GE DCVH515, DBVH512, DHDVH52 User Manual

Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . 2–5

Operating Instructions

Control Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6–8

Cycle Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9, 10

Dryer Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Loading and Using

the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16, 17

Reversing the Door Swing . . . .12–15

Venting the Dryer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Troubleshooting Tips . . . .19–21

Consumer Support

Consumer Support . . . . . Back Cover

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

ge.com

Dryers

175D1807P550 49-90282 12-05 JR

Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

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.

■ 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.

■ 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 the colored protective film from both

the control panel and the door.

■ Remove all sharp packing items and dispose

of all shipping materials properly.

■ Do not remove the vent protector from the

back of the dryer.

■ Pull the protector out and down to its lowest

position and connect the exhaust duct to the dryer. The lowered protector will prevent the duct from getting crushed.

Exhaust/Ducting:

Dryers MUST be exhausted to the outside 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.

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 ge.com, or by calling 800.GE.CARES (800.432.2737).

Consumer SupportTroubleshooting TipsOperating InstructionsSafety Instructions

ge.com

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING.

WARNING!

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.) 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.

■ 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

■ 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 building’s 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: Pressing START, STOP or POWER does NOT disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

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.

■

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

Consumer SupportTroubleshooting TipsOperating InstructionsSafety Instructions

ge.com

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

About the dryer control panel.

You can locate your model number at the top inside of the door opening.

Model DHDVH52

Model DCVH515

Model DBVH512

ENSOR DRY

IXED LOAD

OLD

IXED LOAD

OLD

3 S

TORE

3 S

TORE

OWER

AST CARE

OTTONS

OWER

AST CARE

OTTONS

CTIVE WARE

MY CYCLE

CTIVE WEAR

MY CYCLE

DRYING DAMP COOL DOWN

DELAY CLEAN LINT FILTER

STIMATED TIME REMAINING

ELICATES

DRYING DAMP COOL DOWN

DELAY CLEAN LINT FILTER

STIMATED TIME REMAINING

ELICATES

PEED DRY

EWRINKLE

IMED DRY

IR FLUFF

(

NO HEAT

IMED DRY

TART

AUSE

TART

AUSE

IME DRY

)

ADJUST

OLD

ADJUST

TIME

OLD

3 S

ELAY

OCK

TART

ONTROL

ENSOR DRY LEVEL

XTEND

UMBLE

AMP

TIME

LERT

IGNAL

MORE DRY

LESS DRY

RY TEMP

IGH

EDIUM

DRY

XTRA LOW

AMP

NO H

EAT

(

)

TIMED DRY

3 S

ELAY

OCK

TART

ONTROL

RY TEMP

NTI-

ACTERIAL

XTRA LOW

IGH

EDIUM

DRY

AMP

E T

XTEND UMBLE

D A

IGNAL

ENSOR DRY LEVEL

MORE DRY

AMP LERT

LESS DRY

ENSOR DRY

CTIVE WEAR

AST CARE

IXED LOAD

OWER

OTTONS

ELICATES

DRYING DAMP COOL DOWN

DELAY CLEAN LINT FILTER

STIMATED TIME REMAINING

PEED DRY

ARM UP

EWRINKLE

IR FLUFF

(

NO HEAT

IMED DRY

TART

AUSE

IME DRY

)

OLD

ADJUST

TIME

3 S

ELAY

OCK

TART

ONTROL

RY TEMP

NTI-

ACTERIAL

XTRA LOW

IGH

EDIUM

DRY

AMP

E T

XTEND UMBLE

D A

IGNAL

ENSOR DRY LEVEL

MORE DRY

AMP LERT

LESS DRY

Consumer SupportTroubleshooting TipsOperating InstructionsSafety Instructions

ge.com

Power

Press to “wake up” the display. If the display is active, press to put the dryer in the standby mode.

NOTE: Pressing POWER does not disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

Dry Cycles

The dry cycle controls the length and tumble speed of the drying process. The chart below will help you match the dry setting with the loads.

Sensor Cycles

COTTONS For cottons and most linens.

MIXED LOAD For loads consisting of cottons and poly-blends.

EASY CARE For wrinkle-free and permanent press items.

ACTIVE WEAR Clothing worn for active sports exercise and some casual wear. Fabrics include new technology finishes

and stretch fibers such as Spandex.

DELICATES For lingerie and special-care fabrics.

DRYEL

™

Designed for use with the DRYEL™“dry clean only” fabric care system. See product package for directions. For questions or issues related to use and performance of DRYEL™, see the Website at: www.dryel.com.

SPEED DRY For small loads that are needed in a hurry, such as sports or school uniforms. Can also be used if the

previous cycle left some items damp, such as collars or waistbands.

Timed Dry Cycles

DEWRINKLE For removing wrinkles from items that are dry or slightly damp. This cycle is not recommended for

delicate fabrics.

WARM UP Provides 10 minutes of warming time to warm up clothes.

AIR FLUFF Use this feature to tumble items without heat.

My Cycle (on some models)

MY CYCLE Press to use, create or modify custom dry cycles.

Timed Dry

Use to set your own dry time. TIMED DRY is also recommended for small loads. To use TIMED DRY:

1. Turn dry cycle dial to TIMED DRY.

2. Select the drying time by pressing the + and – buttons.

3. Select the DRY TEMP.

4. Close the door.

5. Press START.

Sensor Dry Level

The sensor continuously monitors the amount of moisture in the load. When the moisture in your clothes reaches your selected dry level, the dryer will stop.

MORE DRY Use for heavy or mixed type of fabrics.

DRY Use for normal dryness level suitable for most loads. This is the preferred cycle

for energy saving.

LESS DRY Use for lighter fabric (ideal for ironing).

DAMP For leaving items partially damp.

Operating Instructions Safety InstructionsConsumer Support Troubleshooting Tips

About the dryer control panel.

Dry Temp

You can change the temperature of your dry cycle.

ANTI-BACTERIAL This option may only be used with COTTONS or MIXED LOAD cycles. This option reduces certain

types of bacteria by 99.9%, including: Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae*. The anti-bacterial process occurs when high heat is used during a portion of this drying cycle.

NOTE: Do not use this cycle on delicate fabrics. * The Anti-Bacterial Cycle is Certified by NSF International (formerly National Sanitation Foundation)

to NSF Protocol P154 Sanitization Performance of Residential Clothes Dryers.

HIGH For regular to heavy cottons.

MEDIUM For synthetics, blends and items labeled permanent press.

LOW For delicates, synthetics and items labeled Tumble Dry Low.

EXTRA LOW For lingerie and special-care fabrics.

NO HEAT Can only be used with TIMED DRY.

START

Press to start a dry cycle. If the dryer is running, press it once and it will pause the dryer. Press it again to restart the dry cycle.

My Cycle (on some models)

Set up your favorite combination of settings and save them here for one touch recall. These custom settings can be set while a cycle is in progress.

To store a MY CYCLE combination of settings:

1. Select your drying cycle.

2. Change DRY TEMP and SENSOR DRY LEVEL settings to fit your needs.

3. Select any drying OPTIONS you want.

4. Press and hold the pad for three seconds to store your selection. A beep will sound

and the pad will light up.

To recall your stored MY CYCLE combination: Press the MY CYCLE button before drying a load.

To change your stored MY CYCLE combination: Follow steps 1–4 in “To store a MY CYCLE combination of settings”.

MY CYCLE

+ 16 hidden pages