How To Clean A Maytag Bravos Quiet Series Wash Tub

Removing Odors from the Interior of a Washer

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How to Remove Odors from the Interior of your Maytag Washer

This Washer Maintenance Process should exist performed, at a minimum, once per month or every thirty launder cycles, whichever occurs sooner, to command the rate at which soils and detergent may otherwise accrue in your washer.

Have y'all run a monthly washer maintenance bike?

Run the Make clean Washer bike every month to maintain washer freshness. This procedure helps keep odors from developing in your washer. The Clean Washer bike uses higher water volumes in combination with affresh^® washer cleaner or liquid chlorine bleach to thoroughly clean the inside of the washer.
Unload washer every bit soon as cycle is complete.

Clean Washer Bicycle

This washer has a special cycle that uses higher water volumes in combination with affresh^® Washer Cleaner or liquid chlorine bleach to make clean the inside of the washer.

Read these instructions completely before start the routine cleaning processes recommended beneath.

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affresh^® Washer Cleaner Cycle Procedure (Recommended for Best Performance):

Open up the washer hat or door and remove whatever clothing or items.
Place an affresh^® Washer Cleaner tablet in the bottom of the washer handbasket.
Do not identify an affresh^® Washer Cleaner tablet in the detergent dispenser.
Do non add any detergent or other chemical to the washer when following this procedure.
Close the washer lid or door.
Select the CLEAN WASHER cycle.
Bear on and hold the Starting time/PAUSE button for three seconds to begin the bike. The Clean Washer Wheel Operation is described beneath.

NOTE: For best results, do not interrupt wheel. If bike must be interrupted, touch POWER. After the Clean Washer cycle has stopped, run a Rinse & Spin bike to rinse cleaner from washer.

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Chlorine Bleach Procedure (Alternative):

Open the washer lid or door and remove any clothing or items.
Add together ane cup (236 mL) of liquid chlorine bleach to the bleach compartment. NOTE: Use of more liquid chlorine bleach than is recommended above could cause washer damage over time.
Close the washer lid or door.
Do not add whatsoever detergent or other chemical to the washer when post-obit this procedure.
Select the CLEAN WASHER cycle.
Touch and hold the START/PAUSE button for 3 seconds to begin the bike. The Make clean Washer Bike Operation is described below.

NOTE: For best results, do not interrupt bicycle. If cycle must be interrupted, bear on POWER. Later on the Clean Washer cycle has stopped, run a Rinse & Spin bicycle to rinse cleaner from washer.

Clarification of Make clean Washer Bicycle Operation:

This cycle volition fill to a water level higher than in normal wash cycles to provide rinsing at a level above the water line for normal wash cycle. Always remove all wearable items from washer earlier running the Clean Washer cycle.
During this bicycle, there will be some agitation, tumbling and/or spinning to increase the removal of soils.
Later this cycle is consummate, leave the lid or door open to allow for amend ventilation and drying of the washer interior.

Refer to your Utilize and Care Manual for specific procedures for your washer.

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Recommendations to Aid Keep Your Washer Clean and Performing at its Best

Always use High Efficiency (HE) detergents and follow the HE detergent manufacturer'due south instructions regarding the amount of HE detergent to employ. Never use more than the recommended amount considering that may increase the rate at which detergent and soil residue accrue inside your washer, which in turn may consequence in undesirable odor.
Use warm and hot launder water settings sometimes (not exclusively cold h2o washes), because they exercise a improve job of controlling the charge per unit at which soils and detergent accumulate.
Always exit the washer lid or door open up betwixt uses to assist dry out the washer and prevent the buildup of odor-causing residuum.

If you would like to download or view product literature for your apparatus, please visit our Manuals and Literature folio.