GE WA5857R operating instructions Setting the Controls, Tips to Help You Select Settings

Sorting and Loading (continued)

“Position the Filter-Flo pan on the agitator. Lint will collect in the pan for easy removal when the wash is finsihed.

●See How to Use the Bleach Dispenser section for information about the bleach dispenser.

Setting the Controls

Use the Controls Setting Guide to help you make the proper selections.

~ Select Water Level.

SMALL: Washer is less than 1/2 full of clothes.

MEDIUM: Between 1/2 and 2/3 full.

LARGE: Over 2/3 full.

MINI-BASKET: Not used for regular loads. See How to Use the Mini-Basket Tub section.

~ Select WasMRinse Temperature.

Tips to Help You Select Settings

Regular Cycles

For most cottons, linens, and work and play clothes. Longer wash times plus an extra deep rinse, spray rinse and spin provide thorough washing and detergent removal.

Permanent Press Cycle

For loads of synthetic andor delicate fabrics. A cold water cooldown helps prevent set-in wrinkles in permanent press shirts, blouses, dresses and similar apparel with normal soil.

●For information on bleaches and fabric softeners, see Other Laundry Products section.

●Close the lid. Washer will fill but not agitate or spin with the lid open.

9Push Cycle Selector knob in and turn clockwise to your selected wash setting.

o	Pull Cycle Selector	~	START	,
	knob out to start the		,,
	washer. If you wish to
			v \
	change setting after
	washer has started, push		STOP @
	Cycle Selector knob into	9

stop the washer and reset to the new position. Setting can be changed at any time.

Knits Cycle

A combination of agitation and soak provides effective polyester knits laundering.

An early and long spray rinse cools down fabrics before the washer reaches maximum spin speed to help prevent wrinkie setting.

Soak Cycle

Clothes activate in a soaking agent for a short time, then the water spins out. Washer turns off at end of Soak Cycle—must be reset for desired wash cycle.

What Happens in Each Setting (Approximate Minutes)

				Regular Cycles
	Cycle									Permanent
	Selector	Heavy		Normal		Light		Soak		Press		Knits
	Settings					Soil		Cycle		Cycle		Cycle
	Wash											4
	1		I	1			I	1			I
	Soak											2E
	1	1			I		I		I		I
	Wash	19		13		7				10		2
	Spin	3		3		3				~/>		2X
	Rinse	3%		3X		3R		3X		3X		3
	Spin	7		7		7		7		4Z		4%
	Total Time	37		29%		23%		II		25		23
I	1	1		1			1	I		[			I

NOTES:

. Total time includes pauses between each phase of the cycle.

. Total time does not include water fill times. Fill times vary depending on household water pressure and your selected water level.

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