GE WPRE8100 Washer User Manual


 
Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting Tips
PERFORMANCE (cont.) Possible Causes What To Do
Pilling Result of normal wear on While this isnot caused by the washer,you can slow the
polg-cotton blends and pilling process by washing garments inside out.
fuzzy fabrics
Snags, holes,tears, rips Pins,snaps,hooks,sharp Fastensnaps, hooks,buttons and zippers.
or excessivewear buttons, belt buckles, Remove looseitems likepins, objectsin pockets and
zippers and sharp objects sharp buttons.
left in pockets Turn knits (which snag easily)inside out.
Undiluted chlorinebleach Check bleach package instructions for proper amount.
Never add undiluted bleachto wash or allow clothes to
come in contact with undiluted bleach.
Chemicals like hair bleach or Rinseitems that mag have chemicals on them before
dge,permanent wave solution washing.
Wrinkling improper sorting Avoid mixing heavy items (likework clothes)with light items
(likeblouses).
Try a fabric softeneE
Overloading or incorrect Load your washer soclothes have enough room to move
water level freely with water covering all of the clothes.
Incorrect wash and Hatch Cycle selectionto the type of fabric you are washing
drg cgcles (especiallyfor easy care loads).
Repeatedwashing in Wash in warm or cold wateE
water that istoo hot
SOUNDS Possible Causes What To Do
"Metallic knocking" Shifter mechanism is Thedrive system will engage at the start of agitate and
engaging or disengaging disengage when agitate iscomplete. Thisoccurs multiple
times during the wash.
Back and forth "swoosh" Electric motor reversing Thismachine has a drive system that doesn't use gears.
or "zip" sound during direction Thissound isthe motor rotating back and forth to agitate
agitate your laundry.
Quick short agitation Clothing redistribution Atthe end of agitate, the motor makesshort agitation strokes
sounds at end of agitate to redistributethe load.
"Click" when water Relag switch The relay makesa clicksound when activated. The water
stops filling levelactivates the relay and stops filling.
"Clicking" behind Control Automatic Temperature Thisvalvemixes in cold and hot wateEThe"clicking" isthe
Panel during fill Control Valve valve turning on and off.
Water volume changes Automatic Temperature Thisvalve mixes in cold and hot wateEThesound changes
during fill Control Valve when the valvesare turned on and off.
Motor "whining up" or Motor ramping up/down Themotor will speed up incrementally during the spin cgcle.
"coasting dawn" in spin during spin cgcle When spin iscomplete, it will coast untilit stops.
"Humming" Water drain pump The drain pump will make a humming soundwhen pumping
out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is
complete.
"Gurgling" Water drain pump When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle.
Thewasher should then begin spinning and the sound will
continue until it isdone spinning.
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