How To Load Your Washer - GE WWA8849R Use And Care Manual

HOW TO LOAD YOUR WASHER

This illustration, with clothes just
reaching the Clothes Retaining
Ring, shows a proper load, Clothes
have ample room to move because
they are not packed down, nor
wrapped around the agitator.
Clothes are loaded dry since wet
items are likely to pack down which
encourages overloading. This size
load requires a full water fill.
What is the best size load of
clothes—large, medium, or
small? Save time, energy and
detergent by avoiding extra use of
the washer. Try to wash a full load
of clothes. If you can it is better to
save clothes until you have a full
load. If you must wash smaller
loads, save water, energy and
detergent by adjusting the water
level for the size of the load. See
Operating Instructions.
To Add Items After the Washer Has Started
Turn off the washer.
Carefully remove the
Add any additional articles by
submerging them next to the
agitator.
Replace the Filter-Flo pan
and restart the washer.
Special Recommendations for Washing Permanent Press If You Do Not Have a Dryer
If you are machine-washing Permanent Press clothes
that you plan to line dry or drip-dry, use extra care to
minimize wrinkling in the wash process:
clothes must have ample room to move freely. A
Medium size Permanent Press load is the largest that
should be washed.
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NOTE: When washing stockings,
panty hose and other easily tangled
items, always handle separately. To
minimize tangling, we recommend
the use of a net laundry bag.
Use more water than you would for a regular load.
Use a Medium Water Level for a Small Load; an
Extra Large Water Level for a Medium Load.
Remove clothes promptly as soon as washer stops
To minimize wrinkling, use the Normal/Gentle
or Gentle/Gentle Wash/Spin Speed. See
Operating Instructions.
Load clothes dry.
Take a properly sorted group
of clothes and drop them loosely
in the wash basket in this order:
not wrap around the agitator.
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