Страница 1: ...tings 5 StainRemovalGuide 19 Detergents Other Additives 13 17 Storage VacationTips 26 Energy SavingTips 8 User MaintenanceInstructions 26 FabricSoftnerDispenser 9 Warranty Back Cover Filter Flo Pan 4 9 10 26 Hard Water 16 LimestoneDeposits 14 26 Loading the Washer 4 12 Mini Basket Tub 10 Modeland Serial Numbers 2 Operating Instructions 4 5 Pre treating 7 H 17 CenfeP Problem Solver 20 25 ...
Страница 2: ...elf dmm the model and serial You ll findthemonalabelonthe lowerleftsidenearthefront Thesenumbersarealsoonthe Consumer ProductOwnership Registration Cardthatcamewith yourwasher Before sendinginthis card pleasewritethesenumbers here Model Number Serial Number Usethesenumbersinany correspondence orservicecalls concerning yourwasher ToobtainSpanishlanguage versionofthisbook call GEAnswerCenter 800 626...
Страница 3: ...dyourwasher andor dryerduringoperation m E GASisproduced bythechemicdactionwithin yourwaterheateradthe gascan accumulate inthewaterheater ador waterpipesifhotwaterhas notbeenusedforaperiodoftwo weeksmlonger mm3nw44s UNDER THESE soti preventthe orinjury9 ifyouhavenotusedhot waterfortwoweeksormore9 or moveintoaresidenceinwhichthe hot beenused turnon QUhot themtorunforseveralminutes beforeminganyelec...
Страница 4: ...ads You ll find completedetailson howandwhen tousethe Mini Baskettubon page 10 QAddmeasuredamountof detergent Seepages 13through17 tbr informationon detergentsand otheradditives Loadclothesintothe washbasket beingcarcfuinotto overload Clothes shouldbe belowthe retainingring Seepage 12for morehxding information PositiontheFilter Flopanonthe agitator Lintwillcollectinthepan foreasyremovalwhenthewash...
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Страница 6: ...lled garments ifmachine washing isrecommended Normalor LightSoilSetting RegularCycle BabyClothes Sturdy suchas Diapers Nightgowns Shirts Pads Sheets Receiving Blankets Coveralls Hot Perm Press KnitsCycle RegularCycle LightSetting BabyClothes Delicate 1 Warm 5 min soakthenLightSoilSetting Blankets Wool Part Wool Codon Warm 5 min soakthenLightSoilSetting RegularCycle Blankets Synthetic Electric I Wa...
Страница 7: ...owelstobalance GARMENT MUSTBETUMBLEDRIED Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent Dobabyclothesseparately Pretreatspots Rinsediapers nightgowns padsandsheetsafteruse Keepdiapersinacovered pailofcold waterandconditioning agentlikeBorateembrand Youmayprefertousea mildtypedetergent Dohand knitgarmentsbyhand Fillwasher adddetergent allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket Dooneblanketatatime Pretreatheavilysoile...
Страница 8: ...ric untilyouhavea fullload Ifyoumustwashsmallerloads adjusttheamountofwater Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels Washinoff peakutilityhours Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich aretheoff peakhours UseNormalSpinSpeedtoremove morewaterandhelplessendrying time Thedryerwillremoveany wrinkles causedbytheNormalSpin UseyourMini Basketw tubfor verysmallloads Ituseslesswater thanthesmallwaterlevelin thebig tub...
Страница 9: ...ycleSelector Knobto Normal intheRegular Cycle Wart thewasher Afterwasher fillsand begins toagitate pushintheCycle Selector Knobandturnto SOX PullouttheCycleSelector Knobto complete thecycle Foran extended soakzdlow the washer tofillandagitate fora few minutes todissolve thesoaking agent ThenpushintheCycle Selector Knobtostopthewmher p lidC OSed andMOWtoS02k foraslongasdesired Afterdesired soakperi...
Страница 10: ...t desiredWash Rinse theFilter Flopan Thepanserves Temperature Seepage4 asalidtokeeptheclothesinthe Mini Basket tub 9 PullCycleSelectorknoboutto startwasher 8 Closelidand setcontrolsas follows Water lad MEDIUM LARGE GSMALL RmJi BASKET 6 Addbleach ifdesired Measure carefullyandpourrecommended amountofliquidbleach 1 4 cup 60ml directly intothebleach dispenser Seepage8fordispenser instructions 7 Addfa...
Страница 11: ...I 4aEs6and7 1 paystocheckand prepare clothesforwashing Emptypockets brushOUt cuffs zipzippers snapsnaps hooks andbuttons Doany ecessary mending rips hems tears Checkallitemsforareasofheavy soilor stain Remove stains ForSTAIN REMOVAL GUIDE SEEPAGE19 TbrnI oly Knitsinside out to minimizefabricsurfacedamage Soakingand Pre treating a goodwayto loosendeepsoils andstains Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent or...
Страница 12: ...ntbyadjustingthe water levelforthe sizeoftheload See page4 Special for Vvashing permmlmt press if youdonothim a dryer If youaremachine washing Permanent Pressclothesthatyou phmtolinedryor drip dry use extracaretominimize wrinkling inthewashprocess Be Carefilnot to overload washer PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely A Me iumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelargestthatshould be washed Us...
Страница 13: ...bric blendswel Areexcellent asconcentrates forremovingspots Completely dissolveevenin coldwater Performwellinsoftwater Arenotavailable insomeareas Generally donotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficulttodissolve especially incoldwater Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater Thosecontaining sodium carbonate asaningredient may causeharmfi d limestone deposits oncldhes andwasherwhen combined withhardwater Seepage14 ...
Страница 14: ...lgpmtice my delayI i nlestone dmllage to clothes Thefollowing recommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes Thesearegenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebettersoil removalwhetherornotyouhave hardwateror usecarbonate detergent Usehotterwashwater for exampleupto 150 F forcottons Thisalsoimprovesoily soil removal If youwashincoolerwaterto saveenergy usemoredetergentto pr...
Страница 15: ...asket the moredetagentif youhave 1 Hardwater 2 Largeloads 3 Greasyor oilysoils 4 Lowerwashtemperature 5 Lowphosphate detergent Usingtoolittledetergentis acommoncauseoflaundry problems Alwaysmeasure detergentina standard measuringcup Miw iR E K Emxw mount ofddergent for average sd bad 1 Userecommended amountof detergentforyourloadandwater hardnessasshowninguide WaterLevelSetting Water Mini Hardness...
Страница 16: ...ardwater Ifyouhave HARDwater lessthan10grains andyouusephosphate detergent youalsohavenoproblem But ifyouhavemorethan10 grains youwillneedtosoftenyour waterwitheither L Aninstalledwatersoftenerin yourhome or 2 Theuseofapa agedwater softener Forinformation onwater softeners seeguidebelow Add thisWwtxwmener with aMl water k vel Grainsof hardness o lo lo 15 15 20 20 25 25 30 over 30 Whenusing o cup c...
Страница 17: ...chabove iVATER SOFTENER Suspends hardnessmineralsinsolution keeping waterclear Combineswithwaterhardnessmineralstoformprecipitate whichgivescloudyor milkyappearance towater on precipitating uchasCaIgon brand Follow package directions Addat startofwashcycle precipitating suchas Follow package directions Boraxbrand SOAKAGENT Suchas Bizbrand PRETREATING STAIN ANDsPmREIWWms SuchasSpray nWash andK2Rbra...
Страница 18: ...ons thatcamewiththegarment TheCaseof the lnvisble Stain Foodorcookingoilsonyour synthetic garmentsmaycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher Teststainremovalproductona hiddeninsideseamorona sample ofthematerial Avoiduseofhotwateron unknownstain It cansetsome stains If thesestainsarenotcompletely removed inthewash theoilyspots maypickupdirtfro...
Страница 19: ...sitepage launder Spongewithwarmwater Bleachremaining stainwithnon chlorine bleach Wine Vegetables orFood Coloring EB m7 pply undiluted liquiddetergent Launder Treatmildewspots hiletheyarefresh beforemoldhasa chancetoweakenfabric If ithertypestainremains bleachaccording toStainRemoval Hint noppositepage launder Severe scorchcannotberemoved Grass Foliage Flowers Mildew Scorch Spongewithwarmwater App...
Страница 20: ...swith correctwaterlevel TOO muchbleach Use correct amountofMeachaccording topackage directions Notenoughdetergenttoholdlintinsuspension duringwashcycle Increaseamountof detergent Seepage15 e comectuseoffabricso ner f s inwashcycle softeners mayreactwith detergent tocreateawhitedeposit Usesoftenersinrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage specifiesaddingtowashcycle UseFabricSoftener Dispenser Seepage9 ePfig us...
Страница 21: ...ecommended amountofdetergent s Use of soapinhardwater Switchtoa phosphate detergent or followsixsteps described above Wtig tm 10ngmay resultinincreasedsoildeposition Use shorterwashtimesfor n MUer lo s Detergentdissolvestooslowly DetergentmustbepresentinthewashsoMionatthe X art ofagi tione Seepage15 Torestoregrayedclothes followoneoftheseprocedures 1 Putclothesinwasher FillwithHO water CheckManufa...
Страница 22: ...erpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyonclothes COLORSTAINS always dilutebeforeaddingtorinsewater Dilutesofier beforefillingyourFabric SoftnerDispenser Seepage17 Toremovestains dampenstainedareaandrubwith undiluted liquiddetergent Re wash usingchlorinebleachif safeforfabric SHRINKAGE Somefabricswillshrinkwhetherwashedina washerorbyhand othersmaybe 3ENERAL safelywashedbutwillshrinkinadryer FollowGarmentManuf...
Страница 23: ...ng lbremovewrinkles Retumbleon PermanentPress setting Rerinseanddryon permanentPress setting QIf unsuccessful retumbleonhighheatfor 10 12 minutesandh g immediately Ironcarefully Sendtodrycleanemforpressing Somewrinldesmayremainwhichcannotberemoved Pinsongarmentsor sharpobjectsleftinpockets Checktomakesureallsuchobjects areremoved Alsocheckwashtub Snaps hooks sharpbuttons beltbuckles zippers Fasten...
Страница 24: ...age sunor atmosphere Thisisinevitable andisnotcaused bywasher Slowprocessbywashing onPerm Press KnitsCycle Toolargeloads ortoolittlewater Loadwasheronlywithnumberofitemsthatwill movefreely Selectcorrectwaterlevel Pretreatwithliquiddetergent Makesurecordispluggedintooutlet Makesurebothhotandcoldfaucetsareturnedon MakesurecontrolsaresetandcycleselectorknobispulledouttoONposition Makesurelidis closed...
Страница 25: ...stopsandthespinbrakeinsidethetransmission locksin Thissoundisnormal Heavilyunbalanced loadscancausethewashertovibrateexcessively dufingspin andmaycauseit tomovefromitsoriginalposition Inextremecases usuallyoccurs whenwashinga single heavyitemora smallloadwhenwaterlevelis set higherthan necessary thespinbasketmaystriketheoutertub creatingaloud butharmlessnoise TOcorrect openthelidandredistributethe...
Страница 26: ...s about4 to6 months and removeanylintthat mayhaveaccumulated Notools areneeded simplygraspagitator withbothhandsandpullstraight upsharply Theslottedsectionat thetopofthemetalshafthasalight coatingoflubricanttopreventparts stickingtogether Ifthisarea appearstobe dry applyalightcoat ofgreaseorpetroleumjellyaround theslottedsectionoftheshaft beforereplacingtheagitator Do notovergrease Excessgreasemay...
Страница 27: ...IRST contactthepeoplewho servicedyourappliance Explain whyyouarenotpleased Inmost cases thiswillsolvetheproblem NEXT ifyouarestillnotpleased writeallthedetails including yourphonenumber to Manager ConsumerRelations GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville Kentuc 40225 FINALLY if yourproblemis still notresolved write Ws aY mE w MajorAppliance ConsumerActionPanel 20NorthWackerDrive Chicago Illinois6060...
Страница 28: ...Look in the White or YellowPages of your telephone directory for GENERAL ELECTRICCOMPANY GENERAL ELECTRICFACKIRY SHMCE GENERAL ELECTRIC H XP XNT FACNX3YSERVICEor GENERAL ELECTRICCUSTOMER CARE SERVICE IS Service trips to your home to teach you how to use the product Fled your Lkmand care material If you then have any questions about operating the product please contact your dealer or our Consumer A...
