Kenmore Smart Heat Quiet Pak 9 Owners Manual

  
OwnersManualand 
InstallationInstructions 
ELITE 
TM 
Three-Speed 
AutomaticWashers 
withTRIPLESMARTTMDispenser 
IMPORTANT: 
Readandfollowallsafety 
andoperatinginstructions 
beforefirstuseofthisproduct. 
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BEFOREUSINGYOURNEWWASHER___2 
KENMOREELITETMWASHERWARRANTY3 
WASHERSAFETY............4 
INSTALLATIONREQUIREMENTS 
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS 
OPERATINGYOURWASHER 6 
10 
14 
LAUNDRYTIPS...........27 
CARINGFORYOURWASHER29 
TROUBLESHOOTING........30 
SEARSMAINTENANCEAGREEMENT34 
Pleasereadthismanual.Itwillhelp 
youinstallandoperateyournew 
KenmoreELITETMwasherinthemost 
economicalway. 
Formoreinformationaboutthecare 
andoperationofKenmoreELITETM 
appliancescallyournearestSearsstore....

  
LimitedLifetimeWarrantyon 
WhitePorcelainBasket 
Forthelifetimeofthewasherfromthe 
dateofpurchase,Searswillreplacethe 
whiteporcelainwashbasketifitchips 
orrustsduetodefectivematerialor 
workmanship.Afterthefirstyear,you 
willbechargedforlabor. 
Limited10-YearWarrantyon 
PlasticTub* 
Forthesecondthroughtenthyearfrom 
thedateofpurchase,Searswillreplace 
theplastictubifitisdefectivein 
materialorworkmanship,Afterthefirst 
year,youwillbechargedforlabor. 
Limited5-YearWarrantyon 
GearcaseParts*...

  
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersareveryimportant. 
Wehaveprovidedmanyimportantsafetymessagesinthismanualand 
onyourappliance.Alwaysreadandobeyallsafetymessages. 
Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Thissymbolalertsyouto 
potentialhazardsthatcankillorhurtyouandothers. 
Allsafetymessageswillfollowthesafetyalertsymbol 
andeitherthewordDANGERorWARNING. 
Thesewordsmean: 
Youcanbekilledorseriously 
injuredifyoudontimmediatebL 
followinstructions. 
Youcanbekilledorseriously 
injuredifyoudontfollow 
instructions....

  
IMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONS 
WARNING:Toreducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons 
whenusingyourwasher,followbasicprecautions,includingthefollowing: 
•Readallinstructionsbeforeusing 
thewasher. 
•Donotwasharticlesthathavebeen 
previouslycleanedin,washedin, 
soakedin,orspottedwithgasoline, 
dry-cleaningsolvents,otherflammable 
orexplosivesubstancesastheygive 
offvaporsthatcouldigniteorexplode, 
•Donotaddgasoline,dry-cleaning 
solvents,orotherflammableor 
explosivesubstancestothewash...

  
ToolsandParts 
Assemblethenecessarytoolsand 
suppliesbeforebeginningthewasher 
installation.Thepartssuppliedareinthe 
washerbasket. 
Toolsneededforconnectingthedrain 
hoseandwaterinlethoses: 
•Pliersthatopento1?6in.(3.95cm) 
•Flashlight(optional) 
Partssupplied: 
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1.Drainhose 
2.Silver,double-wirehoseclamp 
(forthebottomofthedrainhose) 
3.Yellow,single-wirehoseclamp 
(forthetopofthedrainhose) 
4.Waterinlethoses(2) 
5.Flatwaterinlethosewashers(4) 
Toolsneededforsecuringthedrain...

  
LocationRequirements 
Selectingtheproperlocationforyour 
washerimprovesperformanceandmini- 
mizesnoiseandpossiblewasherwalk, 
Yourwashercanbeinstalledinabase- 
ment,laundryroom,closet,orrecessed 
area.(SeeDrainSystem.) 
Properinstallationisyourresponsibility. 
Youwillneed: 
•Awaterheatersettodeliver120T 
(49_C)watertothewasher. 
•Agroundedelectricaloutletlocatedwith- 
in4ft(1.2m)ofwherethepowercordis 
attachedtothebackofthewasher.(See 
ElectricalRequirements.) 
•Hotandcoldwaterfaucetslocatedwith-...

  
DrainSystem 
Thewashercanbeinstalledusingthe 
standpipedrainsystem(floororwall),the 
laundrytubdrainsystem,orthefloor 
drainsystem.Selectthedrainhoseinstal- 
lationmethodyouneed.(SeeAlternate 
PartsYouMayNeed.) 
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Standpipedrainsystem-wallorfloor 
(view1&2) 
Thestandpipedrainrequiresaminimum 
diameterstandpipeof2in.(5cm).The 
minimumcarry-awaycapacitycanbeno 
lessthan17gal(64L)perminute.A2in. 
(5cm)diameterto1in.(2.5cm)diameter 
standpipeadapterkitisavailable.(See 
AlternatePartsYouMayNeed.)...

  
•Tominimizepossibleshockhazard,the 
cordmustbepluggedintoamating,3 
prong,ground-typeoutlet,groundedin 
accordancewithlocalcodesandordF 
nances.Ifamatingoutletisnotavail- 
able,itisthepersonalresponsibilityand 
obligationofthecustomertohavethe 
properlygroundedoutletinstalledbya 
qualifiedelectrician, 
•Ifcodespermitandaseparateground 
wireisused,itisrecommendedthata 
qualifiedelectriciandeterminethatthe 
groundpathisadequate. 
•Donotgroundtoagaspipe. 
•Checkwithaqualifiedelectricianifyou...

  
BeforeYouStart 3.Cuttheshippingstrapabout16in. 
(40cm)fromplugend,Lookforthe 
wordsCUTHERE.Discardendwith 
thecotterpins.Slideremainderof 
shippingstrapfromthepower 
cord.Youwillusetheremainderof 
theshippingstraplatertosecurethe 
drainhose. 
•Topreventfloordamage,setthe 
washerontocardboardbeforemoving 
acrossfloor. 
•Movethewashertowithinapproximate- 
ly3feet(90cm)ofthefinal 
location. 
RemoveShippingStrap 
Removingtheshippingstrapisnecessary 
forsmoothoperation.Iftheshippingstrap...