User Guide
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Top Load Washer Cycle Guide
Settings shown are selectable for that cycle. Factory default settings are shown in Bold. If you change the default settings and start a
cycle the washer will remember your setting selections and will display them for the next cycle. For the best fabric care, choose the cycle
that best fits the load being washed. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Please refer to garment label instructions for
best care.
Items to wash:
Cycle: Temperature*:
Available
Options
Average
Cycle
Time
(minutes)
Cycle Details:
Cottons, linens, and
mixed garment
loads.
NORMAL
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Extra Rinse
Fabric Softener
Deep Fill
Pet Pro
60
Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons
and mixed fabric loads.
No-iron fabrics,
perm press,
synthetics.
ACTIVE-
WEAR
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Extra Rinse
Fabric Softener
Deep Fill
Pet Pro
45
Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron
fabrics such as sports shirts, blouses,
casual business clothes, perm press, and
blends.
Machine-wash silks,
handwash fabrics.
DELICATES
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Extra Rinse
Fabric Softener
Deep Fill
Pet Pro
50
Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled items
indicating “Machine Washable Silks” or
“Gentle” cycle on the care label. Place
small items in mesh garment bags before
washing. This cycle uses a higher default
water level.
Large items such as
sheets, sleeping
bags, small
comforters, jackets,
small washable
rugs.
BULKY
ITEMS
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Extra Rinse
Fabric Softener
Deep Fill†
Pet Pro
55
Use this cycle to wash large items such as
jackets and small comforters. This cycle
uses a higher default water level than
other cycles. The washer will completely
fill before agitation begins.
†The Deep Fill Option cannot be
deactivated when using this cycle.
Towels, jeans,
casual, and mixed
loads, Sturdy
fabrics.
TOWELS
Hot
Warm
Cool
Cold
Tap Cold
Extra Rinse
Fabric Softener
Deep Fill
Pet Pro
65
Provides additional water and alternating
wash action for heavily soiled mixed loads.
This cycle uses a higher default water
level.
Hand-washed items
or dripping wet
items, as well as
swimsuits and items
requiring rinsing
without detergent.
DRAIN &
SPIN
N/A
Extra Rinse
Deep Fill‡
‡Only available
when Extra Rinse
is selected
10
(Standard
Drain &
Spin)
26
(With Extra
Rinse)
Use this cycle for loads requiring an
additional spin-out after a cycle completes
to reduce drying times or to finish a cycle
after a power interruption. The default
cycle will only drain and spin.
This cycle can also be used to refresh a
load by adding the Extra Rinse option, the
cycle will rinse, drain, and spin. Use this
cycle with the Extra Rinse option for items
requiring rinsing without detergent such as
swimsuits.