GE DDE4107S, DDE4100S Use And Care Manual

Dryer

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Safe~lnstructions....................3-5

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, Operating Instructions, Tips

Cycle Settings

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Energy-Saving Tips ........................................5

Knits Drying Tips

.........,......,....................6,

Lint Filter

......................................................6,

........................................................6,

Operating the

Dryer.......................................6

Permanent Press Drying Tips........6, 11, 12

Sorting Clothes ...,......................................6, 7

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Care and Cleaning

Dryer

Exhaust..................................................8

Drum

.................................................................8

Exterior..............................................................8

Lint

Filter...........................................................8

Storing the

Dryer......................,.................

....8

User Maintenance instructions ..................8

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Problem Solver .........................9-l

More questions

?...call

GE Answer Centera 80~626.2000

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Consumer Services ..................15

Appliance Registration

.....,...........................2

Important Phone Numbers 15

Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..........Back Cover

Models: DDE41OOSDDE4IO7S

GE Appliances

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YOU...

Read this 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:)

Save time and money.

Before you request service . . . check the Problem Solver section. It lists causes of minor operating problems that you can correct yourself.

If you received a damaged dryer...

Consumer Affairs

Immediately contact the dealer (or

GE Appliances, Appliance Park

builder) that sold you the dryer.

Louisville, KY 40225

To obtain a Spanish language

Para

obtener

versi6n

version of this book, call

espafiol

este

manual,

Ilame

GE Answer

Center@

GE Answer Center”,

servicio

800.626.2000

informaci6n para el consumidor,

consumer information service.

te16fono

800.626.2000.

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.

WA~NG:

For your safety the information in this manual must be followed to

minimim

the

risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of

Me.

—h

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

appfiance.

—WMT

TO ~ IF YOU

S~LL GAS

●

not try to light any appliance.

●

not touch any electrid switch;

do not

use

any phone in your

butiding.

●

Clear the room,

butiding

or area of

d Ncupants.

●

tiediately caM

your gas supplier from a

neighbor’s phone.

FOMOW

the gas

supptier’s

instructions.

●

you cannot reach your gas supplier,

the

fire

department.

—Instigation and service must be performed

by a qualified

instier, service agency or

the gas

supptier.

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

If you need service

‘To

obtain service, see the

First, contact the people who

FINALLY, if your problem

Consumer Services page

serviced your appliance. Explain

is still not resolved, write:

in the back of this book.

why you are not pleased. In most

Major Appliance Consumer

We’re proud of our service and

cases, this will

solve

the problem.

Action Panel

want you to be pleased. If for some

NEXT, if you are

still

not pleased,

20 North

Wacker

Drive

reason you are not happy with the

write all the details—including

Chicago, IL 60606

service you receive, here are three

your phone number—to:

steps to follow for further help.

Manager, Consumer Relations GE Appliances, Appliance Park Louisville, KY 40225

Read M

ktmctiom

before wing

appliance.

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE The

California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement 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

fuels.

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

Warning-To reduce the risk of fire,

electric shock, or injury to persons when using your appliance, follow basic precautions, including the following:

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Use

this appliance only for i% intended

purpose

as described in this Use and Care Book.

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This dryer must be properly installed

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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.

—Wperly

ground to conform with

governing codes and ordinances.

FOUOW

details in Installation Instructions.

—Locate where the temperature is above

50°F,

(lO°C,)

for satisfactory operation

of the dryer control system. Do not install or store 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.

—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

bstructions.

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Do not repair or replace any

part of the

apptiance

or attempt

any servicing unless

specificaHy

recommended in this Use and Care Book or in published user-repair instructions that you understand and have the skills

carry out.

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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.

Mitimize

the Possibility

of a

Fire

Hazard

Exhaust

Duct+ee

Installation Instructions. 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

FfRE.

PUNCTURED DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A ~RE IF IT COLLAPSES OR BECOMES OTHERWISE RESTRICTED ~ USE OR DURING INSTALLATION.

●

not 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

materi~s

may melt or bum. Also, some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

●

Do not store items that may bum or melt

(such as clothing, paper material, plastics or plastic containers, etc.) on top of the dryer during operation.

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next page)

WORTANT SAFEH

mSTRUCTIONS

(continued)

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Garments labeled “Dry Away from Heat”

(such as life jackets containing Kapok) must not be put in your dryer.

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Do not wash or dry articles

that have been cleaned in, washed

in,

soaked in, or spotted

with combustible or explosive

substancw

(such as wax, 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 these substances around your washer

antior

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

fiammable

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.

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Clean the lint filter before each

load

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to prevent

tint

accumulation inside

—

the dryer or in the room. DO NOT

OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT FILTER

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

qual~led

individual.

To Minimize the Possibility of Injury

●

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 subsequent dryer uses.

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The laundry process can reduce

the flame

retardancy

of fabrics.

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To avoid

sucha

result, the garment

manufacturer’s care instructions should be followed very carefully.

●

supervision is necessary if this appliance is used by or near children. Do not allow children 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 dryer compartment.

●

Keep all laundry aids (such

as detergents, bleaches, fabric

softeners, etc.) out of the

-ch

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.

●

To minimize the possibility of electric

shock,

unplug this appliance from the

power supply before attempting any maintenance or cleaning (except the removal and cleaning of the lint filter).

NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector

knob to an 0~ 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 has missing or broken parts, including a damaged cord or plug.

●

Never climb on or stand on the dryer top.

●

If yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an

automatic electric ignition and does not have a pilot light.

DO NOT

A~EM~

TO LIGHT WITH A MATCH. Bums may result from having your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the automatic ignition may turn on.

Dryer-applied Fabric Softeners or Anti-static Conditioners

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 cycle, according

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 the use of these products are the responsibility of the manufacturers of those products and are not covered under the warranty of this appliance.

SAVE

T~SE

~STRUCTIONS

ENERGY-SAVING

TWS

● Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run

extra cycle

for

one or two heavier, slower-drying items.

● Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need

to tumble freely.

● Remove garments promptly at the end of the drying cycle and place

on hangers.

● Dry your clothes in consecutive loads. Using a “warm” dryer

will save energy.

“ Clean

the dryer lint filter each time you dry.

● Clean the dryer exhaust

ducting

at least once a year. A partially clogged

exhaust can lengthen drying time.

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