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Contents

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Appliance Registration
Controls Setting Guide

Dryer Exhaust
Energy-Saving Tips

XVlillS

jL/iying

Lint Filter
Loading

Model and Serial Numbers
Operating the Dryer

Ferm. TOSS JJrying iips o­Problem Solver

Repair Service
Safety Instructions

Sorting
User Maintenance Instmctions 13

Warranty Back Cover

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6,7

13

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5,9,13

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10-12

15

3,4
5,8

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Use and Care of

models

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DDE0580G
BBG4580G

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l^ur Direct Line to Cjeneral Electric
The GE Answer Cenief 800,626.200®

Help US

help you...

Before using your dryer^
read tlife book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate
and maintain your new dryer
properly.

Keep it handy for answers to your
questions.

If you don’t understand something
or need more help, write (include

your phone number):
Consumer Affairs

General Electric Company
Appliance Park
Louisville, KY40225

If you received a
damaged dryer...

Immediately contact the dealer
(or builder) that sold you the
dryer.

Save time and money.

Before you request service...
check the Problem Solver on
pages 10-12. It lists causes of minor
operating problems that you can
correct yourself.

Write down the model
and serial numbers.

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

These numbers are also on the
Consumer Product Ownership
Registration Card that came with
your dryer. Before sending in this
card, please write these numbers
here:

Model Number

Serial Number

Use these numbers in any
correspondence or service calls
concerning your dryer.

To obtain Hispanic version of
this book, call
The GE Answer Center®

800.626.2000
consumer information service.
Toll-free.

Para obtener la version en
español de éste manual,
llame gratis a
The GÉ Answer Center®
servicio de información
para el consumidor,
teléfono 800.626.2000.

FOR YOUR SAFETY

If you smell gas:

1. Open windows

2. Don’t touch
electrical switches

3. Extinguish any open
flame

4. Immediately call
your gas supplier

FOR YOUR SAFETY

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

All drying liisti iiction terms in this book conform to the Care Labeling
Rule established by the Federal Trade Commission, January 1984.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS —Save These Instrectioiis

Mead all insiriicilons before using this appliance.

W4MNING—To reduce the risk
of fire, electric shock, or injury to
persons when using your
appliance, follow basic precautions,
including the following:

® Use this appliance only for its
intended purpose as described in

this Use and Care Book.
® This dryer mnst be properly

Insialled and located In
accordance with tlie Installation
Insirnctlons before it is used. If

you did not receive an Installation
Instructions sheet with your diyer,
you can obtain one by contacting
the service location nearest you,

—Properly ground to conform
with all governing codes and
ordinances. Follow details in

Installation Instructions.
—Locate where the temperature

is above 50°F. (10°C.) for satisfactory
Gyration of the dryer control

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stem. Do not install or store the

er where it will be exposed to

the weather.
—Connect to a properly rated,

protected and sized power-supply
circuit to avoid electrical overload.

—Exhausting 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.

® 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 otherwise
subjected to damage or stress.

® Do not repair or replace any part
of the appliance or attempt any

servicing unless specifically
recommended in this Use and Care

^^ook or in published user-repair

that you understand

i^nd have the skills to carry out.

To mliilmize the possIMlIty
of a fire haiard,

® Do not use heat to dry articles
containing rubber, plastic, or
similar materials (such as padded
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath

mats, rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic
bags, etc.) as these materials may
melt or bum. Also, some rubber
materials, when heated, can under
certain circumstances produce fire
by spontaneous combustion.

® Garments labeled “Dry Away
From Heat” (such as lifejackets
containing Kapok) must not be put
in your dryer.

® Do not wash or dry articles

that have been cleaned in, washed
in, soaked in, or spotted with
combustible or explosive substances

(such as gasoline, degreasers,
drycleaning solvents, kerosene, etc.)
which may give off vapors that
could ignite or explode. Do not use

such 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 salons,
restaurants or barber shops, etc.)
must not be placed in or near the
dryer until all traces of these
flammable liquids or solids and
their fumes 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.

® 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 area around and underneath
your appliance 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.

To miiiliiiize tlie possiblity
of Injury. , .

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

® Close supervision is necessary
if this appliance is used by or near
children. Do not allow cWldren to
play inside, on or with this appliance
or any discarded appliance. Dispose
of discarded appliances and shipping
or packing materials properly.
Before discarding a dryer, or
removing from service, remove the
door of the drying compartment.

® Keep all laundry aids (such

as detergents, bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of the reach of
children, preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings on
container labels to avoid personal
injury.

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

® 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 subsequent
dryer uses.

® The laundry process can reduce
the name retardancy of fabrics. To
avoid such a result, the garment
m.anijfacturer’s care instmctioiis
should be followed very carefully.

® Never climb on or stand on the
dryer top or door.

® Do not tamper with controls.

Important Safety Instructions (cofiiinued)

® To minimize the possibility
of electric shock, impiug this
appliance from the power supply
before attempting any mamieriance
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.

® Do not operate this appliance if
it is damaged, malfunctioning,
partially disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including
a damaged cord or plug.

© 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 may
turnon.

Dryer-applied feferle
softeners or aetl-statk
condltioners

You may wish to soften your
laundered fabrics or reduce the
static electricity in them. We
recommend you use either a
fabric softener in the wash cy^cie,
according to the manufacturer’s
instructions for those products, or
tiy a diyer-added product for which
the manufacturer gives written
assurance on the package that their
product can be safely used in your
dryer. Some of these dryer-added
softeners/conditioners have been
found to cause: ^ ^ ^

« Clogging of lint filter, restricting
air flow necessary for the proper
ftinctioning of the dryer.

® Coating of diyness sensors which
may result in prolonged or erratic
drying cycles. V - ^

® Excessive lint buildup inside the
dryer and in the ducting. Such lint
buildup in the area of the dryer
heat source can possibly result in
ignition of thelint.

® Corrosion and residue deposits
on fabric.

Any of the above-noted problems,
shortened dryer life, or other
unidentified problems which
directly or indirectly result fivm the
use of such conditioners are not
defects in material and worhnanship
u^er the terms of the warranty
accompanying this appliance and
accordingly are not covered thereby.

Service or performance problems
caused by the use of these products
are the responsibility of the
manufacturers of those products.

SAVE THESE :
INSTRUCTIONS

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How to operate your dryer

„WARNING—To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons,

the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

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NCmMAl KNITS NO HEAT

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Drying

Selections

Load \biir Dryer Properly. Set the Controls.

® Clean the lint filter each time the
dryer is used. Always be sure the
lint filter is in place. Don’t use the

dryer without it.
® Good sorting for the dryer begins

at the washer. Generally, if clothes
are sorted right for washing, they’re
sorted right for drying. See page 8

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various types of fabrics in your
load, set the controls for the

Jighter-weight fabrics and remove

|hen dry. Reset controls for the

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See the Controls Setting Guide on
pages 6 and 7.

O Set Drying Selections switch.

@ Ibrn Cycle Selector to desired

cycle setting.

@ Push START switch to start
dryer. (Opening the door during
operation stops the dryer. To
restart, close the door and push the
START switch.)

GENEIiAL^ELECTRIC

Keevy Dufy Auiófnàtic Dryer

PERMANENT PRESS WITH COCK DOWN

WTien electric model is installed on

Ì20V power supply; (instead of

240V):
® The dryer operates at a reduced

wattage, requiring drying times

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® Use NORMAL instead of LOW

drying temperature. The LOW

tCuiperature Will not be satisfactory

at the reduced wattage.

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Polyester Knits &
Permanent Press drying tips

• DO NOT OVERLOAD­Garments being dried or
dewrinkled should tumble freely.

® REMOVE CLOTHES
PROMPTLY—To help prevent
wrinkling, remove from the dryer
promptly at the end of the drying
cycles.

® PLACE ON HANGERS

Permanent Press and Polyester
Knit garments look best if placed
on hangers after drying.

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