Whirlpool LA3000XK User manual

Model LA3000XK
Regular Capacity
Whirlpool AUTOMATIC WASHER
Use& Care
Guide
-LAUNDRY INFORMATION CENTER
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with a question, have this information
ready,
1. Complete Model and Serial Numbers
[from the plate under the lid near the
hinge].
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Installed).
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spaces. Keep this book in the Laundry
Information Center with your laundry
Guide, sales slip and warranty.

Before using
your Washer
This washer ISdifferent from the
ones you may hove used before. It IS
important that you read tnrs and the
Laundry Gurde carefully to get the best
results
You are personally responsi-
ble for making sure that your
washer...
l Is &alled by a qualtfled installer
l Is properly installed and leveled on a
floor that can support the weight
l Is connected to the right krnd of outlet,
electrrc supply, water supply and drain.
l Is properly electrrcolly grounded
l Is used only for ,obs normally
expected of home automatic washers.
l Is properly marntarned.
l Is protected from the weather
l Is not run by chrldren or anyone
unable to operate rt properly.
Remove tne Consumer Buy
Guide label It WIII be easier to remove
before the washer ISused.
You may want to wrpe out the
basket with a damp cloth before using
to remove dust from storrng or shrpptng
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: See the
laundry Guide for tips on deter-
gents, other laundry aids and
instructions for washing special
items.
See the Installation Instructrons for
complete informatron
CAUTION: Store laundry deter-
gent and additives in a cool, dry
place where children can’t
reach them.

Contents
Before Using Your Washer
Loading Your Washer
Using Your Washer
Important Detergent
Information
For a Pre Wash
For Rinsing Only
For Spinning Only
Cycle Operation
KNIT GEVTLE
REGULAR HEAVb
SOAK
If Your Need Service
or Help
1 Before Calling for Service
2 If vou Need Service
3 If Yoti Have a Problem
loading your
Washer r-
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l Load without packing so items can
7 move freely for best cleaning and
7 least wrinkling.
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l Spread the load evenly. (Don’t put
8 all the towels on one side and a few
8 wash cloths on the other.) An unbal-
8 anced load can cause the washer to
8 shake during spinning.
4. Dilute Liquid Bleach Before Add-
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ing to the Washer Basket.
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l See the “Laundry Aids” section of
11 the Laundry Guide for more
1 information
5. Add Diluted Fabric Softener Only
to the Deep Rinse Cycle.
. DO NOT ADD FABRIC SOFTENER TO
THEWASH. Fabric softeners can com-
bine with soap or detergent to make
greasy stains on fabrics.
2. Measure Detergent; Add to
Washer Basket.
2
l See detergent information on page
3 6 and In Section IV of the Laundry
4 Guide.
3. Load the Washer.
For best washing results and
energy savings, sort the laundry
carefully.
1. Sort the Laundry into Loads.
l Group the laundry into loads that
can be washed and dried together.
See the Laundry Guide for informa-
tion and samples of typical loads.
l Try to mix large and small items for
best movement in the washer.

Using
Your Washer
Start your washer after you put in
detergent, the load, and any other
laundry aids according to InformatIon
on page 3
1. Set the TEMPERATURE SELECTOR.
l Match the wash water temperature to
the type of fabrics and SOIISbetng
washed All rinses are cold
2. Select a Cycle and Start the
Washer.
l Push the Cycle Control Knob In and
turn It to the right (clockwlse)
l Stop when the pointer ISon the nu’n
Ser of q/flutes you want in the cycle you
want NOTE: In the REGULAR HEAVY
and KNIT GENTLE Cycles, the washer WIII
fill only If the Control Knob points to a fill
area
l Instructions on which cycle to use for
each fabric type are under the IId
l To start the washer, pull the Cycle
Control Knob out When the cycle IS
over, the washer will stop
l To stop the washer at any time
during a cycle, push the Control
Knob in. Pull It out to restart the washer
l To change a setting, push the Con-
trol Knob in to stop the washer. Then
turn the Control Knob to the right (clock-
wise) to the setting you want. Pull the
knob out to start the washer

3. To Use Less Wash Water.
When you have only a few Items
to wash, you may want to use less water
to help save energy Setting the washer
to f//i with iess water J/SO sets it for 0
shorter ogitotion time
l The washer will fill to its highest level
(about 16.9 gallons or 64 0 Mers) when
the Control Knob points to a fill area
l To use less water push the Control
Knob In and turn to the right (clockwiseI
to a fill area in either the REGULAR
HEAVY or KNIT GENTLE Cycle
l Pull the Control Knob out, the washer
will start to fill
l When there ISas much water as you
want in the washer, push the Control
Knob In. SLOWLY turn the Control Knob
to the right, past the fill area Pull the
knob out to start.
l You can have as many as 6. or as few
as 2, minutes of agitotlon with a low
water level In the REGULAR HEAVY
Cycle In the KNIT GENTLE Cycle, you will
have 2 to 4 minutes of agitation
l For the SOAK Cycle, the washer fills to
its highest level with water of the
selected temperature For a rinse, the
washer fllls to its highest level with cold
water
4.
Load Sizes.
For the best cleaning results, the
load should move freely In the water.
Watch for rollover An item [like a sock]
should sink and come up again later

Important
Detergent
Information
Detergents o?d soaps clear,
by loosening solI ana by holding it in
the water so it drains away. If not
enough detergent ISused, so11and
Qn?can settle back or8 the Items In
the load
SOAP \uorks best In sof+ ~(;‘c:r
(O-4 grains hardness] In harder water,
both the wasn and rinse water should
be softened ,Jse enough soap to
make about I1 2 to 2 inches (3 8 tc 5 5
cmj of suds
DETERGENT works In hur3 cr
soft waler Package directions are
usually based on soft water and
washers with normal-size tubs Use
more detergent...
1 for hard water
2 for heavy greasy or
OIIY SOIIS
3. if the detergent ISlow
phosphate.
4 for cold-water washes
DETERGENT SUDS. There are
high. normal and low sudslng pow-
dered detergents If the recom-
mended amount of detergent makes
too much suds, switch to a lower
sudsing brand. DO NOT REDUCE THE
AMOUNT of detergent
Use the following chart as
beginning suggestions for powdered
and liquid detergent amounts. See
your laundry Guide for more infor-
mation [pages 14-22).
WATER HARDNESS IN GRAINS
O-4 Grains 4-10 Grains IO-20 Grains
Powdered Detergents
Low Suds ‘4 cup (175 mL) 1’4 cups (250-300 1’1.1’2 cups
W
(300-350 ml)
Normal Suds 1’1 cups (300 ml) 1x4 cups (425 ml) 2-2’4 cups
(475-525 ml]
High Suds I-l’ 1 cups
2 cups (475 ml] 2'2 cups (600 ml)
(300-350 mL)
No phosphate - Follow package recommendations -
Liquid Detergents ‘3 to 1cup (60 to 250 mL). depending on the brand and
amount of soil. Follow package recommendations.
* These recommendations do not apply...
l In areas where phosphates are banned.
l In areas with laws limiting [by weight or percentage) the amounl
of detergent used in a wash load.

For a Pre Wash
Jse this setter 1 tt 11<.ISKIJrter SOAK
CYCLE [no rlnse] Us.3 +?’ ?ug- detergent
for a single .vash A J’: ‘t’e- cm,Id
l Set ‘wash Nater ie’r :- ‘-8: I’, ,’ A
l Push the Cycle Cc r rr’;~ Kr,oo in and
turn It to the 12~m~nute ,nark II\ the SOAK
CYCLE
l Pull the Control Kr-c’tz obt tc start the
washer.
l The washer will fill agitate for two
minutes, soak for eight minutes, agitate
for two more, and iher) drain and spin.
(See SOAK CYCLE descrlptlon on page
8 .I
l After filling, the washer may pause
before starting to agitate.
For Rinsing Only
Loads with towels diapers, jeans
or heavily solled Items often need extra
detergent Extra detergent can require
an extra rinse
Your washer can be set to rinse
only Use the setting for ar extra rinse, or
for laundry that only reeds a rinse and
spin
For high agitation ard SPIT
speeds, use the asterlsk in the
REGULAR HEAVY Cycle The KM’
GENTLE Cycle has low ag!tatioc and
spin speeds
I
The washer fills &h cold water
Water level and temperature can’t
be adjusted in this setting I
For Spinning Only
There may be times when you
want to drain out all the wash water and
start over To stop the washer at any
time, just push in on the Cycle Control
Knob.
Tc set the washer so It drains and
spins water out of the load, push in on
the Control Knob, turn the dial tothe
right (clockwise) so the pointer IStouch-
i”g the bor just before OFF In any cycle
The washer will drain, spin out
water and stoD
There ISan asterisk{ ) lust after
the numbers in two cycles If you push in
on the Cycle Control Knob, turn the
pointer to one of those asterisks and pull
the Control Knob out, the washer will
fill, agitate, drain and spin

Cycle Operation
Your washer has three scvc:es on
the r)\cie Cor’tr:
i ilc tac7 ,:ycle 1s
des~gnea to ma’ P a tabri.1 t i DC: with
pre-set aqitatlor ar,d ‘,olr sofieds
The numbers In each cycle are
for the lumber of mrnutes you warIt the
washer to agrtate before It drams ar,d
fills for ?he rrnse You will want longer
agltatior times for heavrly soiled loads
Vou choose the wash water
temperature you dant wrth the
WHAT HAPPENS IN EACH CYCLE:
KNIT GENTLE CYCLE
Use for delrcote Items and washable
synthetrc knots such as polyester, nylon.
acrylrc Wash nylon hose or panty hose
l SETWATER TEMPERATURE
. PUSH IN KNOB, TURN TO
CYCLE AND TIME
. PULL OUT TO START
. SET WATER TEMPERATURE
. PUSH IN KNO3, TURN TO
CYCLE AND TIM
* PULL OUT TO START
* SET WATER TEMfEIZATlCRE
l PUSH IN KPIOB, TURN TQ
CYCLE AUD
REGULAR HEAVY CYCLE
Use for sturdy white and colorfast cot-
tons, and for heavy work clothes. High
agrtatron and spin speeds help get the
best cleaning results
FILL
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IRAIN I
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No
Agitation
. PULL OUT TO SIART
SOAK CYCLE
This cycle is not for washing; It soaks,
agrtates, spins out the water and stops
[no rinse) Use It for stained, yellowed,
grey or heavily solled laundry with a
detergent or pre-soak product Chlorine
bleach, if wanted, should be added
to the cycle you use after the SOAK
Cycle IS over

I+- he Wash setting [page 7) begins here
DRAtN
No
Agitation

If You Need
Service or Help,
We suggest You
Follow These Three
Steps:
1. Before calling for service
Problems dre s: netimes caused
h’; II”le thongs y II car correct without
+~ol~ Check tn’s list be’ore you carr
fc, service
IF YOUR WASHER DOES NOT FILL:
l Is ‘ne power s,,ppmv (-3rd plugged irm7
l are h3th .:ater faucets ooen?
l Is a fuse blo\vr, ‘3r crrcurt~breaker
tripped’
l Are the water supplv hoses kinked’
l Is the Cycle Control Knob set and
pulled out?
IF YOUR WASHER DOES NOT SPIN:
l Is the 11dclosed’
l Is the power supply cord plugged In7
l Is a fuse blown or circurt-breaker
tripped’
IF WASHER FILLS AND DRAINS WITHOUT
RUNNING:
l Make sure that the Cycle Control
Knob IS pointing to a number rn the
cycle
MAKE SURE THE DRAIN HOSE IS HIGHER
THAN THE WATER LEVEL IN THE WASHER.
IF IT ISN’T...
l The washer rnoy seem to be drarnrng
during wash and rinse cycles
l Water can siphon out (See lnstallatton
Instructtons )
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