AUTOMATIC
WASHER
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Parts and features
LAUNDRY
INFORMATION
/ CENTER
CYCLE
SELECTOR
NUMBER PLATE
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Remove the Consumer
Buy Guide label. It will be
easier to remove before
the washer is used.
You should wipe out the
basket with a damp cloth
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AGITATOR
BASKET
TUB
Copy your Model and Serial Numbers here
When youneed service or call with a
question, have this information ready:
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers (from plate under the lid near the
hinge).
2. Purchase date from sales slip.
Copy this information in these spaces. Purchase Date
Keep this book in the Laundry Information Center with your “Laundry Guide,”
sales slip and warranty.
There is no warranty registration to return. Proof-of-purchase is all
that is required for in-warranty service.
Model Number
Serio, Number
Service
Phone Number
Company/
sponsibilitie
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Read this “Use and Care Guide”
and your “Laundry Guide” carefully for important use and safety
information.
You are personally responsible
for making sure that your
washer...
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is installed by a qualifiedinstaller.
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is properly installed and
leveled on a floor that can
support the weight.*
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is connected to the right kind
of outlet, electric supply, water
supply and drain.*
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is properly grounded.-
. is used only for jobs normally
expected of home automatic
washers.
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is properly maintained.
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is protected from the weather
and kept where the tempera-
ture will not fall below freezing.
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is not run by children or anyone
unable to operate it properly.
*See the”Installation InStrUCtiOnS”
for complete information.
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Contents
PARTS AND FEATURES. 2
YOUR RESPONSIBtLITIES. 3
SAFETY FIRST 3
STARTING YOUR WASHER 4
WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH
CYCLE. 6
OTHER OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS 8
ForaRinseandSpin...... 8
For a Drain and Spin 8
CARING FOR YOUR WASHER 9
Winterizing 10
IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE. 11
1. Before Calling for
Assistance 11
2. If You Need Assistance 11
3. If You Need Service 11
4. If You Have a Problem 11
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-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 3
Starting your washer
I. Measure and add detergent
2. Place sorted load in washer.
3. Start washer.
Select CYCLE and WASH TIME;
1.
Start the washer
FILL AREA
A. Push In the Control Knob and turn
lt to the right. It must be pushed in
and turned only clockwise.
C. Start the washer by pulling out
the Control Knob. After filling, the
washer will agitate for the selected
number of minutes.
6. Stop on a number in the cycle youJ
want. The numbers are minutes of
wash time. The drawing shows10
minutes of agitation in the REGULAR
HEAVY Cycle. NOTE: The washer will
fill only when the knob points to a
FILL area.
D. To stop the washer at any tlme
push In the Control Knob. To
restart the washer, pull out the
Control Knob.