GE WWA8810R Use And Care Manual page 17

How to Partially Restore Clothes
Once clothes have developed limestone deposits, they
may be partially restored by soaking in a solution of two
cups (480 ml) of vinegar in one gallon (3.8 liters) of hot
tap water for 15 minutes. USE A PLAS~C CO~A~ER.
Then wash clothes in the washer using detergent.
HOW MUCH DETERGENT SHOULD YOU USE?
The use of a sufficient amount of detergent is one of the most
important things you can do to make sure your wash comes out clean.
Amount required varies
according to:
1. Water hardness
2. Amount of soil
3. Size of load
4. Type of detergent
5. Wash temperature
Use more detergent if you have...
1. Hard water
2. Large loads
3. Greasy or oily soils
4. Lower wash temperature
5. Low phosphate detergent
Recommended Amount of Detergent for Average Soil Load
Water
Hardness
VERY HARD
HARD
Powder ~pe
4-10 Grains
O-4 Grains
Concentrated O-10 Grains
Powder ~pe
LIQUID O-10 Grains
If the recommended amount of
detergent produces too many suds,
switch to a low sudsing detergent
brand, and follow instructions
on package.
Using too little
detergent is a
common cause
of laundry
problems. Always
measure detergent u
in a standard measuring cup.
Water Level Setting
Extra
Large Large Medium
2 cups 1 % cups
I B cups
(480 ml) (420 ml) (360 ml)
1 x cups I K cups I x cups
(420 ml) (360 ml) (300 ml)
I
cup 1 cup
(240 ml) (240 ml) (180 ml)
1 cup
(240 ml) (180 ml) (120 ml)
FOLLOW PACKAGE DIRECTIONS
CAUTIONS:
Do not use vinegar soak solution in washer.
The acidic action of the vinegar may damage
the porcelain.
wrinkle-resistance of permanent press fabrics.
Vinegar soak may damage the dyes in some fabrics.
How to use detergent—
granular or powdered:
For best results, add detergent to the
wash basket before loading clothes.
If you load your clothes first, add
detergent next to the agitator.
If your detergent doesn't dissolve
well, predissolve the detergent in
hot water, then pour directly into
the wash basket.
—
To use granular or powdered
detergent in the Mini-Basket tub,
put detergent in the bottom of Mini-
Basket tub before loading clothe,v.
To use liquid detergent, in regular
clothes basket or Mini-Basket tub,
follow package directions.
1. Use recommended amount
of detergent for your load
and water hardness.
Mini-
Small Basket
2. When using other
1 X cups 1/3 cup detergent types—low
(300 ml) (85 ml)
and normal suds, powders,
liquids, non-phosphate
powders— follow
(180 ml) (60 ml)
directions on package.
112 cup 1/8
(120 ml) (30 ml)
3. For Extra Cleaning cycle
double the amount of
detergent recommended
(120 ml) (60 ml)
in guide at left.
4. For hard water treatment,
see Hard Water Guide.
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