USING YOUR WASHER. Maytag TOP-LOADING

USING YOUR WASHER

1.

Sort and prepare your laundry

2.

Add laundry products

• Empty pockets. Loose change, buttons, or any small object can pass under the washplate and become trapped, causing unexpected sounds.

• Sort items by recommended cycle, water temperature, and colorfastness.

• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled.

• Separate delicate items from sturdy fabrics.

• Do not dry items if stains remain after washing because heat can set stains into fabric.

• Treat stains promptly.

• Close zippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and sashes, and remove non-washable trim and ornaments.

• Mend rips and tears to avoid further damage to items during washing.

Helpful Tips:

• For best performance, use HE liquid detergent when washing bulky items.

When washing water-proof or water-resistant items, load evenly.

See “Cycle Guide” for tips and more information on using the

Bulky cycle.

• Use mesh garment bags to help avoid tangling when washing delicate or small items.

• Turn knits inside out to avoid pilling. Separate lint-takers from lint-givers. Synthetics, knits, and corduroy fabrics will pick up lint from towels, rugs, and chenille fabrics.

Always read and follow fabric care label instructions to avoid damage to your items.

Single-dose laundry packet, color-safe bleach, Oxi-type booster, or fabric softener crystals can be added to the basket prior to adding laundry.

NOTE: Do not add clothes to washer basket prior to adding laundry products. Always follow manufacturer’s instructions.

3.

Load laundry into washer

For best performance, load items in loose heaps evenly around the washplate. Try mixing different sized items to reduce tangling.

IMPORTANT: Items need to move freely for best cleaning and to reduce wrinkling and tangling.

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Using Laundry Product Dispensers

NOTE: Do not add single-dose laundry packets, color-safe bleach,

Oxi-type boosters, or fabric softener crystals to dispensers. They will not dispense correctly. Add to the basket prior to adding laundry.

4.

Add HE detergent

HE removal detergent tray

6.

Add liquid fabric softener to dispenser

Fabric softener tray

Add a measured amount of

HE liquid detergent into detergent tray. This tray holds 3 oz. (89 mL). If adding powder HE detergent remove inside tray. Do not overfill tray – adding too much detergent may cause detergent to be dispensed into the washer too early.

NOTE: Make sure tray is in drawer when using liquid detergent and removed when using powder detergent and do not go over the Max line.

IMPORTANT: Use only High Efficiency detergents. The package will be marked “HE” or “High Efficiency.” Low-water washing creates excessive sudsing with a regular non-HE detergent. Using regular detergent will likely result in longer cycle times and reduced rinsing performance. It may also result in component failures and noticeable mold or mildew. HE detergents are made to produce the right amount of suds for the best performance. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions to determine the amount of detergent to use.

HELPFUL TIP: See “Washer Maintenance” for information recommended method of cleaning washer dispenser trays.

5.

Add liquid chlorine bleach

to dispenser

Pour a measured amount of liquid fabric softener into tray; always follow manufacturer’s directions for correct amount of fabric softener based on your load size. Close dispenser drawer, then select Fabric Softener - On option.

Fabric Softener is added during rinse.

IMPORTANT: Fabric Softener option must be selected to ensure proper distribution at correct time in cycle. Do not overfill or dilute. Overfilling dispenser will cause fabric softener to immediately dispense into washer.

If Extra Rinse option is selected, fabric softener will be dispensed into the last rinse.

It is normal for a small amount of water to remain in the dispenser at the end of a cycle.

7.

Select cycle

Liquid

Chlorine Bleach

Do not overfill, dilute, or use more than 1 cup (250 mL).

Do not use color-safe bleach or Oxi products in the same cycle with liquid chlorine bleach.

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Turn cycle knob to choose your wash cycle.

8.

Select soil level

10.

Select cycle options, if desired

Once you select a cycle, select the soil level by turning the Soil

Level knob to the desired setting.

9.

Select wash temperature

If you would like to add an Extra Rinse and/or Fabric Softener option, turn the knob for that feature to ON.

11.

Press START/Pause to begin wash cycle

Once you select a cycle, select the wash temperature by turning the Wash Temp knob to the desired setting.

Always read and follow fabric care label instructions to avoid damage to your items.

Suggested Fabrics Wash Temp

Hot

Some cold water is added to save energy. This will be cooler than your hot water heater setting.

Whites and pastels

Durable items

Heavy soils

Warm

Some cold water will be added, so this will be cooler than what your previous washer provided.

Cool

Warm water is added to assist in soil removal and to help dissolve detergents.

Cold

Warm water may be added to assist in soil removal and to help dissolve detergents.

Tap Cold

This is the temperature from your faucet.

Bright colors

Moderate to light soils

Colors that bleed or fade

Light soils

Dark colors that bleed or fade

Light soils

Dark colors that bleed or fade

Light soils

Press the START/Pause/Unlock button to start the wash cycle.

When the cycle has finished, the DONE indicator will light.

Promptly remove items after cycle has completed to avoid odor, reduce wrinkling, and rusting of metal hooks, zippers, and snaps.

Unlocking the lid to add items

If you need to open the lid to add 1 or 2 missed items:

Press START/Pause/Unlock; the lid will unlock once the washer movement has stopped. This may take several minutes if the load was spinning at high speed. Then close lid and press START/

Pause/Unlock again to restart the cycle.

If lid is left open for more than 10 minutes the water will pump out automatically.

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