Whirlpool LA9800XT User Manual

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SOLID STATEELECTRONIC

AUTOMATICWASHER

LA98OOxT

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Contents

Important Safety
Instructions. 3
Operating Instructions

Starting your washer

Proper and improper

selections
Restarting your washer 7
Liquid bleach dispenser 8
Liquid fabric softener

dispenser 8

What happens in each

pre-wash option 9-10

What happens in each

fabric selection 11 -12

What happens in each

rinse option 13-l 4

Cycle signals 15
MAGIC CLEAN” lent filter 15

If You Need Service or
Assistance. 16-l 7
Whirlpool Warranty 20

cl988 Whirlpool Corporation

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4-6
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Thank you for buying a Whirlpool
appliance. Please complete and mail
the Owner Registration Card provided
with this product. Then complete the
form below. Have this information ready
if you need service or call wrth a
question.

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Copy model and serial numbers
from plate (under lid near hinge) and
the purchase date from the sales slip.

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Keep this book, the Laundry Guide
and the sales slip together In a
handy place.

Model Number

Serial Number

Purchase Dale

Service Company Phone Number

If your washer has a Consumer Buy
Guide label, remove it. It will be easier
to remove before the washer is used. To
remove any remaining glue:

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Rub briskly wrth thumb to make a ball,

then remove.
or

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Soak area with liquid hand dish­washing detergent before removing
glue as described above.

Do not use rubbing alcohol or
flammable or toxic solvents, such as
acetone, gasoline, carbon tetrachlonde,
etc. These can damage the finish

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Important Safety Instructions

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or

injury to persons when using your washer, fol­low basic precautions, including the following:

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Read these Laundry Instruc­tions for important use and
safety information before

give off vapors that can create a
FIRE HAZARD or EXPLOSION.

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If hot water has not been used

using your washer. recently (usually 2 weeks or

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NEVER wash items cleaned,
washed, soaked in or spotted with
wax, paint, gasoline, or in flamma­ble fluids in the washer. The fumes
can create a FIRE HAZARD or
EXPLOSION. ALWAYS hand
launder and air dry fabrics contain­ing these materials.

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NEVER allow children to operate,
play with, or crawl inside the
washer. Close supervision of
children is necessary when the
washer is used near children.

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When discarding an old washer,
ALWAYS remove the lid to prevent
accidental entrapment.

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NEVER put your hands into the
washer until all motion stops. If the
lid is opened while the basket is
spinning, the basket will automati­tally stop in a few seconds.

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DO NOT tamper with controls.

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NEVER use or store flammable

longer), hydrogen gases may build
up in the water heater and the hot
water pipes. HYDROGEN 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
minutes. This will allow gases to
escape. DO NOT smoke or use
any open flame near the faucet
while it is open.

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You are personally

responsible for making

sure that your washer:

- is installed, repaired, and parts
replaced by a qualified person.

- is properly installed and leveled
on a floor that can support the
weight.’

- is connected to the right kind
of outlet, electric supply, water
supply and drain.’

- is properly grounded.*

- is properly maintained.*

fluids (dry-cleaning solvents, - is protected from the weather
kerosene) in or near your washer.
Do Not add flammable fluids to the
wash water. These substances

and kept where the temperature
will not fall below freezing.

*See the Installation Instructions.

-SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS -

Additional safety instructions and your responsibilities

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ALWAYS store detergent, laundry
aids and other materials in a cool, dry
place where children can’t reach them

- in a locked cabinet if possible.

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ALWAYS read and follow instructions
on packages of detergent and laundry
aids -especially warnings and
precautions.

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HAZARDOUS FUMES can be
formed if chlorine bleach is used in

the same wash as ammonia or acids
such as vinegar or rust remover.

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ALWAYS unplug the power supply
cord before attempting to service
the washer.

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DO NOT machine wash glass fiber
materials. Small particles can stick to
fabrics washed in following loads and
cause skin irritation.

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You are personally responsible
for making sure that your washel

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used only for jobs normally ex-

petted of home automatic washers.

-is not run by children or anyone

unable to operate it properly.

Operating Instructions

Starting your washer

Be sure to measure and add detergent, then place a sorted load in the washer
before starting it. This automatic washer has solid state electronic controls. Read
instructions carefully before setting any cycles,

1. Touch power ON

POWER

1

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WATER LEVEL

PREWASH OPTIONS

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FABRIC SELECTION

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The washer will Dower

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and the
Fabric Selection’lights w’ill scan. The
control is now ready for your
selection.

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The lights will scan until a selectron
has been made.

NOTE: If a selection has not been
made within 15 minutes, the washer
will automatically shut off.

2. Select a water level

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The washer will automatically fill to
the HI water level. If more or less
water is needed, touch the Select pad
until the light shows the desired water
level. A blinking light shows the actual
water level as it fills.

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Select the setting that fits the size of

the load you are washing.

See the Laundry Guide for load size

suggestions.

3. Touch a pre-wash option

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If pre-washing is not needed, skip to

step 4.

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The washer will shut off after complet­ing the SOAK or PRE-WASH Cycles.
See pages 9 and 10.

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The SUPER WASH Cycle must be
combined with a Fabric Selection.
See page 10.

4. Touch a fabric selection

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Touch a Fabric Selection according to
the type of load being washed. See

pageslland12.

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The washer will begin filling shortly
after a Fabric Selection has been

made.

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TEMP OPTIONS RINSE OPTIONS

p BEEP

For more selection time:

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Touch HOLD/RESTART pad at any
step you want more time to decide on

another selection.

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HOLD/RESTART will stop the washer

for up to 15 minutes.

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To restart the washer, touch the blink­ing HOLD/RESTART pad.

To change a selection:

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All options, except Fabric Selections,
can be changed any time before they
have started.

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Fabric Selections may only be

changed up to the start of the first fill.

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If the washer has completed the first

fill, touch Power OFF, then start over

with step 1.

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The indicator light will stay on and one
beep will sound when a selection has
been accepted.

To change wash or rinse

temperatures
The washer is programmed to provide a

warm wash and cold rinse in every
selection. If another wash or rinse tem-

perature is wanted, touch the pad that
corresponds to that temperature.

NOTE: To save energy and receive the
most wrinkle-free results, use a cold
rinse for all fabrics.

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To protect some fabrics, the washer
will not accept the following selections:

HOT WASH Option cannot be
accepted with:

- KNITS GENTLE Fabric Selection.

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any Pre-Wash Options.

WARM RINSE Option cannot be
accepted with PERM’T PRESS
Fabric Selection.

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If the selection has been accepted,
the indicator light will stay on and 1
beep will sound.

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If the selection has not been
accepted, the indicator light will not
stay on and 3 beeps will sound.

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A Fabric Selection must be selected

before HOT or COLD WASH Options
can be selected.

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Operating Instructions
Continued

TIME

TIME

TIMED WASH TIME

To change the amount of wash
time

When a Fabric SelectIon IS touched, the
amount of wash agitation time WIII show
In the Time Display. The wash agitation
time which shows

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the recommended
time for that cycle (for moderately
solled Items) If more or less time

IS

desired. touch the appropriate Timed
Wash Pad before the end of the first fill.

See pages 11 and 12 for recom-

mended wash times.

Time display

The Time Display shows the total
amount of wash agltatlon time selected.
When the first fill begins, the display
changes to “AU,” indicating automatic
operation.

. Any time durtng wash agltatton the

MORE TIME or LESS TIME Pad can
be touched. The display WIII show the
number of minutes left in wash
agitation.

9 Dunng the final rinse the display

changes to show the number of min­utes left until the cycle IS finished and
the load can be removed.

Proper and improper selections

The washer
choose selections for the best washing
results.

1. For fabric protection. the washer
not accept certain selections. The
indicator lights WIII not stay on and 3
beeps will sound when a selection is
not accepted.

2. When a selection

indicator light for that selection
comes on and stays on and one
beep will sound. The washer will use
the Fabric Selection (and options)
you selected

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designed to help you

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accepted. the

will