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Wash cycles

Your washer has a number of wash cycles to suit your laundering needs. Selecting the most appropriate cycle for each particular wash load will help ensure you get the best possible wash result.

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Cycle

Designed For

Wash Time*

Wash Action

Wash Temp

Rinse

Spin Speed

Spin Time **

Regular ***

For normally soiled everyday cotton loads, eg t-shirts, shorts, shirts.

11 minutes Regular Warm/Cold

Spray/Deep rinse

1100 rpm

6 minutes
Heavy

Recommended cycle for heavily soiled durable garments, eg tea towels, children’s clothes.

13 minutes Heavy Warm Spray/Deep rinse

1100 rpm

6 minutes
Delicate

Designed for delicate, lightly soiled clothes and recommended for all ‘Hand wash only’ items.

5 minutes Delicate Warm/Cold Spray/Deep rinse

300 rpm

2 minutes
Wool

Designed for machine washable woollen items.

5 minutes Wool Warm/Cold Spray/Deep rinse

700 rpm

4 minutes
Easy Iron

Recommended cycle for items susceptible to creasing, eg shirts, dress trousers.

9 minutes Regular Warm/Cold Spray/Deep rinse

300 rpm

4 minutes
Bulky

Recommended cycle for washing bulky items.

8 minutes + 30 minute Soak Bulky Warm 2 Deep rinses

300 rpm

6 minutes
Allergy

Recommended cycle for people with skin and other sensitivities.

11 minutes Regular Hot Spray/ 2 Deep rinses

1100 rpm

6 minutes
Quick

For washing lightly soiled garments in a faster time.

5 minutes Regular Warm/Cold Spray/Deep rinse

1100 rpm

2 minutes
Sports

Designed for sports items.

8 minutes Sports Warm Spray/Deep rinse

700 rpm

6 minutes
Bowl Clean

For maintaining the cleanliness of your washer.

Periodic agitation during a 2 hour soak Delicate Hot Spray/Deep rinse

700 rpm

2 minutes
Rinse

This cycle allows you to select ‘Rinse’ and ‘Spin’ only.

N/A

Regular Cold Spray/Deep rinse

1100 rpm

6 minutes
Spin

This cycle gives you the ability to select a ‘Spin’ cycle only. This cycle also allows you to customise the spin speed to suit your needs.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1100 rpm, or as seleceted

6 minutes
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* Refers to the agitation time in the ‘wash’ part of the cycle, not the total time taken to complete a cycle.

** Refers to the length of time when at the maximum spin speed.

*** The ‘Regular’ cycle, with ‘Eco-Active, On’, ‘Warm/Cold’ wash temp, ‘Normal’ soil level, ‘1100’ spin speed, ‘Auto’ water level and ‘Eco Rinse’ selected is the recommended water and energy saving cycle for normally soiled, everyday washing.

Note-Icon.png For users in markets with cold supply only, the wash temperature will default to cold wash temperature.
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