GE GTW220 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 25

Before you call for service...Troubleshooting Tips
SOUNDS
"Clicking"
Back and forth
"swoosh"
"Clicking" behind
Control during fill
Water flow changes
during fill
Motor sounds during
spin
"Humming"
"Gurgling"
Water "swishing"
Washer rocking/
moving
"Squeaking" sound
Possible Causes
Shifter mechanism is
engaging or disengaging
Electric motor reversing
direction
Automatic Temperature
Control Valve
Automatic Temperature
Control Valve
Motor ramping up/down
during spin cycle
Water drain pump
Drive motor
Water drain pump
Washing process
Washer leveling legs
uneven
Washer not level and
rubbing on cabinet
Reason
The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and disengage when
agitate is complete. This occurs multiple times during the wash.
This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean your laundry.
Two valves mix cold and hot water. The "clicking" is when either valve
turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Two valves mix cold and hot water. The "clicking" is when either valve
turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle.
When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping out water
after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete.
The drive motor will make a "humming" sound during the wash and spin
phases of the cycle.
When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle. The washer should
then begin spinning and the sound will continue until it is done spinning.
Water swishing while the unit is agitating is normal, especially with smaller
loads.
To level the washer, adjust the leveling legs by rotating the individual leg
in the proper direction for up or down.
To level the washer, adjust the leveling legs by rotating the individual leg
in the proper direction for up or down.
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