Wash cycles

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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.

Cycle	Designed	Wash Time*	Wash Action	Wash Temp	Rinse	Max Spin Speed	Spin Time**
Regular ***	For normally soiled everyday cotton loads, eg t-shirts, shorts, shirts.	11 – 15 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 – 19 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.	3– 7 minutes	Delicate	Warm/Cold	Spray/ Deep rinse	300 rpm	4 minutes
Wool	Designed for machine washable woollen items.	2– 6 minutes	Delicate	Warm/Cold	Spray/ Deep rinse	300 rpm	4 minutes
Easy Iron	Recommended cycle for items susceptible to creasing, eg shirts, dress trousers.	7 – 11 minutes	Regular	Warm/Cold	Spray/ Deep rinse	700 rpm	6 minutes
Bulky	Recommended cycle for washing bulky items.	6 – 10 minutes + 30 minute Soak	Bulky	Warm	2 Deep rinses	300 rpm	6 minutes
Allergy	Recommended cycle people with skin and other sensitivities.	11 – 17 minutes	Regular	Hot	Sprays/ 2 Deep rinses	1100 rpm	6 minutes
Quick	For washing lightly soiled garments in a faster time.	1 – 5 minutes	Regular	Warm/Cold	Spray/ Deep rinse	1100 rpm	4 minutes
Sports	Designed for sports items.	12 - 17 minutes	Sports	Warm	Spray/ Deep rinse	1100 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	6 minutes
Rinse	This cycle allows you to select ‘Rinse’ and ‘Spin’ only.	N/A	Regular	Cold	Spray/ Deep rinse	700 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 selected	6 minutes

* 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’, ‘Normal Soil’ and ‘Eco Rinse’ selected is the recommended water and energy saving cycle for normally soiled, everyday washing.