Frigidaire 134334000A (0403) Washer User Manual

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS

WASH/RINSE TEMPERATURE

WARM

WARM

COLD

COLD

WARM

COLD

HOT

COLD

WASH CYCLE OPTIONS

E X T R A R I N S E

COLD

COLD

*

WARM

COLD

*

POWER SCRUB /

EXTRA

RINSE

WARM

WARM

*

POWER SCRUB

OFF

CYCLE SIGNAL

ON OFF *

PRECISION TEMP CONTROL

SMALL

LOAD SIZE

M E D I U M

SUPER

RESET

WASH / SPIN SPEEDS

GENTLE

NORMAL

GENTLE

GENTLE

NORMAL

NORMAL

EXTRA GENTLE

GENTLE

SOAK &

PREWASH

PREWASH

POWER

SCRUB

/SOAK

SPIN

RINSE

HAND WASH

KNITS/DELICATES

6

PULL TO START

15 12

8

REGULAR /

WHITES

RINSE

POWER SPIN

EXTRA RINSE

PERM

PRESS

PREWAS H

4

8

12

PERM PRESS /

COLORS

PUSH TO STOP

Before Operating Your Washer

Read your washer Owner's Guide. It has important safety and warranty information. It also has many suggestions for best washing results.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS in your washer Owner's Guide before operating this appliance.

Operating Steps

Read Washing Procedures in your Owner's Guide.

It explains these operating steps in detail.

1. Sort laundry into loads that can be washed together.

2. Prepare items for washing.

3. Pretreat stains and heavy soil.

4. Add the measured amount of detergent to wash tub.

5. If desired, add liquid bleach to Bleach Dispenser.

6. Add laundry load to wash tub.

7. If desired, add liquid fabric softener to Fabric Softener

Dispenser.

8. Set cycle selector and washer controls according to type, size, and soil level of each load.

Printed in U.S.A.

9. Close lid and pull cycle selector knob to start washer.

10. Remove items at end of cycle. A signal will sound at the end of the cycle when the End of Cycle Signal is turned on. Wait about 1 minute for safety lid lock to release.

Cycle Selection

Always follow instructions on fabric care labels.

The Whites, Colors, and Knits & Delicates cycles provide a spray rinse during the first spin, followed by a deep rinse and final spin.

Whites Cycle

Provides up to 15 minutes of wash agitation for most fabrics. Power Spin provides 12 minutes of spin at a selected speed for maximum removal of water. This conserves energy by reducing drying time.

Extra Rinse Cycle

• Use Extra Rinse to remove excess dirt and detergent from heavily soiled loads. Extra Rinse provides 3 minutes of rinse agitation, then a 9 minute spin.

• Select Automatic Extra Rinse under Wash Cycle

Options to automatically advance to Extra Rinse after the Whites cycle is completed.

• Select Automatic Power Scrub/Extra Rinse under

Wash Cycle Options to automatically advance to

Extra Rinse after the Soak & Prewash and Whites cycles are completed.

Colors Cycle

Provides 12 minutes of wash agitation for light weight cottons, 8 minutes of wash agitation for items with a noiron finish or 4 minutes of wash agitation for knits.

Knits & Delicates Cycle

Provides 6 minutes of wash agitation for delicate items or 3 minutes of wash agitation for hand washables.

Soak & Prewash Cycle

Soak

• Use Soak to treat heavily soiled or stained items.

Soak provides 3 minutes of agitation and 12 minutes of soaking time. The load then advances into the

Prewash portion of the cycle.

• Use the amount of detergent recommended for a normal wash cycle. If desired, use bleach or a soaking agent for colorfast items.

• The Soak water temperature is the same as the rinse water temperature selected.

• Select the Agitate/Spin Speed appropriate for the items being soaked.

• Select Wash Cycle Option OFF if advancing into the

Whites cycle is not desired.

• Follow Soak with a complete wash cycle using the normal amount of detergent.

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Prewash

• Use Prewash when soaking is not necessary. Prewash helps remove protein-based stains such as milk, grass and blood. It also helps loosen soils before washing.

Prewash provides 3 minutes of wash agitation.

• Use the amount of detergent recommended for a normal wash cycle.

• The Prewash water temperature is the same as the wash water temperature selected. To avoid setting protein stains, select cold water.

• Select the Agitate/Spin Speed appropriate for the items being prewashed.

• Select Wash Cycle Option OFF if advancing into the

Whites cycle is not desired.

• Follow Prewash with a complete wash cycle using the normal amount of detergent.

Power Scrub Option

Select Power Scrub to automatically advance a load from the Soak or Prewash setting into the Whites wash and Extra Rinse cycles.

1.

Add the measured amount of detergent to wash tub, then add wash load.

2.

Select appropriate Wash/Rinse Temperature,

Load Size, and Agitate/Spin Speed.

3.

Select Power Scrub under Wash Cycle Options.

• To use a cycle other than Whites after the Soak or

Prewash settings, select OFF and manually advance cycle selector to cycle desired.

4.

Fill fabric softener dispenser with the recommended amount of LIQUID detergent.

Add water to bring liquid level to fill line on dispenser cap.

• When selecting Power Scrub, the fabric softener dispenser must be filled with diluted liquid detergent at the beginning of the Soak or Prewash setting.

The detergent for the Whites cycle will then be dispensed after the spin in Prewash.

• DO NOT use powdered detergent in the dispenser.

• Clean the fabric softener dispenser thoroughly after each use. Fabric softener and liquid detergent should not be mixed.

5.

Set the cycle selector at Soak or Prewash and

pull knob to start. The washer will provide Soak or Prewash as selected. It then automatically advances to the full Whites cycle and Extra Rinse cycle.

Automatic Extra Rinse Option

Select Automatic Extra Rinse or Power Scrub/Extra

Rinse to provide an extra rinse at the end of the Whites cycle.

Controls

Always follow instructions on fabric care labels.

AGITATE/SPIN SPEEDS offers three agitation speeds and four combinations of agitation and spin speeds for any cycle. The following chart suggests agitate/spin speeds for basic fabric types.

Regular

Perm Press

Knits

Agitate/Spin Speed

Normal/Normal

Normal/Normal

Gentle/Normal

Delicates / Washable woolens Gentle/Gentle

Hand washables Extra Gentle/Gentle

WASH/RINSE TEMPERATURE sets water temperatures for washing and rinsing. Select wash water temperature according to fiber content, soil level and type of detergent.

A cold water rinse saves energy and reduces wrinkling.

Precision Temp Control

The normal temperature of warm and cold wash water can be affected by the hot water heater setting and seasonally low ground water temperatures in some geographic areas. Since detergents work best in wash water at a minimum of 65° F, select a Precision Temp to regulate the temperature of the warm and cold wash water in any cycle.

Wash water in the Precision Temp Warm/Cold and

Precision Temp Warm/Warm settings is regulated to approximately 90° F. and the wash water in the Precision

Temp Cold/Cold setting is regulated to approximately

70° F. Rinse water temperatures are not regulated.

If a cold rinse is selected, the washer will fill with cold water during rinse, followed by a cold spray rinse during final spin. If a warm rinse is selected, the washer will fill with cold water during rinse, followed by a warm spray rinse during final spin.

The following chart suggests wash/rinse temperatures for some typical wash loads.

Heavily soiled white/colorfast cotton, perm press

Lightly soiled white/colorfast cotton, perm press

Noncolorfast fabrics, knits, delicates, hand washables

Washable woolens

Hot/Cold

Warm/Cold *

Cold/Cold *

Warm/Warm *

* unregulated or Precision Temp Control

LOAD SIZE sets the amount of wash and rinse water for the wash load. Select a water level appropriate for the load size.

There should be enough water for items to move freely.

• To increase water level after the wash cycle begins, turn the

Load Size control to Reset and hold. When water begins to enter the tub, turn the control to the desired setting.

• Wash full loads. Oversize loads use extra energy. Undersize loads waste energy.

• When small wash loads cannot be avoided, use lower water levels.

• Select the appropriate cycle and time for each load. Shorten wash times for lightly soiled loads.

• To reduce drying time, select a fast spin speed to remove more water from heavy items such as towels and jeans.

• Use warm water to wash most loads. Limit hot water washes to heavily soiled and white loads. Use cold water for lightly soiled items and rinsing.

• Operate the washer in early morning and late evening when utility demands are low.

• Follow proper laundry procedures to avoid rewashing.

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