GEAppliances WWA8600G User manual

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Wmher
contents
Agitator 29 ProblemSolver 23-28
ApplianceRegistration 2RepairService 31
BleachDispenser 6,8,10 SafetyInstructions 3,4
CareandCleaning 29 SoakSetting 5,6
ControlsSettingGuide 12,13 SortingClothes 4,14
C~~cleSettings 5SPotscrubberCycle 5,10,11,21
Detergents,OtherAdditives 16-20 Stains 21
Ener~Saving Tips 7StainRemovalGuide 22
FabricSoftenerDispenser 6,8,10 Storage&VacationTips 29
Filter-Flo@Pan 4,7,8, 10,15.29 UserMaintenanceInstructions 29
Hard Water 19 Warranty BackCover
LimestoneDeposits 17,29
Loading 4, 15
Mini-BasketTMTub 8-11
Mini-QuickCycle 9
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
OperatingtheWasher 4,5 GEAmwe?ceMeP
Pre-treating 13,14,20 8oa62&20m
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andmaintainyournewwasher
properly. .
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questions.
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dam~ed Wmher...
Immediatelyconmctthedealer
(orbuilder)thatsoIdyouthe
washer.
savetimead money.
Beforeyourequestservice...
checktheProblemSolveron
pages23-28.Itlistscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan
correctyourself.
writedownthemodel
andSerialnumbers.
You’llfindthemonalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.
Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:
Model Number
Serial Number
Usethesenumbersinany
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourwasher.
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&isbook,cdl
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consumerinformationservice.
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AllwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling
Ruleestab~shedbytheFederaITradeCommission,January1984. -
FORYOURs~mw
FORYOURSAFETY
Donotstoreoruse
gasolineOrother
flammable vapom and
liquids inthevicinity
Ofthis Orany other
appliance

%This washermust beproperly
tiwied and locatedinaccordmce
rkiih theInshllationhstructions
beforeitisused,Ifyoudidnot
receiveanInstallationInstructions
sheetwithyourwasher,youcan
obtainonebycontactingtheservice
locationnearestyou,
–Roperly groundtoconform
withau goveting codesand
ordinances.Followdetiilsin
Imbllationktruetions,
–Installor storewhere itwiilnot
be~X~OS~dtOtem~eraturw be!ow
freezingorexposedtothewmtker.
–Connecttoaproperlyrated,
protectedandsizedpowersupply
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*CBose
suprvisianhn~essa~
ifthisappiianceisusQdbyornear
&hildreu.Doilotallow~hildren
toplayinside,onorwiththis
applianceoranydiwarded
applitince.Dis~seofdiscarded
appliancesandshippingor
pflckingm~terialspropr]y.
Baforedkcartingawasher,or
removingfromservice9remove
thewisherlid.
*Keepaillaundryaids(SUCh
~S
detergents,bleaches,tibricsofteners,
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
preferablyinalockedcabinet.Observe
dl warningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinjury. ‘
~Kwptheareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree
fromtheaeeumulationofcombustibie
materials,suchaslint,paper,rags,
chemicals,etc.
@Keeptheflooraroundyour
appliancescleananddrytoreduce
thepossibilityofslipping.
@Tominimizethepossibility
ofelectricshock,unplugthis
appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland
cleaningofthelintfilter).
NmE: TurningtheCycleSelector
knobtoanOFFpositiondoesN~
disconnecttheappliancefromthe
powersupply.
@~~ nottamper withcontrols.
~DO notoperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,
partiallydisassembled,orhas
missingorbrokenparts,including
adamagedcordorplug.
@Never~~imbonorstandonthe
washertop.
9DOnotwashfiberglassarticlesin
yourwasher.Skinirritationcould
resultfromtheremainingpa~ticies
thatmaybepickedupbyclothing
duringsubseque~ltwasheruse.
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HowtoOpemteyourclotheswasher I1
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w7AmING–T@reducetheriskoffire,electricShwk,orinjurytopersonsWlnenusingyounr
appliance>readtheIMPORTANTSABETYINSTRUCTIONSbefore
operatingthisappliance. ~
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Spotecrubber ‘XTRAR’NSE \
\Speciel
Cvcle START c~les
sortingandham ~Loadclothesintothewashbasket, N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo .
beingcare~ nottooverload.Clothes
~Sortclothescarefillybyfabric panasawashbasket.Donotput
shoddbebelowtheretainingring.See anyitemstobewashedinthe
type,wejght,CO1OFandmount Of pageBformoreloatig Mormation. Filter-Flopan.
soil.Seepage14. ~PositiontheFilter-Flopanonthe ~Closethelid. WasherwillnotM,
~RemoveFiber-Flo”panand agitator.Lintwillcollectinthepan agitateorspinwiththelidown.
lMini-BasketTMtub. foreasyremovalwhenthewashis
1finished.
@Select aFabricCareprogram. ~;,-
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AutomaticallyProgrammed [=:
Wash Spin Wash Rinse :..
Fabric Care $eleetions ~:.
Speed Speed Temp. Temp.
cottons colorfast Normal Normal Hot cold
cottons Non<olorfast
[;:
Normal Normal ‘*Warm Cold I
PermePress Normal Gentle *Warm cold [.
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Usethiscontrolifyouwishto
—changethewatertemperaturesthat
areautomaticallyprogrammedby
—theFabricCareselectionscontrol. OL
Acave CS[lotScrubtir
(MIMIMME1 Otilf)
Spotscrlibber
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controlat
leftposition.
~SelectExtraRinse,ifdesired.
Slidingcontrolto“ON”will
/STOP
‘ORMAL--Leavesthetempera-
turesasprogrammed. PullCycleSelectorknobtostart
thewasher,Tochangesettingafter
washerhasstarted,pushCycle
Selectorknobinto stopwasherand
resettonewposition,Settingcan
bechangedatanytime.
COLDWASH–Providescold
washandrinsewaterinallqcles. provid;aseconddeeprinseinthe
RegularCycle.IfnoExtraRinseis
desired,slidecontrolto“OFF:’
WARMNNSE–Leaves thewash
temperatureasprogrammedbut
provideswarmrinsewaterin
RegularandSpo/scrubbercycles.
TominimizesettingofwrinMes, @Push CycleSelectorkrtobin
andturncl~ckwisetoyourselected
washsetting. -—
mpstohelpyou selectsettingsforregularwashloa&
RegularcycIes— Perm Press CycIe—
Formostcottons,linens,washand Forpermanentpressloadssuchas
playclotheswithnormalsoiling. shirts,blouses,dressesandsimilar
K~iKcy~i~–
Acombinationofagitationand
soakformoreeffective,polyester
knitslaundering.Plusanextended
cool-downsprayrinseisprovided
tominimizethesettingofwrinMes.
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Regular EXTRA ~lMSE
Cycles \{ ;;
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wearingapparelwithnormal
soiling.Anextendedcool-down
~/. .- sprayrinseis 3
STMT
SOAKN** Perm. ON
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providedto ‘Press
Wmnel Ii minimize
h< “
Cycle M
Extra LIGHT wrinMing. >
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/(1
mnse II
>UIL—1
OFF
Regular
–‘xTaA~trnsi~~ W
Cycles /\w
*ti
ON SOAK X*+
loflonal
Ex!ra
DJ@
LIGHT
Rknee SOIL-
N~MM #see pages u ad Bfor controls setting Guide.
OFF
“OFF
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Special
cycles
oaksetting–
sewithmost
soakingaidsto
loosenembtided
soilsandstains.
What h~pp~~~ in ~~~h ~~tti~g (approximateminutes)
Cycle Regular Regular ~~g~’ar Perrn.Press
selector Cycle Cycle Cycle Knits
Settings Normal LightSoil Soak Cycie Cycle
Wash 5
Spotscrubbercycle
Seepages10-11.
IIII12
I,1II
%Vash I15 I6I10 3
IRinse I333I2’-
eStartsHere
nStartsHere
spin 7 7 74% 41/2
211d Rinse *2‘h *21/2 II
spin *7 *Y
Total 32 23 11 23 24Y2
Time *46 *39
--- *14~henExtraRinsecontrolissetatON.
—- ~‘~ottiltimeincludespausesbetw’ecneachphaseofthecycle.
s@$*+Total timedoesnotinclude~vaterillltimes. Filltimesvarydependingonhousehold
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ESY’ tv;iterpressuret~ndyourselected\v:]terlevel.
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~Usethisdispenserwithliquid
bleachody. ~youprejertouse
powderedbleach,pouritintothe
wmhbasketalongwithyouF
dete~ent.Donotputpowdered
bleachintothebleachdispenser.
@Measurebleachcaretily. Here
aresomerecommendedamounts:
EXTRA-LARGEWATERLEVEL
1%cup(310d) liquid
SMALLWATERLEVEL
2Acup(170d) liquid
MI~-BASKETT~
1Acup(60ml)liquid
~Pourmeasuredamountofliquid
bleachdirectiyintothebleach
dispenser.
~Donotoverfillorallowthe
dispemertooveflow.Avoid
splashing.Undilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.
~Never~ur und~utedliquid
bi~ch dheetlyon~ clothmor
inmtheWsh basket.
epositiontheFabricSoftener
DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.
@Pourthemanufacturer’s
recommendedamountoffabric
softenerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.
@Addenoughwatertofillthecup
Y2full.
~Pourthedflutedsofienerintothe
dispenser.
@Thefabricsoftenerwi~auto-
matictiy bedispensedatthe
propertime.
*Donotstopthewasherduring
thefmt spin.Thiswfllcausethe
dispensertoemptytoosoon.
~DonotusetheFabricSoftener
Dhpenser with theSoakSetting.
PushanyFabricCareSelection
buttonandturnCycleSelector~Qb
to“SOAK:’
~Besure“ExtraRinse”controlis
at “OFF?’
~ForacoldSOA,setOptions
controlto ‘6NOMAL~’Fora
warmSOA,setOptionscontrolto
“WMM RINSE:’
~IfahotSOAisdesired,pushthe
COT~NS/COLONAST Fabric
CareSelectionbuttonand~rn the
CycleSelectorhob to6CNOWAE’ _-
intie RegularCycle.SW tie
washer.~r washerMs andbegins
toagitate,pushintheCycleSelector
hob andturnto“SOAK:9Mout
theCycleSelectorbob tocomplete
thecycle.
~Form @en&dsoakWowthe
washertofi~andagitateforafew
minutestodissolvethesotig
agent.ThenpushintheCycle
Selectorhob tostopthewasher
~=P tidCIOSd)andWOWtoSO& ‘
foraslongasdesired.Afterdesired \
SO*period,pti outtheCycle
Selectorhob tocompletethecycle.
~hnotwe theYabric%ftener
Dh~mer tith theW* Setthlgo ,-
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Enew-satiqmps
Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshafter
washing,youwillprobablyre-wash
them..and thatmeansyou’llwaste
energy,Remembertosortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use
enoughdetergentandchoosea
watertemperaturewarmenoughto
releaseandgetridofsoil,
*UseHotWash—upto 150*F.—on
Qreguhrbasisonlywhenwashing
heavilysoiledarticles-such as
workandplayclothes.
*Undernormalsoilconditions
washinwaterabove80°F0(~°C.),
Thisgenerallymeansusingthe
WarmWashtemperaturesetting
onyourw~sher—temperatures
approximately90°to llO°F.or
handcomfortable,Ifyounotice
thatsoilhasaccumulatedafir
sevcrdconsecutivewashings,use
HotWashoccasionally,ifsafe
forfabrics.
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The Filter-Flopanhastwo
functions:
~LINTFILTER—Positionthe ~AlwaysrinseinColdWater.The
temperatureoftherinsedoesnot
affectcleaning.
Ftiter-flopanontheagitatorafier
loadingclothesintothewasher,
Lintiseasilyseenandremoved
afterthewashisfinished. -.
sTrytowashlessofien.Save
articlesoftie sametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafu~load.
~LIDFORTHEM~I-BAS~T—
AfierloadingclothesintheMini-
Baskettub,besuretoreplacethe
Filter-Flopan.Thepanservesasa
lidtokeeptheclothesintheMini-
—Baskettub.
~Ifyoumustwashsmallerloads,
adjusttheamountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.
~Washinoff-peakutilityhours. —.
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N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo Yourlocalutifitycantellyouwhich _
panasawashbasket.Donotput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.Donotplace
detergentpacketsintheFilter-Flo
pan.
aretheoff-peakhours. -.
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~Useyourwasher’sNomd Spin.
Thiswti removemorewaterduring
spin,whichwillshortendrying
cycleto savemoreenergy.Youcan
usetheNormalSpininplaceofthe
GentieSpinusuallyrecommended
forPermanentPressitems.Switch
toanyoftheFabricCarePrograms
thatindicateaNormalSpin,(See
page4.)Thedryingwillremove
anywrities whichmayresult
fromtheNormalSpin.
@UseyourMini-BasketTMtubfor
verysmallloads.Ituseslesswater
thanthesmallwaterlevelinthebig
tubonthiswasher.Youwilldso
saveondetergentandenergy.
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Howbme theMini-Baske~ tubforhandwmhables =-
panty hose,girdles,b]owei, ‘
sweaters,
socb, shim, baby
clothesand othersmalldelicate
handwashables
@StuffedtOyS
@ Tennisshoes
How @ Wmh a sma load
of- ar fabtiesor
deh@&had mhablm
1.RemoveFilter-Flopan.
2. PlaceMini-Baskettubonagitator.
Pulltheagitatortowardthefrontof
themachineforeasierinstallation
andremovalofMini-Baskettub.
3.Putdetergentinthebottomof
theMini-Baskettubbeforeloading
clothes.Seepage18.
4. LoadclothesinMini-Baskettub.
Seepage14forsortinghelp.
S.Afierloadingclothesinthe
Mini-Baskettub,besuretoreplace
theFilter-Flopan.Thepanserves
asalidtokeeptheclothesinthe
Mini-Baskettub.
6.Addbleach,ifdesired.Measure
carefillyandpourrecommended
amountofliquidbleach—1/4cup
(60ml)–directly intothebleach
dispenser.
—Donotoverfilorallow
dispensertooverflow.Avoid
splashing.Undilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.
–Never pourundilutedliquid
bleachdirectlyontoclothesor
intotheMini-Baskettub.
—Ifyouprefertousepowdered
bleach,pourit intotheMini-
Baskettubalongwithyour
detergent.Donotputpowdered
bleachintothebleachdispenser.
specialimtruetiomforwe OftheMini”BasketTMtub
=Do notwashclothesinthe ~Whenwashingstockings,
regularwashbasketwhenusing pantyhoseandothereasily
theMini-Baskettub. tangleditems,alwayshandle
=Shakesandand/orloosedirt separately.Tominimizetangling,
outofclothesbeforeloading; theuseofanetlaundrybagis
otherwisesomemayremaininthe recommended.
tubai]don thecloihesafterthe
cycleiscompleted.
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7.Addfabricsoftener,ifdesired
(butnotintheMini-Q~ickCycle
describedonpage9).Pour1teaspoon
(5ml)ofconcentratedsofteneror
1tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted
sofienerintotheFabricSofiener
DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.
8.Closelid. Setcontrolsasfollows:
Variable Water Level
EHRA LARGE
@
RESET
LARGE
MINl-
MEDIUM WKET ‘2
:::SMALL
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—SetWaterLeveltotheMINI-
BASKETposition.
—SelectdesiredFabricCare
programandcycle.Seepage4.
1
—PullCycleSelectorknobto start
washer.
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HowbmetheW-BmketTMtub forikm
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1.FOI1OWdl thestepsgivenon
page8exceptforcycleselection.
am
=KNITS
-MINI-QUICK
,/ OFF
2. PushtheCycleSelectorknobin
andturnitclockwisetotheMINI-
QUICKCycle.
3.PullCycleSectorknobtostart
washer.Cyclewillbecompleted
automatically.
Wash. . . . . . . . . . . ..3rninutes
Spin. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2%minutes
Rnse . . . . . . . . . . . ..2% minutes
Spin . . . . . . . . . .. . . 4%minutes
ToMTirne. . . . . . . . . 17%minutes
~Toti timeincludespauses
betweeneachphaseofthecycle.
~Toti timedoesnotincludewater
fti times.FWtimesvarydepentig
onhouseholdwaterpressure.
Spwidimtructiomforme oftheW-BmketTMtib
*Do notwashclothesin the *You?nustusetheMini-Baskettub
regularbasketwhenusingthe withtheMINI-QUICKcycle.
Mini-Baskettub. *Whenwashingstockings,panty
~DonotusetheFabricSoftener hoseandothereasilytangleditems,
DispenserwiththeMINI-QUICK alwayshandleseparately.To
cycle! minimizetang~ing,theuseofanet
~Shakesandand/orloosedifi laundrybagisrecommended.
outofclothesbeforeloading;
otherwisesomemayremaininthe
~ub~~ndorltheclothesafterthe
cycleiscompleted.
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Howtome theSpobcrubberCycleforremovingsmim
s~mc~u~~~~Qck
removes
*imandhea~
sonautomatically
ThesPmcRuBBERcycle uses
ahighconcentrationofdetergent
in abouttwogallonsofwaterand
isdesignedtoremovestains
automatically.~o rinsesremove
theconcentrateddetergentsolution.
s~mc~u~~~~
StinRemomlShorkut
Manystainsthathave notsetinto
thefabriccan be automatically
removed inyourwasher’s
SPO~CRUBBER~C~e.
Step1.bunder anystainedwashable
fabricwiththeSP~CRUBBER
Cycle,usingthehottestwaterthe
fabriccanstandandthe
recommendedamountofdetergent.
Step2. If thestainremains—and
ifthestainedarticleis whiteor
b~eachable—washitagainwiththe
SP~CRUBBER Cycle,using
warmwaterandbleach(seepage
13)‘plustherecommendedamount
ofdetergent.
Chances are step 1 wiIlremove
thefollowingshins:
@FreshBlood
~Perspiration
*Cosmetics,Grease,Oil
~Chocolate,Cream,IceCream,
Milk
~MostCommonFoodStains
Odds are good thatStep2will
removetheseshins:
@Grass,Foliage,Flowers
~AgedB100d
~Antiperspirants,Deodorants
~CoffeeandTea
~FreshFruit, FruitJuices,Wine,
FoodColoring,Vegetables
If thestainremainsafteryou
havetriedb?thsteps...
or
ifthestainiscausedbyrust,
adhesives(chewinggunl,etc.)~
paint,varnishortard..
or
iftheitemistoobighbelaundered
intheMini-Baskettub...
followtherecommendationsinthe
StainRemovalGuideonpage22.
How to use the
s~mc~u~~~~CYCk
~pical SPOTSCRUBBERCycle
Washhad
@1averagesize@blecloth,or
~3shirtsorblouses,or
@1shirtand1pairofslacks,or
~1fullsizebedsheet,or
~3-5babygarments,or
~5-6undergarments
1. RemoveFilter-Flopan.
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2. PlaceMini-Baskettubon
agitator.Pulltheagitatortoward
thefrontofthemachineforeasier
installationandremovalofMini-
Baskettub.
3. Pt~tdetergentinthebottomofthe
Mini-Baskettubbeforeloadingthe
clothes(aboutthesameamount
youwoulduseforasmallloadin
theregularwashbasket.Seepage
18.)Do notusedetergentswitha
built-infabricsoftener.If youdo,
somesoilmayberedepositedon
thewashload.
4. LoadclothesinMini-Basket
tub.Seepage14forsortinghelp.
5. ReplacetheFilter-Flopan.The
pans;rvesasalidtokeepthe
clothesintheMi~~i-Baskettub.
6. Addfabricsoftener,ifdesired.
PositiontheFabricSoftener
DispenserontheFilter-Flopan,
andput1teaspoon(5ml)of
—
—
concentratedsofienerGr1
tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted
sofienerintothedispenser.
7. AddBleach,ifdesired.
Measurecarefullyandpour
recommendedamountofliquid
bleach–1/4cup(60ml)directly
intothebleachdispenser.
–Be suretoadd bleachbefore
shrtingthewasher.
–Do notoverfillor aliow
dispensertooverflow.
Avoid
splashing.Undilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.
–Never pour uRldiiutedliquid
bleach directlyontoclothesor
intotheRfini-Baskettub.
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