RCA WRW1505MAL Use And Care Manual

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Contents

Agitator

22

Appliance Registration

2

Care and Cleaning

22

Consumer Services

23

Controls Setting Guide

6,7

Problem Solver

B-22

SafetyInstructions

3,4

Sorting Clothes

9

Stains

16

Stain RemovalGuide

v

CycleSettings

5

Detergents, Other Additives 11-15

User Maintenance Instru&ions 22
Warrantv

BackCover

Energy-SavingTips

8

Hard Water

14

Limestone Deposits

12

10

Model and Serial Numbers

2

Moving & VacationTips

23

O~eratinE the Washer

4,5

Pre-Treating

7-9

Model

WRW-E05M/

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Beforeusingyour washer~

readthisbookCamfuily.

Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewwasher

properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour

questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething

or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerRelations

AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

W.ik downthemodel
andserialnmben.

You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersinany

correspondenceor servicecalls

concerningyourwasher.

Ifyoureceiveda

hm~ed washer.

e e

Immediatelycontactthedealer

(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe

washer.

savetime andmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice.● .

checlctheProblemSolveron
pages18-22.Itlistscausesof

minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.

FORYOURSAFETY

FORYOURSAEW

DonotStemoruse

gasolineorother
flammableVapomand
liquidsinthewicinity
ofthisoranyother
appliance.

Allvmshinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformtotheCar&Labeling
Ruleestablishedbythe FederalTradeCommission,January1984.

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Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.

We’reproudofourserviceand

wantyoutobepleased.If forsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe

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serviceyoureceive,herearethree

stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho

servicedyour appliance.Explain
whyyouare notpleased.Inmost
cases,this willsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,if youarestillnotpleased,

writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

ConsumerRelations
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive

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Chicago,Illinois60606

To mitimbethewssibi~ity

Ofinjury:

oDonotmixchlorinebleachwith
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar

and/orrustremover’.Mixingcan
producea toxicgas whichmay
causedeath.

@~~ notwashor dryarticies !

that havebeenc~eanedin9Wmhed
h, soakedin, or

spottedwith

combMbleorqlosiveSUMCH

(suchaswax,paint,gasohe,
degreasers,&y<IMningsolven@,

kerosene,etco)wtichmayigtite

orexplode.
Donotaddthaesubs~ncestothe

washwater,anddonotusethese
subshncesaroundyourwasher
and/ordryerduringoperation.

wm~–m~o~m GMiS

producedbythechemicalaction
withhyourwaterheaterandthe
gascanaccmulateh thewater
hinterand/orwaterpipesifhot

waterhasnotbeenusedfora

periodoftwoweekorlonger.

WDROGENGMCANBE

EXP~SIW WER -E

CR_TN~. Mtoprevent

thepibfi~

oftiageor ~w,

ifyouhavenotWedhotwaterfor

twoweeksormore,ormoveintoa

r~idenceinwhichthehotwater

systemmaynothavebeenusedfor

sometime,turnonallhotwater

faucebandallowthemtorunfor

severalmhutesbeforeusingany

electricalappliancewtichis

connwtedtothehotwatersystem.

Thktill allowanyhy&ogengas

toescape.Sincethegasis

flammable,donotsmokeoruse

anopenflameorappliance

duringttisprocess.
~~e~errea~~i~t~washerwhile

itismoving.Beforeloading,
Unioadngoradtingc!o$hw9push

inthe

cycle $eIwtor knob to

f~sm~~~position,thenwaitUntil

themachine has completely
stopped before opening thelid.

3 closesupervisionisnwwsa~

ifttis appliancekmedbyornar

etildren.Donotallowctiltien
toplayimide,onorwith

t=

applianceorany&c8rded
appliance.D%poseoftimrded
appliancesandshippingor
pattingmateri~pro~rly.
Beforetismding

awasher9or

removhgfromservice,remove
thewasherlid.

*K@Pw laundryaids(suchas

dete~ents,blmcha,&bricsotiners;
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
prefemblyhalockti~ket.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.

@Keeptheareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree
timtheaccuinulationofcombustible
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.

*

Keep theflooraroundyOUr

appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibflityofslipping.

*Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).

N~E: ~ming theCycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesN~
disconnecttheappliancefromthe

powersupply.

~Donot*mpr withcontrols.
@Donotoperatethisappliance

ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,

partiallydisassembled,orhas

missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.

~Neverclimbonorst~d onthe
washertop.

oDonotwashfiberglassarticlesin

yourwasher.Skinirritationcou~d
resultfromtheremainingparticles

thatmaybepickedupbyclothing
duringsubsequentwasheruse.

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(Cotltlllll(’(i lle,Yip(7ge j

Forw’asheroperation

@T12el:~undrvprocesscanreduce

theflamere~;rdancyof fabrics.To

*Donot leavewasherlidup

avoidsucha result,thegarment

duringcycle.Thiswillstopthe

manufacturer’scareinstructions

washandspinactionandprevent

shouldbefollowedverycarefully.

completionofthecycle.

SAW TmsE

How

tooperateyourClotheswasher

WHING—TO reducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopemons,
read the IMPORTANTTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.

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sortingandbading

~Sortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountOf
soilaccordingtoinstructionson
page9.

@Addmeasureddetergenttowash
basket.Seepages11through15for
informationondetergentsand
otherlaundryadditives.

@Loadclothesintothewashbasket
beingcarefulnot to overload.See
page10forloadinginformation.

setthecontrols.

SeetheControlsSettingGuideon
pages6and‘7.

0 Select\Vash/WnseTemperature.
o SelectWaterLevel.

LOW:Washerislessthan %fullof
clothes.

MEDIUM:Between%and~ full
ofclothes.

HIGH:Over~ fullofclothes.

Q Seepage15forinformationon
howtousebleachandfibricso&ner.

~Closethelid.Washerwillfillbut

not agitateorspinwiththelidopen.

o PushCycleSelectorKnobin @ ‘
andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.

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START

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@ Pull CycleSelectorKnob outto
startthewasher.Ifyouwishto
changesettingafterwasherhas
started,pushCycleSelectorKnob
into stopthewasherandresetto
thenewposition.Settingcanbe

changedat anytime.

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areprovided,butyoucansetthe
selectorin-between,ifdesired.

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SPIN

SOAK

LIGHT SOIL

F

NORMAL SOIL ‘~~

PermanentPressand
miti/Delicaks settings—

Forpermanentpress,poIyester
knits,anddelicates.Anextended
cool-downsprayrinseisprovided
tominimizethesettingofwrinkles.

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PERMANENT PRESS

soakset$ing–

Usewithmostsoakingaidsto
loosenembeddedsoilsandstains.

REGULAR

LI

WhatHappm inWchSetting(ApprofimakMinutes)

Cycle
Seleetor

Heavy

Normal Light

Settings

Soil

Soil Soil

wash

18

14 6

Spin

3%

3%

3%

W

Rinse

3% 3%

31~

Spin

7 7

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Total‘rime 34

30 22

Soak

PermanentPress

Knits/Delicates

lo~

3%

2%

zfi

N~ES:
~Totaltimeincludespausesbetweeneachphaseofthecycle.

%Totaltimesdonotincludewaterfilltimes.Filltimesvarydependingonhousehold
}vaterpressureandyourselectedwaterlevel.

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fabricsandloads

washwater
Temperature

Load

CottonsandL,incns

White/ColorP~st
Bright/Noncolorfiast

Workclothcs

Heavysoil
Averagesoil

PermanentPress,TreatedCottons,
BlendswithCottons

Heavyoroilysoil
Averageorlightsoil

Synthetics—Polyester,Nylon,
AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics

Sturdy
Delicates

Silks,Wools;Blendsof Silk
and Wool

RayonandAcetate

NormalSoilorLightSoil
NormalSoilorLightSoil

HotorWarm
WarmorCold

NormalSoilforsmallloads;HeavySoilforallotherloads

Hot
HotorWarm

NormalSoil

PermanentPress
PermanentPress

Hot
Warm

PermanentPress
Knits/Delicates

Knits/Delicates

Warm
Warm

Warm

Knits/Delicates

Warm

Down-filledgarments,ifmachine
washingisrecommended

PermanentPress

Warm

Hot

BabyClothes—Sturdy,suchas

Diapers,Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,
Sheets,ReceivingBlankets,
Coveralls

BabyClothes—Delicate

Blankets-Wool,Piirt-Wocl,Cotton

NormalSoilorLightSoildependingon amountofsoil

Knits/Delicates

Warm

Warm

LightSoil

Blankets—Synthetic,Electric

Warm

LightSoil

PermanentPress

Curtains-DO NOTMACHINE
WASHFIBERGLASS

Hotor Warm

HotorWarm
HotorW~rm

PermanentPress

ChenilleBedspreads,Robes*

, NormalSoil

Slipcovers,Draperies,Bathmats
andRugs*

ColdorWarm

NormalSoil

Denims(especiallyI1ldigoBlue
Jeans)andotherfabricsthatbleed

Knits/DelicatesWarm

Rubber-coatedItems,Laminated
Fabrics,Vinyl,Plasticsand
ArticleswithPlasticTrim

Warm

NormalSoilorLightSoildependingonamountofsoil

Pillows

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‘:CheckSize.Sorncslipcovers,draperiesandbedspreadsmaybetoolargeforautomatichome-sizewasher.

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Bleach

Liquidchlorinetype.
Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.

No bleach

Seldomneeded.Ifneeded,useonly
non-chlorinebleach.

No bleach

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.
Nobleach

No bleach

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

Nobleach

No bleach

Ifcolorfastisunusuallysoiled,uscholwater.Usemaximumdctergen[recommendedon
page13.

Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage13.

Smallloadsreducewrinkling,Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage13.

Ifunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideon
page13.Smallloadsreducewrinkling.

Washotdyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.

Washinyourwasheronlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.

Washfrequentlytofluffupthedownandretainthegarment’swarmth.Washseparately.Wet
downgivesoffanodor whichmaybeabsorbedbyothergarments.Odordisappearswhen
garmentisdry.Treatheavilysoiledareaswithliquiddetergentor pastemadeofwaterand
granulardetergent.Closezippers.Wash2or3 atatimeoraddtowelstobalance.
GARMENTMUSTBETUMBLEDRIED.

Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent.Dobabyclothesseparately.Pretreatspots.
Rinsediapers,nightgowns,padsandsheetsafteruse.Keepdiapersinacoveredpailofcold
waterandconditioningagentlikeBorateembrand.

Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent.Dohand-knitgarmentsbyhand.
Fillwasher,adddetergent,allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket.Dooneblanketatatime.

Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
Onelectricblanket,sewastrongpieceofclothoverplugtoprotectblanketandwasherfrom

damage.Dooneblanketata time.Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
Vacuumoutloosedirtbeforewashing.

Washonly2or 3 rugsor matsatonctime.Shakebeforewashingtoremoveexcessdirt.

Fornew“indigoblue”jeans.washatleast3 timesinverysmallloadswithfullwaterfill.
Jeansneedampleroomtomovetoavoidwhitelinesatcreases.Maydiscolorplasticwasher
parts.Subsequentwashingswillreducediscolorations,butwillprobablynevereliminateit.
Thestainedpartswillnotdiscolorsubsequentwashingloads.

TumbleonFLUFF(NoHeat).

Pillowsaremadeofdifferentrnaterials—dacron,fiber,foam,polyester,naturalfeathersand
down.Manypillowscanbemachinewashed,but

tnalzufacturers’care labels)nusrbefollo~ved

carej411y.

Ifwashingis recommended,checkpillowsfor weakseamsorholesandmendto
preventescapeoffeathersorfilling.Fillwasher,adddetergentandagitateforseveralminutes
todissolvedetergent.Addtwopillowsatatimetobalanceload,uschighwaterlevel.

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REGULAR

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sP,~4

SOA<

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LIGHT SOIL

,,OR,.tAL SOIL ‘:$:

*“S0AK79settingtemperature
willautomaticallybecold.

a Ifahotorwa~ so~ isdesired,set

theWASH~SE TEMPERATUM
switchto“HOT/COLD”or

‘<WARM/CQLD”andturnthe
CycleSelectorKnobto “Heavy

Soil.”Startthewasher.Afier
washerfillsandbeginstoagitate,
pushintheCycleSelectorKnob
andturnto “SOAK:’Pulloutthe
CycleSelectorKnobto complete
thecycle.

~For anextendedsoak,allowthe

washertofillandagitatefora few
minutestodissolvethesoaking
agent. Thenpushin theCycle
SelectorKnobtostopthewasher

(keeplidc~osed)andallowtosoak
foraslong asdesired.Afterdesired

soakperiod,pullouttheCycle

SelectorKnobtocompletethe
cycle.

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Ifyour clothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Remembertosortyour
clothescarefuily,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea

}vatertemperaturewarmenoughto
releaseandgetridofsoil.

s UseHotWash—upto 150°F.—on
a regularbasisonlywhenwashing

heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.

QUndernormalsoilconditions,

washinwaterabove80°F.(~°C.).
Thisgenerallymeansusingthe
WarmWashtemperaturesettingon
yourwasher-temperatures
approximately90°to IIO”F.or hand

~~mfolwble.If

you noticethatsoil

has accumulatedafterseveral
c~nswutivewastings,useHotWash
occasionally,ifsafefor-fabrics.

~ Tryto washlessofien.Save
articlesofthe sametype offabric
untilyouhaveafullload.

@If youmustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwater
levels.

~ Washin off-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycantellyou which
arethe off-peakhours.

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