GE WWA8600G, WWA8700 Use and Care Manual

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Wmher

contents

Agitator ApplianceRegistration

BleachDispenser CareandCleaning

ControlsSettingGuide

C~~cleSettings 5 SPotscrubberCycle

Detergents,OtherAdditives 16-20 Stains 21 Ener~Saving Tips 7 StainRemovalGuide

FabricSoftenerDispenser 6,8,10

Filter-Flo@Pan 4,7,8, 10,15.29 UserMaintenanceInstructions 29 Hard Water 19 Warranty BackCover

LimestoneDeposits 17,29 Loading 4, 15

Mini-BasketTMTub Mini-QuickCycle

Modeland SerialNumbers OperatingtheWasher

Pre-treating 13,14,20

6,8,10

12,13

8-11

9 2

4,5

ProblemSolver 23-28 RepairService 31

SafetyInstructions 3,4 SoakSetting 5,6

SortingClothes

Storage&VacationTips

GEAmwe?ceMeP 8oa62&20m

4,14

5,10,11,21

22 29

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Itisintendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewwasher properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething orneedmorehelp,write(include

yourphonenumber) ConsumerAffairs

GEAppliances AppliancePark Louisville,KY40225

If youreceiveda

dam~ed Wmher...

Immediatelyconmctthe dealer (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

Use thesenumbersinany

correspondenceorservicecalls concerningyourwasher.

ToobtainHispanicversionof &isbook, cdl GEAnswerCente@

8W.62602~ consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversibnen espfiol de&stemanual, Ilarnea GEAnswerCenteF serviciodeinforrnacibn parael consumidor, tel~fono8W.626.20M.

FORYOURs~mw

FORYOURSAFETY

Donotstoreoruse

gasolineOrother

flammable vapom and liquids inthevicinity Ofthis Orany other

appliance

AllwashinginstructiontermsinthisbookconformtotheCareLabeling Ruleestab~shedbytheFederaITradeCommission,January1984. -

%This washermust beproperly

tiwied and located

theInshllationhstructions

rkiih

beforeitisused,

inaccordmce

Ifyoudidnot receiveanInstallationInstructions sheetwithyourwasher,youcan

obtainonebycontactingthe service locationnearestyou,

–Roperly groundtoconform withau goveting codes

ordinances.Followdetiilsin Imbllationktruetions,

–Installorstorewhere itwiilnot be~X~OS~dtOtem~eraturw

and

be!ow

freezingor exposedtothewmtker.

–Connecttoaproperlyrated,

protectedandsizedpowersupply

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* CBose

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suprvisianh n~essa~

ifthisappiianceisusQdbyornear &hildreu.Doilotallow~hildren toplayinside,onorwiththis applianceoranydiwarded applitince.Dis~se

appliancesandshippingor pflckingm~terialspropr]y. Baforedkcartingawasher,or removingfromservice9remove thewisherlid.

*Keepaillaundryaids(SUCh

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(exceptthe removaland cleaningofthelint filter).

NmE: TurningtheCycleSelector knobtoanOFFpositiondoesN~ disconnecttheappliancefromthe powersupply.

@~~ nottamper with

ofdiscarded

controls.

notoperatethis appliance

~DO

ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning, partiallydisassembled,orhas missingorbrokenparts,including

adamagedcordorplug. @Never~~imbonorstandonthe washertop.

9DOnotwashfiberglassarticlesin yourwasher.Skinirritationcould

resultfromtheremainingpa~ticies

thatmaybepickedupbyclothing duringsubseque~ltwasheruse.

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HowtoOpemteyourclotheswasher

w7AmING–T@reducetheriskoffire,electricShwk,orinjurytopersonsWlnenusingyounr appliance>readtheIMPORTANTSABETYINSTRUCTIONSbefore

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operatingthisappliance.

p&F\

Spotecrubber ‘XTRAR’NSE Cvcle

sortingandham

~Sortclothescarefillybyfabric type,wejght,CO1OFandmount Of soil.Seepage14.

~ RemoveFiber-Flo”panand lMini-BasketTMtub.

~Loadclothesintothe washbasket, beingcare~ nottooverload.Clothes shoddbe belowtheretainingring.See

pageB formoreloatig Mormation. ~PositiontheFilter-Flopanonthe

agitator.Lint willcollectinthepan foreasyremovalwhenthe washis finished.

N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo . panasawashbasket.Donotput anyitemsto bewashedinthe Filter-Flopan.

~Closethelid.WasherwillnotM,

agitateorspinwiththe lidown.

START

Speciel

c~les

@Select a FabricCareprogram.

AutomaticallyProgrammed

Fabric Care $eleetions

cottons colorfast cottons Non<olorfast

PermePress

Wash Speed

Normal Normal Hot

Normal Normal

Spin Wash Speed

Normal ‘*Warm Gentle

Temp.

*Warm

Rinse Temp.

cold Cold

cold

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[=:

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[;:

I [.

Usethiscontrolifyouwishto

.“.--: Z,. . . . . .._—

changethe watertemperaturesthat

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areautomaticallyprogrammedby

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theFabricCareselectionscontrol.

‘ORMAL--Leavesthetempera-

turesasprogrammed. COLDWASH–Providescold

washandrinsewaterinallqcles.

WARMNNSE–Leaves the wash

temperatureasprogrammedbut provideswarmrinsewaterin RegularandSpo/scrubbercycles. TominimizesettingofwrinMes,

cave

Spotscrlibber

controlat leftposition.

~ SelectExtraRinse,ifdesired.

Slidingcontrolto“ON”will provid;aseconddeeprinseinthe RegularCycle.If noExtraRinseis desired,slidecontrolto“OFF:’

@Push CycleSelectorkrtobin andturncl~ckwisetoyourselected washsetting.

CS[lotScrubtir

(MIMIMME1 Otilf)

PullCycleSelectorknobtostart the washer,Tochangesettingafter washerhasstarted,pushCycle Selectorknobintostopwasherand resettonewposition,Settingcan bechangedatanytime.

mpstohelpyou selectsettingsforregularwashloa&

RegularcycIes—

Formostcottons,linens,washand

playclotheswithnormalsoiling.

EXTRA ~lMSE

SOAKN**

LIGHT

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>UIL—

Regular Cycles

loflonal

Ex!ra Rknee

\{ ;;

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– ‘xTaA~trnsi~~ W

D J@

OFF

Regular

Cycles

Wmnel

Extra

mnse

OFF

oaksetting–

sewithmost soakingaidsto loosenembtided

soilsandstains.

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SOAK X*+

LIGHT

SOIL-

N~MM #

Perm Press CycIe—

Forpermanentpressloadssuchas

shirts,blouses,dressesandsimilar wearingapparelwithnormal soiling.Anextendedcool-down sprayrinseis

providedto ‘ Press minimize wrinMing.

( 1

h< “

*ti

STMT

Perm. Cycle

OFF

pages u ad B for controls setting Guide.

see

K~iKcy~i~–

Acombinationofagitationand soakformoreeffective,polyester knitslaundering.Plusanextended cool-downsprayrinseisprovided

tominimizethesettingofwrinMes.

STOP

“OFF

Special

cycles

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What h~pp~~~ in ~~~h ~~tti~g (approximateminutes)

Cycle

selector

Settings

Regular

Cycle

Normal

Regular

Cycle

LightSoil

Wash

%Vash

Rinse

spin

211d Rinse

spin

Total

Time

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*14~henExtraRinsecontrolissetatON.

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~ ‘~ottiltimeincludespausesbetw’ecneachphase of thecycle.

Total timedoesnotinclude~vaterilll times. Fill timesvarydependingonhousehold

s@$*+

::+::;.:..:=:::3 ESY’ tv;iterpressuret~ndyourselected\v:]terlevel.

7 7

*2‘h

*7 32

*46 *39

, 1

*21/2 *Y

~~g~’ar

Cycle

Soak

Perrn.Press

Cycie

I I

2’4% 4

I I

Knits Cycle

1/2

Spotscrubbercycle

Seepages10-11.

StartsHere

n StartsHere

~ 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 bleachdirectiyintothe bleach dispenser.

~ Do notoverfillorallowthe

dispemertooveflow. Avoid splashing.Undilutedbleachcan causefabricdamage.

~Never~ur und~utedliquid

bi~ch dheetlyon~ clothmor inmtheWsh basket.

e positiontheFabricSoftener DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.

@Pourthemanufacturer’s recommendedamountoffabric softenerintoastandardmeasuring cup.

@Addenoughwatertofillthecup

Y2full.

~ Pourthedflutedsofienerintothe

dispenser.

@Thefabricsoftenerwi~auto-

matictiy bedispensedatthe propertime.

* Donotstopthewasherduring

thefmt spin.This wfllcausethe dispensertoemptytoosoon.

~ Donotusethe

Dhpenser with theSoakSetting.

FabricSoftener

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:9M out

theCycleSelectorbob tocomplete

thecycle.

~Form @en&dsoakWowthe

washertofi~andagitateforafew

minutestodissolvethesotig

agent.ThenpushintheCycle

Selectorhob tostopthewasher ~=P tidCIOSd)andWOWtoSO& ‘

foraslongasdesired.Afterdesired \ SO*period,pti outtheCycle Selectorhob tocompletethecycle.

~h not we theYabric%ftener

Dh~mer tith theW* Setthlgo ,-

The Filter-Flopanhastwo

functions:

~ LINTFILTER—Positionthe Ftiter-flopanontheagitatorafier loadingclothesintothewasher, Lintiseasilyseenandremoved

afterthe washisfinished.

~ LIDFORTHEM~I-BAS~T— AfierloadingclothesintheMiniBaskettub,besuretoreplacethe Filter-Flopan.Thepanservesasa

lidtokeeptheclothesin theMini-

—

Baskettub.

N~E: Donot usetheFilter-Flo

panasa washbasket.Donot put anyitemstobewashedin the Filter-Flopan. Do notplace

detergentpacketsintheFilter-Flo pan.

Enew-satiqmps

Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems don’tlookcleanandfreshafter

washing,youwillprobablyre-wash them..and that meansyou’llwaste energy,Rememberto sortyour clothescarefully,andloadthem properly,selectcorrectcycles,use enoughdetergentandchoosea

watertemperaturewarmenoughto

releaseandgetridofsoil,

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*UseHotWash—upto 150*F.—on

Qreguhrbasisonlywhenwashing heavilysoiledarticles-suchas workandplayclothes.

*Undernormalsoilconditions

washinwaterabove80°F0(~°C.),

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Thisgenerallymeansusingthe WarmWashtemperaturesetting onyourw~sher—temperatures approximately90° to llO°F.or handcomfortable,Ifyounotice that soilhasaccumulatedafir sevcrdconsecutivewashings,use HotWashoccasionally,ifsafe forfabrics.

~AlwaysrinseinColdWater.The temperatureoftherinsedoesnot affectcleaning.

sTryto washlessofien.Save

articlesoftie sametypeoffabric untilyouhaveafu~load.

~ If youmustwashsmallerloads, adjustthe amountofwater.Small loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.

~Washinoff-peakutilityhours. Yourlocalutifitycantellyouwhich _ aretheoff-peakhours.

~Useyourwasher’sNomd Spin. Thiswti removemorewaterduring spin,whichwillshortendrying cycleto savemoreenergy.Youcan usetheNormalSpininplace ofthe GentieSpinusuallyrecommended forPermanentPressitems.Switch toanyoftheFabricCarePrograms thatindicatea NormalSpin,(See page4.)Thedryingwillremove anywrities whichmayresult fromtheNormalSpin.

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@UseyourMini-BasketTMtubfor verysmallloads.It useslesswater thanthesmallwaterlevelinthebig tubon thiswasher.Youwilldso saveondetergentandenergy.

Howb me theMini-Baske~ tubforhandwmhables

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panty hose,girdles,b]owei, ‘

sweaters,

clothesand othersmall

handwashables @Stuffed

@ Tennisshoes

How @ Wmh a

of- ar fabtiesor

deh@&had mhablm

RemoveFilter-Flopan.

socb, shim, baby

delicate

tOyS

sma load

S.Afierloadingclothesinthe Mini-Baskettub, besure toreplace theFilter-Flopan.Thepanserves asa lidtokeeptheclothesinthe Mini-Baskettub.

7.Addfabricsoftener,ifdesired (butnot intheMini-Q~ickCycle describedonpage9).Pour1teaspoon (5ml)ofconcentratedsofteneror

1tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted sofienerintothe FabricSofiener DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.

8.Closelid.Setcontrolsasfollows:

Variable Water Level

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6.Addbleach,ifdesired.Measure carefillyandpourrecommended amountofliquidbleach—1/4cup (60ml)–directlyintothebleach

2. PlaceMini-Baskettubonagitator. Pulltheagitatortowardthefrontof themachineforeasierinstallation

andremovalofMini-Baskettub.

3.Put detergentinthebottomof theMini-Baskettubbeforeloading clothes.Seepage18.

dispenser. —Donotoverfilorallow

dispensertooverflow.Avoid splashing.Undilutedbleachcan

causefabricdamage.

–Never pourundilutedliquid bleachdirectlyontoclothesor intotheMini-Baskettub.

4. LoadclothesinMini-Baskettub. Seepage14forsortinghelp.

—If youprefertousepowdered

bleach,pouritintothe MiniBaskettub alongwithyour detergent.Donotputpowdered

bleachintothebleachdispenser.

specialimtruetiomforwe OftheMini”BasketTMtub

LARGE

MEDIUM

:::SMALL

EHRA LARGE

RESET

MINlWKET ‘2

—SetWaterLeveltotheMINIBASKETposition.

—SelectdesiredFabricCare programandcycle.Seepage4.

—PullCycleSelectorknobto start

washer.

= Do notwashclothesinthe

regularwashbasketwhenusing theMini-Baskettub.

=Shakesandand/orloosedirt outofclothesbeforeloading; otherwisesomemayremainin the tubai]d

on thecloihesafterthe

cycleiscompleted.

~Whenwashingstockings, pantyhoseandothereasily tangleditems,alwayshandle separately.Tominimizetangling, theuseofa netlaundrybagis

recommended.

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Howb metheW-BmketTMtub forikm

3.PullCycleSectorknobtostart

washer.Cyclewillbecompleted automatically.

1.FOI1OWdl thestepsgivenon

page8exceptforcycleselection.

= KNITS

- MINI-QUICK

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2. PushtheCycleSelectorknobin andturnitclockwisetotheMINI-

QUICKCycle.

OFF

Wash. .. . . . . . . . . ..3rninutes

Spin. . . . .. . . .. . . . 2%minutes

Rnse . . .. . . . . . . ...2% minutes

Spin . .. .. . . . . . . . . 4%minutes

ToMTirne. . .. . . . . . 17%minutes

~Toti timeincludespauses betweeneachphaseofthecycle.

~Toti timedoesnotincludewater fti times.FW timesvarydepentig

onhouseholdwaterpressure.

Spwidimtructiomforme oftheW-BmketTMtib

* Donotwashclothesinthe

regularbasketwhenusingthe Mini-Baskettub.

~ Do notusetheFabricSoftener DispenserwiththeMINI-QUICK cycle!

~ Shakesandand/orloosedifi

outofclothesbeforeloading; otherwisesomemayremainin the

~ub~~ndorltheclothesafterthe

cycleiscompleted.

* You?nustusetheMini-Baskettub withtheMINI-QUICK cycle.

* Whenwashingstockings,panty hoseandothereasilytangleditems, alwayshandleseparately.To minimizetang~ing,theuseofa net laundrybagis recommended.

Howtome theSpobcrubberCycleforremovingsmim

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s~mc~u~~~~Qck

removes

*imandhea~

sonautomatically

ThesPmcRuBBERcycle uses ahighconcentrationofdetergent

in abouttwogallonsofwaterand

isdesignedtoremovestains automatically.~o rinsesremove theconcentrateddetergentsolution.

s~mc~u~~~~

StinRemomlShorkut

If thestainremainsafteryou

havetriedb?thsteps...

ifthestainiscausedbyrust, adhesives(chewinggunl,etc.)~ paint,varnishortard..

or iftheitemistoobigh be laundered

intheMini-Baskettub...

followtherecommendationsinthe

StainRemovalGuideonpage22.

How to use the

5. ReplacetheFilter-Flopan.The pans;rvesasalidtokeepthe clothesintheMi~~i-Baskettub.

s~mc~u~~~~CYCk

Manystainsthathave notsetinto

thefabriccan be automatically removed in

yourwasher’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

~Most CommonFoodStains

are good thatStep2 will

Odds removethese

Grass,Foliage,Flowers ~AgedB100d ~ Antiperspirants,Deodorants

~CoffeeandTea ~ FreshFruit, FruitJuices,Wine,

FoodColoring,Vegetables

shins:

~pical SPOTSCRUBBERCycle

Washhad

@1averagesize@blecloth,or

~ 3 shirtsorblouses,or @1shirtand1pair ofslacks,or ~ 1full sizebedsheet,or ~ 3-5babygarments,or ~5-6undergarments

1. RemoveFilter-Flopan.

2. Place Mini-Baskettubon agitator.Pulltheagitatortoward thefrontofthemachineforeasier installationandremovalofMiniBaskettub.

3. Pt~tdetergentinthebottomofthe Mini-Baskettubbeforeloadingthe clothes(aboutthesameamount

youwouldusefora smallloadin theregularwashbasket.Seepage

18.)Do notusedetergentswitha built-infabricsoftener.If youdo, somesoilmayberedepositedon thewashload.

4. LoadclothesinMini-Basket tub.Seepage14forsortinghelp.

6. Addfabricsoftener,ifdesired. PositiontheFabricSoftener Dispenseronthe Filter-Flopan, andput1teaspoon(5ml)of concentratedsofienerGr1 tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted sofienerintothedispenser.

7. Add Measurecarefullyandpour recommendedamountofliquid bleach–1/4cup(60ml)directly

intothebleachdispenser.

suretoadd bleachbefore

–Be

shrtingthe washer.

–Do not overfillor aliow dispensertooverflow.

splashing.Undilutedbleachcan causefabricdamage.

–Never pour uRldiiutedliquid bleach directly ontoclothesor

theRfini-Baskettub.

into

— —

Bleach,ifdesired.

Avoid

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