GE WBSR3000 Performance Possible Causes What To Do Grayed or yellowed, Clothes, Pilling

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PERFORMANCE (cont.)	Possible Causes	What To Do
Grayed or yellowed	Not enough detergent	• Use more detergent (especially with larger loads). Be
clothes		sure to follow detergent manufacturer’s directions.
	Hard water	• Use a water conditioner like Calgon brand or install
		a water softener.
	Water is not hot enough	• Make sure water heater is delivering water at
		120°F–140°F (48°C–60°C).
	Washer is overloaded	• Select load size to match clothes load.
	Detergent is not	• Add detergent as wash basket fills with water before
	dissolving	you load clothes.
	Dye transfer	• Sort clothes by color. If fabric label states wash separately,
		unstable dyes may be indicated.
Lint or residue on	Clothes are air or line dried	• If you do not dry your clothes with a clothes dryer, your
clothes		clothes may retain more lint.
	Incorrect sorting	• Separate lint producers from lint collectors.
	Washing too long	• Wash small loads for a shorter time than larger loads.
	Detergent not dissolving	• Add detergent as wash basket fills with water, before you
		load clothes.
		• Try a liquid detergent.
		• Use warmer water temperature.
	Overloading	• Load clothes no higher than the top row of holes in the
		washer basket.
		• Make sure load size selected matches clothes load size.
	Incorrect use of fabric softener	• Check fabric softener package for instructions and follow
		directions for using dispenser.
Pilling	Result of normal wear on	• While this is not caused by the washer, you can slow the
	poly-cotton blends and	pilling process by washing garments inside out.
	fuzzy fabrics
Snags, holes, tears, rips	Pins, snaps, hooks, sharp	• Fasten snaps, hooks, buttons and zippers.
or excessive wear	buttons, belt buckles,	• Remove loose items like pins, objects in pockets
	zippers and sharp objects
		and sharp buttons.
	left in pockets
		• Turn knits (which snag 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 hair bleach	• Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
	or dye, permanent wave	washing.
	solution
Wrinkling	Improper sorting	• Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with
		light items (like blouses).
		• Try a fabric softener.
	Overloading or	• Load your washer so clothes have enough room
	incorrect water level	to move freely with water covering all of the clothes.
	Incorrect wash and	• Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are
	dry cycles	washing (especially for easy care loads).
	Repeated washing in	• Wash in warm or cold water.	13
	water that is too hot

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