Page 1: ...Setting Guide 6 7 CycleSettings 5 Stains 18 Stain RemovalGuide 19 DelicateWash System Setting 5 9 Denim Cycle 4 5 Detergents Other Additives 13 17 User Maintenance Instructions 26 Warrantv BackCover Energy SavingTips 10 FabricSoftener Dispenser 8 Hard Water 16 Limestone Deposits 14 Loading the Washer 4 12 Model and Serial Numbers 2 Moving VacationTips 26 Operating Instructions 4 Problem Solver 20 ...
Page 2: ...numbersarealsoonthe ConsumerProductOwnership Registration Cardthatcamewith yourwasher Beforesendinginthis card pleasewritethesenumbers here ModelNumber SerialNumber Usethesenumbersinany correspondence orservicecalls concerningyourwasher If you received a awed washer Immediatelycontactthedealer orbuilder thatsoldyouthe washer Save time and money Before you request service checktheProblemSolveron pa...
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Page 5: ...ate Minutes cycle Selector Normal Light soak DENIM RAPID Settings Soil Soil CYCLE e icates WASH Wash 5 soak 2 Wash 15 6 15 3 3 Spin 31 2 31 2 31 21 21 2 Rinse 3 3 3 3 21 2 21 2 Spin 7 7 7 3 1 41 2 2nd Rinse 21 2 21 2 3 Spin 7 7 7 Total 32 _Time 47 I 41l 241 171 DELICATE sa ent WASH SYSTEM I _ cncn ExtraRinse controlisturnedto YES fi P tuscs occurbetweeneachphaseofthecycles J c otal Lyclc timesdono...
Page 6: ...elicates BabyClothes Sturdy suchas Diapers Nightgowns Shirts Pads Sheets ReceivingBlankets Coveralls CottonsColorhst NormalSoilorLightSoilSetting depending onamountofsoil Delicatesor DELICATE W7ASH SYSTEM Knitsor Delicates BabyClothes Delicate CottonsNon Colorfast with5 min soak LightSoilSetting Blankets Wool Part Wool Cotton CottonsNon Colorfast with5 min soak LightSoilSetting Blankets Synthetic ...
Page 7: ...d waterandconditioning agentlikeBorateembrand Whiteor colorfast liquidchlorinetype 8 Onlynon chlorine bleachwhenneeded Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent Dohand knit garmentsbyhandorby DELICATE WASH SYSTEM controlsystem Seepage9 Nobleach Fillwasher adddetergent allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket Dooneblanket ata time Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent Onelectricblanket sewa strongpiece...
Page 8: ...automatically bedispensedatthe propertime Donotstopthewasherduring thefirstspin Thiswillcausethe dispensertoemptytoosoon WhenusingFabricSoftener DispenserwiththeDELICATE WMH SYSTEM useone 1 teaspoon 5 ml ofconcentrated sofieneror one 1 tablespoon 15ml ofdilutedsoftener DonotusetheRabricSoftener DispenserwiththeSoakSetting ortiPID WMH Setting 8 SelectanyFabricCareProgram andturnCycleSelectorKnobto ...
Page 9: ...completed automatically WATER LEVEL RemoveHEAVYDUTYagitator as follows Push switchesto UNLOCK LifioutHEAVYDUTY agitatorleavingsmaller DELICATE WMH agitatorin place Somespecialinstructionsto rememberwhenyouusethe DELICATE WASH SYSTEM DonotusetheFabricSofiener DispenserwiththeRAP WASH setting PulloutCycleSeiectorKnobto startwasher START Loadclothesinthe washbasket Seepage11forsortinghelp Put 1 4to 1...
Page 10: ...ximately 90 to llO F or handcomfotiable If you noticethatsoilhasaccumulated after seved consecutive washings useHot Washoccasionally ifsafeforfabrics AlwaysrinseinColdWater The temperatureoftherinsedoesnot affectcleaning Trytowashlessoften Save articlesofthesametypeoffabric untilyouhavea fullload If youmustwashsmallerloads adjusttheamountofwater Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels Washinoff peak...
Page 11: ...fs zipzippers snapsnaps hooks andbuttons Doanynecessarymending rips hems tears Checkallitemsforareasof heavysoilor stain Removestains ForSTAIN REMOVAL GUIDE SEEPAGE19 TurnPolyKnitsinside outto minimizefabricsurfacedamage DEN CYCLE SpecialModernFabricsCyclefor removable heavyandoilysoils Seepage5 forinstructionson DENIMCYCLEoperations SoakingandPre treating a goodwayto loosendeepsoils andstains Ath...
Page 12: ...lothes If youcanit isbetterto saveclothesuntilyouhavea full load If youmustwashsmaller loads savewater energyand detergentbyadjustingthewater levelforthesizeofthe load See page4 12 If youaremachine washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou plantolinedryor drip dry use extracaretominimizewrin ing in thewashprocess Becarefulnottooverload washer PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely A Mediu...
Page 13: ...c blendswell Areexcellentasconcentrates forremovingspots Completely dissolveevenin coldwater Performwellinsoftwater Disadvanmges Arenotavailable insomeareas Generallydonotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficulttodissolve especiallyincoldwater Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater Thosecontainingsodium carbonateasaningredient may causeharmfullimestonedeposits onclothesandwasherwhen combinedwithhardwater Seepage1...
Page 14: ...uchas Calgon brandwithphosphate w Wasm practices maydelay h ne e to clothes Thefollowingrecommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes Thesearegenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebettersoil removalwhetherornotyouhave hardwateror usecarbonate detergent 9 Usehotterwashwater for exampleupto 150 F forcottons Thisalsoimprovesoily soil removal If youwashincoolerwaterto save...
Page 15: ...thewashbasketbeforeloading clothes If youloadyourclothes first adddetergentnexttothe agitator If yourdetergentdoesn tdissolve well predissolvethedetergentin hotwater thenpourdirectlyinto thewashbasket R ecomnended mount of dete entfor avemge sot load WaterUvel Setting Water FULL MEDIUM LOW DELICATE WASH Hardness SYSTEM VERY HARD 2 cups 1 cups 1vicups Acup HighSucising 10 ZO G Po vcler Jpe HARD 4 1...
Page 16: ...0 grains youwillneedto softenyour waterwitheither 1 Aninstalledwatersoftenerin yourhome or Oto3 grainspergallon SOFT 2 Theuseofapackagedwater 4 to 10grains HARD softener 11to 19grains VERYHARD Forinformation onwater 20grainsandover softeners seeguidebelow EXTREMELY HARD AddtwmuchWakr Somnerftith a fd Wakr level Grainsof hardness I 0 10 10 15 I 15 20 I 20 z5 I 25 30 over30 I 1 Whenusing o hcup Acup...
Page 17: ...irectlyonclothes 5 Forthoserecommended foraddingtothewashcycle suchasRainBarrelbrand followmanufacturer s instructions exactly Guardsagainstinfection bykillingmostbacteriaand viruses Suspends hardnessmineralsinsolution keeping waterclear Combineswithwaterhardnessmineralstoformprecipitate whichgivescloudyormilkyappearance towater SOAKAGENT SuchasBizbrand PRET ATING STAIN m Sm OWN Suchas Spray nWash...
Page 18: ...underinwasher The Caseof the lnvisibie Stain Foodor cookingoilsonyour syntheticgarmentsmaycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher If thesestainsarenotcompletely removedinthewash theoilyspots maypickupdirtfromthewash water Thenti eywillbecomevery visibleandyoumaythinktheywere causedbythe washcycleitself Oncethesespotsbecomevisible howcanyourem...
Page 19: ... stainremains bleachaccordingtoStain Removal Hintonoppositepage launder Spongewithwarmwater Applyundilzlted liquiddetergent Bleachremainingstain withnon chlorine bleach thenlaunder Oldmildewstainscanseldombe removed Scorchcanseldomberemoved Apply undilutedliquiddetergent Launder Treatmildewspots whiletheyarefresh beforemoldhasa chancetoweakenfabric If ithcrtypesbdin remains bleachaccordingtoStainR...
Page 20: ...ach Usecorrectamountofbleachaccordingtopackagedirections 1 1 Notenoughdetergenttoholdlintinsuspensionduringwashcycle Increaseamountof detergent Seepage15 Incorrectuseoffabricsoftener Ifusedinwashcycle softenersmayreactwith detergenttocreateawhitedeposit Usesotiners inrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage specifiesaddingtowashcycle UseFabricSofienerDispenser Seepage8 Pillingusuallyonpolyester cotton blendsis...
Page 21: ...umayneedto use twicetherecommended amountofdetergent U se ofsoapinhardwater Switchtoaphosphatedetergent or followsixsteps describedabove Washingtoolongmayresultin increasedsoildeposition Useshorterwashtimesfor smallerloads Detergentdissolvestooslowly Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe startofagitation Seepage15 Torestoregrayedclothes followoneoftheseprocedures 1 2 3 4 Putclothesinwasher ...
Page 22: ...ofiener Neverpourfabricsofienerdirectlyonclothes alwaysdilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater DilutesoftenerbeforefillingyourFabric SoftenerDispenser Seepage8 Also donotliftlidduringspin Thismaycause improperdispensing resultinginstains Toremove stains dampenstainedareaandrub withundilutedliquiddetergent Re wash usingchlorinebleachifsafeforfabric Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedinawasherorbyhand othersm...
Page 23: ...ricsofiener Properusewillminimizewrinkling ToremoveWrimm 1 Retumbleon PermanentPress setting 2 Rerinseanddry on PermanentPress setting 3 If unsuccessful retumbleonhighheatfor 10 12 minutesandhangimmediately 4 Ironcarefu ya 5 Sendtodry cleanersforpressing 6 Somewrin es mayremainwhichcannotbe removed Pinsongarmentsor sharpobjectsIefiinpockets Checktomakesureall suchobjects areremoved Mso checkwashtu...
Page 24: ...hisis inevitable andisnotcaused bywasher SlowprocessbywashingonFabricCareProgramwhichhasa GentieSpin Seepage4 Toolargeloads or toolittlewater Loadwasheronlywithnumberofitemsthatwill movefreely Selectcorrectwaterlevel Pretreatwithliquiddetergent UseDENIMCYCLE Seepage5 o 1 Makesurecordispluggedintooutlet Makesurebothhotandcoldfaucetsareturnedon Makesurecontrolsare setandcycleselectorknobispulledoutt...
Page 25: ...A sharpdistinctivesoundwillbeheardattheendofeachspinperiodasthemotor stopsandthespinbrakeinsidethetransmission locksin Thissoundisnormal Heavilyunbalancedloadscancausethewashertovibrateexcessively duringspin andmaycauseittomovefromitsoriginalposition In extremecases usuallyoccurs whenwashinga single heavyitemor a smallloadwhenwaterlevelis sethigherthan necessary the spinbasketmaystrikethe outtub c...
Page 26: ...om hosesifweatherwillbebelow freezing A e Lubricate withgrease or Petroleum Jelly Theagitator Remove at regular intervals about4 to6 months andremoveanylintthatmayhave accumulated Notoolsareneeded simplygraspagitatorwithboth handsandpullstraightupsharply Theslottedsectionatthetopofthe metalshafthasalight coatingof lubricanttopreventpartssticking together If thisareaappearstobe dry applya lightcoat...
Page 27: ...tepsto followforfurtherhelp FIRST contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased In most cases thiswillsolvetheproblem NEXT ifyouarestillnotpleased writedl thedetails including yourphonenumber to ConsumerRelations AppliancePark Louisville KY40225 FINALLY ifyourproblemisstill notresolved write MajorAppliance ConsumerAction nel 20 NorthWackerDrive Chicago linois60606 E ...
Page 28: ...dustry to fulfillyour serviceneeds Shodd your apptiance need service during warranty period or beyond lookin the White or YellowPagesof your telephone directoryfor GE CONSMR SERWCE or an authorized RCAAPPLIANCESERWcER Is Nm COWMD Servicetrips to your home to teach you how to use the product Read your Use and Carematerial Ifyou then have any questions about operating the product please contactyour ...
