Whirlpool WFW96HEAW Use & Care Guide - Page 9

Cycle, Temperature, Speed, Level, Available, Options, Cycle Details, Items to wash, using default, - washer model

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Settings and options shown in bold are default settings for that cycle. For best fabric care, choose the cycle, options, and settings that best fit the load being washed. Not all settings are available with each cycle, and some options cannot be used together. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Items to wash using default cycle settings: Cycle: Wash Spin Soil Available Temperature*: Speed: Level: Options: No clothes in washer Clean Washer with affresh® Wet load of clothes Drain & Spin N/A Extra Fast N/A Fan Dry Fast Delay Wash Medium Slow Off Swimwear, items Drain Cold Extra Fast Extra Heavy Fan Dry that need rinsing & Spin Fast Heavy Delay Wash with Medium Normal Extra Rinse Slow Light Off 2-4 lightly soiled Wash & Dry Extra Hot Extra Fast Extra Heavy synthetic garments, Hot Heavy athletic uniforms, Warm Normal or workout wear Cool Light Cold Steam Clean** Fan Dry Extra Rinse PreSoak Delay Wash Small loads of 3-4 Quick Wash Extra Hot Extra Fast Extra Heavy lightly soiled garments Hot Fast Heavy Warm Medium Normal Cool Slow Light Cold Off Steam Clean** Fan Dry Extra Rinse PreSoak Delay Wash Sheer fabrics, Delicates lingerie, sweaters, and lightly-soiled shirts, blouses, trousers, pants, and skirts Extra Hot Hot Warm Cool Cold Extra Fast Extra Heavy Fast Heavy Medium Normal Slow Light Off Steam Clean** Fan Dry Extra Rinse PreSoak Delay Wash Bright or darkly colored Cold Cold cottons, linens, casual Wash and mixed loads Extra Fast Fast Medium Off Extra Heavy Fan Dry Heavy Extra Rinse Normal Delay Wash Light Cycle Details: 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. See "Washer Care" in "Washer Maintenance." Use Drain & Spin to remove excess water from the load. Spin speed can be set to a slower setting. Select Drain & Spin; then select Extra Rinse to add water. The cycle includes an extra-fast-speed spin. For some fabrics, you may wish to set the spin speed to a slower setting. This short wash cycle has an extra-fast-speed spin followed by intermittent tumbling and fan activation to circulate air through the clothes. For small loads (3-4 items) needed quickly. This cycle combines fast-speed tumbling, a shortened wash time, and an extra-fast-speed spin for reduced drying times. This cycle combines slow-speed tumbling and slow-speed spin for gentle fabric care and reduced wrinkling. This cycle uses a concentrated detergent solution along with cold water throughout the cycle to gently lift out stains and care for fabrics. * All temperature selections feature a Cold rinse. ** The Steam Clean option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected. Load Size Recommendations For best results, follow the load size recommendations noted for each cycle. Small load: Fill the washer drum with 3-4 items, not more than 1/4 full. Medium load: Fill the washer drum up to about 1/2 full. Large load: Fill the washer drum up to about 3/4 full. Extra-large load: Fill the washer drum, but make sure clothes can tumble freely. For best results, avoid packing tightly. 9

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No clothes in washer
Clean Washer
Use this cycle every 30 washes
with affresh
®
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. See
“Washer Care” in “Washer
Maintenance.”
Wet load of clothes
Drain & Spin
N/A
Extra Fast
N/A
Fan Dry
Use Drain & Spin to remove excess
Fast
Delay Wash
water from the load. Spin speed
Medium
can be set to a slower setting.
Slow
Off
Swimwear, items
Drain
Cold
Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Fan Dry
Select Drain & Spin; then select
that need rinsing
& Spin
Fast
Heavy
Delay Wash
Extra Rinse to add water. The cycle
with
Medium
Normal
includes an extra-fast-speed spin.
Extra Rinse
Slow
Light
For some fabrics, you may wish to
Off
set the spin speed to a slower
setting.
2–4 lightly soiled
Wash & Dry
Extra Hot
Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Steam Clean**
This short wash cycle has an
synthetic garments,
Hot
Heavy
Fan Dry
extra-fast-speed spin followed
athletic uniforms,
Warm
Normal
Extra Rinse
by intermittent tumbling and fan
or workout wear
Cool
Light
PreSoak
activation to circulate air through
Cold
Delay Wash
the clothes.
Small loads of 3–4
Quick Wash
Extra Hot
Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Steam Clean**
For small loads (3–4 items) needed
lightly soiled garments
Hot
Fast
Heavy
Fan Dry
quickly. This cycle combines
Warm
Medium
Normal
Extra Rinse
fast-speed tumbling, a shortened
Cool
Slow
Light
PreSoak
wash time, and an extra-fast-speed
Cold
Off
Delay Wash
spin for reduced drying times.
Sheer fabrics,
Delicates
Extra Hot
Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Steam Clean**
This cycle combines slow-speed
lingerie, sweaters, and
Hot
Fast
Heavy
Fan Dry
tumbling and slow-speed spin
lightly-soiled shirts,
Warm
Medium
Normal
Extra Rinse
for gentle fabric care and reduced
blouses, trousers,
Cool
Slow
Light
PreSoak
wrinkling.
pants, and skirts
Cold
Off
Delay Wash
Bright or darkly colored
Cold
Cold
Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Fan Dry
This cycle uses a concentrated
cottons, linens, casual
Wash
Fast
Heavy
Extra Rinse
detergent solution along with cold
and mixed loads
Medium
Normal
Delay Wash
water throughout the cycle to gently
Off
Light
lift out stains and care for fabrics.
Cycle:
Wash
Temperature*:
Spin
Speed:
Soil
Level:
Available
Options:
Cycle Details:
Load Size Recommendations
For best results, follow the load size recommendations noted for each cycle.
Small load:
Fill the washer drum with 3–4 items, not more than 1/4 full.
Medium load:
Fill the washer drum up to about 1/2 full.
Large load:
Fill the washer drum up to about 3/4 full.
Extra-large load:
Fill the washer drum, but make sure clothes can tumble freely.
For best results, avoid packing tightly.
* All temperature selections feature a Cold rinse.
** The Steam Clean option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected.
Settings and options shown in
bold
are default settings for that cycle. For best fabric care, choose the cycle, options, and settings
that best fit the load being washed. Not all settings are available with each cycle, and some options cannot be used together.
Not all cycles and options are available on all models.
Items to wash
using default
cycle settings: