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Cycle Selection; Cycle Adjustments - Kenmore 44072 Operating Instructions

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Cycle Selection

Press CYCLE until desired cycle is selected. For
best results, follow the fabric care label instruc-
tions on items to be washed.
Eco Cycle
Select Eco Cycle Normal or Eco Cycle Quick to
conserve additional water, energy and time. Se-
l e c t Auto Temp Warm/Cold or Cold/Cold and Max
Spin. Extra Spin will extract more water from the
load and cut drying time. Use the Delay Start fea-
ture to select a wash time during off-peak energy
hours.
Eco Cycle Normal
Eco Cycle Normal provides 13 minutes
of reversing tumble wash action for nor-
mally soiled regular and per press items,
followed by 3 rinses.
Eco Cycle Quick
Eco Cycle Quick provides 6 minutes of
reversing tumble wash action for normally
soiled regular and per press items, fol-
lowed by 3 rinses.
Heavy Duty
This cycle provides 18 minutes of reversing tumble
wash action for heavily soiled regular items, fol-
lowed by a spray rinse and three rinses. Extra
Rinse can be added to remove excess soil and
detergent.
Hand Wash
This cycle provides 10 minutes of gentle revers-
ing wash action for knits, delicates and hand
washables, followed by a spray rinse and two
rinses. Select Medium Spin for knits and Low Spin
for delicates and hand washables.
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S i l k
This cycle provides 10 minutes of very gentle re-
versing wash action for washable s i l k s , f o l l o w e d
b y t w o r i n s e s . To protect the fabric, the Cold/Cold,
No Spin and Extra Rinse selections cannot be
changed.
Follow these guidelines to retain the color, sheen
and texture of washable silks:
Follow fabric care label instructions.
W ash and rinse in cold water.
Use a mild detergent.
Do not use bleach or pretreatment prod-
u c t s .
Remove stains promptly; avoid rubbing.
Place item in a mesh bag.
W ash items separately to avoid dye trans-
f e r.
Do not soak.
Do not wring or twist. Roll wet item in a
towel to absorb water. D r y f l a t o r o n p a d -
ded hanger out of sunlight.
Drain/Spin
Use this cycle to remove water from the wash drum
or a wet load. Select Max Speed for regular items,
Medium Speed for perm press and knit items or
Low Speed for delicate items. The Extra Spin op-
tion can be added to this cycle.
Custom Cycle 1 and 2
Use Custom Cycle to design up to two cycles for
specific laundry loads. Select the cycle, water tem-
peratures, spin speed and options desired. Then
press and hold CUSTOM CYCLE 1 for three sec-
onds until indicator lights up and signal beeps
t w i c e . Those settings will be conveniently recalled
each time CUSTOM CYCLE 1 is selected in the
future. Repeat to program CUSTOM CYCLE 2.

Cycle Adjustments

Suitable wash and rinse water temperatures and
final spin speed will automatically be displayed
when a cycle is selected. To change them, press
TEMPS and SPEED until the desired selections
are made.
Adjustments can be made before or after the cycle
b e g i n s . Adjustments to the cycle will automati-
cally be remembered each time that cycle is used.
W ash / Rinse Water Temperatures
Select the wash and rinse water temperatures
appropriate for each load.
Hot/Cold for heavily soiled, white/colorfast,
cotton and perm press loads.
W arm/Cold for normally soiled, white/colorfast,
cotton and perm press loads.
Cold/Cold for lightly soiled, non-colorfast
items, knits, delicates, hand washables and
washable silks.
W arm/Warm for washable woolens.
Final Spin Speed
There are three final spin speed options available
for each cycle:
Max, Medium and Low. The
speeds will vary from cycle to cycle. For example,
Regular Max Speed is much faster than Hand
W ash Max Speed.
Select Medium Speed for most loads.
To increase water extraction and decrease
drying time select Max Speed.
To reduce wrinkling, select Low Speed.
Use NO SPIN to omit the final spin at the end
o f t h e c y c l e . The load will contain a high
amount of water. Remove items from wash
drum to drip dry or select DRAIN / SPIN to
remove excess water at a more convenient
t i m e .
PN 134236700 (0307)

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