GE WWA5407M User manual

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.- Agitator 23 SafetyInstructions 3,4
ApplianceRegistration 2SortingClothes 9
CareandCleaning 23 Stains 16
ControlsSettingGuide 6,7 StainRemovalGuide 17
CycleSettings 5Storage&VacationTips 23
Detergents,OtherAdditives 11-15 UserMaintenanceInstructions 23
Energy-SavingTips Warranty BackCover
Filter-Flo”I% 4,:
Hard Water 14
LimestoneDeposits 12,23
Loading 4,10
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
Operatingthe Washer
Pre-Treating 7,9%
ProblemSolver 18-22
RepairService 23
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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber)
ConsumerAffhirs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Ifyou Rwek!dal
I“va$here●.
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
washer.
Beforeyou reqm?stSfmia?...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages18-22.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
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and
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
lowerIellsidenearthefront.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
MoNum
SerNum
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
.ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenteP
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversi6nen
espaiioldeestemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter-$’
serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconsumidor,
tek$fono800.626.2000.
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AllwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestabfishedbytheFederalTradeCommissionjJanuary1984. -

all beforeU$ingthisappkmx%
fmire~ Wiq”lmyto
inchding
e~sfjithkttpplianceodyforits
describedin
thUseandCareBook.
%wwashermustbeproperly
Instructions
beforeitisnsed.1fyoudidnot
receiveanMallationInstructions
sheetwithyourwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingtheservice
kxationnearestyou.
Withfdigowxningcodesand
detaihin
whereitwillnot
beexposed totheweather.
–Ccmnecttoapmpdyrated,
protectedandsizedpowersupply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
–-Connecttoadequateplumbing
anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin
thehM-allationMructions.
*fim offwa~rfauce~when
thewasherisnotinusetorelieve
pressureonhosesandvalves,andto
hiaimize ifahoseorvalve
eDnotmixch~ori~e~lea~hwith
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar
and/orrustremover.Mixingcan
pmduceatoxicgaswhichmay
causedeath.
*~not-h or dry~icles
thathavebeenckxmedin,washed
in,soakedin,orspottedwith
combtibleorqimivewkmcw
(suchaswax,paint,gasoline,
degreamrs,drjdeaningsolwmts,
kerosene,etc.)whichnayignite
orexplode.
Donotaddtlwsesubstincmtothe
washwater.
Donotusethesesubsticef$
aroundyourwasherandlordryer
dtningoperation.
~GMisproduced
bythechemicalactionwitw
yourwaterheaterandtheg=
canaccumulateinthewater
ifhot
waterhasnotbeenusedfora
perhioftwoweeksorlonger.
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waterfortwoweeksormore9or
moveintoaresidenceinwhichthe
hot maynothave
been turnon
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to anyek-ctrical
is to
the!&x ThisWill
allowany g$wtoescape.
donot oruse
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sbippingor
properly.Beforediscardinga
washer$orremovingfromservice9
removethewasherlid. .
@Keepalllaundryaids(suchas
detergents,bleaches,fiibricsofkmers,
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
prefixablyinalockedcabinet.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.
9Keeptheareaaround~d
underneathyourappliancesfiwe
fkomtheaccumuiationofcombmtib~e
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
~Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
~Tomi~mizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
rlhningthe CycleSelectol*
knobtoanOl?l?positiondoes?KY1’
disconnecttheappliance
powersupply.
@notoperatethis
ifitisdamaged,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingorbrokenparts,
adamagedcordorplug.

to
~~reducehrisk(#fiie, ekctrk S0 b t~WhenU3iRB~~OW
appliance, read the SAFETY Mm? operating this q@k3nf2e.
QSortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountof
soilaccordingtoinstructionson
page9.
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undersideofthelidis agoodplace
toputthepanwhileloadingor
unloadingclothes.
@Positionthel?ilter-Flopanonthe
agitator.Lintwillcollectinthepan
foreasyremovalwhenthewashis
finished.
N~E: Donotusethel?ilter-Flo
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.
Forinformationonhowtouse
bleachandfabricsofteners,see
pagel$!i.
~Closethelid. Washerwillfillbut
notagitateor spinwiththelidopen.
the
UsetheControlsSettingGuideon
pages6and7tohelpyoumakethe
properselections.
@SelectWaterlJevel.
M33DK.JM:Between1/2and2/3full.
IJMMX!:Over‘2/3M.
eSelectWiMhTemperatUre.
Hotwaterwash:Setthecycle
selectorto Hm.
Warmwaterwash:Setthecycle
selectortoWMIM.
Coldwaterwash:Setcycleto
WARMandTUI?NOFF THE
H~ WATERFAUCET.
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fish CycleSelectOrfiObin
andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.
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l?u~CycleSelectorKnobout
tostartthewasher.Ifyouwishto
changesettingafierwasherhas
started,pushCycleSelectorKnob
into stopthewasherandresetto
thenewposition.Settingcanbe
changedatanytime.
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Provideslongerwashtimefor
mostcottons,linens,workand
playclothes.
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Forpermanentpressanddelicates.
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isprovidedtorninimketie setting
ofwrinkles.
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loosenembeddedsoilsandstains.
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to use
~~~Ih cycle temperaturewill
automaticallybecold.-
~If ahotorwarmpre-washis
desired,settheCycleSelector
KnobtoHOI’intheRegularCycle
orW- inthePerm.PressCycle.
Startthewasher.Afterwasherfills
andbeginstoagitate,pushinthe
CycleSelectorKnobandturnto
Pre-WashCycle.PullouttheCycle
SelectorKnobtocompletethecycle.
eFoextendedpre-wash3
allowthewashertofiilandagitate
forafewminutestodissolvethe
soakingagent.Thenpushinthe
CycleSelectorKnobtostopthe
washer(keeplidclosed)andallow
topre-washforaslongasdesired.
Afterdesiredpre-washperiod,pull
outtheCycleSelectorKnobto
completethecycle.
TheFilter-Flopanisthelintfilter.
PositiontheFiker-Flopanonthe
agitatorafterloadingclothesinto
thewasher.Lintiseasilyseenand
removedafterthewashisfinished.
N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo
panasawashbasket.Donotputany
itemstobewashedintheFilter-Flo
pan.Donotplacedetergentpackets
intheFilter-Flopan.
Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandlkeshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Remembertosortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
watertemperaturewarmenoughto
releaseandgetridofsoil.
sUseHotWash—upto 150°F.—orz
aregularbasisonlywhenwashing
heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.
sUndernormalsoilconditions,
washin waterabove80*F.(27°~.).
Thisgenerallymeansusingthe
WarmWiishtemperaturesettingon
yourwasher—temperatures
approximately90°to 1lO°F.or hand
comfortable.Ifyounoticethatsoil
hasaccumulatedafterseveral
consecutivewashings,useHotWish
occasionally,if safeforfabrics.
@Trytowashlessoflen.Save
articlesofthesametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafidlload.
~If youmustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwater
levels.
*Washinoff-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich
aretheoff-peakhours.

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sortby surfacete
Separate
from
w
LIldTPRODUCERS—Suchas
terrytowelingandchenille-give
uplint.
LINTt20LLE~RS— suchas
man-madefibersandnapped
.fabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy
—attract1int.Thesemustbe
washedseparately.
For more information on lint
contro19seepage I&
Sortbyfabric
Separate
from
from
from
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hadditiontosortingto reducelint
collection,itisrecommendedth
Fabriosimi
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.
sortby soil
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from
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from
sortby color
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LOADS,SEEPAGES6and7.
washedtogetherwheneverpossible.
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It paystodleck andp
Ckittie$f’orwashing.- -
~Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs,
zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks
and.buttons.
~Doanynecessarymending—rips,
hems,tears.
~Checkallitemsforareasof
heavysoilm-stain.
~Removestains.ForSTAII$J
RENKXAL(XJ’IDE,SEEPAGE1’7.
~TbmPolyKnitsinside-outto
minimizefabricsurfacedamage.
We-washingand Pre-@Wng–
agoodwaytobosendeepsoils
andstains.
Athoroughpre-washingwith
detergentor specialsoakingagent
isanotherwaytoremoveheavy
soils,embeddeddirtandeven
somestains.
Pre-washingcanbeeithera
completelyseparatewashingstep
orapreliminarysteptoacomplete
washcycle.F&detailedMormation
onhowtopre-washinyourwasher,
seepage8,
FO~ matrwwmr+i ON
SOAKING
AGENTS,SEE
PAGEK
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Pre-treatheavysoilbyrubbingin
asmallamountofliquiddetergent
orapastemadeofwaterandpowdered
detergentor soap.Forbestresults,
wait1/2hourbeforewashing.

to
@Loadciothesdry.
@Takeaproperlysortedgroupof
clothesanddropthemlooselyin
thewashbasketinthisorder:
LargeItems—likesheets.Donot
wraparoundtheagitator.
SmallItems—1ikewashcloths.
MediumSizeItems—liketowels.
Hemis atypicaliidlload:
3DoubleSheets
4LongSleeveShirts
3BoxerShorts
6Pillowcases
5T-shirts
2PairTrousers
3Handkerchiefs
Thisillustration,withclothesjust
reachingtheClothesRetaining
Ring,showsaproperload.Clothes
haveampleroomtomovebecause
theyarenotpackeddown,nor
wrappedaroundtheagitator. “
C1othesareloadeddrysincewet
itemsareapttopackdownwhich
encouragesoverloading.Thissize
loadrequiresafbllwaterffl.
mat isthe bestS~O
medium, or
small?Savethe, energyand
byavoidingextrauseof
thewasher.Trytowashafullload
ofclothes.If youcanitisbetterto
saveclothesuntilyouhaveafull
load.Ifyoumustwashsmaller
loads,savewater,energyand
detergentbyadjustingthewater
levelforthesizeoftheload. See
page4.
special
for washing press
if youdo Blothaveadryer.
Hyouaremachine-washing
PermanentPressclothesthatyou
plantolinedryordrip-dry,use
extracaretominimizewrinkling
inthewashprocess:
eBecarefi~nottooverload
washer.PermanentPressclothes
musthaveampleroomtomove
ffeely.AMd-iumsizePermanent
Pressloadisthelargestthatshould
bewashed.
@Usemomwaterthanyouwould
foraregularload.UseaMedium
WaterLevelforaSmallLoad;a
LargeWaterLevelforaMedium
Load.
~Removeclothespromptlyas
soonaswasherstopsandhang
immediately.
Toadd itemsafter the washer has
started.
@lhm offthewasher.
~CarefullyremovetheFilter-Flo
pan.
@Addany additionalarticlesby
submergingnexttotheagitator.
~ReplacetheFilter-Flopanand
restartthewasher.
NOH3:Do notusetheFilter-l?lo
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyiternstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan. Donotplace
detergentpacketsintheFiker-Flo
pan.
N~E: Whenwashingstockings,
pantyhoseandothereasilytangled
~tems,alwayshandleseparately.TO,,==,-
C
minimizetangling,werecomend. ~~%;
theuseofanetlaundrybag. “=?!