Whirlpool WTW4855HW Owners Manual - Page 6

Cycle Guide For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Recommended settings for best performance are shown in Bold. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Items to wash: Sturdy fabrics, colorfast items, towels, jeans Cycle: Heavy Wash Temp:* Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Spin Speed:** Cycle Details: 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. Good Cleaning Gentleness Efficiency† Best Heavily soiled white fabrics Whites Whites with Soak‡ Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold High This cycle, when used with chlorine bleach, improves whitening of soiled white fabrics. ‡To enhance cleaning, select Whites with Soak, which automatically adds about 10 minutes of soak time after the fill phase, and then automatically runs the Whites cycle. Good Cleaning Gentleness Efficiency† Best Large items such as sheets, sleeping bags, small comforters, jackets, small, washable rugs Bulky/Sheets Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Low 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. Good Cleaning Gentleness Efficiency† Best Cottons, linens, and mixed loads Normal Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold High Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed loads. Good Cleaning Gentleness Efficiency† Best Bright and darkly colored cottons and mixed loads Colors Colors with Soak§ Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold Machine-wash silks, handwash fabrics Delicates Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold High Low Use this cycle to wash darks and colors, including mixed loads and activewear. §To enhance cleaning, select Colors with Soak, which automatically adds about 10 minutes of soak time after the fill phase, and then automatically runs the Colors cycle. Good Cleaning Gentleness Efficiency† Best Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled items 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. Good Cleaning Gentleness Efficiency† Best NOTE: If you are using fabric softener, be sure to select one of the following Rinse Option settings: Auto with Extra Rinse, Deep Water Rinse, or Deep Water with Extra Rinse. **All rinses are cold. **Spin speed is integrated into the cycle and cannot be selected or modified. *†Efficient use of resources, such as energy and water. 6