Maytag W10117890A manual

A UT OMA TIC W ASH ER USE & CARE GUIDE W10117890 A[...]

2 T ABLE OF CONTENTS WASHER SAFETY ................................. ................................. 3 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS ................................... ..... 5 Tools and Parts ............................................... ................... 5 Location Requirements ....... .......................................... ..... 5 Drain Sy[...]

3 W ASHER SAFETY You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't immediately You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't follow All safety messages will tell you what the potential hazard is, tell you how to reduce the chance of injury, and tell you what can happen if the instructions are not followed. Your safety and the safe[...]

4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SA VE THESE INSTRUCTIONS ■ Read all instructions before using the washer. ■ Do not wash articles that have been previously cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted with petrol, dry- cleaning solvents, other flammable or explosive substances as they give off vapours that could ignite or explode. ■ Do not ad[...]

5 INST ALLA TION REQUIREMENTS T ools and P arts Gather t he required to ols and pa rts before startin g installat ion. T he parts supplied a re in the washer basket. T ools needed for conne cting th e drain hose an d water inlet hos es: P arts suppl ied: T ools needed fo r secur ing th e dr ain h ose and l ev elin g the w a sher: P arts suppl ied: [...]

6 Rece ssed area or cl oset in stallat ion T he dime nsion s shown ar e for th e recomm ended spacing a llowed (A and B) , excep t the cl oset door ve ntilation openin gs. T he dimen sions shown for the closet door v entilation open ings (C) are t he minim um requir ed. ■ Additiona l spacing should be con sidered for ease of installation a nd ser[...]

7 Electrical Requirements ■ A 220 v olt, 60 Hz. , AC only , 8- or 1 0-amp, fused e lectrical supply is required . A time- dela y fuse o r cir cuit brea ker is reco mmended. It is recomm ended t hat a sepa rate c ircuit serving on ly this applia nce be p rovided. ■ T his w asher is eq uipped w ith a po wer supp ly cord ha v ing a gro unding plug[...]

8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS Befor e Y ou Start NOTE: T o a void floor damag e, set the washer o nto cardb oard before m oving across floo r . Remo ve Shipping Materials Remo ving the shipping materia l is necessary f or proper o peratio n. If the shi pping materi al is not remo ve d, the w asher will make exc essive noise. 1. Mov e the w asher to w[...]

9 Loo ped power cord 1. Firml y grasp the y ellow ship ping stra p and pu ll until bot h ends are complet ely remov ed from w asher . 2. Chec k that tw o (2) cotte r pins were re mov ed with the shipping str ap. Lev el the W a sher Properl y leve ling y our w asher a void s exces sive noise and vibr ation . Ins tall the F ront Leveling Feet 1. Prop[...]

10 Steps i n Fi nal Lo cation 1. Slide th e washe r to its final location. 2. T ilt the w asher forw ard until t he rear of the w asher is at least 4" (10.2 cm) off the floor . Y ou ma y hear the self-adjusti ng rear feet clic k into pla ce. Low er the w asher to th e floor . 3. Check th e leveln ess of the wa sher by pl acing a level on the t[...]

11 Laundry tub d r ain or standpip e drain Connec ting the dr ain h ose form to the co rrugat ed drain hose 1. F eed e nd of dr ain hose i nto one e nd of form. Place end of dr ain hose fo rm into the drain hose relief. 2. Bend the hose ov er the top of the form and fee d into the other en d of the form. If drain hose does no t fit into standpi pe [...]

12 Clea r the wat er line s ■ Run w ater throug h both fau cets and i nlet hoses, i nto a laundry tub, dr ainpipe o r buck et, to get rid of partic les in the w ater lin es that mig ht clog the inlet v alv e screen s. ■ Chec k the te mpera ture of the w ater to make sure that the h ot w ater hose is connected to the hot w ate r faucet and that [...]

13 Secur e the Dr ain Hose 1. Remov e the ship ping mat erial from the power c ord. Dra pe the p ower cord ov er the console . 2. Remov e an y cardboar d use d to mo ve w ash er . 3. Wrap the drain hose to the laun dry tub leg, drain standpipe or inlet hoses, wit h the beaded tie strap. Push fastener into th e nearest hole in the beaded tie strap. [...]

14 W ASHER USE Starting Y our W asher 1. Measure detergen t and pou r it into the washer . If desired , add pow dered or l iquid colo r safe blea ch. 2. Drop a so rted load of clothes loosely into your w asher . ■ Load even ly to mai ntain washe r balan ce. Mix lar ge and small item s. Items should mov e easily throug h the w ash wat er . ■ Loa[...]

15 ■ Dispe nsers on T ime d Bleach model s automa ticall y dispen se bl each at th e prop er time in the c ycle fo r optimal p erformance , ensuring the cleanest and brightest loads. Styl e 3: With out liquid chlori ne bleac h dispe nser (on som e mode ls) ■ Let the w a sher fil l and beg in agita ting the lo ad. ■ Add bleac h 5 minutes int o[...]

16 W A SHER C ARE Cleaning Y our W as her Use a soft , damp cloth or sponge to wipe up an y spi lls such as d etergent or bleac h from the outside of y our washe r . Clea n your washe r int erior by mi xing 1 c up (25 0 mL) of chlori ne ble ach and 2 cu ps (5 00 mL ) of dete rgent. P our this m ixture in to y our w asher an d run it through a com p[...]

17 TR OUBLESHOOTING First try the sol utions sugge sted here and p ossibly avoid the cost of a service call... W asher and C omponents Noisy ■ Is the load balanced a nd the w asher le ve l? T he w ash loa d should be balanc ed and n ot ove rloaded. T he w asher mu st be lev el. T he f ront fee t should be pr operly installe d and the nuts tig hte[...]

18 ■ Are t he wa ter inlet v alv e scr eens cl ogged? T urn off the w ater and remo ve inlet hose s from the w asher . Remov e any accumulated film or particles. Reinstal l hoses, turn on w ater and check for leak s. ■ Are both the ho t and cold w a ter fa ucets tur ned on? T urn on t he w ater . ■ Is the w ater inlet hose ki nked? Straigh te[...]

19 Load is w rinkled ■ Did y ou u nload the wa sher pr omptl y? Unl oad the w asher as so on as it stops. ■ Did y ou u se the right c ycle fo r the load be ing w ashed ? Use the c ycle f or Casual or P ermane nt Press clo thes or a nother c ycle wit h low spin spee ds (if a v ailable) t o reduce wrinkling. ■ Did you overload the washer? The w[...]

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