GE GTWN2800DWW User Manual

PERFORMANCE (cont.) Possible Causes What To Do
Pilling 5HVXOWRIQRUPDOZHDURQ  While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
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Snags, holes, tears, rips 3LQVVQDSVKRRNVVKDUS  Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.
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 Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets and
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sharp buttons.
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 Turn knits (which snag easily) inside out.
8QGLOXWHGFKORULQHEOHDFK  Check bleach package instructions for proper amount.
 Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to
come in contact with undiluted bleach.
&KHPLFDOVOLNHKDLUEOHDFKRU  Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
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Wrinkling ,PSURSHUVRUWLQJ  Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with light items
(like blouses).
 Try a fabric softener.
2YHUORDGLQJRULQFRUUHFW  Load your washer so clothes have enough room to move
ZDWHUOHYHO freely with water covering all of the clothes.
,QFRUUHFWZDVKDQG  Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing
GU\F\FOHV (especially for easy care loads).
5HSHDWHGZDVKLQJLQ  Wash in warm or cold water.
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SOUNDS Possible Causes Reason
´Metallic clickingµ 6KLIWHUPHFKDQLVPLV  The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and
HQJDJLQJRUGLVHQJDJLQJ disengage when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple
times during the wash.
Back and forth ´swooshµ (OHFWULFPRWRUUHYHUVLQJ  This machine has a drive system that doesn’t use gears.
or light ´clickingµ sound GLUHFWLRQ This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean
during agitate your laundry.
´Clickµ when water 5HOD\VZLWFK  The relay makes a click sound when activated. The water
stops filling level activates the relay and stops filling.
´Clickingµ behind Control $XWRPDWLF7HPSHUDWXUH  Two valves mix cold and hot water. The “clicking” is when either
Panel during fill &RQWURO9DOYH valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Water flow changes $XWRPDWLF7HPSHUDWXUH  Two valves mix cold and hot water. The flow changes when either
during fill &RQWURO9DOYH valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Motor ´whining upµ or 0RWRUUDPSLQJXSGRZQ  The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle.
´coasting downµ in spin GXULQJVSLQF\FOH When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
´Hummingµ :DWHUGUDLQSXPS  The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping
out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is
complete.
´Gurglingµ :DWHUGUDLQSXPS  When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle.
The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will
continue until it is done spinning.
Washer is noisy :DVKHULVXQHYHQ  To level the front of the washer, adjust the front leveling legs
by rotating the individual leg in the proper direction for up
or down. To level the back of the washer, lift the back of the
machine 4” (11 cm) and set down.
6KLSSLQJURGLVVWLOODVVHPEOHG  To remove the shipping rod from the washer, pull the yellow
LQWKHXQLW tag and remove the attached rod from the bottom right hand
side of the washer.
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GE GTWN2800DWW Specifications

General

Style	top load
Color	white, white on white
Washer Capacity	3.8 cubic feet
Max Spin Speed	630 revolutions per minute
Internal Heater	no
Control Panel	analog
Delay Start / End	no
Child Lock	no
Annual Energy Consumption	213 kilowatt hours
Voltage	120 volts
Current	15 amperes

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	25.5 inches
Height	42 inches
Width	27 inches
Net Weight	137 pounds