GE WWA8340G Washer User Manual


 
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PROBLEM
GRAYED
cLmHEs
YELLOWED
CLOTHES
1
POSSIBLECAUSEANDREMEDY
@Insufficientdetergent.Youmayneedtoincreaseamountofdetergentusedifloadis
largerthannormal,ifsoilsareoilyorheavierthanaverage,ifwaterlevelislargeor if’
waterisHardto13xtnwnelyHard.
@Waternothotenoughfortypeofload,Besurewaterheaterissettodeliverhotwater
atthewasherat 140”-150”I?.,Donotwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—--suchas
dishwashingor fim+lybaths–-areheavy.
s Pooror~ferior
&&gent,~~~geto@OS@a@~etergent;impossible.FOflOWtheseStepS:
1. Usewaterconditioner,(suchasCalgonbrand)
2. Pre-treatstains
3. Usehottestwaterpossible
4. Usebleachwherepossible
5. Usepre-soakaids
6. Installwatersoftener
~Washeroverloaded.Clothescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresfor sizeofload.
@Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakissufilcient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedtouse
twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent.
@Useofsoapinhardwater.Switchtoa phosphatedetergent,or followsixsteps
describedabove.
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~Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition.Useshorterwashtimesfor
smallerloads.
@Detergentdissolvestooslowly.Detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe
startof agitation.Seepage 15.
@To~estoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1. Putclothesin washer.FillwithHOTwater.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
2.
3.
4.
determineif hotwateris suitableforgarment.
*Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwatersoftenersuchas C.a.lgonwithphosphate—
use2%timesm muchasyouneedfor normalwatersoftening.
@Do notusedetergentor soap.
@Allowclothesto gothroughcompletecycle.
@Repeat,if necessary.
Ifyoupreferto usetheSoakSetting,seepage8. Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentor prewashdete~gentandallowclothesto soakfor about20 minutes.
UseRegularCyclewithExtraRinse.Seepage5.
UsetheMini-Baskettub.Seepage9. Increasedetergent.
~hwornpleteremovalof bodysoildueto constantuseofinsuf%cientdetergent.Check
hemofT-shirtor pillowcase.If theyarewhiteandcenterisyellow,itcontainsbody
oil.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson’ ‘GrayedClothes;’page21.
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