GE WWA8896R Washer User Manual


 
HOW TO USE THE MINI-BASmT TUB
The Mini-Basket tub, designed for small loads of regular fabrics or delicate
hand-washables, can be used with any cycle except the SOAK or PREWASH cycles.
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Mini-Basket
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Wash Loads
Small loads of regular fabrics (up to
2’/2
pounds)
Stuffed toys.
(1.125 kg).
Tennis shoes.
Delicate loads such as lingerie, panty hose, girdles,
blouses, sweaters, socks, shirts, baby clothes and
other small, delicate hand-washables.
How to Wash a Small Load of Regular Fabrics or Delicate Hand-washables
1. Remove the
Filter-Flo
pan.
7. Add fabric softener, if desired. Place the
2. Place Mini-Basket tub on
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agitator. Pull the agitator
toward the front
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of the machine
for
easier installation and
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removal of Mini-Basket tub.
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3.
Put detergent in the bottom
of the Mini-Basket tub before loading clothes
(about the same amount you would use for
a small load in the regular wash basket). See
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fabric softener dispenser on the
Filter-Flo
pan.
Pour 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of concentrated softener or
1 tablespoon (15 ml) of diluted softener into a
standard measuring cup. Add enough water to fill
the cup 1/2 full. Pour the diluted softener into the
dispenser. See How to Use the Fabric Softener
Dispenser for dispenser usage instructions.
Close
lid
and set
controls as follows:
—Set Water Level to
Variable Water level
How Much
Detergen~
Should You Use section. MINI-BASKET position.
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4. Load clothes in the Mini-Basket tub.
—Select desired
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5. Replace the
Filter-Flo
pan.
It serves as a lid to keep
the clothes in the
Mini-
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Basket tub.
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Speed and
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Temperature. See How
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6. Add bleach, if desired.
—Select desired cycle (Regular, Extra Cleaning,
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Measure carefully and pour
Press or Knits). See How to Operate Your Clothes
the recommended amount
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Washer section.
of liquid bleach—1/4
cup
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(60
ml)~irectly
into the
bleach dispenser. See How
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9. Pull Cycle Selector knob out to start washer.
to Use the Bleach Dispenser
section for dispenser usage instructions.
Special Instructions for Use of the Mini-Basket
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The Mini-Basket tub can be used with any cycle Shake sand
andor
loose dirt out of clothes before
except SOAK and PREWASH.
loading; otherwise some may remain in the tub
Do not wash clothes in the regular wash basket
and on the clothes after
cycle
is completed.
when using the Mini-Basket tub. There
will
not When washing stockings, panty hose and other
be enough water in the regular basket and damage easily tangled items, always handle separately.
to clothes could result.
To minimize tangling, the use of a net laundry
bag is recommended.
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