GE DDG6580G, DDE6500G Use and Care Manual

Contents

Dryer

Appliance Registration Automatic Drying

(lare and Cleaning (;onsurner Services

Controls Setting Guide

Dryer Exhaust Energy-Saving Tips

Knits Drying Lint Filter

Loading Model and Serial Numbers

Operating Instructions

~-ips

Models DDE6500G

DDG6580G

13 15

6, 7

5-7, 11

9, 13

Perm.

g 2

Press Drying Tips 5-7, 11, 12

Problem Solver Safety Instructions

Sorting Storing Dryer

Timed Drying User Maintenance Instructions 13

Warranty Back Cover

10-12

3,4

4,8

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80~62E2000

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If You Need Service

Before using your dryer, read this book carefully.

It is intended to help you operate and

maintiin your new dryer properly.

Keep

handy for answers to your

questions. If you don’t understand something

or need more help, write (include your phone number):

Consumer Affairs GE Appliances 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.

To obtain a Spanish language version of this book, call GE Answer

800.626.2000 consumer information service.

Para

obtener la

espafiol

name a GE Answer

servicio para el te16fono

FOR YOUR

you smell gas:

Open windows.

Center@

versi6n

este

manual,

Center?

informaci6n

consumidor,

800.626.2000.

SA~W

2. Don’t touch

electrical

switches$

3. Extinguish any

open

Immediately call

flame.

your gas supplier.

To obtain service, see the Consumer Services page in the back of this book.

We’re proud of our service and want you to be pleased. If for some reason you are not happy with the

service you receive, here are three steps to follow for

FIRST, contact the people who serviced your appliance. Explain why you are not pleased. In most cases, this will solve the problem.

NEXT, if you are still not pleased, write all the details-including your phone number—to:

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

FINALLY, if your problem is still not resolved, write:

Major Appliance Consumer Action Panel 20 North Chicago, Illinois 60606

Wacker

firther

Drive

help.

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:

*Don’t turn electric switches on or off because sparks may ignite the gas.

FORyoURsA=~

Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and

liquids in the vicinity

Model Number

Serial Number

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

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

of this or any other appliance.

IMPORT~T S~ETY

INSTRUCTIONS

Read all instructions before

usi~

~PORTANT

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.

WA~ING—To

reduce the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using your

apptiance, fo~ow

basic

including the following:

●

Use this appliance only for its

intended purpose

this Use and Care Book.

●

This dryer must be properly

as described in

installed and located in accordance with the Installation Instructions before it is used.

you did not receive an Installation Instructions sheet with your dryer, 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. (lO°C.)

for satisfactory operation of the dryer control system. Do not instill 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

p~utions,

this appliance.

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 Book or in published

user-

repair instructions that you understand and have the skills to carry out.

To minimize the possibility of a fire

●

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

mah,

bags, etc.) as these materials may melt or burn. Also, some rubber materials, when heated, can under certain circumstances produce fire by spontaneous combustion.

● Garments labeled “Dry Away

From Heat” (such as life jackets 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 (such as wax, paint, gasoline,

degreasers, solvenk,

may ignite or explode. Do not use or store such substances on/or around your washer and/or dryer during operation.

Any article on which you have used a cleaning solvent, or which contains flammable materials

hzard.

rugs, bibs, baby pants, plastic

substanc~

dry-cleaning

kerosene, etc.) which

(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.

. 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.

●

The interior of the machine and the exhaust duct connection inside the dryer should be cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.

●

Exhaust duct (see installation instructions). Use only metal duct inside dryer or for exhausting dryer to the

oubide.

To minimim 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.

●

Close supervision is necessary if this appliance is used by or children. Do not allow children to

nwr

Impotint

Safety

l~tructio~

(continued)

play inside, on or with this

a~~liance

any

discarded appliance. Dispose of discarded

appbces

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 detergen~, 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 flame retardancy of fabrics. To

avoid such a result, the garment

manufacturer’s care instructions should be followed very carefully.

● Never

dryer top or door. .

Do not tamper with controls.

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 OFF position does 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.

●

equipped with an automatic electric ignition and does not have a pilot light. DO LIGHT WITH A may result from having your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the

c!imb

on or stind on the

To minimize the possibility

If yours is a gas dryer, it is

automati;

ATTEMPT

MA~H.

ignition may turn on.

Burns

Dryer-applied fabric softeners or

anti-stitic

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 to the manufacturer’s instructions for those

produch,

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

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.

SAn

or performance problems

THESE

INSTRUCTIONS

How to operate your dryer

WARNING-To reduce read the IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS before operating this appliance.

had

Your Dryer Properly

Clean the lint filter each time the dryer is used. Always be sure 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

the risk of fire, electric shock, or injury to persons,

sorted right for drying. See page 8

the

for sorting help. (If you do mix various types of fabrics in your load, set the controls for the lighter-weight fabrics and remove when dry. Reset controls for the remaining heavier fabrics.)

Set the Controls

See the Controls Setting Guide on pages 6 and 7.

Fabri.Car.S.lectio*s

Push a button to select the proper heat for your load.

Should be used with cycles indicated ●

Automatic, Fabric Care Selections

Cottons High Heat

Perm Press Medium Heat

Knits/Delicates

Low

Heat

Fluff No Heat

Turn Cycle Selector to desired

Automatic

Regular Cycle

●

cycle setting. The selector may be turned in either direction.

Perm Press and

Knits Cycles

Press PUSH TO START button to start dryer. (Opening the door during operation stops the dryer. To

re-start, close the door and press

the START button. )

Timed Cycles

●

Polyester Knits &

Permanent

mess

drying tips

● DO NOT

Garments being dried or

de-wrin~ed

● REMOVE

PROM~LY—To help prevent

wrinkling, remove from the dryer promptly at the end of the drying cycles.

● PLACE ON

Permanent Press and Polyester

Knit garments look best if placed on hangers after drying.

OVERLOAD—

should tumble freely.

CL~HES

HANGERS—

What is the difference between

~med

Automatic drying?

Timed Drying

When using the TIMED you select the number of minutes you wish the dryer to run and it turns off at the end of this time period.

Automatic Drying

When using the AUTOMATIC cycles, the

system

temperature of the air in the dryer drum. Wet laundry keeps this air cool. When laundry is dry (and the drum air warm enough) the heat turns off. When the air cools, the heat turns back on. This off and on cycling may happen a number of times (depending on the fabric, load size and Cycle Selector setting). The Cycle Selector advances (when the heat is until it automatically turns off dryer.

Automatic Dry Control

continually senses the

CYCLE,

enollgh

offl

Dryness he

selections guide for

automatic cycles

Set to

Middle Position

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● For most normal loads.

Set

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t!c neg.le, C“cl<,

● For loads that include heavy-

weight

● If you desire to remove more

moisture.

Set toward LESS DRY

A“tc>met$c Res,,,la. cycle

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toward

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fabrics.

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MORE DRY

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● For lightweight fabric loads.

● If you desire to remove less

moisture.

●

For very small loads.

for

(:ontrols

Setting Guide

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