. Ev d & AUTOMATIC WASHER

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1 c. Ev d & AUTOMATIC WASHER Design 2000 Large Capacity Mode LA61OOXS eezers, Refrrgerator-Freezers, Ice Makers, Dishwashers. Buit-In Ovens and Surface Units, Ranges, Microwave Ovens, Trash Compactors, Room Air Conditioners, Oehumid

2 Parts and features WATER LEVEL SELECTOR LAUNDRY INFORMATION /CENTER CYCLE SELECTOR TIMER MAGIC LINT FILTER (not shown) MODEL AND SERIAL NUMBER PLATE (not shown) / AGTAToR, BASKET Remove the Consumer Buy Guide abe. It wi be easier to remove before the washer is used. You shoud wipe out the basket with a damp coth before using to remove dust from storing or shipping. Copy your Mode and Seria Numbers here When you need service or ca with a question, have this information ready: 1. Compete Mode and Seria Numbers (from pate under the id near the hinge). 2. Purchase date from the saes sip. Copy this information in these spaces. Keep this book in the Laundry Information Center with your Laundry Guide: saes sip and warranty Mode Number Seria Number Purchase Date Service Company Phone Number 2

3 Your responsibiities Read this Use and Care Guide and your Laundry Guide carefuy for important use and safety information. You are personay responsibe for making sure that your washer... is instaed by a quaified instaer. is propery instaed and eveed on a foor that can support the weight.* is connected to the right kind of outet, eectric suppy, water suppy and drain.* is propery grounded.* is used ony for jobs normay expected of home automatic washers. is propery maintained. is protected from the weather and kept where the temperature beow freezing. wi not fa is not run by chidren or anyone unabe to operate it propery. *See the Instaation Instructions for compete information. Contents Page PARTS AND FEATURES... 2 YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES... 3 SAFm FIRST... 3 STARTING YOUR WASHER... 4 WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH CYCLE.. 6 OTHER OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 8 Fora RinseandSpin... 8 For a Drain and Spin... 8 MAGIC CLEAN 5 Lint Fiter... 8 CARING FOR YOUR WASHER... 9 Winterizing IF YOU NEED SERVICE OR ASSISTANCE Before Caing for Assistance If You Need Assistance If You Need Service IfYouHaveaProbem Whirpoo Corporation. SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS 3

4 Starting your washer Before starting your washer: 1. Measure and add detergent. 2. Pace sorted oad in washer. 3. Start washer. A Seect a 1. WATER LEVEL - Seect a 2. CYCLE Turn the knob to point to a setting that describes the size of the oad you want to wash. The water eve can be set for EX SMALL (a few items), MEDIUM or LARGE (a fu oad). Each cyce has preset wash and rinse water temperatures. (See pages 6 & 7 for more information.) A rinses are cod. Recommended wash temperatures can be found in your Laundry Guide: LARGE wafer eve for best permanent press resuts. I LOAD SIZES AND WATER LEVELS For best ceaning resuts, the oad must be abe to move freey in the water. Too big a oad or too itte water can cause wear or tearing of oad items. n *Approximate fi with oad. CAUTION: DO NOT OVERLOAD WASHER. LARGE (17.3 gas./655 L)* MEDIUM (13.4 gasj50.8 L) EX SMALL (9.5 gasj36.0 L)* 4

5 3. Start the washer A. Push in the Timer Knob and turn it to the right. It must be pushed in and turned ony cockwise. For REGULAR and PERM T PRESS cyces, turn the Timer Knob to the START ine. For the KNITS GENTLE cyce, turn the Timer Knob to the *. Start the washer by puing out the Timer Knob. B. After starting the washer, it wi fi to the eve you set with wash water of the preset temperature. After finishing the entire cyce, the Timer Knob wi move into the OFF area. C. To stop the washer at any time, push in the Timer Knob. To restart the washer, pu out the Timer Knob. 5

6 What happens in each cyce Each cyce has been designed for different kinds of fabrics. When a Cyce Seector Button is pushed and the Timer Contro Knob pued out, the washer fis before agitation and timing starts. After agitation starts, the Timer Knob turns cockwise unti it points to OFF and the cyce ends. REGULAR Cyces REGULAR [HOT WASH] A cyce with a hot water wash and cod water rinse for sturdiy constructed fabrics that are heaviy soied. PERMANENT PRESS Cyce REGULAR (WARM WASH] A cyce with a warm water wash and cod water rinse for sturdiy constructed fabrics that are moderatey soied. REGULAR [COLD WASH] A cyce with a cod water wash and rinse for sturdiy constructed items that are ighty soied. A cyce with a warm water wash and cod water rinse. This cyce has coo down rinse which heps keep wrinkes from setting into permanent press and some synthetic fabrics. mm A 1 cyce with a warm water wash and cod water rinse that genty washes and spins deicate items and washabe knits. 6

7 NOTE: You may hear the sound of water spraying during the spin parts of some cyces. I some cyces, cod water is sprayed on the spinning oad to hep with the rinsing. NASH 6 inutes Low peed #RAIN No 1 itation

8 Other operating instructions wash For a rinse and spin For a drain and spin You may need an extra rinse and spin Your washer can be set to drain and for heaviy soied oads which need more spin out water. detergent. (Extra detergent can require Push Timer Knob in. an extra rinse.) Turn cockwise to the second Drain por Push Timer Knob in. tion of the cyce. See above drawing. Turn cockwise to the Rinse portion of Pu Timer Knob out. the cyce. See above drawing. The washer wi drain and spin. Pu Timer Knob out. The washer wi fi to seected eve; agitate 2 minutes; drain and spin. For agitation and spin speeds in each cyce, see pages 6 and 7. MAGIC CLEAN@ int fiter The int fiter in your washer ceans itsef. Coected int is drained away with the wash and rinse water. If your washer drains into a tub, remove any int coected in the drain or strainer. For visuay and physicay impaired consumers The washer (LA61OOXS) you have purchased features easy to read: contro pane instructions. Use 84 Care iterature id instructions For consumers who have difficuty turning the contro knobs, an Easy Grip Knob kit is avaiabe. The kit incudes easy to grip rubber contro knob covers for your washer and the matching dryer (LE610OXS/LG6101XS). For visuay impaired consumers, audio cassettes and Braie Use & Care iterature are aso avaiabe. If you need the Easy Grip Knob kit, Braie or audio cassette version of Use & Care iterature in order to use this appiance, pease write to: Literature Department Whirpoo Corporation LaPorte Division 1900 Whirpoo Drive LaPorte, IN Seect one of the foowing materias: Kit Easy Grip Knob kit* Kit Audio Cassette Use & Care iterature Kit Braie Use 81 Care iterature *One Easy Grip Knob kit contains knob covers for both your washer and the LE6100XS/LG6101XS dryer. If ordering for both appiances order ony one kit. Incude your name, maiing address pus the mode and seria numbers for your Whirpoo appiance to the address shown above. We wi send the kit you seect at no charge.

9 Caring for your washer OF WHEN NOT WASHING, keep both water faucets turned off. This takes the pressure off the water inet vave and hoses. AFTER WASHING, use a soft dry coth to wipe the outside and inside dry. Leave the id up unti the basket is dry. Wipe up spis right away. Spis can du or damage the finish. REMOVE SHARP OBJECTS such as pins, buckes, etc., from cothes before washing. Cose meta zippers. SHARP OR HEAVY OBJECTS shoud never be put on or in the washer. Check pockets for bots, nuts, toos, etc. SOME PRETREATMENT PRODUCTS can damage washer and dryer dias, consoes and finishes. Do not use these products on or near your washer or dryer.

10 Winterizing Because some wafer stays in the washer, freezing can cause a ot of damage. If your washer is stored or moved during the cod weather Shut off both water 2. Put a quart of faucets. Disconnect autoniobie-type and drain water inet antifreeze in the hoses. basket. 3. Set the washer for a DRAIN and SPIN (see page 8). Let it run for about 30 seconds to mix the antifreeze and water. To use the washer again Fush water pipes and hoses. 2. Connect hoses to the washer. 3. Turn on the water faucets. 4. Run the water through a compete cyce with one cup of detergent to cean out the antifreeze. 10

11 If you need semice or assistance, we suggest you foow these four steps: 1. Before caing for assistance... Performance probems often resut from itte things you can find and fix yoursef without toos of any kind. if your washer does not fi: Is the power suppy cord pugged into a ive circuit with the proper votage? Are both faucets open? Have you checked your home s main fuses or circuit breaker box? Are the water suppy hoses kinked? Is the Timer Contro Knob set and pued out? if your washer does not spin? Is the id cosed? Is the power suppy cord pugged into a ive circuit with the proper votage? Have you checked your home s main fuses or circuit breaker box? if your washer stops during a cyce: Remember, the washer pauses briefy at different times in each cyce. These pauses are norma. if your washer fis and drains without running: Make sure that the Timer Contro Knob is pointing to START or *. Make sure the drain hose is higher than the water eve in the washer. if it isn t... The washer may seem to be draining during wash and rinse cyces. Water can siphon out. (See Instaation Instructions: ) 2. If you need assistance%. Ca Whirpoo COOL-LINE@ service assistance teephone number. Dia free from: Continenta U.S (800) Michigan (800) Aaska & Hawaii....(800) and tak with one of our trained Consutants. The Consutant can instruct you in how to obtain satisfactory operation from your appiance or, if service is necessary, recommend a quaified service company in your area. 3. f you need service%.. Whirpoo has a nationwide network of franchised TECH- CARE@ Service Companies. TECH-CARE service technicians are trained to fufi the product warranty and provide after-warranty service, anywhere in the United States. To ocate TECH- CARE service in your area, ca our COOL- LINE service assistance teephone number (see Step 2) or ook in your teephone directory Yeow Pages under: APPLIANCES- HOUSEHOLD - MAJOR-SERVICE & REPAIR OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES- MAJOR-REPAIRING & PARTS WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES FRANCHISEDTECH-CARESERVICE FRANCHISEDTECH-CARESERVICE SERVICE COMPANIES SERVICE COMI ANIES XYZSERVICECO XYZSERVICECO 123 MAPLE MAPLE OR WASHING MACHINES, DRYERS 6 IRONERS - SERVICING WHIRLPOOL APPLIANCES FRANCHISEDTECH-CARESERVICE SERVICE COMPANIES XYZSERVICECO 123MAPLE f you have a probem%.. Ca our COOL-LINE service assistance teephone number (see Step 2) and tak with one of our Consutants, or if you prefer, write to: Mr. Robert Staney Division Vice President Whirpoo Corporation 2000 US-33 North Benton Harbor, M *If you must ca or write, pease provide: mode number, seria number, date of purchase, and a compete description of the probem. This information is needed in order to better respond to your request for assistance. 11

12 Whirmo Home.L Appiances Making your word a itte easier. Part No Rev. A Whirpoo Corporation Printed in U.S.A. e Makers, Dishwashers. Buit-In Ovens and Surface Units, Ranges. Microwave Ovens. Trash Compactors, Room Air Conditioners, Dehumidifiers. Automatic Washers, Cott