Kenmore Washer - Manual (Page 20)

Garment damage
Check the following:
Were sharp items removed from pockets before washing?
Empty pockets, zip zippers, snap or hook fasteners before
washing.
Were strings and sashes tied to prevent tangiing?
Were items damaged before washing? Mend rips and broken
threads in seams before washing.
Did you overload the washer?
See “Starting Your Washer” for maximum load size.
Did you properly add chlorine bleach?
Do not pour chlorine bleach directly on load. Use your liquid
chlorine bleach dispenser. Wipe up bleach spills. Undiluted
bleach will damage fabrics. Do not place load items on top of
the bleach dispenser when loading and unloading the washer.
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Did you follow the manufacturer’s care label instructions?
Cycle too long
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Are you using a High Efficiency Detergent?
If using a regular sudsing detergent, the washer may be using
extra rinses to remove the suds, which will cause the cycle to
run longer. Use a High Efficiency detergent like TIDE* HE,
which produces less suds, or reduce the amount of regular
detergent.
Wash temperature is not what I picked
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Are the hot and cold water inlet hoses reversed?
As washing progresses, the wash temperature will decrease
slightly for hot and warm washes. This is normal.
LID INSTRUCTIONS
These instructions are found under the lid of your washer.
WASHER CYCLE
FABRIC/LOAD^
TYPE
HEAVY DUTY EXTRA DIRTY
a
NORMAL COTTONS
a
DELICATE / CASUAL SYNTHETICS/
BLENDS
□ DELICATE / CASUAL KNITS
0 ULTRA HANDWASH LINGERIE j
WATER TEMP
SETTINGS mimthWiiimiuiiim
HOT WASH
WARM WASH
• COLD WASH
A ANY BLEACH
A
NON-CHLORINE
BLEACH
1 ^
DO NOT BLEACH ^
FOR BEST WASH PERFORMANCE USE A HIGH
EFFICIENCY / LOW SUDSING DETERGENT.
1. SELECT CYCLE Select the cycle according to the
fabric type being washed.
Press START, if OPTIONS and
MODIFIERS are the desired settings.
HEAVY DUTY For sturdy fabrics and heavy soil.
Deep cleans ground-in dirt on work
clothes and play wear
JEANS/COLORS For dark colored cotton items that
may run or fade.
Reduces fading of dark colored items
like denim jeans and casual cottons.
(To minimize fading, turn garment
Inside out before laundering.)
NORMAL For mixed loads and average soil.
Cleans a variety of items including
linens and everyday wear.
WHITEST WHITES For extra whitening and brightening
(with 1 cup of liquid chlorine bleach).
Deep cleans white items such as
underwear, sheets and socks.
DELICATE/CASUAL For fabric blends and all garments
indicating “gentle" cycle on the care
label.
Keeps colored items like golf shirts,
cottons sweaters and wrinkle-
resistant clothes looking new and
uses a slower spin to prevent
wrinkles from setting.
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