GE WWA7826M, WWA7800M User Manual

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Agitator Appliance Re@stration

Bleach Dispenser Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services Controls Setting Guide

Cycle Settings Detergents, Other Additives 13-17

Energy-Saving Tips Filter-Flo” Pan

Hard Water Limestone Deposits

Loading the Washer Mini-Basket Tub

Mini-Quick Cycle

Model and Serial Numbers

Operating Instructions Pre-Treating

4,& 9,26

14,26

4, 12

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7, 11,1;

Models WWA7800M

WWA7826M

26 Problem Solver

2 $afetvInstructions

26 27 $ains

6,7

5 Storage &Vacation Tips

5,9

Soak Setting Sorting

Stain Removal Guide

User Maintenance Instructions 26

Warranty

GE&ww &fit@

m.6z&2M@

20-25

3,4 5,8

4,11

18 19

BackCover

Read thk book Carefully.

is intended to help youoperate

andmaintainyournewwasher

properly.

Keepit handy for answerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething or need more help,write (include

yourphonenumber): ConsumerAffairs

GE Appliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

1~~OU ~~c~iv~~

&m~ed washer...

Immediatelycontactthedealer (or builder) that sold youthe

washer.

save time and

Bef”re

check the Problem Solveron

pages20-25.It lists causesofminor

operatingproblems thatyou can

correct yourself.

yourequestservice...

money.

ToobtainaSpanishlanguage versionofthisbook,call GEAnswerCenter@

800.626.2000

consumerinformationservice. Paraobtenerlaversi6nen

espafioldeestemanual, namea GEAnswerCenter? serviciodeinformaci6n

paraelconsumidor, teldfono800.626.2000.

FORYOURSAFETY

if yousmell gas:

1.openwindows.

2sDon’ttouch

electrical

switches?

3.Extinguishany

open

Immediatelycall

yourgasSuppiiera

flame,

Toobtainservice, see the ConsumerServicespageinthe backofthis book.

We’reproud ofour service and wantyouto be pleased. If forsome reasonyou are nothappywith the serviceyou receive,here are three stepsto followforfurther help.

FIRST,contactthe people who servicedyour appliance. Explain whyyouare notpleased. In most cases, this will solvethe problem.

NEXT, ifyouare stillnotpleased, write rdlthe details-including

yourphone number—to:

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances AppliancePark Louisville,Kentucky40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblem is still notresolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North WackerDrive Chicago, Illinois

60606

write down the model

and

serialnumbers.

You’llfindthemonalabelonthe

lowerleftside nearthefront.

These numbers are also on the Consumer Product Ownership

RegistrationCard thatcame with

yourwasher.Beforesendinginth card,pleasewritethesenumbers

here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

thesenumbersinany

Use

corresponde~]ceorservic(;calls

coi]cer~2ingyourwasher,

AilwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCare Labeling

llule

establisi~edbytheFederalTradeCommission,January1984.

Read ailimtructi~m befOrewi~ thk ~ppliance.

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wmmG–To reducetherisk

fire,

elwtricSkwk,Orinjuryto

pmm whenwb yowapptimce9

followb8sicpmutiom,kclumg

the following:

usettis applianceonlyforik

intended purpose asdescribedin this Use and CareBook.

@This

washermustbeproperly

btid md l-ted inaccortice withthehs~ation hstruetiom beforeitisused.Eyou

receiveanhst.a.UationInstructions sheetwithyourwasher,youcan obtainonebycontactingtheservice

locationnearestyou.

–Properlygromd

withallgoverningcoda and ordinances.FoUowde~tisin hsmi!ationInstruction.

–ImtiI1orstorewhereitM not beexpsed totempemturtibelow fmhg or expsed b theWmthera

–Connecttoa properlyrated, protectedandsizedpowersupply

circuittoavoidelectricalove~~oad.

–Connecttoadequateplumbing anddrainfacilitiesasdescribedin theInstallationhstructions.

@~rn ~ff~aterfaucetswh~~

thewasherisnotinuse torelieve p~essureonhosesandvalves,andto minimizeleakageifa hoseorvalve

shouldbreakorrupture. @whendisconnectingthis

appliancepullbythe plugraker &anthecordtoavoiddamagetothe

cordorjunctionofeord andplug.

didnot

tocotiorm

@close SUpervkionk nwessary

ifttisappliance isusedbyornear

ctildren.Do

toplayinside,onorwiththis

apptianceoranytiscarded apptiance.Disposeofdiscarded appliancesandshippingor paetingmatefialsproperly. Beforediscardingawasher,or removingfromservice9remove

thewasherlid. @Keepall laundryaids(suchas

detergents,bleaches,fabricsokners, etc.)outofthereachofchildren, preferablyinalockedcabket.Observe allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto avoidpersonalinjury.

Keepthe areaaroundand

~ underneathyourappliancesfree fiorntheaccumulationofcombustible materials,suchaslint,paper,Tags, chemicals,etc.

@Keeptheflooraroundyour appliancescleananddrytoreduce

thepossibilityofslipping. @Tominimizethepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplug*is appliancefromthepowersupply beforeattemptinganymaintenance orcleaning(excepttheremovaland c~eaningoftie lintfilter).

N~E: ~rning theCycleSelector knobto disconnecttheappliancefromthe powersupply.

@DOElothmper withComtrols. @Donotoperatethisappliance

ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,

partiallydisassembled,or missingorbrokenpar~,i~~clt~ding adamagedcordorplug.

~Neverclimbonorstando~lthe washertop.

notallowehiidren

anOFF positiondoesNOT

has

QDonotwashfiberglassarticlesin yourWashw.Sltinirritationcould. resultfrolmtiler~lmaiilingpafticles

thati13ay‘Oepickec!!I’pbyClotlliilg

~~~~],~lg$~~$~~l~eili‘\I/cfi~jj~~]Ji~~!‘

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SAW’TmSti”

How

W~G—To reduce the risk offire,electric shock9or injury to pe~ons,

read the ImomANT WETY

@Sortclothescarefilly

#.y~, weight, color and amountof soilaccording to instructionson

page 11. @RemoveFilter-F1o@panand

Mini-Basket~tub.Theunderside

oftie lidisagoodplace toputthe panwhileloadingor unloading clothes.

DonotuseMini-Baskettubwhen

washingregularloads.You’llfind colllp~etedetailsonhowandwhen tousetheMini-Baskettubon

page9.

toopemtiyourclotheswasher

msmucTIoNsbef’reoperatingthisappliance.

@Positionthe Filter-Flopanonthe

Lint will collectin thepan

byfabric

agitator.

for easy removalwhen tie

finished.

N~E: Donotusetie Filter-Flo

panasa washbasket.Donotput anyitemstobewashedintie

Filter-Flopan.

@Seepage8 forinformationon howtouseBleachDispnser. For informationonhowtousebleaches

andfabricsofieners,seepage17.

Closetielid. Washerwillfillbut

notagitateor spinwithtie lidopen.

Settingthe Contmk

Usethe ControlsSettingGuideon pages6 and7 tohelpyoumakethe

properselections.

@ SelectV4ash/SpinSpeed

@ SelectWatezLevel

SMALL:Washeris lessthan 1/3 fwllofClothes.

ldEDIu}/1:Between1/3and1/2 full.

—@–@—

washis

WST&UCTJONS

LARGE:Over2/3full. MINI-BAS~T Seeinstmctions

onpage9. Ifyouwmttoincreaselevelafier

yiu’vemadea selection,tum hob to “WSET” andselectnewlevel.

@ WshCycleSelectorK.obin

andturnclockwisetoyour selected

washsetting.

@ Pullcycle selecto,mob out

to Sbrt the washer.If youwishto

changesettingafierwasherhad

Staned,pushcycle selectorKnob into stoptie washerandresetto thenewposition.Settingcanbe changedatanytime.

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Smf’*

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Provideslongerwashtimeformost

cottons,linensand.workmdplay clothes.

Permanent mss cycIm—

Acombination

soak formore effectivepolyester knitslaundering.

ofagitationand

Pe/R9Mns?ntPress I

Usewithmostsoahng aidsto

loosen

embeddedsoilsandsmins.

An exfendedcool-downsprayrinse

isprovidd to minimim t~esitting

ofwrin~es.

Rcglslar

Forsmall,lightlysoiledloadsyou

needinahurry.UsewithMINI-

BAS=T tub only.

ControksettingGuidefordifferentfabricsandloam

—

——

cycle

CottonsandLinens

White/Colotiast

Bright/Non-colotiast

WorkClothes

PermanentPress,T~ted Cottons, BlendswithCottons

Synthetics-%lyester,Nylon, Acrylichits andWovenFabrics

Sdks,Wools;BlendsofSilk andWMI

RayonandAcetate

SOd

Heavy Averagesoil

Heavyoroilysofi Averageorlightsoil

sturdy Delicates

Normal/Normal Normal/Normal

Normal/Normal Hot

Normal/Normal

Normal/Gentle Normal/Gentle

Normal/Gentle

Gentle/Gentle Gentle/Gentle

Gentle/Gentle

Hot Warm

Warm Warm

warm

Hotor Warm Warmor Cold

Hotor Warm

ReWlarCycles

RegularCycles

PernlanentPressCycles

,PermanentPressCycles

S~ial Cycles Spial Cycles

SpecialCycles

NormalorLightSoilSetting NormalorLightSoilSetting

Normalforsmallloads, Heavyforallotherloads.

NormalSetting

NormalSoilSetting NormalSoilorLightSetting

tits Setting KnitsSetting

fiits Setting

KnitsSetting

Down-filledgarments,ifmachine

washingis recommended

BabyClothes—Sturdy,suchas Diapem,Nightgowns,Shirts,Pads,

Sheets,ReceivingBlankets,Coverall! BabyClothes—Delicate

Blankek-Wool,hrt-Wool, Cotton

Blankets-Synthetic,Electric

Curtains-DONCYI’MACHINE

WASHFIBERGLASS

Chcnil]eBedspreads,Robes*

Slipcovers,Dra~ries,Bathmats andRugs*

Denims(especiallyIndigoBlue

Jeans)andotherfabricsthatbleed

Rubkr+oatcdItems,L3minated Fabrics,Vinyl,Plasticsand Afiicles withPlasticTrim

-—— Pillaws

Gentle/Gentle Warm PermanentPressCycles

Normal/Norma Hot

Gentle/Gentle

5min.soakther

IVormal/Normal 5 min.soakthefi

Normal/Normal 3entle/Gentle

3erItle/Gentle 4ormal/Normal

?ormal/Noxmal

Gentle/Gentle Qarm fiits Setting

warm

Warm RegularCycles

Warm

HotorWarm

HotorWarm ~otorWarm

RegularCycles

S~id Cycles

RegularCyclM

SpecialCycles RegularCycles NormalSetting

RegularCycles

S~ial Cycles

PermanentPressCycles

NormalSoilSetting

NormalorLightSoilSetting, dependingonamountofsoil

KnitsSetting

LightSoilSetting

Ihits SettingSpecialCycles

KnitsSetting

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NormalSetting~oldorWarm

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Bleach

Liquidchlorinetype.

Onlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded. Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach whenneeded.

Whiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Non-colorfast,onlynon-chlorinebleach whenneeded.

Nobleach

Seldomneeded.Ifneeded,useonly non-chlorinebleach.

Nobleach

Vhiteorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

)nlynon-chlorinebleachwhenneeded.

cobleath

obleach

—

‘hitcorcolorfast,liquidchlorinetype.

hitcor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. hitcor colorfdst,liquidchlorinetype.

I bleach

I)leach

Ifcolorfastisunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedin guideonpage15.

Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage15.

Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideonpage15.

Ifunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommendedinguideon page15.Smallloadsreducewrinkling.

Washonlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.Followinstructionscarefully.

Washinyourwasheronlyifrecommendedbythegarmentmanufacturer.

Washfrequentlytofluffupthedownandretainthegarment’swarmth.Washseparately.Wet downgivesoffanodorwhichmaybeabsorbedbyothergarments.Odordisappearswhen garmentisdry.Treatheavilysoiledareaswithliquiddetergentorpastemadeofwaterand granulardetergent.Closezippers.Wash2or3at atimeoraddtowelsto balance. GARMENTMUSTBETUMBLEDRIED.

Youmayprefertouseamild-typedetergent.Dobabyclothesseparately.Pretreatspots. Rinsediapers,nightgowns,padsandsheetsafieruse.Keepdiapersina coveredpailofcold waterandconditioningagentlikeBorateembrand.

Youmayprefertousea mild-typedetergent.Dohand-knitgarmentsbyhandorinMini-

Baskettub.Seepage9.

Fillwasher,adddetergent,allowtodissolvebeforeaddingblanket.Doone blanketatatime. Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.

Onelectricblanket,sewa strongpieceofclothoverplugtoprotectblanketandwasherfrom damage.Dooneblanketat a time.Pretreatheavilysoiledspotswithliquiddetergent.

Vacuumoutloosedirtbeforewashing,

[f unusuallysoiled,useNormal/GentleWash/SpinSpeed. Washonly2or 3rugsormatsatonetime. Shakebeforewashingtoremoveexcessdirt.

?ornew“indigoblue”jeans, washat least3timesinverysmallloadswithfill waterfill.

leansneedampleroomtomovetoavoidwhitelinesatcreases.Maydiscolor~lasticwasher

parts.Subsequ~ntwashingswillreducediscolorations,butwillpr;bablynev;reliminateit.

Thestainedpartswillnotdiscolorsubsequentwashingloads.

TumbleonFLUFF(NoHeat).

—

Howtouse

Howtomethe

Howtowe the

theBIach-mer

/4.

@Usethis dispenserwithliquid bleachonly.If youpreferto use powderedbleach, pour it intothe

washbasketalongwithyour

detergent.Do notput powdered bleachinto the bleach dispenser.

@Measurebleach carefully.Here

are somerecommended amounts:

LARGEWASH—I%cup (310ml) liquid

SMALL WASH–2/3 cup (170ml)

liquid

MINI-BASKETtub—%

(60ml) liquid

@Pourmeasured amountofliquid

bleachdirectlyintobleachdispenser.

~Donot overfillor aliowtispenser to overflow.Avoidsplashing. Undilutedbleach can causefabric

damage. ~Never pour undiluted liquid

bleaeh directly onto Clothes or

into the wash basket or Mini-

Basket tub.

CUP

@“SOAK CYCLE” temperature

willautomaticallybe cold.

@Ifa hot or warm soak is desired, setthe WASH/RINSE TEMPERATURE switchto

“HOT/COLD”or “WARM/COLD”

and turn theCycleSelectorKnobto

“Normal” in theRegular Cycles.

Startthe washer.After washerfills andbeginsto agitate,pushin the CycleSelectorKnoband turn to “SOAK~CLE?’ Pulloutthe

CycleSelector Knobto complete the cycle.

@For an extendedsoakallowthe

washerto fill and agitatefor a few

minutesto dissolvehe soakingagent. Then push in the Cycle Selector Knob to stopthe washer (keep lid

closed)andallowtosoakforaslongas desired. After desired soak period, pull out the Cycle Selector Knob tocompletethe cycle.

~Do not use the h4ini-Basket tub

with the Soak cycle.

Filter~Flo@Pan

The Filter-Flo pan has two functions: -

@LINT FILTER—Positionthe Filter-Flopan on theagitatorafier

loadingclothesintothe washer. Lint is easily seenand removed afier the wash is finished.

@LIDFORTHEMINI-BASKET— Afterloading

Mini-Baskettub,be sureto replace

the Filter-Flo pan. The pan serves

as a lidto kee~theclothesin the

Mini-Basket;ub. NOTE: Do not usethe Filter-Flopan

as a wash basket. Do not put any itemsto be washed in the Filter-Flo pan. Do not place detergentpackets inthe Filter-Flo pan.

the clothes in the

——

forsmall loads of regular fabrics

or deiicatehand-washab]es,can beusedwithanycycleexceptthe

SOA.Kcycle.

~pical

%Vashloam @

SmaIlloadsofregular fabrics

(up to 2%pounds).

@Delicateloads

pantyhose,girdles,blouses,sweaters,

socks,shirts,babyclothesandother

small, delicatehand-washables. @Stuffed toys.

~Tennis shoes.

How to wash a small Ioad

Qfregular fabrics or delicate hand-washables

1.RemoveFilter-Flo@Pan.

Mini-BasketThstub

such as lingerie,

3. Put 1/4.to 1/3 cup(60to80ml)

detergent

Baskettub.

4. Load clothesinMini-Basket tub. Seepage 11forsortinghelp.

5. After loadingclothesinthe

Mini-Baskettub,be sureto re~lace the Filter-Flo pan. The pan se;ves as a lid tokeep the clothesin the

Mini-Baskettub.

in the bottom of theMini-

7, Close lid andset controlsas follows:

fb4EDiUM

SMALL

MINlBASKET

–Set WaterLevelto “MINI- BASKET”position.

–Select desired Wash/SpinSpeed andWash/RinseTemperature.See page4.

—Selectdesiredcycle (REGULAR, PERM PRESSor

KNITS). Seepage4.

LARGE

RESET

8. PullCycleSelectorKnobout to startwasher.

Howtouse the

Place~ini-~asket tub on agitator.

PuI1theagitator towardthe frontof’

the machine for easier installation

and removalof Mini-Basket tub,

0 The ~ini-~asket tub can be used with any cycle except the

cycle,WhenusingtheMINI-

QUICK cycle, the Nlini-Basket

tub shouid be used.

SOAK

Addbleach,ifdesired. Measure

carefully and pour recommended amount of liquid bleach—1/4cup (60 ml)–directly intothebleach

dispenser. Seepage 8 for dispenser

instructions.

~When washing stockings,panty

hose and other easily tangled items, alwayshandleseparately. Tominimize tangling, the useof a netlaundry bag is recommended.

Them~l-~u~c~CyCI~iS~

short cycle9intendedto wash smallloadsoflightlysoiled clothesyouneedin a hurry.

Becausethis cycleis short and intendedfor smallloads, the MiniBaskettub shouldbe used for satisfactoryresults.

1. Followall the stepsaboveand at

leftexceptfor cycleselection.

2. Push the Cycle Selector KI~obin and turn it clockwise to the ftilNI-

QUICKcycle.

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3. Pull the Cycle Selector l{nobout

to start the washer.

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