GE WA8600R, Use And Care Manual

This illustration, with clothes just
reaching the Clothes Retaining
Ring, shows a proper load. Clothes
have 

 room to move because

they are not packed down, nor

wrapped around the agitator.
Clothes are loaded dry since wet
items are likely to pack down which

encourages overloading. This size

load requires a full water fill.

What is the best size load of
clothes—large, medium, or
small? Save time, energy and
detergent by avoiding extra use of
the washer. Try to wash a full load
of clothes. If you can it is better to
save clothes 

 you have a full

load. If you must wash smaller
loads, save water, energy and
detergent by adjusting the water
level for the size of the load. See
Operating Instructions.

● 

Load clothes dry.

● 

Take a properly sorted group of

clothes and drop them loosely in
the wash basket in this order:

 Large Items–like sheets. Do

not wrap around the agitator.

 Small Items–like

washcloths.

To Add Items After the Washer Has Started

● 

Turn off the washer.

NOTE: When washing stockings,

 Carefully remove the

panty hose and other easily tangled

 pan.

items, always handle separately. To
minimize tangling, we recommend

● 

Add any additional articles by

the use of a net laundry bag.

submerging them next to the
agitator.

● 

Replace the 

 pan

and restart the washer.

Special Recommendations for Washing Permanent Press If You Do Not Have a Dryer

If you are machine-washing Permanent Press clothes

● 

Use more water than you would for a regular load.

that you plan to line dry or drip-dry, use extra care to

Use a Medium Water Level for a 

 Load; a

minimize wrinkling in the wash process:

Large Water 

 for a Medium Load.

● 

Be careful not to overload washer. Permanent Press

● 

Remove clothes promptly as soon as washer stops

clothes must have ample room to move freely. A

and hang immediately.

Medium size Permanent Press load is the largest that
should be washed.

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