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4.Openclamp.Twisthosebackand 
forthwhilepushingdownontodrain 
connectoratthebottomofthewash- 
er.Continueuntilhosecontactsthe 
ribbedstoponthecabinet. 
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5.Placeclampoverareamarked 
CLAMP.Releaseclamp. 
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rnm) 
Forstandpipeorlaundrytubdrain 
systems: 
1.Openyellow,single-wireclampwith 
pliersandslideoverhookedendof 
drainhosetosecuretherubberand 
corrugatedsectionstogether. 
1.Hookedend 
2.Drainhose 
2.Puthookedendofdrainhoseinto 
laundrytuborstandpipe.Rotatehook 
toeliminatekinks. 
Topreventdrainwaterfromgoing 
backintothewasher: 
•Donotstraightenhookedendofdrain 
hose,Donotforceexcessdrainhose 
intostandpipe.Hoseshouldbe 
secure,butlooseenoughtoprovidea 
gapofair. 
•Donotlayexcessdrainhoseinbottom 
oflaundrytub. •Forfloordraininstallation,seekitnum- 
berrequiredunderAlternatePartsYou 
MayNeed. 
1. ConnecttheInletHoses 
Insertnewflatwashers(supplied)into 
eachendoftheinlethoses.Firmly 
seatthewashersinthecouplings. 
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1.Coupling 
2.Washer 
Connecttheinlethosestothewater 
faucets 
Makesurethewasherbasketisempty. 
2.Attachthehosewiththeredcoupling 
tothehotwaterfaucet,Screwoncou- 
plingbyhanduntilseatedonthe 
washer. 
3.Attachthehosewiththebluecoupling 
tothecoldwaterfaucet,Screwon 
couplingbyhanduntilseatedonthe 
washer. 
4.Usingpliers,tightenthecouplingswith 
anadditionaltwo4hirdsturn. 
NOTE:Donotovertighten,Damage 
tothevalvescanresult. 
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12 Clearthewaterlines 
5,Runwaterthroughbothfaucetsand 
inlethoses,intoabucketorlaundry 
tub,togetridofparticlesinthewater 
linesthatmightclogtheinletvalve 
screens. 
Connecttheinlethosestothewasher 
6,Attachthehosewiththeredcoupling 
totheHOT(bottom)inletvalve. 
Attachingtheredcouplingfirstmakes 
iteasiertotightenconnectionwith 
pliers,Screwoncouplingbyhand 
untilseatedonthewasher.Usingpli- 
ers,tightenthecouplingswithan 
additionaltwo4hirdsturn. 
NOTE:Donotovertighten.Damage 
tothevalvescanresult. 
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_2 
1.Coldwater#getvalve(blue) 
2.Hotwaterinletvalve(red) 
NOTE:Theinletvalvemaybeonthe 
rightortheleftsideofthewasher, 
dependingonyourmodel. 
7.Attachthehosewiththebluecou- 
plingtotheCOLDwater(top)inlet 
valve.Screwoncouplingbyhand 
untilseatedonthewasher.Usingpli- 
ers,tightenthecouplingswithan 
additionaltwo-thirdsturn. 
NOTE:Donotovertighten,Damage 
tothevalvescanresult. 
Checkforleaks 
8.Turnonthewaterfaucetsandcheck 
forleaks.Asmallamountofwater 
mightenterthewasher.Youwilldrain 
thislater. 
NOTE:Replaceinlethosesafter5 
yearsofusetoreducetheriskofhose 
failure.Recordhoseinstallationor 
replacementdatesforfuturereference. 
•Ifyouonlyconnectonewater 
hose,youmustcapofftheremain- 
ingwaterinletport. 
•Periodicallyinspectandreplace 
hosesifbulges,kinks,cuts,wear, 
orleaksarefound. 1. 
2. 
3. SecuretheDrainHose 
Drapethepowercordovertheconsole. 
Removeanycardboardusedtomove 
washer. 
Locatetheremainingpieceofship- 
pingstrap(nottheendwiththecotter 
pins)fromstep3ofRemove 
ShippingStrap.Useittowrapthe 
drainhosetogetherwiththelaundry 
tuborstandpipe.Pushfastenerinto 
thenearestholeintheshippingstrap. 
RemainingportionofShippingStrap 
4.Wrapthedrainhosetothelaundry 
tublegorstandpipewiththetiestrap. 
(Seeillustration.) 
Ifthewasherfaucetsandthedrain 
standpipearerecessed,putthe 
hookedendofthedrainhoseinthe 
standpipe.Tightlywrapthetiestrap 
aroundthewaterinlethosesandthe 
drainhose. 
LeveltheWasher 
Properlylevelingyourwasherprevents 
excessivenoiseandvibration. 
Installthefrontlevelingfeet 
1.Propupthefrontofthewasherabout 
4in.(10.2cm)withawoodblockor 
similarobject.Theblockneedsto 
supporttheweightofthewasher. 
2.Screwthelocknutontoeachfootto 
within1in.(2.5cm)ofthebase. 
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(2.5cm) 
! 
3.Screwthefeetintothecorrectholes 
atthefrontcornerofthewasheruntil 
thenutstouchthewashen 
NOTE:Donottightenthenutsuntil 
thewasherislevel.  
						

							  
4.Tiltthewasherbackandremovethe3. 
woodblock.Gentlylowerthewasher 
tothefloor.4. 
5.Slidetofinallocation. 
6.Checkthelevelnessofthewasherby 
placingalevelonthetopedgesof 
thewasher;firstside-to-side,then 
front4o-back. 5. 
6. 
7. Checktobesureyouhaveallofyour 
tools. 
Checktobesurethattheyellow 
shippingstrapwasremovedfromthe 
backofthewasherandusedto 
securethedrainhose. 
Dispose/recycleallpackaging 
materials. 
Checktobesurethewaterfaucets 
areon. 
Checkforleaksaroundfaucetsand 
inlethoses. 
Ifthewasherisnotlevel,movethe 
washeroutslightly,tipback,propup 
thefrontofthewasherwiththewood 
blockandadjustthefeetupordown 
asnecessary,Repeatthisstepuntil 
washerislevel. 
7.Afterthewasherisinthefinalloca- 
tionandlevel,usea_6in,(1.43cm) 
open-endwrenchtoturnthenutson 
thefeettightlyagainstthewasher 
cabinet. 
Ifthenutsarenottightagainstthe 
washercabinet,thewashermay 
vibrate. 
8.Tiltthewasherforwarduntiltherear 
ofthewasherisatleast4in.(10,2 
cm)offthefloor.Youmayhearthe 
self-adjustingrearfeetclickinto 
place.Lowerthewashertothefloor. 
CompleteInstallation 
1.Checktheelectricalrequirements.Be 
surethatyouhavethecorrectelectri- 
calsupplyandtherecommended 
groundingmethod.(SeeElectrical 
Requirements.) 
2,Checktobesureallpartsarenow 
installed.Ifthereisanextrapart,go 
backthroughthestepstoseewhich 
stepwasskipped. ElectricalShockHazard 
Plugintoagrounded 
3prongoutlet. 
Donotremovegroundprong. 
Donotuseanadapter. 
Donotuseanextensioncord. 
Failuretofollowthese 
instructionscanresultin 
death,fire,orelectricalshock. 
8.Plugintoagrounded3prongoutlet. 
9.Removetheprotectivefilmonthe 
consoleandanytaperemainingon 
thewasher. 
10,ReadOperatingYourWasher. 
11,Totestyourwasher,measurehalfof 
thenormalrecommendedamountof 
powderedorliquiddetergentand 
pouritintothewasherbasketor 
detergentdispenser(onsomemod- 
els).Closethelid.Selectanycycle, 
andthenpressSTART.Allowitto 
completeonewholecycle. 
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Togetthemaximumcleaningand 
fabriccarefromyourwasher,please 
readandfollowtheseinstructions, LIDINSTRUCTIONS 
Theseinstructionsarefoundunderthe 
lidofyourwasher. 
FireHazard 
Neverplaceitemsinthewasher 
thataredampenedwithgasoline 
orotherflammablefluids. 
Nowashercancompletely 
removeoil, 
Donotdryanythingthathas 
everhadanytypeofoilonit 
(includingcookingoils), 
Doingsocanresultindeath, 
explosion,orfire. 
NOTE:Thedrawingsinthissection 
showthebasicfeaturesofallmodels 
coveredbythismanual,Refertothe 
suppliedFeatureSheetforyour 
washersparticularfeatures. POWDERorLIQUID,,---_-_,.._,:_ 
DETERGENT 
Dissolvespowderorliquiddetergents 
beforeapplyingtoload.Whendesired 
addpowderorliquidcolorsafebleach 
tothisdispenser. 
BLEACHLIQUIDCHLORINE 
Dilutesliquidchlorinebleachandadds 
ittothewashattherighttimetoprevent 
bleachspotting.DONOTADDPOWDER 
ORLIQUIDCOLORSAFEBLEACHTO 
THISDISPENSER. 
FABRICSOFTENER._;_ 
Dilutesfabricsoftenerandadds 
ittotherinseatthecorrecttime 
topreventsoftenerstaining. 
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1.SELECT&ADJUST.........Maketheselectionsforthesewashercontrols: 
•WATERLEVELAdjusttoloadsize. 
•WASH/RINSETEMP......Adjusttotypeoffabricandsoil.UseAUTOTEMP 
selectionsforbestwashperformance. 
•RINSEOPTIONS...........Selecttoaddasecondrinseautomatically. 
•SPEEDSAdjusttofabrictypebeingwashed. 
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HEAVYDUTY 
NORMAL 
PERMPRESS 
DELICATE 
HANDWASH BEW,_T;tJ_ItI_IJfW_.F:t:I 
DENIMS;TOWELS 
EXTRADIRTY 
COTTONS 
SYNTHETICS 
KNITS 
LINGERIE eeeHOTWASH 
eeWARMWASH 
COLDWASH 
/_ANYBLEACH 
/_NON-CHLORINE 
BLEACH 
_j_OONOTBLEACH 
2.SELECTCYCLEChoosemoretimeforheavilysoiledloadsandless 
timeforlightlysoiledloads. 
3.PULLTIMERTOSTART---Lidmustbeclosedtocompletecycle 
PUSHTIMERTOSTOP 
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(_Blood 
___Chocolate, 
Coffee 
__Cosmetics 
_ream,Milk,  IceCream 
   Dirty 
WMechanlcalOil 
__Grape,Wine 
_I_Ketchup, 
WTomatoProducts 
Mud 
_erspiration, 
Deodorants 
Ringaround 
_theCollar Itsbesttowashstainsassoonaspossible. 
Rinseimmediatelyorsoakincoldwaterwith 
detergentfor30minutes.Rinse.Rubdetergent 
intoanyremainingstains.Rinsethoroughly. 
Spongeimmediatelyorapplyaprewashsolland 
stainremover.Rinse.Wash.Ifstainremains, 
applyaliquiddetergenttostainorsoakinwarm 
waterwithdetergent.Rewash. 
Rubinaprewashstainremover.Wait5 
minutes.Washwithdetergentandbleachinthe 
hottestwatersafeforthefabric. 
Spongeimmediatelyorapplyaprewashsoiland 
stainremover.Rinse.Wash.Repeatifnecessary.If 
stainremains,applyafewdropsofliquid 
detergent.Rinse.Ifstainremains,soak.Wash. 
Pretreatwithliquidlaundrydetergentora 
pasteofgranularlaundrydetergent.Washin 
thehottestwatersafeforthefabric. 
Soakimmediatelyincoolwater.Wash.Ifstain 
remains,coverareawithapastemadeofcolor=safe 
bleach,afewdropsofhotwaterandafewdrops 
ofammonia.Wait15to20minutes.Wash. 
Useanenzymepresoakorrubenzyme 
detergentonthestain.Launderwithdetergent 
andbleachappropriateforthefabric. 
Spongeimmediatelyorapplyaprewashsoil 
andstainremover.Rinse.Wash.Ifstainremains, 
applyaliquiddetergenttostainorsoakinwarm 
waterwithdetergent.Rewash. 
Brushoffthedrymud.Rinseundercold 
water.Pretreatwithapasteofdetergentand 
water.Launderusingdetergentandbleach 
safeforthefabric. 
Treatwithapasteofammoniaandcolor-safe 
bleach.Letstandfor30minutes.Washin 
hottestwatersafeforfabric. 
Pretreatwithheavydutyliquidlaundry 
detergentorsoakgarmentinwarmwaterwitha 
granularlaundrydetergent. 
•Donottumbledrysoiledorstaineditems.Heatmaypermanentlysetstains. 
•Foradditionalinformationregardingstainsrefertoownersmanual.  
						

							  
STARTINGYOURWASHERSTEP8.SetSPEEDS(_)Control 
accordingtothetypeoffabricinthe 
load.  STEP1.Placealoadofsortedclothes 
inthewasher.Addmeasureddetergent 
directlyintodispense. 
STEP2.(OPTIONALSTEP)Ifdesired,add 
measuredliquidchlorinebleachtotheliquid 
bleachdispenser. 
STEP3.(OPTIONALSTEP)Ifdesired,add 
measuredliquidfabricsoftenertothefabric 
softenerdispensen 
STEP4.Closewasherlid. 
STEP5.SetWATERLEVELControlQ 
basedonthesizeofyourwashload. 
STEP6.SettheWATERTEMPERATURE 
Control(_. 
STEP7.SetRINSEOPTIONSControl(_. STEP9.PushtheCycleSelectorControl 
(Timer)knob(_inandturntotherightto 
desiredsetting. 
STEP10.PulltheCycleSelectorControl 
(Timer)knob_out.Thedialwillrotate 
asthecycleprogresses.Theknobwill 
notrotate. 
STOPPING/RESTARTING 
YOURWASHER 
•Tostopthewasheratanytime,push 
theCycleSelectorControl(Timer) 
knob@in. 
•Pulltheknobouttorestart. 
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WATERLEVELCONTROL 
Thiscontrolgivesyoutheflexibilityto 
savewaterwhenwashingsmallloads, 
Yourwasherletsyouselectawater 
settingbasedonthesizeofyourwash 
load. 
•Fornormalloads,startwiththe 
MEDIUMLOADsetting.Adjustupor 
downdependingonyourload.Clothes 
shouldmovefreelyandrolltowardthe 
agitator. 
Washerswithavariable 
WaterLevelControl: 
•Thevariablecontrolletsyouselecta 
waterlevelanywherefromSMALL 
LOADtoLARGELOAD. 
•Tochangetoahigherwaterlevel 
settingafterthewasherhasstartedto 
agitate,turntheknobtoRESET,then 
tothedesirednewsetting. 
MB01UM Washerswith4-positionor5-position 
WaterLevelControl: 
•Tochangetoahigherwaterlevel 
settingafterthewasherhasstartedto 
agitate,turntheknobtothedesired 
newsetting. 
ME_IUM 
LOAD 
WATERTEMPERATURECONTROL 
Yourwasherletsyouselectawashand 
rinsewatertemperaturesettingbased 
onthetypeofloadyouarewashing. 
•Usingwarmrinsewaterwillleaveloads 
dryerafterthespincyclethanifyou 
usecoldrinsewater.However,warm 
rinsesmayincreasewrinklingwhen 
linedrying. 
•Incoldclimates,warmrinsewateralso 
providesamorecomfortabletempera- 
tureforhandlingthewashload.Warm 
rinseiscontrolledto75°F(24°C). 
AUr#_ 
COWCOM_ 
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SelectingWaterTemperatures 
WashWater 
TemperatureSuggestedFabricsComments 
HOT•Workclothes•Bestcleaningforheavilysoileditems 
111°F(44°C)°Sturdywhites/•Removesoils,perspiration,greasysoils 
orabovecolorfastpastelsandstains 
•Diapers•Preventsgrayingoryellowing 
WARM°Dark/non-colorfastcolors•Bestformoderatelysoiledtolightlysoileditems 
90°-110°F°Permanentpressitems•Safeformostfabricfinishes 
(32°-43°C)•Nylon,polyester,acrylics,•Lessfadinganddyebleeding 
silks,woolens•Reduceswrinkling 
•Knits/delicatefabrics 
COLD*°Extra-sensitivecolors•Bestforverylightlysoileditems 
70°-90°F°Non-colorfastitems•Saveshotwater 
(21°-32°C)•Handwashables 
*Inwashwatertemperaturescolderthan70°F(21°C),detergentsdonotdissolvewell.Also, 
soilsmaybedifficulttoremoveandsomefabricsmayretainwearwrinklesandhave 
increasedpilling-theformationofsmalllint-likeballsonthesurfaceofgarments.Pillingis 
thenaturalresultofwearingandwashingofgarments. 
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AUTOMATICTEMPERATURE 
CONTROL(ATC) 
ATCtakesawaytheworryof 
undissolveddetergentandensures 
consistentcleaningresultsfrom 
seasontoseasonwithwarmand 
coldwashes, 
ATCelectronicallysensesandmaintains 
auniformwatertemperatureby 
regulatingincominghotandcoldwater. 
•Evenincoldwash,some 
warmwaterisletintothe 
washertomaintaina 
temperatureminimumof.•COLD 
70°F(21°C).Inverycold_.COLD70 
water,detergentmaynotCOLD 
//  dissolveandclotheswill 
notbecleanedcompletely.•WARMI_ 
•Warmwashisregulated 
atapproximately100°F 
(38°C).ATCdoesnotcontrolthehot 
washwatertemperature. 
•Warmrinseisregulatedat 
approximately75°F(24°C)forallwarm 
rinsesettings.Thismaybeacooler 
warmrinsethanwhatyouareusedto, 
butitsavesenergyandstillgivesyou 
properrinsingandaloadthatis 
comfortabletoremove. 
SPEEDSDESCRIPTIONS 
Thissectionillustratesanddescribes 
thewash/spinspeedsyoucanselectwith 
theSPEEDSControl.Eachspeedsetting 
isdesignedfordifferenttypesoffabrics 
andsoillevels.Yourwashermayhavea 
4-positionora5-positionswitch. 
HANDWASHPLUSFINEDELICATES 
(onsomemodels) 
Usethisspeedsettingforhandwashable 
andspecial-careitems.Garmentsare 
labeledHandWashbecause: 
•Thefiberorconstructionmaybe 
sensitivetoagitation. 
•Thefabriccontainssensitivedyes 
thatmaybleed. Thewashactionmirrorsthewayyou 
wouldtreathandwashablegarmentsin 
asink.Itdoesthisbyrepeatingperiods 
ofextra-slowspeedagitationand 
soaking.Slowspinspeedshelpreduce 
wrinkling.Donotusethissettingfor 
largeitemslikeblankets. 
NOTE:SomeHandWashitems, 
particularlywool,naturallyshrinkwhen 
washed.Keepthisinmindwhenyou 
purchaseitemslabeledHandWash. 
Itemsthatshrinkshouldbedriedflat. 
Whenstillwet,blocktheseitemsby 
gentlystretchingtooriginalmeasure- 
ments. 
HANDWASH/CASUAL 
Usethisspeedsettingforlingerieand 
looselyknititems.Settingcombines 
extra-slowspeedagitationforgentlesoil 
removalandslowspinspeedstoreduce 
wrinkling. 
DELICATE 
Usethisspeedsettingforwashable 
knitsandpermanentpressfabrics. 
Settingcombinesslowspeedagitation 
forgentlesoilremovalandslowspin 
speedstoreducewrinkling. 
NORMAL 
Usethisspeedsettingfornormally 
soiledcottonsandlinens.Setting 
combinesslowspeedagitationandfast 
spinspeedstoshortendryingtime. 
HEAVYDUTY 
Usethisspeedsettingforsturdyor 
heavilysoiledloads.Settingcombines 
fastspeedagitationandfastspin 
speeds. 
HANGDRY 
Usethisspeedsettingforsturdy 
permanentpressfabricsthatwillbe 
linedried.Settingcombinesfastspeed 
agitationandslowspinspeedsto 
reducewrinkling. 
DEB_NORMN. 
SLOWI_SL0WI_ 
HEAVYDUlY 
HANDWASIIPLUSklAN6DRY 
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SETTINGYOURCYCLE 
SELECTOR(TIMER)CONTROL 
Usethiscontroltochoosethe 
agitationtimeandtostartthewasher. 
•Forheavysoilandsturdyfabrics, 
usemoretime. 
•Forlightsoilanddelicatefabrics, 
uselesstime. 
PERMANENTPRESSII 
ThePERMANENTPRESSIIcycle 
includesaloadcoolingprocess 
thatreduceswrinklingcompared 
toothercycles, 
Youcanselectupto10minutesof 
washtime. 
NOTE:WhenthetimerreachesPAUSE, 
thewasherwilldrainandpauseforno 
morethantwominuteswhilesomeofthe 
washwaterisdrainedandreplacedwith 
rinsewater. 
ULTRACLEAN 
Usethiscycleformostloadstoget 
between6and16minutesofwash 
time. 
AUTOSOAK 
Thiscycleisdesignedtohelpremove 
heavysoilsandstainsthatneedpretreat- 
ment.Thiscyclefeaturesbriefperiodsof 
agitationandsoak,endinginunlimited 
soaktime.ResettoaSPINsettingto removethewater.Ifwaterisremoved, 
adddetergentandsetwashertoa 
desiredwashcycle,Ifwaterisnot 
removed,selectanewwashcycle 
(donotaddadditionaldetergent). 
NOTE:Itisnotrecommendedtousehot 
waterforsoaking,Itmaysetsomestains. 
AUTOPREWASH 
Usethiscycletogetupto4minutesof 
agitationtohelpremoveheavysoilsand 
stainsthatneedpretreatment,Adddeter- 
genttowasherbasketforthiscycle,When 
theprewashiscomplete,thewasherwill 
drainandspin.Adddetergentandseta 
newwashcycle. 
AUTOSOAKAND 
PREWASHCOMBINED 
Usethiscycletocombinethefeaturesof 
AUTOSOAKandAUTOPREWASH. 
STEP1.SelectWATERLEVELand 
WATERTEMPERATURE. 
NOTE:Itisnotrecommendedtousehot 
waterforsoaking,Itmaysetsomestains, 
STEP2.Adddetergenttothedispenser. 
STEP3.SetRINSEOPTIONScontrolto 
SOAK&PREWASHONLY. 
STEP4.SetCycleSelectorControl 
(Timer)knobtoAUTOSOAK. 
STEP5.PullCycleSelectorControl 
(Timer)knobouttostartwasher,The 
washerwillcompletetheAUTOSOAK 
cycleandautomaticallystarttheAUTO 
PREWASHcycle. 
2NDIUNSE 
PREWASH 
I°PERMANENT 
sPRESSII 
SHORT 
RINSE 
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