GE WSLS1500HWW Use and Care Manual - Page 10

Care and cleaning of the washer. Pour into the washer basket Interior of the Washer To clean the interior of the washer, select the Basket Clean feature on the control panel. This Basket Clean cycle should be performed, at a minimum, once per month. This cycle will use more water, in addition to bleach, to control the rate at which soils and detergents may accumulate in your washer. NOTE: Read the instructions below completely before starting the Basket Clean cycle. 1. Remove any garments or objects from the washer and ensure the washer basket is empty. 2. Open the washer lid and pour one cup or 250 ml of liquid bleach or other washing machine cleaner into the basket. 3. Close the lid and select the Basket Clean cycle. Push the Start button. 4. When the Basket Clean cycle is working, the display will show the estimated cycle time remaining. The cycle will complete in about 3 hours. Do not interrupt the cycle. Basket Clean may be interrupted by pressing the Start pad in between cycles. A power outage in the house might also interrupt the cycle. When the power supply is back, the Basket Clean cycle resumes where it had stopped. When interrupted, be sure to run a complete Basket Clean cycle before using the washer. If the Power pad is pressed during Basket Clean, the cycle will be lost. IMPORTANT: „ Run Basket Clean with 1 Cup (250 ml) of bleach once a month. „ After the completion of a Basket Clean cycle, the interior of your washer may have a bleach smell. „ It is recommended to run a light color load after the Basket Clean cycle. Push top down and pull out Lint Filter Clean as needed especially after washing loads of lint producing items such as towels. 1. Remove the blue lint filters from the side of the basket by unclipping. 2. Open the blue disc, remove all lint, rinse and close. 3. Replace by snapping filter back into its location in the washer basket. 10