Filter
Top Products
9
No clothes in washer Clean Washer Use this cycle every 30 washes
with affresh
®
to keep the inside of your washer
fresh and clean. This cycle uses a
higher water level. Use with affresh
®
washer cleaner tablet or liquid
chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean
the inside of your washer. This
cycle should not be interrupted.
See “Washer Care.”
IMPORTANT: Do not place
garments or other items in the
washer during the Clean Washer
with affresh
®
cycle. Use this cycle
with an empty wash tub. See
“Washer Care” in “Washer
Maintenance.”
Wet load of clothes Drain & Spin N/A Extra Fast N/A Fan Dry Use Drain & Spin to remove excess
Fast Delay Wash water from the load. Spin speed
Medium can be set to a slower setting.
Slow
Off
Swimwear, items Drain Cold Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Fan Dry Select Drain & Spin; then select
that need rinsing & Spin Fast Heavy Delay Wash Extra Rinse to add water. The cycle
with Medium Normal includes an extra-fast-speed spin.
Extra Rinse Slow Light For some fabrics, you may wish to
Off set the spin speed to a slower
setting.
2–4 lightly soiled Wash & Dry Extra Hot Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Steam Clean** This short wash cycle has an
synthetic garments, Hot Heavy Fan Dry extra-fast-speed spin followed
athletic uniforms, Warm Normal Extra Rinse by intermittent tumbling and fan
or workout wear Cool Light PreSoak activation to circulate air through
Cold Delay Wash the clothes.
Small loads of 3–4 Quick Wash Extra Hot Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Steam Clean** For small loads (3–4 items) needed
lightly soiled garments Hot Fast Heavy Fan Dry quickly. This cycle combines
Warm Medium Normal Extra Rinse fast-speed tumbling, a shortened
Cool Slow Light PreSoak wash time, and an extra-fast-speed
Cold Off Delay Wash spin for reduced drying times.
Sheer fabrics, Delicates Extra Hot Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Steam Clean** This cycle combines slow-speed
lingerie, sweaters, and Hot Fast Heavy Fan Dry tumbling and slow-speed spin
lightly-soiled shirts, Warm Medium Normal Extra Rinse for gentle fabric care and reduced
blouses, trousers, Cool Slow Light PreSoak wrinkling.
pants, and skirts Cold Off Delay Wash
Bright or darkly colored Cold Cold Extra Fast
Extra Heavy
Fan Dry This cycle uses a concentrated
cottons, linens, casual Wash Fast Heavy Extra Rinse detergent solution along with cold
and mixed loads Medium Normal Delay Wash water throughout the cycle to gently
Off Light lift out stains and care for fabrics.
Cycle:
Wash
Temperature*:
Spin
Speed:
Soil
Level:
Available
Options:
Cycle Details:
Load Size Recommendations
For best results, follow the load size recommendations noted for each cycle.
Small load: Fill the washer drum with 3–4 items, not more than 1/4 full.
Medium load: Fill the washer drum up to about 1/2 full.
Large load: Fill the washer drum up to about 3/4 full.
Extra-large load: Fill the washer drum, but make sure clothes can tumble freely.
For best results, avoid packing tightly.
* All temperature selections feature a Cold rinse.
** The Steam Clean option is only available when a Warm, Hot, or Extra Hot water temperature is selected.
Settings and options shown in bold are default settings for that cycle. For best fabric care, choose the cycle, options, and settings
that best t the load being washed. Not all settings are available with each cycle, and some options cannot be used together.
Not all cycles and options are available on all models.
Items to wash
using default
cycle settings:
W10441096Av40.indd 9 5/24/12 2:44 PM