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GE WLW1500R Use And Care Manual

GE WLW1500R Use And Care Manual

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Contents
Agitator
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning
Consumer Services
Controls Setting Guide
Cycle Settings
Detergents, Other Additives 11–15
Energy-Saving Tips
Hard Water
Limestone Deposits
Loading the Washer
Model and Serial Numbers
Operating the Washer
Pretreating
Problem Solver
Soak Cycle
Sorting Clothes
Stains
Stain Removal Guide
Storage and Vacation Tips 22
User Maintenance Instructions 22
Back Cover
Warranty
GE Answer Center@
800.626.2000
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12
5, 10
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7,9, 15
18-22
3 , 4
5,8
4 , 9
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17
Use and Care
of Model

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  • Page 1 Model and Serial Numbers Operating the Washer 7,9, 15 Pretreating 18-22 Problem Solver 3 , 4 Soak Cycle 4 , 9 Sorting Clothes Stains Stain Removal Guide Storage and Vacation Tips 22 User Maintenance Instructions 22 Back Cover Warranty GE Answer Center@ 800.626.2000...
  • Page 2 Read this book carefully. Save time and money. Write down the model and serial numbers. It is intended to help you Before you request service . . . operate and maintain your check the Problem Solver You’ll find them on a label on new washer properly.
  • Page 3 GE ~swer Center? 800.626.2000. —Properly ground to conform with dl pipes if hot water has not been used for a period governing codes and ordinances.

  • Page 4: Sorting And Loading

    (continued) * Keep dl laundry aids (such as detergents, bleaches, fabric softeners, malfunctioning, parti~ly disassembled, or has preferably in a locked cabinet. cord or plug, labels to avoid personal injury, Do not wash fiberglass articles in your washer. . Keep the area around and underneath Skin irritation could result from the remaining your appliances free from the particles that may be picked up by clothing...

  • Page 5: Setting The Controls

    Setting the Controls Use the Controls Setting Guide to help you make the your selected wash setting. proper selections. ‘~-Select Water Level. out to start the washer. SMALL: Washer is less than 1/2 full of clothes. If you wish to change MEDIUM: Between 1/2 and 2/3 full.

  • Page 6: Cycle Settings

    CONTROLS Controls Setting Guide for different fabrics and loads Wash Water Load Temperature Cycle Setting Cottons and Linens White/Colorfast Hot or Warm Normal Setting Warm or Cold Normal Setting Work Clothes Heavy soil Normal for small loads; Heavy for all other loads soil Hot or Warm Permanent Press, Treated Cottons,...
  • Page 7 Bleach Special Instructions Liquid chlorine type. If colorfast is unusually soiled, use hot water. Use maximum detergent recommended in Only non-chlorine bleach when needed. the Detergent Guide. White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type Use maximum detergent recommended in the Detergent Guide. when needed.
  • Page 8 (continued) How to Use the Soak Cycle Soak Cycle Start the washer. After washer fills and begins to temperature will agitate, push in the Cycle Selector knob and turn automatically to SOAK CYCLE. Pull out the Cycle Selector knob be cold. to complete the cycle.
  • Page 9 HOW TO SORT CLOT~S Sort by Surface Texture LINT PRODUCERS—such as terry toweling and Separate chenille—give up lint. LINT COLLECTORS—such as man-made fibers Lint Lint from ‘=Coliectors and napped fabrics like velveteen and corduroy— attract lint. These must be washed separately. For more information on lint control, see The Problem Solver section.

  • Page 10: How To Load Your Washer

    HOW TO LOAD YOUR WASHER This illustration, with clothes just Load clothes dry. reaching the Filter Ring, shows a Take a properly sorted group of proper load. Clothes have ample clothes and drop them loosely in room to move because they are not the wash basket in this order: packed down, nor wrapped around the agitator.

  • Page 11: Hard Water

    Disadvantages Advantages Products Are not available in some areas. Perform well in hard or soft water. Powdered Detergents Wash all types of fabrics well. Can be used in hot, warm, or cold water. Generally do not clean well in Perform satisfactorily in soft hard water.
  • Page 12 USE OF CAmONATE DETERGENTs Is your water hard? If it is, and if you use a carbonate type non-phosphate detergent, you will most probably notice limestone* deposits on your clothes and washer surfaces. The hardness of your water and your washing frequency will determine how rapidly the limestone will build up.
  • Page 13 1 cup SOFT 1 cup (240 ml) (240 ml) (120 ml) O-4 Grains 3. For hard water t]:eatment, see Hard Water Guide. 1 cup 0-10 Grains Concentrated (120 ml) (240 ml) (180 ml) Powder Npe FOLLOW PAC~GE DI~CTIONS O-10 Grains LIQUID...
  • Page 14 Before you can decide what to do about hard If your water is SOFT, you have no problem. You water, you need to know if you have it and, if can use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget so, how hard it is.

  • Page 15: Pretreating 7

    Laundry Special Instructions Product and ~pe How to Use it BLEACH 1) Do not pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly into Dilute bleach with at least one quart Chlorine liquid washer or on dry clothes. such as Clorox brand (0.96 liters) water and add after wash 2) Some of today’s washable fabrics should not be chlorine action has started and detergent is bleached such as: 100% cotton flame-retardant children’s...
  • Page 16 HOW TO ~MOVE STAmS 1. Try to remove stains as soon as possible. The Test stain removal product on a hidden inside fresher the stain, the easier it is to remove. seam or on a sample of the material. 2. Before attempting to remove any stain, take these steps: can set some stains.
  • Page 17 Other Washable Fabrics Stain White and Bleachable Fabrics See Controls Setting Guide. Use dull tool to Adhesives Rub with ice or immerse in very cold water. Same as white and bleachable fabrics. carefully scrape off as much adhesive or gum as possible. (Chewing Gum, etc.) Sponge with a safe dry cleaning fluid, * then launder.

  • Page 18: Problem Solver

    QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE LINT OR RESIDUE Incorrect sorting of clothes. Separate lint producers (such as terry towels and ON CLOTHES chenille) from lint receivers (such as man-made fabrics, veIveteen, corduroy). minute per pound of dry clothes. Use of non-phosphate detergents which combine with hardness minerals to form a precipitate which can be mistaken for lint.
  • Page 19 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Improper soaking with insufficient detergent. Usually a 30-minute soak is GRAYED CLOT~S sufficient. However, when using extended soaks for heavily soiled garments, (continued) you may need to use twice the recommended amount of detergent. at bottom of previous page. Washing too long may result in increased soil deposition.

  • Page 20: The Problem Solver

    THE PROBLEM SOLVER (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE stretched and elongated by the manufacturer. When this occurs, garment may be pressed back into shape after each wash and dry cycle. Progressive or delayed shrinkage is caused when starch or sizing (in some fabrics) is gradually removed by laundering.
  • Page 21 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Chemicals such as hair bleach, dye, permanent wave solutions, battery acids SNAGS, HOLES and toilet bowl cleaners may cause fabric holes. Rinse all towels and other TEARS, RIPS OR Do not contaminate clothing articles with these chemicals. (continued) Small, unnoticed tears may enlarge during washing process.

  • Page 22: User Maintenance Instructions

    (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WATER LEAKS Make sure hose connections are tight at faucets. Make sure end of drain hose is correctly inserted in and secured to drain facility. WASHER IS NOISY Make sure washer is level and firm to the floor with rubber footpads in place and front jam nuts tight.
  • Page 23 Service Contracts 800-626-2224 Service 800-GE-CARES You can have the se~re feeling that GE Consumer Service will still be there after your Hotpoint product warranty expires. Purchase a GE contract while your warranty is still in will provide expert repair service on effect and you’ll receive a substantial...
  • Page 24 To know what your legal rights are in your state, consult your local or state consumer affairs office or your state’s Attorney General. Warrantor: General Electric Company If further help is needed concerning this warranty, write: Manager—Consumer Affairs, GE Appliances, Louisville, KY 40225 This book is printed on recycled paper. WLW1500R...

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