RCA WRW4200S Use And Care Manual

contents

Model

Safety Instructions

3,4

WRW4200S

A~~liance Registration

Soak

Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services

5,8

Sorting Clothes

Stains

CycleSettings

CycleTimes

Deter~ents,Additives

10,11

Stain Removal Guide

storage and VacationTiPS 18 User Maintenance Instructions 18

Energy-Saving Tips

Hard Water

WarrantY

BackCover

Important Phone Numbers 19 Limestone Deposits

Loading the Washer

5,9

Model and Serial Numbers 2

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Operating Instructions

5,6

Problem Solver

14-18

tiseandCareof

cYour Washer

Read thisbookCarefully.

Save time and money.

Write down the model

It is intendedto helpyou

Beforeyourequestservice...

and serial numbers.

operateandmaintainyour

checktheProblemSolver

You’llfindthemona labelonthe

newwasherproperly.

section.Itlistscausesof minor

lowerleftsidenearthefront.

Keepithandyforanswersto

operatingproblemsthatyoucan

Thesenumbersarealsoon the

your questions.

correctyourself.

Consl~merProductOwnership

If youdon’t understandsomething

1~you

received a

RegistrationCardthatcamewith

orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourwasher.Beforesendingin

your~honenumber)

damaged washer...

thiscard,pleasewritethese

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ConsumerRelations

—

Immediatelycontactthedealer(or

numbershere:

AppliancePark

builder)thatsoldyouthewasher.

Louisville,KY40225

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethese numbersin any correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourwasher.

WA-G: Foryou stietytheinformationinthismanualmustbefoBowedtomintie the riskoffireore~losionortopreventpropertydmage, prsond injuryor

lossoflife. .

—Donotstoreorusegasolineor other ~

*Gmdatily cd yQ&,gassuppliertioma

flmable vapm andliquidsintheVicitity . ~

~“’iei@bor’sphomc.FQMOWthegassupplier’s

ofthisoranyotherapptiatice.

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—-T TODO~ YOUSMELL

GAS

e~“you~fiotrmch

yourgassup~lier~@

.the:fitiedepa~ent.

oDonottry tolightanyappfiance. ,

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—hstilation atidservicemustbeperfomed

~Donottouchanyelectri@switch;donot . ~

bj ~qwWled”insWefjs~rviceag~ncyor

meanyphoneinyourbuilding. ~ , ‘

.~h~.gassuppti~~’ ~

oCleartheroom~btiding orti~a ofti, . ~ ,, . ,

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Allwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformto theCareLabelingRule establishedby the FederalTradeCommission,January1984.

IfYouNeedService

Toobtainservice,seethe ConsumerServicespagein the backof thisbook.

We’reproudof our serviceand

wantyouto be pleased.If for some reasonyouarenothappywiththe serviceyoureceive,herearethree stepsto followfor furtherhelp.

First,contactthe peoplewho

FINALLY,if yourproblemis

servicedyourappliance.Explain

stillnotresolved,write:

whyyou are not pleased.In most

Major ApplianceConsumer

cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

ActionPanel

NEXT,if youare stillnotpleased,

20NorthWackerDrive

writeallthedetails—including

Chicago,L 60606

yourphonenumber—to:

ConsumerRelations

AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

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WARN~G—Toreducetherisk

@Donotwashor dryarticlesthat

offire9electricshock,or

injuryto

havebeencleanedin,washedin,

personswhenusingyourappliance,

soakedin,orspottedwith

followbasicprecautionsincludingthefouowing:

combustibleorexplosivesubstances

(suchaswax,paint,gasoUne,degreasers,dry-

~ Usethisapplianceonlyforitsintended

purposeas described

in thisUseandCareBook.

cleatig solvents?kerosene,etc.)whichmay igniteor exp~ode.Donotaddthesesubstances

~tothewashwater.Donotusethesesubstances

0Thiswashermustbeproperly

~aroundyourwasherand/ordryerd~ring

“Q.k$;Q

a ...

installedand!ocatedinaccordance,. .”operation.

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withthebtiation Instructions.’ ‘ beforeitisused.Ifyoudidnotreceivean ~~~ ~-. Insolationhstructionssheetwithyourwasfier2~~~.: . ‘

WA~m&HmROGEN GAS

isproducedbythechemimlaction

youcanobtainonebycontactingthe.sefiic6 ~ :~,, locationnearestyou.

,’

withinyourwaterheaterandthegas

,,.

—Properlygroundtotionformwith

. . .

can~ccumulateinthewaterheaterand/orwater

‘...

~ ,pipesifhotwaterhasnotbeetiusedfora period

ailgoverningcodesandordinances.

. .

.,,

‘;’ oftwoweeksorlonger.~I)~OGEP? GASCAN

FollowdetailsinInsMation

hstructions. ‘~‘.”..“ BEEXPLOSWE~DER TWSE~

‘:

,C~C~STANCES.,So.to.preventthe

—kstallorstorewhereit witinotbeexposed’~~,,‘ ~., ,

totemperaturesbelowfreezingor,ex~osedto’.‘.~~~~~”,.

possibfityofd~age orinjury,fiyouhavenot

theweather.

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,>.~.\..

usdhot waterfbr~o y$~ksorm~re?or move

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irn~.qresidtinci~~which~~ehotwatersystem

<onnect toaproperlyrat~d,protectedaid.sizei’~+:’:,.. ~

.. .ma~@othave.b~qus~fqr somet@e9,turnon

powersupply

CirCUittoavoidel~ctfica~~Ver~~a~v.~‘.:: ~

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a12,~otwat@ifauce@,aqdtiow$b?@ torunfor

<onnect toadequateplumbingtid dr~h ., ~~,’.: ‘ ~

s~v~rdlmintitesbifo~’y.bg anyelectrical

facilitiesasdescribedintheInstallation’~ “~ ~~~~“:.~ Instructions.

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appliince.wK~c~b cognec$edtotbehotwater

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ksCap~Sin~gthe,gasis,fiamrnablq,‘donot ‘

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‘5@okeof.u$eanopenflameorappliance

eTurnoffwaterfaucetswhenthewashe;’isnotin ‘. ‘

;‘durtigthispmcess:”~~~ ~ “

usetorelievepressureonhosesandvalves,tid.tol,.(. . ~ ~.,: . .: ..: ~~~~ , .,. ., ~ ~~~ minimizeIe&ageifahoseorvalveshouldbie~ ; :. ~ ~... ~ . .~ ., ;.~~~~.

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orrupture. .

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.N&v’&ireatkinti washerwhileit is

~m~;ing.@~fOre’Ioadjng,unloading

oWhendisconnectingthisapplitic~pull~~!’ ~

bytheplugratherthanthecord.t~~~~~.,. ~~:

‘...~ra@ding,clOthes,pus~intheCycle

avoiddmagetothecordorjunctioqtif~~‘; .. ~ ~ ~

~Seletttifknob

ttiOW position,thek

cordandplug.M&esurethatthecord .~~~.

~~waituntilthefia~~~$hascompletelystoppe~

~. beforeopeningtheMd.‘~: ~~

is locatedsothatitwi~lnotbesteppedon,’tipped : . , . ~ ..... . . . ~

overorotherwisesubjectedtodamageor.Stiess. :.- : ~~. .’ ~ . . .~~~~~~~

., . .

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~ DonotrepairorreplaceAny

‘ 4C~oses~per~sion’”isnecessaryif

part oftheappManceorattempt ‘ .,’‘~’, ~~.

~th~sap~lianteisti~edbyornear

anyservicingunlessspec~lc@y ~!~ ., ~ ~ch~~d~~~Qn~!allow~i~~en

recommendedinthisUseandCareBookor ‘..

. t~.playmsl$e,onYorwithtk

inpublisheduser-repairinstr~eti~~thaty~~. .‘

applianteoranydiscarded“

understandandhavethesti~ tom~ry’outp. ~ , .~

..kpp~~nce.Dis~.oseofdiscardedapp~ancesand

$hiPpingor:packingmaterialsproperly.Before

~cardnga washer;or removirngfromservice5

Tomhitize tie

possibi~ityofinjury: .

ietiove

thewasherlid.

oDOnot~x ~hl~~neb~ea~hwith

(co)ztinuednex$page)

ammoniaoracidssuchas vinegarand/or rustremover.Mixingcanproducea toxicgaswhichmaycausedeath.

WORTANTSAFEW &SmUCmONS

(continued)

s Keepalllaundryaids(suchas

~Donot~~eratethisa~plianceifitisdamaged,

detergents,bleaches,fabricsofteners,

rndfunctioning,partiallydisassembled,orhas

etc.)outofthereachofchildren,

missingorbrokenparts9includingadamaged

preferablyinalockedcabinet,

cordorplug;

Observeallwarningsoncontainer labelstoavoidpersonalinjury.

~ Neverclimbonorstandonthewashertop.

eDonotwashfiberglassarticlesinyourwasher.

~Keeptheareaaroundandunderneath

Skinirritationcouldzestitfromtheremaining

yourappliancesfreefromthe

accumulationofcombustiblematerials,

particlesthatmaybepickedMpbyclothing duringsubsequentwasheruse.

suchaslint,paper,rags,chemicals,etc.

*me laundryprocesscanreduce

~Keeptheflooraroundyourappliancescleanand

d~ toreducetie possibilityofslipping.

theflameRtardansyoffabrics,

‘ To<avoidsuchaxesult,tie garment

oTo ~~fize thep~~sibili~’ofele~ti~ -

.’mW~fa~~eg>s,$me’~s~ctions

shock,unplugthisapptianeefromthe’ ‘ ‘.

shouldbefollowedvery

CMCfi]]y.

powersupplybefore.tittemptingany ., “< . ‘. ~ mtitentice orcleaning(exe~ptthe

‘For

Wmherop~ration~ ‘:-~‘ .’ ~

removalan~cleanifigtifthe.&ntfilter); ~

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NOTE:~ing th~

~ycl~~ele~t~~ :‘.~~~~

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‘,-,* DO q~tleaveW’@hei:fidI.Up

,d@ngcycle. ‘

knobtoan 0~ bosiiiotid6esNOT .: ,’.

‘~~ wil~sto~

t.hewashmdstih action~d

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Tms TOm

LP YOUSELECT s~~~m~s

RegularcyeEes—

Permanent Press Cycle

Formostcottons,linens,andworkorplayclothes.

Forloads,of synthetics,blends and/ordelicate

Longerwashtimesplusdeeprinse,sprayrinseand

fabrics.A coldwatercooldownhelpspreventset-in

spinprovidethoroughwashinganddetergentremoval.

wrinklesin permanentpressshirts,blouses,dresses andsimilarapparelwithnormalsoil.

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FYARNING—Toreducethe riskoffire, electric shock,or injury topersons when usingyour

appliance,readtheWPORTANTSABETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperating thisappliance.

settingthecontrols

use theSuggestedFabricandCYCleSettingsguide

tohelpyoumaketheproperselections.

0 SelectWaterLevel.

SMALL:Washeris lessthan1/3fullofclothes. LARGE:Between1/2and2/3full.

@ Push CycleSelectorknobin andturnclockwiseto

yourselectedwashsetting.

fill CycleSelectorknob

* START ,

outtostirt thewmher.If

k~ youwishtochangesetting afterwasherhasstarted,push

STOPW

CycleSelectorknobinto stop thewasherandresettothenew position.Settingcanbechangedatanytime.

sortingandLoading

~Sortclothescarefullybyfabrictype,weight,color

eLoadclothesintowashbasket,beingcarefulnot

andamountof soil,accordingto instructionsin How

to overload.SeeHowtoLoadYourWashersection.

to SortClothessection.

eForinformationonhowtousebleachesandfabric

~Addmeasuredamountof detergent.SeeDetergents

softeners,see OtherLaundryProductssection.

sectionforinformationon detergentsandother

laundryadditives.

eClosethelid.Washerwillfillbut notagitateor spin

withthelidopen.

cycle Times —

TotalCycleTimes(Approximate Minutes)

NOTES:

~Totaltimeincludespausesbetweeneachphaseof thecycle.

~Totaltimedoes

not includewaterfilltimes.Filltimesvary

dependingon householdwaterpressureandyourselectedwaterlevel.

PermanentPressHot

PermanentPressWarm

PermanentPressCold

Regular

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H@wtosoak inYourwasher

Allowthe washertofill and agitatefor afewminutesto dissolvethe soakingagent.ThenpushintheCycleSelectorknobto stopthewasher (keeplidclosed)andallowto soakfor aslongas desired.

Afterdesiredsoakperiod,pulloutCycleSelectorknobto completecycle.

EWRGY-SAm~ Tms

If yourclothesandhouseholditemsdon’tlookclean

~Alwaysrinsein coldwater.Thetemperature

andfreshafterwashing,youwillprobablyrewash

of therinsedoesnotaffectcleaning.them..and thatmeansyou’llwasteenergy. Rememberto sortyourclothescarefully,andload

~Washin off-peakutilityhours.Yourlocalutility

themproperly,selectcorrectcycles,use enough

can tell you whichare theoff-peakhours. detergentandchoose

a water temperature warm

Useyourwasher’sNormalSpin.Thiswillremove

enough to release and get rid ofsoil.

morewaterduringspin,whichwillshortendrying

cycleto savemoreenergy. ~Tryto washlessoften.Savearticlesof thesame

typeof fabricuntilyouhavea fullload.

oIf youmustwashsmallerloads,adjustthe amount

ofwater.Smallloadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.

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