GE WWA8320B, Use And Care Manual

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Page 3: ...r heater andthegascan accumulate inthewater heater and or water pipes ifhotwater has notbeenusedforaperiod oftwo weeks orlonger HYDROGEN GAS CAN BEEXPLOSIVE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES so to prevent thepossibility ofdamage or injury ifyouhave notusedhot water fortwoweeks ormore or move intoaresidence inwhich the hotwater system maynothave been usedforsome time turnonallhot water faucets andallow the...

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Page 5: ...lectedwaterkwei 5 Energy saving Tips Ifyourclothesandhouseholditems don tlookcleanandfreshafter washing youwillprobablyre wash them andthatmeansyou llwaste energy Rememberto sortyour clothescarefi dly andloadthem properly selectcorrectcycles use enoughdetergentandchoosea watertemperature warmenoughto releaseandgetridofsoil UseHotWash up to L50 F on a regularbasisonlywhenwashing heavilysoiledarticl...

Page 6: ...le Warm Perm PressSetting NormaiorLightSoiiSetting ReguiarCycie BabyClothes Sturdy suchas Diapers Nightgowns Shirts Pads Sheets Receiving Blankets Coverails Normal Hot depending onamountofsoii SyntheticsCycle BabyCiothes Delicate Gentie 5 min soak thenNormal 5 min soak thenNormai Warm Perm PressSetting Blankets Wooi Part Wool Cotton Warm RegularCycie LightSoiiSetting Blankets Synthetic Electric Wa...

Page 7: ...easwithliquiddetergentorpastemadeofwaterand granulardetergent Closezippers Wash2 or 3atatimeor addtowelstobalance GARMENT MUSTBETUMBLEDRIED Youmayprefertousea mildtypedetergent Dobabyclothesseparately Pretreatspots Rinsediapers nightgowns padsandsheetsafteruse Keepdiapersina covered pailofcold waterandconditioning agentlike130rateem brand Youmayprefertousea mildtypedetergent Dohand knitgarmentsbyh...

Page 8: ... dispenser Thefabricsoftenerwill automatically be dispensedat the propertime Donotstopthewasherduring thefirstspin Thiswillcausethe dispensertoemptytoosoon Donotwe theFabricSoftener Dispenserwiththesoak setting Regular OiF Cycle oAK LIGHT SOIL NORMAL J 4 I SOAIC settingtemperatureis controlled bytheRinsetemperature switch Ifa warmsoakisdesired settheWASH IUNSE TEMPERATURE switchto Ha r wW If a hot...

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Page 10: ...yand detergentbyadjustingthewater levelforthe sizeoftheload See page4 special Tecommendatiolls forwashing prnlament press if you do nothavea dryer If youaremachine washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou plantolinedryordrip dry use extracaretominimizewrinkling inthewashprocess Becarefulnottooverload washer PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadisthelarges...

Page 11: ...es Cleanssynthetics andfabric blendswell Areexcellent asconcentrates forremovingspots Completely dissolveevenin coldwater Performwellinsoftwater Arenotavailable insomeareas Generallydonotcleanwellin hardwater Maybedifficulttodissolve especiallyincoldwater Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater Thosecontaining sodium carbonateasaningredient may causeharmfullimestonedeposits onclothesandwasherwhen combinedwithh...

Page 12: ...randwithphosphate Goodw mlling pmctiees Blltly tki y hestme tiage toclothes Thefollowing recommendations willtemporarilydelaytheeffects oflimestoneonyourclothes Thesearegenerallygoodwashing practicesandwillgivebettersoil removalwhetheror notyouhave hardwaterorusecarbonate detergent Usehotterwashwater for exampleupto 150 F forcottons Thisalsoimprovesoily soil removal Ifyouwashincoolerwaterto saveen...

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Page 14: ...t allabouthardwater If youhave HARDwater less than10grains andyouusephosphatedetergent n l nhaw mnnrnh wn S But ifyouhavemorethan 10 grains youwillneedtosoftenyour waterwitheither 1 An installedwatersoftenerin yourhome or 2 Theuseofapackagedwater softener For hformation onwater M 9fteners9 seeguidebelow Add thismuch water Sofiener with a fiw water kvd Grainsof hardness 0 10 10 15 15 20 20 25 25 30...

Page 15: ...e retardant children s sleepwear silk wool mohair spandex leather or non fast colors Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric 3 CheckManufacturers CareLabelsforspecial instructions 1 Maybeusedonallkindsoffabrics 2 Is mosteffectiveinhotwater 1 Helpsmakeclothesfluffyandsoft 2 Reducesstaticelectricity 3 Usecarefully Toomuchmaycausestainingon someclothes 4 Donotpourdirectlyonclothes 5 Forthoserecommended fo...

Page 16: ...tesand launderinwasher TheCaseofthe Invisible Stain Foodor cookingoilsonyour synthetic garmentsmaycausestains whicharevirtuallyinvisibleand whichyoumaynotnoticeasyou putyourclothesintothewasher If thesestainsarenotcompletely removedinthewash theoilyspots maypickupdirt fromthewash water Thentheywillbecomevery visibleandyoumaythinktheywere causedbythewashcycleitself omx thesespotsbecomeVisibk howcan...

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Page 21: ...ge theymayshowfrayingatcollarsandcuffs Thisis normalduetoweakeningoffibersbythePermanentPressprocess It isnotcausedby washer YoucanslowthisprocessbywashingsmallPermanentPressloadswithan ExtraLargeWaterLevel DonotwashheavyitemssuchastowelswithPermanent Press Removecollarstays whenpossible Roughness orburrsonagitatormaycauseripsor tears Checkagitatorandfilerough spotsifnecessary Maybe causedbyuseofN...

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Page 23: ...ctionoftheshaft beforereplacingtheagitator Do notovergrease Excessgreasemay getintoclothesload Whenreplacingtheagitator carefi dly lowerstraightdownonto theshaftsothatit fitsintotheslots Thenapplydownward pressure untilagitatorsnapsintoitsnormal position o Soakfilterpanin apreheated KiO F 71 C solutionofhalf vinegarandhalfwaterfor H minutes Thenbrusheachsideof panwitha stiffbristlebrushwhile flush...

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