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Hotpoint WLW3000R Use And Care Manual

Hotpoint WLW3000R Use And Care Manual

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Contents
Agitator
Appliance Registration
Care and Cleaning
Consumer Servic;s
Controls Setting Guide
Detergents, Other Additives
Energy-Saving Tips
Hard Water
Limestone Deposits
Loading the Washer
Model and Serial Numbers
Operating Instructions
Pretreating
Problem Solver
21
Safety Instructions
2
Sorting Clothes
21
Stains
23
Stain Removal Guide
6,7
Storage and Vacation Tips 21
10-14
User Maintenance Instructions 21
5
Warranty
13
11
4,9
2
4,5
7,8, 14
GE Answer Center"
17-21
800.626.2000
Use
3,4
4,8
15
16
Back Cover
and Care
of model

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  • Page 1 Contents and Care Agitator Safety Instructions Sorting Clothes Appliance Registration of model Stains Care and Cleaning Stain Removal Guide Consumer Servic;s Storage and Vacation Tips 21 Controls Setting Guide 10-14 User Maintenance Instructions 21 Detergents, Other Additives Back Cover Warranty Energy-Saving Tips Hard Water Limestone Deposits...

  • Page 2: Model And Serial Numbers

    HELP US HELP YOU... Save time and money. Write down the model Read this book carefully. and serial numbers. Before you request service . . . It is intended to help you check the Problem Solver operate and maintain your You’ll find them on a label on section.
  • Page 3 Read M instmctions Wfom using ttis apptiance. Do not wash or dry articles that have been cleaned in, washed in, of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, combustible or explosive substances follow basic precautions, including the following: (such as wax, paint, gasoline, degreasers, dry- Use this appliance only for its intended purpose cleaning solventi, kerosene, etc.) which may...

  • Page 4: Sorting And Loading

    (continued) Keep all laundry aids (such as Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged, detergents, bleaches, fabric softeners, malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has missing or broken parts, including a damaged preferably in a locked cabinet. cord or plug. Observe all warnings on container Never climb on or stand on the washer top.
  • Page 5 Wash Water Temperature Selection RINSE WATER TEMPERATURE WILL For hot water wash, set Cycle Selector ALWAYS BE COLD. to HOT WASH. For cold water wash, set Cycle Selector to COLD WASH. Starting or Choosing the Cycle Pull Cycle Selector knob out to start the cycle. START If you wish to change cycle setting after washer has started, push Cycle Selector knob in to stop washer...
  • Page 6 CONTROLS SETTING GU~E Controls Setting Guide for different fabrics and loads Load Wash Water Bleach Temperature Cottons and Linens White/Colorfast Liquid chlorine type. Cold Work Clothes Heavy soil White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type. Average soil Permanent Press, Treated Cottons, Blends with Cottons Heavy or oily soil White or colorfast, liquid chlorine type.
  • Page 7 Special Instructions If colotiast is unusually soiled, use hot water. Use maximum detergent recommended in the Detergent Guide. Use maximum detergent recommended in the Detergent Guide. Small loads reduce wrinkling. Use maximum detergent recommended in the Detergent Guide. If unusually soiled, use hot water. Use maximum detergent recommended in the Detergent Guide. Small loads reduce wrinkling. Wash in your washer onl] if recommended by the garment manufacturer.

  • Page 8: Operating Instructions

    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 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 9 HOW TO LOAD YOUR WAS~R 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 10 Advantages Disadvantages 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. Non-Phosphate- Perform satisfactorily in soft Generally do not clean well in hard water.

  • Page 11: Limestone Deposits

    USE OF CA~ONATE 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 12 (continued) How to Partially Restore Clothes That Have Developed Limestone Deposih Soak clothes in a solution of two cups (480 ml) of CAUTIONS: vinegar in one gallon (3.8 liters) of hot tap water for 15 minutes. USE A PLASTIC CONTAINER. Then Do not use vinegar soak solution in washer.

  • Page 13: Hard Water

    If your water is SOFT, you have no problem. You can Before you can decide what to do about hard use soap or detergent as you prefer and forget all water, you need to know if you have it and, if so, about hard water.

  • Page 14: Pretreating 7

    Laundry Product and ~pe How to Use It Special Instructions BLEACH Dilute bleach with at least one quart 1) Do not pour undiluted liquid chlorine bleach directly into Chlorine liquid such as Clorox brand (0.96 liters) water and add after wash washer or on dry clothes.

  • Page 15: Stains

    HOW TO ~MOVE STA~S Test stain removal product on a hidden Try to remove stains as soon as possible. inside seam or on a sample of the material. The fresher the stain, the easier it is to remove. Before attempting to remove any stain, take these steps: It can set some stains.
  • Page 16 STAIN ~MOVAL GU~E Stain White and Bleachable Fabrics Other Washable Fabrics See Controls Setting Guide. Adhesives Rub with ice or immerse in very cold water. Use dull tool to Same as white and bleachable fabrics. (Chewing Gum, etc.) with a safe dry cleaning fluid,* then launder. Antiperspirants, Apply undiluted liquid detergent.

  • Page 17: Problem Solver

    QUESTIONS? USE THIS PROBLEM SOLVER POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM Incorrect sorting Separate of clothes. lint producers (such as terry towels and chenille) ON CLOTHES from lint receivers (such as man-made fabrics, velveteen, corduroy). Washing too long, especially for smaller loads. For normal soil, wash one minute per pound of dry clothes.
  • Page 18 (continued) PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE GRAYED CLOTHES Improper soaking witi insufficient detergent. Usually a 30-minute soak is sufficient. However, when using extended soaks for heavily soiled garments, you may need to use (continued) twice the recommended amount of detergent. Use of soap in hard water. Switch to a phosphate detergent, or follow six steps at bottom of previous page.
  • Page 19 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE Relaxation shrinkage can occur in knit fabrics that have been improperly 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 20 — (continued) POSSIBLE CAUSE PROBLEM SNAGS, HOLES Small, unnoticed tears may enlarge during washing process. Check garments before washing and mend all rips and tears. TEARS, MPS OR EXCESSIVE WEAR As Permanent Press garments age, they may show fraying at collars and cuffs. This (continued) is normal due to weakening of fibers by the Permanent Press process.

  • Page 21: Agitator

    PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE WASHER IS NOISY Make sure washer is level and firm to the floor with rubber foot pads in place and front jam nuts tight. See your Installation Instructions. A sharp, distinctive sound will be heard at the end of each spin period as the motor stops and the spin brake inside the transmission “locks in.
  • Page 22 NOTES...

  • Page 23: Consumer Servic;S

    With tie purchase of your new Hotpoint appliance, receive tance, we’ll be there. Ml you have to do is cdl—toll-free! Whatever your question about any able to help. Your cdl—and your question—will be answered prompdy and courteously And you can cdl any time.
  • Page 24 YOUR HOTPOINT AUTOMATIC CLOTHES WASHER WARRANTY Save proof of original purchase date such as sales slip or cancelled check to establish warranty period. your WHAT IS COVERED FULL ONE-YEAR WARRANTY This warranty is extended to the original purchaser and any...

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