Sorting And Loading; Setting The Controls - GE WA8879R Use And Care Manual

HOW TO OPERATE YOUR CLOTHES WASHER
WARNING—To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your
appliance, read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.
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Sorting and Loading

Sort clothes carefully by fabric
type, weight, color and amount
of soil, according to instructions
in How to Sort Clothes section.
Remove the
Filter-Flo pan
and Mini-
Basket tub.
The underside
of the lid is a
good place to put the pan while
loading or unloading clothes.
Do not use the Mini-Basket
when washing regular loads.
You' 11 find complete details on
how and when to use it in How to
Use the Mini-Basket Tub section.

Setting the Controls

Use the Controls Setting Guide to help you make
the proper selections.
SMALL: Washer is less than 1/3 full of clothes.
MEDIUM: Between 1/3 and 1/2 full.
LARGE: Between 1/2 and 2/3 full.
EXTRA LARGE: Over 2/3 full.
MINI-BASKET: Not used for regular loads. See How
to Use the Mini-Basket Tub section.
If you want to increase water level after you've
made a selection, turn knob to RESET and
select new level.
wad/Rinse ramp.
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Add measured amount of
detergent. See Detergents, Other
Additives section for information
on detergents and other laundry
additives.
Load clothes into wash basket,
being careful not to overload.
Clothes should be below retaining
ring. See How to Load Your
Washer section for more
information.
Position the Filter-Flo pan on
the agitator. Lint will collect in
tub
the pan for easy removal when
the wash is finished.
LIGHT SOIL
Do not use the
as a wash basket.
any items to be washed in the
Filter-Flo pan.
See How to Use Bleach
Dispenser section
on the Bleach Dispenser.
See How to Use Fabric Softener
Dispenser section for more
information on the Fabric
Softener Dispenser.
and fabric softeners, see Other
Laundry Products section.
Close the lid. Washer will fill
but not agitate or spin with the
lid open.
Select Extra Rinse, if desired. Turning control
to ON will provide a second deep rinse in the
Regular Cycle. If no Extra Rinse is desired,
turn control to OFF.
Select Wash/Rinse Temperature. Cold rinse will
be automatically provided with use of Permanent
Press and Knits Cycles.
Push Cycle Selector knob in and turn clockwise
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to your selected wash setting.
Pull Cycle Selector knob
out to start the washer.
If you wish to change
setting after washer
has started, push Cycle
Selector kn(;b in to-stop the washer and reset to the
new position. Setting can be changed at any time.
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Filter-Flo pan
Do not put
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