The instructions for our Spendide has us put the washer on hot, then run it until we see pink water in the tub. Change it to drain and spin, then put in on cold, do the same. Finally, medium, let the tub fill up and start to 'wash', then move to spin/drain. Finished. Sounds like a lot but goes very quickly and I used less than 2 gallons of antifreeze for the thing.
For those who don't have washers don't forget those lines though. They have water in them and can freeze (I believe the phrase here is "ask me how I know!"
