RCA WRW3305MAL Use And Care Manual

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contents

Agitator

Appliance Registration

Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services

Controls Setting Guide

6,7

CvcleSettings “

5 Detergents, Other Additives 11-15 Energy-SavingTips

8 Hard Water

Limestone Deposits

Loadingthe Washer

4,10 Model and Serial Numbers 2 Operating Instructions

4,5

SafetyInstructions

3,4

Soak Setting

5,8

Sorting

4,9

Stains

Stain RemovalGuide

Storage&VacationTips

22 User Maintenance Instructions 22 Wmanty

BackCover

Pre-Treating

~9,15

Problem Solver

18-22

Model WRW3305M~

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Itis intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewwasher properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp, write(include yourphonenumber):

ConsumerRelations AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

Wriwdownthemode~ and

serial nmbem.

You’11findthemonalabelonthe lowerlefisidenearthe front.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourwasher.Beforesendingin thiscard,pleasewritethese numbershere:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any correspondenceorservicecalls

concerningyourwasher.

Immediatelycontactthedealer (orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe washer.

savethe andmoney.

Beforeyourequestservice.o ●

checktheProblemSolveron pages18-22.It listscausesof minoroperatingproblemsthat youcancorrectyourself.

FORYOURSAFETY If

yousmellgas:

1.openwindows.

2sDon’ttouch

q!ectrical

switches:

3,Extinguishany

openflame=

4.Immediatelycall

yourgasSupplierm

*Don’t turnelectric switches

onorOHbecause sparks may

ignitethe gas.

FORYOURSAFEW Do

notstoreor use

gasolineorother

flammable

Vapomand

liquidsinthevicinity ofthisoranyother appliance.

Al.]washinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformtothe CareLabeling RuleestablishedbytheFederalTradeCornxnission,January1984.

Toobtainservice,seetheConsumer —

~ Servicespage inthebackofthis book.

We’reproudofourserviceand wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome reasonyouarenot happywiththe

serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.

FIRST,contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance.Explain whyyouarenotpleased.In most cases,thiswillsolvethe problem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased, writeallthedetails-including yourphonenumber—to:

ConsumerRelations AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,if yourproblemisstill notresolved,write:

MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPane] 20NorthWackerDrive

Chicago,Illinois60606

Tominimizethepossibility

To!iowbmieprwaiiions,tii]uding

thefollowing:

aIJs~

ttisapplianceonlyfOrits

intendedpurposeasdescribedin

thisUseandCareBook ~Ttiswashermustbeproperly

~Med andlmtedinaccorhnce withtheInstaUationInstructions

beforeitisused.Ifyoudidnot

receiveanInstigationInstructions sheetwithyourwasher,youcan obtainonebycontactingtheservice locationnearestyou.

—RoperlygroundtoConfornl withallgovertingcodesad

ordinances.Followdetailsin Installationhstruc$ions.

–Instillorstorewhereitwillnot beexposedtotemperaturesbelow freezhgor‘exposed‘totheweather.

–Connecttoaproperlyrated, protectedandsizedpowersupply circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.

–Connecttoadequateplumbing anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin [heInstallationInstructions.

o~rn offwaterfaucetswhen

thewasherisnotinusetorelieve pressureonhosesandvalves,andto minimizeleakageifahoseorvalve shouldbreakorrupture.

QWhendisconnectingthis

appliancepullbytheplugrather thanthecordtoavoiddarnagetothe cordorjunctionofcordandplug. Makesurethatthecordislocatedso

thatitwillnotbesteppedon,tripped overorotherwisesubjectedto damageorstress.

@Donotrepairorreplaceanypafi

oftheapplianceorattemptany

Serl’icingunlessspecifically Fwoimendedh tMsusealxdcare BGQiiorinpublisheduser-repair iFls&!JctioRsthatyoullnders~wnd afif~ilavetheskillsto‘carryQtlt.

oDo notmixchlorine bleach with

ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar and/orrustremover.Mixingcan produceatoxicgaswhichmay causedeath.

eDo~otwashor dryarticles

thathavebeencleanedin,washed in9soakedin9orspottedwith combmtibleorexplosivesubstancw (suchaswax,paint,gasoline, degreasers,dry-cleaningsolvenk, kerosene,etc.)wtichmayignite orexplode.

Donotaddthesesubstancestothe washwater,anddonotusethese subshncesaroundyourwasher and/ordryerduringoperation.

wmG–mRoGEN Gmk producedbythechemicalaction withinyourwaterheaterandthe gascanaccumulateinthewater heaterand/orwaterpipesMhot waterhasnotbeenusedfora periodoftwoweekorlonger.

HYDROGENGASCANBE EXPLOSIVXWER T~SE

C~CmSTANCW.Sotoprevent thepssibitityofhage orinjury, ifyouhavenotusedhotwaterfor twoweekormore9ormoveintoa residenceinwhichthehotwater systemmaynothavebeenusedfor sometime9turnon

allhotwater

faucetsandallowthemtorunfor severalminutesbeforeusingany electricalappliancewhichis connectedtothehotwater

system.

Thiswill

allowanyhydrogengas toescape.Sincethegasis flammable,donotsmokeoruse anopenflameorappliance duringthisprocess.

Closesupervisionisnwessary

ifthisappliance

isusedbyornear

Child~e~e DO ~Ot allow Children to play

inside,onorwiththis applianceoranydkcarded appliance.Dis~seoftiscarded appliancesandshippingor pattingmaterialsproperly. Beforediscardhgawmher,or removingfromservice,remove thewasherlid.

@Keepalllaundryaids(suchas

detergents,bleaches,tibricsokners, etc.)outofthereachofchildren, preferablyinalockedcabinet.Observe allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto avoidpersonalinjury.

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

~Keeptheflooraroundyour appliancescleananddrytoreduce thepossibtiityofslipping.

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

NWE: TurningtheCycleSelector

knobtoanOFFpositiondoesNOT disconnecttheappliancefromthe powersupply.

eDOnottamper withcontrois.

@Donotoperatethisappliance ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning, partiallydisassembled,orhas missingorbrokenparts,including adamagedcordorplug.

e Never climb on or stand on the

washertop.

@Donotwashfiberglassarticlesin

yourwasher.Skinirritationcould resultfromtheremainingparticles thatmaybepickedupbyclothing duringsubsequentwasheruse,

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~Thelaundryprocess canreduce

For washer Opemtion

theilarneretardancyoffabrics+To

*Donotleavewasherlidup

avoid

SUCha resuit, the ~arment

duringcycle.Thiswillstoptie

mam~facturer’scareinstructions

washandspinactionandprevent

shouldbefollowedverycarefilly.

completionofthecycle.

Howtooperateyourclotheswasher

WARNTING—TOreducethe risk offire,electricshock,or injurytopersons,

readtheIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.

PIJI,I.

mm. ?Uw .51u

REGULAR

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PERMANENT PRESS

START

KNITSI

TEMPERATURE WATERLEVEL

SPIN

DELIC4TES

WARM

cm WN

cmo

HOT

MEDIUM

HIOH

@ mm~

RINSE

Cmo

● ~m

SPIN

LIGHTSOIL

m~fl

LU.V

FULL

‘RMAL ’011 “S%L”

e—o—

sortingandhading

@Sortclothescarefullybyfabric

type,weight,colorandamountof

soilaccordingto instructionson

page9.

@Addmeasureddetergentto wash basket.Seepages11through15for informationondetergentsand otherlaundryadditives.

~Loadclothesintothewashbasket beingcarefulnottooverload.See

page10forloadinginformation.

~Seepage 15forinformationon

bleachesandfabricsofteners.

QClosethelid.Washerwillfillbut

notagitateor spinwiththelid open.

setthe controls.

Seethe ControlsSettingGuideon

@ PushCycleSelectorKnobin

pages6and7.

andturnclockwisetoyourselected

O SelectWash/Rinse

washsetting.

Temperature.

@ SelectWaterLevel.

LOW Washerislessthan%fullof clothes.

MEDIUM:Between%and %full. HIGH:BetweenMand %full.

FULL:Washerismorethan%full ofclothes.

@ PullCycleSelectorKnobout tostartthewasher.If you wishto changesettingafterwasherhas started,pushCycleSelectorKnob

into stopthewasherandresetto thenewposition.Settingcanbe changedatanytime.

. .=_For nlost ~o~[ons, ~in~ns,workand

tap]ay .lothes.Threesoil levelsettings

.T;:<=$~~&

areprovided,butyoucansetthe sele;torin-between,ifdesired.

REGULAR

SPIN

SOAK

LIGHT SOIL

Kniti/Delicakssettings—

Forpermanentpress,polyester knits,anddelicates.Anextended cool-downsprayrinseisprovided

tominimizethesettingofwrinties.

PERMANENT PRESS

soaksetting–

Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains.

REGUIAR

SPIN

SOAK

LIGHT SOIL

what HappemillWch setting(Approtiate Minutes)

cycle

Selector Heavy Normal Light Settings

Soil

Wash

14 6

Spin

3% 3%

Rinse

3% 3ti

Spin 7 7

TotalTime

30 22

NmEs:

3% 3%

4ti

~Totaltimeincludespausesbetweeneachphaseofthecycle. @Totaltimesdonotincludewaterfilltimes.Filltimesvarydependingonhousehold

waterpressureandyourselectedwaterlevel.

TURN THE PAGE

forControis settingGuide

‘Col%trolssettingGuidefordifferentfabricsandloads

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washwater

‘relllperattEre

HotorW~rnl Wdrmor Cold

NormalSoilorLightSoil NormalSoilor LightSoil

Hot

NormalSoilforsmallloads; HeavySoilforallotherloads

NormalSoil

AveragesoiI

HotorWarm

PermanentPress,TreatedCottons, BlendswithCottons

Heavyoroilysoil

Hot

Warm

PermanentPress PermanentPress

Averageor lightsoil

Synthetics—Polyester,Nylon, AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics

Sturdy Delicates

Warm Warm

PermanentPress Knits/Delicates

Silks,Wools;BlendsofSilk

and Wool

Warm

Knits/Delicates

RayonandAcetate

Warm Knits/Delicates

PermanentPress

Down-filledgarments,ifmachinewashingis recommended

Warm

_—_

BabyClothes—Sturdy,suchasDiapers, Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,Sheets,Receiving Blankets,Coveralls

Hot NormalSoilor LightSoildependingon

amountofsoil

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Knits/Delicates

BabyCiothes—Delicate

Warm

Blankets—-Wool,Part-Wool,Cotton

Warm LightSoil

Blankets—Synthetic,Electric Warm LightSoil

Curtains–DONOTMACHINEWASH FIBERGLASS

ChenilleBedspreads,Robes*

Hotor Warm PermanentPress

PermanentPress

Hotor Warm

S1ipcovers,Draperies,Bathmats and Rugs:K

Hotor Warm

NormalSoil

ColdorWarm

NormalSoilDenims(especiallyIndigoBlueJeans)and

otherfabricsthatbleed

WarmRubber-coatedItems,LaminatedFabrics, Vinyl,Plasticsand ArticleswithPlasticTrim

Knits/Delicates

—

WarmPillows

NormalSoilorLightSoildependingon amountofsoil

‘Checksize.Someslipcovers,draperiesandbcdspreacismaybetoolargeforautomatichome-sizewasher.

Liquidchlorinetype. Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.

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

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

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

No bleach

Seldomneeded.Ifneeded,useonly non-chlorinebleach.

No bleach

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded. No bleach

No bleach

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

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Nobleach

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Ifcolorfastisunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedon page13.

Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguidconpage13.

Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage 13.

Ifunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideon

page13.Smallloadsreducewrinkling.

Washonlyif recommendedby thegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.

Washinyourwasheronlyif recommendedby thegarmentmanufacturer.

Washfrequentlytofluffupthedownandretainthegarment’swarmth.Washseparately.Wet downgivesoffanodor whichmaybeabsorbedby othergarments.Odordisappearswhen garmentisdry.Treatheavilysoiledareaswithliquiddetergentorpastemadeofwaterand granulardetergent.Closezippers.Wash2or 3at atimeoradd towelstobalance. GARMENTMUSTBETUMBLEDMED.

Youmayprefertousea mildtypedetergent.Dobabyclothesseparately.Pretreatspots. Rinsediapers,nightgowns,padsandsheetsafieruse,Keepdiapersinacoveredpailofcold waterandconditioningagentlikeBorateembrand.

Youmayprefertousea mildtypedetergent.Dohand-knitgarmentsbyhand. Fillwasher,adddetergent,allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket.Dooneblanketat a time.

Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.

Onelectricblanket,sewa strongpieceof clothoverplugtoprotectblanketandwasherfrom damage.Dooneblanketata time.Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.

Vacuumoutloosedirtbeforewashing.

Washonly2 or 3rugsormatsatonetime.Shakebeforewashingto removeexcessdirt,

Fornew“indigoblue”jeans,washatleast3timesinverysmallloadswithfullwaterfill. Jeansneedampleroomtomovetoavoidwhitelinesatcreases.Maydiscolorplasticwasher parts.Subsequentwashingswillreducediscolorations,butwillprobablynevereliminateit. Thestainedpartswillnotdiscolorsubsequentwashingloads.

fimble onFLUFF(NoHeat).

Pillowsaremadeofdifferentmaterials—dacron,fiber,foam,polyester,naturalfeathersand

down.Manypillowscanbemachinewashed,butmanufacturers’carelabekrnu.stbefollotved carefilly.Ifwashingisrecommended,checkpillowsforweakseamsor holesandmendto preventescapeoffeathersorfilling.Fillwasher,adddetergentandagitateforseved minutes todissolvedetergent.Addtwopillowsata timetobalanceload,usehighwaterlevel.

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Pormioreinformationoncarelabeling,sendfor“What’sNewAboutCARELABELS:’

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F~~:~)5orsalebytheSuperintendentofDocuments,U.S.GovernmentPrintir]gOffice,Washington,D.C.20402.

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LIGHT SOILz\

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@“S{]AKJ7settingtemperature willautomaticallybecold.

*Ifa hotorwarmsoakisdesired,set theWASH/~SE TEMPEWTURE switchto “HOT/COLD”or

“WARN1/COLD”andturnthe CycleSelectorKnobto“Heavy Soil.”Startthewasher.Afier washerfillsandbeginstoagitate, pushintheCycleSelectorKnob andturnto “SOAK?’Pull outthe CycleSelectorKnobtocomplete thecycle.

@For anextendedsoak,allowthe

washertofillandagitatefora few minutestodissolvethesoaking agent.ThenpushintheCycle SelectorKnobto stopthewasher (keeplidclosed)andallowto soak foraslongas desired.Afterdesired soakperiod,pullouttheCycle SelectorKnobto completethe cycle.

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

choosea waler temperaturewarmenough to releaseandget rid of soil,

UseHotWash—upto 150°F.—on

a regularbasisonly whenwashing

heavilysoiledarticles-such as workandplayclothes.

QUndernormalsoilconditions, washinwaterabove80°F.(Z7”C.). Thisgenerallymeansusingthe

‘WarmWashtemperaturesettingon yourwasher—temperatures approximately90°to llO°F.or hand comfortable.If younoticethatsoil hasaccum~ulatedafterseveral consecutivewashings,useHotWash

occasionally,ifsafefor fabrics.

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@Trytowashlessoften.Save articlesofthesametypeoffabric untilyouhavea fullload.

@If you mustwashsmallerloads, adjusttheamountofwater.Small loadsshouldhavelowerwater

levels. ~ Washinoff-peakutilityhours.

Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich aretheoff-peakhours,

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