Frigidaire GLWS1749FS Operating Instructions Manual

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

P/N 134753300A (0610)

Printed in U.S.A.

Before Operating Your Washer

Read your Washer Owner's Guide. It has important safety

and warranty information. It also has many suggestions for
best washing results.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or
injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUC­TIONS in your Washer Owner's Guide before operating this
appliance.

Operating Steps

Read Washing Procedures in your Owner's Guide. It

explains these operating steps in detail.

1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together.

2. Prepare items for washing.

3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.

4. Add the measured amount of detergent to wash tub

before adding the laundry load.

5. If desired, add liquid bleach to bleach dispenser. DO

NOT pour bleach directly onto the load.

6. If desired, add liquid fabric softener to fabric softener

dispenser. DO NOT pour fabric softener directly onto
wash load.

7. Add laundry load loosely to wash tub. Dry load should
not be higher than top of agitator vanes. For best
results, DO NOT overload.

8. Select the wash cycle and settings according to type,
size and soil level of each load.

9. Close lid and pull out Cycle Selector knob to start
washer. The washer will fill with water but will not agitate

or spin with the lid open.

To stop the washer, push in the Cycle Selector knob. To
change a cycle, push in the Cycle Selector knob and turn
it clockwise to the desired setting. Pull out the knob to
restart the washer.

10. Remove items at end of cycle. Wait about 2-3 minutes
for safety lid lock to release.

Cycle Selection

Push in and turn the Cycle Selector knob clockwise to
the desired cycle. For best results, follow the washing
instructions on the fabric care labels.

The Whites, Colors and Knits/Delicates cycles progress
through wash agitation, drain and spin with a spray rinse,

rinse agitation, and a spray rinse during the final spin.

Whites Cycle

This cycle provides up to 15 minutes of normal agitation and
a fast spin for most fabrics.

Power Spin provides 12 minutes of spin for maximum
removal of water. This conserves energy by reducing
drying time.

Extra Rinse Cycle

Use the Extra Rinse cycle after any complete wash cycle
when an additional deep rinse may be needed to remove
excess detergent and soil. It provides 3 minutes of rinse
agitation in cold water, followed by a spray rinse at the
selected rinse water temperature during spin.

If desired, add liquid fabric softener to the water (not the
fabric softener dispenser) or use a softener sheet in the
dryer. DO NOT pour fabric softener directly onto the load.

Colors Cycle

This cycle provides up to 12 minutes of normal agitation
and a fast spin for cottons and blends with a no-iron
finish. A cool down spray rinse helps reduce wrinkling.

Select the Perm Press Prewash setting to help
loosen soil and remove stains before washing. Add the
recommended amount of detergent and other
laundry products desired to tub. Add load.

Select a cold

water rinse and appropriate load size.

Load will agitate 4

minutes, drain and spin.

Follow Perm Press Prewash with a

complete Colors cycle and a half dose of detergent.

P/N 134753300A (0610)

Fabric Type Wash/Spin Speed

Regular/Whites Normal/Normal
Perm Press/Colors Normal/Gentle
Knits Gentle/Normal
Delicates / Hand washables Gentle/Gentle
Washable woolens Gentle/Gentle

Load Size

Turn the Load Size knob to select a water level appropriate
for the load size. For best results, DO NOT overload. Add
items loosely to the tub. The dry load should not be higher
than the top of the agitator vanes. There should be enough
water in the tub for items to move freely.

To increase the water level after the wash cycle begins, turn
the Load Size knob to Reset and hold. When water begins
to enter the tub, turn the knob to the desired setting.

Energy Saving Tips

• Wash full loads. Oversize loads use extra energy. Undersize

loads waste energy.

• When small wash loads cannot be avoided, use lower

water levels.

• Select the appropriate cycle and time for each load. Shorten

wash times for lightly soiled loads.

• To reduce drying time, select a fast spin speed to remove

more water from heavy items such as towels and jeans.

• Use warm water to wash most loads. Limit hot water

washes to heavily soiled and white loads. Use cold water
for lightly soiled items and rinsing.

• Operate the washer in early morning and late evening

when utility demands are low.

• Follow proper laundry procedures to avoid rewashing.

Cycle Selection (continued)

Knits/Delicates Cycle

Provides 6 minutes of gentle agitation and a slow spin for the
gentle care of knits and delicate items.

Select the Hand Wash setting for 3 minutes of gentle agitation
and a slowspin for the gentle care of hand washable items.

Soak/Prewash Cycle

Soak

• Use Soak to treat heavily soiled or stained items. Soak
provides 3 minutes of agitation and 12 minutes of
soaking time in cold water. The load then advances into
the Prewash portion of the cycle.

• Use the amount of detergent recommended for a normal
wash cycle. If desired, use a bleach or a soaking agent safe
for the fabric.

• Follow Soak with a complete wash cycle using a half dose
of detergent.

Prewash

• Use Prewash to loosen soils before washing and to

help remove protein-based stains such as milk,
grass and blood. Prewash provides 3 minutes of agitation
before the water drains. Use the amount of detergent
recommended for a normal wash cycle.

• The Prewash water temperature is the same as the wash
water temperature selected. To avoid setting protein
stains, select cold water.

• Follow Prewash with a complete wash cycle using
a half dose of detergent.

Cycle Settings

For best results, follow washing instructions on fabric care
labels.

Wash/Rinse Temperature

Turn the Wash/Rinse Temperature knob to select the wash
water temperature suitable for the fiber content and soil
level of each load. A cold water rinse saves energy and
reduces wrinkling.

If a cold rinse is selected, the washer will fill with cold water
during rinse, followed by a cold spray rinse during final
spin. If a warm rinse is selected, the washer will fill with cold
water during rinse, followed by a warm spray rinse during
final spin.

To conserve energy, the hot wash water is regulated to
approximately 100° F. Warm and cold wash and rinse
water temperatures are not regulated.

The following chart suggests wash/rinse temperatures for
basic fabric types.

Extra Rinse / End of Cycle Signal
Options

• Select Extra Rinse to automatically add an
additional deep rinse to the Whites cycle. It
provides 3 minutes of rinse agitation in cold water,

followed by a spray rinse at the selected rinse water
temperature during spin. If desired, add liquid fabric
softener to this rinse (not the fabric softener dispenser)
or use a softener sheet in the dryer. DO NOT pour fabric
softener directly onto the load.

• Select Extra Rinse/Cycle Signal for an automatic
additional deep rinse after the Whites cycle and an
end of cycle signal.

• Select Cycle Signal to have a signal sound at the end of

a cycle.

• Select Off if neither an end of cycle signal or automatic

extra rinse is desired.

Wash/Rinse

Fabric Type Temperature

Heavily soiled white/colorfast Hot/Cold
cotton, perm press

Normally soiled white/colorfast Warm/Cold
cotton, perm press

Lightly soiled cottons and Cold/Cold
perm press,Noncolorfast fabrics,
knits, delicates, hand washables

Washable woolens Warm/Warm

Speed Combinations

Select the agitation and spin speed combination suitable
for each load. The following chart suggests wash/spin
speeds for typical wash loads.