GE Appliances G153 Owner's Manual page 9

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OPERATION Possible Causes What To Do
Washer won't operate Washer is unplugged • Make sure cord is plugged securely into a working outlet.
Water supply is turned off • Turn both hot and cold faucets fully on.
Controls are not set properly • Check controls.
Lid is openisafety feature • Close lid and reset cycle, to the beginning if necessary.
prevents agitation and
spinning when lid is up
Circuit breaker/fuse is • Check house circuit breakers/fuses. Reploce fuses or
tripped/blown reset breaker. Washer should have a separate outlet.
Electronics need to be reset • Unplug washer, wait 2 minutes, plug back in and press START.
STARTwas not pressed • Press START.
Lid magnet missing • Call for service.
Time not shown Unit filling • This is normal. Estimated time remaining is updoted during
on display fill time.
Movement inside machine Shifting mechanism is • When the machine is manuolly turned off, the shifter will
when shut off disengaging the motor disengage the motor before completely shutting down.
If lid is raised before the motor is disengaged, it will resume
when lid is closed.
PERFORMANCE Possible Causes What To Do
Clothes too wet Incorrect cycle selected. • Hoke sure the cycle selected motches the Iood you ore
washing. Some fabrics will feel wetter when rinsed with cold water.
Wash load out of balance • Redistribute load in washer and run through Drain & Spin cycle.
Colored spots Incorrect use of fabric • Check fobric softener package for instructions and follow
softener directions for using dispenser.
• Make sure you hove selected the Fabric Softener option.
• Pretreat stain and rewash.
Dye transfer • Sort whites or lightly colored items from dork colors.
Grayed or yellowed Detergent amount • Be sure to follow detergent manufacturer's directions.
clothes Hard water • Use a water conditioner like Calgon brand or install
a water softener,
Water is not hot enough • Moke sure water heater is delivering water at
120°%140°F (48°C-60°C).
Washer is overloaded • Loosely load clothes in the washer basket. Adjust Iood size based
on item size and material. For best results, load items around the
outside of the basket.
Detergent is not dissolving • Add detergent before you load items.
Dye transfer • Sort clothes by color. If fobric Iobel states wash separately,
unstable dyes may be indicated.
Lint or residue on Clothes are air or line dried • If you do not dry your clothes with a clothes dryer, your
clothes clothes may retain more lint.
Incorrect sorting • Separate lint producers from lint collectors.
Washing too long • Wash small Ioods for a shorter time than Iorger Ioods.
Detergent not dissolving • Add detergent before you Iood items.
• Try a liquid detergent
• Use warmer water temperature.
Overloading • Loosely Iood clothes in the washer basket Adjust load size based
on item size and material For best results, load items around the
outside of the basket
Incorrect use of fabric
softener
• Check fobric softener package for instructions and follow
directions for using dispenser
• iVloke sure you have selected the Fabric Softener option