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TroubJeshooting Tips
PERFORHANCE (cont.}
Possible Causes
What To Do
Pilling
Result of normal wear on
•WhiIe this is not caused b_ the washer,you can slow the
polg-cotton blends and
pilling processbg washing garments insideout
fuzzy fabrics
Snags,holes, tears, rips
Pins,snaps, hooks, sharp
o Fastensnaps,hooks,buttons and zippers
or excessivewear"
buttons, belt buckles,
• Removelooseitems tike pins, objectsin pockets and
zippers and sharp objects
sharp buttons
left in pockets
• Turn knits(whichsnag easilgl insideout
Undiluted chlorinebleach
° Checkbleach package instructionsfor proper amount
• Neveradd undiluted bleach to wash or al!ow clothesto
come in contact with undiluted bleach
Chemicals like hair bleach or'
• Rinseitems that may have chemicalson them before
dye, permanent wove 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 hove enough room to move
water level
freely with water covering all of the clothes
Incorrect wash and
• Hatch Cycle selectionto the type of fabric you ore washing
dry cycles
(especially for easy care loads)
Repeated washing in
* Wash in warm or coid water
water that is too hot
SOUNDS
Possible Causes
What To Do
"Hetallic clicking"
Shiftermechanism is
• The drive systemwili engage at the start of agitate and
engaging or' disengaging
disengagewhen agitate is complete Thisoccurs multiple
times during the wash
Back and forth "swoosh"
Electric motor reversing
° This machine has a drive system that doesn't usegears..
or light "clicking" sound
direction
This sound isthe motor rotatingback and forth to agitate
during agitate
your laundry
Quick short agitation
Clothing redistribution
• At the end of agitate,the motor makes short agitation strokes
sounds at end of agitate
to redistribute the iood
"Click" when water
Relay switch
° The relay makesa clicksound when activated Thewater
stops filling
level activatesthe relay and stopsfilling
"Clicking" behind Control
Automatic Temperature
• Thisvalve mixesin cold and hot water.The "clicking"isthe
Panel during fill
Control Valve
vaive turning on and off
Water volume changes
Automatic Ternperature
• Thisvalve mixes in cold and hot water,Thesound changes
during fill
Control Valve
when the valvesare turned on and off
Hotor "whining up" or
Hotor ramping up/down
° Themotor witl speed up incrementally during the spin cycle
"coasting dawn"in spin
during spin cgcle
When spin is complete,it wilt coast anti! it stops
"Humming"
Water drain pump
° Thedrain pump will make a humming soundwhen 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 spinningand the soundwill
continue until it is done spinning
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