Maytag Neptune Washer MAH-3 - Manual (Page 10)

9
D
ETERGENT
U
SE
F
EATURES
Your Maytag Neptune ® washer is
designed to use high efficiency (HE)
detergents.
• For best cleaning results, use a high
efficiency detergent such as Tide HE,Wisk HE, Cheer
HE or Gain HE*. High efficiency detergents contain
suds suppressors which reduce or eliminate suds.
When less suds are produced, the load tumbles more
efficiently and cleaning results are maximized.
If HE detergent is not available, regular detergent
may be used.
The washer has separate compartments for dispens-
ing detergent and color-safe bleach, chlorine bleach
and fabric softener. All laundry additives are added to
their respective compartments before starting the
washer.
The Automatic Dispenser MUST ALWAYS
be in place before starting the washer. DO
NOT open the Automatic Dispenser when
the washer is running.
To use:
1. Pull out the dispenser drawer on the left
side of the control panel.
2. Fill appropriate compartments with laundry
additives, being careful not to overfill or spill
additives.
3. Slide the dispenser drawer carefully and
completely back into the compartment.
1. Pour the recommended amount of laundry
detergent directly into the detergent compart-
ment before starting the washer.
2. If color-safe bleach is to be used, it should be
added with detergent to the detergent
compartment.
• When adding color-safe bleach with detergent,
it is best if both laundry products are in the
same form; granular or liquid.
* Brand names are trademarks of the respective manufacturers.
** To determine water hardness in your area, contact your local
water utility or State University Extension office in your area.
A
UTOMATIC
D
ISPENSER
• If using regular detergent formulated for top-
loading washers, it is important to pay close
attention to the soil level of the load, load size,
and water hardness**. To avoid over-suds-
ing, which interferes with tumbling,
rinsing and spinning and causes
extended cycle times, reduce the
amount of detergent used with soft
water or with small or lightly soiled
loads.
UP FOR
POWDER DOWN FOR LIQUID BLEACH
SOFTENER
NOTE: If using liquid detergent, lower the
Detergent Selector and add the detergent to the
Detergent Compartment.
D
ETERGENT
C
OMPARTMENT
When using the Prewash option (select models), deter-
gent should be added to both the Prewash Compart-
ment and the Detergent Compartment.The detergent
will be automatically dispensed during prewash.
• If high efficiency (HE) detergent is used, add 1/3 of
the recommended amount to the Prewash
Compartment and 2/3 of the recommended amount
to the Detergent Compartment.
• If regular detergent is used, add 1/6 of the recom-
mended amount to the Prewash Compartment and
1/3 of the recommended amount to the Detergent
Compartment.
Prewash (select models)
Detergent
Selector
Detergent
Compartment
P
REWASH
C
OMPARTMENT (
SELECT MODELS
)
NOTE: Reducing the amount of detergent may
reduce cleaning. It is important to pretreat stains,
sort carefully by color and soil level and avoid
overloading.