Kenmore Smart Heat Quiet Pak 9 Owners Manual
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OwnersManualand InstallationInstructions ELITE TM Three-Speed AutomaticWashers withTRIPLESMARTTMDispenser IMPORTANT: Readandfollowallsafety andoperatinginstructions beforefirstuseofthisproduct. www,sears.com www,sears,ca Sears,RoebuckandCo.,HoffmanEstates,IL60179U.S.A. SearsCanadaInc.,Toronto,Ontario,CanadaM5B2B8 8526120PRINTEDINU.S.A.1/01
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. Youwillneedthecompletemodeland serialnumberswhenrequestinginforma- tion.Yourwashersmodelandserialnum* bersarelocatedontheModelandSerial NumberPlate. Usethespacebelowtorecordthemodel numberandserialnumberofyournew KenmoreELITETMwasher, ModelNo. SerialNo. DateofPurchase ModelandSerial NumberPlate KeepthisbookandyourSears Salescheck(receipt)inasafe placeforfuturereference.
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* Forthesecondthroughfifthyearfrom thedateofpurchase,Searswillreplace anygearcasepartsthataredefectivein materialorworkmanship,Afterthefirst year,youwillbechargedforlabor. Full1-YearWarrantyon MechanicalandElectricalparts Foroneyearfromthedateofpur- chase,whenthiswasherisinstalled andoperatedaccordingtotheinstruc- tionsthatcomewithit,Searswillrepair orreplaceanyofitsmechanicalor electricalpartsiftheyaredefectivein materialorworkmanship. WarrantyRestriction Ifthiswasherisoperatedforanypur- poseotherthanprivatefamilyuse,all warrantycoverageisrestrictedto90 daysfromthedateofpurchase. WarrantyService Warrantyserviceisavailableby contactingyournearestSearsService CenterintheUnitedStatesorCanada. Thiswarrantyappliesonlywhilethis washerisusedintheUnitedStatesor Canada. Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegal rightsandyoumayalsohaveother rightsthatvaryfromstatetostateor provincetoprovince. Sears,RoebuckandCo., Dept.817WA, HoffmanEstates,IL60179 SearsCanadaInc., Toronto,Ontario, CanadaM5B2B8 *InCanadaadifferentwarrantymayapply. IntheU.S.forSearswarrantyinformationor tocontactaSearsServiceCenter,call 1-80O-4-MY-HQME®(1-890-469-4663). inCanada,call1-877-533-6937.
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofothersareveryimportant. Wehaveprovidedmanyimportantsafetymessagesinthismanualand onyourappliance.Alwaysreadandobeyallsafetymessages. Thisisthesafetyalertsymbol.Thissymbolalertsyouto potentialhazardsthatcankillorhurtyouandothers. Allsafetymessageswillfollowthesafetyalertsymbol andeitherthewordDANGERorWARNING. Thesewordsmean: Youcanbekilledorseriously injuredifyoudontimmediatebL followinstructions. Youcanbekilledorseriously injuredifyoudontfollow instructions. Allsafetymessageswilltellyouwhatthepotentialhazardis,tellyouhow toreducethechanceofinjury,andtellyouwhatcanhappenifthe instructionsarenotfollowed.
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 water.Thesesubstancesgiveoff vaporsthatcouldigniteorexplode. •Undercertainconditions,hydrogen gasmaybeproducedinahotwater systemthathasnotbeenusedfor2 weeksormore.HYDROGENGASIS EXPLOSIVE.Ifthehotwatersystem hasnotbeenusedforsuchaperiod, beforeusingawashingmachine,turn onallhotwaterfaucetsandletthe waterflowfromeachforseveral minutes.Thiswillreleaseanyaccumu- latedhydrogengas.Asthegasis flammable,donotsmokeorusean openflameduringthistime. •Donotallowchildrentoplayonor inthewasher.Closesupervisionof childrenisnecessarywhenthe washerisusednearchildren. •Beforethewasherisremovedfrom serviceordiscarded,removethe doororIid. •Donotreachintothewasherifthe drum,tuboragitatorismoving. •Donotinstallorstorethiswasher whereitwillbeexposedtothe weather, •Donottamperwithcontrols. •Donotrepairorreplaceanypartof thewasherorattemptanyservicing unlessspecificallyrecommendedin theOwnersManualorinpublished user-repairinstructionsthatyou understandandhavetheskillsto carryout. •SeetheInstallationinstructions sectionforgroundingrequirements. SAVETHESEINSTRUCTIONS
ToolsandParts Assemblethenecessarytoolsand suppliesbeforebeginningthewasher installation.Thepartssuppliedareinthe washerbasket. Toolsneededforconnectingthedrain hoseandwaterinlethoses: •Pliersthatopento1?6in.(3.95cm) •Flashlight(optional) Partssupplied: 45 1.Drainhose 2.Silver,double-wirehoseclamp (forthebottomofthedrainhose) 3.Yellow,single-wirehoseclamp (forthetopofthedrainhose) 4.Waterinlethoses(2) 5.Flatwaterinlethosewashers(4) Toolsneededforsecuringthedrain hoseandlevelingthewasher: •Openendwrench?6in.(1.43cm) •Level •Woodblock •Rulerormeasuringtape Partssupplied: 12 1.Shippingstrapwithfastener ZFrontlevelingfeetwithnuts(2) AlternatePartsYouMayNeed Partslistedareavailablefromyourlocal SearsstoreorSearsServiceCenter.In theUnitedStates,call1-800-366-PART (1-800-366-7278).InCanada,call 1-877-533_6937. Ifyouhave:Youwillneedtobuy: LaundrytuborSumppumpsystem(if standpipenotalreadyavailable) tallerthan96 in.(2.4m) 1in.(2.5cm)2in.(5cm)diameterto1 diameterin.(2.5cm)diameter standpipestandpipeadapter,Part No.3363920 OverheadStandard20gal(76L) sewer39in.(99cm)talldrain tuborutilitysink,sump pumpandconnectors (availablefromlocal plumbingsuppliers) FloordrainSiphonbreak,Part Number285320;addi* tionaldrainhose,Part Number3357090and connectorkit,Part Number285442 Waterfaucets2longerwaterfillhoses: beyondreach6ft(1.8m)PartNumber offillhoses76314,10ft(3.0m)Part Number350008 DrainhosetooDrainhose,PartNo. short388423andhosekit, PartNo.285442 DrainhoseHosekit,PartNo. thatistoolong285442 LintcloggedDrainprotector,PartNo. drain367031
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- in4ft(1.2m)ofthehotandcoldwater fillvalves,andwaterpressureof5-100 psi(34.5-689.6kPa).Washerswithtriple dispensersrequire20-100psi(138.0- 689.6kPa)forbestperformance. •Alevelfloorwithamaximumslopeof 1in.(2.5cm)underentirewasher. Installingthewasheroncarpetingisnot recommended. •Asturdyfloortosupportthewasher weight(washer,waterandload)of315 Ibs(143kgs). Donotstoreoroperateyourwasherin temperaturesatorbelow32°F(0°C). Somewatercanremaininthewasherand cancausedamageinlowtemperatures. SeeWasherCareforwinterizinginfor- mation. Recessedareaorclosetinstallation Thedimensionsshownarefortherec- ommendedspacingallowed,exceptthe closetdoorventilationopenings,The dimensionsshownfortheclosetdoor ventilationopeningsaretheminimum required. m 12 --_r3. 24,,2 3 1.Frontview 2.Sideview 3.Closetdoorwithvents •Additionalspacingshouldbeconsid- eredforeaseofinstallationandser- vicing. •Additionalclearancesmayberequired forwall,doorandfloormoldings. •Additionalspacingof1in.(2.5cm)on allsidesofthewasherisrecommend- edtoreducenoisetransfer. •Ifaclosetdoorisinstalled,themini- mumairopeningsinthetopandbot- tomofthedoorarerequired.Louvered doorswithairopeningsinthetopand bottomareacceptable. •Companionappliancespacingshould alsobeconsidered.
DrainSystem Thewashercanbeinstalledusingthe standpipedrainsystem(floororwall),the laundrytubdrainsystem,orthefloor drainsystem.Selectthedrainhoseinstal- lationmethodyouneed.(SeeAlternate PartsYouMayNeed.) 12 Standpipedrainsystem-wallorfloor (view1&2) Thestandpipedrainrequiresaminimum diameterstandpipeof2in.(5cm).The minimumcarry-awaycapacitycanbeno lessthan17gal(64L)perminute.A2in. (5cm)diameterto1in.(2.5cm)diameter standpipeadapterkitisavailable.(See AlternatePartsYouMayNeed.) Thetopofthestandpipemustbeatleast 39in.(99cm)highandnohigherthan96 in.(2.4m)fromthebottomofthewasher. Floordrainsystem(view2) Thefloordrainsystemrequiresasiphon breakthatmaybepurchasedseparately. (SeeAlternatePartsYeuMayNeed,) Thesiphonbreakmustbeaminimumof 28in.(71cm)fromthebottomofthe washer.Additionalhosesmightbe needed. ElectricalRequirements ElectricalShockHazard Plugintoagrounded 3prongoutlet. Donotremovegroundprong. Donotuseanadapter. Donotuseanextensioncord. Failuretofollowthese instructionscanresultin death,fire,orelectricalshock. •A120-volt,60-Hz.,AC-only,15-or20- ampere,fusedelectricalsupplyis required.Time-delayfuseorcircuit breakerisrecommended,Itisrecom- mendedthataseparatecircuitserving onlythisappliancebeprovided, •Thiswasherisequippedwithapower supplycordhavinga3prongground plug. Laundrytubdrainsystem(view1) Thelaundrytubneedsaminimum20gal (76L)capacity.Thetopofthelaundrytub mustbeatleast39in.(99cm)abovethe floorandnohigherthan96in.(2.4m)from thebottomofthewasher.
•Tominimizepossibleshockhazard,the cordmustbepluggedintoamating,3 prong,ground-typeoutlet,groundedin accordancewithlocalcodesandordF nances.Ifamatingoutletisnotavail- able,itisthepersonalresponsibilityand obligationofthecustomertohavethe properlygroundedoutletinstalledbya qualifiedelectrician, •Ifcodespermitandaseparateground wireisused,itisrecommendedthata qualifiedelectriciandeterminethatthe groundpathisadequate. •Donotgroundtoagaspipe. •Checkwithaqualifiedelectricianifyou arenotsurethewasherisproperly grounded. •Donothaveafuseintheneutralor groundcircuit. 1.3pronggroundingplug 2.3pronggrounding-typeoutlet 3.Groundprong 4.Powersupplycord GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS Foragrounded,cord-connected washer: Thiswashermustbegrounded,Inthe eventofamalfunctionorbreakdown, groundingwillreducetheriskof electricalshockbyprovidingapathof leastresistanceforelectriccurrent,This washerisequippedwithacordhaving anequipment-groundingconductorand agroundingplug,Theplugmustbe pluggedintoanappropriateoutletthat isproperlyinstalledandgroundedin accordancewithalllocalcodesand ordinances. WARNING:Improperconnectionof theequipment-groundingconductorcan resultinariskofelectricshock.Check withaqualifiedelectricianorservice- manifyouareindoubtastowhether theapplianceisproperlygrounded. Donotmodifytheplugprovidedwith theappliance-ifitwillnotfittheoutlet haveaproperoutletinstalledbya qualifiedelectrician, Forapermanentlyconnected washer: Thiswashermustbeconnectedtoa groundedmetal,permanentwiring system,oranequipmentgrounding conductormustberunwiththecircuit conductorsandconnectedtothe equipment-groundingterminalorlead ontheappliance.
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 isnotremoved,thewasherwillmake excessivenoise. 1,Donotcutyellowstrap.Pullyellow strapfirmly,untilcompletelyremoved fromwasher.Dependingonyour model,therewillbeeithertwoorthree cotterpinsontheendoftheshipping strapwhenitispulledoutofthe washer.Theelectricalplugisattached tothisshippingstrap. 2,Pullfirmlytoremovetheendofthe shippingstrapthatremainspinnedto thebackofthewasher,Thiswill releasetherearselfqevelingfeet. ConnectDrainHose Properconnectionofthedrainhosewill protectyourfloorsfromdamagedueto waterleakage,Topreventthedrainhose fromcomingofforleaking,itmustbe installedperthefollowinginstructions. IMPORTANT:Toensureproperinstalla- tion,thisproceduremustbefollowed exactly, 1.Checkthedrainhosetoseeifitis theproperlength. 2. Wettheinsideofthestraightend thed_inhosewithtapwater.DO NOTUSEANYOTHERLUBRI- CAN_ 3. Squeezeearsofsilver,double-wire clampwithplierstoopen,Place clampoverthestraightendofthe drainhose_in.(6mm)fromtheend. _!/4 ___Z_(6mm) 10