GE GTWN8250DWS Use And Care Manual page 14

Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting Tips
PERFORMANCE (cont.)
Pilling
Snags, holes, tears, rips
or excessive wear
Wrinkling
Bleach left in dispenser
SOUNDS
Washer seems
too quiet
"Metallic clicking"
Back and forth "swoosh"
or light "clicking" sound
during agitate
Quick short agitation
sounds at end of agitate
"Click" when water
stops filling
"Clicking" behind Control
Panel during fill
Water flow changes
during fill
Motor "whining up" or
"coasting down" in spin
"Humming"
"Gurgling"
Water "swishing"
Washer is noisy
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Possible Causes
Possible Causes
What To Do
pilling process by washing garments inside out.
sharp buttons.
come in contact with undiluted bleach.
washing. Use Quick Rinse cycle with Extra Rinse option.
(especially for easy care loads).
(like blouses).
Loosely load clothes in the washer basket.
BASKETclean or a Quick Rinse cycle (with Bleach
option) to clean out the dispenser. In the future, make sure to
select Bleach option when adding bleach.
Reason
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.
to redistribute the load.
level activates the relay and stops filling.
valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete.
The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will
continue until it is done spinning.
the unit is agitating is normal, especially with smaller loads.
individual leg in the proper direction for up or down.