Whirlpool 3967363 - Manuel (Page 17)

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TROUBLESHOOTING
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OMMON WASHING PROBLEMS
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Solution...
• Unload the washer as soon as it
stops.
• Use the Permanent Press cycle
(if available) to reduce wrinkling.
• Loads should move freely during
wash. Wash smaller loads.
• If safe for fabric, use warm or hot
wash water. Use cold rinse water.
• Reverse hoses.
• Loads should move freely during
wash. Wash smaller loads.
• Do not wrap items around agitator.
• Sort dark clothes from whites and
lights.
• Use hot or warm washes, if safe for
fabric. Hot water should be at least
111°F (44°C) to clean heavy or
greasy soils.
• Use more detergent for washing
heavy soils in cold or hard water.
• Use more detergent when washing
in hard water.
Cause...
• Not removing load promptly.
• Wrong cycle for fabrics being washed.
• Overloading.
• Wash water not warm enough to relax
wrinkles. Using warm rinses.
• Hoses reversed.
• Overloading.
• Clothes wrapped around agitator.
• Dye transfer.
• Wash temperature too low.
• Not enough detergent.
• Hard water.
Problem...
Load is wrinkled
Load is
tangled/twisted
Gray whites,
dingy colors