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Summary of Contents for WW.M887M

Page 1: ...uide 6 7 UserMaintenance Instructions 26 CycleSettings 5 Warranty BackCover Detergents OtherAdditives 13 17 Energy Saving Tips 8 FabricSoftenerDispenser 9 Filter Flo Pan 4 9 26 Hard Water 16 LimestoneDeposits 14 26 Loading 4 12 Mini BasketT Tub 10 Mini Quick Cycle 10 ModelandSerialNumbers 2 OperatingtheWasher 4 5 Pre Treating 7 11 17 GEAm fCenfefa ProblemSolver 20 25 8M 62 2 o Model WW M887M WWM86...

Page 2: ...correspondence orservicecalls concerningyourwasher ToobtainaSpanish la lguage version ofthisbook call GEAnswerCenter 800 626 2000 consumer information service Par obtenerlaversi6nen espafiol deestemanual namea GEAnswerCenter serviciodeinformaci6n paraelconsumidor te16fono 00 626 2000 Allwashingi lstruction termsin thisbookconformtothe CareLabeling RI le establishedbytheFederalTradeCommission Janua...

Page 3: ...ndryaids suchas detergen bleaches tibricsofteners etc outofthereachofchildren _ _ pre emblyinalockticabket Obsewe allwarnings oncontainer labelsto avoidpersonalinjury Keeptheareaaroundand underneath yougappliances free fiomtheaccmdationofcombustible materials suchaslint paper rags chemicals etc Keeptheflooraroundyour applimcescleananddrytoreduce thepossibilityofslipping To minimizethepossibility o...

Page 4: ...nished N E Do notusetheFilter Flo panasa washbasket Donotput anyitemstobewashedinthe Filter Flopan Seepages8 and9 forinformation onhowtouseBleachandFabric SoftenerDispensers For informationonbleachesand fabricsofieners seepage 17 Closethe lid Washerwillfillbut notagitateor spinwiththelidopen Settiw the Controb UsetheControlsSettingGuideon pages6 and7 tohelpyoumakethe properselections SelectWash Sp...

Page 5: ...les I Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains Acombination ofagitationand soakformoreeffective polyester knitslaundering Plusanextended cool downsprayrinseisprovided tominimizethesettingofwrinties II Ertmclean cycles I I Permanent Mss Cycle ForPermanentDressloadssuchas I Extm Clean CyC eS I shitis blouses dressesandsimilar wearingapparelwithnormal soiling Anextendedcool down sprayrin...

Page 6: ...entle Gentle 3entle Gentle RayonandAcetate Permanent PressCycle Warm Down fiIIed garments ifmachinewashing isrecommended NormalorLightSoilSetiing dependingon amountof soil _ RegularCycles BabyClothes Sturdy suchasDiapers Nightgowns Shirts Pads Sheets ReceivingBlankets Coveralls BabyClothes Delicate I ormal Norrnal Hot SpecialCycles lentle Gentle Warm LightSoilSetting Blankets Wool Part Wool Cotton...

Page 7: ...ment s warmth Washseparately Wet downgivesoffanodorwhichmaybeabsorbedbyothergarments Gdordisappears when garmentisd Treatheavilysoiledareaswithliquiddetergei t orpastemadeofwaterand granulardetergent Closezippers Wash2 or 3 atatimeor addtowelstobalance GARMENT MUSTBETUMBLED ED Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent Dobabyclothesseparatel y Pretreatspots Rinsediapers nightgowns padsandsheetsafteruse K...

Page 8: ...fyoumustwashsmallerloads adjusttheamountofwater Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels Washinoff peakutilityhours Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich aretheoff peakhours UseNormalSpinSyed toremove morewaterandhelplessendrying time Thedryerwillremoveany wties causedbytheNormalSpin UseyourMini BasketT tubfor verysma l loads Ituseslesswater thanthesmallwaterlevelinthebig tubonthiswasher Youwillalso saveon...

Page 9: ...perature switch Ifa warmsoakisdesired settheWASH NNSE TEMPEWTUREswitch to H WARM Besure ExtraRinse controlis turned OFF If ahotsoakisdesired setthe WASH RINSE TEMPERATURE switchto H WARM andturn theCycleSelectorKnobto NQRMAU intheRegularCycle Startthewasher Afterwasherfills andbeginstoagitate pushinthe CycleSelectorKnobandturnto 6SQAK CYCLE Pu1loutthe CycleSelectorKnobtocomplete thecycle For an ex...

Page 10: ...0rnl directly intothebleach dispenser Seepage8fordispenser instructions 7 Add fabric softener ifdesired butnotintheMINI QUICKcycle describedat right Placethe FabricSoftenerdispenseronthe Filter Flopan Pour 1teaspoon 5 ml ofconcentratedsofieneror 1tablespoon 15ml ofdiluted DOnotusetheFabricSoftener DispenserwiththeMINI QUICK cycle Thecycleistooshortfor properdispensingofthe softener Whenwashingstoc...

Page 11: ...ins ForSTAIN MOVALGUIDE SEEPAGE 19 TurnPolyhits inside out to minimize fabricsurfacedamage EXTM cLEmG SpwialModern PabrScCyclesfor removablehea and oily soik Seepage5 forinstructions Seepage19 StainRemoval Guide Seepage6 ControlsSetting Guide Seepage20 TheProblemSolver Seating and Re treating a good way to loosen deep soils j ___ and s inS A thoroughsoakingwithdetergent or specialsoakingagentisano...

Page 12: ...for Wmtingpmanent press Myou donot have a dryer Ifyoumemachine washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou plantolinedryordrip dry use extracaretominimize wrintiing inthewashprocess Becarefulnottooverload washer PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould be washed Usemorewaterthanyou would fora regularload Usea Medium WaterLevelfora SmallLoa...

Page 13: ...lendswell Areexcellent asconcentrates forremoving spots Completely dissolveevenin coldwater Performwellinsoftwater Disadvm m Arenotavailable insomemess Generally donotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficdttodissolve especially incoldwater a Shouldnotbe usedincoldwater Thosecontaining sodium carbonate asaningredient may causeharmfullimestone deposits onclothesandwasherwhen combined withhardwater Seepa...

Page 14: ... uce limestone buildup Useapackagd non precipitating watersotiner suchasCalgon brandwithphospha w pmdim W de b ne e b Clotis Thefollowing recommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes ese aregenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebetterSOH removalwhetheror notyouhave hardwa r or usecarbonate detergent Usehotterwashwater for enrnple upto UO F forcottons Thisalsoimproveso...

Page 15: ...ed Forbestresults adddetergent tothewashbasketbeforeloading clothes lf youloadyourclothes first adddetergent nexttothe agitator Ifyourdetergent doesn t dissolve weli predissolve thedetergent in hotwater thenpourdirectlyinto thewashbasket High Sudsing Powder pe I Water hvelSetting I water Extra Mini Hardness Large Large Medium Small Basket VERY HARD 2cups 1 cups 1 cups 1 cups Y3 cup 10 20 Gr HARD 4...

Page 16: ...rethan10 grains youwillnd tosokn your waterwitheither 1 Aninstalledwatersofiner in yourhome or Oto3grainspergallon SOFT 2 Theuseofapackaged water 4to 10grains Hm softener Uto 19grains VERYHAW For Momation on water SOftenem Swwide below 20grainsandover EXTREMELY HA Add tmmuch Wakr Winner tima M mwr lwel Grainsof 0 10 10 u 15 20 20 25 25 30 htiness I over30 Whenusing 1A cup A cup o h cup 1cup 1cup p...

Page 17: ...eriaand viruses Useincaseofinfection and contagious disease SeeunderBleachabove 4 WAm SQ R Non precipitating Follow packagedirections Suspends hardnessmineralsinsolution keeping suchasC gonbrand Precipitating suchas Boraxbrand Addatstartofwashcycle FoHow packagedirections Usewithdetergent or soapinwashcycle I waterclear Combineswithwaterhardnessmineralstoformprecipitate whichgivescloudyormilkyappe...

Page 18: ...egallon 3 8liter of coolwater approximately 80 F Z7 C ina sinkorpan Soak stainedareafor5minutesand launderinwasher The Caseofthe Invisible S in Foodorcookingoilsonyour synthetic garmentsmaycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisible and whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher If thesestainsarenotcompletely removed inthewash theoilyspots maypickupdirtfromthewash water Thentheywillbecomever...

Page 19: ...achaccording toStainRemoval orRncakeMakeup Rouge Hintonopposite page Powder Crayon Grease Oil Tar CodLiverOil FreshFruit FruitJuices Soakstainincoolwater Ifstainremains bleachaccording toStain Wine Vegetables or Food Removal Hintonopposite page launder Coloring Sponge withwarmwater Bleachremaining stainwithnon chlorine bleach Grass Foliage Flowers Applyundiluted liquiddetergent Launder Treatmildew...

Page 20: ...ach use correct o nt ofbleachaccording topackage directions Notenoughdetergerl to hold lint in suspension duringwashcycle IncreaseamOUnt Of detergent SeepageB e comectuseoffabricsofiener Ifus inwashcycle sotiners mayreactWith detergent tocreateawhitedeposit Usesoftenersinrinsecycleody udess package specifiesaddingtowashcycle UseFabricSo ner Dispenser Seepage9 epilling usually on po Ye5ter cotton b...

Page 21: ... minute SO issufficient However whenusingextendedSO forheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse twicetherecommended amountofdetergent Useofsoapinhardwater Switchtoaphosphate detergent or fo owsixsteps describedabove washing m long may result increased SOfl deposition Useshorterwashtimesfor smder loads e etergen isso ves too sIowly tergent must be presentinthewashsolutionatthe startofagitation Seepage1...

Page 22: ...ctlyonclothes alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater DfiutesoftenerbeforefillingyourFabric Sofiener Dispenser Seepage9 Also donotlifttidduringspin Thismaycause improperdispensing restitinginstains Toremovesti dampenstainedareaandrub withundiluted liquiddetergent Re wash usingctiorinebleachifsafeforfabric SomefabricsWMSm whetherw shedin awasher orbyhand othersmaybe safely washedbutwdlshrinkina dryer ...

Page 23: ...ener Properusewillminimizewritiing Toremove 1 Retumbleon PermanentPress setting e nseanddryon PermanentPress setting If suc eSSfil retumb eonhighheatfor 10 12 minutesandhangimmediately ronc efifly e en tO dry cleanersforpressing Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotberemoved Pinsongarmentsor sharpobjectsieftinpockets Checktomakesuredl suchobjects areremoved Alsocheckwashtub snaps hooks sharpbuttons bel...

Page 24: ...hob ispulld outto ONposition Makesurelidisclosd asherwfi fti butwillnotspinor agitatewiti lidopen Checkhousefusesor circuitbreakers If anotier appiimceissharingtie electrical utlet removeit washershouldhavesepmte outlet Makesuretemperatureselectorcontrolsare Yroperly set Makesure lotandcoldhucets areturnd on o j r dw 5_ 7 a_ r y s nd re iated corratly k MakesurehosesareConnacted tocorrect fauce ho...

Page 25: ...ofeachspinperiodasthemOtOr stopsandthespinbrakeinsidethetransmission locksb Thissoundisnorrn Heavilyunbalanced Ioadscancausethewashertovibrateexcessively duringspin andmaycauseittomovefromitsoriginalposition In extremecases usuallyoccurs whenwashinga single heavyitemor a smallloadwhenwaterlevelissethigherthan necessary thespinbasketmaystriketheoutertub creatingaloud buthtiess noise Tocorrect opent...

Page 26: ...moveanylintthat mayhaveaccumulated Notools areneeded simplygraspagitator withbothhandsandpullstraight upsharply Theslottedsectionat thetopofthemetalshafthasalight coatingoflubricanttopreventparts stickingtogether Ifthisarea appearstobedry applyalightcoat ofgreaseorpetroleum jellyaround theslottedsectionoftheshafi beforereplacingtheagitator Do notovergrease Whenreplacingtheagitator carefillylowerst...

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Page 28: ...during normal working hours Look in the White or YellowPages of your telephone directory for GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY GENERAL ELECTRICFA ORY SERVICE GENERAL ELECTRIC HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER CARE SERVICE WHAT is mCOVERED Service trips to your home to teach you how to usethe product Readyour USeand Cammaterial If you then have any questions about operating the product please...

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