Whirlpool 7LSC9355BN0 User Manual
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HOW TO MAKE A HOME RUN.'"
Use And Care
Table of Contents
A Note to You
Washer Safety
Parts and Features
Operating Your Washer
Caring for Your Washer
Laundry Tips
Removing Stains
Troubleshooting
Requesting Assistance
or Service
Warranty
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Part No. 3366857
THREE SPEED AUTOMATIC WASHER
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Table of Contents
A Note to You
Washer Safety
Parts and Features...................................4
End of cycle signal ...............................4
Control panels.......................................5
Operating Your Washer
Starting your washer ............................6
Stopping/restarting your washer ..........9
Selecting a cycle and time
Using Rinse and Spin
Using Drain and Spin
What happens in each cycle ..............12
MAGIC CLEAN® lint filter
Using the liquid chlorine bleach
dispenser
Using the fabric softener dispenser
Caring for Your Washer.........................14
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A Note to You
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Cleaning your washer
Winter storage or moving care
Non-use or vacation care
Laundry Tips...........................................15
Preparing clothes for washing
Sorting
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Saving energy ....................................16
Water Guidelines
Washing special-care items ...............18
Removing stains
Stain removal rules
Stain removal guide
Troubieshooting.....................................23
Requesting Assistance or Service........25
Warranty..................................................26
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Because your life is getting busier and more complicated, Whirlpool washers are easy to use,
save time, and help you manage your home better. To ensure that you enjoy years of trouble
free operation, we developed this Use and Care Guide. It contains valuable information about
how to operate and maintain your washer properly and safely. Please read it carefully.
Please record your model's information.
Whenever you call to request service on
your appliance, you need to know your
complete model number and serial number.
You can find this information on the model
and serial number plate (see diagram on
page 4 for location of plate).
Please also record the purchase date of
your appliance and your dealer’s name,
address, and telephone number.
Keep this book and the sales slip together in a safe place for future reference.
Model Number _
Serial Number _
Purchase Date _
Dealer Name
Dealer Address
Dealer Phone
__
__
Washer Safety
Your safety is important to us.
This guide contains safety statements under
warning symbois. Piease pay speciai
attention to these symbois and foilow any
instructions given. Here is a brief expianation of the symboi.
This symboi aierts you to such dangers
as personai injury, burns, fire, and
eiectricai shock.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Awarning
Awarning
* Read all instructions before using your
washer.
' Do not machine wash or machine dry
items cleaned, washed, soaked in, or
spotted with wax, paint, gasoline, oil, or
other flammable fluids. The fumes can
create a fire hazard or explosion. Always
hand wash and line dry items containing
these materials.
' Flammable fluids (dry-cleaning solvents,
kerosene, gasoline, etc.) should not be
used or stored in or near your washer. Do
not add flammable fluids to your wash
water. These substances give off vapors
that can create a fire hazard or explosion.
* Do not allow children to operate, play
with, or crawl on or inside your washer.
Supervise children closely when your
washer is used near them.
* Before your washer is removed from
service or discarded, remove the lid to
prevent accidental entrapment.
'After starting a cycle, do not reach into
the basket unless the Cycle Control
Knob is pushed in and all motion stops.
' Do not tamper with the controls.
To reduce the risk of fire, eiectricai shock, or injury when using
your washer, foiiow basic precautions including the following:
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Understanding your responsibilities
• Store laundry aids and other materials in a
cool, dry place where children cannot reach
them (in a locked cabinet if possible).
• Read and follow instructions on packages
of detergent and laundry aids, especially
warnings and precautions.
• Do not wash or dry items that are soiled with
vegetable or cooking oil. These items may
contain some oil after laundering. Due to the
remaining oil, the fabric may smoke or catch
fire by itself.
• If your hot water has not been used re
cently (usually 2 weeks or longer), hydro
gen gases may build up in your water
heater and your hot water pipes. HY
DROGEN GAS IS EXPLOSIVE. To
prevent injury or damage, before using
your washer, turn on all hot water faucets
and allow water to run for several min
utes. This will allow gases to escape. Do
not smoke or use any open flame near
your faucet while it is open.
Please ...
• Have only a qualified person install, re
pair, or replace parts on washer.
•Maintain washer properly.
• Protect washer from the weather and
keep it where the temperature will not fall
below freezing.
• Install and level washer on a floor that
can support the weight.*
•Connect washer to the correct 3-prong
outlet, electrical supply, water supply,
and drain.*
• Ground washer properly.*
*See the Installation Instructions.
• Do not use chlorine bleach and ammonia
or acids (such as vinegar or rust remover)
in the same wash. Hazardous fumes
can form.
• Unplug power supply cord before attempt
ing to service your washer.
• Do not machine wash fiberglass materials.
Small particles can stick to fabrics washed
in following loads and cause skin irritation.
Parts and Features
The parts and features of your washer are illustrated on this page. Become familiar with all
parts and features before using your washer.
NOTES:
• The drawings in this book may vary from your washer model. They are designed to show
the different features of all models covered by this book. Your model may not include
all features.
• Page references are included next to some features. Refer to those pages for more
information about the features.
Ultimate Care
selector
(p. 8)
Load size
selector
(p. 7)
Fabric
softener
dispenser
(p. 13)
Temperature
selector
Extra Rinse option
' (P. 10)
Cycie control knob
(p. 10)
Liquid chlorine
bieach dispenser
(p. 13)
Model and serial
number plate
(under lid)
Model: 7LSC 9355
End of cycle signal
The washer sounds a signal to
let you know when a cycle is
complete. The signal is helpful
when you are washing items that
should be removed from the
washer as soon as the cycle ends.
The signal is not adjustable and cannot be
turned off.
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Basket
Tub
MAGIC CLEAN®
lint fiiter
(bottom of washer basket)
(p. 12)
Control panels
The control panels of the two washer
models covered by this book are illustrated
below. Note which panel looks like your
washer. Then read the descriptions of the
various knobs and selectors on each panel
on the following pages.
7LSC 9355
3 Speed • Ultimate Care • Heavy Duty • Super Capacity
~ Temperalure--------------------------Exlra Rinsf
7LSP 9355
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ID Cycle • Ena ot Cycle S
PARTS AND FEATURES
Operating Your Washer
To obtain the best washing results, you must operate your washer properly. This section
gives you this important information. Page references are included for more information.
Starting Your Washer
1. Add measured detergent to the
washer. Then place a sorted load of
clothes in the washer.
• Sort and load clothes as described on
page 15.
• If desired, you may also add color-safe
all-fabric bleach or extra detergent for
the Super Wash cycle.
2. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, add
measured liquid chlorine bleach to the
liquid bieach dispenser (see page 13).
• Use only liquid chlorine bleach in the
bleach dispenser.
• For optimal brightening and bleaching,
liquid chlorine bleach is automatically
diluted and dispensed in the last few
minutes of the wash cycle.
Fabric softener
dispenser
Bleach dispenser
3. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, add
measured fabric softener to the fabric
softener dispenser (see page 13).
• The dispenser automatically dilutes and
releases the fabric softener at the proper
time in the rinse cycle.
• Water rinses the dispenser so clogging
does not occur.
4. Close the washer lid.
5. Select a load size setting that corre
sponds to the size of your wash load
and the type of fabric being washed.
See page 16 for loading suggestions.
Your washer has either a slide or rotary
knob Load Size Selector.
• For the slide Load Size Selector,
choose a setting anywhere on or
between the Ex Small and Ex Large
settings.
To change the load size setting after
the washer has started to fill, first slide
the Selector to RESET, then to the
desired new setting.
• For a rotary knob Load Size Selector,
turn the Selector to any setting on or
between Extra Small and Extra Large.
To change the load size setting after
the washer has started to fill, turn the
Selector to the desired new setting.
OPERATING YOUR WASHER
Medium
Small Large
Extra H Extra
Small ^ Large
6. Select a wash-rinse temperature with
the Water Temperature Selector. Match
the water temperature with the type of
fabric and soils being washed. See
page 17 for water temperature guidelines.
• Your washer has either a pushbutton or
CLEAN TOUCH™ Water Temperature
Selector.
• Five wash-rinse temperatures are avail
able: hot-warm, hot-cold, warm-warm,
warm-cold, and cold-cold.
• The top temperature is the wash water,
and the bottom temperature is the
rinse water.
Wash Temperature
Rinse Temperature
“ Temperature “
CD CD B CD
Temperature"
OPERATING YOUR WASHER
7. (OPTIONAL STEP) If you choose to
use the Ultimate Care feature for
washing special-care items, press
either the Hand or Delicate Ultimate
Care Selector.
• Your washer has either a pushbutton
or CLEAN TOUCH^M Ultimate Care
Selector.
• On CLEAN TOUCH models, the indica
tor appears above the cycle selected.
• The Cycle Control Knob must be set to
the Ultimate Care Hand/Delicate cycle
when you use this feature.
8. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, select
Extra Rinse “On” to add an additional
rinse to the end of the wash cycle.
• Depending on your washer model, you
may have either a pushbutton or
CLEAN TOUCHTM Extra Rinse
Selector.
• Use the Extra Rinse option when using
extra detergent for the Super Wash
cycle or any of the following cycles:
Heavy, Permanent Press, or Ultimate
Care Hand/Delicate. The Extra Rinse
option is not offered in the Regular
cycle.
• Before a cycle starts, select Extra Rinse
“On.” The washer automatically adds an
extra rinse and spin to the cycle.
• If you do not want an extra rinse and
spin, or if you are using the Regular
cycle, select Extra Rinse “Off.”
NOTE: On CLEAN TOUCH models, the
“On” Indicator lights when Extra Rinse
is selected.
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