About special features, Option 1: set concentration settings, Option 2: smartdispense – GE GTWS8655DMC User Manual

Page 10: Tank cleaning

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1

Enter Special Features mode. See To Enter Special

Features section above.

2

Remove all articles from the washer basket.

3

Press the Extra Rinse button.

The My Settings and lights will go out. The Start

button light will blink. The corresponding Tank Levels

lights will show the current tank level.

4

Press the Start button.

The tank will dispense for the minutes shown in the

display to empty the selected tank. The Tank Levels

lights will cycle 0,1,2,3,4,5,4,3,2,1,0 until the flush is

finished.
Once finished, the Tank Level will indicate an empty tank

(a single blinking red LED light) and the Start button will

be lit. You can (repeatedly) refill the tank with water and

press the Start button to rinse out the tank as needed.
NOTE: If you suspect that the dispenser is plugged, add

lemon juice to make the water slightly acidic.

5

Press the Power button to exit (when the tank is

empty).

This function will automatically exit if neither button is

pressed for 2 hours.
NOTE: Bulk tank flush is recommended if you:
1)

Change detergent or softener brands

2)

Accidently add softener to the detergent tank or

vice versa

3)

Put powdered detergent in the detergent tank

4)

Put non-concentrated fabric softener in the

softener tank

10

About special features.

To Enter Special Features

To enter the bulk tank Special Features Mode:

1

Press the Power button.

2

Simultaneously press and hold either the

Detergent Tank On and Detergent Cup Amount buttons

for 3 seconds

or
Softener Tank On
and Softener Cup Amount buttons for

3 seconds
The My Settings and

Extra Rinse lights will flash to

indicate you are in the Special Features Mode.

OR

Option 1: Set Concentration Settings

NOTE: During initial installation, or if the household

water pressure dramatically changes, the bulk

dispenser will change to accommodate your homes’

unique water pressure. Wait a few wash cycles before

changing concentrations.
The factory default concentration settings are 1.5 oz

(44 ml) for detergent and 1.0 oz (30 ml) for softener.

To allow maximum user flexibility either of these can

be changed to between 0.5 and 10 ounces.

1

Enter Special Features mode. See To Enter Special

Features section above.

2

Press the My Settings button.

The My Settings and the chosen (Detergent or Softener)

3 Cup Amount lights will come on and the Extra Rinse

light will go out. The display will show “10 times in ounces”

the current concentration setting (e.g. 15 represents 1.5

ounces). This amount will be dispensed when 2 (of the 3)

Cup Amount lights are lit.

3

Turn the cycle knob clockwise to increase or

counter-clockwise to decrease the setting (within

preset limits). Each click increases or decreases Level

2 (standard amount) by 1/2 ounce. Levels 1 & 3

change proportionally.

4

Press the Cup Amount button to save the new

setting.

This function will then exit and the display will reflect

whatever cycle the cycle knob is on.
To exit without changing the setting, press the Power

button. This function will automatically exit (without

saving) if neither button is pressed within 1 minute.

Option 2: SmartDispense

TM

Tank Cleaning

The following table shows the approximate amount dispensed (oz) at each Cup Amount setting (1, 2 or 3) for each

Concentration Setting:
Concentration

Setting

5

10

15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

55

60

65 70

75

80

85

90

95

100

200 100 67 50 40 33 29 25 22 20

18

17

15 14

13

13

12

11

11

10

0.6

1.3

1.9 2.5 3.1 3.8 4.4 5.0 5.6 6.3 6.9 7.5 8.1 8.8 9.4 10.0 10.6 11.3 11.9 12.5

0.5

1.0

1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.5

10.0

0.4

0.8

1.1 1.5 1.9 2.3 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.8 4.1 4.5 4.9 5.3 5.6

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.1

7.5

Number of

Loads*

* For a 100 oz (2957 ml) bottle for normal ( ) setting.

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