Soak Clothes Washer Cycle (Whirlpool Cabrio) - Exact Sequence?

[brendanchatt]

Hello, I have a "Deep water soak" cycle on my Whirlpool Cabrio Platinum and I would like to know the exact sequence it follow since I add my own powder detergent directly onto the clothes. It seems to do I light rinse & spin before filling up to soak.
I do not know whether it actually drains or if the water is just being absorbed by the clothes. If it does drain, then it is draining my detergent and I have to wait to put it in, which is fine.
Partly I want to know because I wonder if I have to redo a few loads I intended to soak in my borax/washing soda mixture. I couldn't find a manual that details the exact steps the washer does in sequence. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[DADoES]

 
Perhaps best to use the machine's detergent dispenser, that'll insure detergent is added at the appropriate time in the cycle sequence per the selected options.  Pods & tablets of course shouldn't go into the dispenser unless it's specifically designed to handle them.

The Soak sequence may involve an initial minimal fill level for a concentrated treatment solution (which isn't drained) before filling more for the soak period.  Whirlpool referred to that in the past as their Catalyst process.

 

[lakewebsterkid]

Bravos XL soak phase

In the machine I have used, when selecting heavy soil for long soak time, the machine would perform the 'catalyst' treating phase for around 20 minutes to saturate and treat everything with a high concentration of detergent solution. The machine would then fill and agitate for about 3 minutes. It would soak for about 20 minutes, then agitate for 10 seconds and recirculate water, and repeat for about 1 hour. The machine would just drain once done. It worked well. Though, not sure if your Cabrio is the same.