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OPERATION
Possible Causes
What To Do
Washer won't operate
Washer is unplugged
* Hake sure cord is plugged securely into o working outlet.
Water supplg is turned off
• Turn both hot and cold faucets fully on.
Controls are not set propedg
• Check controls.
Lid is open--safetg feature
• Close lid and reset cycle, to the beginning if necessary.
prevents agitation and
spinning when lid is up
Circuit breaker/fuse is
• Check house circuit breakers/fuses.Replace fuses or
tripped/blown
reset breaker.Washer should hove o separate outlet.
Electronics need to be reset
• Unplug washer, wait 2 minutes, plug back in and press START.
STARTwas not pressed
• PressSTART.
Lid magnet missing
• Coilfor service.
Time not shown
Unit filling
• This is normal. Estimated time remaining is updated during
on displag
fill time.
Movement inside machine
Shifting mechanism is
• When the machine is manually turned off, the shifter will
when shut off
disengaging the motor
disengage the motor before completely shutting down.
If lid is raised before the motor is disengaged, it will resume
when lid is closed.
PERFORMANCE
Possible Causes
What To Do
Clothes too wet
Incorrect cgcle selected
•Hoke sure the cgcle selected matches the load gou ore
washing.Somefabricswill feelwetter when rinsedwith cold water.
Wash load out of belance
• Redistribute load in washer and run through Drain & Spin cgcle.
Colored spots
Incorrect use of fabric
• Checkfabric softener package for instructions and follow
softener
directions for using dispenser.
Make sure gou hove selected the Fabric Softener option.
Pretreat stain and rewash.
Dge transfer
• Sort whites or lightly colored items from dark colors.
Grayed orgellowed
Detergent amount
• Be sure to follow detergent manufacturer's directions.
clothes
Hard water
• Use o water conditioner like Colgon brand or install
o water softener.
Water is not hot enough
• Make sure water heater is delivering water at
120°F-140°F(48°C-60°C).
Washer is overloaded
• Loosely load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the
washer basket. For best results, load items around the outside
of the basket.
Detergent is not dissolving
• Add detergent to the wash basket before gou load clothes.
Dge transfer
• Sort clothes by color. If fabric label states wash seporotelg,
unstable dges meg be indicated.
Lint or residue on
Clothes are air or line dried
• If gou do not drg gour clothes with o clothes drger, gour
clothes
clothes meg retain more lint.
Incorrect sorting
• Separate lint producers from lint collectors.
Washing too long
• Wash small loads for o shorter time than larger loads.
Detergent not dissolving
• Add detergent to wash basket before you load clothes.
Try o liquid detergent.
Use wormer water temperature.
Overloading
• Looselg load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the
washer basket. For best results, load items around the outside
of the basket.
Incorrect use of fabric
• Checkfabric softener package for instructions and follow
softener
directions for using dispenser.
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