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contents Model
18 Safety Instructions 3,4 WRW4200S
A~~liance Registration 2Soak 6
1,
Care and Cleaning 18
Consumer Services 19
5,8
Sorting Clothes
Stains 12
CycleSettings 6
CycleTimes 5
Deter~ents,Additives 10,11
Stain Removal Guide 13
storage and VacationTiPS 18
User Maintenance Instructions 18
Energy-Saving Tips 6
Hard Water 10 WarrantY BackCover
Important Phone Numbers 19
Limestone Deposits 18
Loading the Washer 5,9
Model and Serial Numbers 2
—Operating Instructions 5,6
Problem Solver 14-18
tiseandCareof
cYour Washer
Read thisbookCarefully. Save time and money. Write down the model
It is intendedto helpyou Beforeyourequestservice... and serial numbers.
operateandmaintainyour checktheProblemSolver You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
newwasherproperly. section.It listscausesof minor lowerleftsidenearthefront.
Keepithandyfor answersto operatingproblemsthatyoucan Thesenumbersarealsoon the
yourquestions. correctyourself. Consl~merProductOwnership
If youdon’tunderstandsomething 1~you received aRegistrationCardthatcamewith
orneedmorehelp,write(include yourwasher.Beforesendingin
your~honenumber) damaged washer... thiscard,pleasewritethese
dA
ConsumerRelations —
Immediatelycontactthedealer(or numbershere:
AppliancePark builder)thatsoldyouthewasher.
Louisville,KY40225 ModelNumber
SerialNumber
Usethesenumbersin any -
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
WA-G: Foryou stietytheinformationinthismanualmustbefoBowedtomintie the
riskoffireore~losionortopreventpropertydmage, prsond injuryorlossoflife. .
.>
—Donotstoreorusegasolineorother ~*Gmdatily cd yQ&,gassuppliertioma
flmable vapm andliquidsintheVicitity .~~“’iei@bor’sphomc.FQMOWthegassupplier’s
ofthisoranyotherapptiatice. @tictio~. ‘ ‘“~ ~ “
—-T TODO~YOUSMELLGAS e~“you~fiotrmch
yourgassup~lier~@
.the:fitiedepa~ent.
oDonottrytolightanyappfiance. ,.’
—hstilation atidservicemustbeperfomed
~Donottouchanyelectri@switch;donot .~
bj ~qwWled”insWefjs~rviceag~ncyor
meanyphoneinyourbuilding. ~,‘.~h~.gassuppti~~’ ~
oCleartheroom~btiding orti~a ofti, .~,, . ,
Wcupmb. ..’ ..
Allwashinginstructiontermsin thisbookconformto theCareLabelingRule
establishedby theFederalTradeCommission,January1984.
IfYouNeedService
Toobtainservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespagein the
backof thisbook.
We’reproudof our serviceand
wantyouto bepleased.If for some
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepsto followfor furtherhelp.
First,contactthepeoplewho FINALLY,if yourproblemis
servicedyourappliance.Explain stillnotresolved,write:
whyyouarenotpleased.In most MajorApplianceConsumer
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem. ActionPanel
NEXT,if youare stillnotpleased, 20NorthWackerDrive
writeallthedetails—including Chicago,L60606
yourphonenumber—to:
ConsumerRelations
m
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
2
.—
.
WARN~G—Toreducetherisk @Donotwashordryarticlesthat
offire9electricshock,orinjuryto havebeencleanedin,washedin,
personswhenusingyourappliance, soakedin,orspottedwith
followbasicprecautionsincludingthefouowing: combustibleor explosivesubstances
(suchaswax,paint,gasoUne,degreasers,dry-
~Usethisapplianceonlyforitsintended
purposeasdescribed
in thisUseandCareBook. cleatig solvents?kerosene,etc.)whichmay
igniteor exp~ode.Donotaddthesesubstances
~tothewashwater.Donotusethesesubstances
a
4, 0Thiswashermustbeproperly ~aroundyourwasherand/ordryerd~ring
“Q.k$;Q
a... installedand!ocatedinaccordance,..”operation.
---&‘-’ withthebtiation Instructions.’ ‘
beforeit isused.Ifyoudidnotreceivean ~~~ ~-.
Insolationhstructionssheetwithyourwasfier2~~~.: .‘4
WA~m&HmROGEN GAS
isproducedbythechemimlaction
youcanobtainonebycontactingthe.sefiic6 ~:~,,
locationnearestyou. ,’ withinyourwaterheaterandthegas
,,
,,.
—Properlygroundtotionformwith . . . can~ccumulateinthewaterheaterand/orwater
‘...~,pipesifhotwaterhasnotbeetiusedforaperiod
ailgoverningcodesandordinances. . . .,,
‘;’ oftwoweeksorlonger.~I)~OGEP? GASCAN
FollowdetailsinInsMationhstructions. ‘~‘.”..“ BEEXPLOSWE~DER TWSE~
‘:,C~C~STANCES.,So.to.preventthe
—kstallorstorewhereit witinotbeexposed’~~,,‘~., ,
totemperaturesbelowfreezingor,ex~osedto’.‘.~~~~~”,.
possibfityofd~age orinjury,fiyouhavenot
theweather. ....
~,.~,>.~.\..usdhot waterfbr~o y$~ksorm~re?ormove
.>+.
.. irn~.qresidtinci~~which~~ehotwatersystem
<onnect toaproperlyrat~d,protectedaid.sizei’~+:’:,.. ~
.. .[email protected]~qus~fqr somet@e9,turnon
powersupply
CirCUittoavoidel~ctfica~~Ver~~a~v.~‘.:: ~
.,
.,. a12,~otwat@ifauce@,aqdtiow$b?@ torunfor
<onnect toadequateplumbingtid dr~h ., ~~,’.: ‘~
s~v~rdlmintitesbifo~’y.bg anyelectrical
facilitiesasdescribedintheInstallation’~“~ ~~~~“:.~
Instructions. ,4., ..,, appliince.wK~c~bcognec$edtotbehotwater
,.’,.’ .-.,
. . ‘~~~syst~~lThis‘willallowanyhydrogengasto
~., .,’
. . ,,’
.> ~..
ksCap~Sin~gthe,gasis,fiamrnablq,‘donot ‘
~,~’ .,
.’ ‘5@okeof.u$eanopenflameorappliance
eTurnoffwaterfaucetswhenthewashe;’isnotin ‘. ‘;‘durtigthispmcess:”~~~ ~ “
usetorelievepressureonhosesandvalves,tid.tol,.(. .~ ~.,: ..:..: ~~~~ ,.,. ., ~ ~~~
minimizeIe&ageifahoseorvalveshouldbie~ ;:. ~~... ~. .~., ;.~~~~.
~..:,‘~
orrupture. .,.. .,.: ”.’,.
..
. .. P.N&v’&ireatkinti washerwhileitis
~m~;ing.@~fOre’Ioadjng,unloading
oWhendisconnectingthisapplitic~pull~~!’ ~
bytheplugratherthanthecord.t~~~~~.,. ~~: ‘...~ra@ding,clOthes,pus~intheCycle
avoiddmagetothecordorjunctioqtif~~‘; .. ~ ~ ~~SeletttifknobttiOW position,thek
cordandplug.M&esurethatthecord .~~~.~~waituntilthefia~~~$hascompletelystoppe~
~.beforeopeningtheMd.‘~:~~
is locatedsothatitwi~lnotbesteppedon,’tipped :. , . ~ ..... . . . ~
overorotherwisesubjectedtodamageor.Stiess. :.- :~~..’ ~. . .~~~~~~~
., . . ...
.<
~Donotrepairor replaceAny ‘4C~oses~per~sion’”isnecessaryif
part oftheappManceor attempt ‘.,’‘~’,~~. ~th~sap~lianteisti~edbyornear
anyservicingunlessspec~lc@y ~!~., ~ ~ch~~d~~~Qn~!allow~i~~en
recommendedinthisUseandCareBookor ‘.. .t~.playmsl$e,onYorwithtk
inpublisheduser-repairinstr~eti~~thaty~~. .‘ applianteoranydiscarded“
understandandhavethesti~ tom~ry’outp.~, .~
..kpp~~nce.Dis~.oseofdiscardedapp~ancesand
$hiPpingor:packingmaterialsproperly.Before
~cardnga washer;orremovirngfromservice5
Tomhitize tie possibi~ityofinjury: .ietiove
thewasherlid.
oDOnot~x ~hl~~neb~ea~hwith (co)ztinuednex$page)
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegarand/or
rustremover.Mixingcanproducea
toxicgaswhichmaycausedeath. 2
WORTANTSAFEW &SmUCmONS
(continued)
sKeepalllaundryaids(suchas ~Donot~~eratethisa~plianceifitisdamaged,
detergents,bleaches,fabricsofteners, rndfunctioning,partiallydisassembled,orhas
etc.)outofthereachofchildren, missingorbrokenparts9includingadamaged
preferablyinalockedcabinet, cordorplug;
Observeallwarningsoncontainer
labelstoavoidpersonalinjury. ~Neverclimbonorstandonthewashertop.
eDonotwashfiberglassarticlesinyourwasher.
~Keeptheareaaroundandunderneath Skinirritationcouldzestitfromtheremaining
yourappliancesfreefromthe
accumulationofcombustiblematerials, particlesthatmaybepickedMpbyclothing
duringsubsequentwasheruse.
suchaslint,paper,rags,chemicals,etc. *me laundryprocesscanreduce
~Keeptheflooraroundyourappliancescleanand
d~ toreducetie possibilityofslipping. theflameRtardansyoffabrics,
‘To<avoidsuchaxesult,tie garment
oTo~~fize thep~~sibili~’ofele~ti~ -.’mW~fa~~eg>s,$me’~s~ctions
shock,unplugthisapptianeefromthe’ ‘‘. shouldbefollowedveryCMCfi]]y.
powersupplybefore.tittemptingany ., “< .‘. ~
mtitentice orcleaning(exe~ptthe ,,
‘ForWmherop~ration~‘:-~‘ .’ ~
removalan~cleanifigtifthe.&ntfilter); ~,... ,’. ~.,. ,
NOTE:~ing th~~ycl~~ele~t~~ :‘.~~~~
.. ‘ .’..
‘,-,* DO q~tleaveW’@hei:fidI.Up
,d@ngcycle. ‘
knobtoan0~ bosiiiotid6esNOT .: ,’. ‘~~ wil~sto~
t.hewashmdstih action~d
—
Tms TOmLP YOUSELECT s~~~m~s
RegularcyeEes— Permanent Press Cycle
Formostcottons,linens,andworkorplayclothes. Forloads,of synthetics,blendsand/ordelicate
Longerwashtimesplusdeeprinse,sprayrinseand fabrics.Acoldwatercooldownhelpspreventset-in
spinprovidethoroughwashinganddetergentremoval. wrinklesin permanentpressshirts,blouses,dresses
andsimilarapparelwithnormalsoil.
4.
1;
.———.. ..—
*
L3
~~$ FYARNING—Toreducetheriskoffire, electric shock,or injury topersons whenusingyour
appliance,readtheWPORTANTSABETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperating thisappliance.
settingthecontrols
use theSuggestedFabricandCYCleSettingsguide
tohelpyoumaketheproperselections.
0SelectWaterLevel.
SMALL:Washeris lessthan 1/3fullof clothes.
LARGE:Between1/2and2/3full.
@Push CycleSelectorknobinandturnclockwiseto
yourselectedwashsetting.
fill CycleSelectorknob *START ,
outtostirt thewmher.If
-
k~
youwishtochangesetting
afterwasherhasstarted,push STOPW
CycleSelectorknobinto stop
thewasherandresettothenew
position.Settingcanbechangedatanytime.
sortingandLoading
~Sortclothescarefullybyfabrictype,weight,color eLoadclothesintowashbasket,beingcarefulnot
andamountof soil,accordingto instructionsin How to overload.SeeHowto LoadYourWashersection.
to SortClothessection. eForinformationonhowto usebleachesandfabric
~Addmeasuredamountof detergent.SeeDetergents softeners,seeOtherLaundryProductssection.
sectionforinformationon detergentsandother
laundryadditives. eClosethelid.Washerwillfillbutnotagitateor spin
withthelidopen.
cycle Times —TotalCycleTimes(Approximate Minutes)
NOTES:
~Totaltimeincludespausesbetweeneachphaseofthecycle.
~Totaltimedoesnot includewaterfilltimes.Filltimesvary
dependingon householdwaterpressureandyourselectedwaterlevel.
PermanentPressHot PermanentPressWarm PermanentPressCold Regular
25 21 18 37
5
(continued)
H@wtosoak inYourwasher
Allowthewasherto fillandagitatefor afewminutesto dissolvethe
soakingagent.ThenpushintheCycleSelectorknobto stopthewasher
(keeplid closed)andallowto soakfor as longasdesired.
Afterdesiredsoakperiod,pulloutCycleSelectorknobtocompletecycle.
EWRGY-SAm~ Tms
If yourclothesandhouseholditemsdon’tlookclean ~Alwaysrinsein coldwater.Thetemperature
andfreshafterwashing,youwillprobablyrewash of therinsedoesnotaffectcleaning.-
them..and thatmeansyou’llwasteenergy.
Rememberto sortyourclothescarefully,andload ~Washin off-peakutilityhours.Yourlocalutility
themproperly,selectcorrectcycles,useenough can tellyouwhichare theoff-peakhours.
detergentandchooseawater temperature warm oUseyourwasher’sNormalSpin.Thiswillremove
enough to release and get rid of soil. morewaterduringspin,whichwillshortendrying
cycleto savemoreenergy.
~Tryto washlessoften.Savearticlesof the same
typeoffabricuntilyouhaveafullload.
oIf youmustwashsmallerloads,adjusttheamount
ofwater.Smallloadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.
e.
--
>
s,
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--,
.- —————
SUGGESTEDFABNC ANDCYCLESETTmGS
cycle suggested
PermanentPress&Knits
Delicates
Regular
ExtraCleaning&AutoSoak
ForClothesLoa~abrics suchas:
~Synthetics
~Permanentpress,treatedcottons,
blendswithcottons
@Down-~llledgarments,if machine
washingisrecommended*
~Pillows**
eBabyclothes(delicate)
oLingerie
@Cottonsandlinens
~Denims
eBlankets***
@Babyclothes(sturdy)
oWorkclotheswithheavysoil
Waswspinspeed
Normal/Slow
Gentle/Slow
Gentle/Slow
Normal/Fast
Normal/Fast
S~eciaIInstructions
*Down-f~lledgarments Washfrequentlyto fluffup thedownandretainthegarment’swarmth.
WASHSEPAW~LY. Wetdowngivesoffanodorwhichmaybe absorbed
byothergarments.Odordisappearswhengarmentis dry.Treatheavilysoiled
areaswithliquiddetergentor apastemadeof waterandpowdereddetergent.
Closezippers.Wash2or 3garmentsatatimeor addtowelsto balance.
GA~ENT MUSTBETUMBLED~D.
**Pillows
***Blankets
.
Pillowsare madeofdifferentmaterials-dacron,foam,polyester,naturalfeather,
anddown.MANUFACTU~R’SCAM LABELSMUSTBEFOLLOWED
CAREFULLY.If washingis recommended,checkpillowsfor weakseamsor
holesandmend,to preventescapeof thefilling.Fillwasher,adddetergent
andagitatefor severalminutes.Addtwopillowsat atimetobalanceload.
Uselargestwaterlevel.
Fillwasherwithwater;adddetergentandallowto dissolve.Addblanket.
WASHONLYONEBLANKETATATIME.Onelectricblanket,sewastrong
pieceof clothoverplugto protectblanketandwasherfromdamage.Pre-treat
heavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
7
LINTPRODUCERS—suchas terrytowelingand
Separate chenille—giveup lint.
ro LINTCOLLECTORS—suchas man-madefibersand
nappedfabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy—attract
lint.Thesemustbe washedseparately.
Formoreinformationonlintcontrol,seeThe
ProblemSolversection.
sortby Fabric Inadditiontosortingto
Separate reducelintcollection,
itisrecommended
thatfabricsofsimilar
constructionbe
washedtogether
wheneverpossible.
sortbysoil
sortby color
Separate ro
Forinstructions
ondifferentfabrics
andIoads,seethe
FabricandCycle
Settingsguide.
Itpaysto checkandprepare EXTW CLEANING Soakingcanbe eitheracompletely
clothesforwashing. (SeeTipstoHelpYouSelect separatewashingstepora
@Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs, Settingssectionforinstructions.) preliminarysteptoacompletewash
zipzippers,andfastensnaps, SeeStainRemovalGuide. cycle.Fordetailedinformationon
hooksandbuttons. howto soakinyourwasher,see
SeeFabricandCycle HowtoUsetheSoakCycle.
~Do anynecessarymending—rips, Settingsguide.
hems,tears. “FOR ~FOMATION ON
SeeTheProblemSolversection. SOAKINGAGENTS,seeOther
0Checkallitemsfor areasofheavy Seating andPretreating—agood LaundryProductsGuide.
soilor stain. wayto loosendeepsoilsandsbi~. ~Pretreatheavysoilby rubbing
~Pxemovestains.See Stain
RemovalGuide. Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent in asmallamountof liquid
or specialsoakingagentisanother detergentor apastemadeof water
~Turnpolyknitsinside-outto waytoremoveheavysoils, andpowdereddetergentor soap.
minimizefabricsurfacedamage. Forbestresults,wait 1/2hour
embeddeddirtandevensomestains. beforewashing.
—
—
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—- 11
HowTo LOADYOURwAsmR
Thisillustration,withclothesjust
reachingtheClothesRetaining
Ring,showsaproperload.Clothes
haveampleroomto movebecause
theyarcnotpackeddown,nor
wrappedaroundtheagitator.
Clothesareloadeddry sincewet
itemsCarelikelytopackdown
whichencouragesoverloading.
Thissizeloadrequiresafull
waterf~ll.
IVhat is the best sizeloadof
cIothes—large,medium,or
small?Savetime,energyand
detergentby avoidingextrauseof
thewasher.Tryto washafullload
ofclothes.If youcanit is betterto
saveclothesuntilyouhaveafull
load.If youmustwashsmaller
loads,savewater,energyand
detergentby adjustingthe water
levelforthesizeof theload.See
OperatingInstructions.
~Loadclothesdry.
~Takeaproperlysortedgroupof
clothesanddropthemlooselyin
thewashbasketinthisorder:
e
e
Largeitems—likesheets.DO
notwraparoundtheagitator.
Smallitems—like
washcloths.
Mediumsizeitems—like
towels.
DONOTOVERLOADYOUR
WAS~.R.
~Trytomixlargeandsmallitems
in;ach machi~eloadforbetter
washingaction.
eWashlargeitems(blankets,bed
spreads,mattresspads,etc.)
separately.
eIf machineisoverloaded,you
,mayexperienceoversudsingor
outofbalanceconditions.
ToAddItemsAftertheWasherHasStarted
@
Turnoffthewasherby pushingin theCycle NOTE:Whenwashingstockings,pantyhoseand
Selectorknob. othereasilytangleditems,alwayshandleseparately.
=Add anyadditionalarticlesby submergingthemnext Tominimizetangling,werecommendtheuseof anet
to theagitator. laundrybag.
SpecialRecommendationsforWashing Permanent Press If YOUDo Not Have aDryer
If youaremachine-washingpermanentpressclothes ~Becarefulnotto overloadwasher.Permanentpress
thatyouplanto linedry or drip-dry,useextracareto clothesmusthaveampleroomto movefreely.A
minimizewrinklingin thewashprocess: mediumsizepermanentpressloadis thelargest
eRemoveclothespromptlyas soonaswasherstops thatshouldbe washed.
andhangimmediately.
eIf youcan selectawaterlevel,usemorewaterthan
youwouldfor aregularload.
9
.—.”..—.—. %
HDETERGENTSHOWD YOUUSE?
Theuseof asufficientamountof detergentisoneof themost
importantthings>~oucandoto makesureyourwashcomesoutclean.
Alwaysfollowthedetergentmanufacturer’srecommendedamount.
Amount requiredvaries
accordingto:
1.Walterhardness
2. Amountof soil
3. Sizeof load
4.Typeofdetergent
5.Washtemperature
Usemoredetergentif
youhave...
1.Hardwater
2. Largeloads
3. Greasyor oilysoils
4. Lowerwashtemperature
5.Lowphosphatedetergent
If therecommendedamountof
detergentproducestoomanysuds,
switchto alowersudsingdetergent
brand,andfollowinstructions
onpackage.
Usingtoolittle
detergentis a
~
=
commoncause =
=
of laundry
problems.Always -
measuredetergent —
in astandardmeasuringcup.
Howto usedetergent;
granular,powderedorliquid:
Forbestresults,adddetergentto
thewashbasketbeforeloading
clothes.If youloadyourclothes
first,adddetergentnextto the
agitator.
mm WATER—DOYOUmm IT?
Beforeyoucandecidewhatto do abouthard
water,youneedto knowifyouhaveit and,if so,
howhardit is.
~If youlivein amunicipalarea,contactyour
watercompany.
eIf you livein aruralarea,or in somesuburbanareas,
contactyourcountyagent.
Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘somanygrains’per
gallon(3.8liters).”Thismeans:
0to 3.5grainsper gallon(3.8liters)—SOFT
3.6to 7grains—HARD
7.1to 10.5grains—VERYHARD
10.6grainsandover—EXTREMELYHARD
If yourwateris SOFT,youhavenoproblem.You
canusesoapordetergentasyoupreferandforgetall
abouthardwater.If youhaveHARDwater-less than
10grains
—andyouusephosphatedetergent,you also
havenoproblem.
But,if youhavemorethan 10grains,youwillneed
to softenyourwaterwitheither...
1.Aninstalledwatersoftenerin yourhome,or
2.Theuseof apackagedwatersoftener.
Forinformationonwatersofteners,seethe
manufacturer’srecommendations.