GE WWA3650M User manual

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Agitator 22 Sorting 4,5
ApplianceRegistration 2Stains 14
CareandCleaning StainRemovalGuide
ConsumerServices :: Storage&VacationTips ::
ControlsSettingGuide 6,7 UserMaintenanceInstructions22
Detergents,OtherAdditives 9-13 Warranty BackCover
Energy-SavingTips 12 WashTemperature 4
HardWater 12
LimestoneDeposits 10
LoadingtheWasher 4,8
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
OperatingInstructions 4
Pre-Treating 5,7, 13
ProblemSolver 16-21
SafetyInstructions 3,4 ~~~~wer CenteP
Soaking 4,5 8fl&62620f18
Model WWM650M
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1

Helpushelpyou.e
Readthtibookcarefully.
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber)
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
If you mceivd a
&m~@dWa$her..●
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
washer.
Savethe andmOney.
Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages16-21.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
Wrik downthemodel
andSerialnumbeme
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductC)wnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
ModelNumber
SerialNumber
LJsetl~esenun~bersinany
Correspondcrlccorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversionen
espafioldeestemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter$
serviciodeinformacibn
parae]consumidor,
telifono800.626.2000.
FORYOURSAFEW
Toob~inservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook.
We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome
reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree
stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho
servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.
NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeallthedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:
Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,Kentucky40225
FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstill
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois60606

wAmNG–To reducetheriskof
fire,
elwtricshock,orinjuryto
prsom whentig yourappumce,
fonowbasicpmutiom, hclutig
thefollowing:
~Usethisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpupose asdescribedin
thisUseandCareBook.
~Thiswashermustbeproperly
btied andlmted inaccorhce
withthebtdation hstructions
beforeitisused.Ifyoudidnot
receiveanInstallationInstructions
sheetwithyourwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingtheservice
locationnearestyou.
—Properlygroundtocotiorm
witha]]govertingCOdeSand
beexposedtotemperaturesbelow
freting orexpsed totheweather.
–Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpowersupply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
–Connecttoadequateplumbing
anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin
thelnstaliationInstructions.
~Turnoffwaterfaucetswhen
thewasherisnotinusetorelieve
pressureonhosesandvalves,andto
minimizeleakageifahoseorvalve
~closesupervisionism.geessary
iftMsappliancekusedbyornear
ctildren.Donotallowehil&en
toplayinside,onOJTwiththk
applianceforanydiscarded
appliance.Dkposeoftiscarded
appliancesandsMppingor
pacltingmatedaisproperly.
Before&sCardingawmher,or
removingfromservicezremove
thewasherlid.
@Keepalllaundryaids(suchas
detergents,bleaches,fabricsokners,
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
preferablyinalock~cabinet.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.
@Keeptheareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree
fromtheaccumdationofcombustible
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
~Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
@Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptingaIIymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
N~E: ~rni~igtheCycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesN~
disconnecttheappliancefromthe
powersupply.
~Domottamper withcontrols.
sDonotoperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcord01plug.
G~~everclimbonor standonthe
washertop.
~Donotwashfiberglassafiiclesin
yourwasher.SkinirrfiationCOU~d
resultfromtheremainingpafiieles
that
maybepickedupbyclothing
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@The lalindryprocesscanreduce For YVasherOpration
theflameretar’dancyoffabrics.To @Donotleavewasherlidup
avoidsucharesult,thegarment duringcycle.Thiswillstopthe
manufacturer’scareinstructions washandspinactionandprevent
shouldbefollowedverycarefully. completionofthecycle.
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msTRucTIoNs
HowtoOpemteyourclotheswasher
WA~~G—To reducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,
readtheIMPORTANTSAFETYINSTRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.
@Sortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountof
soilaccordingto instructionson
page5.
@Addmeasuredamountof
detergent.Seepages9through13
forinformationon detergentsand
otherlaundryadditives.
~Loadclothesintothewash
basket,beingcarefulnottooverioad.
Clothesshouldbebelowtheretaining
ring.Seepage8formoreloading
information.
Forinformationonbleachesand
fabricsofteners,seepage13.
@Closethelid.Washerwillfillbut
notagitateor spinwiththelidopen.
wash waterTempemture
selection
@Forhotwaterwash,setcycle
selectorto “HOTWASH”
(11min.)or “10~’
@Forwarmwaterwash,setcycle
selectorto “WARMWASH”
(8min.), “6;’“4;’or “27’
@Forcoldwaterwash,setcycle
selectorforwarmwashas
explainedaboveandTURNOFF
THEHOTWATERFAUCET.
ms~ wAm m~~~mm
WILL ALWAYSBECOLD.
@PullCycleSelectorKnoboutto
II
If youwishtochangecyclesetting
afterwasherhasstarted,push
CycleSelectorKnobinto stop
washerandresettothenew
position.Settingcanbe changed
atanytimeduringthecycle.
Howtosoak ilRyour washer.
‘
A11owthewashertofillandagitate
~
forafewminutestodissolvethe
soakingagent.Thenpushinthe
I
I
CycleSelectorKnobto stopthe
washer(keeplidclosed)andallow
tosoakforaslongasdesired. f:..
(:<)
Afterdesiredsoakperiod,pull .’:”
~.~
outtheCycleSelectorI<nobto
completethec~~cle. ,.
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tosorttheclothes
-e. sortby surfacetetiure
‘-*” Separate
from
LINTPRODUCERS—Suchas
terrytowelingandchenille—give
uplint.
LINTCOLLE~RS— suchas
man-madefibersandnapped
fabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy
—attractlint.Thesemustbe
washedseparately.
or moreinformation onlint
control,seepage16.
sortbyfabric
Separate
from
from
m
E
,—.
.. c
,.-
—-.——-.—-.—-
Synthetics &
~____i
Poly Knits
-1
.1 from
Separate
from
from
Separate
●
13
Whites
from
from
from
It paysto checkand prepare
clothesforwashing.
~Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs,
zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks
andbuttons.
@Doanynecessarymending—rips,
hems,tears.
@Checkallitemsforareasofheavy
soilorstain.
~Removestains.ForSTAIN
REMOVALGUIDE,SEEPAGEU.
~TurnPolyKnitsinside-outto
minimizefabricsurfacedamage.
SoakingandRe-treating–
agoodwaytoloosendeepsoils
andshins.
Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent
orspecialsoakingagentisanother
waytoremoveheavysoils,
embeddeddirtandevensome
stains.
Soakingcanbeeitheracompletely
separatewashingsteporaprelim-
inarysteptoacompletewashcycle.
Fordetailedinformationonhow
tosoakinyourwasher,seepage4.
WOR
mow~lo~ ON
SOAKINGAGENm,SEE
PAGEU.
~Pre-treatheavysoilbyrubbingin
asmallamountofliquiddetergent
orapastemadeofwaterand~wderd
detergentor soap.Forbestresults,
wait1/2hourbeforewashing.
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ControkSettiwGuidefordifferentfabricsandloam
washwaterTempemture
CottonsandLinens
White/Colorfast
Bright/Noncolorfast Liquidchlorinetype.
Onlynon-chlorinebleach when needed.
Whiteor colorfast, liquidchlorinetype.
Noncolorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
Hot or Warm
Warmor Cold
Hot
Hot or Warm
Workclothes
Heavysoil
Averagesoil
Permanent Press, TreatedCottons,
Blendswith Cottons
Heavyor oily soil
Averageor lightsoti
Whiteor colorfast, liquidchlorine type,
Noncolorfast, ordynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.Hot
Warm
Synthetics-Polyester, Nylon, Acrylic
Knitsand WovenFabrics
Sturdy
Delicates
Whiteor colorfast, liquidchlorine type.
Noncolorfast, onlynon-chlorinebleach
Warm
Warm
Warm
whenneeded.
Silks, Wools;Blendsof Silkand Wml
RayonandAcetate
Down-fdledgarments, if machine
washingis recommended
No bleach
Warm Seldomneeded. If needed,use non-chlorinebleach,
Warm
.
White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type.
Ordynon-chlorine bleach when needed.
No bleach
BabyClothes—Sturdy,such as Diapers,
Nightgowns,Shirts, Pads, Sheets,
ReceivingBlankets, Coveralls
BabyClothes—Delicate
Blankets-Wool, Part-Wool,Cotton
Hot
Warm
Warm
Warm
Hot or Warm
Hot or Warm
Hotor Warm
Coldor Warm
Blankets-Synthetic, Electric No bleach
White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type.Curtains-DO N~ MACHINE
WASHFIBERGLASS
Chenille Bedspreads, Robes**
Slipcovers, Draperies, Bathmats
and Rugs**
Denims (especially indigo bluejeans)
and other fabrics that bleed
White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type.
White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type.
No bleach
Rubber-coated items, laminated fabrics,
vinyl,plastics and articles withplastictrim Narm No bleach
No bleachPillows Warm
$:*Checksize. Some SIipcovers, draperies and bedspreads may be too large for automatic home-size washer.

If colorfast is unusuallysoiled, use hot water.Use maximumdetergentrecommendedonpage 11.
Use maximumdetergentrecommendedin guideon page 11.
Smallloads reduce wrinkling. Use maximumdetergent recommendedinguideon p~ge11.
If unusuallysoiled, use hot water.Use maximumdetergent recommendedinguideonpage 11.Smallloads reduce writiing.
Washonly if recommendedbythegarment manufacturer. Followinstructionscarefilly.
Washinyour washer onlyif recommendedbythe garment manufacturer.Agitate2to4minutes.
Washfrequently to fluff up the downand retain the garment’s warmth. Washseparately.Wetdowngivesoff an odor which maybe
absorbed byother garments. Odor disappears when garment is dry. Treatheavilysoiled areas with liquid detergentor pastemadeof
waterand granulardetergent. Closezippem.Wash2or 3at atime or addtowelsto balance. GA~ENT MUST BETUMBLED~D.
Youmaypreferto use amildtypedetergent.Do babyclothesseparately.Pretreat spots.~se diapers, nightgowns,padsand sheetsafter
use, Keepdiapers inacoveredpailof cold waterandconditioningagentlikeBorateembrand.
Youmayprefer to use amiIdtypedetergent. Do hand-knitgarmentsbyhand.
Fill washer,add detergent, allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket. Do oneblanketat atime. Pretmt heavilysoiledspotswith liquid
detergent. Use 5-minutesoakthen agitate2minutes.
Onelectric blanket, sew astrongpiece of clothoverplugto protectblanketandwasherfrom damage. Do one blanketat atime. Pretreat
heaviIysoiled spots with liquiddetergent.Use 5-minutesoak, then agitate2minutes.
Vacuumout loosedirt beforewashing.
Washonly 2or 3rugs or mats at one time. Shakebefore washingto removeexcessdirt,
For new “indigoblue”jeans, washat least 3times in very small loads. Jeans need ample room to moveto avoidwhitelines at creases.
Maydiscolor plastic washer parts. Subsequentwashingswill reduce discolorations,but will probably nevereliminate it. The staind
parts wili notdiscolor subsequentwashingloads.
——— Agitate2to 4minutes. Tumbledry on FLUFF (No Heat).
Pillowsare made ofdifferent materials-dacron, fiber, foam, polyester, natural feathers anddown. Many pillowscan be machine
washed, but manufacturers’carelabelsmustbefo!lo}vedcarefill~tIf washingis recommended, check pillows for weakseams or holes
and mend to preventescape of feathers or filling. Fill washer,add detergentand agitate for several minutes to dissolvedetergent, AddWO
pillowsat atime to balance load. Agitate4to 10minutes, dependingon amountof soil.
Referto GmmelltMallufacturel%’careLabek
-- F<}rmore informationon care labeling, send for “What’s New About CAW LABELS:’
~::~ For s,~lebythe Superintendentof DocLlmentsU.S. Government Printing Office, Washington,D.C.20402.
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toloadyourwasher
Spwia! Fecomen&tiom
forwmfingpmanent prms
Myou do nothavead~ere
Ifyouaremachine-washing
PermanentPressclothesthatyou
plantolinedryordrip-dry,use
extracaretominimizewritiing
inthewashprocess:
@Becarefulnottooverload
washer.PermanentPressclothes
musthaveampleroom to move
@
Loadclothesdry.
@Takeaproperlysortedgroupof
clothesanddropthemlooselyin
thewashbasketinthisorder:
LargeItems—likesheets.Donot
wraparoundtheagitator.
SmalIItems-1ikewashcloths,
MediumSizeItems-1ike towels,
Thisillustration,withclothesjust
reachingtheFilterRing,showsa
properload.Clotheshaveample
roomtomovebecausetheyarenot
packeddown,norwrappedaround
theagitator.Ciothesareloadeddry
sincewetitemsareapttopackdown
whichencouragesoverloading.This
sizeloadrequiresafullwaterfill.
what isthe best sizeload of
cl@thes—large9medum~or
small? savethe9 ‘energy and
detergent byavoidingextrauseof
thewasher.Trytowashafullload
ofclothes.If youcanitisbetterto
saveclothesHlltilyouhaveafull
load.
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freely.AMd-iumsizePermanent
Pressloadisthelargestthatshould
bewashed.
@Removeclothespromptlyas
soonaswasherstopsandhang
immediately.
Toadd itemsafterthe ‘washerhas
Sbrted.
@~rn offthewasher.
@Addanyadditiondafiiclesby
submergingnexttotheagitator.
~Restartthewasher.
N~E: Whenwashil]gstockings,
pantyhoseandothereasilytangled
items,alwayshandleseparately.To
minimizetangling,werecommend
theuseofanetlaundrybag.

Isyourwaterhard?If itis,and ——.
washersurfaces.Thehardness (11ormoregrains)andifyouwash -----
ifyouuseacarbona~typenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing justafewloadsaweek,youmay
phosphatedetergent,youwdl frequencywilldeterminehow seelimestonebuildupsinjustafew
mostprobablynoticelimestone* rapidlythelimestonewillbuild months.
depositsonyourclothesand up.IfyourwaterisVERYHARD
ERw@on c~othm
Althoughlimestonebuildupoccurs
morerapidlyoncotton,itwill
eventuallyaffwtvariousfabricsin
thefo~owingways:
~Givesastiff,harsh,roughfeelto
fibricssuchastoweling.
~Causescolorstofadeandbecome
dullanddingy.
~Causesgrayingoffabrics.
@Leavesa.white,powderyresidue
ondark-coloreditems.
@Causesspot-fadingofbright
colorsasaresultofdirectcontact
withdetergent.
@Rduces wrinkle-resistanceof
permanentpressfabrics.
@Destroyseffectivenessofflame-
retardantfinishesoncottonssuch
aschildren’ssleepwear.
@Increasesfabricwearbecause
ofthescrubbingactionbetween
limestonedepositsonthefabrics
duringwasheragitation.
mm on Wher
@Unsightlybuilduponallwasher
surfacesexposedtothewash
solution.
oMat-like,crustyfomationscaused
bylintafiering tothestic~
limestonedeposits.
QIncreasedservicecallsbecause
oflimestonedepositsin thepump,
recirculationwaterhoses,fillers
andotherwasherpa~.
~Reducedusefil lifeofwasher.
Rwmendd meti@ b
@u@ bane bddu~
~Useapowderedphosphate
detergentoraliquiddetergentif
theseareavailableinyourarea.
*Installahomewatersoftener.
Thiswillsignificantlyreduce
limestonebuildup.
@Useapackagednon-precipitating
watersoftener,suchasCalgon
brandwithphosphate.
-Im@ pmctie&
my deky bane -e
belomw
Thefollowingrecommendations
willtemporarilydelaytheeffects
oflimestoneonyourclothes.
Thesearegenerallygoodwashing
practicesandwillgivebettersoil
removalwhetherornotyouhave
hardwateror usecarbonate
detergent.
@Usehotterwashwater,for
exampleupto 150”F.forcottons.
Thisdso improvesoily-soil
removal.
@Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto
saveenergy,usemoredetergentto
promotebetterwashing.Alsobe
suretousebleachonbleachable
fabrics.Usehotwaterwhenever
possible.
oAdddetergentandallowwasher
tofilland.agittteforthreeor four
minutestodissolvedetergent
beforeaddingclothes.
QIncreasea~mountofdetergent.
Seegl~ideonoppositepagefor
recome~ldd detergentmounts
.il~relationtowaterha~dness.
@hcreaseuseofbleaches,presoti,
packagedwakrconditioners,prewash
sotiandstainremoverstohelpin
removingstubbornsoilsandstains.
@Usegreatercareinsortingloads.
Washverydirtyloadsseparately
andincreasedetergenttohelpkeep
dirtfromredepositingonless
soileditems.Washdelicateitems
separatelytopreventdamagefrom
heavy,sturdyclothes.
@Washsmallerloadstoincrease
cleaningactionofwasher.
@Usefabricsoftenertocounteract
stiffnessorharshnessinclothes.
Onceclotheshavedeveloped
deposits,theymaybepafiidly
restoredbysoakinginasolution
oftwocupsofvinegarinonegallon
ofhottapwaterfor 15minutes.
USEAPLASTICCONTAINER.
Thenwashclothesinthewasher
usingdetergent.
@Donotusevinegarsod
solutioninwasher.Theacidic
actionofthevinegarmay
damagetheporcelain.
@Vinegarsoaksolutionmay
reducethewrin~e-resistance
ofpermanentpressfabrics.
@Vinegarsoakmaydamage
thedyesin somefabrics.
‘~LIMESTOP!E—tectonicallycalled CALCIURjCARBONATE—iscausedb\Ithe

ofdetergentisoneofthemost
impomntthingsyoucandoto
makesureyourwashcomesout
clean.
bout rqtied Vmim
aceortig to:
1.Waterhardness
2. Amountofsoil
3. Sizeofload
4. ~pe ofdetergent
5. Washtemperature
use mom dew~ent M
you have..,
1.Hardwater
2. Largeloads
3. Greasyoroilysoils
4. Lowerwashtemperature
5. Lowphosphatedetergent
shouldyouuse?
Iftherecommendedamountof
detergentproducestoomanysuds,
switchtoalowsudsingdetergent
brand,andfollowinstructionson
package.
Usingtoolittledetergentis
acommoncauseoflaundry
problems.Alwaysmeasure
detergentinastandard
measuringcup.
Howto use detergent—granuiar
or powdered:
Forbestresults,adddetergentto
thewashbasketbeforeloading
clothes.Ifyouloadyourclothes
first,adddetergentnexttothe
agitator.
Ifyourdetergentdoesn’tdissolve
well,predissolvethedetergentin
hotwater,thenpourdirectlyinto
thewashbasket.
t
WaterHatiness cups
VERY HARD
10-20Grains 2cups
High Sudsing PowderType HARD
4-10Grains 13Acups
SOFT
O-4Grains 1cup
LowSudsing Concentmted PowderType 0-10
Grains 1cup
LIQUID o-1o FOLLOWPACKAGE
Grains DIREmloNs
6
1. Userecommendedamountof
detergentforyourloadandwater
hardnessas showninguide.
2. Otherdetergenttypes—lowand
normalsuds,powders,liquids,
non-phosphatepowders—follow
recommendationsonpackage.
3. Forhardwatertreatment,see
page12.