Speed Queen AWM371W2 Washer User Manual

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Use and Care Guide
Home Laundry Automatic Washer
Models:
AWM371W2
AWM372W2
AWM373W2
AWM392W/L2
AWM393W/L2
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. (If the washer changes
ownership, be sure this manual accompanies the washer.)
Part No. 36730R3
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How To Use Your Washer...
Operation
Instructions
— À WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire,
electric shock, serious
injury or death to persons,
read the IMPORTANT
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS,
Pages 3 and 4, before
operating the washer.
Determine Proper
Cycle
Regular
Use for sturdy items, like play or
work clothes, towels, T-shirts, etc.
The wash time selection will
depend on the type of fabric and
the amount of soil. For the best
results when cleaning heavily
soiled items, use a longer wash
time (15 minutes maximum).
Lightly soiled items require less
wash time.
There are three settings in the
REGULAR cycle — heavy,
normal and light. The number
shown next to these settings is
the length of agitation in minutes.
(For example: setting the timer on
Heavy will be a 15 minute
agitation).
Permanent Press
Use for permanent press items
and synthetics. The wash time
selection will depend upon the
type of fabric and amount of soil.
There are two settings in the
PERMANENT PRESS cycle —
normal and light. The number
shown next to these settings is
the length of agitation in minutes.
(For example: setting the timer on
Normal will be a nine minute
agitation}.
The PERMANENT PRESS cycle
automatically cools the
temperature of the fibers before
the spin. After wash the agitation
stops, the washtub spins slowly,
partially drains and then stops.
Cold water will then be
automatically added to the
washtub until the proper water
level is reached. This happens
one or two times, depending on
the size of the load and type of
drain connection. When the
COOL DOWN is complete, the
washer will pause for
approximately one minute before
continuing the cycle.
Delicate
Wash delicate items usually
washed by hand on this cycle. A
full tub of warm water is
recommended (even for small
loads) to allow the delicate items
to move freely through the water.
More water helps reduce fabric
wear, wrinkling, and provides for a
clean wash.
There are two settings in the
DELICATE cycle — normal and
hight. The number shown next to
these settings is the length of
agitation in minutes. (For
example: setting the timer on
Normal will be an eight minute
agitation, including pauses).
To Wash Clothes
IMPORTANT: Before using your
new washer, make sure the
washer cord is plugged into a
120 Volt electrical outlet that has
the proper grounding and polarity,
that the washer hoses are
connected to the hot and cold
water faucets, and that the
faucets are turned on. Be sure the
drain hose is not kinked and is
inserted into a drain.
See the INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS for details of
proper washer installation.
IMPORTANT: Before using the
washer for the first time, wipe out
the inside of the washtub with a
sudsy cloth.
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1. Get the clothes ready for
washing. Empty pockets and
cuffs. Sort items into separate
loads. Pretreat stains and
heavily soiled areas.
2. Measure and add detergent to
the washtub.
3. Add clothes loosely into the
washtub. The bulk of the
clothes rather than the weight
will determine load size.
4. Close the loading door. The
washer will not agitate or spin
with the loading door open.
— à WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious
injury, DO NOT
by-pass the loading door
switch by permitting the
washer to agitate or spin
with the loading door open.
5. Set WASH/RINSE
temperatures.
WASH/RINSE TEMP
WARM *
COLD
®
HOT COLD *
COLD COLD
® ®
*ENERGY SAVER
РАМКИ
NOTE: The washer will provide a
cold rinse in all TEMPERATURE
settings. Cold rinses will save you
money and energy and will help
reduce wrinkling in permanent
press and synthetics.
The Energy Saver settings,
marked with an asterisk (*), show
which temperature settings will
use the least energy.
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6. Set LOAD SIZE (WATER
LEVEL) control. Use RESET if
agitation has started and more
water is needed.
LOAD SIZE
MEDIUM
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CPYWar-IN=1
IMPORTANT: Holding the LOAD
SIZE (WATER LEVEL) control in
the RESET position can cause
flooding of the washer.
7. Select the cycle according to
the type of fabric being
washed. Push the timer knob
in and turn clockwise to the
desired cycle and wash time.
8. Pull the timer knob out to start
the water fill. Agitation will
begin when the water reaches
the level you selected.
The washer will stop (pause)
for approximately two minutes
before the wash and rinse
spins. Do not turn the timer
through these pauses. They
are part of the cycle.
PULL KNOB TO START ® PUSH KNOB TO STOP
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Soaking
Set the timer knob in the center of
the word “RINSE” or the washer
may spin without first filling with
water. Place the soaking product
and clothes load in the washtub.
Pull timer knob to start water fill.
After fill is completed and
agitation has started, push the
timer knob in. This will stop the
washer. When the clothes have
soaked the desired length of time,
TURN THE TIMER KNOB TO
THE START OF THE LAST SPIN,
then pull the timer knob out to
start the spin.
CAUTION: Failure to turn the
timer knob to the spin cycle after
soaking will result in the washer
overflowing and causing property
damage.
Timer
Although the washer cycles are
automatic, the timer may be reset
to lengthen, shorten, or repeat a
portion of a cycle.
To set or reset the timer, push
timer knob in to stop the washer.
Hold timer knob in firmly while
turning it clockwise to the setting
desired. Pull timer knob out to
start the washer.