Maytag MAV7600 User manual

OVERSIZED CAPACITY PLUS WASHER MAV-'
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IMPORTANTSAF[TYINSTRUCTIONS
uids or solidsand their fumes 12..The agitator should not
havebeenremoved,removed. If the agitator
These items includeacetone, removed,it mustbe replacec
denatured alcohol, gasoline, pushingdowncompletelyand
kerosene,some liquid house- lockingscrewtightenedbefore
hold cleaners, some spot washerisoperated.
removers,turpentine,waxesand 13. Store laundry aids and o
waxremovers, materialinacool,dryplacewt
b. Donotaddgasoline,dry-clean- childrencannotreachthem.
1.Readall instructionsbeforeusingthe ingsolvents,orotherflammable 14. Donotwashordryitemsthat
appliance, or explosivesubstancesto the soiledwith vegetableor coo
washwater.Thesesubstances oil,Theseitemsmaycontains,
2. Aswithanyequipmentusingelectricity giveoffvaporsthatcouldignite oil afterlaundering.Due to
and havingmovingparts, there are orexplode, remaining oil,the fabric
potentialhazards.Tousethisappliance
safely,the operatorshould become c. Undercertainconditions,hydro- smokeorcatchfirebyitself.
familiarwiththe instructionsforopera- gengasmaybe producedin a 15. Do not usechlorinebleach
hot watersystemthat has not ammoniaor acids(suchas
tionofthe applianceandalwaysexer-
cisecarewhenusingit. beenusedfor2 weeksormore. garor rustremover)in thes
HYDROGENGAS IS EXPLO- wash.Hazardousfumescanf
3. Do not installor storethis appliance SIVE. If the hot watersystem 16. Do not machinewashfiber.(
whereitwillbeexposedtotheweather, has notbeenusedfor sucha materials.Smallparticlescan
4, Installandlevelwasheronafloorthat period,beforeusinga washing to fabrics washedin folio'
cansupporttheweight, machineorcombinationwasher- loadsandcauseskinirritatior
5. This appliance must be properly dryer, turn on all hot water
faucetsand let the waterflow 17.Beforethe applianceis rein
grounded. Neverplug the appliance fromeachfor severalminutes, fromserviceor discarded,rer
cord into a receptaclewhich is not Thiswillreleaseanyaccumulat- thedoortothewashingcorn
groundedadequatelyand in accor-
dancewith localand nationalcodes, edhydrogengas.Asthegasis ment.
Seeinstallationinstructionsforground- flammable,donotsmokeoruse 18. Inlethosesaresubjecttodar
anopenflameduringthistime. anddeteriorationovertime.C
ingthisappliance.
6, Toavoidthepossibilityoffire orexpto- 7. Donot reachintothe applianceif thehosesperiodicallyforb_
sion: thetuboragitatorismoving,kinks, cuts,wear or leaks
replacethemeveryfiveyear_
a.Donotwashitemsthat havebeen 8. Donotallowchildrentoplayonorin
previouslycleanedin, washedin,theappliance.Closesupervisionof
soakedin, or spottedwithgasoline, childrenis necessarywhenthe
dry-cleaningsolvents,otherflamma- applianceisusednearchildren.
bleor explosivesubstancesasthey 9. Donottamperwithcontrols.
giveoff vaporsthat couldigniteor 10. Donotrepairorreplaceanypartof
explode.Handwashandlinedryany theapplianceorattemptanyservic-
itemscontainingthesesubstances, ing unless specifically recom-
Anymaterialonwhichyouhaveused mendedin publisheduser-repair
a cleaningsolvent,orwhichissatu- instructionsthat you understand
rated with flammableliquids or andhavetheskillstocarryout.
solids,shouldnot beplacedin the 11. Unplugpowersupplycord before
washeruntilall tracesof theseliq- attemptingtoserviceyourwasher.
SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONSFORFUTUREREFERENCE
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CONTROLSATAGLAFI(E
Controlfeaturesvarybymodel.
SELECTCYCLE WHITES,.de.,g.ed,odea.
T-shirtsandothercottonsturdyitemslike
Pressthecontroldialinandturnineitherdirectionto towels,sheets,jeansetc.
thedesiredcycle.Pullthedialouttostartthewasher.HEAVY:24-27minutesofwashtime.
Note:All washtimesareapproximate. NORMAL:15minutesofwashtime.
LIGHT:9minutesofwashtime.
COLORSis designedto clean
coloreditems as well as dress
shirts,dresspants,businesscasual
andpoly/cottontoreducewrinkling.HEAVY W H!TES
HEAVY:21minutesofwashtime. EXTRAOFF NORMAL
NORMAL:15minutesofwashtime. OFFR_r, LIGHT
LIGHT:9minutesofwash. SPIN
RINSERINSE
COLORS Agitation speeds may
SPIN changeduringthe cycle.
LIGHT Youmayhearthischange
inspeed.Thisisnormal.
NORMAL OFF ............................................................
EXTRA
HEAVYRINSE
PRESOAK _FF
OFF DELICATES
RINSE
OFFsPINRINSE HANDWASH
PRESOAKprovidesatotalof33
minuteswashtime.Thefirst12min-
utesareperiodsofagitationandsoakDELICATESiSdesignedtocleanitemsrequiringagen-
forlowedby 21 minutesofagitation, tie washaction.Thiswouldincludeblousesand dress
PRESOAKautomaticallyadvances shirts.Therewillbe18minutesofwashandsoakcleaning
throughthewashcycle, action.
HANDWASH:Handwashisdesignedtocleannylonsor
lingerie.Therewillbe6minutesofintermittentwashand
soakcleaningaction.
SELECTWATERLEVEL WATt.
Movethe slide leverup or downto the SUPER-3/4-Full
desiredsetting.If morewater is needed .ES_T LARGE- 1/2-3/4Full
oncethefilliscomplete,movetheleveruptoSUPER
resetandthentothepropersetting. MEDIUM- 1/3- I/2 Full
LARGE:MINI-1/4Full
MEDIUM: .... :........
MINI

COHTROBATAGLANCEcoNT.
Controlfeaturesvarybymodel.
SELI(TWATER
TEMPER,ATUEHOT/COLD-Whiteandheavilysoile
Pressthe appropriatebuttonto selectthe HOT color-fastitems
COLD
washandrinsetemperatures.Followthegar- WARM/WARM-Delicateor colorfa
mentcarelabelforbestresults.Usethechart WARN
attherightasaguide. WARM items
WARM WARM/COLD-Moderatelysoile
COLa coloreditems;mostwrinklefreeitems
COLD COLD/COLD- Brightlycolored,light
COLDsoileditems;washablewoolens
CUSTOMIZEDCYCLEMAw7oo
Pressthe appropriatebutton(s)to SUPERWASH
selectoneormoreoptions. GENTLE
MAV7600 MAV7650 WASH
AUTO
TEMPERATURE
SUPER SUPER CONTROL
WASH WASH CANCEL
EXTRAGENTLE
RINSE WASH
A To Q
TEMPERATU RE EXTRA EXTRA
CONTROL RINSE RINSE
NORMAL
CANCELCANCEL RINSE _'_\-_
AUTO
warmwaterwashof95° F.Thisoptiono TEMPERATURE
assuresdetergentwilldissolveandpro- CONTROL
SUPERWASH- Canbeusedwithany videoptimumcleaningresults. IfAutoTemperatureControlissc
washcycletocleanveryheavilysoiled
items.Providesfastagitationandnor- EXTRARINSE- Providesanaddition- edwitha Warm/Warm,Warm/Col
malspinthroughoutallcycles, al rinseattheendofthecycletomoreCold/Coldwatertemperaturese
completelyremovelaundryadditives, thelightwill illuminateduringthe
GENTLEWASH- Canbe usedwith suds,perfume,etc. fill.
anywashcycletoprovideanormalagi-
tationandslowspin.Usewithdelicate NORMALRINSE-Cancelsthesecond MAV76GQOnly - AutoTemper
itemsincludingthoselabeled"Hand deep rinse.Providesonly one deep Controlisactivatedautomatically
Wash." rinse, warm/warm,warm/cold,orcol(
watertemperaturesareselected.
AUTOTEMPERATURECONTROL- CANCEL- Pressthisbuttontocancel
Assuresacoldwaterwashof75°Fand andresetanyoftheoptions.
STARTWASHER•Adddetergentandanyadditives
•Addloadandcloselid
• Pullthecontroldialouttostart
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OPERATINGTIPS
Pourliquidchlorinebleachintobleach Pourliquidfabricsoftenerintocupand Adddetergentbeforetheload.
dispenser,dilutewithwarmwater.
CHLORINEBLEACHDISPENSERI:ABRI(SOFTENERDETERGENT
DISPENSER
]he dispenserautomaticallydilutesliquid Thisdispenserautomaticallyreleases . Use eitherliquidor granularlaundry
chlorinebleachbeforeit reachesyourwash liquidfabricsofteneratthepropertime detergent.Forbestresults,be sure
load.Touse,followthesesteps: duringthecycle.To use,followthese detergentisaddedto the washer
1. Measureliquidchlorinebleachcarefully, steps: BEFOREtheloadandbesurewash
followingtheinstructionsonthebottle. 1. Pourliquidfabricsoftenerintothe waterisabove65°F.
2. Add the bleachto the dispenserbefore dispenserusingtheamountrecom- • Usethe correctamountof detergent
addingtheload.Avoidsplashingorover- mendedonthepackage,for thetoadsize,soillevelandwater
fillingthedispenser,Wipeupspills.2. Addwarmwaterto the dispenserconditions.Usemoredetergentif you
• Never pour undiluted liquid chlorineuntilit reachestheMAXline.Wipe havehardwaterandverysoiledloads,
bleachdirectlyontotheloador intothe upspills. Ifyouhavesoftwaterora lightEysoiled
washtub.Itisapowerfulchemicalandcan . Donotstopthewasherduringthe load,uselessdetergent.(Seemanu-
causefabricdamage,suchas tearingor first spin.Thiswill causethedis- facturer'sinstructions.)
colorloss,ifnotusedproperly,pensertoemptytoosoon.
• If youpreferto usecolor-safe,non-chlo- , Neverpourfabricsoftenerdirectly • Wipeup anydetergentspillson the
rinebleach,pouritintothewashtubwith ontheload.Itwillleavespotsand washer.
yourdetergent.Donotpournon-chlorine stains.
bleachesintothebleachdispenser, •Usethedispenserforliquidfabric
softenersonly.Cleantheareain
and aroundthe dispenserfre-
quentlywithhotwater,detergent
anda softbrush.

OPERATINGTIPSCONT.
LOADING
• Putdry,unfoldedclotheslooselyin , Whenlaunderingwrinklefreeit_
thetub,uptothetoprowofholesfor or items of delicate construct
amaximumload. washablewoolensor loosely
items,neveruselessthantheMF
• Donotwraplargeitemslikesheets UMwaterlevelsetting.Thiswilln
aroundtheagitator,mizeshrinkage,wrinklingandpul
• Mixlargeandsmallitemsfor best ofseams.
circulation.Washbulkyitems like • Forbestresults,addthedeterger
blanketsseparately, washtubbeforeaddingtheload.
• Closelidcarefullytoavoidslamm
LOADSENSORTM AGITATOR
TheLoadSensorTM agitatorisspecially
designedtobesensitivetoeveryload.
Thespfralfinswill movecontinuously
withlarge,heavyloads.Withsmaller,
moredelicateloads,thespiralfinswill
moveintermittently,or with very light
loads,notatall.Itisnormaltonoticea
differencein the agitatorsoundfrom
loadtoload.
CAREANDCLEANING
Turnoffthewaterfaucetsafterfinishing Useasoftclothtowipeupalldetergent, Cabinet- cleanwithsoapandwate
the day'swashing.Thiswill shutoff the bleachorotherspillsastheyoccur. Interior- hardwaterdepositsmay
watersupplytothewasherandpreventthe Cleanthefollowingasrecommended: removedusinga recommendedt
unlikelypossibilityof damagefromescap- waterremover/cleanerlabeledw_
ingwater.Control Panel - clean with a soft,
dampclothandglasscleaner. Do ersafe.Followthecleanermanu
not useabrasivepowdersor clean- turer'sdirectionsfor use,and m
ingpads.surethe washeris run througl
completecycle to rinse out
remainingcleaningsubstance.
STORINGTHEWASHER
Washerscanbedamagedif wateris not gar in the samewash.Hazardous • If the washerhas been store,
removedfromhosesandinternalcompo- fumescanform.)Runthe washer below- freezingtemperatures,
nentsbeforestorage.Preparethewasher throughacompletecycle, timeforthewashertothawoutpri
forstorageasfollows: • Turnthewaterfaucetsoffand dis- use.
• SelectNORMALontheWHITEScycle connecttheinlethoses. ° Afterstorage,selectNORMALor
andaddonecupof bleachORwhite • Disconnectthewasherfromtheelec- WHITEScycleand run the wa
vinegartoa full loadofwaterwithout tricalsupplyandleavethewasherlid throughacompletecycle.
S clothes.(Donotmixbleachandvine- opentoletaircirculateinsidethetub.

BEFOREYOUCALL
Forproblemlaundrysolutions(i.e.fabricdamage,residue,tangling)andspeciallaundrycareprocedures,seetheenclosed
LaundryTipsbooklet.
CHECKTHESEPOINTSIF LOAD IS WETrER THAN NORMAL zoneformaximumcleaningeffectiv-
YOURWASHER... ATTHE ENDOFTHECYCLE nessThissoundwillvaryfromload
• Thewasheris designedto reduce toload.Thisisnormal.
ALWAYSCHECKFIRST spinspeedif an unbalancedloadis •Operatingsoundswillvarydepending
,Plugcordintoliveelectricaloutlet, detected.Thisisnormal,onagitationspeed.
• Checkfuseor resetcircuitbreaker. , Redistributethe1cadin thetub and
setthewasheronSPIN. FILLSWITH THE WRONGTEMP-
WON'TFILL ERATUREWATER
. Turnthe controldialto propercycleand STOPS • Turnbothfaucetsonfully.
pulrdial out to start the washer. If •Turnthecontroldialto propercycle • Makesure temperatureselectionis
equippedwithbuttons,besuretheyareandpulldialouttostartthewasher.If correct.
fullydepressed, equippedwithbuttons,besurethey • IfAutoTemperatureControlisselect-
arefullydepressed, ed,coldwatermayfeelwarmerthan
° Turnbothfaucetsonfully.
• Straighteninlethoses. •Closelidandpulldialouttostartthe coldwaterfromthetap(seepage3).
• Disconnecthoses and cleanscreens, washer.Foryoursafety,washerwill •Makesure hosesare connectedto
Hosefilterscreensmaybepluggedatthenotagitateor spinunlesslidisclosed,correctfaucetsandinletconnections.
• Thismaybea pauseorsoakperiod Besurewatersupplyisregulatedcot-
faucet, inthecycle. Waitbrieflyandit may rectly.Flushwaterlinebeforefilling
WON'TAGITATE start, washer.
•Makesurethelidiscompletelyclosed. • The washeris equippedwith a lid • Checkthewaterheater.Itshouldbe
• Turnthecontroldialto propercycleand switchfailuredetector.Ifthelidswitch settodeliveraminimum120°F(49°C)
pull dial out to start the washer. If shouldmalfunction,the detectorwill hotwateratthetap.Alsocheckwater
equippedwithbuttons,be suretheyare stopfilloperationsforyoursafety,Call heatercapacityandrecoveryrate.
fullydepressed, forservice.•Disconnecthosesanddeanscreens,
Hosefilterscreensmaybeplugged.
• Closelid and pull dialout to start theLEAKSWATER
washer.Foryoursafety,washerwillnot
agitateorspinunlessthelidisclosed. • Makesurewaterinlethoseconnec- CYCLE SELECTOR DIALAD-
. Thewasherisequippedwitha lidswitch lions are tightat faucetand water MANCESTHROUGH"OFF"
failuredetector,If the lidswitchshould valve,. ExtraRinseisselected.
malfunction,thedetectorwill stopopera- • Makesureendof drainhoseiscor-
tionsforyoursafety.Callforservice, rectlyinsertedandsecuredto drain
• Pausesarenormal,Waitand seeif the facility.
• Avoidextendedsoaking- soakfor
washerwillstartagain.30minutesorless.
WON'TSPINOR DRAIN . Avoidoverloading.
•Straightendrainhoses.Eliminatekinked IS NOISY Fo
hoses.Ifthereisadrainrestriction,callfor
service. . Be surewasheris leveledproperly
. Closelidandpulldialouttostartthewash- asoutlinedin installationmanual. MaytagCustome_:
er. Foryoursafety,washerwillnotagitate•Weakfloorscancausevibrationand
orspinunlessthelidisclosed, walking.
• Thewasherisequippedwitha lidswitch •Be surerubberfeetareinstalledon
failuredetector,if the lid switchshould levelinglegs,
malfunction,thedetectorwillstopopera- • A clicking sound may be the
tionsforyoursafety.Callforservice,LoadSensorTM agitatoras it moves
• If drain height is over five feet, a the loaddownthroughthe cleaning
high-volumepump kit may be neces-
sary. See installationinstructions or
call1-800-688-9900.

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1.Conditionsanddamagesresultingfromanyofthefollowing:
a. Improperinstallation,delivery,ormaintenance.
!b.Anyrepair,modification,alterationoradjustmentnotauthorizedby
manufactureroranauthorizedservicer.
c. Misuse,abuse,accidents,orunreasonableuse.
id. Incorrectelectriccurrent,voltageorsupply.
e. Impropersettingofanycontrol.
2. Warrantiesarevoidiftheoriginalserialnumbershavebeenremovec
attered,orcannotbereadilydetermined.
3. Productspurchasedforcommercialorindustrialuse.
4. Thecostofserviceorservicecallto:
a.Correctinstallationerrors.
b.Instructtheuseronproperuseoftheproduct.
c. Transporttheappliancetotheservicer.
5.Consequentialorincidentaldamagessustainedbyanypersonasa r_
ofanybreachofthesewarranties.
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