Whirlpool LA7700XS Use & Care Manual

AUTOMATIC
WASHER

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basket with a damp Cloth
before using to remove dust

from storing or shipping.

COPY YOU

Model

and Serial Numbers here

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W-en YOU need service or call with u

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

Keep this book, your “laundry Guide” and
sales slip
Center.

in the laundry Information

Model Number

SefiOl Number

Purchase Date

Service Company
Phone Number

this product.

please COmPiete

and mall

the Owner Regirtmtion Card furnished witi

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Your Nsponsibilitie

Read this “Use and Care Guide”
and your “Laundry Guide” carefully
for important use and safety
information.

You are personally responsible
for maklng sure that your washer:

l is installed by a qualified installer.
l is properly installed and leveled on

a floor that can support the weight!

l is connected to the right kind of

outlet, electric supply, water supply
and drain.*

l is properly grounded:
l is used only for jobs normally

expected of home automatic
washers.

l is properly maintained.

l is protected from the weather and

kept where the temperature will not

fail below freezing.

l is not run by children or anyone

unable to operate it properly.

*See the “Installation instructions”

for complete information.

Contents

Page

PARTS AND FEATURES 2
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES 3
SAFETY FIRST 3
STARTING YOUR WASHER 4
WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH
CYCLE 6
OTHER OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS

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Extra Rinse Option 12
For a Rinse and Spin . 12
For a Drain and Spin 12
For a Soak or Pre-Wash 13
Liquid Bleach Dispenser. 13

Fabric Softener Dispenser 14
MAGIC CLEAN@ Filter 14

CARING FOR YOUR
WASHER

15

Winterizing . 16

IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR
ASSISTANCE .

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WASHER WARRANTT . . . . 20

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Starting your washer

Before starting

your washer:

1. Measure and add detergent.

2. Place sorted load in washer.

3. Start the washer.

Select WATER

2.

TEMPERATURES

l Turn the knob to point at a setting

that describes the size of load you
want to wash.

l Set the knob on or between EX

SMALL [a few items] and EX LARGE
(a full load).

l To change the water level after the

washer has started to fill, turn the knob
to RESET, then the desired water level.

l Select wash and rinse water tem-

peratures by pushing a button.

l This drawing shows a warm wash

(top temperature] and cold rinse
(bottom temperature) selection.

Recommended wash temperatures
can be found in your “Laundry Guide:’

LOAD SIZES AND WATER LEVELS

for best cleaning results, the

load must be able to move freely

0

CAUTION:

in the water. Too big a load or too

DO NOT

little water can cause wear or

OVERLOAD WASHER.

tearing of load items.

(17.3 gal./655 L)’

*Approximate

(14.7 gal./557 L)’

fill with load.

(12.1 galI45.8 L)*

U(SMALL

(9.5 gaU36.0 L)’

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Select CYCLE and WASH TIME;

3.

Start the washer

A.

Push in the Control Knob and turn
it to the right. It must be pushed in
and turned only clockwise.

B.

Stop on a number in the cycle
you want. The numbers are min­utes of wash time. The drawing
shows 10 minutes of agitation in

the REGULAR NORMAL Cycle.

C.

Start the washer by pulling out
the Control Knob. The washer will
fill to the level you set with wash
water of the selected temper­ature. After filling, the washer will
agitate for the selected number
of minutes.

D.

To stop the washer at any time,
push in the Control Knob. To
restart the washer, pull out the
Control Knob.

What happens in each cycle*

Each cycle has different agitation and spin speeds designed for different
kinds of fabrics. Numbers on the dial in each cycle are the minutes of WASH
agitation time.

When the Cycle Control Knob is set to a number and pulled out, the washer fills
before agitation and timing starts. Affer agitation starts, the knob turns clock-wise
until it points to OFF and the cycle ends.

REGULAR HEAVY Cycle

A cycle for sturdily con­structed fabrics that are
heavily soiled.

REGULAR NORMAL Cycle

A cycle for regular loads
of fabrics that are moder­ately soiled.

PERMANENT PRESS NORMAL Cycle

A cycle designed for mod­erately soiled permanent
press and some synthetic
fabrics. The cool-down

REFILL

q

COOL

DOWN

rinse helps keep wrinkles
from setting into these
fabrics.

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