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Page 2: ...ElectricCompany AppliancePark LouisviU KY40225 vlodelNumber Serial Number Usethesenumbersinany correspondence orservicecalls concerning yourwasher a r tomdibrin _ selectionofdetelgen ad Oa 16 Immediately contactthedealer orbuilder thatsoldyouthe washer save time Before yourequest service checktheProblemSolveron pages23 28 Itlistscausesofrninor operatingproblemsthatyoucan correctyourself HCJW muchd...

Page 3: ...ndallowthemtorun forseverairninutes beforeusingany electricalappliancewhichis connectedtothehotwatersystem Thiswillallowanyhydrogen gasto escape Sincethegasisflammable donotsmokeoruseanopenflame orapplianceduringthisprocess pJ j foW sller WW3it is Beforeloading unloading oraddingclothes pushintheCycle Selectorknobto STU 9 position thenwaitui tii tiiemachinehas compktel f tOppfd kmf om Opening the ...

Page 4: ...nextto the agitff or afier clotheshave been loaded See pages16through19forinformation ondetergents andotherlaundry additives PositionFilter Flopanon agitator NOTE DonotusetheFilter Flo panasa washbasket Donotput anyitemstobe washedinthe Filter F1o pan seepage 6 forinformation onhowtouseBleachandFabric Softener Dispensers ForMormation onbleachesandfabricsofteners seepage20 Closelid Washerwillnotfil...

Page 5: ...tendedcool down sprayrinseis providedto minimizewrinlding soakswtiqg Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenernbedd soilsandstains Seepiga X2 and B forControlsSettingGuide in each Regular synthetics cycle Sk3ktm Normal LightSoil Soak Perm Press Knits settings 15 5 10 5 Wash 3 t2 3 y 2v2 spin 3 3Y2 3y2 3 3 Rim 7 7 7 fi 4 spin Total 32 WJ 11Y2 24 20 Time I i RinseStartsHere h SpinStartsHere 1 ...

Page 6: ... Pourthedilutedsoftenerintothe dispenser Thefabricsoftenerwilla maticallybedispensedatthe propertime Donotstop the washerduring the first spin Thiswillcausethe dispensertoemptytoosoon Donot use the FabricSoftener Dispenser with the Soak Setting fs AK settingtemperature is controlled bytheRinsetemper atureswitch Hawarmsoakis desired settheWASHRINSE TEMPERATURE switchto H WARM Ifahotsoakisdesired se...

Page 7: ...F or handcomfortable Ifyounotice thatsoilMs a cumu ated after severalconsecutive washings use HotWashoccasionally ifsafe forfabrics Always rinseinColdWater The temperatureoftherinsedoesnot affectcleaning Trytowashlessoften Save articlesofthe sametypeoffabric untilyouhavea fullload If youmustwashsmallerloads adjusttheamountofwater Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels Washinoff peakutilityhours You...

Page 8: ...ge Neverpour undiluted liquid Meachdirectly onto clothes or into the Mini Basket tub Ifyouprefertousepowdered bleach pourit intotheMini Baskettubalongwithyour detergent Donotputpowdered bleachintothebIeachdispenser e D not washci fh sin the Whenwashingstockings regularwashbasketwhenusing pantyhoseandothereasily theMini Baskettub tangleditems alwayshandle Shakesandand or100SC dirt sepai ately Tomin...

Page 9: ...ndturnit clockwiseto theMINI QUICKCycle 3 PullCycleSectorknobtostart washer Cyclewillbe completed automatically the cycle Wash 3minutes spin 1 nutes nse 1 rnmutes Spin o z nutes To lTime 13mmutes Totaltimeincludespauses betweeneachphaseofthecycle Totaltimedoesnotincludewater filltimes Filltimesvary dependingonhouseholdwater pressure ...

Page 10: ...obigtohe in the tub followtherecommendations inthe StainRemoval Guideonpage22 H N V toWiwthe cycle TypicalSPOTSCRUBBER Cycle WashLoad 1averagesizetablecloth or 3 shirtsor blouses or 1shirtand1pairofslacks or 1fill sizebedsheet or 3 5babygarments or 5 6undergarments L Remove Filter Flopan f CLu n I wzlL2 2 PlaceMini Basket tubon agitator Pulltheagitatortoward thefrontofthemachineforeasier installat...

Page 11: ...KET Forbest results don overloadthe Mini Basket tub It better to do two loadsso laundry can move fi ee yin the water E3gxmxx ubber MN BASKET mlLY N Whenagitation begins the SP07XCRUMM controlmoves counterclockwise forabouthalfa minute A sharpdistinctive sound willbeheardsoonafteragitation begins Thisisthesoundofthe waterrecirculation systemcutting offtokeeptheconcentrated detergentsolutionintheMin...

Page 12: ...own filled garments if machinewashing isrecommended 3entle Gentle Warm Synthetics Cycle Normalor LightSoilSetting depending onamountofsoil BabyClothes Sturdy suchasDiapers Nightgowns Shirts Pads Sheets RcccivingBlankets Coveralls 4ormal Norm RegularCycle Spotscrubber Cycl BabyClothes Delicate entle Gentle min soakthe ientlc Normal min soakthe lorrnal Norma Marm Varm Warm iot orWar Synthetics Cycle...

Page 13: ...r3atatimeor addtowelstobalance GARi lENT MUSTBETUMBLEDRIED Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent Dobabyclothesseparately Pretreatspots Rinsediapers nightgowns padsandsheetsafleruse Keepdiapersinacovered pailofcold waterandconditioning agentlikeBorateembrand Youmayprefertousea mildtypedetergent Dohand knitgarmentsbyhandorinMini Baskettub see page8 Fillwasher adddetergent allowtodissolvebeforeaddingbl...

Page 14: ...vy soilorstain Remove stains Usethe SpotscrubberCyclethat sdesigned toremovestainsandstubbornsoil automatically seepage10 and refertotheStainRemoval charton page22whenyouelecttopre treat andscrubstainsbyhand Ihn PolyKnitsinside outto minimize fabricsurfacedamage soakingloosensdeepsoilsand stains Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent or specialsoakingagentisanother waytoremoveheavysoils embeddeddirtandeven...

Page 15: ...fymldonot have8dryer Ifyouaremachine wmhing Permanent Pressclothesthatyou plantohangordrip dry useextra caretominhnimwrinklingin thewashprocess Becardi dnottooverload washer Permanent Pressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely AMediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould bewashed Usemorewaterthanyouwould foraregularload UseaMedium WaterLevelforaSmallLoad an ExtraLargeWaterLevelfora Medium...

Page 16: ...makeclothesfluffyandsoft Reducestaticelectricity Performwellinsoftwater Arenotavailable insomeareas Generally donotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficult to dissolve especially incoldwater Should notbeusedincoldwater Thosecontaining sodium carbonate asaningredient may causeharmful limestone deposits onclothes andwasher when combined withhardwater Seepage17 Maynotperformaswellas powdered phosphate pr...

Page 17: ...l Ofl pmdcm maydelay damage toclothes Thefollowingrecommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes Thesearegenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebettersoil removalwhetheror notyouhave hardwateror usecarbonate detergent Usehotterwashwater for exampleup to 150 forcottons Thisalsoimprovesoily soil removal If youwashin coolerwaterto saveenergy usemoredetergentto promotebetter...

Page 18: ...etmgtmt in hotwaterthenpourdirectlyinto thewashbasket TOusegranular or powdered detergentin the Mini Baskettub9 put detergentin thebottomof Mini Basket tub beforeloadingclothes To use liquid detergentinregular clothesbasketorMini Basket tub followpackagedirections Ofdetergent for average soilhid Water LevelSetting Water RegularWashBasket MiniBasketTub Hardness Extra Large Medium Small Hand Large W...

Page 19: ...em Youcanwwsoapor detergent asycm preferandforget allabouthardwater Ii youhave HARDwater less than10 grains and youusephosphate detergent youalsohaveno problem But ifyouhavemorethan10 grains youwillneedtosoftenyour waterwitheither L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin yourhome or 2 Theuseofapackaged water softener For informationon water softeners see chart Mow n mch water softener Witha k d 1cupplus1tbs f...

Page 20: ...ched suchas 100 cottonflame retardant children s slecpwear silk wool mohair spandex leather ornon fast colors Dilutebleachbefore usingonanyfabric 3 Checkmanufacturer s hangtagsfarspecialinstructions 1 Maybeusedonallkindsoffabrics 2 Ismosteffective inhotwater 1 Helpsmakeclothesfluffyandsoft 2 Reduces staticelectricity 3 Usecarefidly Toomuchmaycausestaining onsome clothes Usecarefully Toomuchmaycaus...

Page 21: ... BkachflblcM3rk Mix 1 4cup 60ml chlorinebleach withonegallon 3 81 iter ofcool water approximately 80 F 27 C inasinkorpan Soakstainedarea for5minutesandlaunderinwasher The case Ofthe stain Foodorcookingoilsony ur synthetic garmentsmaycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisible and whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher If thesestainsarenotcompletely removed inthewash theoilyspots maypicku...

Page 22: ...esiveorgumaspossible Sponge witha safedry cleaningfluid thenlaunder Freshstains Placestainfacedownonan absorbenttoweland spongewithdry cleaningfluid or usespraycleaner Apply undiluted liquiddetergent Oldstains bleachperStainRemoval Hintonpage21 Softenwithoil lardorpetroleumjelly thenspongewith turpentine or bananaoil Launderinwarmwater I eat stainwithcommercialspotremoversuchastexizeK2 rand follow...

Page 23: ...hbleach Usecorrectamountofbleachaccordingto packagedirections Notenoughdetergent toholdlintin suspensionduringwashcycle Increaseamountofdetergent Seepage18 Incorrectuseoffabricsoftener If usedinwashcycle softeners mayreactwithdetergent tocreatea whitedeposit Use softeners in rinsecycleonlyunlesspackagespecifiesaddingto washcycle UseFabricSoftenerDispenser Seepage6 Pillingusuallyonpolyester cotton ...

Page 24: ...toaphosphatedetergent orfollowsixsteps describedabove Washing toolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition Useshorterwash timesforsmallerloads Detergentdissolvestooslowly Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolution atthestartofagitation Seepage18 Torestoregrayedclothes followoneoftheseprocedures L Putclothesin washer FillwithHOI water Check vlanufacturers Care Labelstodetermineifhotwateris suitableforga...

Page 25: ...r Neverpour fabricsoftener directlyon clothes alwaysdilutebeforeaddingto rinse water Dilutesoftenerbeforefiiing your FabricSoftenerDispenser Seepage 6 Also do not lift lid duringspin This maycause improperdispensing resultingin stains To removestains washin Mini Baskettub usingSpotscrubber Cycle See page 10 Or dampenstainedarea and rub with undilutedliquid detergent Re wash usingchlorinebleachif s...

Page 26: ...tener Properusewillminimkw wrinkling m Irt move wrinkles 1 Retumble on Permanent Press setting 2 Rerinseanddryon Permanent Wess setting 3 Ifunsuccessful retumbleonhighheatfor 10 12 minutesandhangimmediately 4 Ironcareftdly 5 Sendto Drycleaners forprmsing 6 Somewrinklesmayremainwhichcannotbe moved Pinsongarmentsor sharpobjectsleftinpockets Checktomakesureallsuch objectsareremoved Alsocheckwashtub S...

Page 27: ...snotcausedbywasher SlowprocessbywashingonGentle GentleWash Spin speed TOO largeloads ortoolittlewater Loadwasheronlywith numberofitemsthatwillmovefreely Selectcorrectwaterlevel UseSpotscr bber Cycle Seepage 10 Or pretreatwithliquid detergentandwashinRegularCycle Makesurecordispluggedintooutlet Makesurecontrolsare setandcycleselectorknobis pulledoutto an ONposition Makesurelidis closed Washerwillno...

Page 28: ...undofthewaterrecirculation system cuttingofftokeeptheconcentrated detergent solution intheMini Basket tub Heavily unbakmc loadscancausethewashertovibrateexcessively dufig spin andmaycauseittomovefromitsoriginalposition Inextreme cases usually occurswhenwashing a single hea itemora smallloadwhenwater levelis sethigherthannecessary thespinbasketmaystriketheoutertub creatingaloudbutharmless noise Toc...

Page 29: ...that mayhaveaccumulated Notools areneeded simplygraspagitator withbothhandsandpullstraight upsharply Theslottedsectionat thetopofthemetalshafthasalight coatingoflubricanttopreventparts stickingtogether If thisarea appear to edry applya lightcoat ofgreaseorpetroleum jellyaround theslottedsectionoftheshaft beforereplacingtheagitator Do notovergrease Excessgreasemay getintoclothesload Whenreplacingth...

Page 30: ...elp FIRST contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased Inmost cases thiswiIlsolvetheproblem NEXT ifyouarestillnotpleased writeallthedetails including yourphonenumber o Manager ConsumerRelations GeneralElectric AppliancePark Louisville Kentucky 40225 FINALLY ifyourproblemisstill notresolved write MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago Illinois60606 ...

Page 31: ...mal working hours Look in the White or YellowPages of your telephone directory for GENERAL ELKTR C X31 MPANY GENERAL ELECTRICFACT X3Y SERVICE GENERAL ELECWtiC HOTPOINTFACTORYSERVICEor GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER CARE SERVICE 1S Service trips to your home to teach you how to usethe product Readyour UsearidCamumhwkl If you then have any questions about operating the product please contact your dealer o...

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