Whirlpool LA5880XK Washer User Manual


 
Model LA5885XK Only
Using the
Suds-Miser”
System
If your wasner has :t Ne
SUDSMISER System, +t has two drain
hoses One hose drains wash water Into
the storage tub, the other carries rinse
water to the drain
The storage tub should hold at
least 20 gallons (76 Ilters; If you do not
want to re-use wash water leave the
stopper out of the storage tub so the
water dra+ns away.
The basket In your super capac-
Ity washer holds more than 20 gallons
(74 Ilters) when the
LOAD SIZE SELEC-
TOR IS set on EX LARGE Because so
many storage tubs hold only 20 gal-
lons, your washer IS deslgned to save
most of the wash water and pump the
rest down the drain
If you have a storage tub big
enough to hold about 25 gallons
(95 liters), you can have a qualified
installer convert your washer to
save all the wash water.
To Save Wash Water
Be sure the stopper IS In the
storage iub The SUDS-MISER system
does not save wash water from the
PERMANENT PRESS Cycle
In the PERMANENT PRESS Cycle.
part of the wash water IS dralned
away (with par’ of the detergent)
Tt~er trle wasner fills agaln with cold
waier Th+s helps keep permanent
ptes: tabrlcs from wrinkling during the
s;)~rl
To Re-Use Wash Water
To pump the used wash water
back into the washer, push in the
Cycle Control Knob Turn it to the right
(clockwise) so It points to
SUDS
just
before the time numbers in the REGU
LAR HEAVY Cycle.
Pull the Control Knob out The
washer will start pumping the used
water into the basket About an inch of
water WIII stay In the storage tub Th+s
wcter
will
contain most of the soil that
settles out
When the washer IS finished
pumping, fresh water will finish f+ll+ng
the oasket to the selected level
Wher the washer stops filling,
push the Cycle Control Knob IP, Add
about half the recommended amount
of detergent (See page 6.)
Add the load of laundry. pull
the Cycle Control Knob out
For Spinning Only
There may be times when you
spin use the bar on PERMANENT PRESS
or KNITS GENTLE. All the other cycle
settings have a high-speed spin