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this book cmfd!y. It is intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewwasher properly. Keepit handyforanswersto your questions. If youdon’tunderstandsomething or needmorehelp,write(include yourphonenumber) ConsumerAffairs GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225 dom the and said You’llfindthemonalabelonthe lowerleftsidenearthefront. Thesenumbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership RegistrationCardthatcamewith yourwasher.
all beforeusing this the offEwe9 ekctrk shock,orinjuryto per$ms inchding ~us~thisapptittnceonlyforits purposeasdescribedin thisUseandCai*eBook. ~~~s washermustbeproperly and kated inaccordance withthehstallationM#mctions beforeitisused.Ifyoudidnot receiveanInstallationInstructions sheetwithyourwasher,youcan obtain one by contacting the service location nearest you. –Properlygrmmdtocon form withallgoverning codesand Folhwdetailsin whereitwillnot below fm”ngorexposedtotheweather.
.- ~ DOIIOt washfiberglassarticlesin ~ThelaundryprocessCmr@Jce thefkt.nwmwdanq offabics. To avoidsucha result,thegarment manufacturer’scareinstructions shouldbe followedverycarefully. yourwasher.Win irritationcould resultfromtheremainingparticles thatmaybe pickedup byclothing duringsubsequentwasheruse. ~ ~ * Donotleavewasherlidup duringeycle.ThiswiUstopthe ~M• washandspinactionandprevent completionofthecycle, .
. E4mm — PwshCycleSelectorKnobin andturn clockwiseto yourselected washsetting. r OFF —– — —– — —. — -— START sn3P 0 PullCycleSelectorKnobout tostartthewasher.Ifyouwishto changesettingafierwasherhas started,pushCycleSelectorKnob in to stopthewasherandresetto thenewposition.Settingcanbe changedat anytime. I Provideslongerwashtimefor mostcottons,linens,workand playclothes. I Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains. — —— —. — E4?m??- — — — —— — — Forpermanentpressanddelicates.
— Wksh Water Load CottonsandLinens White/Colori%t Bright/Non-colorfast Normal Normal Hotor Warm Warmor Cold Workclothes HeavySOfl Averagesoil Normal Normal Hot Hotor Warm PermanentPress,TreatedCottons, BlendswithCottons Heavyor oilysoil Averageor lightsoil Normal Gentle warm Synthetics-Polyester,Nylon, AcrylicKnitsandWovenFabrics sturdy Delicates Normal Gentle Hot Silks,Wools;BiendsofSilk andWool Gentle wan-n RayonandAcetate Gentle Warm Down-filledgarments,if machine washingisrecommended
specialImm’’tdms -,-— Liquidchlorinetype. Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded. If coloflastis unusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended on page13. Whiteorcolorfbst,liquidcidorinetype. hlon-colorfiwt, onlynon-chiorine bleach whenneeded. Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inguideonpage13. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Non-colorthst,onlynon-chiorinebleach whenneeded. Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage13. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
. to+ OFF ~Soakingtemperaturewill automaticallybe cold. gIf a hotor warmSOAKis desired,settheCycleSelector Knobto HOTor WARM.Startthe washer.Afterwasherfillsand beginsto agi~te,pushin theCycle SelectorKnobandturn to SOAK. PullouttheCycleSelectorKnobto completethecycle. If yourclothesand householditems don’tlookcleanand freshafter washing,youwillprobablyre-wash them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste energy.
_– ~ IB!5w” —. Smtby smface textw’e sortby soil Separa Sepa from LINTPRODUCERS— SuchM terry towelingandchenille-give uplint. LINTCOLLECTORS— suchas man-madefibersand napped fabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy —attractlint. Thesemustbe washedseparately. Formoreinformationonlint controI,seepage ML It paysto checkandprepare Egg?..~ clothesforwashing, @Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs, -zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks andbuttons. ~ Doanynecessarymending—rips, hems,tears. ~ Checkallitemsforareasof heavysoilor stain.
for p“ess do nothave $3dryw’. if you If youaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou. planto linedryor drip-dry,use extracareto minimizewrinkling in thewashprocess: @Becarefblnotto overload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomto move freely.A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadis thelargestthatshould be washed. ~Usemorewaterthanyouwould for a regularload.Use a Medium WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfor a Medium Load. @Removeclothespromptlyas soonas washerstopsandhang immediately.
Products Advantages K?b$pMe’– Performwellinhardor soilwater Arenotavailableinsomeareas. Washalltypesoffabricswell. Canbeusedinhot,warm,or coldwater. Non-PhospMeIbwderedDetergents — — —. — — —— — ---- Performsatisfactorilyinsoft or moderatelyhardwater. Insomeareasonlynon-phosphate productsareavailable. Generallydonotcleanwellin hardwater. Maybedifficulttodissolve, especiallyin coldwater. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater.
Isyourwaterhard?If it is, and ifyouusea carbonatetypenonphosphatedetergent,youwill mostixobablynoticelimestone~ ciepo~its ony&r clothesand washersurfaces.Thehardness ofyourwaterandyourwashing frequencywilldeterminehow ra~idlythelimestonewillbuild up.If ~ourwateris VERYHARD (11or momgrains)andif youwash just a fewloadsa week,youmay seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few months. — EffectsOn dot.hes Ileamrnenddimwld.
Theuseofa sufficientamount ofdetergentis oneofthemost importantthingsyoucandoto makesureyourwashcomesout dean. Amount requireddes acmding to: 1. Waterhardness 2. Amountof soil 3. $izeofload ~. Typeofdetergent 5. Washtemperature Usemoredetergentif youhave... 1. Hardwater 2. Largeloads 3. Gre&yor oilysoils 4. Lowerwashtemperature 5. Lowphosphatedetergent. If therecommendedamountof detergentproducestoomanysuds, switchto a lowsudsingdetergent brand,andfollowinstructionson package. II LIQUID —. — — —— —.
it? Beforeyoucandecidewhatto do abouthardwater,youneedto know if youhaveit and, if so, howhard it is. @If youlivein a municipalarea, contactyourwatercompany. @If youlivein a ruralarea,or in somesuburbanareas,contactyour countyagent. Theanswerwillbe “youhave‘so manygrains’per gallon”and meansthis: 0 to 3 grainsper gallon-SOFT 4 to 10grains-HARD 11to 19grains–VERYHARD 20 grainsandover— EXTREMELYHARD Addthis Grainsof hardness Whenusing withdetergent Whenusing withsoap If yourwateris SOFT,youhave no-problem.
Laundry product and type How touse it Spwid instructions ChlorineLiquid suchasCloroxbrand Dilutebleachwithat leastonequart (0,96liter)waterandaddafterwash actionhasstartedanddetergentis dissolved. Non-chlorinesuchas C1orox2 brand Followpackagedirections. Putbleachintowasherwithdetergent. 1)Donotpourundilutedliquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto washeror ondryclothes.
to L Try toremovestainsassoonas possible.Thefresherthestain,the easierit is to remove. 2. Beforeattemptingto remove anystain,take thesesteps: @Find thefkbricandthefinishin thechartonthenextpage,anduse onlyrecommendedmethods. @Checkthecare1abelinstructions thatcamewiththegarment. @Teststainremovalproducton a hiddeninsideseamor on a sample ofthematerial. ~Avoiduseofhotwateron unknownstain.It can setsome stains. 3. Followstainremovalwitha thoroughrinsing. 4. Washwithrecommended amountof soapor detergent.
+ stain Whiteand FatRri63s S6342 GmtrQ!Setting Chicle,Bleach m Page Other Fabrics Adhesives (ChewingGum,etc.) Rubwithiceor immerseinverycoldwater,Usedulltoolto carefillyscrapeofas muchadhesiveorgumaspossible.Sponge witha safedrycleaningfluid,*thenlaunder, Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics. Anti-perspirants, Deodorants Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Rinse.If stainremains,bleach accordingtoStainRemovalHintonoppositepage.If colorhas changed,youmaybeabletorestoreit by~pongingwith ammonia.
) P’RoBLm LHVI’ORRESIDIJE ON CL(.YIY-IES HU3ASYOR OILY ;TAHW30N .AUNDIH?ED M.RMENT!5 POSSIBLECAIJSEANDREMEDY e Incorrect ~o~ingof cloth~s. ~epara@ lint-pr~~u~ers (SUChas terry tOwelSad dlellille) fromlint-receivers(suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy). * washing toolong,esp~ci~lyforsm~lerloads.Fornormalsoil,washoneminuteper poundofdryclothes. which combine withhardnessmineralsto ~OITIla e Useof non-phosphatedeterg~nfi precipitatewhichcanbemistakenforM.
GRAYED cxxYrHEs (continued) — POSSIBLECAUSEANDREl?IEDY ISWfWINX OVerlOa&XLClothes cannot move freely to loosen and remove soil, causing grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload. a ~mpr~persoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya 30-rninuteSOa.k iSsuff~cient. However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use twicetherecommendedamouhtofdetergent. ~ Useof soapin hardwater.Switchto a phosphatedetergent,or followsixstepsatthe bottomofpage18.
(continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY COLORSTAINS BLUE ORCRw Improperuseoffabricsoflener.Neverpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyonclothes;always dilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater.Seepage15.Toremovestains:dampenstained areaandrub withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safe forfabric. SHRINKAGE, GENERAL Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybesafely washedbutwillshrinkin a dryer.FollowGarmentManufacturer’sCareInstructions exactly.
PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSEAND RlEl14EXYY WRINWING IN PERMANENTPRESS AND “N()-IRON” ITEMS (continued) TOremoveWTh’kk?l: ~Retumbleon “PermanentPress”setting. ~Rerinseandd~ on “PermanentPress”setting, * If unsuccessful,retumbleon highheatfor 10to 12minutesandhangimmediately, @ Ironcarefhlly. @Sendto dry cleanersforpressing. @Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotbe removed. I SNAGS,HOLES, TEARS,RIPSOR EXCESSIVEWEAR @Pinsongarmentsor sharpobjectsleftin pockets.Checkto makesureallsuchobjects areremoved.
The I (continued, P’ROBLE2M POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY WASHERWON’T OPERATE @Makesurecordis pluggedintooutlet. I . @Makesurecontrolsare setandcycleselectorknobis pulledoutto ONposition. @Makesurelidis closed.Washerwillfillbutwillnotspinor agitatewithlid open. @Checkhousefhsesor circuitbreakers.If anotherapplianceis sharingthe electrical outlet,removeit. Washershouldhaveseparateoutlet. WATER TEMPERATURE ~Makesuretemperatureselectorswitchesare correctlyset.
The tub. Theporcelainis self-cieaning.Leavelidopenafter washingtoillow moistureto evaporate.Donotuseharsh or gfi~ cleansers. . The exterior. Wipe off any spills of washing compounds. Wipeor dust )ijJ withdampcloth.Trynotto hit surfacewithsharpobjects. Tostorewasher: Askservicetechnicianto remove waterfromdrainpumpandhoses topreventfreezing. Donotstorethe washerwhereit willbe exposedto theweather.
Save proofoforiginalpurchasedate such as your salesslip or cancel[edcheck to establishwarrantyperiod. FLU ONE-YEAR For one year from date of original purchase,we will provide,free of charge, parts and service labor in your home to repair or replace any part of the washer that fails because of a manufacturing defect.
