Element EATW2537CW - Using Your Washer; Washing a Load of Laundry

Using your washer
Washing a load of laundry
WARNING – To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY
INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
Selecting a detergent
Your washer is designed to use high efficiency (HE) detergents.
• For the best cleaning results, use an HE detergent. We recommend that you do not use a regular detergent. HE
detergents contain suppressors that reduce or eliminate suds. When fewer suds are produced, the load tumbles
more efficiency and cleaning is maximized.
• Reducing the amount of detergent may reduce the quality of cleaning. Make sure that you:
• Pre-treat stains
• Sort carefully by color and soil level
• Avoid overloading
Step 1: Turn on your washer
Press the /Power
button to turn on your washer.
Step 2: Load your washer
Caution
Before loading your laundry, make sure that you remove coins, keys, and
other hard objects, and close zippers. These items may damage clothes.
1 Sort laundry by fabric type, color, and load size.
2 Fill the tub with dry, unfolded clothes. Load the tub no more than 3/4 full.
Note
• Overloading may reduce washing efficiency, cause excess wear, and
possibly cause creasing or wrinkling of the load.
• Wash delicate items such as bras, hosiery, and other lingerie on the
Delicates cycle with similar lightweight items.
• When washing big, bulky items (such as rugs or pillows) or a few smaller
items (such as stuffed toys or one or two sweaters) that do not fill the
tub completely, add a few towels to improve spin performance.
• Always use the Bulky cycle for bulky items.
• When washing heavily soiled loads, do not overload your washer to
ensure good cleaning results.
Step 3: Add detergent and additives to the compartments
Detergent
compartment
Softener
compartment
Bleach
compartment
Loading the liquid detergent compartment
1 Pour the recommended amount of laundry detergent directly into the compartment before starting your washer.
2
If you are using color-safe bleach, add it with the detergent to the detergent compartment.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Note
• When adding color-safe bleach with detergent, both laundry products
must be in the same form (liquid).
Detergent powder should be placed in the bottom of the washer tub
•
before adding the load.