GE S21O0 Snags,holes, tears, rips, Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers, Complete

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Troubleshooting Tips

PERFORMANCE (cont.)	Possible Causes
Pilling	Resultof normal wear on
	polg-cotton blendsend
	fuzzy fabrics

Whet To Do

•While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the pilling process by washing garments inside out.

Snags,holes, tears, rips		Pins,snaps, hooks,sharp	•	Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.
or excessivewear		buttons, belt buckles,	•	Remove loose items like pins,objects in pockets and
		zippers end sharp objects		sharp buttons.
		left in pockets	•	Turn knits (whichsnag easily)inside out.
		Undiluted chlorine bleach	•	Check bleach package instructions for proper amount,
			• Never add undiluted bleach to wash or allow clothes to
				come in contact with undiluted bleach.
		Chemicals like heir bleach or	•	Rinseitems that may have chemicals on them before
		dye, permanent wave solution		washing.
Wrinkling		Improper sorting	•	Avoid mixing heavy items (likework clothes)with light items
				(likeblouses).
			• Try a fabric softener,
		Overloading or incorrect	•	Load your washer so clothes have enough room to move
		water level		freely with water covering all of the clothes.
		Incorrect wash end	•	Hatch Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing
		dry cycles		(especiallyfor easy care loads),
		Repeated washing in	•	Wash in warm or cold water,
		water that is too hot
SOUNDS		Possible Causes	What To Do
"Metallic knocking"		Shifter mechanism is	•	The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and
		engaging or disengaging		disengage when agitate is complete. Thisoccurs multiple
				times during the wash.
Back and forth "swoosh"		Electric motor reversing	•	Thismachine has a drive system that doesn'tuse gears.
or "zip" sound during		direction		Thissound is the motor rotating back and forth to agitate
agitate				your laundry,
Ouick short agitation		Clothing redistribution	•	At the end of agitate, the motor makes short agitation strokes
sounds at end of agitate				to redistribute the load.
"Click" when water		Relay switch	•	The relay makes a click sound when activated. The water
stops filling				level activates the relay and stops filling.
"Clicking" behind Control		Automatic Temperature	•	Thisvalve mixes in cold and hot water, The "clicking" is the
Panel during fill		Control Valve		valve turning on and off,
Water volume changes		Automatic Temperature	•	Thisvalve mixes in cold and hot water, The sound changes
during	fill	Control Valve		when the valves are turned on and off.
Motor	"whining up" or	Motor ramping up/down	•	The motor will speed up incrementally during the spin cycle.
"coasting down" in spin		during spin cycle		When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
"Humming"		Water drain pump	•	The drain pump will make a humming sound when pumping
				out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is
				complete.
"Gurgling"		Water drain pump	•	When the pump starts drawing in air, It starts to gurgle.
				Thewasher should then begin spinning and the sound will
				continue until it is done spinning.

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