Crosley XTW4214 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions page 26

Troubleshooting Tips... Before you call for service
Problem
Lint or residue on
clothes
Clothes too wet
Blinking Spin light
or Spin light on at
end of cycle
Pilling
Snags, holes, tears,
rips or excessive
wear
Wrinkling
Sounds
Back and forth
"swoosh"
"Clicking" behind
Control during fill
Water flow changes
during fill
Motor sounds during
spin
"Humming"
"Gurgling"
Washer rocking/
moving
Washer sounds that may be different from your prior washer:
Clicks, water flowing, gear sounds followed by pauses, and electric hum sounds are all part of
the normal wash cycle.
To listen and watch videos of normal washer operation, please go to
http://products.geappliances.com/appliance/gea-support-search-content?contentid=23061
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Possible Causes
Clothes are air or line
dried
Incorrect sorting
Overloading
Incorrect use of fabric
softener
No spin selected
Wash load out of balance
Out of balance
condition has been
detected
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
Incorrect wash and dry
cycles
Improper sorting
Overloading
Repeated washing in
water that is too hot
Possible Causes
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
Washer leveling legs
uneven
If you do not dry your clothes with a clothes dryer, your clothes
may retain more lint.
Separate lint producers from lint collectors.
Loosely load clothes in the washer basket. For best results, load
items around the outside of the basket.
Check fabric softener package for instructions and follow directions
for using dispenser.
Make sure you have selected the Deep Rinse option.
Select a spin option.
Redistribute load in washer and run through Drain & Spin cycle.
Allow cycle to continue and finish.
If load is wet at the end of the cycle, even out load and run a
Drain & Spin cycle.
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 for proper amount.
Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to come in
contact with undiluted bleach.
Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing
(especially for easy care loads).
Avoid mixing heavy items (like jeans) with light items (like blouses).
Try a fabric softener.
Loosely load clothes in the washer basket.
Wash in warm or cold water.
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.
To level the washer, adjust the leveling legs by rotating the
individual leg in the proper direction for up or down.
What To Do
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