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Before Operating Your Washer

Read your washer Owner's Guide. It hasimportant

safety and warranty information. It also has many
suggestions for best washing results.

To reduce the riskof fire, electric shock,

or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONSin your washer Owner's Guide before
operating this appliance.

Operating Steps

Read Washing Procedures in your Owner's Guide.

It explains these operating steps in detail.

1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed
together.

2. Prepare items for washing.

3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.

4. Add the measured amount of detergent to
wash tub.

5. If desired, add liquid bleach to bleach dispenser.

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If desired, add liquid fabric softener to fabric
softener dispenser.

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Set cyde selector and washer controls according

to type, size, and soil level of each load.

.

Close lid and pull cycle selector knob to start
washer. Thewasher will not fill with water, agitate

or spinwhen the lid isopen, and will only start to do
so if the lid is closed.

10.

Remove items at end of cycle, Wait about 2

minutes for safety lid lock to release.

Cycle Selection

Always follow instructions on fabric care labels.

The Regular,Planchado Permanente (Permanent Press),
and Delicado (Delicate) cycles provide a spray rinse
during the first spin, followed by a deep rinse and final

spin.

Regular Cycle

Provides up to 15 minutes of wash agitation for most

fabrics.
EnjuagueR4pido- Providesupto 12minutes of spin for

maximum removal of water. This conserves energy by
reducing drying time.

Planchado Permanente (Colores)

(Permanent Press) Cyde

Providesup to 12 minutes of wash agitation for cottons

and blends with a no-iron finish.

• Selectthe Planchado Permanente Pre-Lavar(Perm
Press Prewash) setting to help loosen soil and

remove stains before washing. Add recommended
detergent and other laundry products desired to tub.
Add load. Selecta cold water rinseand appropriate
load size. Load will agitate 4 minutes, drain and
spin. Followwith acomplete PlanchadoPermanente
cycle.

Delicado (Delicate) Cycle

Provides6 minutes of wash agitation for the gentle care

of knit and delicate items.

6. Add laundry load to wash tub.

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Cycle Selection (continued

Remojary Pre-Lavar(Soak & Prewash) Cycle

Remojar(Soak)

• Use Remojar (Soak)to treat heavily soiled or stained
items. Remojarprovides 3 minutes of agitation and 12
minutes of soaking time. Theload then advances into
the Pre-Lavarportion of the cycle.

Use the amount of detergent recommended for a
normal wash cycle. If desired, usebleach or asoaking
agent for colorfast items.

The Remojar water temperature isthe same as the
rinse water temperature selected.

Follow Remojarwith a complete wash cycle using the
normal amount of detergent.

Pre-Lavar(Prewash)

UsePre-Lavar(Prewash)when soakingisnot necessary.
Pre-Lavarhelps remove protein-based stains such as

milk, grassand blood. It alsohelps loosen soilsbefore
washing. Pre-Lavar provides 3 minutes of wash
agitation.

Use the amount of detergent recommended for a
normal wash cycle.

The Pre-Lavarwater temperature isthe same asthe
wash water temperature selected. To avoid setting
protein stains, select cold water.

Follow Pre-Lavar with a complete wash cycle using
the normal amount of detergent.

Controls

Always follow instructions on fabric care labels.

TEMPERATURA LA VAR/ENJUA GUR(WASH/RINSE
TEMPERATURE) setswater temperatures for washing

and rinsing. Selectwash water temperature according
to fiber content, soil leveland type of detergent. A cold
water rinse savesenergy and reduces wrinkling. The
following chart suggests wash/rinse temperatures for

basic fabric types.

Wash/Rinse

Fabric Ty.p__

Heavily soiled white/colorfast

cotton, perm press

Lightly soiled white/colorfast

cotton, perm press

Noncolorfast fabrics, knits,

delicates, hand washables

Tamaho de la Carga (Load Size) setsthe amount of
wash and rinsewater for the wash load. Selecta water

level appropriate for the load size. There should be

enough water for items to move freely.

Tempera ture

Hot/Cold

Caliente/Frio

Warm/Cold

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Cold/Cold

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Energy Saving Tips

• Wash full loads. Oversize loads use extra energy.
Undersize loads waste energy.

When small wash loads cannot be avoided, uselower

water levels.

Select the appropriate cycle and time for each load.

Shorten wash times for lightly soiled loads.

To reduce drying time, select a fast spin speed to

remove more water from heavy items such as towels
and jeans.

Usewarm water to wash most loads. Limit hot water

washes to heavily soiled and white loads. Use cold
water for lightly soiled items and rinsing.

• Operate the washer in early morning and lateevening
when utility demands are low.

• Follow proper laundry procedures to avoid rewashing.

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