Whirlpool WTW500CMW 5.5 Cu. Ft. White Large Capacity Top Load Washer Installation Guide
- June 9, 2024
- Whirlpool
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Whirlpool WTW500CMW 5.5 Cu. Ft. White Large Capacity Top Load Washer
Washer Cycle Guide
Settings shown are selectable for that cycle. Factory default settings are shown in Bold. If you change the default settings and start a cycle the washer will remember your setting selections and will display them for the next cycle. For the best fabric care, choose the cycle that best fits the load being washed. Not all cycles and options are available on all models. Please refer to garment label instructions for best care.
Items to wash:
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Cycle:
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*Temperature:**
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Available Options
| Average Cycle Time (minutes)|
Cycle Details:
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Overly soiled garments, items that need additional cleaning effort.
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Heavy Duty
| Hot Warm Cool Cold
Tap Cold
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Extra Rinse Fabric Softener Deep Water-High
Deep Water-Medium
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75
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Use this cycle for heavily soiled or sturdy items. Load sensing duration and water level determination may vary based on different fabric types.
Cottons, linens, and mixed garment loads.
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Normal
| Hot Warm Cool Cold
Tap Cold
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Extra Rinse Fabric Softener Deep Water-High
Deep Water-Medium
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50
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Use this cycle for normally soiled cottons and mixed fabric loads.
Lightly soiled, small-sized mixed garment loads.
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Quick Wash
| Hot Warm Cool Cold
Tap Cold
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Extra Rinse Fabric Softener Deep Water-High
Deep Water-Medium
|
30
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Use this cycle to quickly wash lightly soiled garments and small loads. The Quick Wash cycle uses shorter periods of more intense washing to clean items quickly.
Machine-wash silks, handwash fabrics.
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Delicates
| Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold|
Extra Rinse Fabric Softener Deep Water-High
|
50
| 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 default water level.
| | Hot| | |
Button-up shirts, blouses, trousers, pants and dresses.|
Wrinkle Control
| Warm Cool Cold| Extra Rinse Fabric Softener
Deep Water-Medium
|
50
| Use this cycle if you see the permanent press symbol on an item’s care
label.
| | Tap Cold| | |
Swimsuits and items requiring rinsing without detergent.
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Drain & Spin
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N/A
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Extra Rinse Fabric Softener* Deep Water-High
Deep Water-Medium
*Only available when Extra Rinse is selected
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10
| Use this cycle for loads requiring an additional spin-out after a cycle completes to reduce drying times or to finish a cycle after a power interruption. The default cycle will only drain and spin.
This cycle can also be used to refresh a load by adding the Extra Rinse option, the cycle will rinse, drain, and spin. Use this cycle with the Extra Rinse option for items requiring rinsing without detergent such as swimsuits.
Items to wash:
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Cycle:
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*Temperature:**
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Available Options
| Average Cycle Time (minutes)|
Cycle Details:
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No clothes in washer.
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Clean Washer with affresh®
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N/A
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N/A
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60
| Use this cycle every 30 washes to keep the inside of your washer fresh and clean. Use with affresh® Washer Cleaner tablet or liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of your washer.
This cycle cannot be paused. If the lid is opened before the lock is engaged, the cycle will be canceled and the machine will need to be restarted.
IMPORTANT: Do not place garments or other items in the washer during the Clean Washer with affresh® cycle. This cycle must be used with an empty basket.
Large items such as sheets, sleeping bags, small comforters, jackets, small washable rugs.
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Bulky Items
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Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold
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Extra Rinse Fabric Softener
**Deep Water-High***
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60
| Use this cycle to wash large items such as jackets and small comforters. This cycle uses a higher default water level than other cycles. The washer will completely fill before agitation begins. *The Deep Water option cannot be deactivated when using this cycle.
Towels, jeans, mixed loads, and Sturdy fabrics.
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Towels
| Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold|
Extra Rinse Fabric Softener Deep Water-High
|
65
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Provides additional water and alternating wash action for heavily soiled mixed loads. This cycle uses a higher default water level.
Heavily soiled white fabrics.
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Whites
| Hot Warm Cool Cold Tap Cold|
Extra Rinse Fabric Softener
Deep Water-Medium
|
65
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This cycle, when used with chlorine bleach, improves whitening of soiled white fabrics.
- All rinses are cold.
NOTE: Exact cycle times can vary based on a variety of conditions and cycle options chosen.
Note About Default Settings:
Normal cycle is recommended for washing normally soiled cotton or linen
clothes. This clothes washer’s government energy certification was based on
the Normal cycle with all wash temperature selections and water fill levels
offered in the cycle. It was tested as a User Adjustable Automatic Water Fill
Control System clothes washer. The settings as shipped are Normal cycle, Warm
wash and Deep Water OFF.
WARNING
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). During 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 clothes mover 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.
- lose 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:
- 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.
NOTE:
- 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.
Wash Temper- ature|
Description
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Suggested Fabrics
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Hot
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Hottest wash bath with a small amount of cold water added to help reduce energy consumption.
| Whites and pastels
Durable items Heavy soils
Warm
| Warm wash bath comprised of hot and cold water in similar proportions.| Bright colors
Moderate to light soils
Cool
| Cool wash bath with some warm water added to assist in soil removal and to help dissolve detergents.|
Colors that bleed or fade
Light soils
Cold
| Cold wash bath with a small amount of warm water added to assist in soil removal and to help dissolve detergents.|
Dark colors that bleed or fade
Light soils
Tap Cold
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Coldest wash bath directly from your cold faucet. No warm water is added.
| Dark colors that bleed or fade
Light soils
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. If the lid
remains closed, you can manually soak for up to three hours, at which point
the machine will automatically drain. The machine will also drain if the lid
is left open for 10 minutes during a manual soak.