GE WWA9850M, WWA9890M User Manual

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Contents

Wwher

Agitator
Appliance Registration

Bleach Dispenser
Care and Cleaning

Consumer Services
Controls Setting Guide

Cycle Settings
Detergents, Other Additives 16-20

Energy-Saving Tips
Fabric Softener Dispenser 6,810

Filter-Flo” Pan
Hard Water

Limestone Deposits
Loading

Mini-Basketw Tub
Mini-Quick Cycle

Model and Serial Numbers
ODeratin~ the Washer

Models

WWM850M

4,7, ~ 10, 15,29

29

6,& 10 Safety Instructions

29
31 Sorting Clothes

12, 13

19

17,29

4,15

8-11

4,5

WWA9890M

Pre-Treating

2

5

7

9
2

Problem Solver 23-28

Soak Setting

Spotscrubber Cycle
Stains

Stain Removal Guide

Storage &Vacation Tips
User Maintenance Instructions 29

Warranty

GEAnswer C&n@

13,14,20,22

3,4
5,6

4,14

5,10,11,21

21

22

29

Back Cover

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GEAppEmces

IfYouNeedservice

R thk 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.

ToobtainaSpanishlanguage
versionofthisbook,call
GEAnswerCenter”

800.626.2000
consumerinformationservice.

Paraobtenerlaversi6nen
espafioldeestemanual,
namea
GEAnswerCenter~

serviciodeinformaci6n
paraelconsumidor,
te16fono800.626.2000.

FORYOURSARn

TOobtiinservice,seethe
ConsumerServicespageinthe
backofthisbook,

We’reproudofourserviceand
wantyoutobepleased.Ifforsome

reasonyouarenothappywiththe
serviceyoureceive,herearethree

stepstofollowforfurtherhelp.
FIRST,contactthepeoplewho

servicedyourappliance.Explain
whyyouarenotpleased.Inmost
cases,thiswillsolvetheproblem.

NEXT,ifyouarestillnotpleased,
writeall thedetails-including
yourphonenumber—to:

Manager,ConsumerRelations
GEAppliances

AppliancePark
Louisville,KentuckY40225

FINALLY,ifyourproblemisstili
not resolved,write:

MajorAppliance
ConsumerActionPanel
20NorthWackerDrive

Chicago,Illinois6060~

.

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writedownthemodel

serialnumbers.

and

YOU’11findthemonalabelonthe
lowerleftsidenearthefront.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership

RegistrationCardthat came with
yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis
card,pleasewritethesenumbers
here:

~d~l Number

serial Number

[Jscthesenumbersinany
corrcspondejlceorservicecalls
concerningyourwasher.

2

Todtimti thepossibility

injury:

Of

eDonotmixchlorinebleachwith
ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar

and/orrustremover.Mixingcan
produceatoxicgaswhichmay
causedeath.

3

@~~~s~~~per~isiomisnecessary

ifttisapplianceisusedbyornear

Ctidren. Donotallow children

toplay imide, onorwiththis

appliance

appliance,DisposeQftiscarded
appliancesandshippingor

packingmaterialsproperly.

Before@scardimgawasher.

remotingfrom

thewasherlid.

~Keep~1

detergenfi,blaches,fabricsofteners,
etc.)outofthereachofchildren,
prefemblyhalmkdmbimet.Observe
allwarningsoncontainerlabelsto
avoidpersonalinju~~.

~Keeptheareaaroundand
underneathyourappliancesfree

fromtheaccumdationofcombustibl~
materials,suchaslint,
chemicals,etc.

Keepfieflooraroundyour

~
appliancescleananddrytoreduce

thepossibilityofslipping.

aTofinimize thepossibility

ofelectricshock,unplugthis

appliancefromthepowersupply
beforeattemptinganymaintenance
orcleaning(excepttheremovaland

cleaningofthelintfilter).
N~E: Turningtie CycleSelector

knobtoanOFFpositiondoesNOT
disconnectthe appliancefromthe

power’supply.

e~Q~~~~~pe~ w~~l]cQntr015.
9Donoto~~~ateti~s appliance

ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,

partiallydisassembled, or has
missingor brokenparts, includi~lg

adamaged cordor plug.
s ~eve~c~i~b onor standon t[le
washertop.

~Do notwash fiberglassalticies in
yourwasher. Stin irrkation GcJuld

resuk from tile remaiIli:2g]3articles
thatmaybe piclcedup bj~Clotiling
during subseqtlent’?+ashe~l~ss.

oranydiscarded

or

sertice,remove

]al.lndry aids(suchas

paper,rags,

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@Thelaundryprocesscanreduce

the flamer~tardancyoffabrics.To
avoidsucha resu~$,thegarment
mmufacturer’scareirlsmctions
shouldbefolIowedverycarefilly.

waterfiti,washandspina;tio~lmd

preventcompletionofthecycle.

HowtoOperakyourclotheswasher

WAWING–TO reducetheriskoffire,electricshock,orinjurytopemonswhenusingyour

appliance,readtheIWORTANTS~TY ~STRUCTIONSbeforeoperatingthisappliance.

Prognd Fdric Csrn Se/ectiom

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sortingandhadi~

~Sortclothescarefullybyfabric
type,weight,colorandamountof
soil.Seepage14.

~RemoveFilter-Flo@panand

Mini-BasketT}’tub.

V~n8b/u-Waterl#va!

_ Options

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Spotscrubber Ten Cycle Washer

@Loadclothesintothewashbasket,
beiigcarefilnot tooverload.Clothes
shouldbebelowtie retainingring.See
pageE formoreloadinginformation.

@PositiontheFilter-Flopanonthe
agitator.Lintwillcollectinthepan
foreasyremovalwhenthewashis

Spotscmbber

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~J~ ;g!~%b;= :%::’

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N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo
panasa washbasket.Do notput

anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.

@Closethelid. Washerwillnotfill, :
agitateor spinwiththelidopen.

finished.

~~~~~~cO~~~Oh. SeetheControlsSettingGuideonpages12and13. ~-

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Theundersideofthelidisagood
placetoputthepanwhileloading

or unloadingclothes.
DonotuscMini-Baskettubwhen

washingregularloads.You’llfind
con~p!etede{ailsonhowandwhento
usetheMini-Baskettubon pages8
through11.

Q Addnlcasuredamountof

detergent.Scepages16through20

[brinformationondetergentsand

(~th(~rlaundry3dditives.

‘@ Selecta FabricCareprogram.

Automatically Programmed

Fabric care selections

cottonscolorfast

cottons Non-colorfast
PermoPress
Knih or DeIicates

washable ~~~~~~~

@ Select}VaterLevel.

SMALI.:Washerislessthan 1/3

fullofclothes.
MEDIUIM:1/3and 1/2full.
LAPRGE:Between1/2and2/3 full.

Wash Spin
Speed

Normal

Speed
Normal Hot

Normal Normal “Warm
Normal Gentle ‘%Warm
Gentle Gentle
Gentle

Normal

Wash Rinse
Temp.

Temp.
Cold

cold

Cold
*Warm Cold
‘Warm

cold

MINI-BASKET:Notusedfor
regularloads.Seepages8 through \F

11forinstructions.

If youwishto increasethewater,i----- \‘

levelafieryou’venladaa seleCti4._-,,) :.,

turn k]~obto “RESET” and.select

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@ SelectOptions.

~~sethiscontrolif

&:~hng~

the watertemperaturesthat

you wishto

%;e automaticallyprogrammedby

the FabricCareselectionscontrol.
NORMAL—Leavesthe

temperaturesasprogrammed.
COLDWASH—Providescold

washandrinsewaterinallcycles.

WARMRINSE--Leavesthewash
temperatureasprogrammedbut
provideswarmrinsewaterin

Regularand

Spoiscrubbercycles.

Tominimizesettingofwrinkles,

coldrinseisautomatically
providedin PermanentPressand
Specialcycles.

d

cave

OL

Spotscrt~bber

ON

controlat
lefiposition.

@askelOrllq)

l~lfll

@ SelectExtraRinse,ifdesired,
Slidingcontrolto “ON” will
providea seconddeeprinseinthe
RegularCycle.If noExtraWnseis
desired,slidecontrolto “OFF.”

@ PushCycleSelectorknobin

andturnclockwisetoyourselected
washsetting.

PullCycleSelectorknobtostart
the washer.Tochangesettingafter
washerhasstarted,pushCycle
Selectorknobintostopwasherand
resettonewposition.Settingcan
bechangedat anytime.

Regularcycles—

Formostcottons,linens,washand
playclotheswithnormalsoiling.

Regular Cycles

E{rrq Rinse FF
Cycl

\w

‘7

m

Permanent

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

messcycle—

Usewithmost
soakingaidsto
loosenembedded

soilsandstains.

K@

seepagesnandBforcontrols setting Guide.

WhatHappeminmeh setting(ApproximateMinutes)

mb

cycle–

Acombinationofagitationand
soakformoreeffectivepolyester
knitslaundering.Plusanextended
cool-downsprayrinseisprovided
tominimizethesettingofwrinties.

~ KNITS

❑ ffilNl-

Special

~ulc~

Cycles

@

o@

* ~Ff

NOTES:

GTotal time includes pauses between each

phase of the

Total time does not include water fill

Q

times. Fill times vary depending on
household water pressure and your
selected water level.

5

cycle.

Howto usethe

Fabric

sof~nerDispemer

Howtousethe

soakcycle

%Usethisdispenserwithliquid

youpreferto use

bleachonly.

powderedbleach,pour it intothe

washbasketalong withyour

detergent.

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.

@Donot overfillor allowthe
dispensertooverflow.Avoid
splashing.Undilutedbleachcan

causefabricdamage.

@Neverpour

bleach directlyonto clothesor
into the Washbasket.

If

Donotputpowdered

Ilndilutedliquid

@Positionthe FabricSofiener
DispenserontheFilter-Flopan.

~Pourthe manufacturer’s
recommendedamountoffabric
softenerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.

@Addenoughwatertofillthecup

1/2full.

@Pourthedilutedsofienerintothe

dispenser.

~Thefabricsoftenerwill

automaticallybedispensedatthe
propertime.

~Donotstop thewasherduring

thefirst spin. Thiswillcausethe
dispensertoemptytoosoon.

@Donotuse theFabricsoftener

Dispenser with theSoakCycle.

eIftherinsedispensergets

clogged,soakitinasolutionof

1cupwaterand1cupalcohol.

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,pushinthe Cycle

Selectorknob andturnto “SOAK:’
PullouttheCycleSelectorknobto
completethe cycle.

oFor an extended
washertofillandagitateforafew
minutestodissolvethesoaking
agent.ThenpushintheCycle

Selectorknobtostopthewasher

(keeplidclosed)andallowtosoak
foraslongasdesired.Afterdesired
soakperiod,pulloutthecycle

Selectorknob tocompletethecycle.

soak?allowthe

@DonotusetheFabric softener

Dispenseror theMini-Basket$U13
withthe Sea}{cycle.

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TheFilter-Flopanhastwo
functions:

~LINTFILTER—Positionthe
Filter-flopanontheagitatorafter
loadingclothesintothewasher.
Lint is easilyseenand removed
afierthe washisfinished.

~LIDFORTHEM~I-BAS~T—
AfterloadingclothesintheMini­Baskettub,besureto replacethe
Filter-Flopan. Thepanservesasa

tokeeptheclothesintheMini-

N~E: DonotusetheFilter-Flo

panas a washbasket.Do notput
anyitemstobewashedinthe
Filter-Flopan.Donotplace
detergentpacketsintheFilter-Flo
pan.

Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems
don’tlookcleanandfreshrifier
washing,YOUwillprobablyre-wash
them...andthatmeansyou’llwaste
energy.Remembertosortyour
clothescarefully,andloadthem
properly,selectcorrectcycles,use

enoughdetergentandchoose

watertemperaturewam enoughto
releaseandget rid ofsoil.

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@UseHotWash—upto 150°F.—on

a regularbasisonly when

washing
heavilysoiledarticles-suchas
workandplayclothes.

@Undernormalsoilconditions,
washinwaterabove80”F.(Z7°C.).

a

Thisgenerallymeansusingthe
WarmWashtemperaturesetting
onyourwasher—temperatures

approximately90°to llO°F.or
handcomfortable.Ifyounotice
thatsoilhasaccumulatedafter
severalconsecutivewashings,use
HotWash occasionally,if safe

forfabrics.

@AlwaysrinseinColdWater.The

temper~tureoftherinsedoesnot

affectcleaning.
@ITrytowashlessofien.Save

articlesofthesametypeoffabric
untilyouhaveafullload.

~Ifyoumustwashsmallerloads,
adjustthe amountofwater.Small
loadsshouldhavelowerwaterlevels.

eWashinof

f-peakutilityhours.

Yourlocalutilitycantellyouwhich
aretheoff-peakhours.

@Useyourwasher’sNormalSpin.
Thiswillremovemorewaterduring

spin,whichwillshortendrying
Wcletosavemoreenergy.Youcan

-.

u;e theNormalSpininplaceofthe
GentleSpinusuallyrecommended

forPermanentPressitems.Switch
toanyoftheFabricCarePrograms
thatindicatea NormalSpin.(See

page4.)Thedryingwillremove
anywrin~es whichmayresult

fromtheNormalSpin.

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@UseyourMini-BasketT~tub for
verysmallloads.It useslesswater
thanthesmallwaterlevelinthebig
tubon thiswasher.Youwillalso

saveondetergentandenergy.

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Howtowe theMini=Baskertubforhandwashables

w

~pical Mini”BasketTh’tub

washloads

Smallloads ofregularfabrics

@

(upto

21Apounds)

Delicateloads such aslingerie5

~

pantyhose, girdles,blouses,
sweaters,socks9sllfr~, baby

clothesand othersmalldelicate
handwashables

~Stuffedtoys
@Tennisshoes

How b Wmh a Smd load
of r@ar fabfics or
detimw hmd Washabla

1.

RemoveFilter-Fiopan.

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5.Afierloadingclothesinthe
Mini-Baskettub,besuretoreplace
theFilter-Flopan.Thepanserves
asa lidtokeeptheclothesinthe

Mini-Baskettub.

.

7.Addfabricsoftener,ifdesired
(butnot in theMini-QuickCycle
describedonpage9).Placethe
FabricSoftenerDispenseronthe

Filter-Flopan.Pour1teaspoon
(5ml)ofconcentratedsofieneror

1tablespoon(15ml)ofdiluted
softenerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.

Addenoughwatertofillthecup

1/2full.

Pourthedilutedsofienerintothe
dispenser.

8. Close lid.Setcontrolsasfollows:

/

‘d

\

t

‘.PlaceMini-Baskettubonagitator.
pill-theagitatortowardthefrontof
lhemachinefor easierinstallation

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andremovalof Mini-Baskettub.

pL!tdetergentint]leb~ttolnof

~.

Mini-BuslccttL(bbef{)re!o[ldiilg

t~zc

C’[otllcs.seej)oge18.

LoadclothesinMini-Baskettub.

4.

Seepage14forsortingllelp.

6.Add
carefullyandpourrecommended

amountofliquidbleach—1/4cup
(60ml)–directlyintothebleach
dispenser.

—Do not overfillor allow

dispenser tooverflow.Avoid

splashing.U-ndilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.

—Neverpour undilutedliquid

bleach directly oEltoclothes or
into the Mini-Basket tub.

—Ifyouprefertousepowdered
bleach,
Basket’t~balongwithyour
detergent.Donotputpowdered
bleachintothebleachdispenser.

bleach, ifdesired.Measure

pour it in~othe Mini-

r specialimtructionsforuseOftheMini-Baskev tub

SMALL

EXTRAMRGE

ESET

~ MIN!-

BASKET

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LARG

MEDIUM

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–Set WaterLevelto theMINI­BASKETposition.

—SelectdesiredFabricCare
programandcycle.Seepage4.

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—PullCycleSelectorknobto start

washer.

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lightly soiledeIothesthat

J’QU needinahurry

1“

3. PullCycleSelectorknobtostart
washer,Cyclewillbecompleted
automatically.

what happem during the

Mini-QuickCycle

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. Followallthestepsgivenon

page8 exceptforcy~leSelection,

Cyc!e

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2. PushtheCycleSelectorknobin
andturn itclockwiseto theMINI­QUICKCycle.

Wash. . . . . . . . . . . ..3minutes

Spin. .. . . . . . . . . ...2~minutes

Rinse. . . . . . . . .. . ..2]~ minutes

Spin. . . . . .. . .. . . ..4~minutes

TotalTime. . . .. . . . . 171Aminutes

~ Totaltimeincludespauses
betweeneachphaseofthecycle.

~ Totaltimedoesnotincludewater
filltimes.Filltimesvarydepending
onhouseholdwaterpressure.

@Whenwashingstockings,
p:]ntyhoseand~thereasily
tangleditems,alwayshandle
separately.Tominimizetangling,
tl~euseofa netlaundrybagis

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l“

Howtowe theSpokcrubberCycleforremoving stiim

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,.

SPOTSCRUBBERCyek

removesShimandhea~

sonautomatically

TheSPOTSCRUBBERCycleuses
ahighconcentrationofdetergent
inabouttwogallonsofwaterand
isdesignedtoremovestains
automatically.Wo rinsesremove
theconcentrateddetergentsolution.

s~msc~u~~~~
StiinRemovalShortiut

Many stains that have not setinto

thefabriccan beautomatically
removedinyourwasher’s
SPOTSCRUBBERcycle.

Step1.

fabricwiththe

Cycle,

fabriccanstandandthe
recommendedamountofdetergent.

Step2. If thestainremains—and
ifthestainedarticleiswhiteor
bleachable—washitagainwiththe

SPWSCRLTBBERCycle, using
wam waterandbleach (seepage

13)

ofdetergent.
Chancesare Ste~1willremove

the followingSains:
~FreshBlood

~ Perspiration
@Cosmetics,Grease,Oil
@Chocolate,Cream,IceCream,

~Most CommonFoodStains

Odds are goodthat Step2wilt
removethesesmi!ls:
@Grass,Foliage,Flowers
@AgedBlood
= Antiperspirants,Deodorants
@CoffeeandTea

GFreshFruit, FruitJuices,Wine,

If t~~estain

!Iave tried bGth steps. oa

or
if the si$3iBBis Caused by rust9

:3i]lJesivQs (ci2ewiDg guik’~

~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

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Launderanystainedwashable

SP~SCRUBBER

usingthe hottestwaterthe

plus therecommendedamount

Milk

FoodColoring,Vegetables

T~~2iElS ~ft~r ~Okl

.

rccommeild:itioils in tile

1$Gtlide on ~~~g~~~.

etce]g

@1averagesizetablecloth,or
@3shirtsorblouses,or
@1shirtand1pairofslacks,or
@I full sizebedsheet,or
@3-5babygarments,or
@5-6undergarments

1. RemoveFilter-Flopan.

2. PlaceMini-Baskettubon
agitator.Pulltheagitatortoward

thefrontofthemachineforeasier
installationandremovalofMini­Baskettub.

3. fit detergentin thebottomof the

Mini-Basket tub beforeloadingthe

clothes

(aboutthesameamount

youwouldusefora smallloadin

theregularwashbasket.Seepage

18.)Donotusedetergentswitha
built-infabricsoftener,If youdo,
somesoilmaybe redepositedon
thewashload.

4. LoadclothesinMini-Basket
tub.Seepage 14forsortinghelp.

5. Replacethe Filter-Flopan. The

panservesas alidto keepthe
clotl~esintheMini-Basl<ettub.

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6. Addtibric softener,ifdesired
(butnot intheMini-QuickCycle
describedonpage9). Placethe
FabricSoftenerDispenseronthe
Filter-Flopan.Pour1teaspoon

(5d) ofconcentratedsofteneror

1tablespoon(E ml)ofdiluted
sofienerintoastandardmeasuring
cup.

Addenoughwatertofillthe cuP

1/2full.

Pourthedilutedsoftenerintothe

dispenser.

7. AddBleach, ifdesired.
Measurecarefullyandpour
recommendedamountofliquid
bleach—1/4cup(60ml)directly

intothebleachdispenser.

—Besure toadd bleachbefore

Stirting

—Donotoverfill or allow

dispenser

splashing.Undilutedbleachcan
causefabricdamage.

–Never

bleach directly

intothe Mini”Baskettube

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the washer.

tooverflow.Avoid

pour undiButedliquid

ontoclothesor

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