GE GTWN7450DWW Use and Care Manual - Page 14

Before you call for service... Troubleshooting Tips PERFORMANCE (cont.) Pilling Snags, holes, tears, rips or excessive wear  Wrinkling   Possible Causes What To Do 5HVXOWRIQRUPDOZHDURQSRO\ ‡ :KLOHWKLVLVQRWFDXVHGE\WKHZDVKHU\RXFDQVORZWKH FRWWRQEOHQGVDQGIX]]\IDEULFV pilling process by washing garments inside out. 3LQVVQDSVKRRNVVKDUS E]LXSWSWHRUQVVDEQHGOWVKEDXUFSNORHEVMH FWV OHIWLQSRFNHWV ‡ )DVWHQVQDSVKRRNVEXWWRQVDQG]LSSHUV ‡ 5HPRYHORRVHLWHPVOLNHSLQVREMHFWVLQSRFNHWVDQG sharp buttons. ‡ 7XUQNQLWVZKLFKVQDJHDVLO\ LQVLGHRXW 8QGLOXWHGFKORULQHEOHDFK  ‡ &KHFNEOHDFKSDFNDJHLQVWUXFWLRQVIRUSURSHUDPRXQW ‡ 1HYHUDGGXQGLOXWHGEOHDFKWRZDVKRUDOORZFORWKHVWR come in contact with undiluted bleach. &KHPLFDOVOLNHKDLUEOHDFKRU ‡ 5LQVHLWHPVWKDWPD\KDYHFKHPLFDOVRQWKHPEHIRUH G\HSHUPDQHQWZDYHVROXWLRQ washing. Use Quick Rinse cycle with Extra Rinse option. ,QFRUUHFWZDVKDQG GU\F\FOHV ‡ 0DWFK&\FOHVHOHFWLRQWRWKHW\SHRIIDEULF\RXDUHZDVKLQJ (especially for easy care loads). ,PSURSHUVRUWLQJ ‡ $YRLGPL[LQJKHDY\LWHPVOLNHZRUNFORWKHV ZLWKOLJKWLWHPV (like blouses).  ‡ 7U\DIDEULFVRIWHQHU 2YHUORDGLQJRULQFRUUHFW ZDWHUOHYHO 5HSHDWHGZDVKLQJLQ ZDWHUWKDWLVWRRKRW ‡ Loosely load clothes in the washer basket. ‡ :DVKLQZDUPRUFROGZDWHU SOUNDS Washer seems too quiet "Metallic clicking" Possible Causes 7KLVLVQRUPDO 6KLIWHUPHFKDQLVPLV HQJDJLQJRUGLVHQJDJLQJ 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 flow changes during fill Motor "whining up" or "coasting down" in spin "Humming" (OHFWULFPRWRUUHYHUVLQJ GLUHFWLRQ &ORWKLQJUHGLVWULEXWLRQ 5HOD\VZLWFK $XWRPDWLF7HPSHUDWXUH &RQWURO9DOYH $XWRPDWLF7HPSHUDWXUH &RQWURO9DOYH 0RWRUUDPSLQJXSGRZQ GXULQJVSLQF\FOH :DWHUGUDLQSXPS "Gurgling" :DWHUGUDLQSXPS Water "swishing" Washer is noisy 7KLVLVQRUPDO :DVKHULVXQHYHQ Reason ‡ 7KHZDVKHULVYHU\TXLHWGXULQJSRUWLRQVRIWKHZDVKF\FOH ‡ 7KHGULYHV\VWHPZLOOHQJDJHDWWKHVWDUWRIDJLWDWHDQG disengage when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple times during the wash. ‡ 7KLVPDFKLQHKDVDGULYHV\VWHPWKDWGRHVQ·WXVHJHDUV This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean your laundry. ‡ $WWKHHQGRIDJLWDWHWKHPRWRUPDNHVVKRUWDJLWDWLRQVWURNHV to redistribute the load. ‡ 7KHUHOD\PDNHVDFOLFNVRXQGZKHQDFWLYDWHG7KHZDWHU level activates the relay and stops filling. ‡ 7ZRYDOYHVPL[FROGDQGKRWZDWHU7KH´FOLFNLQJµLVZKHQHLWKHU valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature. ‡ 7ZRYDOYHVPL[FROGDQGKRWZDWHU7KHIORZFKDQJHVZKHQHLWKHU valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature. ‡ 7KHPRWRUZLOOVSHHGXSLQFUHPHQWDOO\GXULQJWKHVSLQF\FOH When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops. ‡ 7KHGUDLQSXPSZLOOPDNHDKXPPLQJVRXQGZKHQSXPSLQJ out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete. ‡ :KHQWKHSXPSVWDUWVGUDZLQJLQDLU,WVWDUWVWRJXUJOH The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will continue until it is done spinning. ‡ 7KLVZDVKHUXVHVD,QIXVRUŒZDVKDFWLRQ:DWHUVZLVKLQJZKLOH the unit is agitating is normal, especially with smaller loads. ‡ 7ROHYHOWKHZDVKHUDGMXVWWKHOHYHOLQJOHJVE\URWDWLQJWKH individual leg in the proper direction for up or down. 14