Whirlpool WTW5600XW Owners Manual - Page 15

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TROUBLESHOOTING First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.whirlpool.com/help for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call. If you experience Possible Causes Solution Washer not performing as expected (cont.) Sand, pet hair, lint, etc. Heavy sand, pet hair, lint, and on load after washing detergent or bleach residues may require additional rinsing. Add an Extra Rinse to the selected cycle. Load is tangling Washer not loaded as recommended. See "Using Your Washer" section. Select a cycle with a slower wash action and spin speed, however items will be wetter than those using a higher speed spin. See the Cycle Guide to match your load with the best cycle. Load garments in loose heaps evenly around the basket wall. Reduce tangling by mixing types of load items. Use the recommended cycle for the type of garments being washed. Not cleaning or removing stains Wash load not completely covered in water. Added more water to washer. Washer not loaded properly. Washer senses load size and adds correct amount of water. This is normal and necessary for clothes to move. Added water lifts the laundry off the washplate, resulting in less effective cleaning. Washer is less efficient at cleaning when load is tightly packed. Load garments in loose heaps evenly around the basket wall. Load with dry items only. Add only 1 or 2 garments after washer has started. Not using HE detergent or using too much HE detergent. The suds from regular detergent can keep washer from operating correctly. Use only HE detergent. Be sure to measure correctly. Always measure detergent and follow manufacturer's directions based on load size and soil level. Not using correct cycle for fabric type. Use a higher soil level cycle option and warmer wash temperature to improve cleaning. If using Quick Wash cycle, wash only a few items. Use Whites and Heavy Duty cycle for tough cleaning. See the Cycle Guide to match your load with the best cycle. Not using dispensers. Not washing like colors together. Use dispensers to avoid chlorine bleach and fabric softener staining. Load dispensers before starting a cycle. Avoid overfilling. Do not add products directly onto load. Wash like colors together and remove promptly after the cycle is complete to avoid dye transfer. Small amount of water still in dispenser after cycle Normal dispenser operation. It is normal for small amounts of water to remain in dispenser. 15

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Washer not loaded properly.
Washer senses load size and adds correct amount of water.
This is normal and necessary for clothes to move.
Added water lifts the laundry off the washplate, resulting in less
effective cleaning.
Washer is less efficient at cleaning when load is tightly packed.
Load garments in loose heaps evenly around the basket wall.
Load with dry items only.
Add only 1 or 2 garments after washer has started.
Not cleaning or
removing stains
Wash load not completely
covered in water.
Added more water to washer.
If you experience
Possible Causes
Solution
First try the solutions suggested here or visit our website at www.whirlpool.com/help
for assistance and to possibly avoid a service call.
Not using HE detergent or using too
much HE detergent.
Not using correct cycle for fabric type.
Not using dispensers.
Not washing like colors together.
The suds from regular detergent can keep washer from
operating correctly.
Use only HE detergent. Be sure to measure correctly.
Always measure detergent and follow manufacturer’s directions
based on load size and soil level.
Use a higher soil level cycle option and warmer wash
temperature to improve cleaning.
If using Quick Wash cycle, wash only a few items.
Use Whites and Heavy Duty cycle for tough cleaning.
Use dispensers to avoid chlorine bleach and fabric softener
staining.
Load dispensers before starting a cycle.
Avoid overfilling.
Do not add products directly onto load.
Wash like colors together and remove promptly after the cycle is
complete to avoid dye transfer.
Washer not performing as expected (cont.)
Load is tangling
Washer not loaded as recommended.
See “Using Your Washer” section.
Select a cycle with a slower wash action and spin speed,
however items will be wetter than those using a higher speed
spin. See the Cycle Guide to match your load with the best cycle.
Load garments in loose heaps evenly around the basket wall.
Reduce tangling by mixing types of load items. Use the
recommended cycle for the type of garments being washed.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Sand, pet hair, lint, etc.
on load after washing
Heavy sand, pet hair, lint, and
detergent or bleach residues
may require additional rinsing.
Add an Extra Rinse to the selected cycle.
It is normal for small amounts of water to remain in dispenser.
Small amount of
water still in
dispenser after
cycle
Normal dispenser operation.
See the Cycle Guide to match your load with the best cycle.