GE gcvh6800 User Manual
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Neverreachintowasherwhileitismoving.
Waituntilthemachinehascompletelystopped
beforeopeningthedoor.
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Donotmixchlorinebleachwithammonia
oracidssuchasvinegarand/orrustremover.
Mixingdifferentchemicalscanproduceatoxic
gaswhichmaycausedeath.
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Donotwashordryarticlesthathavebeen
cleanedin,washedin,soakedinorspotted
withcombustibleorexplosivesubstances(suchas
wax,oil,paint,gasoline,degreasers,dry-cleaning
solvents,kerosene,etc.)whichmayigniteor
explode.Donotaddthesesubstancestothe
washwater.Donotuseorplacethesesubstances
aroundyourwasherordryerduringoperation.
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Thelaundryprocesscanreducetheflame
retardancyoffabrics.Toavoidsucharesult,
carefullyfollowthegarmentmanufacturer’s
washandcareinstructions.
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Tominimizethepossibilityofelectricshock,
unplugthisappliancefromthepowersupply
ordisconnectthewasheratthebuilding’s
distributionpanelbyremovingthefuseor
switchingoffthecircuitbreakerbefore
attemptinganymaintenanceorcleaning.NOTe:
Pressingthepowerbuttondoes NOT disconnect
theappliancefromthepowersupply.
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Neverattempttooperatethisappliance
ifitisdamaged,malfunctioning,partially
disassembled,orhasmissingorbrokenparts,
includingadamagedcordorplug.
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Donotslamthewasherdoorclosed.Donottry
toforcethedooropenwhenlocked(LOCKED
indicatorON).Thiscouldresultindamageto
thewasher.
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Thewasherisequippedwithanelectrical
overloadprotector.Themotorwillstop
ifitbecomesoverheated.Thewasherwill
automaticallyrestartafteracool-down
periodofupto2hours,ifthewasher
hasnotbeenmanuallyturnedoff
duringthistime.
WHEn uSInG THE WaSHEr
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Turnoffwaterfaucetstorelievepressureon
hosesandvalvesandtominimizeleakageif
abreakorruptureshouldoccur.Checkthe
conditionofthefillhoses;GErecommends
changingthehosesevery5years.
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Beforediscardingawasher,orremovingit
fromservice,removethewasherdoortoprevent
childrenfromhidinginside.
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Donotattempttorepairorreplaceanypartof
thisapplianceunlessspecificallyrecommended
inthisOwner’sManual,orinpublisheduser-repair
instructionsthatyouunderstandandhavethe
skillstocarryout.
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Donottamperwithcontrols.
WHEn noT In uSE
rEad and FoLLoW THIS SaFETY InFormaTIon carEFuLLY.
SaVe THeSe INSTRUCTIONS
SaVe THeSe INSTRUCTIONS
Use this
appliance
only for its
intended
purpose as
described in
this Owner’s
Manual.
appliance
only for its
intended
purpose as
described in
this Owner’s
Manual.
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