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Care and Cleaning.
Cleaning the Interior  
of the Washer
To clean the interior of the washer, select 
the Basket Clean feature on the control 
panel. This Basket Clean cycle should be 
performed, at a minimum, once per month. 
This cycle will use more water, in addition to 
bleach, to control the rate at which soils and 
detergents may accumulate in your washer.
NOTE: Read the instructions below 
completely before starting the Basket Clean 
cycle.
1.   Remove any garments or objects from 
the washer and ensure the washer 
basket is empty.
2.   Open the washer door and pour  
one cup or 250 ml of liquid bleach  
or other washing machine cleaner  
into the basket.
3.   Close the door and select the Basket 
Clean cycle. Push the Start pad.
4. When the Basket Clean cycle is working, 
the display will show the estimated cycle 
time remaining. The cycle will complete 
in about 90 minutes. Do not interrupt the 
cycle.
5.   After the cycle is complete, leave  
the door open slightly for better 
ventilation.
If for any reason the cycle needs to 
be interrupted, the door will not open 
immediately. Forcing open the door at  
this stage may cause water to flood.  
The door will open after the water is  
drained to a level where it would not  
flood the floor.
Basket Clean may be interrupted  
by pressing the Start pad in between cycles. 
A power outage in the house might also 
interrupt the cycle. When the power supply 
is back, the Basket Clean cycle resumes 
where it had stopped. When interrupted, be 
sure to run a complete Basket Clean cycle 
before using the washer. If the Power pad is 
pressed during BasketClean, the cycle will 
be lost.
IMPORTANT: 
 Run Basket Clean with 1 Cup (250 ml) of 
bleach once a month.
   After the completion of a Basket Clean 
cycle, the interior of your washer may 
have a bleach smell.
  It is recommended to run a light color 
load after the Basket Clean cycle.