GE washers G161 - Manuel (Page 10)

PERFORMANCE (cont.) Possible Causes What To Do
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 and
zippers and sharp objects
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 or • Rinse items that may have chemicals on them before
dye, permanent wave solution washing .
Wrinkling Improper sorting • Avoid mixing heavy items (like work clothes) with light items
(like blouses) .
• 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 and • Match Cycle selection to the type of fabric you are washing
dry cycles (especially for easy care loads) .
Repeated washing in • Wash in warm or cold water .
water that is too hot
SOUNDS Possible Causes Reason
“Metallic clicking” Shifter mechanism is • The drive system will engage at the start of agitate and
engaging or disengaging disengage when agitate is complete . This occurs multiple
times during the wash .
Back and forth “swoosh” Electric motor reversing • This machine has a drive system that doesn’t use gears .
or light “clicking” sound direction This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean
during agitate your laundry .
Quick short agitation Clothing redistribution • At the end of agitate, the motor makes short agitation
sounds at end of agitation strokes 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 • Two valves mix cold and hot water . The “clicking” is when either
Panel during fill Control Valve valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature .
Water flow changes Automatic Temperature • Two valves mix cold and hot water . The flow changes when either
during fill Control Valve valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature .
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 .
The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will
continue until it is done spinning .
Washer is noisy Washer is uneven • To level the front of the washer, adjust the front leveling legs
by rotating the individual leg in the proper direction for up
or down . To level the back of the washer, lift the back of the
machine 4” (11 cm) and set down .
Shipping rod is still assembled • To remove the shipping rod from the washer, pull the yellow
in the unit tag and remove the attached rod from the bottom right hand
side of the washer .
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Before you call for service…
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Troubleshooting Tips