C Agitator Appliance Registration 22 2 SafetyInstructions Sorting Clothes Care and Cleaning Consumer Services 22 23 Stains Stain RemovalGuide Controls Setting Guide CycleSettings 6,7 5 Detergents, Other Additives 11-15 Energy-SavingTips 8 Filter-Flo” Pan Hard Water Limestone Deposits Loading Model and Serial hTumbers Operating the Washer Pre-Treating Problem Solver Models WWM636M 16 17 Storage &Vacation Tips 22 User Maintenance Instructions 22 Warranty 4,8 14 12,22 4,10 2 4,5 7,9,15 18-22 3,4 9
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u — ~ fbrits purposeasdesctibedin oThk Wd&IMUSt p withthe Instructions beforeitisused. Ifyoudidnot receiveanInstallationInstructions sheetwithyourwasher,youcan obtainonebycontactingtheservice Iocationnearestyou. –Properlygroundtoconfom withallgoverningcodesand ordinances.Followdetailsin Instructions. –Ins&@orstorewhereit willnot beexposedtoteruperatures below Eeezingorexposedtothevwather. –Connect to a properlyrated, protectedandsfiedpowersupply circuitto avoidelectricaloverload.
. . ,, . . .. ‘ ... to W~G—TO reduce the risk of fire, electricshock, or injury to personswhen using your appliance, read!the IMIWU’ANT SAFETYUWHYUJCTMM+JS before operating this appliance. Uea ❑ I SD w— mm Mwcw) ? [ -taul W8fefkw/ — m w—TmnPanmnE I @ -: ~Sortclothescarefullybyfabric type, weight,colorand amountof soilaccordingto instructionson page9. =RemoveFilter-Flo@pan. The undersideof the lid is a goodplace to put thepan whileloadingor unloadingclothes.
k$Eiia Provideslongerwashtimefor ostcottons,linens,workand — playclothes. Forpermanentpressanddelicates. Anextendedcool-downsprayrinse is providedto minimizethes-etting ofwrinkles. Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains. < I OF Regular NORMAL NOiMAL ‘Mw SOIL H I ( I Regular c Selector Settings Wash Spin Rinse Spin Total Time M Heavy 19 31/2 31/z Normal Soil 15 I Light 31/’~ 31/’ 3%! 7 7 35 31 22 Normal 31/2 ~—. I FmslJ -. - Light -.
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Bh?dll special I Liquidchlorinetype. Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded. If colorfastis unusuallysoiled,usehotwater,Usemaximumdetergentrecommended on page13. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Noncolorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach whenneeded. Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage13. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Noncolorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach whenneeded. Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage13. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
— “oi# m& Regular Cycles NORMAL 1 * 0 SoalfC@e ~ UGHT @& + ~ * NO:MAL SOIL OF ‘mw ~ ~~SOAK CYCLE99 temperature willautomaticallybecold. @If a hotor warmsod isdesir~, set theW~H/R.TNSETEMPERATURE switchto “HOT/COLD”or “WARM/COLD”andturnthe CycleSelectorKnobto “Normal” in the RegularCycles.Startthe washer.Afterwasherfillsand beginsto agitate,push inthe Cycle SelectorKnobandturn to “SOAK CYCLE:’Pulloutthe Cycle SelectorKnobto completethecycle.
s S Separa from from ~CJJlm3{ LINTPRODUCERS—Suchas terrytowelingandchenille—give uplint. LINTCOLLECTORS— suchas man-madefibersand napped fabricslikeve~veteen and corduroy —attractlint. Thesemustbe washedseparately. Formoreinformationon M control,see pageMl — — — from s Separate ● s Whites Separate * n from cottons & — Linens FOR moI?lMATloN ON . m from Lights Perm Press Cottons & E31ends from . r7 It ~ t dwk and~N~aE% 630WSforwashing.
$peckd recommendations for washingpermanentpress if y do a dryer. If youaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou planto linedry or drip-dry,use extracareto minimizewrinkling in thewashprocess: ~Becarefulnotto overload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomto move freely.A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould be washed. ~Usemorewaterthanyouwould for a regularload.Usea Medium WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfor a Medium Load.
......—-—. Disadvantages Phm@M@-Powdered Detergents Performwellinhardor softwater Arenotavailableinsomeareas. Washalltypesoffabricswell. Canbeusedinhot,warm,or coldwater. —— — — —--–. -W.-v r$km-Pllosphate— Pbwdered Deterged.s Performsatisfactorilyin soft ormoderatelyhardwater. In someareasonlynon-phosphate productsareavailable. Generallydonotcleanwellin hardwater. Maybedifficulttodissolve, especiallyincoldwater. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater.
Isyourwaterhard?H it is, and if youusea.carbonatetypenonphosphatedetergent,youwill mostprobablynoticelimestone* depositson yourclothesand Effects clothes Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs morerapidlyon cotton,it will eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin thefollowingways: @Givesa stiff,harsh, roughfeelto fabricssuchas toweling. ~Causescolorsto fadeandbecome dulland dingy. @Causesgrayingof fabrics. @Leavesa white,powderyresidue on dark-coloreditems.
If therecommendedamountof detergentproducestoomanysuds, switchto a lowsudsingdetergent brand,andfollowinstructionson package. Theuseofa sufficientamount ofdetergentis oneofthemost importantthingsyoucandoto makesureyourwashcomesout clean. requh’wiv wording 1. Waterhardness 2. Amountofsoil 3. Sizeofload 4. nPe ofdetergent 5. Washtem~erature * w Usemoredetergentif youhave... L Hardwater 2. Largeloads 3. Greasyor oilysoils 4. Lowerwashtemperature 5.
it? Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo abouthardwater,youneedto know if youhaveit and, if so, howhard it is. @If youlivein a municipalarea~ contactyourwatercompany. @If youlivein a rural area, or in some suburban areas, contact your county agent.
1 L p a t BLEACH ChlorineLiquki E $ T i Dilutebleachwithatleastonequart suchasCloroxbmnd (0.96liter)waterandaddafterwash actionhasstartedanddetergentis dissolved. Non-chlorinesuchas C]OIOX 2 brand Followpackagedirections. Putbleachintowasherwithdetergent. FABRIC SmmmmRs s i w r 1)Donotpourumiiluted liquidchlorine Mixich directlyinto washeror ondryclothes.
1. Trytoremovestainsas soonas possible.Thefresherthestain,the easierit is to remove. 2. Beforeattemptingto remove a stain,take thesesteps: @Findthefabricandthefinishin thechartonthenextpage,anduse onlyrecommendedmethods. @Checkthecarelabelinstructions thatcamewiththegarment. @Teststainremovalproducton a hiddeninsideseamor on a sample ofthematerial. @Avoiduseofhotwateron unknownstain.It canset some stains. 3. Followstainremovalwitha thoroughrinsing. 4. Washwithrecommended amountof soapor detergent.
white and control dhesives (ChewingGum,etc) Fabrics GUic.k,Bk!adlOnPage ‘7 Rubwithiceor immerseinverycoldwater.Usedull tool to carefilly scrape offas muchadhesiveor gumaspossible. Sponge Falmics Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics. witha safedrycleaningfluid,*thenlaunder, Antiperspirants, Deodorants Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Rinse.If stainremains,bl&ch accordingtoStainRemovalHintcmoppositepage.If colorhas changed,youmaybeabletorestoreit byspongingwith ammonias Rinsethoroughly.
.—— use ~ IPRoBLm IJNTC)R.RWHDUE C)NCLCYI’HES CAUSE AND REMEDY e hcorrec~ sorting &clothes. %parate lint-producers(suchas te~~ towelsandchenille) fromlint-receive=(suchasman%adefkbr~cs,velveteen,corduroy). per * Washingtoolong, especiallyfor smallerloads.Fornormalsoil$w o m poundofdry clothes. e Useofnon-phosphate detergentswhichcombinewithhardnessmineralstoforma precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint.
I PROBLEM C ANDIREmDY e w~he~ov~~loaded, clothes~~n~otITKW~ f toloosenandmmyve grayappearance. Followcorrect loadingprocedures for size of load. GRAYED CLOTHES (continued) CW.H@j e ~proper so~ng with insufficientdetergent. Usually a 30-mi~~tesoakis ~~fficie~t+ However,when using extendedsoaks for heavilysoi~edgarmentsyou may need to use twice the recommended amount ofdetergtmt. e Use of soap in hard water. Switch to a phosphatedetergent, or followsix steps at the bottom of page 18.
(continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE SHRINKAGE, KNITS” ~~elaxationshrinkagecanoccurin knitfabrics thathavebeenimproperlystretched andelongatedbythemanufacturer.Whenthisoccurs,garmentmaybepressedback intoshapeaftereachwashanddry cycle. e ~rogres~iveor &]~yed ~~r~nkag~ is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) C2NLSE AND REMEDY I is gradually removedby laundering. This may also be noticed in older garmentsthat havebeen washedmany times withoutprevious shrinkage. Treat as for relaxation shrinkageabove.
PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE SNAGS,HOLES, TEARS,RIPSOR EXCESSIVEWEAR @Small,unnoticedtearsmayenlargeduringwashingprocess.Checkgarmentsbefore washingandmendall ripsandtears. and cuffs. This is g& PemanentPress garments age, ~ey may show frayingat COllarS (continued) AND REMEDY normaldue to weakenkmof fibers by the Permanent Press process. It is not caused by washer.Youcanslowthk processb~washingsmallI%mnaientPressloadswitha LargeWaterLevel,Donotwashheavyitemssuchas towelswithPermanentPress items.
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. Save proof of original purchase date such as your sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. B FULL (INS-YEAR WARRANTY For one year from date of original purchase,we will provide, free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the washer that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
