GE Appliances WASR3110 Owner's Manual page 13

Pilling
Snags,holes,tears,rips
or excessivewear
Possible Causes
Result of normal wear on
poly-cotton blends and
fuzzy fabrics
Pins, snaps, hooks, sharp
buttons, belt buckles,
zippers, and sharp objects
left in pockets
Undiluted chlorine bleach
Chemicals like hair bleach
or dye, permanent wave
solution
What ToDo
• While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
pilling process by washing garments inside out.
• Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons, and zippers.
• Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets
and sharp buttons.
• Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.
• Check bleach package instructions fbr proper amount.
• Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes
to come in contact _4th undiluted bleach.
• Rinse items that may hmTechemicals on fllem befbre
washing.
Wrinkling Improper sorting • Avoid mixing heax,y items (like work clothes) with
light itezns (like blouses).
• T U a filbtic softener.
Overloading or • Load your washer so clothes have enough rooln
incorrect water level to lnove freely.
Incorrect wash and • Match Cycle selection to the e!pe of filbfic you are
dry cycles washing (especially for easy care loads).
Repeated washing in • Wash in warm or cold water.
water that is too hot
PossibleCauses What ToDo
Washeris noisy Washer is uneven
Washer load is
unbalanced
Shipping rod is still assembled
in unit
Washer is sitting too close
to wall (causes knocking
.......... during cycle)
• To level the front ofd_e washer, a(tjust the front leveling
legs by rotating the indMdual leg in the proper direction
for up or (to_m. To level back of washer, lif_back of
lnachine 4" (11 cln) and set down.
• Push the Cycle knob in to stop the washer, open the lid
and redistrit)ute the load evenly. (;lose the lid and restart.
• To remove shipping rod from washer, pull yellow tag and
attached rod from the bottom right hand side of washer.
• Pull washer away from the wall; about 4" (11 cm)
is needed.
Possible Causes What ToDo
Labelsonthe exterior
Occasionally the adhesive
of thewasher will not
used on the labels does
peel offcleanly .......... not release cleanly
• Use a hair &yer set at the lowest heat setting, directing
the air at the label for a short mnount of time. This will
release the adhesive easily, without dmnaging the sm{:ace
of the washer.
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