Page 1: ...V Repah Service 27 Safety Instructions 3 4 Sorting Clothes 11 Stains 18 Stain RemovalGuide 19 User Maintenance Instructions 26 Warranty BackCover Energy SavingTips 10 FabricSoftener Dispenser 8 Hard Water 16 Limestone Deposits 14 Loading E Model and Serial Numbers 2 Moving VacationTips 26 Operating the Washer 4 5 Pretreating n Problem Solver 20 25 L m m m ____ _ 4 _ ...
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Page 4: ...undryadditives Loadclothesintothewashbasket beingcarefulnottooverload See page12forloadinginformation Seepage8 forBleachDispenser andFabricSoRenerDispenser instructions Forinformationon bleachesand fabricsofteners see page17 Closethe lid Washerwillfillbut notagitateor spinwiththelidopen setting the controls S theControlsSettingGuideon pages6 and7 0 selectWash Rinse Tempemture o SelectWaterLevel LO...
Page 5: ...shedbyhand Use I I SPECIAL OFF PERMANENT PRESS DELICATE WASH t M RINSE SPIN OFF START withDELICATE WA SH agitator only I SPECIAL OFF PERMANENT PRESS DELICATE WLSH mEM RINSE SPIN OFF I Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains REGULAR F P SPIN WH LIGHT L NORMAL SOIL HEAWSOiL _ Cycle ieetor Heavy Normal Light DELICATE WASH Settings Soil Soil Soil Soak Permanent Press Delicates SYSTEM Was...
Page 6: ...ss Warm Down filled garments ifmachine washingisrecommended Gentle Slow BabyClothes Sturdy suchas Diapers Nightgowns Shirts Pads Sheets ReceivingBlankets Coveralls NormalSoilor LightSoil Normal Fast Hot depending onamountofsoil Gentle Slow warm Delicatesor DELICATE WASH SYSTEM BabyClothes Delicate Blankets Wool Part Wool Cotton 5 min soakthen Nomal Fast Warm LightSoil Warm LightSoil Blankets Synth...
Page 7: ...ergent Dohand knit garmentsbyhandorby DELICATE WASH SYSTEM controlsystem Seepage9 Fillwasher adddetergent allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket Dooneblanketata time Pretreatheavilysoi edspotswithliquiddetergent Onelectricblanket sewastrongpieceofclothoverplugtoprotectblanketandwasherfrom damage Dooneblanketata time Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent Vacuum outloosedirtbeforewashing 1 White...
Page 8: ...efabricsoftenerwill automatically be dispensedatthe propertime Do notstopthewasherduring thefirstspin Thiswillcausethe dispensertoemptytoosoon WhenusingFabricSofiener DispenserwiththeDELICATE WASHSYSTEM useone 1 teaspoon 5 ml ofconcentrated softeneror one 1 tablespoon 15ml ofdilutedsofiener DonotusetheFabricSoftener DispenserwiththeSoakSetting Howtowethe soak setting 1 REGULAR I P OfF SPIN WK LIGH...
Page 9: ... VARIABLE LW B FULL RESET DE TE WASHWSTEM Selectspeedandtemperature accordingtothefabricsyouare washing PushCycleSelectorKnoband turnclockwisetoDELICATE WNH SYSTEM setting I SPECIAL OFF PERMANENT PRESS DELICATE WASH EM RINSE SPIN PulloutCycleSelectorKnobto startwasher Whenwashingstockings panty hoseandothereasilytangleditems alwayshandleseparately To minimizetangling theuseofa net laundrybagisreco...
Page 10: ...perature settingonyourwasher temperaturesapproximately 90 to 11O F or handcomfortable If you noticethatsoilhasaccumulated after several consecutive washings useHot Washoccasionally ifsafeforfabrics Trytowashlessoften Save articlesofthe sametypeoffabric untilyouhavea fullload If youmustwashsmallerloads adjusttheamountofwater Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels Washinoff peakutilityhours Yourlocal...
Page 11: ...checkandprepare clothesforwashing Emptypockets brushoutcuffs zipzippers snapsnaps hooksand buttons Doanynecessarymending rips hems tears Checkallitemsforareasofheavy soilorstain Removes ins ForSTAIN REMOVAL GUIDE SEEPAGES 18and19 eTurnpoly Knitsinside out to minimizefabricsurfacedamage SoakingandPre treating agoodwaytoloosendeepsoils andstains Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent orspecialseating agentis...
Page 12: ...to saveclothesuntilyouhavea fdl load If youmustwashsmaller loads savewater energyand detergentbyadjustingthewater levelforthe sizeoftheload See page4 12 Fi i WOIUen tiOm for Wwtingprmanent prm ifyoudo not havea cr Ifyouaremachine washing Permanent Pressclothes thatyou plantolinedryordrip dry use extracaretominimize wrinkling inthewashprocess Becarefulnottooverload washer PermanentPressclothes must...
Page 13: ... Areexcellent asconcentrates forremoving spots Completely dissolveevenin coldwater Performwellinsofiwater Arenotavailable insomeareas Generallydonotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficulttodissolve especiallyincoldwater Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater Thosecontaining sodium carbonateasaningredient may causeharmfil limestone deposits onclothesandwasherwhen combinedwithhardwater Seepage14 Maynotperformaswel...
Page 14: ...asCalgon brandwithphosphate H wasm pmctim my delay hestone _ e toCloma Thefollowingrecommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes Thesearegenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebettersoil removalwhetheror notyouhave hardwateror usecarbonate detergent Usehotterwashwater for exampleup to 150 F forcottons Thisalsoimprovesoily soil removal If youwashincoolerwaterto saveenerg...
Page 15: ...ered Forbestresults adddetergent totilewashbasketbeforeloading clothes If youloadyourclothes first adddetergentnexttothe agitator If yourdetergentdoesn tdissolve well predissolve thedetergentin hotwater thenpourdirectlyinto thewashbasket Womended moutof dete entfor ave e Soflload Waterhvel Setting 1 Userecommended amountof detergentforyourloadandwater Water DELICATE WASH Hardness FULL MEDIUM LOW S...
Page 16: ...ardwater If youhave HARDwater less than10grains andyouusephosphatedetergent youalsohavenoproblem But ifyouhavemorethan 10 grains youwillneedtosofienyour waterwitheither 1 Aninstalledwatersoftenerin yourhome or 2 Theuseofa packagedwater softener Forinformationonwater softeners seeguidebelow Addttis much water sOtienertith a ti water level Grainsof hardness o lo 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 over30 r When...
Page 17: ...abricsshouldnotbechlorine bleachedsuchas 100 cottonflame retardant children s sleepwear silk wool mohair spandex leather or non fast colors Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric 3 CheckManufacturers CareLabelsforspecial instructions 1 Maybeusedonallkindsoffabrics 2 Is mosteffectiveinhotwater 1 Helpsmakeclothesfluffyandsofi 2 Reducesstaticelwtricity 3 Usecarefully Toomuchmaycausestainingon someclothes...
Page 18: ...derin washer TheCaseofthe Invisible Stain Foodor cookingoilsonyour syntheticgarmen maycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher If thesestainsarenotcompletely removedinthewash theoilyspots maypickupdirtfromthewash water Thentheywillbecomevery visibleandyoumaythinktheywere causedbythewashcycleitself Oncethesespotsbecomevisible howcanyouremovethe...
Page 19: ...pongewithwarmwater Bleachremaining stainwithnon chlorine bleach Applyundilutedliquiddetergent Launder Treatmildewspots whiletheyarefresh beforemoldhasachancetoweakenfabric If eithertypestainremains bleachaccording toStainRemoval Hint onoppositepage launder Severescorchcannotberemoved Grass Foliage Flowers Mildew Scorch Spongewithwarmwater Applyundiluted liquiddetergent Bleachremainingstain withnon...
Page 20: ...uchbleach Usecorrectamountofbleachaccordingtopackagedirections Notenoughdetergenttoholdlintinsuspension duringwashcycle Increaseamountof detergent Seepage15 Incorrect useoffabricsoftener Ifusedinwashcycle softenersmayreactwith detergenttocreateawhitedeposit Usesoftenersinrinsecycleordyunlesspackage specifiesaddingtowashcycle UseFabricSofienerDispenser Seepage8 Pining usuallyonpolyester cotton blen...
Page 21: ...ayneedtouse twicetherecommended amountofdetergent Useof soapinhardwater Switchto a phosphatedetergent or followsixsteps describedabove Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition Useshorterwashtimesfor smallerloads Detergentdissolvestooslowly Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe startofagitation Seepage15 To restoregrayedclothes followoneoftheseprocedures 1 Putclothesinwashar Fillwith...
Page 22: ...rpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyon clothes alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater DilutesoftenerbeforefillingyourFabric SofienerDispenser Seepage8 Also donotliftlidduringspin Thismaycause improperdispensing resultinginstains Toremovestaim dampenstainedareaandrub withundiluted liquiddetergent Re wash usingchlorinebleachif safeforfabric Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedin awasheror byhand othersmaybe safe...
Page 23: ...perusewillminimizewrinkling ToremoveWww 1 Retumble on Permanent Press setting 2 Rerinse anddryon Permanent Press setting 3 Ifunsuccessful retumble onhighheatfor10 12 minutes andhangimmediately 4 Ironcarefully 5 Sendtodrycleaners forpressing 6 Some writies mayremain which cannot beremoved Pinsongarmentsor sharpobjectslefiinpockets Checktomakesureallsuchobjects areremoved Mso checkwashtub Snaps hook...
Page 24: ...atmosphere Thisis inevitable andisnotcaused bywasher SlowprocessbywashingonGentle Slow Wash Spin speed Tool geloads ortoolittle water Loadwasher ody with number ofitemsthatwill movefreely Selectcorrectwaterlevel Pretreatwithliquiddetergent o 1 M e surecordisplugged intooutiet Makesurebothhotandcoldfaucets areturnedon Makesurecontrols aresetandcycle selector knobispulled outtoONposition Makesurelid...
Page 25: ...distinctivesoundwillbeheardattheendofeachspinperiodasthemotor stopsandthespinbrakeinsidethetransmission locksin Thissoundisnormal Heavilyunbalancedloadscancausethe washertovibrateexcessively duringspin andmaycauseit to movefromitsoriginalposition In extremecases usuallyoccurs whenwashinga single heavyitemor a smallloadwhenwaterlevelis sethigherthan necessary thespinbasketmaystriketheouttub creatin...
Page 26: ...therwillbe below freezing A Lubricate with grease or Petroleum Jelly The agitator Removeatregular intervals about 4 to6 months andremoveanylintthatmayhave accumulated Notoolsareneeded simplygraspagitatorwithboth handsandpullstraightup sharply Theslottedsectionatthetopofthe meti shafihasa lightcoatingof lubricanttopreventpartssticking together If thisareaappearstobe dry applya lightcoatofgreaseor p...
Page 27: ...tofollowforfurtherhelp FIRST contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased In most cases thiswillsolvetheproblem NEXT ifyouarestillnotpleased writeallthedetails including yourphonenumber to ConsumerRelations AppliancePark Louisville KY40225 FINALLY ifyourproblemis still notresolved write MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago Illinois60606 __ _ _ _ ...
Page 28: ...r serviceneeds Should your applianceneed service during warranty period or beyond lookin the White or YellowPagesofyour telephone directoryfor GE CONSUMERSERVICE or an authorized RCAAPPLWCE SERVICER mT E Nm commD Servicetrips to your home to teach you how to use the product Read yow Use and Care material Eyouthen have any questions about operating theproduct please conta yourdealerorour National S...
