GE GFW450 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 7

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Add Steam (on some models)
Add Steam adds steam into the washer to
assist with loosening stains on the Whites,
Colors/Normal, Towels/Sheets, Active
Wear, Bulky Items or Sanitize cycles.
Soil
Change the Soil level to increase or
decrease the wash time to remove different
amounts of soil.
Temp
Adjust to select the proper main water
temperature for the wash cycle. The
PreWash rinse water is always cold to help
reduce energy usage and reduce setting of
stains and wrinkles.
Follow the fabric manufacturer's care label
when selecting the wash temperature.
To change the wash temperature, press the
wash Temp button until you have reached
the desired setting. You can choose
Spin
Changing the Spin speed changes the final
spin speed of the cycles. Always follow the
garment manufacturer's care label when
changing the Spin speed.
To change the Spin speed, press the Spin
speed button until you have reached the
desired setting. You can choose between No
My Cycle
(on some models)
To save a favorite cycle, set the desired settings
for wash cycle, soil level, spin speed and wash
temp settings and hold down the My Cycle
button for 3 seconds. A beep will sound to
indicate the cycle has been saved.
To use your custom cycle, press the
My Cycle button before washing a load.
To change the saved cycle, set the desired
settings and hold down the
My Cycle button for 3 seconds.
PreWash
(on some models)
Prewash is an extra wash before the main
wash. Use it for heavily soiled clothes or for
clothes with a care label that recommends
prewashing before washing. Be sure to add
liquid or powder high-efficiency detergent,
or the proper wash additive to the prewash
dispenser.
PreWash must be selected prior to pressing
Start.
To use:
1. Turn power ON and select a wash cycle.
2. Select the Add Steam button to activate
steam.
3. Press the Start/Pause button.
To change the Soil level, press the Soil level
button until you have reached the desired
setting. You can choose between Extra
Light, Light, Normal, Heavy or Extra Heavy
soil levels.
between Tap Cold, Cold, Warm, Hot or Extra
Hot (Extra Hot is available on some models).
By design, to protect fabrics, not all wash
temperatures are available for certain wash
cycles.
NOTE: The first 10 seconds of the wash
fill is always cold. This feature assists in
conditioning the fabric and preventing stains
from setting on garments.
Spin, Low, Medium, High or Max. Higher spin
speeds are not available on certain cycles,
such as Delicates.
Higher spin speeds remove more water from
the clothes and will help reduce dry time, but
may also increase the possibility of setting
wrinkles on some fabrics.
NOTE: When using My Cycle, wash options
cannot be modified after the cycle has been
started.
NOTE: If you change wash options with
My Cycle before starting the cycle, the
My Cycle light will turn off and you will
be returned to the base cycle.
The PreWash feature will fill the washer with
cold water (adding the prewash detergent),
tumble the clothes, drain and spin. Then the
washer will run the selected wash cycle.
NOTE: In some special cycles, the prewash
is selected automatically as the default. You
can modify this selection at any time.
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