GE GTWS8655DMC Use and Care Manual - Page 10

About special features.

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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

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Enter
Special Features
mode. See
To Enter Special
Features
section above.
2
Remove all articles from the washer basket.
3
Press the
Extra Rinse
button.
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.
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.
Once finished, the
Tank Level
will indicate an empty tank
(a single blinking red LED light) and the
Start
button will
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.
¸
Press the
Power
button to exit (when the tank is
empty).
This function will automatically exit if neither button is
pressed for 2 hours.
NOTE:
Bulk tank flush is recommended if you:
¶º
Change detergent or softener brands
ȼ
Accidently add softener to the detergent tank or
vice versa
¼º
Put powdered detergent in the detergent tank
½º
Put non-concentrated fabric softener in the
softener tank
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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
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
.
OR
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.
Option 2: SmartDispense
TM
Tank Cleaning
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
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
Number of
Loads*
*
For a 100 oz (2957 ml) bottle for normal (
) setting.