GE WSM2420S - Manual (Page 20)

QUESTIONS?
USE PROBLEM SOLVER
PROBLEM
WASHER OR DRYER
WON’T START
WON’T DRAIN
WATER LEAKS
WASHER WON’T
SPIN AND
COMPLETE CYCLE
CLOTHES ARE
ABNORMALLY
WET
APPLIANCE IS
NOISY
WATER
TEMPERATURE
INCORRECT
WASHER PAUSES
IN CYCLE
POSSIBLE CAUSE
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Make sure controls are properly set and washer cycle selector is pulled out or dryer
button is pushed.
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Appliance unplugged. Make sure cord is firmly plugged into electrical outlet.
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No power to appliance. Check fuses and circuit breakers to make sure appliance is
getting current.
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Dryer door is open. Dryer will not run with. door open. Make sure washer lid is closed.
Washer will fill but will not spin with lid open.
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sure both hot and cold faucets are turned on.
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Kinked or pinched hose. Check and correct.
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of drain outlet should be less than 6 feet above the floor.
Make sure hose connections are tight at faucets.
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Make sure end of drain hose is correctly inserted into and secured to drain facility.
Lid not closed. Washer will not progress through spin cycle with lid up. Make sure
lid is closed.
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Load may have been excessively out of balance. Redistribute clothes and rerun through
spin.
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Heavily unbalanced loads can cause the washer to vibrate excessively during spin, and
may cause it to move from its original position. To correct, open the lid and redistribute
the load evenly about the wash basket. Close the
and
“clicks” heard as timer advances during operation are normal.
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Uneven floor. Make sure appliance is level to floor.
Faucets turned off. Make sure faucets are on and adjusted correctly.
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Hoses kinked. Check and correct.
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Clogged screen in water valve. Unscrew hose from washer and clean screen if
necessary. When reassembling, make hand tight plus 1/3 turn with pliers.
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Faucets not adjusted to give desired temperature. Readjust them.
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Household water heater not set to deliver correct to
(60° to Reset it.
Water valve screens may be clogged. Remove inlet hoses from water valve. Clean
the screens and reinstall the hoses.
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Make sure selector controls are properly set.
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Make sure hoses are connected to correct faucets—hot to hot, cold to cold.
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Washer normally pauses about 1/2 minute in progressing from one portion of its cycle
to the next.
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Alternate pauses in the agitation are normal in the delicate wash cycle. Agitation will
resume in 1-2 minutes.
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The brief pause in the final spin of each cycle is operation for this washer.
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