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Summary of Contents for WWA8326L

Page 1: ...irws 5 StainRemoval Guide 19 Detergents OtherAdditives 13 1 7 Storage VacationTips 26 Energy Saving Tips 8 UserMaintenance Instructions26 FabricSoftnerDispenser 9 Warranty BackCover Filter Flo Pan 4 9 10 26 Hard Water 16 LimestoneDeposits 14 26 Loadingthe Washer 4 12 Mini Basket Tub 10 ModelandSerialNumbers 2 OperatinEInstructions 4 5 Pre treating 7 H 17 ProblemSolver 20 25 M uxidWA8326L ...

Page 2: ...roblemsthatyoucan correctyourself downthe serial You ll findthemonalabelonthe lowerleftsidenearthefront Thesenumbersarealsoonthe Consumer ProductOwnership Registration Cardthatcamewith yourwasher Beforesendinginthis card pleasewritethesenumbers here M N S N Usethesenumbersinany correspondence orservicecalls concerning yourwasher ToobtainSpanishlanguage versionofthisbook call GEAnswerCenter 800 626...

Page 3: ...d Ibythechemicalaction within yourwaterheaterandthegascan accumulate inthewaterheater and orwaterpipesifhotwaterhas notbeenusedforaperiodoftwo TmEmCIRculmwmm 0to preventthepmsibilityofdamage orinjury ifyouhavenotusedhot waterfortwoweeksormore7 or moveintoaresidenceinwhichthe hotwatersystemmaynothave beenusedforsometime turnon allhotwaterfaucetsandaIlow torunforseveralminutes beforeusinganyelectric...

Page 4: ...epages13through17 forinformationondetergentsand otheradditives QLoadclothesintothewashbasket beingcarefidnottooverload C h S sh dd bebelowthe rcfainingring Seepage 12for m Ioadirwinformation PositiontheFilter Flopanonthe agitator Lintwillcollectinthepan foreasyremovalwhenthewashis ftished N E DonotusetheFilter Flo panasa washbasket Do notput anyitemstobe washedin the Filter Flopan Seepages8 and9 f...

Page 5: ...orGentle SpeedWash SlowSpin NCi7MbLSOlL P LIGHT P K C GENTLE SPEED s Pa mPress KnitsCyck Automatically providesGentle WashSpeedandGentleSpinSpeed ma Usewithmostsoaking aidsto loosenembedded soilsandstains Seepage9 u cycle NORMAL SPEEO I SNIP Pu lCycleSelectorKnOb Out tostartthewasher If youwishto changesettingafterwasherhas started pushCycleSelectorKnob into stopthewasherandresetto thenewposition ...

Page 6: ... S P e P K C G S N S S D o w n g a r i m a W w a s i r e c o N o L S S B B a C l o t h s a H R e C N S D i a N i g h S h P a S h e R e c B l a C o v I L S B a C l o t h e I W P P K C G S 5m s t L S S B l a n k P a r C o I W R e C N S 5 m s t L S S B l a n k e t E l e I W R e C N S N S S C u r t N M A I H o W W A F I B E P e P K C G S P P K C G S R e C N S N S S C h e B e d s R o I H o W N o H S d ...

Page 7: ... d e D b c s e P s R i d i n i g p a s a u K d i ac p o c w a a c o n a l B o b n n o n b l w n e N b l Y m p r t u am t d e D h a g b h 1 I F w a a d e a t d i b a b D o b a at P r h e s o s w l d e I N b l O e l b l s a s p o c o p t p b a w f d a D o b l a at P r h s s w l d I W h o c o l o l i c h l t y V a o l d b w a I u n s o u R e C S W a S I W h o c o l o l i c h l t y I W h o r c o l i c...

Page 8: ...rticlesofthesametypeoffabric untilyouhavea fill load If youmustwashsmallerloads adjusttheamountofwater Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels Washinoff peakutilityhours Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich aretheoff peakhours UseNormalSpinSpeedtoremove morewaterandhelplessendrying time Thedryerwillremoveany wrinklescausedbytheNormalSpin UseyourMini BasketTM tubfor verysmallloads Ituseslesswater thanthes...

Page 9: ...o H X COLD or WM COLD andturntheCycleSelector Knobto Normal intheRegular Cycle Start thewasher Afterwasher fillsand begins toagitate pushintheCycle selectorKnobandturnto SOAK PullouttheCycleSelector Knobto complete the cle e r n wowme washer tofillandagitate fbra w minutes todissolve thesoaking agent ThenpushintheCycle Selector Knobtostopthewasher keeplidc10s6d andtiow toSOilk foraslongasdesired A...

Page 10: ...pan Thepanserves asalidtokeeptheclothesinthe Mini Basket tub Addbleach ifdesired Measure carefidlyandpourrecommended amountofliquidbleach 1 4 cup 60ml directly intothebleach dispenser Seepage8fordispenser instructions 7 Addfabric softener ifdesired Fbur1teaspoon 5ml ofconcentrated softeneror 1tablespoon H ml of dilutedsoftenerintoFabricSoftener DispenseronFilter Flopan See page9 fordispenserinstru...

Page 11: ...zipzippers snapsnaps hooks andbuttons Doanynecessary mending rips hems tears Checkallitemsforareasofheavy soilor stain Remove stains ForSTNN REMOVAL GUIDE SEEPAGE19 TlwnI oly Knitsinside out to minimizefabricsurfacedamage soaking and Pre tr ing a goodwayto loosendeepsoils and stains Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent or specialsoakingagentisanother waytoremoveheavysoils embeddeddirtandevensome stains S...

Page 12: ...thesizeoftheload See page4 Special for wa hing press w y o u d o n o t h a v e a d r y e r Ifyouaremachine washing Permanent Pressclothesthatyou plantolinedryordrip dry use extracaretominimize wrinkling inthewashprocess Becarefulnottooverload washer Permanent Pressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely AMediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould bewashed e Usemorewaterthanyouwould forareg...

Page 13: ...ric blendswell Areexcellent asconcentrates forremovingspots Completely dissolveevenin coldwater Performwellinsoftwater Disadvantage 0 Arenotavailable insomeareas Generally donotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficulttodissolve especially incoldwater Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater Thosecontaining sodium carbonateasaningredient may causeharmfullimestone deposits onclothesandwasherwhen combinedwithhardwater...

Page 14: ...ipitating watersofiener suchasCalgon brandwithphosphate w washingptices may deklyErlledcme ckmltqge to clothes Thefollowing recommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes Thesearegenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebettersoil removalwhetherornotyouhave hardwateror usecarbonate detergent Usehotterwashwater for exampleupto 150 F forcottons Thisalsoimprovesoily soil remo...

Page 15: ...gent doesn t dissolve well predissolve thedetergent in hotwater thenpourdirectlyinto thewashbasket Gre syoroilysoils Usingtoolittledetergent is Lowerwashtemperature a commoncauseoflaundry Lowphosphate detergent problems Alwaysmeasure detergentina standard measuringcup amount o f detergentfor merage sol I I 1 Water Hardness Large Medium Small V H 1 c 1 c I c High Sndsing 10 20 Gr Powder pe HARD 4 1...

Page 16: ...OFT youhave noproblem Youcanusesoapo detergent asyoupreferandforget allabouthardwater Ifyouhave HARDwater lessthan10grains andyouusephosphate detergent youalsohavenoproblem But ifyouhavemorethan10 grains youwillneedtosoftenyour waterwitheither L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin yourhome or 2 Theuseofapackaged water softener Forinfornmtion onwater softeners seeguideMow Md thismuch a W water level G r o h...

Page 17: ...p a d i r T o a s o a r C g a r l a f i n s t H p a d i r T g a m n b I o r W s e p Special instructions 1 D n p u n l c b d i w o o d c 2 S o t w f s n b c b l s a 1 c f l c s l s w m s l o n c o D b b u o a f 3 C M a n C L f s i n s 1 M u o a k o f 2 I m e f i h w 1 H m c f a s 2 R e s e l 3 U c a T m m c s o s c l 4 D n p d i o c S F t r e f a t t w c s a R B b f m a i n s e x G a g i n b k m b...

Page 18: ... launderinwasher TheCaseofthe hvisibh Stain Foodor cookingoilsonyour synthetic garmentsmaycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher If thesestainsarenotcompletely removedinthewash theoilyspots maypickupdirtfromthewash water Thentheywillbecomevery visibleandyoumaythinktheywere causedbythewashcycleitself Oncethesespotsbecomevisible howcanyouremov...

Page 19: ...f l A u n l d e t l a a d B l a c t S R e H o o p p a F r F r F r J u i W i V e g e o F C o l S s t i c w a I s r e b l a c t S R e H o o p p l a S w w w B r s w n o b A p u n d l i d e t L a T m s w h t a f r b e m h a c h t w f a I e i t s t r e b l a c t S R e H o o p p p a l a S s c c a b r e S w w w A u Z i q B r s w n o b t l O m s c s b r S c s b r G r F o l F l o M i l S c I n B a l F r s ...

Page 20: ... correctwaterlevel Toomuchbleach Usecorrectamountofbleachaccording topackage directions Not enoughdetergent toholdlintinsuspension duringwashcycle Increase Qmt of detergent Seepage15 Incorrectuseoffibricsoftener Ifusedinwashcycle softeners mayreactwith detergent tocreateawhitedeposit Usesofteners inrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage specifiesaddingtowashcycle UseFabricSoftenerDispenser Seepage9 pfl g usu...

Page 21: ...soiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse twicetherecommended amountofdetergent Useof soapinhardwater Switchtoa phosphate detergent orfollowsixsteps describedabove Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition Useshorterwashtimesfor smallerloads Detergentdissolvestooslowly Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe Xartofagitation Seepage150 Torestoregrayedclothes followoneoftheseprocedures 1 Putclothes ...

Page 22: ...onotuseinthewasher useaplasticcontainer Improperuie offabricsoftener Neverpourfabricsoflenerdirectlyonclothes alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater Dilutesoflnerbeforeftig yourFabric SoftnerDispenser Seepage17 Toremovestains dampenstainedareaandrubwith undihtedliquiddetergent Re wash usingchlorinebleachif safeforfhbric Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedina washeror byhand othersmaybe safelywashedbu...

Page 23: ...ftener Properusewillminimizewrinkling Toremovewrinkles Retumbleon PermanentPress setting Rerinseanddryon l ermanent Press setting If unsuccessful retumbleonhighheatfor 10 12 minutesandhangimmediately Ironcarefully Sendtodrycleanersforpressing Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotberemoved gPinsongarmentsor sharpobjectsleftinpockets Checktomakesureallsuchobjects u reremoved Alsocheckwashtub Snaps hooks ...

Page 24: ...akened byage sunoratmosphere Thisisinevitable andisnotcaused bywasher Slowprocessbywashing onPerm Press KnitsCycle GentleSpeed e Toolmgeloads ortooli e water Loadwasheronlywithnumberofitemsthatwill movefreely Selectcorrectwaterlevel Pretreatwithliquiddetergent Makesurecordispluggedintooutlet Makesurebothhotandcoldfaucetsareturnedon Makesurecontrolsare setandcycleselectorknobispulledouttoONposition...

Page 25: ...topsandthespinbrakeinsidethetransmission locksin Thissoundisnormal Heavilyunbalanced loadscancausethewashertovibrateexcessively duringspin andmaycauseittomovefromitsoriginalposition Inextremecases usuallyoccurs whenwashing a single heavyitemora smallloadwhenwaterlevelissethigherthan necessary thespinbasketmaystriketheoutertub creatingaloudbutharmlessnoise Tocorrect openthelidandredistribute theloa...

Page 26: ...umulated Notools areneeded simplygraspagitator withbothhandsandpullstraight upsharply Theslottedsectionat tie top fthemetalshafihasalight coatingoflubricanttopreventparts stickingtogether If thisarea appearstobe dry applya lightcoat ofgreaseorpetroleum jellyaround theslottedsectionoftheshaft beforereplacingtheagitator Db notovergrease Excessgreasemay getintoclothesload Whenreplacingtheagitator car...

Page 27: ... servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased Inmost cases thiswillsolvetheproblem N E X T i f y o u a r e s t i l l n o t p l e a s e d w r i t e a l l t h e details including y o u r p h o n e number to M a n a g e r C o n s u m e r R e l a t i o n s G E A p p l i a n c e s A p p l i a n c e P a r k L o u i s v i l l e K e n t u c k y 4 0 2 2 5 F I N A L L Y i f y o u r p r o b l e m i s s ...

Page 28: ...b e p r o v i d e d b y o u r F a c t o r y S e r v i c e C e n t e r s o r b y o u r a u t h o r i z e d C u s t o m e r C a r e s e r v i c e r s d u r i n g n o r m a l w o r k i n g h o u r s L o o k i n t h e W h i t e o r Y e l l o w P a g e s o f y o u r t e l e p h o n e d i r e c t o r y f o r G E N E R A L E L E C T R I C C O M P A N Y G E N E R A L E L E C W N C F A C T O R Y S E R V I ...

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