GE Profile WASE4220 Owner's Manual page 14

Before you call for service...
Pilling
Snags,holes,tears,rips
or excessivewear
Possible Causes
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
Chemicals like hair bleach
or dye, permanent wave
solution
What ToDo
• 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.
• Relnove loose items like pins, objects in pockets
and sharp buttons.
• Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.
• Check bleach package instructions fbr proper amount.
• Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes
m come in contact v_4thundiluted bleach.
• Rinse items that may hmTe chemicals on them before
washing.
Wrinkling Improper sorting • Avoid mixing heax,y items (like work clothes) with
light itezns (like blouses).
• TU a fabric softener.
Overloading or • Load your washer so clothes hm_e enough room
incorrect water level m lnove freely.
Incorrect wash and • Match Cycle selection to the type of filbfic you are
dry cycles washing (especially for easy care loads).
Repeated washing in • Wash in warln or cold water.
water that is too hot
What ToDo Possible Causes
Washer is uneven
iil _ i _ i iii i_i _ _ i
Washer load is
unbalanced
Shipping rod is still assembled
in unit
Washer is sitting too close
............................ to wall (canses knocking
during cycle)
To level the front of file washer, adjust fl_e front leveling
legs by rotating the indMdual leg in the proper direction
for up or down. To level back of washer, lift back of
machine 4" (11 Cln) and set clown.
• Press PAUSE to stop the washer, open dm lid and
redistribute the load evenly. Close the lid and press
START.
• To remove shipping rod from washer, pull yellow tag and
attached rod frOln the bottom tight hand side of washer.
• Pull washer awW frOln the wall; about 4" (11 Cln)
is needed.
Possible Causes
Labelson theexterior
Occasionally the adhesive
of the washer will not nsed on the labels does
peel offcleanly ........ not release cleanly
What ToDo
• Use a hair (hyer set at the lowest heat setting, directing
the air at the label for a short amount of time. This _ill
release the adhesive easily, without damaging the surface
of the washer.
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