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Agitator 23
useand care of
ApplianceRegistration 2
model
CareandCleaning 23
ControlsSettingGuide
6,7
WA8310G
CycleSettings 5
Detergents,OtherAdditives 11-15
Energy-Saving Tips 8
l?ilter-l?lo Pan 4, 10
14
HardWater
LimestoneDeposits E, 23
4, 10
Loadingthe washer
ModelandSerialNumbers 2
Moving& VacationTips 23
OperatingInstructions 4,5
ProblemSolver 18-22
RepairService 23
SafetyInstructions 3,4
SoakSetting 8
4,9
Sorting
stains 16
StainRemovalGuide 17
UserMaintenanceInstructions 23
Wiwranty Bac
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write downthemodel andsaid numbers. It is intendedtohelpyouoperate andmaintainyournewwasher You’ll findthemonalabelonthe properly. lowerleftsidenearthefront. ~Keep it handyforanswersto your Thesenumbersarealsoonthe questions. ConsumerProductOwnership Registration Cardthatcamewith If you don’tunderstandsomething yourwasher.Beforesendinginthis or needmorehelp,write(include card,pleasewritethesenumbers yourphonenumber) here: ConsumerAffairs GeneralElectricCompany ModelNumber AppliancePark Louisvill
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. vt’AmING—’roN?dwx? the riskof T“ minimbe the possibi~ity $ ‘ckwi?supervision is necessary fii’wy ekctrk Shwlq orinjury to ifthisapplianceis l.wd byw ImX3r Ofinjury: ynomwhen Whgyow appKance9 Children,Domot Mow Clliidren e ~~ notm& ~h~~rineb]eac~ with, fiibw’basicprwau$iQm9 hcludimg to -play imide, m or withthis ammoniaoracidssuchasvinegar $!36$ following: appliancem“anydkcarded and/orrustremover=. Mixingcan appliance.DisposeOfdiswrded ~we this applianceonlyfor its produceatoxicgaswhichmay appl
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~ Thelaud-y processcan mime .B’?$w Washeroperation s~w ~ms~ ~~~ flanQ Ietardmcy ofMMks.T- @ DonotIeavewmherM up a%-oid sucha result> thegarment msTRucTIoNs duringcycle.ThiswiHstopthe man@iMXun#s careinstructions . . washandspinactionandprevent shm.ddbefok.mved very carefully. Ccmqdetiml ofthecycle. Howto@pemte yourclothes washer w~G—To n?dumhi? I&k mire, electricshock, or !h@nrytopewms, iTW3d itk m~o~~~~~ smm msTRucTIoNs bdb~eUWfiwhgtbk fiPPikw~. Sotihg andhading NCYIW: Do notusetheFilter-Flo @
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mp~ toHelp Youselect settings soaksettin&– Rwular c@3-- Rx’.un. Press&KnitsQde- Formostcottons,linens,workand ForPolyesterKnits,delicatesand Usewithmostsoakingaidsto loosenembeddedsoilsandstains. playclothes.Threesoillevel permanentpress.An extended settingsare provided,butyoucan cool-downsprayrinseisprovided Seepage8. settheselectorin-between,if tominimizethe settingofwrinkles. desired.Selectionofthesesettings Selectionofthesesettings O:F Regular automatically providesfor Normal automatically p
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Controk setting Guide fordifferent fabrics andloam washwater Load Tmnpwm.m cycle Cyck!setting -- w CottonsandLinens White/Colorfast RegularCycle(NormalSpeed) Normalor LightSoilSetting Hotor Warm Normalor LightSoilSetting Bright/Non-colorfast Warmor Cold RegularCycle(NormalSpeed) WorkClothes Heavysoil Hot RegularCycle(NormalSpeed) Normalforsmallloads;Heavyforall otherloads Average soil Hotor Warm RegularCycle(NormalSpeed) NormalSetting PermanentPress,TreatedCo~s, BlendswithCottons Heavyor oilysoi
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RefertoGarmentManufactlflrers’care Labels special hlstrwtions If colorfastisunusuallysoiled,usehotwater.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended on Liquidchlorinetype. page13. Onlynon-chlorine bleachwhenneeded. — Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inchartonpage13. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach whenneeded. Whiteor colorfast,liquidchlorinetype. Smallloadsreducewrinkling.Usemaximumdetergentrecommended inchartonpage13. Non-colorfast, onlynon-chlorine bleach - whennee
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Howtousethesoak setting a. ——— - otF Regular Cycla A?%==g ~Rh4AL . . ,..- SPEED Sau < t @ - \ . @4TXMWsettingtemperature ISForWIextended soak, allowthe wiHatkomatically be cold. washerto fillandagitatefora few minutesto dissolvethe soaking @ ~ a ~~t or ~ SO* is ~esir~, set agent.Thenpushin theCycle *hewMH/R.lNSE ~w~~m SelectorKnobto stopthe washer switchto “HOT/COLD”or (keeplid closed)andallowto soak “WARI’VUCC)LD” andturnthe foras longasdesired.Afterdesired CycleSelector Knobto “NCRMAL” soakper
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# Howtosort theclothes A SW% b-ysl.u’fme tefiure sort byson It pays to check and prqywe -...-.... Clothesfor washing. ‘-- Separate Separate @Emptypockets,brushoutcuffs, ● zipzippers,snapsnaps,hooks L&t/:$ andbuttons. ~ Doanynecessarymending—rips, 17 hems,tears. . from from Checkallitemsforareasofheavy ● soilor stain. — Medium @Removestains.For STAIN Soil REMOVAL GUIDE,SEEPAGE17. 13 TurnPolyKnitsinside-outto from minimizefabricsurfacedamage. LINTPRODUCERS— Suchas terry towelingandchenille-give so
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Howtoload yourwasher specialrecommendations for washing permanent press if you do not have a dryer. If youaremachine-washing PermanentPressclothesthatyou plantolinedry ordrip-dry,use — extracareto minimizewrinkling in thewashprocess: @ Becarefidnottooverload washer.PermanentPressclothes musthaveampleroomtomove freely.A MediumsizePermanent Pressloadis thelargestthatshould be washed. @ Usemorewaterthanyouwould fora regularload.Usea Medium WaterLevelfora SmallLoad;a LargeWaterLevelfora Medium Load.
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in selecting detewenk andsoap Factors to comider Disadvanbges Arenotavailable insomeareas. Performwellinhardor softwater PhQsphate— Powdered Dete~en6 Washalltypesoffabricswell. Canbeusedinhot, warm,or coldwater. Generallydonotcleanwellin Performsatisfactorily insoft Iwm”Phq@@--- hardwater. ormoderatelyhardwater. Powdered Detergents Maybediffhdt todissolve, In someareasonlynon-phosphate especiallyincoldwater. productsareavailable. Shouldnotbeusedincoldwater. Thosecontainingsodium carbonateasaning
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weOfcarbonak TheresI~I@ of continued (Hor moregrains)and if youwash washersurfaces.Thehardness k yourwaterhard?If it is, and just a fewloadsa week,youmay you.usea carbonatetypenon- ofyourwaterandyourwashing if frequencywilldeterminehow seelimestonebuildupsinjust a few phosphatedetergent,youwill months. rapidlythelimestonewillbuild mostprobablynoticelimestone* up.If ~ourwateris VERYHARD depo;itsonyburclothesand — Recommended methods to ~Increaseuseofbleaches,presoaks, Effed$ on clothes packaged w
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Howmuchdetegentshould youme? Howto use dewrgent—granular If therecommendedamountof Theuseof a sufficientamountof or powdered: detergentproducestoomanysuds, detergentis oneofthe most switchtoa lowsudsingdetergent importantthingsyoucandoto Placedetergentinthe filterpan for brand,andfol~ow instructionson makesureyourwashcomesout normalconditions,but, forbest package. clean. results,putit nextto theagitator aftertheclotheshavebeenloaded. Amountrqired varies accordingto: If yourdetergentdoesn’tdissol
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Hardwater—doyouhave it? Beforeyoucandecidewhattodo If yourwateris SOFT,youhave abouthardwater,youneedto know noproblem.Youcanuse soapor ifyouhaveit and, if so,howhard detergentasyoupreferandforget it is. allabouthardwater.Hyouhave HARDwater—less than10grains— @ Hyoulivein a municipalarea, andyouusephosphatedetergent, coritactydurwatercompany. youalsohavenoproblem. @ If youlivein a ruralarea, or in But,if youhavemorethan 10 somesuburbanareas,contactyour countyagent. grains,youwillneedto softenyou
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Laundry productandtype Howto useit Specialinstructions BLEACH ChlorineLiquid Dilutebleachwithat leastonequart 1)Donotpourundilutedliquidchlorinebleachdirectlyinto suchas Cloroxbrand (0.96liter)waterandaddafterwash washerorondryclothes. actionhasstartedanddetergentis 2) Someoftoday’s washablefabricsshouldnotbe chlorine dissolved. bleachedsuchas: 100%cottonflame-retardant children’s sleepwear, silk,wool,mohair,spandex,leather,or non-fast colors.Dilutebleachbeforeusingonanyfabric. 3) CheckManufactu
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Howto remove shim L Tryto removestainsas soonas stain RemovalEIint– Using Chlorine Bleach for Seenextpagefor possible.Thefresherthe stain,the StainRemovalGuide. easierit is toremove. WhiteandBleaddde Fabrics. Mix 1/4cup (60ml)chlorine Formorecompleteinformationon 2. Beforeattemptingto remove stainremoval,requestgovernment anystain,take these steps: bleachwithonegallon(3.8liter)of bulletin,“RemovingStainsFrom coolwater—approximately 80°F. ~Findthe fabricandthe finishin @7°C.)–ina sinkor pan. Soak
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Stiinremovalguide ‘white and Bh?achdm Fabrics stain ‘!&%%%% See Control Setting (hide, Bleach on Page’7 Other Washabk Fabrics Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics. Adhesives Rubwithiceor immerseinverycoldwater.Usedulltoolto carejidiyscrapeoffasmuchadhesiveorgumuspossible.Sponge (Chewing Gum,etc.) witha safedrycleaningfluid,*thenlaunder. Applyundilutedliquiddetergent.Rinse.If stainremains,bleach Sameaswhiteandbleachablefabrics Anti-perspirants, exceptusenon-chlorine bleach. Deodorants according to Sta
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Questiom? --- Use ThisProblemSolver ~ PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE ANDREMEDY LINTORRESIDUE @Incorrect so~ling ofclothes.Separatelint-producers(suchasterrytowelsandchenille) fromlint-receivers (suchasman-made fabrics,velveteen,corduroy), ONCLOTHES @Washing toolong,especiallyforsmallerloads.Fornormalsoil,washoneminuteper poundofdryclothes. @ Useofnon-phosphate detergents whichcombinewithhardnessmineralstoforma precipitate whichcanbemistakenforlint.Useaphosphateorliquiddetergent;use warmerwishwateror soft
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PROBLEM ~ossmw mm mm mmmr GILWED @ Washeroverloaded.Cloihescannotmovefreelytoloosenandremovesoil, causing CLOTHES grayappearance.Followcorrectloadingproceduresforsizeofload. (continued) — @ Impropersoakingwithinsufficientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakis sufficient. However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoiledgarmentsyoumayneedto use twicetherecommendedamountofdetergent. @ Useofsoapinhard water.Switchtoa phosphatedetergent,or followsixstepsat the bottomofpage 18. @ Washingtoolongmay,resultin
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. .. ... .. .... ... .-.. .....-..— --.—--—.———--.— .—..——— —— —.. —_——— —.---. .-— — —. .- ~~~ ~~O~!~m ~~~~~~ (continued) — iRoBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSEANDREMEDY BLUEOR GRAY Improperuse offabricsoftener.Neverpourfabricsoftenerdirectlyon clothes;always ~~~~~ ~~’~~ dilutebeforeaddingto rinsewater.Seepage 15.TOremovestains:dampenstained areaandrub withundilutedliquiddetergent.Re-wash,usingchlorinebleachif safe forfabric. SHRINKAGE, Somefabricswill shrinkwhetherwashedin a washeror byhand;othersmaybe safe
