GE GTWS8655DMC Use and Care Manual - Page 10
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About special features. To Enter Special Features To enter the bulk tank Special Features Mode: Press the Power button. 2 Simultaneously press and hold either the Detergent Tank On and Detergent Cup Amount buttons OR for 3 seconds or Softener Tank On and Softener Cup Amount buttons for 3 seconds The My Settings and Extra Rinse lights will flash to indicate you are in the Special Features Mode. Option 1: Set Concentration Settings NOTE: During initial installation, or if the household water pressure dramatically changes, the bulk dispenser will change to accommodate your homes' unique water pressure. Wait a few wash cycles before changing concentrations. The factory default concentration settings are 1.5 oz (44 ml) for detergent and 1.0 oz (30 ml) for softener. To allow maximum user flexibility either of these can be changed to between 0.5 and 10 ounces. Enter Special Features mode. See To Enter Special Features section above. 2 Press the My Settings button. The My Settings and the chosen (Detergent or Softener) 3 Cup Amount lights will come on and the Extra Rinse light will go out. The display will show "10 times in ounces" the current concentration setting (e.g. 15 represents 1.5 ounces). This amount will be dispensed when 2 (of the 3) Cup Amount lights are lit. 3 Turn the cycle knob clockwise to increase or counter-clockwise to decrease the setting (within preset limits). Each click increases or decreases Level 2 (standard amount) by 1/2 ounce. Levels 1 & 3 change proportionally. 4 Press the Cup Amount button to save the new setting. This function will then exit and the display will reflect whatever cycle the cycle knob is on. To exit without changing the setting, press the Power button. This function will automatically exit (without saving) if neither button is pressed within 1 minute. The following table shows the approximate amount dispensed (oz) at each Cup Amount setting (1, 2 or 3) for each Concentration Setting: Concentration Setting 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 Number of Loads* 200 100 67 50 40 33 29 25 22 20 18 17 15 14 13 13 12 11 11 10 0.6 1.3 1.9 2.5 3.1 3.8 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.5 8.1 8.8 9.4 10.0 10.6 11.3 11.9 12.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.5 10.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.6 6.0 6.4 6.8 7.1 7.5 * For a 100 oz (2957 ml) bottle for normal ( ) setting. Option 2: SmartDispenseTM Tank Cleaning Enter Special Features mode. See To Enter Special Features section above. 2 Remove all articles from the washer basket. be lit. You can (repeatedly) refill the tank with water and press the Start button to rinse out the tank as needed. NOTE: If you suspect that the dispenser is plugged, add lemon juice to make the water slightly acidic. 3 Press the Extra Rinse button. Press the Power button to exit (when the tank is The My Settings and lights will go out. The Start button light will blink. The corresponding Tank Levels lights will show the current tank level. empty). This function will automatically exit if neither button is pressed for 2 hours. 4 Press the Start button. The tank will dispense for the minutes shown in the display to empty the selected tank. The Tank Levels lights will cycle 0,1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1,0 until the flush is finished. NOTE: Bulk tank flush is recommended if you: Change detergent or softener brands Accidently add softener to the detergent tank or vice versa Put powdered detergent in the detergent tank Once finished, the Tank Level will indicate an empty tank Put non-concentrated fabric softener in the 10 (a single blinking red LED light) and the Start button will softener tank