GE WPRE8150KWT Owners Manual - Page 10

Safety Instructions Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips Operating Instructions Troubleshooting Tips PERFORMANCE (cont.) Pilling Snags, holes, tears, rips or excessive wear Wrinkling Possible Causes What To Do 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 Improper sorting Overloading Incorrect wash and dry cycles Repeated washing in water that is too hot • 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. • Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets and sharp buttons. • Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out. • Check bleach package instructions for proper amount. • Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to come in contact with undiluted bleach. • Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before washing. • Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with light items (like blouses). • Try a fabric softener. • Load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the washer basket. • Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing (especially for easy care loads). • Wash in warm or cold water. SOUNDS "Metallic clicking" Back and forth "swoosh" or light "clicking" sound during agitate Quick short agitation sounds at end of agitate "Click" when water stops filling "Clicking" behind Control Panel during fill Water volume changes during fill Motor "whining up" or "coasting down" in spin "Humming" "Gurgling" Water "swishing" Washer is noisy 10 Possible Causes What To Do Shifter mechanism is engaging or disengaging • The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and disengage when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple times during the wash. Electric motor reversing direction • This machine has a drive system that doesn't use gears. This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean your laundry. Clothing redistribution • At the end of agitate, the motor makes short agitation strokes to redistribute the load. Relay switch • The relay makes a click sound when activated. The water level activates the relay and stops filling. Automatic Temperature Control Valve • This valve mixes in cold and hot water. The "clicking" is the valve turning on and off. Automatic Temperature Control Valve • This valve mixes in cold and hot water. The sound changes when the valves are turned on and off. Motor ramping up/down during spin cycle • The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle. When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops. Water drain pump • The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete. Water drain pump • When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle. The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will continue until it is done spinning. This is normal • This washer uses an Infusor™ wash action. Water swishing while the unit is agitating is normal, especially with smaller loads. Washer is uneven • To level the front of the washer, adjust the front leveling legs by rotating the individual leg in the proper direction for up or down. To level the back of the washer, lift the back of the machine 4" (11 cm) and set down. Shipping rod is still assembled • To remove the shipping rod from the washer, pull the yellow in the unit tag and attached rod from the bottom right hand side of the washer. Consumer Support