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PERFORMANCE (cont.) Possible Causes What To Do
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FRWWRQEOHQGVDQGIX]]\IDEULFV pilling process by washing garments inside out.
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or excessive wear EXWWRQVEHOWEXFNOHV
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sharp buttons.
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come in contact with undiluted bleach.
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G\HSHUPDQHQWZDYHVROXWLRQ washing. Use Quick Rinse cycle with Extra Rinse option.
Wrinkling ,QFRUUHFWZDVKDQG 0DWFK&\FOHVHOHFWLRQWRWKHW\SHRIIDEULF\RXDUHZDVKLQJ
GU\F\FOHV (especially for easy care loads).
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(like blouses).
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2YHUORDGLQJRULQFRUUHFWLoosely load clothes in the washer basket.
water level
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water that is too hot
Bleach left in dispenser 'LGQ·WVWDUWRUILQLVKF\FOH 5XQHLWKHUDBasket Clean or a Quick Rinse cycle (with Bleach
DIWHUDGGLQJEOHDFK option) to clean out the dispenser. In the future, make sure to
select Bleach option when adding bleach.
SOUNDS Possible Causes Reason
Washer seems 7KLVLVQRUPDO 7KHZDVKHULVYHU\TXLHWGXULQJSRUWLRQVRIWKHZDVKF\FOH
too quiet
“Metallic clicking” 6KLIWHUPHFKDQLVPLV 7KHGULYHV\VWHPZLOOHQJDJHDWWKHVWDUWRIDJLWDWHDQG
HQJDJLQJRUGLVHQJDJLQJ disengage when agitate is complete. This occurs multiple
times during the wash.
Back and forth “swoosh” (OHFWULFPRWRUUHYHUVLQJ 7KLVPDFKLQHKDVDGULYHV\VWHPWKDWGRHVQ·WXVHJHDUV
or light “clicking” sound GLUHFWLRQ This sound is the motor rotating back and forth to clean
during agitate your laundry.
Quick short agitation &ORWKLQJUHGLVWULEXWLRQ $WWKHHQGRIDJLWDWHWKHPRWRUPDNHVVKRUWDJLWDWLRQVWURNHV
sounds at end of agitate to redistribute the load.
“Click” when water 5HOD\VZLWFK 7KHUHOD\PDNHVDFOLFNVRXQGZKHQDFWLYDWHG7KHZDWHU
stops filling level activates the relay and stops filling.
“Clicking” behind Control $XWRPDWLF7HPSHUDWXUH 7ZRYDOYHVPL[FROGDQGKRWZDWHU7KH´FOLFNLQJµLVZKHQHLWKHU
Panel during fill &RQWURO9DOYH valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Water flow changes $XWRPDWLF7HPSHUDWXUH 7ZRYDOYHVPL[FROGDQGKRWZDWHU7KHIORZFKDQJHVZKHQHLWKHU
during fill &RQWURO9DOYH valve turns on or off to raise or lower the fill water temperature.
Motor “whining up” or 0RWRUUDPSLQJXSGRZQ 7KHPRWRUZLOOVSHHGXSLQFUHPHQWDOO\GXULQJWKHVSLQF\FOH
“coasting down” in spin GXULQJVSLQF\FOH When spin is complete, it will coast until it stops.
“Humming” :DWHUGUDLQSXPS 7KHGUDLQSXPSZLOOPDNHDKXPPLQJVRXQGZKHQSXPSLQJ
out water after agitation stops and continue until spin is complete.
“Gurgling” :DWHUGUDLQSXPS :KHQWKHSXPSVWDUWVGUDZLQJLQDLU,WVWDUWVWRJXUJOH
The washer should then begin spinning and the sound will
continue until it is done spinning.
Water “swishing” 7KLVLVQRUPDO
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unit is agitating is normal, especially with smaller loads.
Washer is noisy :DVKHULVXQHYHQ 7ROHYHOWKHZDVKHUDGMXVWWKHOHYHOLQJOHJVE\URWDWLQJWKH
individual leg in the proper direction for up or down.