Kenmore Smart Heat Quiet Pak 9 Owners Manual

							  
CYCLE/OPTIONSDESCRIPTIONS 
Youmayaddoptionstoyourwashcycle.Thechartbelowshowsyoutheproperset- 
tingsforyourCycleSelectorControl(Timer)andRINSEOPTIONSControl.TheCycle 
SelectorControlneedstobesetwhereyouwantthecycletostartandtheRINSE 
OPTIONSControlneedstobesetwhereyouwantthecycletostop.(Example:Ifyou 
wantasecondrinseaddedtotheULTRACLEANcycle,youwouldsettheCycle 
SelectorControltoULTRACLEAN_andtheRINSEOPTIONSControlto2ND 
RINSEO. 
CYCLESELECTORCONTROL(TIMER) RINSEOPTIONSCONTROL 
Q 
\\ 
ONE 
RINSE 
Q• 
SONC& 0 
/ 
2ND 
RINSE 
DesiredSetCycleSelectorSetRinseOptionsAdd 
WasherActionControl(Timer)OnControlOnDetergentto: 
WashandDesiredwashONERINSEQDispenser 
OneRinsecycleQorO 
Washeragitates,rinses,andspins. 
WashandDesiredwash2NDRINSEQDispenser 
2ndRinsecycle_orO 
Washeragitates,rinses,andspinsfollowedbyaseconddeeprinse. 
Rinse&SpinRINSE_ONERINSEQDenotadd 
detergent. 
Washeragitates,drains,andspins. 
SpinSPIN_ONERINSEQDonotadd 
detergent. 
Washerspins. 
SoakOnlyAUTOSOAK_)SOAKONLY(_Basket 
(unlimitedsoaktime) 
Washerwillalternateperiodsofagitationandsoakingforafewminutes. 
Clotheswillcontinuetosoakforanunlimitedperiod. 
Soak&PrewashAUTOSOAK_)SOAK&PREWASHBasket 
(24minutes)ONLY_) 
Washerwil]alternateperiodsofagitationandsoaking. 
CycleSelectorControl(Timer)wil]godirectlyintothePREWASHcycle. 
PrewashOnlyPREWASH_1SOAK&PREWASHBasket 
ONLY• 
Washeragitates,drains,andspins. 
NOTE:PrewashOnlyandSoak&Prewashshouldbefoltowedbyamainwashcyclewithadditionaldetergent 
added.SoakOntyshouldbefollowedbyamainwashcyclewithoutadditionaldetergent. 
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UNDERSTANDINGWHAT 
HAPPENSINEACHCYCLE 
ULTRACLEANPERMANENTPRESSII 
r_!Fillto_Fillto  selectedlevelselectedlevel 
Wash 
selectedtime 
Drain- 
nospin 
Spin/Spray 
Fillto 
selectedlevel 
Rinse 
Drain- 
nospin 
Spin/Spray 
Offor 
2NDRINSE Wash 
selectedtime 
Partial 
Drain 
Pause 
Fillfor 
ceoldown 
Wash 
Drain- 
nospin 
Spin/Spray 
Fillto 
selectedlevel 
Rinse  rq 
Drain-  nospin 
Spin/Spray 
Offor 
2NDRINSE AUTOSOAK 
Fillto  selectedlevel 
Agitate 
Soak 
Agitate 
Soak 
(resettoSPINto 
drainwasher) 
AUTOPREWASH 
Fillto  selectedlevel 
Wash 
selectedtime 
Drain-  nospin 
Spin 
Off(resetto 
desiredwash 
cycle) 
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QUIETPAKTMIII 
TheQUIETPAKTMIIIsystemis 
designedtoreducewatersoundsand 
ringingnoises.Thecabinetisinsulated 
withsound-dampeningmaterials. 
Asound-absorbingblanketunderthe 
motorandgearcasealsohelpstoinsulate 
thewashertoreducevibrationnoise. TOTALCARETMAGITATOR 
KenmoresexclusiveTOTALCARETM 
agitatorhastripleactionagitationto 
giveyouthemostflexiblefabriccare 
forevenyourlargestloads. 
TheTOTALCARETMagitatormovesin 
threedirections,dependingonloadsize 
toensurepropercleaning. 
Thebestcleaningactionin 
yourwashertakesplaceat 
thebottomwheretheagita- 
torvanesmovebackand 
forthtoflexthefabric, 
looseningthesoil. 
Theupperportionofthe 
agitatorfeaturesspecial 
vanesthatpushtheH 
clothesdownina 
spiralingpatterntowhere 
thecleaningactionis,displacing 
theclothesthataretherewitha 
roll-evermotion. 
Foryourlargestloads,the 
TOTALCARETMagitatoroffersaload- 
sensingfeaturethatactuallysenseswhen 
youarewashingaverylargeloadand 
respondswithathird,verticalmotion 
thatsensestheloadsizeandguides 
itemstothebottom. 
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UNDERSTANDINGNORMAL 
WASHERSOUNDS 
Yournewwashermaymakesounds 
thatyouroldonedidnt.Becausethe 
soundsareunfamiliar,youmaybe 
concernedaboutthem. 
Thefollowingdescribessomeofthe 
normalsoundsyoumayhearandwhat 
causesthem. 
DuringWashing 
Whenyouselectasmallloadsizesetting 
forasmallwashload,yourwasherhasa 
lowerwaterlevel,Withthislowerwater 
level,youmayhearaclickingsoundfrom 
theupperportionoftheagitator. 
DuringDrain 
Theratethatwaterisdrainedfromyour 
washerdependsonyourinstallation,If 
waterisdrainedquicklyfromthewasher, 
youmayhearairbeingpulledthroughthe 
pump.Thishappensduringtheendof 
draining, 
AfterDrainandBeforeSpin 
Whenthecyclechangesfromdraining 
tospinning,youmayhearanoiseasthe 
gearcaseshifts. USINGYOURTRIPLESMARTTM 
DISPENSER 
TheTRIPLESMARTTMdispenser 
makesyourwashertrulyautomaticby 
makingitunnecessaryforyouto 
returntothewasherduringthecycle 
toputindetergent,bleach,orfabric 
softener, 
UsingtheTRIPLESMARTTM 
dispenserensuresthatdetergent, 
bleach,andfabricsoftenerareintro- 
ducedintothewasherattheproper 
timeandareproperlydiluted. 
USINGTHEDETERGENT 
DISPENSER 
Thisdispenserwillautomatically 
dispenseeitherliquidorpowdered 
detergents.Youmayaddliquidor 
powderedcolor-safebleachtothis 
dispenseraswell. 
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USINGTHELIQUIDCHLORINE 
BLEACHDISPENSER 
Theliquidchlorinebleachdispenser 
automaticallydispensesbleachatthe 
propertimeinthecycletoensurethe 
cleanestandbrightestloads. 
Alwaysmeasureliquidchlorine 
bleach.Useameasuringcup.Donot 
guess,Donotpourdirectlyfrombottle. 
Neverusemorethan1cup(250mL)for 
afullload.Uselesswithsmallerloads, 
Followmanufacturersdirectionsforsafe 
use,Acupwithapouringspoutwillhelp 
youavoidspilling. •Donotletbleachsplash,drip,orrun 
downintowasherbasket,Undiluted 
bleachwilldamageanyfabricittouches. 
•Startthewasher,Bleachwillbe 
dispensedautomaticallyafterthe 
detergenthashadtimetowork. 
NOTE:Donotusethisdispensertoadd 
liquidorpowderedcolor-safebleachto 
yourwashload,Thedispenserisforliquid 
chlorinebleachonly,Ifdesired,addliquid 
orpowderedcolor*safebleachtothe 
detergentdispenser. 
•Donotoverfill.Lookforthelevel 
markingsonthedispensercover, 
Dispenserholds1cup(250mL)of 
liquidchlorinebleach. 
Afterloadingthewasher,pourmeasured 
liquidchlorinebleachcarefullyintothe 
dispenser. Liquidchlorine 
bleachdispenser 
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USINGTHELIQUIDFABRIC 
SOFTENERDISPENSER 
Afterloadingthewasher,measureand 
addtherecommendedamountoffabric 
softenerintothedispenser.Follow 
manufacturersdirections. 
•Donotoverfill.Dispenserholdsa 
standardcapfuloffabricsoftener 
(3oz[94mL]). 
•Fabricsoftenerisdispensedin2nd 
rinseif2NDRINSEisselected. 
NOTE:Undilutedfabricsoftenerspilled 
onfabricmayresultinspotsthatlook 
likeoilstains. Liquidfabric 
softenerdispenser 
Ifcleaningoftheliquidfabricsoftener 
dispenserisrequired: 
Scrubwithabrushusingaliquid 
laundrydetergentsolution,Neveruse 
anycleaningfluidsondispenserparts 
asthiscouldcausedamagetothe 
plastic. 
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PREPARINGCLOTHES 
FORWASHING 
Followtheserecommendations 
tohelpyouprolongthelifeof 
yourgarments. 
•Closezippers,snaps,andhooksto 
avoidsnaggingotheritems.Remove 
pins,buckles,andotherhardobjects 
toavoidscratchingthewasherinterior. 
Removenon-washabletrimand 
ornaments, 
•Emptypocketsandturnthem 
insideout, 
•Turndowncuffs,brushawaylint 
anddirt. 
•Turnsyntheticknitsinsideoutto 
avoidpilling. 
•Tiestringsandsashessotheywill 
nottangle. 
•Mendtears,loosehems,andseams. 
•Treatspotsandstains, 
•Stainedorwetgarmentsshouldbe 
washedpromptlyforbestresults. SORTING 
•Separateheavilysoileditemsfromlightly 
soiledones,eveniftheywouldnormally 
bewashedtogether,Separatelintgivers 
(towels,chenille)fromlinttakers(cordu- 
roy,synthetics,permanentpress).When 
possible,turnlintgiversinsideout. 
•Separatedarkcolorsfromlightcolors, 
colorfastitemsfromnon-colorfastitems. 
•Sortbyfabricandconstruction 
(sturdycottons,knits,delicateitems). 
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LOADING•Reducewashtimebyusingalower 
waterlevelsetting.Loadswithonlya 
fewsmallitemsneedlesswashtime. 
Properloadingofyourwashercon- 
tributestopropercleaningandfabric 
careandreducesmachinenoise, 
•Dropitemslooselyintowasher.Fill 
tothetopofthebasket(toprowofholes). 
Donotwrapitemsaroundtheagitator, 
Itemsshouldmoveeasilythroughwash 
waterforbestcleaningandwrinkle-free 
results,Itemsshouldsinkandreappear 
later. 
•Loadwasherproperlyandselectcorrect 
waterlevelsetting.Overloadingor 
packingthemachine,andselectinga 
settingtoosmallforthewashloadcan: 
-causepoorcleaning. 
-increasewrinkling. 
-createexcessivelint. 
-wearoutitemsfaster 
(becauseofpilling). 
•Loadbytheamountofspaceitems 
takeup,notbytheirweight. 
•Mixlargeandsmallitemsineachload. 
Loadevenlytomaintainwasherbalance. 
Anoff-balanceloadcanmakethewasher 
vibrateduringspin. 
•Useahigherwaterlevelsettingtoreduce 
wrinklingwithpermanentpressclothes 
andsomesyntheticknits.Theseitems 
shouldhavemoreroomtomoveinthe 
waterthanheavyitems(towels,jeans). LOADINGSUGGESTIONS 
Forthesesuggestedfull-sizedloads, 
settheWATERLEVELselectortothe 
highestwaterlevelsetting. 
KINGSIZETMCAPACITYWASHERS 
HeavyWork 
Clothes 
4jeans 
4workpants 
4workshirts 
2sweatshirts 
2sweatpants TowelsMixedLoad 
10hathtowels3sheets 
10handtowels(1king,2twin) 
14washcloths4pillowcases 
3shirts 
3blouses 
9T-shirts 
9shorts 
10handkerchiefs 
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CLEANINGYOURWASHER 
Exterior 
Wipeupdetergent,bleach,andother 
spillswithasoft,dampclothorsponge 
astheyoccur,Occasionallywipetheout- 
sideofthewashertokeepitlookinglike 
new. 
Donotputsharpormetalobjectsinyour 
washer.Theycandamagethefinish. 
Checkallpocketsforpins,clips,money, 
bolts,nuts,etc.Donotlaytheseobjects 
onyourwasherafteremptyingpockets. 
Interior 
Cleaninteriorwith1cup(250mL)of 
chlorinebleachmixedwith2cups 
(500mL)ofdetergent.Runwasher 
throughacompletecycleusinghot 
water.Repeatprocessifnecessary. 
NOTE:Removehardwaterdeposits 
usingonlycleanerslabeledas 
washersafe. 
WATERINLETHOSES 
Replaceinlethosesafterfiveyearsof 
usetoreducetheriskofhosefailure. 
Periodicallyinspectandreplaceinlet 
hosesifbulges,kinks,cuts,wearor 
leaksarefound.Whenreplacingyour 
inlethoses,markthedateofreplace- 
mentonthelabelwithapermanent 
marker. WINTERSTORAGE 
ORMOVINGCARE 
Installandstoreyourwasherwhereit 
willnotfreeze.Becausesomewater 
maystayinthehosesandpump, 
freezingcandamageyourwasher.If 
storingormovingyourwasherduring 
freezingweather,winterizeit. 
Towinterizewasher: 
1.Shutoffbothwaterfaucets, 
2.Disconnectanddrainwaterinlet 
hoses. 
3.Put1qt(1L)ofR.V.-typeantifreeze 
inthebasket. 
4.RunwasheronaSPINsettingfor 
about30secondstomixthe 
anti-freezeandwater.Someofthe 
mixturewillpumpoutwhilethe 
washerspins. 
5.Unplugwasherordisconnectpower. 
Tousewasheragain: 
1.Flushwaterpipesandhoses. 
2.Reconnectwaterinlethoses. 
3.Turnonbothwaterfaucets. 
4.Pluginwasherorreconnectpower. 
5.Runthewasherthroughacomplete 
cyclewith1cup(250mL)of 
detergenttocleanoutantifreeze. 
NON-USEORVACATIONCARE 
Operateyourwasheronlywhenyou 
areathome.Ifyouwillbeonvacationor 
notusingyourwasherforan 
extendedperiodoftime,youshould: 
•Unplugwasherordisconnectpower. 
•Turnoffthewatersupplytothe 
washer.Thishelpsavoidaccidental 
flooding(duetoawaterpressure 
surge)whileyouareaway. 
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Mostlaunderingproblemsareeasilysolvedifyouunderstandthecause. 
Checktheselistsforcommonlaundryandwasherproblems,ifyouneed 
furtherassistance,seeserviceandassistanceinformationonthebackpage, 
ProblemPossibleCauseSolution 
WasherLeaksHouseholdplumbingisleaking.Repairplumbing. 
Inlethosesnottight.Tightenhoses(seeInstallation 
Instructions). 
InlethosewashersnotReseatwashers(seeInstallation 
properlyseated.Instructions) 
DrainhosenotproperlyClampdrainhose(seeInstallation 
clampedorisoff.Instructions) 
Drainisclogged.Removedrainclogs.Sink,standpipe, 
orfloordrainmustbeabletohandle 
17gaI(64L)ofwaterperminute. 
TubmovedforwardduringEnsuretubiscenteredbefore 
unloading,causingwatertostartingwasher. 
deflectofftubring. 
UnitnotlevelcausingwaterEnsurefrontfeetareinstalledand 
todeflectofftubring.nutsaretightened.LeveIwasher. 
Resetrearlegs(seeInstallation 
Instructions). 
Loadisunbalanced.SprayRedistributetheload. 
rinsesaredeflectingoffload. 
Washerisoverloaded.FillsorReduceloadsize. 
sprayrinsesaredeflectingoff 
load. 
WontDrain/DrainhoseiskinkedorStraightenorunplughose 
WontSpin/clogged.(seeInstallationInstructions) 
WetLoadsCorrectoperationofAfterawashorrinse,thewasherwill 
neutraldrain,drainwithoutspinning.Afterdraining, 
thespinningbegins. 
Lidisopen.Closethelid, 
DrainhoseismorethanLowerdrainhose(seeInstallation 
96in.(2.4m)abovefloor.Requirements), 
Toomuchdetergent-Uselessdetergent. 
excessivesudsing. 
WrongcycleforloadChooseacyclewithahigherspin 
beingwashed,speed(seeOperatingYour 
Washer). 
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