GE DBLR333GT, DBLR333ET User Manual

DBLR333ET DBLR333GT

GE Appliances

GE Answer Center®800.626.2000

Owner’s Manual

Part No. 175D1807P184 Pub. No. 49-9926

Dryers

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

GASOLINE & FLAMMABLE VAPORS

■ 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.

IF YOU THINK 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.

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.

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 loss of life.

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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 calling us toll-free at the GE Answer Center

, 800.626.2000.

PROPER INSTALLATION

■ 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

exhausted to the outside.

Exhausting electric dryers to the outside is

strongly

recommended

to prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from being blown into the room.

Use only rigid metal or flexible metal 4

″diameter

ductwork inside the dryer cabinet or 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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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

YOUR LAUNDRY AREA

■Keep the area underneath

and around your appliances free of combustible materials, such as lint, paper, rags, chemicals, etc.

■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.) which 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.

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Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described in this Owner’s Manual.

■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, 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

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 does

NOT

disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WHEN USING YOUR DRYER

■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

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 off.

■You may wish to soften your

laundered fabrics or reduce the static electricity in them, by using a dryer-applied fabric softener or an antistatic 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.

WARNING!

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