Frigidaire GLER341CDC0, FGR231CAS4 Owner’s Manual

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For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire

or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other

appliance.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

o Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone in your building.

Clear the room, building or area of all occupants.

Immediately calI your gas supplier from a neighbor's phone. FolIowthe gassupplier's instructions.

if you cannot reach your gas supplier, call the fire department.

installation and service must be performed by a qualified installer, service agency or the gas supplier.

Contents

Product Registration ........................ 2

Important Safety Instructions ........ 2-3

Drying Procedures ........................... 4

Features.......................................... 5

Common Drying Problems .............. 5

Care and Cleaning ......................... 6

Avoid Service Checklist ................... 7

Service ........................................... 8

Product Registration

Thank you for choosing this dryer.

This owner's guide will explain proper

operation and care.

Record Your Model and Serial

Numbers

Record below the model and serial

numbers found on the dryer serial

plate located on the left side of the

door opening. Keep these numbers for

futu re reference.

Model Number

Serial Number

Date of Purchase

Register Your Product

Theself-addressed PRODUCT

REGISTRATION CARD should be filled

in completely, signed and returned.

Important Safety Instructions

Read aft instructions before using this dryer.

To reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock, or injury to persons when

using this dryer, comply with the basicwarnings listed below.

Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.

Prevent Fire

Do not dry items that have been previously cleaned in, soaked in, or

spotted with gasoline, cleaning solvents, kerosene, waxes, etc. Do not store these

items on or near the dryer. These substances give off vapors or chemical reactions

that could ignite or explode.

Do not place items exposed to cooking oils in your dryer. Items

contaminated with cooking oils may contribute to a chemical reaction that could

cause a load to catch fire.

_To prevent fire, do not useheat to dry items containing plastic, foam

rubber or similarly textured rubberdike materials, or items containing feathers or

down. Use Air Fluff (No Heat) only.

Clean the lint screen before or after each load. The interior of the

driver,lint screen housing and exhaust duct should be cleaned approximately every

18 months by qualified service personnel. An excessiveamount of lint build-up in

these areas could result in inefficient drying and possible fire. See Care and

Cleaning, page 6.

Do not operate the dryer if the lint screen is blocked, damaged or

missing. Firehazard, overheating and damage to fabrics canoccur. Ifyour dryer has

a drying rack, always replace the lint screen when finished using the drying rack.

Keep area around the exhaust opening and surrounding areasfree

from the accumulation of lint, dust and dirt.

Do not obstruct the flow of ventilating air. Do not stack or place

laundry or throw rugs against the front or back of the dryer.

Do not spray any type of aerosol into, on or near dryer at any time.

Do not use fabric softeners or products to eliminate static unless

recommended by the manufacturer of the fabric softener or product.

Failureto comply with thesewarnings could result infire, explosion, seriousbodily

injury and/or damage to the rubber or plastic parts of the dryer.

Printed in U,SA_

°1997 White Consolidated Industries, Inc

All rights reserved,

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This Owner's Guide provides general

operating instructions for you rdryer.

It alsocontains information about

features for severalother models.

Your dryer may not have every

feature included.

Use the dryer only asinstructed in

this Owner's Guide and the

Operating Instructions card

included with your dryer.

Protect Children

Do not allow children to play on or in the dryer. Closesupervision of

children is necessarywhen the dryer isused near children. As children grow, teach

them tile proper, safe use of all appliances.

Destroy the carton, plastic bag and other packing materials after the

dryer is unpacked. Children might use them for play. Cartons covered with rugs,

bedspreads or plastic sheets can become airtight chambers.

Keep laundry products out of children's reach. To prevent personal

injury, observe all warnings on product labels.

Avoid fire hazard or

electrical shock. Do not use an adaptor

plug or extension cord or remove

grounding prong from electrical power

cord. Failureto followthiswarning can

cause serious injuB/, fire or death.

14-30R

FUSED30AMP

120/240VOR

!20/208V

WALL DRYER

RECEPTACLE SERVmCECORD

CORRECT

Use this way ONLY

GAS DRYERS:

Grounding type

wall receptacle

Do not under

any circumstances

cut_ remove,

or bypass

the grounding prong

from this plug. j

Power supply

cord with 3@rong

grounding plug

CORREC[

Note: The instructions appearing in this

Owner's Guide are not meant to cover

every possible condition and situation

that may occur. Common senseand

caution must be practiced when

installing, operating and maintaining

any appliance.

Before tile dryer is removed from service or discarded, remove the

dryer door to prevent accidental entrapment.

Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious )ersonal injuries.

Prevent Injury

To prevent shock hazard and assure stability during operation, the

dryer must be installed and electrically grounded by a qualified service person in

accordance with local codes. Installation instructions are packed in the dryer for the

installer's reference. Refer to INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONSfor detailed grounding

procedures. If the dryer ismoved to a new location, have it checked and reinstalled

by a qualified service person.

To prevent personal injury or damage to the dryer, the electrical

power cord must be plugged into aproperly grounded system. The thirdgrounding

prong must never be removed. Never ground the dryer to agas pipe. Do not

use an extension cord or an adaptor ptug.

ALWAYS disconnect the dryer from the electrical supply before

attempting any service or cleaning. Failure to do so can result in electrical shock or

injury.

Do not use any type spray cleanser when cleaning dryer interior.

Hazardous fumes or electrical shock could occur.

To prevent injury, do not reach into the dryer if the drum is moving.

Wait until tile dryer hasstopped completely before reaching into tile drum.

To prevent injury and damage to the dryer:

Aft repairs and servicing must be performed by an authorized servicer

unless specifically recommended in this Owner's Guide. Use only authorized

factory parts.

Do not tamper with controls.

Do not install or store the dryer where it will be exposed to the weather.

A thermal limiter switch automatically turns off the motor in the unlikely event

of an overheated situation (electric dryers only). A servicetechnician must replacethe

thermal limiter switch after correcting the fault.

Failure to comply with these warnings could result in serious personal injuries.

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