Kenmore 41744072300 Owner’s Manual

WASHER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Before Operating Your Washer
Read your washer Use and Care Guide. It has
importantsafety and warranty information.It also

has many suggestionsfor bestwashing results.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric

shock or injuryto persons, read the IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS inyour washer Useand
Care Guide before operating this appliance.

Operating Steps

Read and follow "Washing Procedures" in your

Use and Care Guide.It provides detailed informa-
tion for preparing the wash load and choosing con-
trol settings to ensure best washing results.

1. Sort laundryinto loads that can be washed to-

gether.

2. Prepare itemsfor washing.

3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.

4. Add laundry loadto the wash drum.

bleach and fabric softener to the appropriate com-
partments. They will be dispensed at the proper

times. Slowly close dispenser drawer. The washer
will not operate with the drawer open.

Note: From time totime you may see water inthe

bleach and fabric softenercompartments.
This isa result of the siphoning action and

ispart of the normal operation ofthe washer.

6. Press CYCLES until the desired cycle is se-
lected. Suitable wash and rinse water tempera-

tures, final spin speed and options will automati-

cally bedisplayed. Tochange these settings, press

TEMPS, SPEED and OPTIONS until the desired
selections are made. These adjustments to the
cycle will automatically be remembered each time

that cycle is selected.

7. Toselect or delete Heavy Soil/Stain, Auto Temp,
Extra Spin and Extra Rinse, press OPTIONS until

the flashing light indicates a desired option. Then
press SELECT to add or delete the option.

8. Add desired features by pressing symbols for

• Control Lock

• End-of-Cycle Signal

9. Start the washer.

• Close the door and touch START. The washer
will not operate with the door open. As a safety

measure, the door will automatically lock dur-
ing the entire wash cycle and "DOOR LOCK"

will bedisplayed.

• Topause the cycle, press STOP/CANCEL once.
"PAU" will flash alternately with the time remain-

ing display. The door can then be opened to add
a forgotten item. However, if the washer was

paused during final spin, it will take approxi-
mately 2-3 minutes for the door lock to release.

Do not force the door open.

• To restart the washer, press START. Tumbling
will be resumed where it was interrupted. If the
washer was interrupted during spin, the spin time
will be reset.

• Tostop thewasher, pressSTOP/CANCEL twice.
Two dash lines will be displayed.

5. Open the dispenser drawer and add the mea-
sured amount of ahigh efficiencydetergent to the

detergent compartment. If desired, add liquid

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Note: To provide the bestcare for your laundry

items, not every temperature, speed and
optionisavailable withevery cycle.

10. Asignal wi[Isound when the end-of-cyclesignal

optionis selected. Remove itemswhen cycleends.

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Cycle Selection

Press CYCLE untildesired cycle is selected. For
best results, follow the fabric care label instruc-

tions on items to be washed.

Heavy Duty

Thiscycle provides18minutesof reversingtumble

wash action for heavily soiled regular items, fol-
lowed by a spray rinse and four rinses. Extra Rinse

can be added to remove excess soil and deter-
gent.

Normal

Normal Cycle provides 13 minutes of reversing
tumble wash actionfor normally soiled regular and

perm press items, followed by 4 rinses.

Quick
Quick Cycle provides 6 minutes of reversing

tumblewash action fornormally soiled regular
and permpress items, followedby3 rinses.

Delicates/Hand Wash

This cycle provides 10 minutes ofgentle revers-

ing wash action for knits, delicates and hand

washables, followed by a spray rinse and two

rinses. Select Med Spin for knits and Low Spin for

delicates and hand washables.

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Silk
Thiscycle provides 10minutes of verygentle ra-

versingwash action for washable silks,followed
bytwo rinses.To protectthefabric,theCold/Cold,

No Spin and Extra Rinse selections cannot be
changed.

Follow these guidelines to retain the color, sheen

and texture of washable silks:

• Followfabric care labelinstructions.

• Wash and rinse in cold water.

• Usea mild detergent.

• Do not use bleach or pretreatment prod-
ucts.

• Remove stains promptly; avoid rubbing.

• Place item in a mesh bag.

• Wash items separately to avoid dye trans-
fer.

• Do not soak.

• Do not wring or twist. Roll wet item in a
towel to absorb water. Dry flat or on pad-

ded hanger out of sunlight.

Drain/Spin

Usethiscycletoremovewaterfrom the washdrum
ora wetload.Select HighSpeedfor regularitems,
Med Speed forperm pressand knititemsorSlow

Speed for delicate items. The Extra Spin option
can be addedto thiscycle.

Cycle Adjustments

Suitable wash and rinse water temperatures and

final spin speed will automatically be displayed

when a cycle isselected. To change them, press
TEMPS and SPEED until the desired selections

are made.
Adjustments can be made before orafter the cycle

begins. Adjustments to the cycle willautomatically

be remembered each time that cycle is used.
Wash I Rinse Water Temperatures

Select the wash and rinse water temperatures
appropriatefor each load.

• Hot/Coldfor heavilysoiled,white/colorfast,

cottonand perm press loads.

• Warm/Coldfor normallysoiled,white/colorfast,

cottonand perm press loads.

• Cold/Cold for lightly soiled, non-colorfast

items, knits, delicates, hand washables and
washable silks.

• Warm/Warm for washable woolens.

Final Spin Speed

There are three final spin speed optionsavailable

for eachcycle: High,Med (Medium) andSlow.The

speedswillvary from cycletocycle. Forexample,
RegularHighSpeed ismuchfaster than Delicates/

HandWash High Speed.

Select Med Speed for most loads.

To increase water extraction and decrease
dryingtime select High Speed.

To reduce wrinkling,select Slow Speed.

Use NO SPIN toomitthe final spin at the end

of the cycle. The load will contain a high
amount of water. Remove items from wash

drum to drip dry or select DRAIN / SPIN to
remove excess water at a more convenient

time.

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