MayTag Top Load Washer Cycle Guide

Top Load Washer Cycle Guide

For best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Recommended settings for best performance are shown in bold. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Not all settings and options are available on each cycle.

NOTE: If you are using fabric softener, be sure to select either 1 Rinse with Fabric Softener or 2 Rinses with Fabric Softener. All rinses are cold.

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS, located in your appliance's Owner's Manual, before operating this appliance.

Items to Wash:	Cycle:	Temperature:	Spin Speed:	Description:
Sturdy fabrics, colorfast items, towels, jeans	PowerWash®	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	High	Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Water level sensing process may take longer for some items than for others because they will absorb more water than other fabric types.
Heavily soiled white fabrics	Whites	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	High	This cycle, when used with chlorine bleach, improves whitening or soiled white fabrics.
Large items such as sheets, sleeping bags, small comforters, jackets, waterproof items, small washable rugs	Bulky/Sheets	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	Low	Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters. The washer will fill with enough water to wet down the load before the wash portion of the cycle begins and uses a higher water level than other cycles. Use this cycle after reinstalling your washer; see the "Reinstalling/Using Washer Again" section of your Owner's Manual for more information.
Cottons, linens and mixed-garment loads	Normal	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	High	Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixedfabric loads. NOTE: Deep Water Wash is not available in the Normal cycle mode. Selecting the Normal cycle with the Deep Water Wash setting will result in auto sensing of the water level.
No-iron fabrics, permanent press, synthetics	Wrinkle Control	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	Low	Use this cycle to wash loads of no-iron fabrics such as sport shirts, blouses, casual business clothes, permanent press, and blends.
Machine-wash silks, hand-wash fabrics	Hand Wash	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	Low	Use this cycle to wash lightly soiled items indicating "Machine Washable Silks" or "Gentle" cycle on the care label. Place small items in mesh garment bags before washing. This cycle uses a higher, preset water level.
Bright or darkly colored casual and mixed loads	Cold Wash	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	High	Cold water with an additional wash action gently lifts stains while caring for fabrics. Settings may be adjusted as desired but must use only cold water settings.
Heavy soiled fabrics	Soak	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	No Spin	Use this cycle to soak small spots of set-in stains on fabrics. The washer will use intermittent agitation and soaking. After time has expired, water will drain, but the washer will not spin. Cycle is complete.
Swimsuits and items requiring rinsing without detergent	Rinse & Spin	Cold rinse only	High	Combines a rinse and high-speed spin for loads requiring an additional rinse cycle. Use this cycle to complete a load after power interruption or for loads that require rinsing only.
Hand-washed items or dripping-wet items	Drain & Spin	N/A	High	This cycle uses a spin to shorten times for heavy fabrics or special-care items washed by hand. Use this cycle to drain washer after canceling a cycle or completing a cycle after a power failure.
No clothes in washer	Clean Washer with affresh®	Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold	Low	Use this cycle every 30 washes to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. This cycle uses a higher water level. Use with affresh® Washer Cleaner tablet or liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of your washer. This cycle should not be interrupted. See "Washer Care" in the Washer Maintenance and Care section of your Owner's Manual. Do not place garments or other items in the washer during the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle. Use this cycle with an empty wash tub.

Fire Hazard
Never place items in the washer that are dampened with gasoline or other flammable fluids.
No washer can completely remove oil.
Do not dry anything that has ever had any type of oil on it (including cooking oils).
Doing so can result in death, explosion, or fire.

Sort and Prepare Your Laundry

• Empty pockets. Loose change, buttons, or any small object can pass under the agitator and become trapped, causing unexpected sounds.
• Sort items by recommended cycle, water temperature, and colorfastness.
• Separate heavily soiled items from lightly soiled.
• Separate delicate items from sturdy fabrics.
• Do not dry items if stains remain after washing, because heat can set stains into fabric.
• Treat stains promptly.
• Close zippers, fasten hooks, tie strings and sashes, and remove non-washable trim and ornaments.
• Mend rips and tears to avoid further damage to items during washing.

Helpful Tips

• For best performance, use HE detergent when washing bulky items.
• When washing waterproof or water-resistant items, load evenly. See "Cycle Guide" for tips and more information about washing waterproof or water-resistant items.
• Use mesh garment bags to help avoid tangling when washing delicate or small items.
• Turn knits inside out to avoid pilling. Separate lint-takers from lint-givers. Synthetics, knits, and corduroy fabrics will pick up lint from towels, rugs, and chenille fabrics.
• Promptly remove garments after cycle has completed to avoid odor, reduce wrinkling, and prevent rusting of metal hooks, zippers, and snaps.

NOTES:

• Always read and follow fabric care label instructions to avoid damage to your garments.
• The washer will not start or fill with the lid open.

Manual Soak

If you would like to manually soak your garments at any time during the wash portion of the cycle, press Pause and leave the lid closed. Once your desired soak time has elapsed, press Pause again to continue the cycle. As long as the lid remains closed, your soak time can be longer than 10 minutes. However, if the lid is opened during the soak and remains open for more than 10 minutes, the water will pump out automatically.

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