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Troubleshooting Tips

Save time and money! review the charts on the following pages first and you may not need to call for service.

Problem

 

Possible Cause

What To Do

Not draining

 

Load is out of balance

Redistributeclothesandrundrain&spinorrinse&spin.

Not spinning

 

 

Increaseloadsizeifwashingsmallloadcontainingheavy

Not agitating

 

 

 

 

andlightitems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pump clogged

Seepage13onhowtocleanthePumpFilter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drain hose is kinked or

Straightendrainhoseandmakesurewasherisnot

 

 

improperly connected

sittingonit.

 

 

Household drain may

Checkhouseholdplumbing.Youmayneedtocall

 

 

be clogged

aplumber.

 

 

Drain hose siphoning; drain hose

Ensurethereisanairgapbetweenhoseanddrain.

 

 

pushed too far down the drain

 

Leaking water

 

Door gasket is damaged

Checktoseeifgasketisseatedandnottorn.Objects

 

 

 

leftinpocketsmaycausedamagetothewasher(nails,

 

 

 

screws,pens,pencils).

 

 

Door gasket not damaged

Watermaydripfromthedoorwhenthedoorisopened.

 

 

 

Thisisanormaloperation.

 

 

 

Carefullywipeoffrubberdoorseal.Sometimesdirtor

 

 

 

clothingisleftinthissealandcancauseasmallleak.

 

 

Check back left of washer

Ifthisareaiswet,youhaveoversudsingcondition.

 

 

for water

Uselessdetergent.

 

 

Fill hoses or drain hose is

Makesurehoseconnectionsaretightatwasherand

 

 

improperly connected

faucetsandmakesureendofdrainhoseiscorrectly

 

 

 

insertedinandsecuredtodrainfacility.

 

 

Household drain may

Checkhouseholdplumbing.Youmayneedtocall

 

 

be clogged

aplumber.

 

 

Dispenser clogged

Powdersoapmaycauseclogsinsidethedispenserand

 

 

 

causewatertoleakoutthefrontofthedispenser.Remove

 

 

 

drawerandcleanbothdrawerandinsideofdispenserbox.

 

 

 

Pleaserefertocleaning the Washer section.

 

 

Incorrect use of detergent

UseHEandcorrectamountofdetergent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dispenser box crack

Ifnewinstallation,checkforcrackoninsideofdispenserbox.

 

 

 

 

Clothes too wet

 

Load is out of balance

Redistributeclothesandrundrain&spinorrinse&spin.

 

 

 

Increaseloadsizeifwashingsmallloadcontainingheavy

 

 

 

andlightitems.

 

 

 

Themachinewillslowthespinspeeddownto410rpmif

 

 

 

ithasahardtimebalancingtheload.Thisspeedisnormal.

 

 

Pump clogged

Seepage13onhowtocleanthePumpFilter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overloading

Thedryweightoftheloadshouldbelessthen16lb.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Drain hose is kinked or

Straightendrainhoseandmakesurewasherisnot

 

 

improperly connected

sittingonit.

 

 

Household drain may

Checkhouseholdplumbing.Youmayneedtocall

 

 

be clogged

aplumber.

 

 

Drain hose siphoning; drain hose

Ensurethereisanairgapbetweenhoseanddrain.

 

pushed too far down the drain

 

 

 

 

 

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GE GFAN1000, GFAN1100, GCVH6800, GCVH6400, GBVH5200 Before you call for service…, Troubleshooting Tips Consumer Support

GFAN1000, GFAN1100, GCVH6400, GCVH6800, GBVH5300 specifications

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