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CYCLE GUIDE For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Recommended settings for best performance in bold. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Items to wash: Cycle: Wash Temp*: Sturdy fabrics, colorfast items, towels, jeans Large items such as sheets, sleeping bags, small comforters, jackets, small washable rugs Casual and mixed loads, jeans, towels, sturdy fabrics Cottons, linens, and mixed garment loads No-iron fabrics, cottons, perm press, linens, synthetics Machine-wash silks, handwash fabrics Bright or darkly colored cottons, linens, casual and mixed loads Swimsuits and items requiring rinsing without detergent Hand-washed garments or dripping wet items Power Wash Bulky/Sheets Deep Water Wash Normal Wrinkle Control Hand Wash Cold Wash Rinse & Spin Drain & Spin Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Cold Cold rinse only N/A No clothes in washer Clean Hot Washer with affresh® Heavily soiled fabrics Soak *All rinses are cold. Hot Warm Cool Cold Spin Speed**: High High High High Low Low High High High Low No Spin Cycle Details: 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. 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. Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily soiled mixed loads. Water-level sensing process may take longer for some items than the others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types. Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads. Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Use this cycle to soak small spots of set-in stains on fabrics. The washer will use intermittent agitation and soaking. After time has expired, water will drain, but washer will not spin. Cycle is complete. 6

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CYCLE GUIDE
For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed.
Recommended settings for best performance in
bold
.
Not all cycles and options are available on all models.
*All rinses are cold.
Sturdy fabrics, colorfast
items, towels, jeans
Power 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/Sheets
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.
Casual and mixed
loads, jeans, towels,
sturdy fabrics
Deep Water
Wash
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
High
Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily
soiled mixed loads. Water-level sensing process may take longer
for some items than the others because they will absorb more
water than other fabric types.
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.
No-iron fabrics, cottons,
perm press, linens,
synthetics
Wrinkle
Control
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.
Machine-wash silks,
handwash fabrics
Hand Wash
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.
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.
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
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.
Heavily soiled fabrics
Soak
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
No Spin
Use this cycle to soak small spots of set-in stains on fabrics.
The washer will use intermittent agitation and soaking. After time
has expired, water will drain, but washer will not spin. Cycle is
complete.
Items to wash:
Cycle:
Wash Temp*:
Spin
Speed**:
Cycle Details: