GE WWA9850M User manual

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Contents
Agitator 29 Pre-Treating 13,14,20,22
Appliance Registration 2Problem Solver 23-28
Bleach Dispenser 6,& 10 Safety Instructions 3,4
Care and Cleaning 29 Soak Setting 5,6
Consumer Services 31 Sorting Clothes 4,14
Controls Setting Guide 12, 13 Spotscrubber Cycle 5,10,11,21
Cycle Settings 5Stains 21
Detergents, Other Additives 16-20 Stain Removal Guide 22
Energy-Saving Tips 7Storage &Vacation Tips 29
Fabric Softener Dispenser 6,810 User Maintenance Instructions 29
Filter-Flo” Pan 4,7, ~10, 15,29 Warranty Back Cover
Hard Water 19
Limestone Deposits 17,29
Loading 4,15
Mini-Basketw Tub 8-11
Mini-Quick Cycle 9
Model and Serial Numbers 2GEAnswer C&n@
ODeratin~ the Washer 4,5 6WW6JUW
Models WWM850M
WWA9890M
GEAppEmces

Rthk bookCarefullye
Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate
andmaintainyournewwasher
properly.
Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.
Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber)
ConsumerAffairs
GEAppliances
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225
Ifyoureceiweda
km~ed washer.e o
Immediatelycontactthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoldyouthe
washer.
savetimeandmoney.
Beforeyourequest service...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages23-28.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
writedownthemodel
andserialnumbers.
YOU’11findthemonalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
~d~l Number
serial Number
[Jscthesenumbersinany
corrcspondejlceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”
800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.
Paraobtenerlaversi6nen
espafioldeestemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter~
serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconsumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.
FORYOURSARn
IfYouNeedservice
TOobtiinservice,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,ifyourproblemisstili
notresolved,write:
MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel -—
20NorthWackerDrive
Chicago,Illinois6060~
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Todtimti thepossibility
Ofinjury:
eDonotmixchlorinebleachwith
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar
and/orrustremover.Mixingcan
produceatoxicgaswhichmay
causedeath.
3
@~~~s~~~per~isiomisnecessary
ifttisapplianceisusedbyornear
Ctidren. Donotallow children
toplay imide, onorwiththis
applianceoranydiscarded
appliance,DisposeQftiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
packingmaterialsproperly.
Before@scardimgawasher.
or
remotingfromsertice,remove
thewasherlid.
~Keep~1]al.lndry aids(suchas
detergenfi,blaches,fabricsofteners,
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
prefemblyhalmkdmbimet.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinju~~.
~Keeptheareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree
fromtheaccumdationofcombustibl~
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
~Keepfieflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
aTofinimize thepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
N~E: Turningtie CycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesNOT
disconnecttheappliancefromthe
power’supply.
e~Q~~~~~pe~ w~~l]cQntr015.
9Donoto~~~ateti~sappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled, orhas
missingor brokenparts, includi~lg
adamaged cordor plug.
s~eve~c~i~b on or standont[le
washertop.
~Do notwash fiberglassalticies in
yourwasher. Stin irrkation GcJuld
resuk from tileremaiIli:2g]3articles
thatmaybe piclcedupbj~Clotiling
during subseqtlent’?+ashe~l~ss.
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@Thelaundryprocesscanreduce
theflamer~tardancyoffabrics.To
avoidsucharesu~$,thegarment
mmufacturer’scareirlsmctions
shouldbefolIowedverycarefilly. waterfiti,washandspina;tio~lmd
preventcompletionofthecycle.
HowtoOperakyourclotheswasher
WAWING–TO reducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopemonswhenusingyour
appliance,readtheIWORTANTS~TY ~STRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance. =---
Prognd Fdric Csrn Se/ectiom V~n8b/u-Waterl#va! _Options Spotscmbber HeaW Duty Extra loge Copacity
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D=) Spotscrubber Ten Cycle Washer (=~1~
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~J~ ;g!~%b;= :%::’
sortingandhadi~ beiigcarefilnottooverload.Clothes panasawashbasket.Donotput
shouldbebelowtie retainingring.See anyitemstobewashedinthe
pageEformoreloadinginformation. Filter-Flopan.
~Sortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountof
soil.Seepage14.
~RemoveFilter-Flo@panand
Mini-BasketT}’tub.
Theundersideofthelidisagood
placetoputthepanwhileloading
or unloadingclothes.
DonotuscMini-Baskettubwhen
washingregularloads.You’llfind
con~p!etede{ailsonhowandwhento
usetheMini-Baskettubonpages8
through11.
QAddnlcasuredamountof
detergent.Scepages16through20
[brinformationondetergentsand
(~th(~rlaundry3dditives.
@Loadclothesintothewashbasket, N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo
@PositiontheFilter-Flopanonthe @Closethelid.Washerwillnotfill, :
agitator.Lintwillcollectinthepan agitateorspinwiththelidopen.
foreasyremovalwhenthewashis
finished.
~~~~~~cO~~~Oh. SeetheControlsSettingGuideonpages12and13. ~-
‘@ SelectaFabricCareprogram.
Automatically Programmed Wash Spin Wash Rinse
Fabric care selections Speed Speed Temp. Temp.
cottonscolorfast Normal Normal Hot Cold
cottons Non-colorfast Normal Normal “Warm cold
PermoPress Normal Gentle ‘%Warm Cold
Knih or DeIicates Gentle Gentle *Warm Cold
washable ~~~~~~~ Gentle Normal ‘Warm cold
@Select}VaterLevel. MINI-BASKET:Notusedfor 1-
SMALI.:Washerislessthan 1/3 regularloads.Seepages8through \F
fullofclothes. 11forinstructions. [
MEDIUIM:1/3and 1/2full. If youwishto increasethewater,i----- \‘
levelafieryou’venladaaseleCti4._-,,) :.,
LAPRGE:Between1/2and2/3 full. turn k]~obto “RESET” and.select ~;
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@SelectOptions.
~~sethiscontrolifyou wishto
&:~hng~ thewatertemperaturesthat
%;e automaticallyprogrammedby
theFabricCareselectionscontrol.
NORMAL—Leavesthe
temperaturesasprogrammed.
COLDWASH—Providescold
washandrinsewaterinallcycles.
WARMRINSE--Leavesthewash
temperatureasprogrammedbut
provideswarmrinsewaterin
RegularandSpoiscrubbercycles.
Tominimizesettingofwrinkles,
coldrinseisautomatically
providedinPermanentPressand
Specialcycles.
OL ON
dcave
Spotscrt~bber
controlat
lefiposition. l~lfll
@askelOrllq)
@SelectExtraRinse,ifdesired,
Slidingcontrolto “ON”will
provideaseconddeeprinseinthe
RegularCycle.IfnoExtraWnseis
desired,slidecontrolto “OFF.”
@PushCycleSelectorknobin
andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.
PullCycleSelectorknobtostart
thewasher.Tochangesettingafter
washerhasstarted,pushCycle
Selectorknobinto stopwasherand
resettonewposition.Settingcan
bechangedatanytime.
Formostcottons,linens,washand Forpermanentpresslaodssuchas
playclotheswithnormalsoiling. shirts,blouses,dressesandsimilar
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E{rrq Rinse FF wearingapparelwithnormal
Regular Cycles Cycl m
\w soiling.Anextendedcool-down
Regularcycles— Permanent
messcycle— mb cycle–
Acombinationofagitationand
soakformoreeffectivepolyester
knitslaundering.Plusanextended
cool-downsprayrinseisprovided
tominimizethesettingofwrinties.
@
~KNITS
~ulc~ Special
❑ffilNl- Cycles
o@
*~Ff
Usewithmost
soakingaidsto
loosenembedded K@
soilsandstains. seepagesnandBforcontrols setting Guide.
WhatHappeminmeh setting(ApproximateMinutes)
5
NOTES:
GTotal time includes pauses between each
phase of the cycle.
QTotal time does not include water fill
times. Fill times vary depending on
household water pressure and your
selected water level.

%Usethisdispenserwithliquid
bleachonly.Ifyouprefertouse
powderedbleach,pour itintothe
washbasketalongwithyour
detergent.Donotputpowdered
bleachintothebleachdispenser.
@Measurebleachcarefully.Here
aresomerecommendedamounts:
EXTRA-LARGEVi?ATER
LEVEL:
1%cup(310ml)liquid
SMALLWATERLEVEL:
2/3cup(170ml)liquid
MINI-BASKETTUB:
1/4cup(60ml)liquid
@Pourmeasuredamountofliquid
bleachdirectlyintothebleach
dispenser.
@Donotoverfillor allowthe
dispensertooverflow.Avoid
splashing.Undilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.
@Neverpour Ilndilutedliquid
bleach directly onto clothesor
into the Washbasket.
Howto usethe
Fabric
sof~nerDispemer
@PositiontheFabricSofiener
DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.
~Pourthemanufacturer’s
recommendedamountoffabric
softenerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.
@Addenoughwatertofillthecup
1/2full.
@Pourthedilutedsofienerintothe
dispenser.
~Thefabricsoftenerwill
automaticallybedispensedatthe
propertime.
~Donotstop thewasherduring
thefirst spin. Thiswillcausethe
dispensertoemptytoosoon.
@DonotusetheFabricsoftener
Dispenser withthe SoakCycle.
eIftherinsedispensergets
clogged,soakitinasolutionof
1cupwaterand1cupalcohol.
Howtousethe
soakcycle
PushanyFabricCareSelection
buttonandturnCycleSelectorknob
to“SOAK~CLE1’
@Besure“ExtraRinse”controlis
at“OFF.”
~Foracoldsoak,setOptions
controlto’‘NORMAL?’Fora
warmsoak,setOptionscontrolto
“WARNIRINSE:’
~Ifahotsoakisdesired,pushthe
COTTONSICOLORFASTFabri
CareSelectionbuttonandturnth
CycleSelectorknobto“NORMAE’
intheRegularCycle.Startthe
washer.Afterwasherfillsand
beginstoagitate,pushintheCycle
Selectorknobandturnto “SOAK:’
PullouttheCycleSelectorknobto
completethecycle.
oForan extendedsoak?allowthe
washertofillandagitateforafew
minutestodissolvethesoaking
agent.ThenpushintheCycle
Selectorknobtostopthewasher
(keeplidclosed)andallowtosoak
foraslongasdesired.Afterdesired
soakperiod,pulloutthecycle
Selectorknobtocompletethecycle.
@DonotusetheFabric softener
Dispenseror theMini-Basket$U13
withthe Sea}{cycle.
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TheFilter-Flopanhastwo
functions:
~LINTFILTER—Positionthe
Filter-flopanontheagitatorafter
loadingclothesintothewasher.
Lintiseasilyseenandremoved
afierthewashisfinished.
~LIDFORTHEM~I-BAS~T—
AfterloadingclothesintheMini-
Baskettub,besuretoreplacethe
Filter-Flopan. Thepanservesasa
tokeeptheclothesintheMini-
N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan. Donotplace
detergentpacketsintheFilter-Flo
pan.
Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshrifier
washing,YOUwillprobablyre-wash
them...andthatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Remembertosortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
watertemperaturewam enoughto
releaseand getridofsoil.
@UseHotWash—upto 150°F.—on
aregularbasisonlywhen washing
heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.
@Undernormalsoilconditions,
washinwaterabove80”F.(Z7°C.).
Thisgenerallymeansusingthe
WarmWashtemperaturesetting
onyourwasher—temperatures
approximately90°to llO°F.or
handcomfortable.Ifyounotice
thatsoilhasaccumulatedafter
severalconsecutivewashings,use
HotWashoccasionally,ifsafe
forfabrics.
@AlwaysrinseinColdWater.The
temper~tureoftherinsedoesnot
affectcleaning.
@ITrytowashlessofien.Save
articlesofthesametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafullload.
~Ifyoumustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.
eWashinoff-peakutilityhours.
Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich
aretheoff-peakhours.
@Useyourwasher’sNormalSpin.
Thiswillremovemorewaterduring
spin,whichwillshortendrying
Wcletosavemoreenergy.Youcan
-.
u;e theNormalSpininplaceofthe
GentleSpinusuallyrecommended
forPermanentPressitems.Switch
toanyoftheFabricCarePrograms
thatindicateaNormalSpin.(See
page4.)Thedryingwillremove
anywrin~es whichmayresult
fromtheNormalSpin.
@UseyourMini-BasketT~tubfor
verysmallloads.It useslesswater
thanthesmallwaterlevelinthebig
tubonthiswasher.Youwillalso
saveondetergentandenergy.
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Howtowe theMini=Baskertubforhandwashables
w
~pical Mini”BasketTh’tub
washloads
@
Smallloads ofregularfabrics
(upto 21Apounds)
~Delicateloadssuch aslingerie5
pantyhose, girdles,blouses,
sweaters,socks9sllfr~, baby
clothesand other smalldelicate
handwashables
~Stuffedtoys
@Tennisshoes
How bWmh aSmd load
of r@ar fabfics or
detimw hmd Washabla
1.RemoveFilter-Fiopan.
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\
‘d t
‘.PlaceMini-Baskettubonagitator.
5.Afierloadingclothesinthe .
Mini-Baskettub,besuretoreplace
theFilter-Flopan.Thepanserves
asalidtokeeptheclothesinthe
Mini-Baskettub.
6.Addbleach, ifdesired.Measure
carefullyandpourrecommended
amountofliquidbleach—1/4cup
(60ml)–directlyintothebleach
dispenser.
pill-theagitatortowardthefrontof —Do not overfillor allow
lhemachinefor easierinstallation dispenser to overflow.Avoid
splashing.U-ndilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.
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andremovalof Mini-Baskettub.
~.pL!tdetergentint]leb~ttolnof
t~zc
Mini-BuslccttL(bbef{)re!o[ldiilg
C’[otllcs.seej)oge18.
4.LoadclothesinMini-Baskettub.
Seepage14forsortingllelp.
—Neverpour undilutedliquid
bleach directly oEltoclothes or
into the Mini-Basket tub.
—Ifyouprefertousepowdered
bleach,pour it in~otheMini-
Basket’t~balongwithyour
detergent.Donotputpowdered
bleachintothebleachdispenser.
rspecialimtructionsforuseOftheMini-Baskev tub
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L)
7.Addfabricsoftener,ifdesired
(butnotintheMini-QuickCycle
describedonpage9). Placethe
FabricSoftenerDispenseronthe
Filter-Flopan.Pour1teaspoon
(5ml)ofconcentratedsofieneror
1tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted
softenerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.
Addenoughwatertofillthecup
1/2full.
Pourthedilutedsofienerintothe
dispenser.
8. Closelid. Setcontrolsasfollows:
IEXTRAMRGE ESET
LARG
~MIN!-
MEDIUM BASKET
ISMALL‘e I
II
–Set WaterLeveltotheMINI-
BASKETposition.
—SelectdesiredFabricCare
programandcycle.Seepage4.
I
—PullCycleSelectorknobto start
washer.

lightly soiledeIothesthat
J’QU needinahurry
.Followallthestepsgivenon
page8exceptforcy~leSelection,
ICyc!e
1“
3. PullCycleSelectorknobtostart
washer,Cyclewillbecompleted
automatically.
what happem during the
Mini-QuickCycle
Wash.............3minutes
Spin. . . . . . . . . . . . ..2~minutes
Rinse.............2]~ minutes
Spin. . . . . . . . . . . . ..4~minutes
TotalTime. . . . . . . . . 171Aminutes
~Totaltimeincludespauses
betweeneachphaseofthecycle.
~Totaltimedoesnotincludewater
filltimes.Filltimesvarydepending
onhouseholdwaterpressure.
2. PushtheCycleSelectorknobin
andturn itclockwisetotheMINI-
QUICKCycle.
@Whenwashingstockings,
p:]ntyhoseand~thereasily
tangleditems,alwayshandle
separately.Tominimizetangling,
tl~euseofanetlaundrybagis
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Howtowe theSpokcrubberCycleforremoving stiim
SPOTSCRUBBERCyek
removesShimandhea~
sonautomatically
TheSPOTSCRUBBERCycleuses
ahighconcentrationofdetergent
inabouttwogallonsofwaterand
isdesignedtoremovestains
automatically.Wo rinsesremove
theconcentrateddetergentsolution.
s~msc~u~~~~
StiinRemovalShortiut
Many stains that have notset into
thefabriccan be automatically
removedinyourwasher’s
SPOTSCRUBBERcycle.
Step1.Launderanystainedwashable
fabricwiththeSP~SCRUBBER
Cycle,usingthehottestwaterthe
fabriccanstandandthe
recommendedamountofdetergent.
Step2. If thestainremains—and
ifthestainedarticleiswhiteor
bleachable—washitagainwiththe
SPWSCRLTBBERCycle,using
wam waterandbleach (seepage
13)plustherecommendedamount
ofdetergent.
Chancesare Ste~1willremove
the followingSains:
~FreshBlood
~Perspiration
@Cosmetics,Grease,Oil
@Chocolate,Cream,IceCream,
Milk
~MostCommonFoodStains
Odds are goodthat Step2wilt
removethesesmi!ls:
@Grass,Foliage,Flowers
@AgedBlood
=Antiperspirants,Deodorants
@CoffeeandTea
GFreshFruit, FruitJuices,Wine,
FoodColoring,Vegetables
If t~~estain T~~2iElS ~ft~r ~Okl
!Iave tried bGth steps. oa
or
if the si$3iBBis Caused by rust9
:3i]lJesivQs (ci2ewiDg guik’~ etce]g
.
~l:ll?lfy varE2isi. or ti~r. *a
~~
i: :!le iieill is too EIig tfl 1]2 laui2d&<efl
::~ ;~~~ N/],i}3i-E=:%s!<ei tub= m*
fi?llQvJ the rccommeild:itioils in tile
~~~~~~[<~~~(}?~1$Gtlide on ~~~g~~~.
@1averagesizetablecloth,or
@3shirtsorblouses,or
@1shirtand1pairofslacks,or
@Ifullsizebedsheet,or
@3-5babygarments,or
@5-6undergarments
1. RemoveFilter-Flopan.
2. PlaceMini-Baskettubon
agitator.Pulltheagitatortoward
thefrontofthemachineforeasier
installationandremovalofMini-
Baskettub.
3. fit detergentin thebottomof the
Mini-Basket tub beforeloadingthe
clothes(aboutthesameamount
youwoulduseforasmallloadin
theregularwashbasket.Seepage
18.)Donotusedetergentswitha
built-infabricsoftener,If youdo,
somesoilmaybe redepositedon
thewashload.
4. LoadclothesinMini-Basket
tub.Seepage14forsortinghelp.
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6. Addtibric softener,ifdesired
(butnotintheMini-QuickCycle
describedonpage9). Placethe
FabricSoftenerDispenseronthe
Filter-Flopan.Pour1teaspoon
(5d) ofconcentratedsofteneror
1tablespoon(E ml)ofdiluted
sofienerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.
AddenoughwatertofillthecuP
1/2full.
Pourthedilutedsoftenerintothe
dispenser.
7. AddBleach, ifdesired.
Measurecarefullyandpour
recommendedamountofliquid
bleach—1/4cup(60ml)directly
intothebleachdispenser.
—Besure toadd bleachbefore
Stirting the washer.
—Donotoverfill or allow
dispensertooverflow.Avoid
splashing.Undilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.
–Never pour undiButedliquid
bleach directlyontoclothesor
intothe Mini”Baskettube
5. ReplacetheFilter-Flopan. The
panservesas alidto keepthe
clotl~esintheMini-Basl<ettub.
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