GE DBXR453ET, DBXR453GT User Manual

Models: DBXR453ET DBXR453GT

Dryer

Owner's Manual

Important Safety Information

Operating Instructions

The Controls on Your Dryer Other Dryer Features

Helpful Information

Specialized Fabric Guide Loading Suggestions

Care of Product

If Something Goes Wrong

Before You Call For Service

Venting the Dryer GE Service Numbers

Warranty, Back Cover

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Welcome to the GE family. We're proud of our quality products and

we believe in dependable service. You'll see it in this easy-to-use

manual and you'll hear it in the

friendly voices of our customer

service department.

Best of :all, you'll experience these values each time you do

the laundry. That's important, because your new dryer will be part of your family fo,r a long time.

Before using

your

dryer

Staple your receipt to the inside back cover of this manual.

Write dovm the model and serial

numbers here. They are on the label

on the front of the dryer behind the door.

Model numJ_er

Serial number

Date of purd_hase

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help you

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Before you call for service,

there are a few things you can do to help us serve you better.

Read this manual. It contains

instructions to help you use and

maintain your dryer properly.

Save time and money. Check the section titled "If Something Goe,;

Wrong" before calling. This sec-

tion was designed to solve common problems you might encounter.

If you do need service, you can relax knowing help is only a phone

call away A list of toll-free customer service numbers is included on the

inside back cover. Or call the GE Answer C,enter® at 800.626.2000,

24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Para obtener la versi6n en espafiol de este manual, ]lame a

GE Answer Center . servicio de infonnaci6n para e] consumidor,

tel_fono 800.626.2000.

Read all safety information before using

,_I_WARNING: For your safety the information in this manual must be

followed to minimize the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property

daraage, personal injury or loss of life.

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors

anct 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 SMELL GAS

1 Do not try to light any appliance.

Do not touch any electrical switch; do not use any phone

in your building.

3 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.

5 If you cannot reach your gas

supplier, call the fire department.

_J_ 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.

Read all safety information before using

To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including

the following sections.

Use this appliance only for its intended purpose as described

in this Owner's Manual.

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

with your dryer, you can obtain one by calling, toll free, the GE

Answer Center ®, 800.626.2000.

Properly ground to conform with all governing codes and

ordinances. Follow details in Installation Instructions.

-- Install or store where the tempera- ture is above 50°F. (10°C.). Do

not install the dryer where it will

be exposed to the weather.

- Connect to a properly rated, protected and sized power supply

circuit to avoid electrical overload.

Gas dryers MUST be exhausted to the outside. Carefully follow the Exhausting details in the

Install ation Instructions.

Exhausting electric dryers to the outside is STRONGLY

RECOMMENDED to prevent large amounts of moisture and lint from being blown into the room. Carefully follow the Exhausting details in the

Installation Instructions.

Do not repair or replace any part of the 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 carr¢ out.

When disconnecting this

appliance pull by the plug rather than the cord to avoid damage to

the cord or junction of cord and plug. Make sure that the cord

is located so that it will not be stepped on, tripped over or

othervdse subjected to damage

or stress.

ExhaustDuct--SeeInstallation Instructions. Useonly rigid metal

or flexible metal 4" diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet

or for exhausting to the outside. USEOFPLASTICOR OTHER

COMBUSTIBLE DUCTWORK CAN CAUSEA FIRE. PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSEA FIRE IF IT COL-

LAPSESOR BECOMESOTHER- WISERESTRICTEDIN USE OR DURING INSTALLATION.

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.) as these materials may melt or burn. Also, some rubber materials, when heated, can

under certain circumstances

Do not wash or dry articles that have been cleaned in, washed

in, soaked in, or spotted with combustible or explosiwe substances (such as wax, paint,

oil, gasoline, degreasers, dry- cleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.)

which may ignite or explode. Do

not add these substances to the

wash water. I)o not use these

substances around your washer and/or dryer during operation.

Any article on which you have

used a cleaning solvent, or

which contains flammable

materials (such as cleaning cloths, mops, towels used in

beauty salon.s, restaurants, or barber shops, etc.) m'ust not be placed in or near the

dryer until all traces of these flammable liquids or solids

and their fi_r.aes have been

produce fire by spontaneous

combustion.

• Do not store items that may burn or melt (such as clothing, paper material, plastics or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer during operation.

• Garments labeled "Dry Away

from Heat" or "Do not Tumble

Dry" (such as life jackets contain- ing Kapok) must not be put in

your dryer.

removed. There are many highly flamntable 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.

Read

all safety information before using

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.

Keep the area around and underneath your appliances

free from the accumulation of combustible materials, such as lint, paper, rags,

chemicals, etc.

• The interior of the machine and the exhaust duct

connection inside the dryer should be cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.

• Never reach into the dryer

while the drum is moving.

Before loading, unloading or adding clothes, wait until the drum has completely stopped.

• Do not dry fiberglass articles in your dryer. Skin irritation could result from the remaining

glass particles that may be picked up by clothing during subse- quent dryer uses.

• The laundry process can reduce the flame retardancy

of fabrics. To avoid such a result, the garment manufacturer's

care instructions should be followed very carefully.

• Close supervision is necessary if this appliance is used by or

near children. Do not allow children to play in,fide, on,

or with this appliance or any discarded appliance. Dispose of discarded appliances and

shippir.g or packing materials properity. Before discarding a dryer, or removing from service, remove the door of the dryer

compm:tment.

• Keep all laundry aids (such as dete:_gents, bleaches, fabric

softeners, etc.) out: of the reach of children, preferably in a

locked cabinet. Observe all warnings on container labels

to aw)id personal injury.

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

• To minimize the possibility of eleclric shock, unplug this appliance from the power supply or di,;connect the dryer at the housel_old distribution panel by

removing the fuse or switching off the circuit breaker before

attempting any maintenance or

cleaning (except the removal and cleaniEg of the lint filter).

• NOTE:', Turning the Cycle Selector knob to a:n OFF

position does NOT disconnect the appliance from the power supply.

• Do not tamper with the controls.

• Do not operate this appliance if it is damaged,malfunctioning, partially disassembled,or hasmissingor broken parts, including adamagedcord

or plug.

• Never climb on or standon the dryer top.

• If yoursisa gasdryer, it is equipped with an automatic electric ignition and doesnot haveapilot light. DO NOT

ATTEMPT TO LIGHT WITH A MATCH. Burnsmayresult

from havingyour hand in the

vicinity of the burner when the

automatic ignition may turn on.

You maywishto softenyour

laundered fabricsorreduce the staticelectricity in them

byusingdryer-applied fabric softenersor ananti-static

conditioner. Werecommend you useeither afabric softener

in the washcycle,according to

the manufacmrer's instructions

for those products,or mea

dryer-addedproduct for which the manufacLurergives_ritten

assuranceon the packagethat their product canbesafelyused

in your dryer. Serviceor performance prob-

lems causedbythe useof these

products are the responsibility of the manufacturersof those

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

products andarenot covered under thewarrantyof this

appliance.

The controls

on your dryer

START

FABRICCARE

CO'I-rONS PI'RM. PRESS

IVIED.HEAT

KNITS FLLIFF

DEUCATES NO]-IEAT LOWHEAT

_ Clean the Lint Filter

Clean the lint filter each time you use the dryer. CAUTION: Do not operate the dryer without the lint filter

in place.

A FabricCan;Selections

Always follow Fabric Manufacturer's Care Label or instnactions when laundering. Use this chart as a general guide.

Drying Selections Usage

For regular to heavy cottons.

For synthetics, blends and items labeled "permanent press."

For delicates, synthetics and items labeled "tumble dry low."

II!II!iN I;N_

For "fluffing" items without heat. Use

the "timed Dry cycle.

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