GE WWA8364V - Grayed Clothes

PROBLEM
POSSIBLECAUSE
AiiDREMEDY
GRAYED
~Insufficientdeteqymt.Youmayneedtoincreaseamountofdetergentusedifloadis
CLOTHES hugerthannormal,ifsoilsareoilyorheavierthanaverage,if waterlevelislargeor if
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waterisHardtoExtremelyHard.
~Waternothotenoughfortypeofload.Ije surewaterheaterissettodeliverhotwater
atthewasherat 140°-1500F.Do notwashwhenotherhotwaterneeds—suchas
dishwaihingor familybaths-are heavy.
~Poororinferiordetergent.Changetophosphatedetergent,impossible.Followthesesteps:
1. Usewaterconditioner,(suchasGlgon brand) .
2. Me-treatstains
3. Usehottestwaterpossible .
4. Usebleach,wherepossible.
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5. Usepre-soakaids ~
6. Installwatersoftener
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@Washeroverloaded.C1othescannotmovefTeelytoloosenandremovesoil,causing
grayappearance.Followcorrectloadirigproceduresforsiz~ofload.
@Impropersoakingwithinsntllcientdetergent.Usuallya 30-minutesoakissuff~cient.
However,whenusingextendedsoaksforheavilysoi@ g,~ents youmayneedtouse
twicethe-recommendedynounto(,detergent.
@Useof soapinhardwater.Switdhtg’aphosphatedetergent;or fgllowsixsteps
describedabove.
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*Washingtoolongmayresultinincreasedsoildeposition.Uses~orterwashtimes.for
smallerloads.
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@Detergentdissolvestooslowly.detergentmustbepresentinthewashsolutionatthe
startofagitation.Seepage15. ‘ .
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~To restoregrayedclothes,followoneoftheseprocedures:
1. Putclothesinwasher.FillwithHOTwater.CheckManufacturers’CareLabelsto
determineifhotwateris suitablefor g~ent.
@Adda non-precipitatingtypeofwa~ersoftenersuch,asCkdgonwithphosphate—
use272timesasnmcliasyourpd forntwmalwatersoftening.
@Donotusedetergentor soap, .
*Allowclothestogothroughcompletecyclq.
~Repetit,ifnecessary.
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2. IfyouprefertousetheSoakSetting,seepage8. Usethewatersoftenerinplaceof
soakagentorprewashdetergentandallowclothesto soakfor about20rnirmtes.
3. UsetheMini-Baskettub.Seepage9. ficreasedetergent.
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@Incompleteremovalofbodysoilduetoconstantuseof insufficientdetergent.Check
CLOTHES hema{T-shMorpillowcase.If theyare,whiteandcenterisyellow,itcontainsbody
oil.Restorewhitenessfollowingprocedureson’‘GrayedClothes:’page21.
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