ground prong. Do not use an adapter. Do not use an extension cord. Failure to follow these instructions can result in death, fire, or electrical shock. Is the power cord plugged into a grounded 3 prong outlet? Plug power cord into a grounded 3 prong outlet. Are you using an extension cord? Do not use an extension cord. Has a household fuse blown, or has a circuit breaker tripped? Replace the fuse, or reset the circuit breaker If the problem continues, Are both the hot and cold water faucets turned on? [urn on the water. call an electrician, Is the water inlet hose kinked? Straighten the hoses. 26

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Leaking
Was
the door
opened
during"Add
a garment"?
Water
can drip
off
the
inside
of the
door,
when
the
door
is opened
after the start
of a
cycle.
Is
HE
detergent
being
used?
[he
non-High
Efficiency
detergents
can cause
oversudsing
which
can
leak from
the
rear of
the
washer.
Are
the
fill
hoses tight?
Are
the fill hose gaskets properly
seated?
Check
both
ends
of each
hose.
See "Connect
the
Inlet
Hoses."
Is
the drain
hose properly
installed?
[he
drain
hose should
be secured
to the
drainpipe
or
laundry
tub.
See "Secure
the
Drain
Hose."
Is
the
sink
or drain
clogged?
Sink
and
drainpipe
must
be able to
carry
away
17
gal. (64
L) of
water
per minute.
If
clogged
or slow,
water
can back
up
out
of drainpipe
or sink.
Check
household
plumbing
(laundry
tubs,
faucets,
drainpipe,
water
pipes)
for
leaks.
Dispenser
operation
Did you
follow
the manufacturer's
directions
when
adding
detergent
and
fabric
softener
to
the
dispensers?
Measure
detergent
and fabric
softener.
Slowly
pour
into
the dispensers.
Wipe
up all spills.
Dilute
fabric
softener
in the
fabric
softener
dispenser.
Did
you
put
powdered
or liquid
color-safe
bleach
into
the
liquid
chlorine
bleach
dispenser
(on some
models)?
Add
powdered
or liquid
color-safe
bleach
to the
Main
Wash
compartment.
Do
not
use the
chlorine
bleach
dispenser
for color-safe
bleach.
Is the
fabric
softener
dispenser
clogged?
Clean
the
fabric
softener
dispenser.
See "Washer
Care"
for details.
Are
the
laundry
products
in
the correct
dispenser
compartment?
Add
the correct
amounts
of detergent,
fabric
softener
or liquid
chlorine
bleach
to the
correct
compartments.
Add
powdered
or liquid
color-safe
bleach
to the
Main
Wash
compartment.
Is there
water
in
the dispenser
at the end
of
the cycle?
A small
amount
of water
will
remain
in the dispenser
compartment.
This is normal.
Washer
odor
See
"Cleaning
Your
Washer."
Are
you
using
HE detergent?
Use of non-HE
detergent
can
cause
a film
residue
which
can
result
in odor.
Did
you
leave
the
door
open
after
use?
This
washer
has a tight
seal
to avoid
water
leaks,
lb
avoid
odors
leave
the
door
open
to
allow
the
washer
to dry
between
uses.
Door
won't
unlock
Did all of the water
drain
out
of the washer
during
the
spin?
Select
RINSE & SPIN,
and then
select
EXTRA
RINSE (to turn off the
rinse option)
to remove
any water
remaining
in the
washer.
The washer
door
will
unlock
at the
end
of the drain.
Is the door
locked
and
is
the
"Add
a garment"
light
on?
Press PAUSE/CANCEl
once.
The door
will
unlock.
Washer
won't
run,
fill,
rinse
or tumble;
washer
stops
Electrical
Shock
Hazard
Plug into
a grounded
3 prong
outlet.
Do not
remove
ground
prong.
Do not use
an adapter.
Do not
use an extension
cord.
Failure to
follow
these
instructions
can
result
in
death,
fire, or electrical
shock.
Is
the power
cord
plugged
into
a grounded
3
prong
outlet?
Plug power
cord
into
a grounded
3 prong
outlet.
Are
you
using
an
extension
cord?
Do
not
use an extension
cord.
Has a
household
fuse
blown,
or has
a
circuit
breaker
tripped?
Replace
the fuse,
or reset the circuit
breaker
If the
problem
continues,
call
an electrician,
Are
both the
hot and cold water
faucets
turned
on?
[urn
on the
water.
Is
the
water
inlet
hose kinked?
Straighten
the
hoses.
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