GE DDE7600R, DDG7680R Use and Care Manual
Useand&reQuide
Dryer
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instructions ....................3-5
Problem
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GE Answer Centera 800.626.2000
Operating Instructions, Tips
Automatic Drying
Automatic Extra Care Feature ........................6
Controls Setting Guide .............................8, 9
Cycle Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................6
Drying Selections Guide ...............................6
End-of-Cycle Signal ........................................7
Energy-Saving
Knits Drying
Filter....................................................6, 11
Lint
Loading
Operating the Dryer .......................................6
Permanent Press Drying Tips ........7, 13, 14
Sorting Clothes ........................................6, 10
Timed Drying
......................................................6, 10
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Tips.........................................5
Tips......................................7, 13
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Consumer Services
Model and Serial Numbers ..........................2
Repair Service
Warranty ........................................Back Cover
Models:
DDE7600R DDG7680R
Care and Cleaning
Dryer Exhaust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lint Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Storing the Dryer..............................,........... 11
User Maintenance Instructions
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Solver
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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)
Consumer Affairs
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
Louisville. KY 40225
To obtain a Spanish language
version of this book, call
GE Answer
800.626.2000
consumer information service.
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For your safety the information in this
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...
Immediately contact the dealer (or
builder) that sold you the dryer.
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obtener
espafiol
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informaci6n
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de
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manual, name a
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800.626.2000.
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de
consumidor,
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must be
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.
fo~owed
to minimize
the risk of fire or explosion or to prevent property damage, personal injury or loss of life.
—Do not store or
flammable vapors and liquids in the
vicinity of this or any other appliance.
—WWT
TO DO IF YOU
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Do not try to light any appliance.
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Do not touch any electrical switch;
do not use any phone in your building.
. Clear the
use
gasoline or other
S~LL
room,
building or area of
GAS
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neighbor’s phone.
instructions.
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you cannot
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the
—Instigation and service must be
by a
qu~led ins~er,
the gas
supptier.
dl occupants.
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
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 further help.
First, contact the people who
serviced your appliance. Explain
why you are not pleased. In most
cases, this
NEXT, if you are still not pleased,
write all the details—including
your phone number—to:
Manager, Consumer Relations
GE Appliances, Appliance Park
Louisville, KY 40225
will solve
the problem.
your gas supplier from a
mch
your gas supplier,
fire
department.
FINALLY, if your problem
is still not resolved, write:
Major Appliance Consumer
20 North
Chicago, IL 60606
FONOW
the gas supplier’s
Wrformed
service agency or
Action Panel
Wacker
Drive
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IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE
The California Safe Drinking Water and Toxic
Enforcement Act requires the governor of
California to publish a list of substances
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
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of natural gas or
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
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Use this appliance only for its intended
purpose as described in this Use and Care Book.
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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
—Properly ground to conform with
—Locate where the temperature is above
—Connect to a properly rated, protected
—Exhausting to the outside is STRONGLY
electric
when using your appliance, follow basic
precautions, including the following:
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This dryer must be properly
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all governing codes and ordinances.
Follow details in Installation Instructions.
(lO°C.)
control system. Do not install or store the
dryer where it
and sized power supply circuit to avoid
electrical overload.
RECOMMENDED to prevent large amounts
of moisture and lint from being blown into the
room. Carefully follow the Exhausting
in the Installation Instructions.
installed and located in accordance
with the Installation Instructions
for satisfactory operation of the dryer
fuels.
the
risk of fire,
shock, or injury to persons
Center@,
will
be exposed to the weather.
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known
50°F.
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Do not repair or replace any
part of the appliance or attempt
any servicing
udess specifi~y
recommended in this Use and Care Book or
in published user-repair instructions that you
understand and have the
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When disconnecting this appliance
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by tie
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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.
to avoid damage to the cord or junction
To Mitimize the
piug
Possibtiity
skilb
to carry
rather than the cord
out
of a Fire Hazard
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Exhaust
Use only rigid
Duct+ee
metil
Installation Instructions.
or
fletible
metal 4“
diameter ductwork inside the dryer cabinet
or for exhausting to the
PLASTIC OR OTHER COMBUSTIBLE
DUCTWORK CAN CAUSE A ~.
OTHER EASILY PUNCTURED DUCTWORK
CAN CAUSE A
BECOMES OTHERWISE
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Do
not use heat to dry articles containing rubber,
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plastic, or similar
bras, tennis shoes, galoshes, bath mats, rugs, bibs,
baby pants, plastic bags, etc.) as these materials
may melt or burn. Also, some rubber materials,
when heated, can under certain circumstances
produce fire by spontaneous combustion.
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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 the operation.
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COLLAPSES OR
RES~CTED
materhds
(such as padded
USE OF
FOE
OR
IN
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page)
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.
Garmen*
(such as
WORTANT
labeled
life jacke@
“Dry
containing Kapok)
Away from Heat”
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(continued)
must not be put in your dryer.
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soaked in, orspotted with
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(such as wax, paint, gasoline,
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
dryer during operation.
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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
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.
Do not wash or
have been cleaned in, washed in,
combustible or explosive substances
dry articles that
degreasers,
antior
are
many
~STRUCTIONS
To Minimize the Possibility of Injury
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Never reach into the dryer
drum is moving.
or adding clothes, wait until the drum has
completely stopped.
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Do not
Skin irritation could result from the remaining
glass particles that may be picked up by clothing
during subsequent dryer uses.
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dry fiberglass articles in your dryer.
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The laundry process can reduce
the flame
manufacturer’s care instructions
should be followed very carefully.
Before loading, unloading
retardancy of fabrics.
while
the
Close supervision is necessary
if this appliance is
near children. Do not
children to play inside, on, or
with this appliance or
appliance. Dispose
shipping or packing materials properly. Before
discarding a dryer, or removing from service,
remove the door of the dryer compartment.
o~discarded
used
by or
allow
any
discarded
appliances and
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the dryer or in the room. DO NOT
OPERATE THE DRYER WITHOUT THE LINT
HLTER
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Keep the area around and underneath
your appliances free from the accumulation
of combustible materials, such as lint, paper,
rags, chemicals, etc.
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The interior of the machine and the exhaust
duct connection inside the dryer
cleaned periodically by a qualified individual.
Clean the lint filter before each load
to prevent lint accumulation inside
IN PLACE.
should
be
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Keep dl laundry aids (such
m
T
m
container labels to avoid personal injury.
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Keep the floor around your appliances clean
and dry to reduce the possibility of slipping.
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maintenance or cleaning (except the removal
and cleaning of the lint filter).
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Do not tamper with the controls.
as detergents, bleaches, fabric
softeners, etc.) out of the reach
of children, preferably in a locked
cabinet. Observe all warnings on
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To minimize the possibility of electric
shock, unplug this appliances from the
power supply before attempting any
NOTE: Turning the Cycle Selector
knob to an 0~ position does NOT
disconnect the appliance from the
power supply.
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Do not operate this appliance if it is
damaged?
malfunctioning, partially disassembled, or has
missing or broken parts, including a damaged
cord or plug.
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Never climb on or
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If yours is a gas dryer, it is equipped with an
stind
on the dryer top.
automatic electric ignition and does not have
a pilot light. DO NOT
A~EM~
TO LIGHT
WITH A MATCH. Burns may result from having
your hand in the vicinity of the burner when the
automatic ignition may turn on.
Dryer-applied Fabric Softeners
Anti-stitic
Conditioners
or
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 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
~STRUCTIONS
● Sort clothes by weight so you won’t have to run an extra cycle for one
or two heavier, slower-drying items.
● Do not overload your dryer. For efficient drying, clothes need
to tumble freely.
● Use Automatic Drying cycles whenever possible to prevent overdying
and to save energy.
● To help prevent ironing, use
promptly at end of 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
exhaust can lengthen drying time.
Knits/Delicates
ducting
at least once a year. A partially clogged
Low Heat. Remove garments
T~SE
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