GE WISR106 Owner's Manual page 10

Before you call for service...
Troubleshooting Tips
PERFORMANCE (cont.) Possible Causes Whet To Do
Pilling Resultof normal wear on • While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
polg-cotton blendsend pilling process by washing garments inside out.
fuzzy fabrics
Snags,holes, tears, rips Pins,snaps, hooks,sharp • Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.
or excessivewear buttons, belt buckles, • Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets and
zippers end sharp objects sharp buttons.
left in pockets • Turn knits (whichsnag easily)inside out.
Undiluted chlorine bleach • Check bleach package instructions for proper amount,
• Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to
come in contact with undiluted bleach.
Chemicals like heir bleach or • Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
dye, permanent wave solution washing.
Wrinkling Improper sorting • Avoid mixing heavy items (likework clothes)with light items
(likeblouses).
• Try a fabric softener,
Overloading or incorrect • Load your washer so clothes have enough room to move
water level freely with water covering all of the clothes.
Incorrect wash end • Hatch Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing
dry cycles (especiallyfor easy care loads),
Repeated washing in • Wash in warm or cold water,
water that is too hot
SOUNDS Possible Causes What To Do
"Metallic knocking" Shifter mechanism is • The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and
engaging or disengaging disengage when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple
times during the wash.
Back and forth "swoosh" Electric motor reversing • This machine has a drive system that doesn't use gears.
or "zip" sound during direction This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to agitate
agitate your laundry,
Ouick short agitation Clothing redistribution • At the end of agitate, the motor makes short agitation strokes
sounds at end of agitate to redistribute the load.
"Click" when water Relay switch • The relay makes a click sound when activated. The water
stops filling level activates the relay and stops filling.
"Clicking" behind Control Automatic Temperature • This valve mixes in cold and hot water, The "clicking" is the
Panel during fill Control Valve valve turning on and off,
Water volume changes Automatic Temperature • This valve mixes in cold and hot water, The sound changes
during fill Control Valve when the valves are turned on and off.
Motor "whining up" or Motor ramping up/down • The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle.
"coasting down" in spin during spin cycle When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
"Humming" Water drain pump • The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping
out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is
complete.
"Gurgling" Water drain pump • When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle.
Thewasher should then begin spinning and the sound will
continue until it is done spinning.
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