GE DTSR495, DHDSR48, DBB5000 User Manual

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DBB5000

DHDSR48

DTSR495
DWSR405
DWXR485

EED6500

EGD6500

Owner’s Manual

Dryers

500A374P025 175D1807P504 49-90236 03-05 JR

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 2–4

Operating Instructions

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Dryer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . .7, 8

Loading and Using the Dryer . . .9

Reversing the Door . . . . . . . . . . .8

Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . .10

Troubleshooting Tips . . . . 11, 12

Consumer Support

Consumer Support . . . Back Cover

Product Registration . . . . . . 13, 14

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Write the model and serial
numbers here:

Model # __________________

Serial #____________________

You can find them on a label
on the front of the dryer
behind the door.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act

This act requires the governor of California to publish a list of substances known to the state to cause cancer,
birth defects or other reproductive harm and requires businesses to warn customers of potential exposure
to such substances.

Gas appliances can cause minor exposure to four of these substances, namely benzene, carbon monoxide,
formaldehyde and soot, caused primarily by the incomplete combustion of natural gas or LP fuels.

Properly adjusted dryers will minimize incomplete combustion. Exposure to these substances can be
minimized further by properly venting the dryer to the outdoors.

WARNING!

For your safety, the information in this manual must be followed to minimize the risk of fire
or explosion, electric shock, or to prevent property damage, personal injury, or death.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS:

Do not try to light a match, or cigarette, or

turn on any gas or electrical 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 call your gas supplier from

a neighbor’s phone. Follow the gas
supplier’s instructions carefully.

If you cannot reach your gas supplier,

call the fire department.

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■ Do not store or use gasoline or other

flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.

■ Installation and service must be performed

by a qualified installer, service agency or
the gas supplier.

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Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

■ Properly ground dryer to conform with all
governing codes and ordinances. Follow details
in Installation Instructions.

■ Install or store where it will not be exposed to
temperatures below freezing or exposed to
the weather.

■ Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized
power supply circuit to avoid electrical overload.

■ Remove all sharp packing items and dispose of
all shipping materials properly.

Exhaust/Ducting:

Gas dryers MUST be exhausted to the outside.

Use only rigid metal 4″ diameter ductwork
inside the dryer cabinet. Use only rigid metal
or flexible metal 4″ diameter ductwork for
exhausting to the outside. USE OF PLASTIC OR

OTHER COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A
FIRE. PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A FIRE
IF IT COLLAPSES OR BECOMES OTHERWISE
RESTRICTED IN USE OR DURING INSTALLATION.

For complete details, follow the Installation
Instructions.

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PROPER INSTALLATION

This dryer must be properly installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions
before it is used. If you did not receive an Installation Instructions sheet, you can receive one by
visiting GEAppliances.com, or by calling 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737).

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Consumer SupportTroubleshooting TipsOperating InstructionsSafety Instructions

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YOUR LAUNDRY AREA

■ Keep the area underneath and around your
appliances free of combustible materials
(lint, paper, rags, etc.), gasoline, chemicals
and other flammable vapors and liquids.

■ Keep the floor around your appliances clean
and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.

■ Close supervision is necessary if this appliance
is used by or near children. Do not allow
children to

play on, with or inside this or

any other appliance.

■ Keep all laundry aids (such as detergents,
bleaches, etc.) out of the reach of children,
preferably in a locked cabinet. Observe all
warnings on container labels to avoid injury.

■ Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER

■ Never reach into the dryer while the drum is
moving. Before loading, unloading or adding
clothes, wait until the drum has completely
stopped.

■ Clean the lint filter before each load to prevent
lint accumulation inside the dryer or in the
room. DO NOT OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT

THE LINT FILTER IN PLACE.

■ Do not wash or dry articles that have been
cleaned in, washed in, soaked in, or spotted
with combustible or explosive substances (such as
wax, oil, paint, gasoline, degreasers, dry-cleaning
solvents, kerosene, etc.). These substances give
off vapors that may ignite or explode. Do not add
these substances to the wash water. Do not use or
place these substances around your washer or
dryer during operation.

■ 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 clothes load to catch fire

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■ Any article on which you have used a cleaning
solvent or that contains flammable materials
(such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in
beauty salons, restaurants or barber shops, etc.)
must not be placed in or near the dryer until
solvents or flammable materials have been
removed. There are many highly flammable
items used in homes such as acetone, denatured
alcohol, gasoline, kerosene, some household
cleaners, some spot removers, turpentines,
waxes, wax removers and products containing
petroleum distillates.

■ The laundry process can reduce the flame
retardancy of fabrics. To avoid such a result,
carefully follow the garment manufacturer’s
care instructions.

■ Do not dry articles containing rubber, plastic,
foam, or similar materials such as padded bras,
tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs, baby
pants, plastic bags, pillows, etc., that may melt or
burn. Some rubber materials, when heated, can
under certain circumstances produce fire by
spontaneous combustion.

■ Do not store plastic, paper or clothing that may
burn or melt on top of the dryer during operation.

■ Garments labeled Dry Away from Heat or Do Not
Tumble Dry (such as life jackets containing Kapok)

must not be put in your dryer.

■ Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.

■ To minimize the possibility of electric shock,
unplug this appliance from the power supply
or disconnect the dryer at the household
distribution panel by removing the fuse or
switching off the circuit breaker before
attempting any maintenance or cleaning
(except the removal and cleaning of the lint
filter). NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector knob
to an off position, or pressing PAUSE does NOT
disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

WARNING!

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WARNING!

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER (cont.)

■ Never attempt to operate this appliance
if it is damaged, malfunctioning, partially
disassembled, or has missing or broken parts,
including a damaged cord or plug.

■ The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer should be
cleaned at least once a year by a qualified
technician. See the Loading and Using the Dryer
section.

■ If yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an
automatic electric ignition and does not have a
pilot light. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO LIGHT WITH A
MATCH. Burns may result from having your hand
in the vicinity of the burner when the automatic
ignition turns on.

■ You may wish to soften your laundered fabrics
or reduce the static electricity in them by using
a dryer-applied fabric softener or an anti-static
conditioner. We recommend you use either a
fabric softener in the wash cycle, according to
the manufacturer’s instructions for those
products, or try a dryer-added product for
which the manufacturer gives written assurance
on the package that their product can be safely
used in your dryer. Service or performance
problems caused by use of these products are
the responsibility of the manufacturers of those
products and are not covered under the warranty
to this appliance.

Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WHEN NOT USING YOUR DRYER

■ Grasp the plug firmly when disconnecting this
appliance to avoid damage to the cord while
pulling. Place the cord away from traffic areas
so it will not be stepped on, tripped over or
subjected to damage.

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Do not attempt to repair or replace any part of
this appliance or attempt any servicing unless
specifically recommended in this Owner’s Manual
or in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the skills to carry out.

■ Before discarding a dryer, or removing it from
service, remove the dryer door to prevent
children from hiding inside.

■ Do not tamper with controls.

READ AND FOLLOW THIS SAFETY INFORMATION CAREFULLY.

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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About the dryer control panel.

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You can locate your model number on the label on the front of the dryer behind the door.
Throughout this manual, features and appearance may vary from your model.

Models DWSR405, DBB5000 and DTSR495

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Model DWXR485

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Models EED6500 and EGD6500

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Model DHDSR48

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