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Settingthecontrols p4
Bleachdispenser p$
Energy-savingtips p$
SortingandIoading p9
~oosingdetergents
Stinremoval p16
Questions?
UsetheProblemSolver 11318
‘YimDirectLine toGeneralEktric
UseandCareof
model
mA8~14v
TheGEhwer Cenk~800.626s2000
I
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safelyirwructiorls. . ...-....3.4
Howmqxxate your
-washer...................4,5
CorMroksettingguidefor
differentfabricsandloads ....6.7
Howto usethe
BleachDhyxmser. .. ... . . ..o ..8
~-j~~tousethe
PrewashCycle, ..............8
E!nergy-savingtips . . . . . . .. . ...8
Howto sorttheclothes. ........9
Itpaystocheckand
pretreat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..9
Howtoload yourwasher ......10
‘Whatisthebestsizeload
ofclothes. . .. o............ .10
Factorstoconsiderin
selectionofdetergents
andsoap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...11
Therewdtsofcontinueduse
ofcarbonatedetergents. . . . . ...12
EIowrmddetergent orsoap
shouldyo uus e......... . ...13
Howto usedetergent
orsoap . . .. o...............13
Hardwater—doyou
haveit . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . ...14
Otherlaundryproducts., . .. ...15
How@removestains ......16. 17
Thel?robkxnSolver .......18-22
Usermaintenance
instructions. ............ ...23
Ifyouneed service. . . . . . . . ...23
Warranty. . . . . . . . . ..BackCover
Beforeusingyour Vi%M#-Ber,
readthisBrook-carefully.
Risintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
‘Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
or needmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):
ConsumerAffairs
GeneralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,IW40225
If’youIFwiw!da
dam~edwasher.eo
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
washer.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest service...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages18-22.Itlistscausesof
minoroperatingproblemsthat
youcancorrectyourself.
writedovi’mthemodel
m-d.S’w’idnumbers.
You’llfindthemorIalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
2
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
ToobtainHispanicversionof
thisbook,call
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consumerinformationservice.
Toll-free.
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FORYOURSAFETY
AllwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
RuleestablishedbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984. -
FORYOURSAFETY
DOnotSxM’eor !JRi%?
gasoline or other
flammabie wapcmsand
liquidsinmevicinityof
‘MSor any Cmw
appliances
—VLARNING-TUreducetheriskof
fiw,ekctricshock,orinjuryto
personswhenusingyourappliance,
Mow basicprecautions,including
theMowing:
euse thisapplianceonlyforits
intendedpurposeasdescribedin
thisUseand.CareBook.
@Thiswashermustbeproperly
instded andlocatedinMXordmwe
withtheInshllation Instructions
beforeitisused.Ifyoudidnot
rsceiveanInstallationInstructions
sheetwithyourwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingtheservice
Iocationnearestyou.
–Properly groundtoconformwith
allgoverningcodesandordinances.
FOHOWdetailsinInstallation
Instructions.
–Install orstorewhereitwillnot
beexposedtotemperaturesbelow
freezingorexposedtotheweather.
–Connecttoa.properlyrated,
protectedandsizedpowersupply
circuittoavoidelectricaloverload.
–Connecttoadequateplumbing
anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin
theInstallationInstructions.
~~umoffwaterfaucetswhen
thewasherisnotinusetorelieve
pressureonhosesandvalves,andto
minimizeleakageifahoseorvalve
shoukibreakorrupture.
~when disconnectingthis
appliancepullbytheplugrather
thanthecordtoavoiddamagetothe
cordorjunctionofcordandplug.
Makesurethatthecordislocatedso
tiiatitwillnotbesteppedon,tripped
overorotherwisesubjectedto
damageorstress.
~Donotrepairorreplaceanypart
oftheapplianceorattemptany
servicifigunlessspecifically
f&??JrecommendedinthisUseandCare
“” ‘Bookorinpublisheduser-repair
iNstructionsthatyouunderstandand
havetheskillstocarryout.
‘lbminimbe‘thepossibiltiy
dinjury:
eDo not mixchlorine bl~ac~ with
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar
and/orrustremover.Mixingcan
produceatoxicgaswhichmay
causedeath.
~DO notwashordryarticles
thathavebeencleanedin,washed
in,soakedin,orspottedwith
combustibleorexplosivesubstances
(suchasgasoline,degreasers,
dry-cleaningsolvents,kerosene,
etc.)whichmaygiveoffvaporsthat
couldigniteorexplode.
Donotaddthesesubstancestothe
washwater,anddonotusethese
substancesaroundyourwasher
and/ordryerduringoperation.
~HYDROGENGASisproduced
bythechemicalactionwithinyour
waterheaterandthegascan
accumulateinthewaterheater
and/orwaterpipesifhotwaterhas
notbeenusedforaperiodoftwo
weeksorlonger.HYDROGENGAS
CANWEXPLOSIVEUNDER
THESECIRCLJMSTANCES.Soto
preventthepossibilityofdamageor
injury,ifyouhavenotusedhot
waterfortwoweeksormore,or
moveintoaresidenceinwhichthe
hotwatersystemmaynothave‘been
usedforsometime,turnonallhot
waterfaucetsandallowthemtorun
forseveralminutesbeforeusingany
electricalappliancewhichis
connectedtothehotwatersystem.
Thiswillallowanyhydrogengasto
escape.Sincethegasisflammable,
donotsmokeoruseanopenflame
orapplianceduringthisprocess.
@~~~~~~@&~~~~~~$~~~~~~~~~~
ismotig, Beforeloading,unloading
oraddingclothes,pushintheCycle
Selectorknobto“STOP”position,
thenwaituntilthemachinehas
completelystoppedbeforeopening
thelid.
3
....
@Closesupervisionisnecessary
ifthisapplianceisusedbyornear
children.Donotallowchildrento
playinside,onorwiththisappliance
oranydiscardedappliance.Dispose
ofdiscardedappliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialsproperly.Before
discardingawasher,orremoving
hornservice,removethewasherlid.
@Keepalllaundryaids(suchas
detergents,bleaches,fabricsofteners,
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
prefemblyinalwkdcabket.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury.
@Keeptheareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree
fromtheaccumulationofcombustible
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
@Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
@Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
NOTE:ThrningtheCycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesNOI’
disconnecttheappliancefromthe
powersupply.
~Donottamperwithcontrols.
@Donotoperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingorbrokenparts,includinga
damagedcordorplug.
eNeverclimbonorstandonthe
washertop.
~Donotwashfiberglassarticlesin
yourwasher.Skinirritationcould
resultfromtheremainingparticles
thatmaybepickedupbyclothifig
duringsubsequentwasheruse.
I(Corlhued
Tlextpage)
#g5$3
$‘Thehmky processcanreduce washandspinactionandprevent newspeedandpulloutcycle ~L&~y
theflame.u%mkmcyoffablics.lb completionofthecycle. selectorKrmbtorestart.
avoidsucharesult,thegm+ment @DonotchangeSPEED
marmfacture~’scareinstructions SELE~ION whilewasheris SAW TmE
shouldbefollowedvmycarefully. operating=If achangeinspeedis
desired,pushin CycleSelector msTRucTIoNs
ForWwheroperation Knobto “STOP”positionandwait
@Donotleavewasherlidup forwashertostop.Thenselectthe
duringcycle.Thiswillstopthe
HowtoOpemteyoure~otheswasher
W~CL”o reducetherisk offire,electricshock,or injurytopersons,
readtheR4P0R’ANT SAFETYH’WTNJ(YIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.
r1G3
@
NOm.ul GENILC
WASH/SPIN mSPEED WATER LEVEL HEAVV DUTV
1Ht EXTRA LARGE CAPACITY
w/c*c/c*
43 m
MEDIUM ~LARGE
WASH /RINSE TEMPERATURE
(Q)
2SPEED WASHER
*9AAU ~tXTRA LARGE
e)t9
●EIURGT SAWNO SftfCT!ONS
~@— @–@—
sortingandbating
~Sortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountof
soilaccordingtoinstructionson
page9.
~RemoveFilter-Flo”pan.The
undersideofthelidisagoodplace
toputthepanwhileloadingor
unloadingclothes.
e~oa~c~o~hes intowash basket,
beingcarefidnottooverload.Clothes
should.bebelowretainingring.See
page10formoreloadingitiomtion.
~PositionFiker-Flopanon
agitatorandaddmeasuredamount
ofdetergent.See-pages11through
15forinformationondetergents
d. otherlaundryadditives.
N~E: Donotusethel?ilter-Flo
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.
@Seepage8forinformationon
howtousetheBleachDispenser.
Forinformationonbleachesand
fabricsofteners,seepage15.
QCloselid. Washerwillfill,but
notagitateor spinwithlidopen.
setting the Gm’Rtrds
UsetheControlsSettingGuideon
pages6and7tohelpyoumakethe
properselections.
@SelectWash/SpinSpeed.
@SelectWash/Rinse
Temperature.
4
@SelectWaterLevel.
SMALL:Washerislessthan 1/3
fill ofclothes.
MEDIUM:Betweenl/3andl/2full.
LARGE:Between1/2and2/3fi.dl.
EXTRALARGE:Over2/3full.
@PushCycleSelectorknobin
andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.
)
@PullCycleSelectorknobv.tto
o;-4.:=
startthewasher.Ifyouwishtochange.~$~
~
settingafterwasherhasstarted,push ‘“;
~
CycleSelectorknobinto stopthe ;
washerandresettothenewposition.
~
Settingcanbechangedatanytime.
~
G
r
%xwkfes longer washtimefor
mostcottons,linens,workand
pkiyClothes.
Pen-nPress‘cy&+=—
ArIextendedcool-downsprayrinse
isprovidedtominimizethesetting
ofwrinkles.
Knitscy3e-
Acombinationofagitationand
soakformoreeffectivepolyester
knitslaundering.
Re-wailIt@&--—
Usewithmostsoakingaidsto
loosenembeddedsoilsandstains.
ISelector Regular Pre-Wash F&m. Press Knits
Settings
1-
Wash 1A
Soak 3?4
Wash 3to18 35t08 2
Spin 3% 7z% 3
Rinse 3% 3% 3
Spin 74% 4%
Total
Time 21to36 11 20to23 24
NOTES:
eTotaltimeincludespausesbetweeneachphaseofthecycles.
@Totaltimedoesnorincludewaterfilltime.Filltimesvarydepending
onhouseholdwaterpressureandyourselectedwaterlevel.
5
cycle
RegularCycle
RegularCycle
Washfspin
speed
Normal
Normal
Normal
Normal
wash wAeF-
Rmperatuw
ILmd
CottonsandLinens
White/Colorfast
Bright/Non-colorfast Hotor Warm
WarmorCold 9minutes
WorkClothes
Heavysoil 12minutesforsmallloads,
.—
18minutesforallotherloads .
..=
Hot
HotorWarm
Hot
Warm
RegularCycle
RegularCycle
Averagesoil
PermanentPress,TreatedCottons,
BlendswithCottons
Heavyor oilysoil PermPressCycle
PermPressCycle
Normal
Normal
Normal
Gentle
Averageorlightsoil
Synthetics-Polyester,Nylon,
AcrylicKnitsandWoven
Fabrics
Sturdy
Delicates SetatStartWash.
-—
SetatStartWash.
Warm
Warm
Warm
KnitsCycle
KnitsCycle
KnitsCycle
KnitsCycle
—
PermPressCycle
Silks,Wools;BlendsofSilk
andWool Gentle SetatStartWash.
-.
SetatStartWash.
8minutes
RayonandAcetate Gentle Warm
Down-filledgarments,ifmachine
washingisrecommended Gentle Warm
BabyClothes—Sturdy,suchas
Diapers,Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,
Sheets,ReceivingBlankets,
Coveralls
Normal Hot RegularCycle
-.
BabyClothes—Delicate Gentle Wai-m KnitsCycle
Blankets-Wool,Part-Wool,Cotton 5min.soakthen
Normal
5min.soakthen
Normal
Gentle
Warm RegularCycle
Blankets-Synthetic,Electric RegularCycle
KnitsCycle
PermPressCycle
RegularCycle
Warm
HotorWarm
Hotor Warm
Hotor Warm
ColdorWarm
Cm-tains-DON(3TMACHINE
WASHFIBERGLASS
ChenilleBedspreads,Robes** Gentle
Slipcovers,Draperies,BathMats
andRugs** Normal
Denims(especiallyIndigoBlue
Jeans)andotherfabricsthatbleed Normal RegularCycle
Rubber-coatedItems,Laminated
Fabrics,Vinyl,PlasticsandArticles
withPlasticTrim
Gentle Warm KnitsCycle
Pillows Gentle Warm PermPressCycle
.J
+(-JwColdRinsetosaveenergy.
**~C%ecksize.Someslipcovers,draperiesandbedspreadsmaybetoolargeforautomatichome-sizewasher.
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Bkad?i
Liquidchlorinetype.
Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach
whenneeded.
Nobleach
Seldomneeded.Ifneeded,useonly
non-chlorinebleach.
Nobleach
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Ch-dynon-chlorine bleachwhenneeded.
Nobleach
Nobleach
Whiteorcolorfast,Iiquidchlorinetype.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.
Nobleach
No~leach
Nobleach
Ifcolorfastisunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.IJsemaximumdetergentrecommendedon
page13.
Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage13,
Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage 13.
Ifunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideon
page13.Smallloadsreducewrinkling.
Washonlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.
Washinyourwasheronlyif recommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.
Washfrequentlytofluffupthedownandretainthegarment’swarmth.Washseparately.Wet
downgivesoffanodorwhichmaybeabsorbedbyothergarments.Odordisappearswhen
garmentisdry.Treatheavilysoiledareaswithliquiddetergentorpastemadeofwaterand
granulardetergent.Closezippers.Wash2or3atatimeor addtowelstobalance.
GARMENTMUSTBETUMBLEDRIED.
Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent.Dobabyclothesseparately.Pretreatspots.
Rinsediapers,nightgowns,padsandsheetsafteruse.Keepdiapersinacoveredpailofcold
waterandconditioningagentlikeBorateembrand.
Youmayprefertouseamildtypedetergent.Dohand-knitgarmentsbyhand.
Fillwasher,adddetergent,allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket.Dooneblanketat atime.
Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
Onelectricblanket,sewastrongpieceofclothoverplugtoprotectblanketandwasherfrom
damage.Dooneblanketatatime.Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.
Vacuumoutloosedirtbeforewashing.
Ifunusuallysoiled,useNormalWash/SpinSpeed.
Washonly2or3rugsormatsatonetime. Shakebeforewashingtoremoveexcessdirt.
Fornew“indigoblue”jeans, washatleast3timesinverysmallloadswithfullwaterfill.
Jeansneedampleroomtomovetoavoidwhitelinesat creases.Maydiscolorplasticwasher
parts.Subsequentwashingswillreducediscolorations,butwillprobablynevereliminateit.
Thestainedpartswillnotdiscolorsubsequentwashingloads.
TumbleonFLUFF(NoHeat).
Pillowsaremadeofdifferentmaterials—dacron,fiber,foam,polyester,naturalfeathersand
down,Manypillowscanbemachinewashed,butmanufacturers’carelabelsmustbefollowed
carej%liy.Ifwashingisrecommended,checkpillowsforweakseamsorholesandmendto
preventescapeoffeathersor filling.Fillwasher,adddetergentandagitateforseveralminutes
todissolvedetergent.Addtwopillowsat atimetobalanceload,usehighwaterlevel.
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Howtouse-the
Prewashcycle
~UsethisdispenserwithIiquid
bleachonly.If youprefertouse
powderedbleach,pouritintothe
Filter-Flopanorwashbasketalong
withyourdetergent.Donotput
powderedbleachintothebleach
dispenser.
~Measurebieachcarefully.Here
aresomerecommendedamounts:
EXTRALARGEWATERLEVEL–
1?4cups(310ml)liquid
SMALLWATERLEVEKi--2/3
CUP
(170ml)liquid
~Pourmeasuredamountofliquid
bleachdirectlyintobleachdispenser.
@Donotdmrfiuor Mowdispenser
tooverflow.Avoidsplashing.
Undilutedbleachcancausefabric
damage.
@Neverpour Wmu.ltediliquid
Mead directlyontoclothesor
intothe washbasket.
ThiscyclecanalsobeusedasSoak
Cycle.Seebelow.
~pREWASHCYCLEtemperature
willautomaticallybecold.
~Ifhotorwarmsoakisdesired,set
theWASH/IUNSETEMPERATURE
switchto “HOI’/COLD”or
“WARM/COLD”andturnthe
CycleSelectorknobto “18Min?
intheRegularCycle.Startthewasher.
Afterwasherfillsandbeginsto
agitate,pushintheCycleSelector
knobandturnto “START”inthe
PREWASHCYCLE.Pulloutthe
CycleSelectorknobtocomplete
thecycle.ThePrewashCyclewi~l
NCYI’progressautomaticallyinto
theREGULARwashcycle.
@Foranextended soak allowthe
washertofillandagitateforafew
minutestodissolvethesoakingagent.
Thenpushin theCycleSelector
knobtostopthewasher(keeplid
closed)andallowtosoakforasIong
asdesired.Afterdesiredsoakperiod;
pullouttheCycleSelectorknobto
completethecycle.
8
Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them...andthatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Rememberto sortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
watertemperaturewarmenoughto
releaseandgetridofsoil.
~UseHotWash—upto 150°F.—on
aregularbasisonlywhenwashing
heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.
~under no~~ Soi]conditio~s, wash
inwaterabove80”F.(27”C.).This
generallymeansusingtheWm Wiih
temperaturesettingonyourwasher—
temperaturesapproximately90°to
110°F.orhandcomfortable.Ifyou
noticethatsoilhasaccumulatedafier
severalconsecutivewashings,useHot
Washoccasionally.ifsafeforfabrics.
w,
~Trytowashlessoften.Save
articlesofthesametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafullload.
@Ifyoumustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.
~Washinoff-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich
aretheoff-peakhours.
~UseNormalSpinspeedto
removemorewaterandhelplessen
dryingtime.Thedryerwillremove
anywrinklescausedbyNormalSpin.
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13kNw$0S$mrttheclothes
r
from
LINTPRODUCERS—Suchas
terrytowelingandchenille—give
uplint.
LINTCOLLECTORS—suchas
man-madefibersandnapped
fabricslikevelveteenandcorduroy
—attractlint.Thesemustbe
washedseparately.
Formore information cmM
cmtrd~ seepage18.
w
from
from
from
in additiontosortingtoreducelint
collection,itisrecommendedthat
fabricsofsimilarconstructionbe
washedtogetherwhenever
~ossibkl.
.-
Sw’tbysoil
Separate
from
from
sortby$mkw
Separate
from
from
from
WOE?INSTRUCTIONSON
DIWFERXNTE4BRICSAND
LOADS,SEE PAGES6and 7.
litpaystocheckand prepare
clothesforwashing.
~Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs,
zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks
andbuttons.
~Doanynecessarymending–-rips,
hems,tears.
Checkallitemsforareasofheavy
soilorstain.
~Removestains.ForSTAIN
REMOVALGUIDE,SEEPAGE17.
TurnPolyKnitsinside-outto
minimizefabricsurfacedamage.
Soakingand Pre-treating—
agoodwayto hmsendeepSONS
and stains.
Athoroughsoakingwithdetergent
orspecialsoakingagentisanother
waytoremoveheavysoils,
embeddeddirtandevensome
stains.
Soakingcanbeeitheracompletely
separatewashingstepor aprelim-
inarysteptoacompletewashcycle.
Fordetailedinformationonhow
tosoakinyourwasher,seepage8.
I?ORImoRMATIoN ON
SOAKINGAGENTS,SEE
PAGE15.
~Pre-treatheavysoilbyrubbingin
asmallamountofliquiddetergent
orapastemadeofwaterandpowdered
detergentor soap.Forbestresults,
wait1/2hourbeforewashing.
~Loadclothesdrv. Thisillustration,withclothesjust
.
~Takeaproperlysortedgroupof
clothesanddropthemlooselyin
thewashbasketin.thisorder:
O
...
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LargeItems—1ikesheets.Donot
wraparoundtheagitator.
SmallItems—1ikewashcloths.
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-3
MediumSizeItems—liketowels.
Hereisatypicalfullload:
3DoubleSheets
6LongSleeveShirts
3BoxerShorts
6StandardPilbw Cases
5T-shi~~s
4PairTrousers
6Handkerchiefs
reachingtheClothesRetaining
Ring,showsaproperload.Clothes
haveampleroomtomovebecause
theyarenotpackeddown,nor
wrappedaroundtheagitator.
Clothesareloadeddrysincewet
itemsareapttopackdownwhich
encouragesoverloading.Thissize
loadrequiresafullwaterfill.
-whatisthe best sizeI(EMI‘d’
cMhes-hrge9 medium, or
small’?Savetime9energyand
detergentbyavoidingextrauseof
thewasher.Trytowashafullload
ofclothes.If youcanitisbetterto
saveclothesuntilyouhaveafull
load.If youmustwashsmaller
loads,savewater,energyand
detergentbyadjustingthewater
levelforthesizeoftheload.See
page4.
V
.**.
special recommendations I!if9
firwashing permanentp-ws
if youdo nothave adryer.
Ifyouaremachine-washing
PermanentPressclothesthatyou
plantolinedryordrip-dry,use
extracareto minimizewrinkling
inthewashprocess:
~Becarefulnottooverload
washer.PermanentPressclothes
musthaveampleroomtomove
freely.AMediumsizePermanent
Pressloadisthelargestthatshould
bewashed.
~Usemorewaterthanyouwould
foraregularload.UseaMedium
WaterL,evelforaSmallLoad;an
ExtraLargeWaterLevelfora
MediumLoad.
~Removeclothespromptlyas
soonaswasherstopsandhang
immediately.
~TOminimizewrinkling,use
GentleWash/SpinSpeed.
Toadditemsafter the washer has
started.
@‘I’urnoffthewasher.
~CarefullyremovetheFiber-Flo
pan.
~Addanyadditionalarticlesby
submergingnexttotheagitator.
~Replacethel?ilter-Flopanand
restartthewasher.
NOTE:Do notusetheFilter-Flo
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Fiker-l?lopan.
NCYI’E:Whenwashingstockings,
pantyhoseandothereasilytangled
items,alwayshandleseparately.To
minimizetangling,werecommend
theuseofanetlaundrybag.
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