Operating
Your Washer
To obtain the best washing results, you must operate your washer properly. This section gives you this important
information. Page references are included for more information.
Explosion Hazard
Never place items in the washer that are
dampened with gasoline or other flammable
fluids.
Do not wash or dry items soiled with vegetable
or cooking oils because they may contain
some oil after laundering.
Doing so can result in death, explosion,
or fire.
Starting your washer
1. Add measured detergent to the washer. Then
place a sorted load of clothes in the washer.
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Load a few items in the washer, or fill laundry to
the top row of basket holes.
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Sort and load clothes as described on pages
13-14.
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If desired, you may also add color safe bleach to
the wash load.
2. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, add measured
liquid chlorine bleach to the liquid bleach dis-
penser (see page 11).
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Use only liquid chlorine bleach in the bleach
dispenser.
3. (OPTIONAL STEP) If desired, add measured
liquid fabric softener to the fabric softener
dispenser (see page 11).
4. Close the washer lid.
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