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Agitator
26
RepairService
27
ApplianceRegistration
2
SafetyInstructions
3,4
BleachDispenser 8
SoakSetting 5,9
CareandCleaning
26
Sorting
4,U
ControlsSettingGuide 6,7
Stains
18
CycleSettirws 5 StainRemovalGuide
19
Detergents,OtherAdditives 13-1’7
Storage&VacationTips
26
Energy-SavingTips 8 UserMaintenanceInstructions26
FabricSoftnerDispenser
9
Warranty BackCover
Filter-Flo@Pan
4,9,10,26
Hard Water 16
LimestoneDeposits 14,26
LoadingtheWasher 4, 12
Mini-Basket~Tub
10
ModelandSerialNumbers
2
OperatinEInstructions
4,5
Pre-treating
7,H, 17
ProblemSolver 20-25
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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyom-
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Ifyouireceiveda
Wmw!r.o.
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
washer.
savetimemhmmy.
Beforeyourequestservice
...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages20-25.Rlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
downthe
serial
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
M N
S N
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
ToobtainSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversibnen
espafiolde&stemanual,
lktmea
GEAnswerCenter:
serviciodeinformaci~n
paraelconsumidor,
telifono800.626.2000.
AllwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestabfishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984. -
.-, Read!fw hfim! U$ingthis)
reducetheriskof
fire,ektricslmk, orhjuryto
p Whmrsingyourf
folbwbafkpreemtions,including
thefollowing:
~usethisappliance
only for kl
purposeasdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
~Thiswashermustbeproperly
installedandheatedinaccordance
withthehstallationInstructions
Ibeforeitisused.Ifyoudidnot
receiveanInstallationInstructions
sheetwithyourwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingtheservice
locationnearestyou.
—Properlygroundtoconform
withailgoverningcodesand
ordinances.Followdetailsin
Instructions.
–Instatiorstorewhereitwillnot
- below
-- frmingorex~sedto thew~ther.
–Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpowersupply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
–Connect toadequateplumbing
anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin
theInstallationInstructions.
s firn offwaterfauce~when
thewasherisnotinusetorelieve
pressureonhosesandvalves,andto
minimizeleakageifahoseorvalve
shouldbreakorrupture.
oWhendisconnectingthis
appliance
pullbytheplugrather
thanthecordtoavoiddamagetothe
cordorjunctionofcordandplug.
Makesurethatthecordislocatedso
thatitwillnothesteppedon,tripped
overorotherwisesubjectedto
damageor
stress.
~~}~jllntrepair or ~qyPd
O“fthe ‘or any
--”=’,$ervicing
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To the
ofinjury:
D n
mixc b W
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar
and/orrustremover.Mixingcan
produceatoxicgaswhichmay
causedeath.
~~~ notWtUShor dryarticks
thathavebeencleanedin,washed
in,soakedin,orspottedwith
combmtibleoreqlosivembsWcw
(suchasgasoline,degreasers,
dry=cleaningsolvents,kerosene,
etc.)whichmaygiveoffvapors
thatcouidigtiteorexplode.
Donotaddthesesubstincwtothe
washwater9anddonotusethese
substancesaroundyourwasher
and/ordryerduringoperatic.
o GASisproduced
Ibythechemicalactionwithin
yourwaterheaterandthegascan
accumulateinthewaterheater
and/orwaterpipesifhotwaterhas
notbeenusedforaperiodoftwo
TmEm
CIRculmwmm. $0to
preventthepmsibilityofdamage
orinjury,ifyouhavenotusedhot
waterfortwoweeksormore7or
moveintoaresidenceinwhichthe
hotwatersystemmaynothave
beenusedforsometime,turnon
allhotwaterfaucetsandaIlow
torunforseveralminutes
beforeusinganyelectrical
whichisconnectedto
thehotwatersystem.Thiswill
any gasto
escape.
is fdmot
smokeoruseanopenflameor
duringthisprocess.
@~~~@~~~~&+~~~~w~$~~~w~~~fj
itk Before
or CW41S9push
inthecycle selectorknobto
“STOP”position,thenwaituntil
the has
$WppxlbeforeopiningtheM.
3
e~ rqxxvidon isnecessary
ifthisapplianceisusedbym=near
children.Do
notalbwchildren
toplayinside,onor withthis
appliancemanydiscarded
appliance.Disposeofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialsproperly.
Beforediscardingawasher9or
removingfromservice,remove
thewasherlid.
@Keepalllaundryaids(suchas
detergents,bleaches,fabricsofteners,
etc.)outofthereachofchddren,
pmfemblyhalmkdcabtiet.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.
~Keepthearea.aroundand
underneathyourapplkmcesfree
fromtheaccurnulationofcombustible
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
~Keepthefloor
aroundyour
appliances
cleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
~Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
NW: TumingtheCycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesNOT
disconnecttheappliancefromthe
powersupply.
eDonottimper withcontrols.
QDOnotoperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.
*Neverclimbonor sand onwe
washertop.
~DOnotwashfiberglassarticlesin
yourwasher.Skinirritationcould
resultfromtheremainingpa~~icles
thatmaybepickedupbyclothing
duringsubsequentwasheruse.
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@Thelaundryprocesscan
E&’
reducethefkuneretard~eyof
fabrics.Toavoidsucha result,
@~fj n@leave~sher h~ up
thegarmentmamd%icturer’scare
duxingcyde. Thiswillstopthe ~
washand spinactionand prevent
instructionsshouldbefollowed
cornpktionofthecycle.
verycarefully.
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@Sortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountof
soilaccordingtoinstructionson
page11.
~RemoveFilter-Flo@panand
Mini-BasketT”.Theundersideof
thelidisagoodplacetoputthepan
whileloadingor unloadingclothes.
DonotuseMini-Baskettubwhen
washingregularloads.You’llfind
completedetailsonhowandwhen
tousetheMini-Baskettubon
page10.
s Addmeasuredamountof
detergent.Seepages13through17
forinformationondetergentsand
otheradditives.
QLoadclothesintothewashbasket
beingcarefidnottooverload.
C!@h~Ssh~dd bebelowthe
rcfainingring.Seepage12for
m Ioadirwinformation.
~PositiontheFilter-Flopanonthe
agitator.Lintwillcollectinthepan
foreasyremovalwhenthewashis
ftished.
N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo
panasa washbasket.Do notput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.
@Seepages8 and9forinformation
onhowtouseBleachandFabric
SoflnerDispensers.Fortiormation
onhowtousebleachesandfabric
softeners,seepage17.
~Closethelid.Washerwillfillbut
notagitateor spinwiththelidopen.
settitheCbntrols
UsetheControlsSettingGuideon
pages6 and7 tohelpyoumakethe
properselections.
0 SelectWaterLevel
SMALL:Washerislessthan 1/2
fullofclothes.
MEDIUM:Between1/2and2/3
full.
LARGE:Over2/3’sfull.
MINI-BASKET:Seeinstructions
onpage10.
SelectWashandRinse
Temperature.
@ FushCycleSelectorKnobin
andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.
Regular cycIe–
automaticallyprovidesNormal
WashSpeedandNormalSpin
Speed.
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soaksetti
cyde-
Formostcottons,linens,workand
playclothes.Threesoillevel
settingsareprovided,butyoucan
settheselectorin-between,if
desired.Selectionofthesesettings
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Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them..
●nd thatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Remembertosortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
watertemperaturewarmenoughto
releaseandgetn“dofsoil;
@
UseHotWash—upto150°F.-on
a regularbasisonlywhenwashing
heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.
@Undernormalsoilconditions,
washinwaterabove80”F.(27°C.).
Thisgenerallymeansusingthe .
WarmWashtemperaturesetting
onyourwasher—temperatures
approximately90°to I1O”F.or
handcomfortable.Ifyounotice
thatsoilhasaccumulatedafter
severalconsecutivewashings,use
HotWashoccasionally,if safe
forfabrics.
~AlwaysrinseinColdWater.The
temperatureoftherinsedoesnot
affectcleaning.
~Trytowashlessoften.Save
articlesofthesametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafill load.
~If youmustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.
~Washinoff-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich
aretheoff-peakhours.
@UseNormalSpinSpeedtoremove
morewaterandhelplessendrying
time.Thedryerwillremoveany
wrinklescausedbytheNormalSpin.
@UseyourMini-BasketTMtubfor
verysmallloads.Ituseslesswater
thanthesmallwaterlevelinthebig
tubonthiswasher.Youwillalso
saveondetergentandenergy.
@Usethisdispenserwithliquid
bleachonly.Ifyouprefertouse
powderedbleach,pouritintothe
washbasketalongwithyour
detergent.Donotputpowdered
bleachintothebleachdispenser.
*Measurebleachcarefully.Here
aresomerecommendedamounts:
LARGEWATERLEVEL—1%
C
(310ml)liquid
SMALLWATERLEVEL–213
C
(170ml)liquid
MINI-BASKETtub–1/4
C
(60ml)liquid
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~Pourmeasuredamountofliquid
bleachdirectlyintobleachdispenser.
@~QnotOVerfil!or allowdispenser
to overflow.Avoidsplashing.
Undilutedbleachcancausefabric
damage.
~Neverpour lkpid
bleachdirectlyontoclothesor
intothewashbasketorMini-
Baskettub.
ks%%!t%
@PositiontheFabricSoftener
DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.
@Pourmanufactunx’srecommended
amountoffabricsoftenerintoa
standardmeasuringcup.
~Addenoughwatertofillthecup
1/2full.
~Pourthedilutedsoftenerintothe
dispenser.
@Thefabricsoftenerwill
automaticallybedispensedatthe
propertime.
~Donotstopthewasherduring
hefirstspin.Thiswillcausethe
dispensertoemptytoosoon,
WhenusingFabricSoftener
DispenserwiththeMini-Basket
tub,useone(1)teaspoon(5ml)of
concentratedsofteneror one(1)
tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted
soflener.
@Donot usethe Fabric softener
Dispenserwith the
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@“SOAK”settingtemperature TheFilter-Flopanhastwo
willautomaticallybecold.
@If ahotor warmsoakisdesired,
settheWASH/RINSE
TEMPERATUREswitchto
“H(X’/COLD”or “WM/COLD”
andturntheCycleSelectorKnobto
“Normal”intheRegularCycle.Start
thewasher.Afterwasherfillsand
beginstoagitate,pushintheCycle
selectorKnobandturnto“SOAK’
PullouttheCycleSelectorKnobto
completethe@cle.
e ~!r~ *n~~ * wowme
washertofillandagitatefbra &w
minutestodissolvethesoaking
agent.ThenpushintheCycle
SelectorKnobtostopthewasher
(keeplid
c10s6d)andtiow toSOilk
foraslongasdesired.Afterdesired
soakperiod,pullouttheCycle
SelectorKnobtocompletethecycle.
9
functions:
@LINTFILTER—Positionthe
Filter-Flopanontheagitatorafter
loadingclothesintothewasher.
Lintiseasilyseenandremoved
afterthewashisfinished.
@LIDFORTHEMINI-13ASKET—
AfierloadingclothesintheMini-
Baskettub,besuretoreplacethe
Filter-Flopan.Thepanservesasa
lidtokeeptheclothesintheMini-
Baskettub.
N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flopan
asawashbasket.Donotputany
itemstobewashedintheFilter-Flo
pan.Donotplacedetergentpackets
intheFilter-Flopan.
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forsmalliwdsd’regl.wfabrics
ordelicatehmd-washabks,can
beusedwithmy cycleexceptthe
SOAKsetting.
Typical
Wa$hkmd$
@$maiiloadsofregularfabrics
(upto2!4pounds).
~Deticateloadssuchaslingerie,
pantyhose,girdies,blouses,sweaters,
soclw,shirts,babyclothesandother
small,delicatehand-washables.
~Muffedtoys.
QTennisshoes.
Howtowash?4mall
bad fiibricsor
L RemoveFilter-Flo”pan.
2. PlaceMini-Baskettubonagitator.
Pulltheagitatortowardthefrontof
themachineforeasierinstallation
andremovalofMini-Baskettub.
~. put 1/4to 1/3
C (60to80d)
detergentinthebottomoftheMini-
Baskettub.
4. LoadclothesinMini-Basket
tub.SeepageHforsortinghelp.
5. Afterloadingclothesinthe
Mini-Baskettub,besuretoreplace
theFiker-Flopan.Thepanserves
asalidtokeeptheclothesinthe
Mini-Baskettub.
~ Addbleach, ifdesired.Measure
carefidlyandpourrecommended
amountofliquidbleach—1/4cup
(60ml)-directly intothebleach
dispenser.Seepage8fordispenser
instructions.
7. Addfabric softener,ifdesired.
Fbur1teaspoon(5ml)ofconcentrated
softeneror 1tablespoon(H ml)of
dilutedsoftenerintoFabricSoftener
DispenseronFilter-Flopan. See
page9 fordispenserinstructions.
forVRwMni”BasketT*’
~DOnotusetheMini-Baskettub
QWhenwashingstockings,panty
withSOAKSetting.
hoseandothereasilytangled
items,alwayshandleseparately.To
@Donotwashclothesintheregular
minimizetangling,theuseofanet
washbasketwhenusingtheMini-
Baskettub.TherewiHnotbe
laundrybagis recommended.
cncmghwaterin theregularbasket
and clothesdamagecoukiresult.
8. Closelidandsetcontrolsas
follows:
Waw3rLevel
M
L
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M ...
S
B
–Set WaterLevelto “MHW-
BASKET”position.
—SelectdesiredWash/Rinse
Temperature.Seepage4.
9. PullCycleSelectorknoboutto
startwasher.
to
w
from
LINTPRODUCERS—Suchas
terrytowelingandchenille—give
uplint.
LINTCOLLECIURS—suchas
man-madefibersandnapped
fabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy
—attractlint.Thesemustbe
washedseparately.
Formorehifmnmion onlint
control,seepage20.
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It p8ys
tocbck findpx’’ep”e
clothes
f washing.
@Emptypockets,brushoutCuffs,
zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks
andbuttons.
~Doanynecessarymending—rips,
hems,tears,
@Checkallitemsforareasofheavy
soilor stain.
@Removestains.ForSTNN
REMOVALGUIDE,SEEPAGE19.
~ TlwnI?olyKnitsinside-outto
minimizefabricsurfacedamage.
soaking and Pre”tr@ing–
a goodwaytoloosendeepsoils
and stains.
Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent
or specialsoakingagentisanother
waytoremoveheavysoils,
embeddeddirtandevensome
stains.
Soakingcanbeeitheracompletely
separatewashingstepor aprelim-
inarysteptoacompletewashcycle.
Fordetailedinformationonhow
tosoakinyourwasher,seepage9.
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Pre-treatheavysoilbyrubbingin
a smallamountofliquiddetergent
orapastemadeofwaterandpmvdmed
detergentor soap.Forbestresults,
wait1/2hourbeforewashing.
~Loadclothesdry.
@Thkeaproperlysortedgroupof
clothesanddropthemlooselyin
thewashbasketinthisorder:
LargeItems—1ikesheets.Donot
wraparoundtheagitator.
SmallItems–1ikewashcloths.
MediumSizeItems—1iketowels.
Hereis atypicalfuNload:
3 DoubleSheets
4 LongSleeveShirts
3 BoxerShorts
6 StandardI%HowCases
5 ‘F-SIMS
2 ~%irTrousers
3
Thisillustration,withclothesjust
reachingtheClothesRetainin~
Ring,showsaproperload.Clothes
haveampleroomtomovebecause
theyarenotpackeddown,nor
wrappedaroundtheagitator,
Clothesareloadeddry sincewet
itemsareapttopackdownwhich
encouragesoverloading.Thissize
loadrequiresafullwaterfill.
What isthebestsizeloadof
Cklthes—kmge,medhm9or
small?Savethe, energyand
byavoidingextrauseof
thewasher.Trytowasha fullload
ofclothes,If youcanit isbetterto
saveclothesuntilyouhavea fill
load.Hyoumustwashsrn~ller
loads,savewater,energyand
detergentbyadjustingthewater
levelforthesizeoftheload.See
page4.
Special
for‘wa$hing
press
w youdonothavea dryer.
Ifyouaremachine-washing
PermanentPressclothesthatyou
plantolinedryordrip-dry,use
extracaretominimizewrinkling
inthewashprocess:
@Becarefulnottooverload
washer.PermanentPressclothes
musthaveampleroomtomove
freely.AMediumsizePermanent
Pressloadisthelargestthatshould
bewashed.
e Usemorewaterthanyouwould
foraregularload.UseaMedium
WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;a
LargeWaterLevelforaMedium
Load.
@Removeclothespromptlyas
soonaswasherstopsandhang
immediately.
@Tominimizewrinkling,usethe
Perm.Press~ Knits(GentleSpeed
Cycle).
.
.
mIMhiitemsa thewasherha
started.
~‘lhrnoffthewasher.
~CarefullyremovetheFilter-Flo
pan,
@Addanyadditionalarticlesby
submergingnexttotheagitator,
@Replacethel?ilter-Flopanand
restartthewasher.
N~E: DonotusetheFilter-l?lo
panasawashbasket,Donotput
anyitemstobewashed,inthe
Fiker-l?lopan. Donotplace
detergentpacketsintheFiker-Flo
pan.
NCYTE:Whenwashingstockings,
pantyhose
andothereasilytangled
items,alwayshandleseparately,TO
minimizetangling,werecommend. ,.-,
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theuseofanet laundrybag.
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Performwellinhardorsoftwater
Washalltypesoffabricswell.
Canbeusedinhot,warm,or
coldwater.
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morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffectvariousfabricsin
thefollowingways:
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dullanddingy.
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ondark-coloreditems.
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withdetergent.
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removal.
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fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
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tofillandagitateforthreeor four
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recommendeddetergentamounts
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separatelytopreventdamagefrom
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cleaningactionofwasher.
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hotwater,thenpourdirectlyinto
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thatcamewiththegarment.
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hiddeninsideseamorona sample
ofthematerial.
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unknownstain.It cansetsome
stains.
3. FO11OWstainremovalwitha
thoroughrinsing.
4. Washwithrecommended
amountofsoapordetergent.
StainRemoval13int—
UsingChlorineBleachfor
Whiteand13ieachableFabrics.
Mix1/4cup
(60ml)chlorine
bleachwithonegallon(3.8liter)of
coolwater-approximately80”E
@7°C.)–inasinkorpan.Soak
stainedareafor5minutesand
launderinwasher.
TheCaseofthe‘hvisibh$’Stain.
Foodorcookingoilsonyour
syntheticgarmentsmaycausestains
whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand
whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou
putyourclothesintothewasher.
If thesestainsarenotcompletely
removedinthewash,theoilyspots
maypickupdirtfromthewash
water.Thentheywillbecomevery
visibleandyoumaythinktheywere
causedbythewashcycleitself.
Oncethesespotsbecomevisible,
howcanyouremovethem?
~Rubin undilutedliquiddetergent
andletstand30minutes.
@Re-washusinghottestwaterthe
fabriccanstand.
Howcanyoupreventthese
“After-You-Wash99stains?
~Increasetheamountofdetergent
normallyused.
@Increasewatertemperaturewhere
fabricwillpermit.
Seenextpagefor
StainRemovalGuide.
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stainremoval,requestgovernment
bulletin,“RemovingStainsFrom
Fabrics;’054D.Toobtainacopy
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fkomlint-receivers(suchasman-madefabrics,velveteen,corduroy).
s wastingtoolong,~speci~~yforsmallerloads.Fornormalsoil)washoneminuteper
poundofdryclothes.
~Useofnon-phosphate
de~rgen~whichcombinewithhardnessminerals@forma
~pi’~pib~w~chcabtistienforfint. Useaphosphateorliquiddeter&mt;use - ~
warmerwashwaterersoftenwaterwithaninstalledmechanicalsoftenerorapackaged
watersoftener.
@POW&j~residuefrorn~ranulardetergentmayappeartobelint.Predissoivegranular
detergen{inhotwaterbe~oreaddingto~ashe.r;makesuredetergentiscomple~ely
dissolvedbeforeaddingclothes;switchtoliquidorcoldwaterdetergentorusewarmer
washwater.Seepage15.
Q~ver~oadingwillcauseabrasionwhichcreatesexcessivelint.Washfeweritemswith
correctwaterlevel.
@Toomuchbleach.Usecorrectamountofbleachaccordingtopackagedirections.
@Notenoughdetergenttoholdlintinsuspensionduringwashcycle.Increase~Qmt of
detergent.Seepage15.
@Incorrectuseoffibricsoftener.Ifusedinwashcycle,softenersmayreactwith
detergenttocreateawhitedeposit.Usesoftenersinrinsecycleonlyunlesspackage
specifiesaddingtowashcycle.UseFabricSoftenerDispenser.Seepage9.
~pfl~g usuallyonpolyester-cottonblendsiscausedbynormalwearad maylooklike
lint.‘Ikningclothesinside-outrnayhelp.
eS~ticelectricitycausedbyoverdyingwillcauseattraction.Usefabricsoftenerin
rinsecycle.
Thesearesometimescalled“InvisibleStains”becauseyoumaynotnoticethembefore
washingclothes,However,ifoilysoilsarenotcompletelyremovedinwashcycle,the
oilyspotsmaypickupdirtfromthewashwater.Thespotswillthenbeveryvisible.They
are
notcausedbythewasher.Washsyntheticgarmentsassoonaspossibleafterwearing.
Usemoredetergentthannormalandhottestwaterfabriccanstand.Ifspotsappear,rubin
.mdilutedliquiddetergent,letstand30minutesandrewashwithextradetergentusing
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FOllOWtbseStepS:
1.
Usewaterconditioner,(suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. Usehottestwaterpossible
4. Usebleachwherepossible
5. Usepre-soakaids
6. Installwatersoftener
s Washeroverl~ad~,Clothescannotmovefr~ly toloosenandrer~oveSOfi,”causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresforsizeofload.
@Impropersoakingwithinsuftlcientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakissufficient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
@Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoaphosphatedetergent,orfollowsixsteps
describedabove.
@Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
~Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe
Xartofagitation.Seepage150
~Torestoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1.Putclothesinwasher.FillwithHOTwater.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
2*
3.
determineifhotwaterissuitableforgarment.
@Addanon-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchasCalgonwithphosphate—
use2Vitimesasmuchasyouneedfornormalwatersoftening.
@Donotusedetergentor soap.
~Allowclothestogothroughcompletecycle.
@Repeat,ifnecessary.
HyouprefertousetheSoakSetting,seepage9. Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentorprewashdetergentandallowclothesto soakforabout20minutes.
UsetheMini-Baskettiib.Seepage10.Increasedetergent.
@Incompleteremovalofbodysoilduetoconstantuseofinsufficientdetergent.Check
hemofT-shirtor pillowcase.If theyarewhiteandcenterisyellow,it containsbody
cd. Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson “GrayedClothesj’above.
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