—. .- Agitator 23 ApplianceRegistration 2 Careand Cleaning 23 ControlsSettingGuide 6,7 CycleSettings 5 Detergents,Other Additives 11-15 Energy-Saving Tips Filter-Flo”I% 4,: Hard Water 14 LimestoneDeposits 12,23 Loading 4,10 Modeland SerialNumbers 2 Operatingthe Washer Pre-Treating 7,9% ProblemSolver 18-22 RepairService 23 SafetyInstructions 3,4 SortingClothes 9 Stains 16 StainRemovalGuide 17 Storage&VacationTips 23 UserMaintenanceInstructions 23 Warranty BackCover -....- .--.......-.———..— ——..
$ this Itis intendedto helpyouoperate andmaintainyournewwasher properly. Keepit handyfor answersto your questions. If youdon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber) ConsumerAffhirs GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225 Ifyou Rwek!dal I“va$here . ● Immediatelycontactthedealer (or builder)thatsoldyouthe washer. Beforeyou reqm?stSfmia?... checktheProblemSolveron pages 18-22.It listscausesof minor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself.
all fmire~ beforeU$ing thisappkmx% Wiq”lmyto inchding e ~sfjithkttpplianceodyforits t %w describedin UseandCareBook. washermustbeproperly Instructions beforeitisnsed.1fyoudidnot receiveanMallationInstructions sheetwithyourwasher,youcan obtainonebycontactingtheservice kxationnearestyou. Withfdi gowxningcodesand detaihin whereitwillnot beexposed totheweather. –Ccmnecttoapmpdyrated, protectedandsizedpowersupply circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
to ~ reduceh appliance, read the risk(# fiie, ekctrk S QSortclothescarefullybyfabric type,weight,colorandamountof soilaccordingto instructionson page9. ~ RemoveFilter-Flo@pan. The undersideofthe lid is a goodplace to put thepanwhileloadingor unloadingclothes. SAFETY 0 b WhenU3iRB~ ~OW t ~ Mm? operating this q@k3nf2e. @Positionthe l?ilter-Flopan on the agitator.Lintwillcollectin the pan for easyremovalwhenthe washis finished. N~E: Do not usethe l?ilter-Flo pan as a washbasket.
tb fish CycleSelectOrfiObin andturn clockwiseto yourselected washsetting. cJd$+– Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains. Provideslongerwashtimefor mostcottons,linens,workand playclothes. —. -— R C I / p * s’mP —. — s l?u~CycleSelectorKnobout to startthewasher.If youwishto changesettingafierwasherhas started,pushCycleSelectorKnob into stopthewasherandresetto thenewposition.Settingcanbe changedat anytime. @ P C — -—– - Penn Forpermanentpressanddelicates.
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to ~~~Ih cycle temperaturewill automaticallybe cold.~If a hotor warmpre-washis desired,settheCycleSelector Knobto HOI’in the RegularCycle or Win thePerm. PressCycle. Startthewasher.Afterwasherfills andbeginsto agitate,pushin the CycleSelectorKnobandturn to Pre-WashCycle.Pull outthe Cycle SelectorKnobto completethecycle. If yourclothesandhouseholditems don’tlookcleanand lkeshafter washing,youwillprobablyre-wash them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste energy.
sortt sortby surface t sortby soil Separate Separ . H . e from from w w It paystodleck and p Ckittie$ f’orwashing.- ~ Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs, zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks and.buttons. ~ Doanynecessarymending—rips, hems,tears. ~ Checkallitemsforareasof heavysoilm-stain. ~ Removestains.ForSTAII$J RENKXAL(XJ’IDE,SEEPAGE1’7. ~ TbmPolyKnitsinside-outto minimizefabricsurfacedamage. We-washingand Pre-@Wng– a goodwayto bosen deepsoils andstains.
to special press if you do Blothavea dryer. Hyouaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou planto linedry or drip-dry,use extracareto minimizewrinkling in thewashprocess: e Becarefi~notto overload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomto move ffeely.A Md-iumsizePermanent Pressloadis thelargestthatshould bewashed. @Usemomwaterthanyouwould for a regularload.Use a Medium WaterLevelfor a SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfor a Medium Load. ~Removeclothespromptlyas soonas washerstopsandhang immediately.
Ph%M@ate- Perhrn wellinhardor softwater Arenotavailableinsomeareas. Washalltypesoffabricswell. Canbeusedinhot,warm,or coldwater. Non-m?s hatePbwckmd !hetergents Performsatisfactorilyinsoft or moderatelyhardwater, In someareasonlynon-phosphate productsareavailable. Performwellin softwater, Offerbetterperformancein hardwaterthanpowdered non-phosphatetypes. Cleanssyntheticsandfabric blendswell. Areexcellentasconcentrates forremovingspots. Generallydonotcleanwellin hardwater.
. Is yourwaterhard?Ifit is, and if youusea carbonatetypenonphosphatedetergent,youwill mostprobablynoticelimestone~ depositsonyourclothesand washersurfaces.Thehardness ofyourwaterandyourwashing frequencywilldeterminehow rapidlythelimestonewillbuild up.If yourwateris VERYHARD (11or moregrains)andif youwash . just a fewloadsa week,youmay seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few months.
or powdered: ,. ~ — . . -—. ,— .- you have... L I-lardwater 2. Largeloads 3. Greasyor oilysoils 4. Lowerwashtemperature 5. Lowphosphatedetergent. .- .“. , J%%r. HARD 4-10Gr. G P L T ~ —. - W .. , Ofdeterg$!nt for V Sudsing Concentrated li%swA— — — —— ‘ >.‘ - m load L Use recommendedamountof detergentfor yourloadandwater hardnessas shownin guide. ~aterLevelSetting L —. -- Usingtoolittledetergentis a commoncauseoflaundryproblems. Alwaysmeasuredetergentin a standardmeasuringcup.
Before youcandecidewhatto do abouthardwater,youneedto know if youhaveit and, if so,howhard it is. @If you live in a municipalarea, contactyourwatercompany. ~lfyou livein a ruralarea,or in somesuburbanareas,contactyour countyagent. If yourwateris SOFT,youhave no problem.Youcm usesoapor detergentas youpreferandforget all abouthardwater.If youhave HARDwater-lessthan10grains— andyouusephosphatedetergent, youalsohaveno problem. 13ut,if youhavemorethan 10 grains,youwillneedto softenyour waterwitheither.. . 1.
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L Tryto removestainsas soonas possible.Thefresherthestain,the easierit is to remove. 2. 13efore attemptingto remove anystain,tike these steps: ~Findthefabricandthefinishin thecharton thenextpage,anduse onlyrecommendedmethods. ~Checkthecarelabelinstructions thatcamewiththegarment. ~Teststainremovalproducton a hiddeninsideseamor on a sample of thematerial. ~Avoiduseofhotwateron unknownstain.It can setsome stains. 3. FO11OW stainremovalwitha thoroughrinsing. 4. W“h withrecommended amountof soapor detergent.
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PRoBLm LIIVI’ORR.ESIDUE ONCLUIWES PIOSSIBLE CAUSE ANDREMEDY ~kc~rrect sortingofclothes.Separatelint-producers(suchasterrytowelsandchenille) frornlint-receivers(suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy). oWashingtoolong,especiallyforsmallerloads.Fornorm~soil,washo minuteper poundofdryclothes. ~Useofnon-phosphate detergentswhichcombinewithhardnessmineralstOforma precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforlint.
I PRoBLm GEL!iYEm CLmHE~” (continued) I PO$$mLE CAKJSEANDREMEDY @Washeroverload&i.C!lothes camnotnmvefreelyto loosenandremovesoil,causing ..grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofkxui. .@Impro~~ SOiJ&gwithinsufficientdetergent. Usually a 30-minutesoak ibsufficient. .-~Qwever,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use twicethe~otiendedmpount ofdetergent. ~ Useof soap in hard W&w.Switchto a phosphatedetergent,or fo~owsix stepsat the botiomofpageI&.- ‘ i i s deposition.
“111’kfi? ‘ (continued) nwwm’.i P’WM?JBLE CAUSE ANDREMEDY BLUE(X?GM+. COLORSTAIFJS Improperuseoffabricsoftener.ldeverpouri%bricsoftimerdirectlyQncioth~s;a~way% dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage159 dampen~~n~ “ areaandrub withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safe forfabric. !. SEUUIWAGE, GENERAL Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybesafely” washedbutwillshrinkin a dryer.FollowGarmentManufacturer’sCare~n~t~’$tion~ ‘, ~‘, efictly.
HKMM.JEM POSSIBLE CAUSEAND R.I!MEDY WRIIYKLI?W3 IN PRESS PH?MANJ31UT To remove wrinkles: ~ Returnbleon “Permanent Press” setting. ~ Rerinse anddry on “PermanentPress”setting. AND ITEMS (continued) SNAGS,HOLES, TEARS,RIPSOR EXCESSIVEWEAR ~~funsuccessfil,re~mb~eonhighheatfor 10to 1.2minutesandhangimmediately. . Ironcarefirlly. ~Sendto dry cleanersforpressing. e Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotbe removed. e pins o o sharpo lefi in pockets. check to make sure W SUChobjects are removed.Alsocheckwashtub.
(Cmtime$) PROBLEM lP0SSlD3LE CAUSE AIND REMEDY WASHERWON’T OPERATE ec h fises o circuit b~~erse If~other qjpfiacgjis s&u’@ the ddriCid outlet, remove it. Washer shouldhave separate outlet. WATER TEMPERATURE e M&e SUEtemperature selectorswitchesare corkxtly Set. ‘ Is INcoRREcr rz hotto hot, coldtocold. \ T ~Watervalvescreensmaybe stoppedup. Removeinlet hosesfromwatervalve.Cleanthescreensandreinstallhoses. e ch~khousehold heate~tom&e S i is deliveringwater at MOOto fioo~.
-. The tub. Theporcelainis seM-ckaning.Leave lid open after washing to allowmoistureto evapmzte.Do not use harsh or gritty ckansers. The exterior. wipe off anyspills of washingcompounds.W~p.or dust withdampcloth.Trynottohit surfacewithsharpobjects. Tostore washer: Askservicetechnicianto remove waterfromdrainpumpandhoses topreventfreezing. Donot storethewasherwhereit willbe exposedto the weather.
Saveproofoforiginalpurchase datesuchasyoursalessliporcancelled checktoestablish warranty period. is ( Thiswarrantyis extendedto theoriginalpurchaserandany succeedingownerforproducts purchasedforordinaryhomeuse inthe48 mainlandstates,Hawaii inyourhometo repairor replace andWashington, D.C.InAlaskathe any part of the washerthatfails warrantyis thesameexceptthatit is becauseofa manufacturing LlMlTEt3becauseyoumustpayto defect.
